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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wei Lin; G. Padmanabhan

A Middle School Program to Attract Native American Students to STEM Higher Education Wei Lin1, Luther Olson2, G. Padmanabhan1, and Carol Davis2 1 North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA 2 Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, North Dakota, USA ABSTRACTA 3-year collaborative project between the Turtle Mountain Community College, NorthDakota and the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, North Dakota StateUniversity, “A Reservation Collaboration Initiative for Pre-college Excellence inScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (RECIPE)” funded by NASAcompleted two years and is in

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IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Solt; Ashbjorn Osland; Anuradha Basu

profile: African American 4%, American Indian/Alaskan 0.5%, Asian 31.7%, Filipino 7%, Mexican American 9.5%, Other Hispanic 3.6%, Pacific Islander 0.6%, White 26.3%, and not stated 16.8%.1 • 92% of the 5,774 College of Business students were undergraduates.1 “ SJSU is ranked 10th nationally in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to minority students in 2002-03,according to a "Top 100" list of colleges and universities compiled by Black Issues in Higher Education (June 3, Page 10.705.22004) and based on data from the U.S. Department of Education. In addition, SJSJ ranked 7th nationally in

Conference Session

Pedagogy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Musa Jouaneh

project. To determine if the learning styles have anycorrelation to the performance of the team, a correlation analysis was performed on combinationof many variables some of which are exam grade, project grade, and composite learning scorefor the team. The results show that the competence level of the team as measured by the examgrade has the most influence on the team performance, while the learning style makeup of theteam has a less pronounced effect.Introduction Methods of forming student teams in project-oriented courses are an area of activeresearch and a topic that generates a lot of discussions among faculty members. Many facultymembers at different institutions [1, 2] have reported that team functionality improves if teammembers

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Jackson; Jesse Petway; Doreen Lawrence; Patrick Dessert; Barbara Oakley

students on themathematics section of mandated state tests (Michigan Educational AssessmentProgram—MEAP) and nationally normed tests is below that of students in surrounding,wealthy school districts such as Rochester and Avondale.1 To assist Pontiac in improvingtheir students’ mathematics skills, Oakland University teamed with Kumon, NorthAmerica, Inc. (KNA) to provide a supplemental mathematics program for approximatelytwenty minutes per day to each student in selected elementary schools. A “bottom up” Page 10.1117.1approach—improving mathematics first in the elementary school, rather than high school“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2005 Annual Conference

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Gary Bertoline; Dennis Depew

Session 2155 Revisiting the Urgency for Reform of Faculty Reward Systems to Advance Professional Graduate Education for Engineering Practice and Technology Leadership D. R. Depew, 1 G. R. Bertoline, 1 M. J. Dyrenfurth, 1 A. L. McHenry, 2 E. M. DeLoatch, 3 P. Y. Lee, 4 H. J. Palmer, 5 J. W. Bardo, 6 D. D. Dunlap, 6 S. J. Tricamo, 7 D. A. Keating, 8 T. G. Stanford 8 Purdue University 1/ Arizona State University East 2/ Morgan State University 3 California Polytechnic State University 4 / Rochester Institute of Technology 5 Western Carolina University 6/ New Jersey Institute

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Bertoline

Session 2155 A Look at Representative Templates for Professionally Oriented Faculty Reward Systems in Other Service ProfessionsG. R. Bertoline, 1 D. R. Depew, 1 M. J. Dyrenfurth, 1 A. L. McHenry, 2 E. M. DeLoatch, 3 P. Y. Lee, 4 D. D. Dunlap, 5 S. J. Tricamo, 6 D. A. Keating, 7 T. G. Stanford 7 Purdue University 1/ Arizona State University East 2/ Morgan State University 3 California Polytechnic State University 4 / Western Carolina University 5 New Jersey Institute of Technology 6/ University of South Carolina 7

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Whelan; Sharon Jones

An Alternate Paradigm for Undergraduate Engineering: The Bachelor of Arts Kimberly A. Whelan, Sharon A. Jones Lafayette College Introduction The National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) are on record stating the problems associated with the prevailing paradigm for undergraduate engineering education in the USA.1, 2 Several of the problems stated refer to the need for a more liberally trained engineer who has mastery of the essential engineering principles, but realizes the social impact of technology and is well equipped with communication skills. Typical

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Manhire

commodification and commercializa-tion of higher education in America.I. IntroductionOver the past four decades, grade inflation has become a hallmark (pun intended) of Americanhigher education. A significant body of literature now exists which suggests that grade inflationis a serious social problem; part of what Callahan calls The Cheating Culture.1 Nearly everyoneinvolved with higher education is now complicit in grade inflation one way or another, includingprofessors, administrators, governing boards (of trustees, regents, etc.), students and their parentsand their eventual employers, politicos and the public they serve. The immorality of this complic-ity speaks for itself and does not bode well for America.Its causes have been attributed to events

