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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Anderson; Paul Duesing; Marty Zoerner; Kevin Schmaltz

, industrial based senior projects are often multidisciplinary in nature. Studentswork with other disciplines to learn about areas and problems outside of their curriculum,and often the students are responsible for technical aspects of their project that are nottaught in their particular curriculum.The second fundamental principle involves a professional environment for the students.The SPFB has used internal and external funding to provide a facility on campus calledthe Engineering Design Center (EDC) for design-and-build testing equipment, improvedcomputer networking capabilities, and a professional office setting for the seniors. Byinstituting a fee for the projects performed by our students, we have continued to upgradethis facility. The common

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Vasudeva Rao Aravind, Clarion University; Marcella Kay McConnell, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Paper ID #243802018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6A Personalized Computer Based Tutor for Vector AlgebraDr. Vasudeva Rao Aravind, Clarion University Dr. Vasudeva Rao Aravind is an associate professor of physics at Clarion University. Dr. Aravind has a Ph.D from The Pennsylvania State University in Materials Science and Engineering and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Physics from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India. Dr. Aravind is a highly accomplished scholar and researcher in the fields of materials science, condensed matter physics, materials for

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Palmer

Tagged Topics

Diversity

techniques.References1. USC Center for Excellence in Teaching: CET Classroom teaching observation checklist2. Robin K. Morgan: Exploring the Pedagogical Effectiveness of Clickers; InSight -A Journal of Scholarly Teaching (2008)3. Yljing Stehle: Integrity Independent Lab into Project: a Modification Made to the Materials Science Lab Curriculum; American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Conference4. K. Smith, S. Sheppard, D. Johnson, R. Johnson: Pedagogies of Engagement: Classroom-Based Practices, Journal of Engineering Education, 1/20055. https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/ : Students Engaged In Active Learning Think They Learn Less, 12/25/20246. Ashley Mowreader: Why Students Recommend College Professors to Peers

Conference Session

Software & Web-based Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul William Viglucci, Binghamton University; Aaron P. Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

incorporating ENoCS into an existing computer architecturecourse curriculum and an evaluation of its effectiveness in a small senior/graduate-level course.Students in the evaluated course who used the tool showed an increased competency in theconcepts, as well as interest in using the tool further. While the sample size was small, itdemonstrates the promise of using the ENoCS tool in the classroom. The simulator is availableon-line for public use at https://github.com/ProfACarpenter/ENoCS.1 IntroductionCollege-level courses are always improving the learning experience for their students byincorporating new technology into the classroom. On-line courses and on-campus coursecurricula increasingly rely on the development of a growing library of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Masi

demonstrations and experiments are writtenprovides useful tips on securing supplies and construction of devices. Topics include Structure,Testing & Evaluation, Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, Composites, Electronic & Optical Materials,as well as ideas for Materials Curriculum development.1. Background - Annual NEW:Updates & PublicationsThe National Educators’ Workshop (NEW:Update) series of workshops has been in existencesince 1986. NEW:Update workshops focus on strengthening materials education throughtechnical updates and publication of laboratory experiments and demonstrations for materialsscience, engineering and technology, involving new and traditional content in the field.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn A. Nichol, Rice University; Alice Chow, Rice University; Carrie Obenland, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University Office of STEM Engagement ; Carolina Avendano, Rice University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, J.S. (2014) Data First: building scientific reasoning in AP chemistry via the concept development approach, J. Chem Ed., http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed500027gAlice Chow, Rice University Alice Chow is an Associate Director for Research and Grants for the Rice University Office of STEM Engagement. She conducts research in K-12 STEM education on topics such as impact of teacher profes- sional development programs on student achievement and attitudes.Dr. Carrie Obenland, Rice University Dr. Obenland is the Assistant Director for Outreach and Research at the Rice Office of STEM Engage- ment. She as her PhD in Chemistry from Rice University, as well as her Masters. Her graduate work was focused on chemical

Conference Session

Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, instrumentation & control, and fluid power. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME and TAP. Page 22.1524.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Three Dimensional Surface Model from Laser Scanning of Proving Ground RoadAbstract: This project goal is to creating a 3D surface model from scanning of an existing roadproving ground for

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Franzone

tutorial takes a visual, step-by-step approach indemonstrating how to create a Win32, console-mode application as well as covering introductoryprogramming concepts such as the “edit, compile, link, and run” process and useful proceduressuch as printing source-code and program output. The tutorial is thorough and complete enoughto be given as a lab or homework exercise or as a class exercise done in a laboratory setting. Page 7.861.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationI. Introduction The

