Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Seth William Adams

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

developmentprocess and system engineering,16,19-23 improvement in the professional skills of students,16,21providing multidisciplinary training,16,22,24,25cultivating creative problem solving skills,16,26 andpreparing students for globalization.16,27,28Recently, a new trend in conducting capstone projects became noticeable. Some capstoneprojects are sponsored by faculty members instead of industrial partners playing an importantrole of supporting some larger scale externally funded faculty research projects16. For example,at Texas A&M University undergraduate students involved in these projects as a capstone teamhad to work with graduate students, faculty members, and potential customers. Software,hardware, interface, system integration, and testing all

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jia Li, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

sustainability education: (1) introduce the wind-based water electrolysis technology into ammonia synthesis design, in addition to the traditional CF-Braun technology; (2) extend the techno-economic analysis to incorporate emission penalty, renewable resource credit, transportation cost, modular manufacturing discount, as well as safety/control concerns; (3) invite industrial experts to the final presentation and review the design from various aspects.After two years implementation, it has demonstrated that the students could gain the insights ofthe new sustainable process technologies more effectively.Scope of DesignTwo ammonia synthesis processes are designed in parallel: one is the traditional CF-Brauntechnology (Figure

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Underwood, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Markeya S. Peteranetz, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

-faculty interaction wereidentified as potentially addressing the most attrition factors at once [2]. Among theseinterventions, social integration is a common thread. The importance of social integration intouniversity life has been long considered in Tinto’s conceptual model of retention [4], and “astatistically significant relationship has been found between social integration and retention” [5].Engineering students can be socially integrated with their peers, their instructors, or withpracticing professionals in the industry community.On a student level, near-peer mentoring models establish a link between students of differentexperience levels (mentor and mentee) through face-to-face contact to foster peer guidanceregarding issues that the

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paulette Beatty; Jackie Revuelto; Dianne Kraft; Carolyn Clark

them to develop curriculasuited to their particular context.After the design teams of each institution developed their new curricula, they tested thenew program with a pilot group of students, ranging in size from about 50 to 200students. These students took the core courses together for an entire academic year.Running a pilot allowed the designers to further refine the curricula. Over time theynoticed that the cohort system itself seemed to be benefiting the students; they wereacting as a type of learning community. As concerns rose about retention of women andminorities in the programs, the FC leadership became intentional in their development ofthese cohorts and linked them to the concept of the Inclusive Learning Community (ILC).Each

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

ownperspectives and traditions. Hence, in this study, the analysis of the texts written at the time ofTimoshenko is similar to a conversation through which we bring our own current concerns andexperiences to the authors’ tradition at that particular historical moment. Consequently, I cover abody of literature from two veins: texts and documents written by Timoshenko and hiscolleagues about engineering education at the first half of the twentieth century, and a selectedcorpus of current reports and papers that argue the necessity of change and for new directions inengineering education in the twenty first century. Page 22.1255.3The first and foremost

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

climate of reduced resources and support infrastructure,where will students find their answers? Advising by faculty advisors is a catch as catch canproposition and is notorious for its uneven level of quality. Beyond the simple question ofexpertise, there is the problem of actually finding an advisor when needed.Our solution to this problem is an electronically available resource that’s accessible 24 hoursa day (assuming no network server failures, of course). Electronic learning has been an objectof steadily growing interest [1], [2], [3], [11], [12], and the present project falls within thisgeneral area - an expandable program that enables learning to progress at the user’s paceand convenience.The concern over education of this sort isn’t

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Evelyn Hanna

, positively advocate these fieldsto young women?The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering and Technology (TARGET) wasdesigned by the Office of Special Programs at the School of Engineering at RutgersUniversity to address the issue concerning the lack of women in the engineeringdiscipline. Research indicates girls in the 7th and 8th grades begin to loose interest in themath and sciences and cease continuing onto advanced courses in such subject areas. Atheory was developed that early exposure to engineering and technology would spark aninterest in middle school girls to continue in advanced math and science curricula in highschool and even further continuation of such curricula on the university level. Hence,TARGET was founded in 1997.TARGET is

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan; Tom J. Waidzunas, Temple University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

queer, just getting to that point . . . is a lot of work . . . It’s just really hard to be isolated somewhere where people just don’t understand what you had to do to get where you are in your life. (Sara, lesbian engineering student; Cech & Waidzunas 2011, pp. 18)Scholars in engineering education and social science have begun to pay attention to issues of theinclusion of sexual minority, transgender, and queer students in engineering alongside other axesof disadvantage like gender and race/ethnicity that have traditionally been the topic ofinvestigation [1-3]. Early research, particularly interview-based studies, explored how LGBTQpersons feel isolated and unwelcome in engineering [2,4-6]. Survey samples of faculty