Conference Session

Security

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hua Xu; Ronald Glotzbach; Nathan Hartman

, American Society for Engineering Educationdevelopers write secure code. It helps security professionals conduct security review in a timelybasis. It also enables system administrators to secure Web applications across the multiple layersof the application infrastructure. The ultimate goal of this strategy is to protect Web applicationsin a proactive, systematic, and holistic way.1. IntroductionIn general, security concerns confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data.Confidentiality refers to the ability to ensure that information is private to the authorized partiesand protected from unauthorized disclosure. Integrity reflects the accuracy of information andrequires technology and processes that prevent unauthorized parties

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Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Burton

for use indistance education and for marketing and retention is also considered. Finally the future directionof video production at RMIT is discussed, which the author passionately believes couldtransform university education, especially in first and second year.IntroductionRMIT’s Teaching and Learning Strategy sets directions for the development of teaching andlearning at RMIT and the Teaching and Learning Group works with schools on course renewaland on developing effective teaching and learning tools. As part of this process, the author wasapproached in 2002 to produce some material that would capture his particular teaching stylewhile also updating and documenting the content of Electronics 1, a first year course. TheTeaching and Learning

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Boyle

employed for the technique has been discussed in theseearlier papers. The present work extends the use of pseudographics to the kinematic analysis ofthe 3-D slider crank. The single driving crank angle solution for this mechanism is presented ina number of current textbooks, and the data from a typical problem8, as in Fig. 1, are used todemonstrate pseudographics. Fig. 1. The offset 3-D slider crank as utilized in the current work. The origin of the xyz axes is the lowest position of the slider B. Dimensions: OE = 250 mm, AB = 330 mm, AE= 80 mm. The driving

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Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Lavelle; Richard Keltie

GPA. Upon completion of these requirements, a student“matriculates” into one of the 18 undergraduate degree programs in the college. Therequirements for matriculation into an engineering program, and for graduation from anengineering program, are given below.6Matriculation Requirements: Includes a “course requirement” and a GPA “requirement.” Course Requirement: A student must complete the following courses with a minimum “passing grade” (C-); E 101: Introduction to COE and Problem Solving (1 credit hour) MA 141: Calculus I (4 credit hours) MA 241: Calculus II (4 credit hours) ENG 101: Academic Writing and Research (4 credit hours

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Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome McCoy; Leslie Keiser; Michael Kessler; William Potter; Peter LoPresti; Donna Farrior; Shirley Pomeranz

Enhancing Interdisciplinary Interactions in the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences: Year I Shirley Pomeranz, Peter LoPresti, Michael Kessler, William Potter, Jerry McCoy, Leslie Keiser, Donna Farrior The University of TulsaIntroductionA team of faculty members in the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences at The Universityof Tulsa (TU) has begun work on a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Project (Proposal # 0410653). This projectuses Interdisciplinary Lively Application Projects (ILAPs)1 as a vehicle for strengtheningconnections among the science, engineering, and mathematics

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Wick; Bradley Bishop

of the moststraightforward type. Students look at diagrams such as that shown in Figure 1 and determinethe fundamental nature of the response of the vehicle to appropriate stimuli. In Figure 1, thesimple differentially-driven vehicle responds to a single stimulus type in a straightforward Page 10.199.2manner. Each sensor is connected to one motor as shown. When the sensor reading increases,Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”so does the power to the motor in question (due to the + sign on the

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley Bishop

drivetrain) or multi-point turns with differential drive. Difficulties are encountered with skid steering in both structural integrity and dead reckoning. Figure 1: High-friction turn setupUneven Hill Climb: The second stage of the terrain challenge involves a traversal of a hill thatincludes snags and small irregularities. Locomotion Objective: Traction, power and stability (including heading control). Setup: 2’x4’ pegboard, inclined on a table edge, studded with ¼” bolts at various heights (depending on size of available wheels). Slope varies by material of both board and available tires. Typical solutions: Systems must have driven

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Fox

own, Page 10.190.1with a suitable laboratory component. As a result, two new courses were approved by the Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcollege faculty for the MET program: GET 430 Electrical Power, Controls, and Instrumentation;and, GET 431 Electrical Power, Controls, and Instrumentation Laboratory. Figure 1 shows thetopics that were proposed by the MET faculty for the new courses. electrical machines - 1 wk power electronics & motor

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wally Peters; Michelle Maher; Nadia Craig; Veronica Addison