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Denny Dailey

project.Circuit DescriptionThe function generator schematic diagram is shown in Fig. 1. The circuit may be brokeninto five sections. Each section may be modified or implemented using an alternative Page 6.203.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationdesign approach. It is helpful to have an overall understanding of the operation of thecircuit before analyzing each section in detail.A variable frequency, TTL-compatible clock signal is used to drive a 5-bit binarycounter. The output of the counter is used to select

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University; Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

(CFD), microfluidics/lab-on-chip, and energy research. Page 25.646.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Fostering Students’ Capability of Designing Experiments Through Theme-specific Laboratory Design ProjectsIntroductionLaboratory courses are essential and integral part of engineering curriculum. The courses providestudents with good opportunities to solidify their understanding on theory of physical laws andprinciples learned in classroom through hands-on experimental activities in laboratory.Experiment is an effective pedagogical tool that transforms

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Alexander Duke, Ohio Northern University; Ethan Krause, Ohio Northern University; Mia Prasinos, Ohio Northern University; Lewis Schafer, Ohio Northern University

modern web client, including mobile platforms such as Android, and iOS. This approach would also provide a variety of frameworks to leverage, such as Vue, Angular, and React, among others. The only constraints to this solution are web servers and database storage. An example sketch can be found in Figure 1, on the next page. 2. A mobile application that would be accessible by downloading it from the device’s app Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Education p. 3 store, and would cost over $100 to have

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Diana Gravitt, Western Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

/43510. Chen, C., & Elliott, S., & Boardman, M. (2011, June). An multidisciplinary energy based curriculum. Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. https://peer.asee.org/1747311. Cressler, J. (2010, June). A new approach to Microelectronics and Nanotechnology education for undergraduates of all disciplines. Paper presented at 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky. https://peer.asee.org/1569112. Brinton, L. T., & Curley, C. T., & Kelly, K. (2015, June). The LAWA Technique implemented in a course in Nanomedicine Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.2489213. Daley, P. (1998). Ready, Read

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert E. Bruninga; Dave D. Myre

Session 2302 United States Naval Academy Space Systems Laboratory Course LCDR Dave D. Myre, USN, CDR Robert E. Bruninga, USN (Ret.) Department of Aerospace Engineering United States Naval AcademyI. IntroductionThe Astronautics track at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) is one of two tracks offeredin the Aerospace Engineering Department leading to the award of a Bachelor of Science inAerospace Engineering. In a recent curriculum revision, a new laboratory course was added tothe Astronautics program. This was motivated by the need for

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joel R. TerMaat; Kristopher J. Williams; Christopher D. Wentworth

additionally supported bySpring 2023 results (unpublished repeated study), which similarly showed an N2-score pre/postmean increase from 24.8 to 31.2 (N = 16, p-value of 0.077). While those results are encouragingat a focused engineering course level, this new cross-sectional study enables a broaderinstitutional view of undergraduates’ ethical reasoning while also providing a framing context forthe previous engineering-specific results.MethodsA cross-sectional study of the institution’s residential student population was performed in Fall2022. Random samples of names from freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior populationswere emailed a link to a DIT2 Qualtrics survey. Students who voluntarily opted into andcompleted the survey were each provided a

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Andrade; Ana Cabrales; Veronica Martinez; Sheng-Jen Hsieh

was used as input to the icon-based program. The motor then moved the crane tothe appropriate storage cell. This action resulted in status changes in one or more limit switches.Status changes in the limit switches then triggered output from the ladder diagram. This actionresulted in reversal of the motor and return of the crane to its home position. This process wouldthen continue as new parts arrived to be deposited into the ASRS. Two different models weredeveloped successfully for a student semester project.Benefits of this approach to integrating manufacturing system design within a class curriculum aremany. First, the project challenged students to go beyond what they had already learned.Second, this exercise helped students to integrate

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 3 Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Sarah Trainer, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Jean M. Jacoby, Seattle University; Jodi O'Brien, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

or depression, Census Bureau finds amid coronavirus pandemic," The Washington Post, 2020.[21] J. Alper, "The pipeline is leaking women all the way along," Science, no. 260, pp. 409-411, 1993.[22] S. E. Berryman, Who will do Science? Trends, and their Causes in Minority and Female Representation among Holders of Advanced Degrees in Science and Mathematics, New York, NY: Rockefeller Foundation, 1983.[23] S. J. Ceci, W. M. Williams and S. M. Barnett, "Women’s underrepresentation in science: sociocultural and biological considerations," Psychological Bulletin , no. 135, pp. 218-261, 2009.[24] N. Dasgupta and J. G. Stout, "Girls and Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: STEMing the Tide and Broadening

