Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Suzan Alaswad; Sinan Salman

requires working with a large number of organizations in extremely difficult and unpre-dictable conditions. Thus, coordination and information sharing between these organizations areessential to enhance operations for the overall humanitarian response. Several studies emphasizeon the importance of coordination and collaboration among all actors involved in a humanitarianemergency to improve the effectiveness of its supply chain in meeting its beneficiaries’ demand(Altay 2008; Balcik et al. 2010; Akhtar, Marr, and Garnevska 2012; Pateman, Hughes, and Cahoon2013; Yu et al. 2015). Given the fundamental differences between commercial supply chains and humanitarian supplychains, typical supply chain coordination mechanisms may be impractical or

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 3: Student Experiences and Support

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryann Renee Hebda, Baylor University; Morgan R Castillo, Baylor University; Tracey Sulak, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

Developing KSAs in Engineering Capstone Students (WIP) This work-in-progress research analyzes undergraduate outcomes after participation in anengineering design capstone course. In this context, knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) areintegrated within a competency-based educational (CBE) [1] model with an emphasis onformative assessment and feedback throughout the semester. Mirroring work in industry, thecourse also incorporates elements of new-product design (e.g., pre-work, definition, iterations)[2]. The course provides authentic learning through community and industry partnerships forteams of mixed-major engineering students (e.g., electrical, mechanical), exemplifying integratedlearning experiences [3] in pursuit of real-world

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Northeastern Univeristy; Adetoun Yeaman, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

whenstudents explained things thoroughly, were specific about what exactly they asked for examplesof, and exactly how AI helped them. Most students (87% - 90%) either did not use ChatGPT orused it in a productive manner (Figure 1).A student who uses ChatGPT to start a problem is missing the process of converting a wordproblem into a coding problem. Comparing their code to ChatGPT, deciding ChatGPT did abetter job, and submitting the AI code prevents us from seeing what the student built and howclose their code was to success. Lastly, students that replaced their effort with heavily usingChatGPT failed to show a mastery of the material. Each of these examples were deemedUnproductive for Learning how to code.In some cases, students made claims that were

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University; Steven Thomas McGonagle, Northeastern University Gordon Engineering Leadership Program

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #7935”Leveraging Co-op Experiences to Enhance Engineering Students’ Leader-ship Skills”Ms. Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University Karen P. Kelley is currently working at Northeastern University in Boston, MA as a Senior Cooperative Education Faculty Coordinator in the College of Engineering. She has worked for over 20 years with Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students assisting them in their co-op searches and guiding stu- dents in career decisions. In the role of Faculty Co-op Coordinator, Karen teaches both ”Introduction to Cooperative Education” and ”Professional Issues in Engineering” courses in the

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ucar; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #22043MAKER: Facial Feature Detection Library for Teaching Algorithm Basics inPythonMr. Mehmet Ucar M.S. in Computer Engineering, University of Houston- Clear Lake(2016) B.S. in Electrical and Electron- ics Engineering, Erciyes University (2008)Dr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis

Conference Session

Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pauline Melgoza, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

training in mentoring can assist overburdened faculty with mentoring the capstoneteams. The librarians are outside observers can therefore offer unbiased advice.Engineering Professional PaperTexas A&M University is a land-grant institution that was founded in 1876. The College ofEngineering has 16,900 students and 500 faculty and is the largest college on the College Stationcampus3. The Department of IDIS has 1682 students and 46 faculty2. The IDIS 303 course is awriting intensive, 3 credit, junior-level, core course. The major project is a professional technicalpaper that is worth 10% of the class grade. The topic of the paper is mechanical powertransmission (MPT). The IDIS 403 course is also a writing intensive, 3 credit, senior-levelcourse

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Broad Impact

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela M Leggett-Robinson, PLR Consulting, Inc.; Joshua Fletcher Robinson, Georgia State University; Pamela Scott-Johnson, Spelman College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

mechanism that perpetuates racially inequitable outcomes while simultaneouslyreinforcing and legitimating racialized hierarchies within academia.Retention around tenure and promotion continues to plague advancement for Black women inthe academy [10]. Research indicates structural biases, a disproportionate share of service anddiversity-related responsibilities, devaluation of research topics and activities, and limited accessto professional development opportunities as various reasons for a slower and more challengingprogression [20]-[21], [25]-[28]. These systemic challenges create significant barriers to careeradvancement, underscoring the urgent need for targeted support for Black women along thetenure and promotion journey.Professional

Conference Session

Integrating Experiential Learning into the Curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark J. Povinelli, Syracuse University; Jonnell A. Robinson, Syracuse University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

