Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Cory J. Prust; Stephen M. Williams

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0027 Senior Design: The Swiss Army Knife of the Curriculum Cory J. Prust and Stephen M. Williams Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Milwaukee School of Engineering 1025 N. Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202 prust@msoe.edu,williams@msoe.eduAbstractOver the years, senior design courses in engineering curricula have been subject to numerousinternal and external driving forces. Widespread adoption of senior design capstone experienceswas dictated by

Conference Session

Innovative Programs - Structure, Delivery, Evaluation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Kurt Colvin, California Polytechnic State University; Joel Shrater, The Aerospace Corporation; Daphne Dador, California Space Education & Workforce Institute; Matt Everingham, California Space Authority

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2008-1131: A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CURRICULUM FORWORKING ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIARobert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Robert Crockett received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. He is currently an Associate Professor and the interim chair of the Biomedical & General Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Crockett is a specialist in technology development and commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining Cal Poly

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Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tyler Lark, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

Training consistedof seminars and workshops on topics that the students could apply to their design projects. Thetopics selected for the Fall 2007 semester were 3D Computer Modeling, Welding andElectrical/Electronics Instrumentation3-4. All the design courses required the students to have wide variety of basic training to helpthem succeed in their design projects. The SFs for InterEgr 160 and BME establishedcollaborations in order to institute a broader supplemental training curriculum to serve thestudents in both types of design courses. The supplemental training curriculum is thus a student-initiated effort with the goal of providing the BME/InterEgr 160 students working on designprojects with hands-on training in areas such as electrical

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Umesh A. Korde, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion joined the faculty of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Spring 2011. Dr. Bedillion’s research interests include distributed manipulation, control applications in data storage, control applications in manufacturing, and STEM education.Dr. Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Michael Langerman is professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Co- Director of the Computational Mechanics Laboratory at the South Dakota School of Mines and Tech- nology (SDSM&T

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #22213Work in Progress: Sustainable Engineering Education in the Mechanical En-gineering CurriculumDr. Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State University Dr. Qi is an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering at Grand Valley State University. She earned her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University. Dr. Qi’s teaching interests include Engineering Design, Solid Mechanics, Mechanical System Design and Computer Aided Design. Dr. Qi’s areas of interest and expertise include design sustainability, Life Cycle Assessment, decision making for optimal design, and Computer Aided Design

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Stier

A Competency Gaps Study for a Manufacturing Sequence Curriculum Kenneth W. Stier Department of Technology Illinois State UniversityAbstract This study was built on prior competency gap research conducted by the Society forManufacturing Engineers to provide a foundation for the development of the Department ofTechnology’s new Integrated Manufacturing Systems (IMS) laboratory at Illinois StateUniversity (ISU). The objectives of the study were to: a) investigate to what extent small andmid-sized Illinois manufacturing companies feel it is important for newly hired manufacturingengineering or technology graduates to

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw; Joseph Ekstrom

of graduate students to teach a class or help develop course curriculum is very commonlydone but the use of undergraduate students for this purpose is rarely done. The InformationTechnology (IT) program at Brigham Young University has been developed over the past threeyears and was opened as a major in fall 2001. It was recognized that many of the undergraduatestudents were transferring into IT with experience from Computer Science, ComputerEngineering, and Information Systems. Further it was realized that this experience could be usedto build superior curriculum in IT based much on the problems these students have seen in theprograms they transferred from. If similar problems existed in the IT program the students withexperience would

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Jo Cartwright; Allie Knowlton; Donald Falkenburg

Session 1363 Creating Sharable Learning Activities Examples from a Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum Donald R. Falkenburg, Allie Knowlton, Mary Jo Cartwright, Wayne State University Wayne State University CNC Connection Corp.AbstractMany engineering faculty have been involved in projects to improve teaching and learning usingweb-based resources. Information-based learning materials have proven to be adaptable anddynamic; they have enhanced the educational process