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

programming and soldering skills. Students utilized a number of different engineering tools for the project including CAD tools, hardware development kits, multimeters, and oscilloscopes.5 DiscussionIn hindsight, there are a few changes that would be made were this project attempted again in thefuture. For the project described in this paper, the students were given due dates for high-levelmilestones such as completing their schematic capture and completing their PCBs. Each phase ofthe project had only a single milestone. These high-level milestones made it difficult for thestudents to stay on schedule, particularly as the deadline for their PCB layouts approached. Finergrained milestones would almost certainly make it easier for students

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

helpingthem develop the necessary technical skills, and the social and emotional skills theyrequire in their college years and beyond. The faculty member is gentle and sensitiveabout students’ emotions, especially fear from new experiences and fear of failure. A Page 25.996.2caring college faculty fosters curiosity which is essential for gaining knowledge. Thus,faculty members have to realize and acknowledge that they are humans themselves, and itis all right to make mistakes. Also, caring faculty should acknowledge that in manysituations there is no “right” or “wrong” way, but ought to show better approaches orsolutions, rather than emphasizing what the

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 5

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Nicholas Garcia, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Gregory K Watkins P.E., North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #47095Classroom Modality Comparison for Team-Taught StaticsDr. Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Anna Howard is a Teaching Professor at NC State University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering where she has led the course redesign effort for Engineering Statics. She received her Ph.D. from the Rotorcraft Center of Excellence at Penn State University and is one of the campus leaders of Wolfpack Engineering Unleashed. She has launched and is currently chairing the College Teaching Committee for the NC State College of Engineering.Nicholas Garcia, North Carolina State University at

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kurt C. Gramoll

situationsinto abstract mathematical models. The engineering curriculum is filled with analysis courses,and the focus is invariably on the analysis of completely determined homework problems thatrepresent some implied abstraction from reality (and for which a "unique" answer is available inthe back of the book).Furthermore, intuition is a vital component of human decision-making, and it is no less so inengineering problem-solving. Given the inexorable development of technology, the curriculumis under continual compaction as new topics are added and older material is edged out tomaintain a nominal 4 year program. One of the earliest casualties in this process has been theapplication of engineering principles to practical problems through the mechanism of

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Susan Freeman and Beverly Jaeger are members of Northeastern University's

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

or interesting they were. Not all of the activities were used by every Professor, in whichcase students were instructed to place an ’n/a’.While Engineering Design sections are taught by individual instructors, the course is conducted with a Page 13.164.3team-planning approach. All three of the authors were involved in co-coordinating this course over thesemesters of interest. Team meetings were conducted for all instructors every two weeks throughout thesemester. It was established that instructors of this course conduct the learning modes in a similar fashion.Accordingly, the results across the sections were combined to yield

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Mathew Bissonnette

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

authentic, real-worldproblems that small teams of students address. Our approach for this Phase 3 CCLI Project tookthe theoretical framework from mathematics education to create a strategic, scalable approachwhich addressed crucial goals in engineering education. As part of a multi-year and multi-University effort, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) hasdeveloped and tested several MEAs which use experiments (or other physical/hands-onactivities) to enhance student learning within the mechanical engineering curriculum. The threeprimary areas in which we have incorporated hands-on physical activities include a) usinglaboratory experiments to collect data for the models, b) as a method to provide self-assessmentof the

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mouna Nakkar, University of Sharjah

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

,” SIGBED Rev., vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1-4, 2005.2. J. O. Hamblen, "Using a Low-Cost SoC Computer and a Commercial RTOS in an Embedded Systems Design Course," IEEE Trans. Education, vol. 51, no. 3, Aug. 2008.3. K. G. Ricks, D. J. Jackson, W. A. Stapleton, “An embedded systems curriculum based on the IEEE/ACM model curriculum,” IEEE Trans. Education, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 262-270, May 2008.4. A. Hoover, "Computer Vision in Undergraduate Education: Modern Embedded Computing," IEEE Trans. On Education, vol. 46, No. 2, May 2003.5. A. Bindal, S. Mann, B. N. Ahmed, and L.A. Raimundo, “An undergraduate system-on-chip (SoC) course for Computer Engineering students,” IEEE Trans. Education, vol. 48, no. 2, May 2005.6. G. Martin

