Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Robert Stiegler, NSWC-DD

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to introduce teachers to the modules and the inquiry and design teaching processinstruction is provided by the College of William and Mary. DoD S&Es have recently beenadded to the program to work as mentors in the classroom beside the teachers in a fashion similarto the VDP. It is planned to disseminate the MWM in nine states during FY08-09, using Army,Air Force, and Navy laboratories as hubs for kit distribution and local partnerships.Assessing the Effectiveness of the Curricular-Change ProgramsDue to the significant investment in funds in the curricular-change programs, vigorous andcomprehensive assessment programs are essential in both determining their effectiveness and inidentifying and guiding needed improvements.VDPAssessments of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineeringcourses are not based on one curriculum but are composed of many disciplinary subjectswhich form, hopefully, a network of epistemic elements constructed to unify professionalknowledge. In reality, professional engineering courses can be often seen as a collection ofsubjects in search of a unifying objective.Grunert19 distinguishes curricula in terms of style of delivery rather than knowledge contexts.He identifies 5 principle curriculum planning models outlined in table 1. Content-led,Rational and Assessment-led models largely represent a linear view of knowledge. Though,in style, the PBL curriculum model, like the Rational and Assessment-led models, isoutwardly outcome driven, nevertheless like the Fuzzy model it can also construct the non

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene Koch, Purdue University; Orczyk Joseph, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

with multiple instructors along with partnering from industry and otheracademic departments. The belief of the department is that adding diversity it will also add newknowledge to the industry. The formal process has not yet been completed to approve courses inthis program, so the letter designations have been used in with the BCM 581 course and uniquecourse descriptions have been developed for each course. Currently, the program is an area ofspecialization within the CoT. However, the department is developing a proposal to create adepartment based construction management program within the university. As a part of therequirements, assessment data is being collected related to the learning outcomes of the program

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zulfa Zakaria, IIUM

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

a consequence, the testingmethodologies, skills, and knowledge of the tester are important qualities because their effectiveapplication will establish confidence among end users that the software is reliable.Despite the importance of such testing within the software industry, it receives little attention inthe undergraduate curriculum [3], with the coverage in Computer Science (CS) and SoftwareEngineering (SE) courses assessed as insufficient [4]. Technology is rapidly changing and thisimplies that instructors must instill in CS and SE students the testing skills, methodologies, andknowledge required to meet the challenges of this dynamic industry. Consequently, theinstitutions concerned should regularly review their courses and programs

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin-Hwan Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

(schematically indicatedin Figure 1).4 The specific aims of each course are as follows:20-EECE-952. Effective Classroom Teaching, offered in the Winter Quarter, providesinformation on fundamental effective teaching techniques, including Kolb learning styles, andhow to organize a course, how to prepare a syllabus and assessment, to deliver course material,grade, deal with student concerns and problems, motivate students, encourage active learning,and continue to improve as a teacher.5,6 In addition, cultural differences and diversity arediscussed in the context of science and engineering classes. Winter Quarter Spring Quarter Fall Quarter 20-EECE-953

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University; Sharon Bird, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

her own?” in our aggressive field. The unintendeddisadvantages that these kinds of assessments of women candidates create include theexpectation that a woman not be too assertive, on the one hand (lest she be labeled “pushy” or“bossy”), and that she not be modest (i.e., “timid”), on the other. This creates a very small “box”for women candidates to fit into.17Another stereotype that was voiced frequently is that of a woman being more often thought of asa helper or a contributor rather than a leader. In effect, a woman’s contribution to a group effortwas often questioned, “was she just a joiner or did she have original, creative ideas?” Could shesucceed on her own? This is not to say that the same question wasn’t asked of a few men as wellbut

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

example:extracting energy from traditional waste products; supplying and treating water associated withenergy production; and conducting life cycle assessments to determine the overall best sources ofenergy considering the breadth of environmental impacts. Therefore, it is important to recruitand retain students interested in energy topics in environmental engineering (EVEN). At theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, other majors including chemical and electrical engineeringare strongly recruiting students interested in energy. Our EVEN program approved aspecialization option in energy in 2007/2008, and began advertising this on our website and inour recruiting brochure. In recent years the percentage of students in a first-year EVEN coursewho are primarily