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper

Session Number 3247 Industry Driven Curriculum Development, the Key to Successful Courseware Jerome Tapper Northeastern University, School of Engineering TechnologyAbstractDesigning a curriculum of courses based upon donated equipment can be made easier if thedonors help with this task. Not only are equipment manufacturers the best sources for gainingdonated state of the art equipment, but they can also be an important resource when it comestime to develop the actual course material and content needed for new courses involving the useand application of their

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ilya Grinberg

Session 1433 Power Systems Curriculum and Course Structure in Electrical Engineering Technology Program Ilya Grinberg State University of New York, College at Buffalo1. IntroductionRecent years have witnessed an extraordinary increase in the fields of microelectronics,computers, telecommunications, and other so-called hi-tech disciplines.Because of this significant shift to new technologies, the shortage of electrical engineers,engineering technologists, and technicians with adequate knowledge of power systems theoryand practice has now reached a critical point

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ilya Grinberg; Jack Waintraub

Session 1333 Innovative Approach to Curriculum Development in Electrical Power Distribution and Loading Ilya Y. Grinberg, Jack L. Waintraub State University of New York, College at Buffalo/New Jersey Center for Advanced Technological EducationI. IntroductionThe past three decades have witnessed a technological explosion in the fields of solid-stateelectronics, microprocessors, lasers, fiber optics, signal processing, fields that have come todominate the technical interests of college faculty and students. Because of this significant shiftto new technologies, the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert McLauchlan; Jennifer Crosby; Gary Weckman

II - 4 English – 3 English - 3 Engineering as a Career – 2 Physics I – 4 * Computer Based Graphics and Computer Based Graphics and Design I – 3 Design II – 3 Sophomore Curriculum Fall Semester – 17 Hours Spring Semester – 17 Hours Calculus II – 3 Differential Equations - 3 Thermodynamics – 3 Electrical Systems I - 3 Mechanics I (Statics and Mechanics II (Dynamics) – 3

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University ; Seongjun Ha, Purdue University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

University - Carbondale, and an A.S.S in Aviation maintenance from Idaho State University. He holds FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) licenses and a Remote Pilot license. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Curriculum Needs for High Voltage Lithium Batteries in AviationAbstract As a result of climate change, there is a trend towards replacing petroleum-based engineswith electric-based propulsion. Fully electric and hybrid electric vehicles are now frequentlyseen on the road. Electric propulsion is developing in the aerospace sector as well. Electricpropulsion is new in the aviation industry and this recency means there is limited information

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hue Van Tran; Steven Reyer; James Friauf; Owe Petersen; Katherine Wikoff

Session 2004-2532 Evaluating the Communication Component of an Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study Katherine Wikoff, James Friauf, Hue Tran, Steven Reyer, Owe Petersen Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractThis paper describes the evaluation process and findings for teaching and learning ofcommunication skills in the Electrical Engineering Program of the Milwaukee School ofEngineering (MSOE). While the teaching of both written and oral communication skills arefostered in a wide variety of courses, only writing can be claimed to be substantially integratedinto the curriculum. A

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Rathika Rajaravivarma

Embedding LEGO Mindstorms in the Electromechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Dr . Rathika Rajar avivar ma Depar tment of Computer Engineer ing Technology New Yor k City College of Technology Br ooklyn, NY 11201 Session: First year experience Abstract: The innovative use of LEGO as a tool for learning and exploring has leaped many boundaries. The use of LEGO is projected as a fun learning tool, while keeping the mind and the hands of the user engaged in creative activities. The degree of the diverse level of users captured by LEGO is practically boundless. The LEGO mindstorms is a fun learning tool for

Conference Session

Programmatic Integration of Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Robert Bruce P.E., Fulbright University Vietnam; Sebastian Dziallas, Fulbright University Vietnam