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

as well as intrapersonalskills. The new millennium also needs an enlightened workforce that possesses written and oralcommunication skills in addition to acquiring in–depth knowledge in their chosen discipline. Leading scholars in the area of Cognitive Science and Educational Methodologies haveconcluded that it is essential that students need to be taught in a creative learning environment.Educators who utilize the Discovery Approach help students acquire much needed real–worldproblem–solving skills. In this paper the author outlines how interactive projects can help theinstructor in promoting a problem–based learning environment. Furthermore, he also providesinitial results of his assessment data.Introduction Educators

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Paper ID #7791The Confluence of Information: Teambuilding is not enough to produce suc-cessful interdisciplinary teamsProf. Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University Edwin Schmeckpeper, P.E. Ph.D., is the chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Norwich University. Norwich University was the first private school in the United States to offer engineering courses. In addition, Senator Justin Morrill used Norwich University as the model for the Land-Grant colleges created by the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Act. Prior to joining the faculty at Norwich University, Dr. Schmeckpeper taught at the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Kathrine E. Johnson; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

engineering programs, math education, K-12 STEM curriculum and accreditation, and retention and recruitment of STEM ma- jors. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Longitudinal Success of Calculus I ReformAbstractThis paper describes the second year of an ongoing project to transform calculus instruction atBoise State University. Over the past several years, Calculus I has undergone a completeoverhaul that has involved a movement from a collection of independent, uncoordinated,personalized, lecture-based sections, into a single coherent multi-section course with an active-learning pedagogical approach. The overhaul also significantly impacted the course content andlearning

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Banow, University of Saskatchewan; Sean Maw P.Eng., University of Saskatchewan

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

undertaken with a local start-up (www.sprockety.com). The result ofthat project was TrussVR©, a piece of VR software that teaches students about trusses. Startingin the Fall of 2018, a study was carried out with volunteer first-year students to evaluate thepotential efficacy of TrussVR©. This paper describes most of the results of that study.The decision to focus on trusses in a first attempt at developing VR software for education wasbased on two main factors. One of the authors teaches first-year Statics to engineering students.Using a conventional teaching approach, truss units are generally regarded as relatively fun andeasy. However, anecdotally, it appears that students do not have a “deep” grasp of the nuancesof trusses. This is because

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerard N. Foster

attempts, the number good and the percentage good is displayed forproblems worked in the random-entry mode. Right and wrong bits in the student’s answer arehighlighted in green and in red, respectively. Attributes of the calculator are presented. Methodsof software development are explained and a brief account of use with students is given.Because the calculator is written in Java, new objects can be created to extend the capabilitieswhile keeping the old functionality. Also it can be integrated into other instructional software onthe web. The preliminary work on this software was funded by MIDC (Multimedia InstructionalDevelopment Center) at Purdue University.BackgroundBinary numbers and binary arithmetic emerge at various points in the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard D. Christie; Peter M. Trinidad

circuit behavior.6. References[1] PSpice Circuit Analysis User’s Guide, MicroSim Corporation, version 5.0, July 1991.[2] M. Ciletti, “Circuit Master: Turnkey Software for the Introductory Electrical Engineering Curriculum”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 32. no. 3, pp. 259-265.[3] F. de Coulon, E. Forte, & J. M. Rivera, “KIRCHHOFF: An Educational Software for Learning the Basic Principles and Methodology in Electrical Circuits Modeling”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 19-22.[4] M. Walworth, & R. Herrick, “The Use of Computers for Educational and Testing Purposes”, 1991 Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 511-514, 1991.[5] M. Lavoie, A. Metioui, J. Levasseur, & C. Brassard, “Conceptual

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Beenfeldt; John Field; Eric Beenfeldt; Edward Williams

ECE Department has required two semester-long courses in thefreshman curriculum to introduce its majors to their discipline. Initially, both of these courseswere wholly technical where the first course dealt with digital logic and the other with assembly 1language programming. In the early 1990’s the first course , ECE 101, was restructured toprovide a general introduction to electrical and computer engineering, including modules aimedat helping students make the transition from high school to college. Technical topics includeresistive circuits, RC circuits, the 555 timer, combinational logic, Karnaugh maps, sequentiallogic, DC motors and PWM control. These topics give the technical