Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ariana Gabrielle Smies, Michigan Technological University; Erin Vandenbusch; Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #32555Toy Story: Improvements to a First-Year Engineering Design Project Basedon Student FeedbackMrs. Ariana Gabrielle Smies, Michigan Technological UniversityErin VandenbuschDr. Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University Dr. Jarvie-Eggart is a registered professional engineer with over a decade of experience as an environ- mental engineer. She lectures in the Engineering Fundamentals department at Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include technology adoption, online learning, service learning, sustain- ability and diversity in engineering

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

James E. Van Loon, Oakland University

Improved Access Prof. James E. Van Loon Kresge Library, Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309 jevanloon@oakland.eduIntroductionTechnical standards can provide an effective instructional scaffold for undergraduate engineeringcoursework [1], [2], and exposing engineering students to appropriate standards is one of therequirements for program accreditation by the Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology (ABET) [3]. However, providing access to standards can be challenging foracademic libraries due to their expense and the restrictions imposed by publishers on borrowingthese documents from

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith A. Landry, Georgia Southern University; N. Mike Jackson, Georgia Southern University; Kevin Gavin Finley, Georgia Southern University - College of Engineering and Information Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

pursuing my masters degree in applied engineering with a concentration of civil engineering and construction management. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A STEM-Mentorship Program to Improve Veteran Student Efficacy @ Georgia Southern University → Year 1ABSTRACTNational studies indicate roughly half of the military veterans that start higher education pursuitsusing their earned GI Bill benefits will leave school without earning a degree. Veteran studentgraduation and retention rates in the College of Engineering & IT at Georgia Southern Universityare compared with national and statewide rates to support the need for a more effective approachto improving the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: DEI, Flipped Classrooms

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Grimm, Michigan State University; Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

researching SMART assessment, a modified mastery learning pedagogy for problem based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The Differing Impact of a New Assessment Framework on Student Success – The Effect of Socioeconomic FactorsAbstractIn 2016, Michigan State University developed a new model of classroom education andassessment in their Mechanics of

Collection

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Ramalingam Radhakrishnan

Paper ID #35906Effective Approaches for Achieving ABET Outcomes in Capstone DesignProjects in Civil EngineeringDr. Ramalingam Radhakrishnan Dr. Ramalingam Radhakrishnan is a professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), TX. He is teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in structural engineering. He represents PVAMU in the Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) and have participated in Texas Space Grant Consortium activities since 1990 and as PVAMU representative to TSGC involved UG students on space research and promoted several UG student Scholarships and Graduate

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Emily Fitzpatrick; Jessica Deters

posterIntroductionQualitative interviews are critical in educational research, offering unique insights intoparticipants' experiences and perceptions [3], [4]. This method is particularly valuable forunderstanding student thought processes, which is essential for developing effective teachingstrategies and learning environments [5]. Moreover, student beliefs and attitudes they haveentering specific courses can influence their achievement of learning outcomes, making itimportant for educators to explicitly address such preconceptions [6]. One such course in whichstudents may enter with preconceptions is Statics. Statics is a foundational course in engineeringcurricula, serving as a prerequisite for several courses across various disciplines [7], [8].Recognized as a

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Oludare Owolabi

experiential learning pedagogy has been adopted in anEngineering Mechanics course fosters direct experience on hands on experience in whichstudents are able to apply Science, Technology, Engineering skills to real life situations. Thepaper also shows that this type of experiential learning pedagogy can be adopted in institutions,where Engineering Mechanics classes are taught to non-civil and mechanical EngineeringStudents, in-order to help improve their positive attitude and perception of learning EngineeringMechanics and consequently enhancing their performance. This concept is easily scalable asconstruction sites are ubiquitous on campuses.2. Experiential learningExperiential learning is any learning that supports students in applying their

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eli Tilevich, Virginia Tech; Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Peeratham Techapalokul, Virginia Tech

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Software Engineering Division

software quality and its disciplined practices hasthus far been limited to more advanced courses, due to the prevailing assumptions about the intro-ductory learner’s unpreparedness for the topic and potential negative impacts on learner motivation.In this paper, we present empirical evidence that starkly contradicts the established conventionalbelief. Specifically, by exploring how novice programmers learn to refactor code duplication withand without automated tools, we found strong evidence that novices grasp the importance of codequality and its improvement. This empirical evidence motivated us, in retrospect, to closely exam-ine the design of our online interactive tutorial, a platform that drove our experimental user study.We identify and

