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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider

Document: 2005-940Division: Computers in Education Integration of Educational Methodologies in the C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e C u r r i c u l u m b a s e d o n t h e B e o wu l f Curriculum Enrichment Integrated Lab (B-CEIL) Dr. Juan R. Iglesias, Dr. Mahmoud K. Quweider, and Dr. Fitra Khan jriglesias@utb.edu; mkquweider@utb.edu; khan@utb.edu CS/CIS Department, University of Texas, Brownsville Eighty Fort Brown Brownsville, TX 78521 U.S.A. 1-956-574-6616Abstract Over the past two years, the Computer Science faculty have been hard at workimplementing BCEIL (the Beowulf based Curriculum

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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B. Sridhara

Session 1150 Teaching Engineering Fundamentals with a Project-Based Learning Approach B. S. Sridhara Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstract Recruiting and retaining students in the Engineering Technology area has been a majorchallenge to many of us in the Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies (ETIS)Department at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). In the Fall of 2004 the authoroffered ET 1840 – Engineering Fundamentals and teaching this class was a lot of fun. Topicssuch as total quality, engineering design

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sukesh Aghara; Irvin Osborn-Lee

Development of a Nuclear Engineering Program at Prairie View A&M University, a Historically Black University (HBCU) S. Aghara,a* I. Osborne-Lee a and Mehran Visehb , Richard Wilkinsc a Department of Chemical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX/ b Department of Computer Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX c Department of Electrical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TXAbstract Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), one of the nation’s leading HistoricallyBlack Universities (HBCUs), in 2002

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Stephen B. Taylor; Darin W. Nutter; James A. Davis; Joseph J. Rencis

Freshman Retention Study in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas Stephen B. Taylor, Darin W. Nutter, James A. Davis, Joseph J. Rencis Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701abstract Retention of freshman students has become a focal point for many engineering collegesthroughout the country. With many literary sources written on the retention of students inengineering programs, there are many references that address why some students leave withoutcompleting a degree and why other students stay to ultimately complete a degree. It is

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Z. Carpenter; B. Carden; J. C. Diaz; G. R. Kane; JD Haack; E. Hangs

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ralph E. Flori; David B. Oglesby; Nancy Hubing

Observations on Teaching Relative Velocity in Engineering Dynamics Ralph E. Flori, David B. Oglesby, Nancy Hubing University of Missouri-RollaThis paper takes a fresh look at methods for teaching relative velocity in the sophomore levelengineering dynamics class. A historical perspective is given, and several leading dynamicstextbooks are compared in terms of approaches, diagrams drawn, mechanics principleselucidated, and examples used to teach relative velocity. The authors come from the perspectivethat so-called “scalar methods” are a useful approach for teaching planar kinematics and forproviding needed intuition for learning the cross-product approach in both planar and 3-Ddynamics

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Education Ideas in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Eduardo B. Fernandez; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

Using UML and security patterns to teach secure systems design Eduardo B. Fernandez, and María M. Larrondo Petrie Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, USAAbstract. Our introductory course on data and network security presents an overview of themain topics of security and has a conceptual and design emphasis. There is a graduate and anundergraduate version of this course. A security course should encompass all the systemarchitectural levels and provide a unifying conceptual approach or it becomes a collection oftechniques and mechanisms to solve disjoint problems. For several reasons, formal methods arenot appropriate for this purpose. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2005 Annual Conference

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Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

Measuring Voltage Balance Using a Switching Scheme Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic1, Brian Waltrip2, Andrew Koffman2 and George Piper1 1 United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, USA avramov@usna.edu 2 National Institute of Standards and Technology†, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USAIntroductionMost precise electrical impedance measurement procedures involve a voltage balance. A voltage balance isdefined as the condition in which the difference between two voltages is driven to zero by independentinjections. The uncertainty of the measured value directly depends on how close to zero the balance wasdriven in magnitude and