Integrating Complex Systems Study into the Freshmen Mechanical Engineering Experience Nadia Craig*, Veronica Addison*, Michelle Maher**, Wally Peters* *Department of Mechanical Engineering/ ** Department of Educational Leadership and Policies University of South CarolinaIntroductionAccording to the president and a member of the National Academy of Engineers (NAE), WilliamWulf and George Fisher, “many of the students who make it to graduation enter the workforceill-equipped for the complex interactions, across many disciplines, of real-world engineeredsystems.”1 Unfortunately, the traditional engineering curriculum is a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

Session Teaching Electrical Engineering by using Computer Algebra Systems. by Radian G. Belu¹, and Alexandru-Catalin Belu² 1) College of Engineering 2) Department of Mathematics Wayne State University. Detroit, Michigan, USA.AbstractIn the past 40 years Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) has been used extensively in research andindustrial applications. This growing use of “computer algebra” or “symbolic computation

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vladimir Sheyman; Mulchand Rathod

Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcurriculum with community college partners (Henry Ford Community College and MacombCommunity College) and an ideal articulation plan was devised where up to half the degreecredits (freshman and sophomore years) would transfer. An example of possible transferprogram with Henry Ford Community College is shown in Table 1. (iv) Created upper divisioncourses and related laboratories for the EGT curriculum. (v) Program launch of the modelBSET-EGT degree was delayed pending funding from external sources.ENERGY TECHNOLOGY BS DEGREE CURRICULUM It was important to design the BSET-EGT curriculum to satisfy the accreditationrequirements of the Technology Accreditation Commission of the

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa Sappington; Emma Seiler

relevant to the personal interests ofthe student” [1]. Therefore, engineering outreach activities that are designed for girls will be moreeffective in attracting them to the field of engineering.Who decided that shoes were cool? Shoes are such an important part of our history that several American museums havehosted shoe exhibits. France, Germany, and Canada even have shoe museums. Earlycivilizations recognized the importance of protecting feet against jagged rocks, burning sand, andrugged terrain. Records of the Egyptians, the Chinese and even the Bible contain references toshoes. The first shoes were a simple piece of plaited grass or rawhide strapped to the feet.Among the relics of early Egyptians are some beautiful sandals made from

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Lakeou

digital-to-analog controller (DAC). The work emphasizes the judicious use of theinput/output (I/O) capabilities of an Intel-based personal computer (PC) for providing a veryflexible and useful ADC/DAC controller circuit. The controller, which functions as anelementary data acquisition board, is built on an off-the-shelf prototype breadboard, which isinstalled on an EISA[1] (Extended Industry Standard Architecture), 8MHz @ 8/16/32 bitsdata bus, 32 bit address, bus slot on the PC. The design allows for flexible use of the signals ofthe EISA bus for various design applications such as a simple digital proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control system and an ultrasonic ranger and RC Servo control circuit. Thevarious design applications can

Conference Session

Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Sternberg

are male,90% are traditional students, and 15% are minorities. Page 10.680.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”There are several reasons for doing these small scale, simple, and inexpensiveexperiments in the classroom rather than as part of a laboratory:Overcoming university limitations: 1) The chemical engineering curricula is full and there is no room to add another lab class without dropping some other course. 2) Funding is limited and equipping a new lab is expensive

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Kellogg

learningstyles12. This model categorizes people into four learning styles that relate to how they deal withideas and daily situations. While industry tends to desire a more balanced learning preferencecurve that is typically found in engineering freshmen (Figure 1.a.), the traditional engineeringcurriculum often tends to support students with a stronger preference for active experimentation(Figure 1.b.). As a result, students with a stronger preference for reflective observation tend tobe discouraged from continuing in an engineering curriculum. (a) For Engineering Freshmen (b) For Graduating Seniors Figure 1. Average Learning Preference Curves for Engineering Freshmen and

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilk Richard; Wicks Frank; Gregory Scott; Christopher Lewis; Frank Wicks

and heaters, electronic such ascomputers and television and mechanical loads that are served by motors. It wasdetermined that all end use equipment either works inherently or better on DC or can bewith comparable or decreased difficulty to operate on DC rather than AC power.1. Introduction As primary fuels are depleted there there will be increased incentive and need toinstall distributed generation. The most promising is solar produced electricity because itconsumes no fuel. The challenge with distributed generation such as solar is how to use itefficiently and cost effectively. The option of separation from the grid is fundamentallywasteful since supply can never continually match demand, and thus expensive andwasteful electric storage