, and reflection. This process of building episodic1 Departments in the College of Engineering and Computer Science include biomedical and chemical engineering,civil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering and computer science, and mechanical and aerospaceengineering.memory (consciously remembered experiences from memory) helps form a continuity in thelearning process [28], [29]. The students were able to experience feelings of their own and of thestakeholders and end users they encountered during class and the data collection field trips. Thestudents’ reflections focused their learning on what worked and didn't work in terms of their datacollection tools, data collection methodology, and how they functioned as a team after their

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Daniels; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

DukeUniversity. Over the course of a semester, students work in teams to learn and apply theengineering design process to a client-based problem drawn from a community partner. In thecourse, the students should learn to 1) apply the engineering design process to meet the needs of aclient; 2) iteratively prototype a solution using appropriate tools and materials; 3) workcollaboratively on a team; and 4) communicate the critical steps in the design process in written,oral, and visual formats. The course was created following many best practices in first-yearengineering education. This paper focuses specifically on how the course contributes to students’ confidence aboutthemselves as engineers, students’ understanding of the engineering design

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Problem Solving and Hands-On Teaching (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

step I needed to do first. • They made me feel more confident about my understanding of the material and I felt prepared for the test. • It is a great system that displays the type of knowledge the student has about the test, which I love. • Having two attempts on the tests and finals was very nice to have. I also really liked how the instructor formatted the homework and quizzes with how you had unlimited attempts for the online part but you still had to submit your work for those problems to receive credit for the assignment. The online quizzes and homework format also made collaborative work easier whenever it was allowed. • I appreciated that the online tests were able to be broken into smaller

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3 - Humanitarian Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Bezanson; Dhinesh Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Nafissa Maïga

Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering (courtesy) at Purdue University. Dr. DeBoer conducts education research and supports diverse students around the world as they are empowered to access, develop, and meaningfully apply engineering skills in their own communities. She has won multiple awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the American Education Research Association, the Spencer Foundation, and the US Department of State. During her first year as assistant professor, she received the NSF’s prestigious Early CAREER Award, and in 2017, she received the American Society for Engineering Education Mara Wasburn Women in Engineering Early Engineering Educator Award. © American

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. Deters, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Christopher Zobel, Virginia Tech; Margaret Cowell, Virginia Tech; Jennifer L. Irish, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ormasters and doctoral students pursing the DRRM graduate certificate, but also to graduatestudents across the university interested in the topic broadly. It is one of multipleinterdisciplinary research courses offered through the Graduate School rather than throughindividual departments. These Graduate School courses, established a number of years ago,provide an extra-disciplinary home for foundational courses, such as this one, and serve a varietyof both national- and university-funded interdisciplinary graduate programs.The 1-hour seminar is geared specifically toward the DRRM doctoral students to complementand extend the work of the 3-hour course. DRRM students participate in this seminar throughoutthe program, and it serves as a mechanism to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Batty; Joseph Clair Batty

Page 6.247.1found in declining enrollments, unprepared disenchanted students, and unacceptable engineering Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationdropout rates. Any industry that rejected fifty to seventy-five percent of the raw material orsupplied components coming through the door would soon be out of business. Further evidencethat we on the engineering education product realization team may not be listening withsufficient attention to our industrial customers is indicated by the proliferation of industry-sponsored training and educational organizations and organized efforts to define competencygaps

Conference Session

Supporting Teacher Practices for Inclusive and Culturally Relevant Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Jamie Mikeska

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

adherence and intentional resistance [11].Others have considered ways to help mitigate idea fixation, including teaching strategies tosupport divergent thinking as described in the previous section [1, 2, 6-8]. Hwang and colleaguesalso created a visualization tool for beginning designers to help them “perceive and predict theoccurrences of design fixation” [12] (p. 1). Also, Leahy found that the use of design heuristics—e.g., providing designers with cards with titles such as “add levels,” “reduce material,” “rotate,”or “simplify” (p. 5)—enabled more ideas to emerge in the brainstorming process [9].Using Simulations in PST Education for Practice and ResearchOne goal of PST engineering education is to prepare PSTs for instances of idea fixation

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Johnson Cartwright, Marshall University; Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University; Wook-sung Yoo, Marshall University; Husnu Saner Narman, Marshall University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

in electrical, biomedical and mechanical engineering and computer science. Cohort 2(N=9, entered Fall 2022) included 7 female and 2 male students. Of these, 3 were first-generationcollege students, 6 were Pell-eligible, and 1 identified as an underrepresented minority. Similarto Cohort 1, students in this group primarily majored in computer science, biomedical, electricaland mechanical engineering.Students were selected based on academic merit and financial need. Many of these students camefrom central Appalachia, a region historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines, making thePWS program’s support structures essential in fostering retention and success.Project Work Studio SupportThe PWS program is a cohort-based model that provides