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; Teri Rhoads; Kurt Gramoll

course.Assessment will consist of formative and summative evaluations.7.1 Formative Evaluation.The two key formative questions are: (a) Is the project working as anticipated? and (b) Are anysignificant changes needed? The information to answer these questions will be gathered fromthe key constituents: undergraduate students, faculty, and the department chair. A combination ofquestionnaires and selected student and faculty interviews will be developed to identify whichparts of the project are working well and which need to be modified.7.2 Summative Evaluation.The overall goal of this project is to improve undergraduate engineering education by means of ajust-in-time, project-driven model. Summative evaluation information relative to this goal will

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Roy A. McCann

- Electric Field chines Based Energy Conversion Special Topics Switched Mode Matrix Converter Theory (a) (b) Figure 1: Existing energy conversion pedagogical structure (a) compared to the proposed structure (b).IV. Impact on student recruitment and retentionThere is continuing efforts to identify and improve the recruitment and retention of K-12 stu

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A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

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Matthew Dettman

Effective, Efficient, Direct Assessment of Programmatic Outcomes Matthew A. Dettman Western Kentucky UniversityWestern Kentucky University is in the late stages of completing it’s first ever EAC of ABETaccreditation process. The self study reports for civil, electrical, and mechanical engineeringwere submitted in July of 2004, the site visit took place in November of 2004, and the finalrecommendations of the evaluators will be presented to the ABET board in July of 2005. Whilea discussion of that visit is not allowed at this time, a mock visit was performed by a formerABET evaluator in the summer of 2004 who found all 3 programs to be in very good shape

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A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

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Norman Dennis

Session Who Should Teach the Civil Engineering “Body of Knowledge?” Norman Dennis, Debra Larson University of Arkansas, Fayetteville/Northern Arizona UniversityAbstract The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has raised the bar in definingprofessional status for civil engineers in its Policy Statement 465. In support of that statementASCE has developed a document that defines the “Body of Knowledge” that should beaddressed in civil engineering programs that lead to a professional degree. This paper describesthe current efforts by ASCE’s

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Bennion; Jay Kunze; Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar; Michael Lineberry

Eastern Idaho (Figure 1) located 32 miles Page 10.1332.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Educationwest of Idaho Falls, containing a number of nuclear facilities. In addition the INL includesheadquarters offices, engineering offices, and research laboratories located within the city limitsof Idaho Falls.BACKGROUND and HISTORY:The INL was initially established in 1949 as the National Reactor Testing Station. It was thelocation for the first two civilian nuclear reactors in the Atomic Energy Commission

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A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Christopher Turner; Lisa Marshall

Creating and Maintaining the Momentum: outreach, recruitment and retention strategies from Nuclear Engineering Lisa Marshall, Chris Turner Department of Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University/Simpson CommunicationsAbstractNuclear Engineering is one of the older engineering disciplines experiencing a rebirth. How thisrebirth gets articulated outside the discipline will determine, in part, its success. How has NCState’s program capitalized on the spotlight to further engage in public education and strategicgrowth of their undergraduate and graduate programs? What role have students, faculty, staff,alumni and key

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Marc Garland; Abdel Bayoumi; Travis Knight

The Nuclear Sun Shines Bright on South Carolina T. W. Knight, M. Garland, and A. Bayoumi Department of Mechanical Engineering University of South Carolina, Columbia, South CarolinaAbstractThe confluence of a number of in-state and out-of-state factors has motivated the establishmentof a new graduate nuclear engineering program at the University of South Carolina (USC) in theFall of 2003. One factor weighing greatly in favor of this effort is the large and thrivingcommercial nuclear industry in the State of South Carolina. The growing and expectedcontinued need for nuclear professionals makes the establishment of this program timely andpositioned to

Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim McLernon; David Hughes

paper is based on the view that good assessment promotes good learning, and the two shouldrun smoothly in parallel as a ‘two-lane learning highway’. This view is based on and illustratedby an examination of theory relating to; why, what and how assessment is conducted in UKHigher Education.However the practice of assessment and students learning in the UK is subject to manyobstructions which act as roadworks on this learning highway. This paper concludes with adiagrammatic representation of these obstructions, illustrating practical factors which should beconsidered in order to make optimal use of the theory.2.0 Assessment and learningAssessment is an integral and essential element in the higher education process. There is an onuson academics

Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

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Eric Steinberg; Ben Stuart

Supplementing FE Exam Results for Continuous Assessment Ben J. Stuart and Eric P. Steinberg Ohio University, Department of Civil Engineering, Athens, OH, 45701 Phone: (740)593-9455; Fax: (740)593-0625; email: stuart@ohio.eduConcurrent with the development of specific program outcomes for ABET review, it is necessaryto identify assessment vehicles for each stated outcome. One attractive assessment characteristicis the ability to compare student performance from a specified department at the home institutionto that of other students in the state and in the nation in a similar department. Ohio University’sCivil Engineering (OUCE) faculty identified the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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G. Maldonado; Christenson John; Eugene Rutz

A Double Pipeline of US Domestic Undergraduates for the University of Cincinnati Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Graduate Program G. Ivan Maldonado, John Christenson, Eugene Rutz Nuclear & Radiological Engineering Program, University of Cincinnati1. IntroductionAttracting a greater number of US domestic students into graduate programs and enhancing the ethnicdiversity of the graduate student pool are goals shared by virtually all engineering graduate programs.For a nuclear engineering program, in particular, achieving or striving toward these goals can gobeyond simply improving the visibility of a particular program. In fact, it can reshape and improve theattractiveness of the program to

Conference Session

A Century of College Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Russell

for the practice of civilengineering at the professional level in the 21st century.Recognizing the preceding and in keeping with the leadership role of civil engineers inthe infrastructure and environmental arena, the ASCE Board of Direction acted. InNovember 2001, this fundamental issue facing the civil engineering profession led to theadoption by the Board of ASCE Policy 465 which “supports the concept of the Master’sdegree or equivalent as a prerequisite for licensure and the practice of civil engineering atthe professional level.” The Board believed that education beyond the current bachelor’sdegree was needed to adequately prepare engineers for practice.The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) created the Task Committee onAcademic

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Ford

A Multi-Dimensional Nuclear Engineering Partnership John Ford, William Burchill, Marvin Adams and Ron Hart Texas A&M University Dan Suson, Paul Cox and Lionel Hewett Texas A&M University Kingsville Milton Bryant, Irvin Osborne-Lee, Sukesh Aghara and Richard Wilkins Prairie View A&M University Kenneth L. Peddicord Texas A&M University System In 2002, the Texas Partnership was awarded a grant as part of the DOE Office of NuclearEnergy, Science and Technology Nuclear Engineering University Partnership

Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

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Waddah Akili

Integrating Practical Experience in a Geotechnical/Foundation Engineering Class: The Role of the Adjunct Faculty Waddah Akili Professor of Civil Engineering (Retired) Principal, Geotechnical Engineering Ames, Iowa, 50014Abstract:This paper examines the status quo of adjunct faculty in engineering institutions and argues thatadjuncts do enrich an academic engineering program by bringing in their practical experienceand by introducing relevant applications and design venues to the classroom. Adjunct faculty doalso help in setting up linkages with the industrial sector, which often

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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W. Andrew Clark

cycle states:“Conduct faculty and student research, scholarship, and creative activities that: (a). Strengthenthe learning environment, (b). Enhance the region and (c). Advance human knowledge.”Through acceptance of this goal the university administration acknowledged the impact that atechnology-based business incubator could have on the extension of university research, thedevelopment of new technology intensive businesses as potential employers for our graduatesand in enhancing economic development of the region through the establishment of valuecreating sustainable industries.When establishing a regional university supported business incubator it is important to gainapproval of the concept by university stakeholders (faculty, deans, chairs

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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William Heenan; Hector Estrada

, 15 SCH total.HIST 1301 and HIST 1302. American HistoryPOLS 2301. The Government and Politics of the United StatesPOLS 2302. The Government and Politics of TexasSocial Science or Humanities Elective, 3 SCH.Communication: 3 SCH. BCOM 3304. Business CommunicationComputer Literacy: 3 SCH. AEEN 1310. Computer Based Graphics and Design IKinesiology: 3 SCH total. EDKN, Band, or ROTC b. Required Courses (of all students) 77Architectural Engineering Courses (34 SCH)AEEN 13XX. [AEEN 1310] Computer Based Graphics and Design (Already included in list a. above)AEEN 13XX. [AEEN 1320] Introduction to Architectural DesignAEEN 23XX. [AEEN 2325] Introduction to Development in ArchitectureAEEN 33XX