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers; James O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

activities. 3. Develop a stand-alone set of experience guidelines to be followed by a civil engineer intern during his or her pre-licensure career. These guidelines should include not only the substantive elements of the experiential outcomes, but also provisions for reporting, mentorship, self assessment, and self-validation of the experience elements. 4. Prepare a draft report by July 2010 to allow for completion of the final report by September 2010 with a presentation to the ASCE Board of Direction in October 2010.These experiential guidelines should complement and supplement the outcomes fulfilled throughthe formal educational process through “B + M/30” (baccalaureate plus the master’s orapproximately 30 credits of

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University; Ramesh Chawla, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

can be used to define the control structure, tune thecontroller parameters and reference signals online, while the experiments are in progress withouthaving to rebuild and download a new Simulink model to the DS1104 board; and 3) ease ofoperation especially by means of a simple graphical user interface. The laboratory environmentwas used in teaching an introductory laboratory control course. The objective is to promotecontrol-systems education with laboratory experimentation. Course assessment showed a highlevel of students' satisfaction with the course content and its structure. The students stated thatthe process helped them to apply modern design tools to a real time system.INTRODUCTIONThe study of control systems has been cited as a

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Carlisle, Sinclair Community College; Charles Winarchick, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

11.1370.5 The practical lessons learned from the lab amplify the concepts taught in the classroomand by using the same product, more effective assessment of the results can be made, notonly by the instructor, but also by the students themselves. Previous class results can beshown and critiqued. Mistakes can been seen and learned from. This is where ActionLearning takes place.IET 130 Lean ManufacturingIn this course the concept of Lean Manufacturing is explored in detail. Such topics asLead Time Reduction, Waste Identification and Elimination, Value Stream Mapping,Containerization, Standardized Work and Takt Time, Set-up reduction, One Piece Flow,Work Cell Design and Kanban (or Pull Systems) are covered in concept and practice. The lecture covers

Conference Session

New Horizons in Academic Integrity

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

’ consideration of ethical behavior in their academic pursuits.• Change the way we value homework and structure testing/assessments procedures, since it is clear that students will work together, regardless of what the professor’s standard happens to be. o Consider emphasizing both the value of teamwork in the learning process but also highlight the ultimate importance of individual effort and knowledge in determining student grades. o Refine testing/assessment procedures that reduce or eliminate tendencies or opportunities for teaching in the classroom.• In addition to teaching about the codes of conduct, teach a virtue ethics approach that reinforces to the students why they should make the

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ross Gordon, Rice University; Alex Gordon, Rice University; Philip Bedient, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

several towns withproblems that Rice-EWB might be able to help solve. The team sets up meetings with thecommunities of interest, and then a team of 3 to 5 students travels to the country to interview Page 11.1099.3each community and assess the problem to decide whether or not the project is appropriate forRice-EWB. The team then chooses a project that it will work on for the next two to three years. After completing an Engineers Without Borders – USA project application, the nextphase is the survey trip, where a team of five to seven students travels to their community togather all the information needed to design the project at Rice

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mindy Breen, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and promotiongroup. They are not working for the instructor as much as they are working to meet the needs ofthe other student group. As the two groups work on a common goal they learn things about eachother’s abilities and challenges that furthers the educational discovery process.ConclusionsA recent report, Student Learning Outcome Initiatives, a collaborative effort among 27 four-yearpublic and private colleges and universities, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, provided adescription of four characteristics of student-centered learning. The four items are: achievingclarity about learning outcomes; coordinating teaching and assessment to promote studentlearning; aligning structures and resources to serve student learning; and working

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

a combination of events that place the laboratory experience atan evolutionary crossroads. Specifically, the development of ever more complex numericalalgorithms and computer hardware, and the movement to outcome based assessment with theEC2000 criteria. The EC2000 criteria replaced the more prescriptive conventional requirementswith the ability to define your own objectives and methods to achieve them, including in thelaboratory.Computers have been an integral part of engineering since their inception. As they have becomemore powerful, smaller, cheaper, and easier to use their use within the engineering professionand curriculum has grown. As the power of the computer grew the use of numerical techniquesto solve or analyze problems was

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Lee Poe, Middle Tennessee State University; Olivia Dees, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

International

of environmental security as an important factor in U.S. foreign policy and U.S. defense planning in particular, and there were clear signs in the first Bush administration that environmental security was an important U.S. concern.”11 Page 11.820.6Environmental issues were first incorporated into U.S. national security policy by PresidentGeorge Bush. The planet’s sustainability and environmental security was among U.S. securityobjectives in 1991. In 1998, President Clinton assessed U.S.-China environmental relations bysuggesting that the greatest threat to American security by China was environmental, notmilitary. In 2001