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Olubiyi Obada, Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Adrian Oshioname Eberemu; Kazeem A. Salami, Ahmadu Bello University; Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji, Ahmadu Bello University; Akinlolu Akande; Fatai Olukayode Anafi, Ahmadu Bello University; Abdulkarim Salawu Ahmed

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Materials Division (MATS)

courses. On this basis, it can be concludedthat the students favoured the cooperative learning approach. Most of them commentedthat the method has improved their grasp of the subject and their communicative and socialskills. This result is supported by the word cloud of the feedback received from thestudents as shown in Figure 5. The words “learning” and “method” were mentioned 6frequently because the students felt that the learning method can be adopted with a viewto enhancing their learning outcomes. Q1 The jigsaw learning method used was sufficient to achieve the learning outcomes I could easily answer the post-lecture questions after homogeneous mixing and Q2 participating in the lecture

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S. Ziker, SRI International; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University ; Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #23886Building a Networked Improvement Community (NIC) around Engaging Mi-nority Males in STEMDr. Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. J. ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias is Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the De- partment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in computer engineering. Dr. Ladeji-Osias earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University. She is the Principal Investigator for

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

indeed provide an additional lense through which to assessour program’s impact on program effectiveness and student learning, this disparity in studentperformance on the pre/post test signals us to use caution when interpreting the test results at thislevel of detail.That said, general improvements in the overall class average performance measured pre/postprogram indicate that student competency in mathematics and science process skills appears toincrease as they progress through the project. Again, if we limit our analysis to this one test, thedegree to which our program is responsible for this increase is unclear, since no adequate controlmeasures have been identified or applied.Student interest in STEM. The relationship between student

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Resch, University of Florida; Patriel Stapleton, University of Florida; Benjamin Rheault, University of Florida; Amy Wu, University of Florida; Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida

exam correlates with improved performance on the exam. The effect ismore apparent when students reflect on material that is more heavily represented in the numberof lectures and number of points on exams devoted to it. Overall, this study provides empiricalevidence linking reflection to improved exam performance with caveats in the context of aComputer Organization course.4.2 Qualitative ResultsTo answer RQ2 - “What are student perceptions of the usefulness of reflection for exampreparation?”, we inductively coded the responses to the reflection prompt: “How is preparingthis reflection different from what you normally do to prepare for an exam?” Even though thequestion did not ask for positive or negative impressions, we found that the

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Sebastian; Stephen Tricamo

Session 1455 The Importance to Economic Development of Improved University-Industry Engagement in Research and Professional Education Stephen J. Tricamo, Donald H. Sebastian New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe key to the strength of the U.S. economy has been industry's ability to capitalize ontechnological innovation. At American research universities, an inherent objective of Ph.D.programs in engineering is innovation related to new or existing technologies. Despite such anobvious mutuality of interest, industry has typically

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-2327: SAME INTERVENTION, DIFFERENT EFFECT: A COMPARISONOF THE IMPACT OF PORTFOLIO CREATION ON STUDENTS’PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTZhiwei Guan, University of WashingtonJennifer Turns, University of Washington Page 12.1254.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Same Intervention, Different Effect: A Comparison of the Impact of Portfolio Creation on Students’ Professional Development Paul:…I mean it's one of those things where helped me, or like I wouldn't say I enjoyed [the classroom portion of the course], but I understand it and I understand like why it had to happen, basically, and the

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria E. Garlock, Princeton University; Aatish Bhatia, Princeton University; Evelyn Hanna Laffey, Princeton University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

students from various majors. This paperillustrates effective teaching practices for this introductory course on civil engineering, whichhave improved attitudes, perceptions, and understanding of engineering. The approach that hasbeen taken to meet the objectives of effective practices, and evaluation is: (1) developing,incorporating, and detailed documenting of interactive activities for the lectures; and (2)executing and analyzing student surveys, interviews, focus groups. While the discussions in thispaper revolve around a specific course, the approaches are transferrable to other engineeringcourses taught to liberal arts majors as well.Overview of Structures Course and Interactive Teaching MethodsThe introductory course “Structures and the

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Samia Afrin, East Tennessee State University; Ty Reeves, East Tennessee State University; Levi Myers, East Tennessee State University; Kyle Davis, East Tennessee State University; Noah Benjamin Dowell