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Lunal Khuon; Timothy Camise; Clayton Bannan; Kevin Buckley

ASEE Conference, April 20-21, 2012, University of DelawareIntroduction In this paper we introduce an Automatic Blood Pressure Measurement project the we offerfreshman engineering students at Villanova University. As an introduction, we briefly describethe Villanova College of Engineering freshman design sequence that this project contributes to,and we overview automatic blood pressure measurement.The Freshman Engineering Project Course Sequence The College of Engineering at Villanova University offers five undergraduate programs inChemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. These programs begin witha common freshman core sequence. A new freshman engineering core course sequence wasinitiated in the Fall of 2009. This six

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Lukas Kverne, Florida International University; Federico Monteverdi, Florida International University; Agoritsa Polyzou, Florida International University; Christine Lisetti, Florida International University; Janki Bhimani, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

-lab/Course-Job-Fit) to facilitate further research and extension into othereducational and job domains. While in this paper our focus is on technical jobs and computingcourse syllabi from the computing department of an R1 Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), thisapproach could be extensively applied to compare other job fields and course contents such as cat-alogs, syllabus, and lecture materials. Our findings are contextual to a single institution but providea framework for curriculum analysis that can be applied across diverse educational settings.In the remainder of this paper, Section 2 elaborates on the related work in the field and our con-tributions. Section 3 introduces the details of our data collection and pre-processing. Section

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanley J. Pisarski

Session 3547 The UPJ EET MicroMouse: This New Addition Impacts Learning In Embedded Microcontrollers Stanley J. Pisarski University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractThe University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ) offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Civil,Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Technology. Many of the courses offered in UPJ’sEngineering Technology Program rely on laboratory experiments to supplement the lectures. TheEmbedded Microcontroller course offered by the Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Nirangkush Das, Arizona State University; Brent Wallace, Arizona State University; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Tim S. Frank, Glendale Community College; John W. Griffith, Mesa Community College; Russell Cox, Mohave Community College; Eddie W. Ong, Phoenix College; Ernest Moulinet Villicana, Phoenix College Engineering; Celia . Jenkins, Cochise College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

degree (targeting/pursued by about 10% of our scholars). Our instruments (exploiting anactive/project-based learning constructivist pedagogical approach) include – in addition to seminars,videos, and a website – outlines and sample student materials for each of the following: (1) interest paperto help students choose a technical area for a career-steering/shaping projects (required of all scholars), (2)a career fair plea/pitch accompanied by a resume, cover letter and career coaching to help themchoose/target relevant companies, (3) a comprehensive career plan to look 10 years past graduation, (4) astatement of purpose to prepare for graduate school, fellowships, starting a company and more advancedpursuits, (5) effective research-based learning

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

learning domains, and demonstrates howimportant it is to consider not only what is being taught, but how that material is broughtacross to achieve the desired outcome.Creating the Seamless Experience Page 11.365.8 Entrepreneurship education is a new and innovative offering at colleges anduniversities, and does not, typically, fit neatly into the traditional programs anddepartment structures on a campus. The need for significant experiential learning, thecross-disciplinary nature of the topic, and the need for input from many differentdisciplines nearly simultaneously tax traditional delivery methods. On the other hand,most if not all of the skills

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Tech ; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Paper ID #37075Influences on Displaced Engineering Student Professional IdentityDevelopment: A Scoping Literature Review Across Forced Migration Con-textsMargaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Tech Margaret (Maggie) Webb is a master’s and Ph.D. student in sustainable land development (civil engi- neering) and engineering education, respectively, at Virginia Tech. She graduated with her mechanical engineering degree from Rice University and worked for ExxonMobil as a subsea engineer and as a high school STEM teacher in a Houston charter school before starting grad school. Her research interests in- clude supporting the needs of

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

effectivenessindicate the value of this laboratory experience as a learning tool.I. IntroductionThe programmable logic controller (PLC) is a fundamental part of modern industrial automationsystems such assembly lines, robots, and machine tools. These devices implement sequentialcontrol schemes using a variety of programming methods. Ladder logic uses symbolicinstructions similar to schematic symbols to program control applications. Developing students’sequential control design abilities and honing PLC programming skills requires a wide variety ofexercises with increasing complexity using a number of subsystems. Industrial sequentialcontrol systems involve large, expensive, mechanical systems that include hydraulic, thermal,pneumatic, fluid, and electrical