Conference Session

Visualization

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chunxia Pan, Iowa State University; Shana Smith, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

thetrue object. The right-eye and left-eye images of the object are presented, alternatively, at a 120Hz frame flipping frequency. Through LCD shutter glasses or a synchronized head mounteddisplay, each of the user’s eyes sees only one image, at a 60 Hz repetition rate. Thus, the userperceives a single stereo image of the object.In a related prior study, Volbracht, Shahrbabaki, Domik, and Fels (1996) assessed the strengthsand weakness of three display methods: perspective views (not stereo), anaglyphic stereo, andpolarized stereo using shutter glasses. The effectiveness of different display methods werecompared by measuring accuracy and time used during performance of tasks by their studysubjects. Their subjects, 81 student participants, were

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Charles Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

– Schematic of RUBE Range of System Parameters and Effect on ResponseImplementation of MaterialsThe materials described above are being implemented in several programs in the Fall 2005 andSpring 2006 semesters. - Mechanical Engineering curriculum at University of Massachusetts Lowell - Mechanical Engineering curriculum at Michigan Technological University - Chemical Engineering curriculum at University of Massachusetts LowellThe description below identifies areas where the material is being implemented. However,specific material regarding assessment of the material is not available as of this writing; this willbe available in future writings on this work.Mechanical Engineering - University of Massachusetts LowellDuring the Fall

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Tull, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

to satellite radio and cable/satellite television.PROJECT OBJECTIVE: How should the FCC regulate Satellite radio for indecency? Eachgroup is to provide an objective public policy analysis of the issue. The public policy analysismust address the following:i) the main problem, its cause, its effects a. need to use evaluation criteria to assess the current situation b. need to consider the various stakeholders and those affected c. need to consider not just indecency but also other relevant factors related to the broadcast industryj) the possible solutions (alternatives) to the problem and their pros and cons; at a minimum: a. no regulation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Huvard, New Mexico State University; Hengameh Bayat, New Mexico State University; Sandra M. Way, New Mexico State University; Catherine Brewer, New Mexico State University; Addison Miller; Antonio Garcia, New Mexico State University

these students are more or less likely to voluntarily participate in thisprogram since it is outside their standard engineering coursework. Thus, the first strand ofresearch related to the e3 Initiative is to describe specific student demographic traits that maypredict voluntary participation in the e3 Initiative to assess the extent to which the actualparticipants of the program align with the targeted student population. The second strand ofresearch is related to identifying if participating in the e3 Initiative increases students’self-directed learning, engineering self-efficacy, and engineering identity, which aresocial-psychological traits that have been previously shown to be important indicators ofengineering students’ persistence and

Conference Session

Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Yixian Zhou

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Proactive Behaviors,” in 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2018.[20] D. Williams, “On and Off the ’Net: Scales for Social Capital in an Online Era,” J. Comput. Commun., vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 593–628, 2006.[21] M. M. Nauta, “Assessing college students’ Satisfaction with their academic majors,” J. Career Assess., 2007.[22] A. Godwin, “The development of a measure of engineering identity,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc., vol. 2016-June, 2016.[23] A. K. Jain, M. N. Murty, and P. J. Flynn, “Data clustering: A review,” ACM Comput. Surv., vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 264–323, 1999.[24] D. B. Knight, “Reversing the Logic: An Outcomes-Based Student Typology for Determining ‘What Works’ in Promoting an Array

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

certificate program in Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship. The SystemsEngineering Entrepreneurship course which has received excellent reviews from students, isbeing taught for a second successive semester at Florida Tech. This course is uniquely designedto leverage proven Systems Engineering principles, tools and practices that parallelentrepreneurship concepts and steps for high tech entrepreneurial success such as RequirementsEngineering, Competitive Analysis, Systems Modeling and Simulation, Product DevelopmentProcess Engineering, Project Engineering, Decision and Risk Analysis, Systems Integration,Performance Assessment, System Launch Considerations, System Life-Cycle Costing, QualityEngineering, etc.As part of the course and program

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Strategies7 to complete a courseseries and proposed certificate program in Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship. The SystemsEngineering Entrepreneurship course which has received excellent reviews from students, isbeing taught for a second successive semester at Florida Tech. This course is uniquely designedto leverage proven Systems Engineering principles, tools and practices that parallelentrepreneurship concepts and steps for high tech entrepreneurial success such as RequirementsEngineering, Competitive Analysis, Systems Modeling and Simulation, Product DevelopmentProcess Engineering, Project Engineering, Decision and Risk Analysis, Systems Integration,Performance Assessment, System Launch Considerations, System Life-Cycle Costing