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and accounting model for analysing the economic effects of an intervention at a workplace,” Ergonomics, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 764–787, Sep. 2002, doi: 10.1080/00140130210136053.[4] A. M. Genaidy, M. M. Rinder, R. Sequeira, and A. D. A-Rehim, “The Work Compatibility Improvement Framework: Theory and application of improvement action and intervention strategies,” Ergonomics, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 524–559, 2009, doi: 10.1080/00140130802395638.[5] A. M. Dale, L. Jaegers, L. Welch, E. Barnidge, N. Weaver, and B. A. Evanoff, “Facilitators and barriers to the adoption of ergonomic solutions in construction,” American Journal of Industrial Medicine, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 295–305, Mar. 2017, doi: 10.1002/ajim.22693.[6] I

Conference Session

Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

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Minorities in Engineering

to increase engineering self-efficacy and sense of belonging amongst first- year underrepresented minority engineering students? 3. Can a small intervention during the beginning of the first semester improve a student’s sense of belonging, engineering self-efficacy, and student-professor interaction?Review of LiteratureSocial Cognitive Theory To understand the effect of self-efficacy and sense of belonging one must understandBandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (1). Social cognitive theory posits that people are not driven Page 24.803.3by inner forces or controlled by their environments. Rather, they motivate their own

Conference Session

Bridging and Freshman Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos; John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

andadministrators as they devote resources to bridge programs.2. Success in Bridge: Improvements in Math PlacementWe first tabulated data to document improvement in math placement resulting from participationin a summer bridge program. The commonly reported measures of success were the number oflevels by which placement increased (e.g., by one or two courses), and advancement to calculus.The results are reported in Table 2. Note that most data in Table 2 is not compared with acontrol group. We conjecture that this is because establishing such control groups is not trivial.Ideally, this requires collecting data from non-bridge students who are academically comparableto bridge students and who retook the placement test during the summer, but this is

Conference Session

Teaching College Algebra and Using Mathematics Tutoring Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyounkyun Oh, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Sujin Kim, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

national HBCU College Algebra ReformProject since the spring semester of 2007. Unlike the traditional instructional method of focusingon the development of algebra skills, the new program adopts the method of student learning byinner group discussion as its primary learning methodology and emphasizes integration of real-world problems and mutual activity for better understanding of the principles of mathematics.The aim of this article is to introduce the contemporary College Algebra course and to presentthe interim assessment by analyzing effects of the program in the aspect of how well those whocompleted the new program perform in successive mathematics courses. In particular, the presentstudy addresses the non-STEM and STEM majors’ challenges

Conference Session

Faculty Development I: Attitudes Towards Teaching

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; John Ivanovitch, Oregon State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Identifying Features of Engineering Academic Units that Influence Teaching and Learning ImprovementAbstractIn this research paper, we use case study analysis to identify the features of three academicengineering departments at a research-doctoral university that influence the improvement ofteaching and learning. Calls for improvement in engineering

Conference Session

Tech Session 6: Transformative Practices in Evolving Learning Environments

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Ryan Krueger, United States Military Academy; William B Vass, United States Military Academy; Matthew Baideme, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

Paper ID #47978Collaborative Learning in Engineering: Analyzing the Effects of Group Formationon Student OutcomesMajor Brett Ryan Krueger, United States Military Academy MAJ Brett Krueger, Instructor of Environmental Engineering, USMA; brett.krueger@westpoint.edu MAJ Krueger is an Infantry Officer and Instructor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at West Point. Brett currently teaches courses in Environmental Engineering Technologies as well as Environmental Engineering in Developing Communities. He holds an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and a BS from the

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Naoki Osawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Masakatsu Matsuishi, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Richard Stamper, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne Sanders, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Taketo Yamakawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Tetsuro Furukawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

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International

descriptionCriterion c Ability to design a system, component Groups must design a solution or process to meet desired needs to a given problemCriterion d Ability to function on Groups include students from multidisciplinary teams several majorsCriterion e Ability to identify, formulate and solve Understanding the design engineering problems process and problem solving is one of the course objectivesCriterion g Ability to communicate effectively Since international communication is required

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa McNair; Garlie A. Forehand; Judith Norback

Session 2557 Improving Audience Analysis of Real-World Clients in Industrial Engineering Senior Design Judith Shaul Norback, Lisa DuPree McNair, & Garlie A. Forehand School of Industrial and Systems Engineering School of Language, Communication & Culture Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractSince ABET requirements have increased, more colleges and universities are focused onenhancing students’ communication skills. At Georgia Tech, workforce interviews conductedwith industrial engineers, supervisors and senior