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tracy N Schierenbeck, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Linda McCloskey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

staff coordinate continuously with oneanother and with engineering faculty to improve the courses and to ensure their relevance.Detailed examples of this continuous quality improvement process were cited in [1].Overall, the model provided for the large annual cohort of students in the professionaldevelopment area is unusual compared with many that we have reviewed, in which engineeringfaculty themselves attempt to incorporate these issues into capstone design courses or in otherengineering courses, often with limited success.References[1] T. N. Schierenbeck, R. N. Smith, G. H. Keraga, and L. McCloskey, Continuous Feed-ForwardEvolution of a Professional Development Course Sequence,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,Chicago, Paper 2055 (2006

Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; Jeremy Jessup, George Mason University; Lenna Storm, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 14.532.14Although the science and engineering associated with biodiesel at GMU support its conception,other factors outside those an engineering student thought to encounter have delayed theimplantation. The safety associated with the entire project has become a major concern for theadministration at GMU. Many of the safety issues are due to the handling of the chemicalsinvolved in the process, methanol and sodium hydroxide, and can be addressed through theproper education of employees. GMU already has a program in place that is mandatory forfaculty and staff that handle chemicals. The safety concern regarding chemicals is not focusedon only the faculty and staff that will potentially run the operations but the students that may

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javarro Russell, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Megan France, James Madison University; Ronald Kander, James Madison University; Robin Anderson, James Madison University; Heather Watson, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

faculty and assessment specialists. This led faculty toreconsider the preparation time allotted for practice with tools before beginning the disassemblytask of the project. Student concerns about reflection time were unanticipated. Students weregiven an opportunity to reflect when writing final reports on the project. However, theirexpectations of reflection may differ from the faculty members’ expectations. Student appraisalof the teamwork aspect of the project was expected as classroom observations had providedsome evidence of the quality of teamwork exhibited by the students.In the end-of-semester survey, students noted a lack of difficulty during the disassembly processof the reverse engineering project. These sentiments were expected given

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Rafael Ruiz-Carpio; Cyrus Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Arafat Djobo; Ivan Gaichuk; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

areunderweight and 1 in 4 children are stunted due to a poor nutrition. This is a crucial issue whichneeds immediate solving if we want humankind to stop suffering and dying due to hunger, aproblem where we have all of the needed technology and resources to solve.If lack of availability is not the issue to helping the world have enough food to feed everyone,then what is? According to the Sustainable Table Food Program the primary areas of concern forfood security or, “access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life.”(United States Department of Agriculture), are food distribution, political-agricultural practices,and environmental factors.Due to these challenges we developed this proposed system. The proposed system would

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

experiments and designactivities. The third program is aimed at attracting women into engineering through funding bythe EIF Foundation.IntroductionRowan University in Glassboro, NJ is building a new College of Engineering made possible byan endowment of $100 million from industrialists Henry and Betty Rowan. The mission of thisnew College is to provide programs that are effectively responsive to regional aspirations andaddress the needs and changing characteristics of the leading-edge engineers of the future. To besuccessful Rowan University must recruit high quality faculty and students. Faculty recruitmenthas taken place through networking opportunities at national and regional conferences andthrough advertisements in national publications. Student

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel A. Sanchez, University of Pennsylvania; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

ASEE’s Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. With over ten years of experience in educational programming, communities of practice and stakeholder convenings, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, Roc´ıo has served as principal investigator or co-investigator in numerous federally funded projects. Roc´ıo holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University, and B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de las Americas, Puebla (UDLAP) in Mexico. Prior to joining ASEE, Roc´ıo served as a faculty member at UDLAP’s chemical and food engineering department, and as a graduate fellow at the U.S. National Academy of Engineering’s Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on

Conference Session

Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zaker Ali Syed, Clemson University; Tianwei Wang, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Jeff Bertrand; Rebecca S. Hartley, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

to the Real World, Volume 36, Issue 7, pp. 53-62, 1993.16. Sims, D., “New Realities in Aircraft Design and Manufacturing”, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 91, 1994. 9 