Conference Session

COED: EE Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Southern University; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and ap- plied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, numerical modeling, elec- tromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published ten book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Wang, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-ended design project. The impact of this addition will beevaluated through pre and post student surveys on their awareness of the entrepreneurial mindsetconcepts.The rest of the paper is organized as follows. First, the existing work on fostering entrepreneurialmindset in the freshman engineering curriculum is reviewed in the background section. Designand implementation of incorporating KEEN’s 3Cs framework in the Introduction to Engineeringcourse is described next, followed by the assessment and results. Lessons learned andrecommendation for future improvement is presented next, followed by conclusion.BackgroundExisting work on incorporating entrepreneurial mindset materials into the freshman engineeringcurriculum have taken different

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

sample sizes were small andthe traditional class was about twice the size of the studio class, these data are not conclusive). Average Final Exam Grades Percentage 81.25 78.73 STUDIO TRADITIONAL Figure 4: Average Final Exam GradesDiscussionThe assessment data suggest that the studio style course helped to alleviate the problemsassociated with a traditional separate lecture and lab course. The students in the studio styleclass were clearly able to see the connection between what they were doing in lecture with

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1: Programs, Pedagogies, and Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlee Millett, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Sandra Wilson Kuntz, Montana State University; Durward K. Sobek, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

changing and increasingly complexhealthcare environment will require new approaches by inter-professional teams workingtogether to solve multi-faceted system and population-based problems that reach beyond thescope of a single discipline (Institute of Medicine, 2005). Engineers skilled in processimprovement initiatives are invaluable members of the healthcare team. Together with point-of-care partners, this type of team is well positioned to assess the need for change, design andimplement improvements, and then evaluate their effectiveness.In 2005 the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Institute of Medicine launched astudy intended “to bridge the knowledge/awareness divide separating health care professionalsfrom their potential

Conference Session

Teaching Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Voccio, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali Reza Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

-Design of Machine Elements. MECH2500-Mechanics of Materials focuses onhow to calculate the stress induced by simple individual force, such as axial loading, bendingmoment, torsion and lateral shear force. At the end of the course, there is a short chapter aboutthe state of stress caused by the combined loading [1]. At the beginning of MECH3000-Design ofMachine Elements, the general state of stress caused by the combined loadings must be reviewedin detail, because a prerequisite for using the failure theory is to determine the state of stress ofthe point [2]. Thru our assessment process, we found that there was a common issue that studentshad some difficulty in effectively calculating the general state of stress of components withmultiple

Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Liz A. Kuley, University of Saskatchewan; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #19611Through ’Collaborative Autoethnography’: Researchers Explore Their Roleas Participants in Characterizing the Identities of Engineering EducationGraduate Students in CanadaMs. Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba Jillian Seniuk Cicek is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and a research assistant and sessional instructor for the Centre for Engineering Professional Practice and Engineering Education in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada. Her areas of investigation include exploring innovative ways to teach and assess the

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Euisuk Sung, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Todd Kelley, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineeringdesign process model which consists of the five stages shown in Figure 1.Figure 1: SLED Design Process Model (from 2015 SLED Summer Professional DevelopmentInstitute Lecture Presentation, https://stemedhub.org)The SLED lessons were delivered to partnership teachers with the design process model during aprofessional development institute. The participant teachers not only implemented the SLEDlessons, but also used the SLED design process model. Once the participant teachers finished alesson, the researchers collected think-aloud protocol with a triad of students to assess their useof problem-solving strategies using a similar design problem.The researchers collected 10 triad think-aloud protocols from the three different school sites. Thestudy

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT-Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

&S IT-Consulting Christian Steinmann has an engineer degree in mathematics from the Technical University Graz, where he focused on software quality and software development process assessment and improvement. He is man- ager of HM&S IT-Consulting and provides services for SPiCE/ISO 15504 and CMMI for development as a SEI-certified instructor. He performed more than 100 process assessments in software development de- partments for different companies in the finance, insurance, research, automotive, and automation sector. Currently, his main occupation is a consulting project for process improvement for safety related embed- ded software development for an automobile manufacturer. On Fridays, he is teaching