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Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ali Mohammadzadeh

room, during a lecture period, guided students inselecting an appropriate pressure ratio across the given compressor. Numerical valuesgiven below were not provided to the students, and are mentioned here for the sake offurther illustration of the points made.Figure 3 in Appendix B is a plot of the volumetric efficiency (Equation 1) of thereciprocating compressor vs. the compression pressure ratio of the compressor. It is seenthat as the compression ratio across the compressor increases, the volumetric efficiencyof the compressor decreases. This will result in a lower mass flow rate of refrigerant inthe cycle, which directly affects the cooling capacity of the cycle, which in turn willeffectively lower the coefficient of performance for the

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Stier

possess specified basic personal skills, technical skillsand business professional skills, b) compare the skills identified as important in this study withthe SME competency gaps listing, and c) use the results of this study as one criteria to revisecurriculum and update a laboratory in the IMS Sequence at ISU. The methodology for this project consisted of randomly selecting small and mid-sizedIllinois manufacturers from the 2004 Illinois Manufacturers Directory. The participants in thestudy completed a survey consisting of questions with regard to demographics, basic personalskills, technical skills, and business/professional skills. A 5 point likert scale was used. The results of this study are being used to help modify a

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sze-wai Chan; Ming-yin Chan

example, student A, B, C and D received a groupmark of 70%. The total marks given to the group were 280%. Members had to allocate this280% among group individuals. They might have an agreement of allocation or weightedfactor beforehand. They knew better than anyone what individuals contributed to the project.It was a form of peer-assessment. Internal conflict might create. It was similar to method I,but the sum of marks of the group could not exceed the amount awarded (280%).Method III: Group mark plus or minus contribution marks This method was also firstly introduced by Habeshaw [2] whereby the group memberspeer-assessed each other according to certain group working aspects. It is rated as ‘major’,‘average’ and ‘small’. These comments

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cuneyt Sert

theregression are shown in the Output window. Details like the sum and the mean of x and y values,sum of the squares of the residuals between the given and fitted y values (Sr), sum of the squaresof the residuals between the given y values and the mean (St), correlation coefficient (r), aswellas the the constants A and B appearing in the power equation are calculated. The specified datapoints and the fitted power equation can be seen in the Function Plot window. A quick visualcheck can be done for the quality of the fit. The performance of different model equations caneasily be compared by performing one fit after the other. In this sample run, the user isspecifically interested in the interpolated value at x=3.5 and the result for this can be seen

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Morgan; Beverly Davis

, WebCASPAR database system, http://caspar.nsf.gov. 3. Lancaster, L.C., & Stillman, D. (2002). When generations collide. New York: Harper Business. 4. A Nation at Work. (2003). New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. Ed. Schaffner, H.A., & VanHorn, C.E. 5. Understanding. (2001). Newport: TED Conferences. Ed. Wurman, R.S.. 6. Zemke, R, Raines, C., & Filipczak, B. Generations at work. New York: American Management Association; 2000. 7. Kennedy, M.M. (2004). Managing change: Understanding the demographics of the evolving engineering workforce: Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration; Keynote address. February, 4, 2004.Biographies

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rasha Morsi; Wael Ibrahim

(a) relates the number of engineeringdisciplines and the EE/CE/ECE majors offered online to the total number of investigateduniversities.Figure 1(b) relates the number of EE/CE/ECE Baccalaureate, Masters, and Doctoral degreesoffered online to the total number of EE/CE/ECE degrees offered online. Only one university,out of the23 universities found here to be offering online EE/CE/ECE disciplines, is offering aBaccalaureate degree. The majority, 19 universities (82.6%), are offering Masters Degrees online. 140 25 120 82.6 % 20 100

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Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Philip Dunn

were applied: a. demonstrate an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of their discipline, b. apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology, d. apply creativity in the design of systems, components, or processes appropriate to program objectives, e. function effectively on teams, f. identify, analyze, and solve technical problems, g. communicate effectively, i. understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilitiesThe course was structured with a combination of guest speakers and active hands-on exercises inwhich students could apply their knowledge of