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. He completed his PhD work in the Computing Education Research Group at the University of Kent. His research examines characteristics of computer science graduates and uses a highly qualitative, narrative methodology to explore the sense graduates make of their own educational experiences within their wider learning trajectories. Before joining the University of Kent, he graduated from Olin College of Engineer- ing in the United States. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Exploring an Active Learning Focus in a Liberal Arts Engineering CurriculumAbstractFulbright University Vietnam is Vietnam’s first not-for-profit, independent

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Doris Yacoub; Robert Pfeffer; Rajesh N. Dave; Jonathan Luke; Ian S. Fischer; Anthony D. Rosato

Session 1526 On Laboratory Development for a Curriculum in Particle Technology Rajesh N. Dave, Jonathan Luke, Robert Pfeffer, Doris Yacoub, Ian S. Fischer, Anthony D. Rosato New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102AbstractThis paper discusses the development of laboratory facilities for use with an on going NSF-CRCD project that will establish a three-course concentration in particle technology at NJIT,offered across the engineering curriculum. The main objective of the NSF funded project is toaddress the urgent need for undergraduate and graduate education in this vital field

Conference Session

Ethics across the Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Frey; Halley D. Sánchez; Jose Cruz-Cruz

A. Cruz has a degree in Computer Engineering and a Ph.D. in Intelligent Business Systems. Presently he is anAssociate Professor of Information Systems in the College of Business Administration at the University of PuertoRico at Mayagüez. He has worked for the last few years with Dr. Frey and Dr. Sanchez offering workshops in EthicsAcross the Curriculum and has presented on the topic at various international conferences.WILLIAM J. FREYWilliam J. Frey is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. He is the associateDirector of the Center for Philosophy in its Interdisciplinary Function, an ethics center affiliated with UPRM. He isworking with Dr. Cruz and Dr. Sanchez on various UPR Central Administration

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

material isincluded in the capstone design course.Table 7. Coverage of EnvE Knowledge Domains in the Curriculum and Importance Noted byAlumni based on their Write-In CommentsKnowledge Domain # Alumni Survey Write-In Comments, # individuals: related required courses or information course(s) Most helpful Least helpful Deficiency/improveMath, computer 5 3: numerical mth; 3: wished they hadlanguages 1: calculus; learned more 6: computing on computing in Excel wrong languagesPhysics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Christopher Stewart Rose, James Madison University; Cheryl Lea Beverly, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Purdue University, West Lafayette in 1989. In 2004, he joined the Virginia Commonwealth University as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has taught previously at Purdue University campus in Indianapolis (IUPUI). He has taught several courses in design, mechanics of materials, optimization, and directed many interdisciplinary projects related to design. Dr. Pidaparti’s research interests are in the broad areas of multi-disciplinary design, computational mechanics, nanotechnology, and related topics. Dr. Pidaparti has published over 250 technical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Pidaparti received a Research Initiation Award from the National Science Foundation and the Young

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Whitefoot, University of Pittsburgh; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #28908Using Benchmarking Methods to Inform Curriculum Changes in MechanicalEngineering ProgramsProf. John Whitefoot, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Whitefoot’s research interests include engineering education, energy system optimization, transporta- tion policy, and transportation/energy integration. As a teaching professor within the MEMS department, his roles include course development, classroom instruction, and research on engineering education, with a focus on thermofluidic and experimental methods courses. Dr. Whitefoot has worked extensively in the automotive industry. Prior to his appointment in the

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

: Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)grant, we are now integrating the liberal arts directly into our engineering courses in a newgeneral engineering curriculum that reframes traditional engineering content around its broadersocietal contexts. Rather than focus on specific disciplinary knowledge students might need for aparticular career, we are developing a curriculum focused on strengthening the critical skillscommon across engineering disciplines, such as design, analytical problem-solving,communication, and the ability to make interdisciplinary connections. In addition, we recognizethat graduates must understand the profound social responsibility that comes with being anengineer. In alignment with the mission of

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #14690Using Capstone to Drive Continuous Improvement in the CurriculumDr. Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mark Steiner is Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He currently serves as Director of Engineering Design in the MAE Department. Mark previously served as Director of the O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory in the School of Engineering at Rens- selaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Professor of Practice in the Mechanical, Aerospace and