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Philip Varney, Georgia Institute of Technology; David MacNair, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

reinforced with touch, sight, and sound (Ferri, et al., 2016)Students perceive that inquiry-based laboratory experiences are more beneficial than traditional‘cook-book’ labs. Flora and Cooper (2005) found that students in an inquiry-basedenvironmental engineering lab reported a more enjoyable experience than a traditional lab,though no evidence was provided indicating students learned more effectively in their immersiveinquiry environment. Other studies have also shown improved student attitude concerninginquiry-based labs (Allen, et al., 1986; Berg, et al., 2003). Deters (2005) provides further insightby recording positive and negative student comments regarding an inquiry-based high schoolchemistry course. Shared negative comments lamented an

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Masi

Session 2132Beyond ABET: A new school-wide process for continuous improvement in engineering education Professor Dick K.P. Yue and Barbara Masi, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstractHaving brought 13 programs successfully through ABET’s challenging new EC2000accreditation requirements, the most interesting outcome of that process was the identification ofhow much more could be done to create a streamlined, effective continuous improvementprocess for all. In the year following MIT’s 2001 ABET review, the School of Engineeringbegan implementation of a new school-wide continuous

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Sheridan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Eve Fine, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jessica Winchell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christine Pribbenow, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Molly Carnes, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jo Handelsman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Women in Engineering

participants to follow-up on what hadhappened during the course of their searches. One respondent noted that, "The two Page 12.1257.8sessions were useful; the first gave some important data and the second a useful way ofchecking that ideas had been implemented." In a similar vein, another suggested that in thesecond session, "results and problem-solving discussions become relevant." A fewrespondents suggested that differences between departments and inconsistencies with thetiming of searches across departments limited the effectiveness of this aspect of theworkshop.Overall, the feedback from the post-workshop survey indicates that the two-sessionworkshop was

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Margo Cousins; Daniel Puperi

successes. FIG seminar panels areaverage less than 2.0 (disagree) for their self-efficacy designed based off of Stephens and Destin (2014)ratings for teamwork. Improving teamwork ability and difference-education intervention module that can providemindset are a key student outcome for BME 303L, as students with an identification with panelists. [6] Whenstudents worked in teams on various projects throughout students understand that their background or other relatablethe semester. These data indicate that the students’ factors matter, and they see other students like themexperience with teamwork in BME 303L had little effect on persisting through similar challenges, they can oftentheir

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Inside the Class

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

-starting facultydid not experience extreme emotions due to their daily duties and found instructional activitiesenjoyable. In hopes of getting our NEEs off to a quick start, we attempt to provide NEE withseven broad guidelines to improve their instructional techniques and, hopefully, making theexperience more interesting and enjoyable.2.1 Design for learningConsider your instructional activities like any other engineering activity. Effective instructionmust be designed to be effective from the start. Long before the school term begins, determinethe course’s learning objectives. The authors in [16] recommend at least three months before thecourse starts. (We recommend reference [16] to NEE as the closest thing to a “faculty memberuser’s guide” as

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gregory S. Parnell; Michael Kwinn

Series in early 2008. The authors redesigned the introductory course, now titled“Fundamentals of Systems Design and Management,” around a system thinking presentation, anindividual decision problem, and a group design project. We have continued to improve the course forthe past two years.IntroductionDesigning the first course of any academic program is always challenging. There are more foundationalconcepts than time in one semester. The first course of any engineering program is especiallychallenging. Several key questions need to be answered. What are the foundational topics that will beneeded in future courses to provide the knowledge for follow-on courses? Will students have thenecessary prerequisites? What pedagogy should be used?In the

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Gregory S. Parnell; Michael J. Kwinn

Series in early 2008. The authors redesigned the introductory course, now titled“Fundamentals of Systems Design and Management,” around a system thinking presentation, anindividual decision problem, and a group design project. We have continued to improve the course forthe past two years.IntroductionDesigning the first course of any academic program is always challenging. There are more foundationalconcepts than time in one semester. The first course of any engineering program is especiallychallenging. Several key questions need to be answered. What are the foundational topics that will beneeded in future courses to provide the knowledge for follow-on courses? Will students have thenecessary prerequisites? What pedagogy should be used?In the