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John A. Nestor, Lafayette College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

changesbrought about by advances in semiconductor technology and its applications. Future refinementsto the course will include broadening coverage of impacts of semiconductors in the present dayincluding environmental concerns, privacy/surveillance issues, and job losses due to automation.Introduction “The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and something is bound to come of it.” -- Vannevar Bush, 1945 [1]Since the invention of semiconductors – first the transistor in 1947 and then the integrated circuitin 1958 – the capabilities and performance of these devices have improved exponentially fordecades in a trend which has come to be known as Moore’s Law [2]. This trend has led to

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Andrew J. Kornecki, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Bogdan Denny Czejdo, Fayetteville State University; Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nary Subramanian, University of Texas, Tyler; Dawid Trawczynski, Advanced Micro Devices

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Technical Staff Member (researcher) for the U.S. Department of Energy at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Dr. Gonzalez was also a faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Central Florida. Dr. Gonzalez graduated from the University of Illinois in 1997 with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. He received his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Florida International University in 1992 and 1989. Dr. Gonzalez research interest includes the intelligent control of large scale autonomous systems, autonomous vehicles, discrete-event modeling and simulation and human signature verification.Dr. Nary

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Ashfaq Ansery, Washington State University; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2608: TEAM BUILDING IN A PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGCOURSEBernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie did his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. and postdoctoral work at the University of Ok- lahoma where he also taught as a Visiting Lecturer. He has been on the WSU faculty for 28 years and over the past 13 years has focused strongly on innovative pedagogy along with his technical research in biotechnology. His recent Fulbright Exchange to Nigeria set the stage for receipt of the Marian Smith Award given annually to the most innovative teacher at WSU. (509) 335-4103 (Off); (509) 335-4806 (Fax); bvanwie@che.wsu.eduDenny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael R. Penn, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University; Steven D Hart, Virginia Military Institute; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Michael K Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

using an online survey (Survey Monkey). For each of the outcomes, respondents were asked to select “Retain as Written,” “Do Not Retain,” or “Retain with Modifications”; for the latter response, respondents were requested to provide alternate wording. Participants were also asked if they would like to suggest any new outcome that wasn’t addressed. The survey was distributed to 61 people and 28 responded. Lessons learned about the process – In order to maintain the momentum of the Delphi process, a short turnaround time of about one week was mandated. The participants were not forewarned of this requirement ahead of time which resulted in some grievances concerning this step. Some participants did not have access to email

Conference Session

Mental Health of Graduate Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

students to see them as leaders in the researchgroup and colleagues of the faculty member, a point that was reinforced throughout the retreat.Finally, the retreat allowed for individual reflection and group discussion on expectations, whichwere formally documented after consensus was reached to mitigate concerns over a lack of clearexpectations [6]. The expectations included research group norms and behaviors and the broaderresponsibilities of doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. The group members wereencouraged to consider what would be expected of them and what they expected from each otherand the research experience. For example, some doctoral students are unaware of, andunprepared for, the business aspect of research when they enter

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

, and this waseasily fixed. (It is also easier to check for coping when assignments are in electronic form)Another concern expressed was possibly reduced lecture attendance; the philosophy for thecourse was that the students should have enough high quality material to be able to learn withoutthe lecture. But, by treating lectures as a value added activity the lecture attendance rate wastypically 80-100%.3. CONCLUSSIONSMethods were described for offering a course using the Web. The techniques presented reduce Page 3.33.8most of the paper used during the term with the exception of written examinations. This coursecan now be used by faculty members

Conference Session

Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilei Huang, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, to have BIM fully implemented in CMcurricula, many challenges still exist within the CM programs, the academia, and the AECindustry. Most of the challenges are from the faculty, students, and resources of CM programs:1. Lack of available faculty to teach BIM5, 16, 35. Due to the high demand of BIM experts in the AEC industry, CM programs may not be able to hire competent new faculty who have been specifically and extensively trained with BIM in their education or industry experience. To many current CM faculty and particularly senior faculty, BIM is a new technology that requires a large amount of time to get familiar and then proficient. It takes even more faculty time to make curriculum changes to incorporate BIM components5. For

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University; Richard Campbell, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

avoiding student debt 6, 8 , o dealing with issues of social life within the university community 6.• work to improve career skills, including o resume writing 6, 8, o interviewing skills 6, o business etiquette 10.• increase participation in student organizations 1.• encourage undergraduate participation in research programs 1.• seek feedback from students and faculty 1.• increase student interaction/mentoring by peers, faculty, and industry professionals 1.Participants in these programs tended to achieve better grades and graduation rates amongunderrepresented minorities.Felder and Brent 11, in a review article about levels of intellectual development described, amongothers, the Baxter Magolda model that