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Paper ID #30585A Curriculum in Urban Agriculture and Sustainability and Lessons LearnedDr. Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston - Downtown Lisa Morano is a Professor of Biology and Microbiology at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). She is also the Director of the Center for Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (CUAS) at UHD. Her research has focused on the bacteria found inside plants including plant pathogens and non-pathogenic inhabitants called endophytes. Her research has also included multiple USDA-NIFA funded programs that have led to the creation of new curriculum and experiential learning opportunities

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hillary Hart, University of Texas-Austin; Christy Moore, University of Texas-Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

developingthese new modules. Our goal is to create four modules that can be taught as part of an intensiveshort course or as free standing units in individual graduate courses. The results of our ownassessment indicate, however, that we may need to make structural adjustments in the design andbreadth of lessons for the graduate modules. The free standing units may need to be even smallerand more flexible, so that graduate faculty may use them more readily as a small (in terms ofteaching time taken) but powerful (in terms of effective learning) add-on to existing courses.References1. Davis, M. (1999). “Teaching Ethics Across the Engineering Curriculum.” OEC International Conference onEthics in Engineering and Computer Science, March 1999. http

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Burlington County College

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Two Year College Division

. Page 24.345.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Curriculum Design and Assessment to Address the Industry Skills GapAbstractThe bureau of labor statistics notes that the current number of open positions in the United Statesis approximately 3.7 million, yet the official unemployment rate (U-3) remains at 7.3%representing 11.3 million people, while an alternative and more inclusive measure ofunemployment (U-6) is 13.7% and represents 21.2 million people1. The existence of unfilled andavailable positions, as compared to the total number of unemployed persons, is significantlyinfluenced by the availability of qualified candidates in areas for which there is an apparent skillsgap, i.e. jobs for which

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9045New Mechatronics Curriculum on Multi-axis Industrial Motion ControlProf. Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Prof. Gurocak is the founding director of School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests include haptics, robotics and automation.Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University As Vice President of GPS Assessment, LLC, Dr. Ater Kranov leads an international team of professionals from academia and industry to build capacity of individuals and organizations in the following areas: Educational Research, Quality Assurance

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

David Che; David Clark; Tom Magnone

1 Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum Renewal in a General BSE Program David Che, David Clark, Tom Magnone Geneva CollegeAbstractAfter many years of absence, in the spring of 2009 we started to offer the manufacturingengineering curriculum again to the students in the BSE program at Geneva College asengineering electives. The aim was to strengthen the manufacturing engineeringpreparation/background of our engineering students (especially those in the mechanicalengineering concentration) to meet the needs of local

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah, Central State University; Krishnakumar V. Nedunuri, Central State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

four-week Summer Transportation programs for high school students to recruit students for theenvironmental engineering programs. These activities are elaborated in Kandiah et al., 2017.In the future, the ENE program intends to further strengthen the transportation components byincluding environmental equity and justice, and energy issues. The department has proposed aminor program that would exclusively strengthen the transportation-related curriculum. Thiscurriculum will be interdisciplinary and include social sciences and computer science courses.ConclusionThis paper presented the potential to take advantage of the environmental engineering-transportation industry nexus needs for a growing small undergraduate environmentalengineering program

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Lorena Isabel Velásquez, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

in optimizing their design for movement. All software introduced in thecourse are tools necessary for future courses in the Mechanical Engineering department. Theparametric modeling and programming could be conducted from a personal computer, whichmade it ideal for students taking the course online.When the time came for the project, all necessary parts to complete the project were shipped todistance students and delivered to in-person students. Encouraging students to use onlinesoftware like TinkerCAD to test their project circuit prototypes helped to ensure minimalproblems when constructing their robot. Since the circuit was online, TAs could easily findissues and troubleshoot with students from a safe distance. Figure 1: MENG 110