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.A

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiangqun Zhang, Syracuse University; Ziyang Jiao, Syracuse University; Farzana Rahman, Syracuse University; Bryan Kim, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

course.We add six hours of lectures on storage-related topics, including hard disk drives (HDD) and solidstate drives (SSD). The first half focuses on the physical architecture of those storage devices,while the second half focuses on the SSD firmware components. To evaluate students’understanding of the new material, We designed a new programming assignment on apedagogical SSD simulator we developed. The assignment enables students to learn how SSDswork by implementing the main component, flash translation layer (FTL), of the SSD firmware,which allows them to understand how SSDs handle host I/O requests internally. We also design anew written assignment, StorageWrit, for students to learn the latency calculation of storagedevices. Together, these

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard Devon; Kathryn Jablokow

is produced and used, by extrapolating fromexisting trends. An analysis of the current constraints on the product and its development areincluded.Quantification and Specifications of NeedsFinally, with all of these perspectives, materials, and information gathered, students develop amission statement for their design effort, as well as quantifiable target product specifications.This output serves as the input for Solution Development, which follows the Early DesignReview (see Figure 2). Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2020, Villanova UniversityWe follow Ulrich and Eppinger for this stage of the design process. They state that fortechnology intensive products, the specifications should be established at least twice

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Rainer Fink, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

improvement. Page 12.27.2Some universities emphasize teaching of system engineering, quality control, and programmanagement and offer individual courses on these subjects or teach the material in thecapstone project itself7,8.We believe that it is highly beneficial for the students to get an earlier exposure to the realworld product development process so that they are better prepared for their capstone project.They will learn how to manage their project better using these smaller course projects aspractice opportunities. Finally, we believe that it is a more efficient way of learning when theskills and tools for product development are practiced as a

Conference Session

DSAI Technical Session 3: Integrating Data Science in Curriculum Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University; Ahmed S. Elshall, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

], predicting waste generation trends through statistical modeling [11], anddesigning recycling processes based on material flow analysis supported by machine learning[12].Python has become a cornerstone in data science applications for water resources andenvironmental engineering due to its extensive libraries, flexibility, ease of use, and multipledomain specific libraries that address water resources and environmental issues. First, keyPython applications include climate analysis. Libraries like NumPy, SciPy, Pandas and Xarrayare utilized for analysis of climate data, while Matplotlib, Seaborn and CartoPy enable effectivevisualization [13]. Packages like Xarray and CartoPy are particularly important for the analysisand vitalization labeled

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Erik Fisher, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

undergraduate STEM education there is currently a gap, especially for students engaged inwork-based experiential learning projects, a high impact practice that improves retention ofunderrepresented minorities and their preparation to enter the workforce: Students do not applysocial and technical learning together in the context of making decisions related to thetechnologies used in projects and how those decisions impact human and social dimensions.This is an important gap–both in pedagogical approaches and scholarly literature–becauseenacting decisions moves beyond demonstrating awareness of normative social dimensions toenacting deliberate adjustments to material practices, behaviors, relationships with others, and/orlong-term strategies that

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

passionate about this project, but I don’t understand where you are coming from. I need you to explain to me why this is the right solution.” Keep asking questions until he hopefully sees the problems with his approach.2.4 Procedures:These two scenarios and the potential responses were among the materials participants receivedin advance of our interviews. Participants were asked in the interviews to identify the pros andcons of the different responses and supply us with what they found were the “right” answers toany of the scenarios. We also asked participants to reflect on whether or not there might havebeen a time when their responses would have been different. Finally, participants were asked ifthey had ever experienced similar

Conference Session

WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, UC San Diego & eGrove Education; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Christiane Amstutz, Revere Public Schools; Anne E Shea, Northeastern University; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education; Elizabeth Rose Cowan, eGrove Education

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

teaching approach emphasizes scaffolding multidisciplinary skills to boost student self-efficacy and foster meaningful learning outcomes. Dr. Van Den Einde’s research focuses on student engagement in large classrooms, developing adaptable design-build-test projects, and creating software to enhance spatial visualization skills, a key factor in improving STEM retention and success.Dr. Nathan Delson, eGrove Education Nathan Delson, Ph.D. is a Senior Teaching Professor at the University of California at San Diego. He received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and his interests include robotics, biomedical devices, product design, engineering education, and maker spaces. In 1999 he co-founded Coactive Drive

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Troy E. Kostek

availablesupervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) package as the client.Case Studv 1- The CIM Atmlication During the Fall 1994 semester, the instructor introduced a special laboratory assignment into a senior-level Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Technology (CIMT) course entitled “Manufacturing Networks.”The fundamental goal of this course is to teach how data communications and LANs are used to integrate -manufacturing operations at the shop floor level. The laboratory assignment, called the CIM application,was assigned at the end of the semester and was designed to pull together the material presented from dayone of the semester into one relatively complex project. The CIM application forced students to link togethermultiple shop floor