Conference Session

Approaches to Curriculum and Policy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Venugopalan Kovaichelvan, TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership ; Calvin Sophistus King Ph.D., Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Engineering and Technology, Pollachi, INDIA. Dr. Calvin Sophistus King, heads the Outcome Based Education division of Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology (MCET). The division implements Outcome Based Education model by building faculty teaching competencies, developing systems and frameworks and reviewing processes. He continues to teach courses in engineering and facilitate faculty competence development programmes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Program Assessment through Product and System Based Learning in Undergraduate Engineering Programs in IndiaAbstractEngineering education is one of the key enablers for sustainable growth of a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul A. Bosela P.E., Cleveland State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 25.1339.12For logistical reasons, focus groups were only carried out at Cleveland State University. Thus,the only courses with focus group results are ESC 211 and CVE 312, 403, and 422.Knowledge and understanding:Students had clear knowledge and understanding of specific recent as well as historical failurecases and found the discussion of these case studies to be interesting. Some singled out casessuch as the Montreal Olympic Games case and the Quebec and Silver Bridge. To them, thesefailure cases raised the issues of liability; ethics; training of contractors; issue of effect – effectsindustry, construction law/management and design (using current methods). Other concerns wereloss of life; lawsuits; loss of license; and feelings of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Stephen Tolman, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Amanda Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

his doctorate from Clemson University in 2011 in Mechanical Engineering, focused primarily on automotive contDr. Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering. Highly interested in methods to improve engineering education and novel pedagogical approaches. Research interests include advanced and additive manufacturing materials and processes.Amanda Bordelon, Utah Valley University Amanda Bordelon, PhD, P.E. joined Utah Valley University’s faculty in the new Civil Engineering program in August 2018. She has all of her degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering emphasized in transportation infrastructure and construction materials.Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley

Conference Session

Utilizing Technology to Train Chemical Engineering Students

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; David Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

proposal Technical proposal Figure 3. Types of proposed solutions.Table 5. Some examples of proposed solutions Social media app to connect old Japanese people by neighborhood to overcome loneliness and engage in social activities and keep track of health issues Sterilization equipment for Syrian refugees’ hospitals in Turkey Controller device for Intra-venous (IV) medication in Eastern China hospitals and care centers In-situ bioreactors fed with denitrifying bacteria to remove nitrates from water streams and reserves in New Zealand Fundraising campaign to support Panamanian ONG protecting jaguars from extinction Social media campaign promoting “green roof buildings” to

Conference Session

Labs and Demonstrations in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Mohalley-Snedeker, Georgia Institute of Technology; Benjamin Galfond, Georgia Institute of Technology

Paper ID #37692Expanding chemical engineering laboratory course design fornext-generation engineersJacqueline Mohalley-snedeker (Senior Academic Professional) Jacqueline Mohalley Snedeker is the director of the Technical Communications Program in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular (ChBE) at Georgia Tech. One key aspect of the program is its integration of communication instruction into the core ChBE curriculum. Rather than simply teaching a stand-alone communications course, Ms. Snedeker collaborates with other ChBE faculty to incorporate instruction on written, oral, and visual communication, as well as

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing - 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Harris, Red Ball Oxygen, Co., Inc.; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #13881Effective industry support for higher education of employeesCraig Harris, Red Ball Oxygen, Co., Inc. Operations Manager Director, Quality Assurance Former Operations Manager of Specialty Gas LabDr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam is an Associate professor with Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. She teaches classes on strategic relationships for industrial distribution, distribu- tion information systems and new directions in Industrial Distribution. She is also the founding faculty and advisor for the Society of Women in

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew N. Hrymak; Donald R. Woods; Heather Wright

the strategic and“deep” learning scales and relatively low on the “surface” learning orientation.They scored high on the Perry inventory.On the CPQ they rated their home departments as 21.6 with a standard deviationof 10.32. They rated the theme school as 40.09 with a standard deviation of 7.57.I. IntroductionEffective learning is a unique combination of the learning environment and thestudent's preferred orientation toward learning. Chickering and Gamson1 andRamsden2 suggest key principles to follow to create an effective learningenvironment are: 1. Stimulate interest and provide quality explanations. 2. Show concern and respect for students and students learning. 3. Use appropriate