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Freeman; Anita Persaud

, and students are involved in learning, there is greater studentachievement and retention within that college environment 1, 6, 8, 10, 2, 3.College students experience three major stages in their acclimation to college: separation,transition, and incorporation or integration 9. Academic and student support services need to befront-loaded because the research demonstrates a high attrition rate during the first year ofcollege. In order for students to be retained, they need to develop their skill competencies andconfidence in their ability to perform well academically. This can be done by: a) increasing thenumber of minority faculty members; b) establishing mentoring programs; c) assigning academicadvisers and support services counselors; d

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

T.G. Stanford; S.J. Tricamo; R.N. Olson; R.E. Morrison; P.Y. Lee; L.M. Coulson; K. Gonzalez-Landis; J.P. Tidwell; J. O'Brien; Isadore Davis; H.J. Palmer; Gary Bertoline; Eugene DeLoatch; Duane Dunlap; D.H. Quick; Albert McHenry; Jay Snellenberger; Michael Dyrenfurth; Dennis Depew; Donald Keating

Session 1455Framework for Integrating Project-Based Learning, Experience and Practice in Professional Graduate Education for Engineering Leaders in Industry Leading to the Professional Engineering Doctorate and Fellow Levels D. A. Keating, 1 T. G. Stanford, 1 D. D. Dunlap, 2 A. L. McHenry, 3 E. M. DeLoatch, 4 P. Y. Lee, 5 D. R. Depew, 6 G. R. Bertoline, 6 M. J. Dyrenfurth, 6 S. J. Tricamo, 7 H. J. Palmer 8 I.T. Davis, 9 R.E. Morrison, 10 J. P. Tidwell, 11 K. Gonzalez-Landis, 12 J. O’Brien 13 J. M. Snellenberger,14 D. H. Quick,14 R. N. Olson,14 L. M. Coulson14 University of South Carolina 1/ Western Carolina

Conference Session

Ethics Classes: Creative or Inefficient

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Magun-Jackson

classifying the various responses he wasable to create his stage definitions and a scoring system for his theory.10 Kohlberg created threelevels, each of which contains two stages. The levels provide clarity to the stages.Kohlberg’s Level 1, labeled “Preconventional,” is a level of moral thinking at which peoplebehave according to their own desires and needs. In Stage 1 (“Obedience and Punishment”) theindividual strives to avoid punishment by being obedient. In Stage 2 (“Individualism,Instrumentalism, and Exchange”) the individual promotes his/her self-interests by making deals.Level II, labeled “Conventional” is a level that reflects moral thinking generally found in one’ssociety, group, and family. Stage 3 (“Mutual Interpersonal Expectations

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Cook; Jim Lyons; Kenneth Gentili

subsequent teams. This assessment may also be used to determine a team score orgrade for each person on the team. It takes about a half-hour to assess each team.Administration of the assessment is most effective if it is done twice, once near mid-term and theother at the end-of-term. There are at least three effective strategies that can be employed. 1. Give the assessment when the team has completed all of its work within a unit or project. Administering the assessment at this time will provide immediate feedback to team members, provide closure to the process and can be used to determine grades. 2. If one of the objectives of the class is to learn how to develop highly functional teams, then the assessment of the first

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

J.W. Bardo; Gary Bertoline; Eugene DeLoatch; Duane Dunlap; Albert McHenry; T.G. Stanford; S.J. Tricamo; P.Y. Lee; H.J. Palmer; Michael Dyrenfurth; Dennis Depew; Donald Keating

Session 2155An Emerging Template for Professionally Oriented Faculty Reward Systemsthat Supports Professional Scholarship, Teaching, and Creative Engagement in Engineering Practice for the Development and Innovation of Technology D. A. Keating, 1 T. G. Stanford, 1 J. W. Bardo, 2 D. D. Dunlap, 2 D. R. Depew, 3 G. R. Bertoline, 3 M. J. Dyrenfurth, 3 A. L. McHenry, 4 P. Y. Lee, 5 E. M. DeLoatch, 6 S. J. Tricamo, 7 H. J. Palmer 8 University of South Carolina 1 / Western Carolina University 2 / Purdue University 3 Arizona State University East 4 / California Polytechnic State

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rockland

students to provide both a problem statement andalternative problem statements, depending on the nature of the problem. Students also wererequired to write down various other steps used in problem solving that will be detailed in thispaper. In addition, the author will review preliminary assessments on the effectiveness of thismethodology.IntroductionFor most technical professionals, problem solving is a primary job function.1 According toGoldsmith2, we must develop different skills -- the two most important being creativity andproblem solving.However, the concept of problem solving often is confused with the ability of students to solveproblems. Student's skills in problem solving can be measured by examining the processfollowed to solve a