Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies Afforded Through Technology and Remote Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Tahzinul Islam, York University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

fatigue butprimarily because the study team felt safe assuming that most graduate students have access to acamera through their smartphone or a digital camera and therefore also have experience takingphotographs. In lieu of a formal training, participants will be provided information on the goalsof the study, data collection process, goals of photovoice research, and ethical considerations forpartaking in a photovoice study via the study informed consent form, a photovoice fact sheet,and virtual instructions.Theoretical Frameworks Used in the StudyThree theoretical frameworks are leveraged in this work. The first is Ecological Systems Theory(EST). This framework helps to situates individuals within the context of their localenvironment(s), global

Conference Session

Integrating Experiential Learning into the Curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fu Zhongli, National University of Defense Technology; Zihan Lin, National University of Defense Technology; Tianqi Zhang, National University of Defense and Technology; Zhao Zhao, National University of Defense Technology; Tong Wu, National University of Defense Technology; Huang Zhang, National University of Defense Technology; Zhang Jianing, Changsha SunVote Limited, China; Changfang Zhang, National University of Defense Technology; Yan Xu, Changsha SunVote Limited

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

education over the past several years.Active learning methods have proven to be an effective way to increase engineering self-efficacy (Carini RM,2006), academic performance(Freeman,2014), feelings of responsibility to complete futuretasks(Daniel,2016), and recently retention in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)(Elgin,2016).Even authors in the cognitive science discipline suggest that classrooms with an active learning approachcan increase student motivation, knowledge retention, and content transferability (Michael, 2006; Norman andSchmidt, 1992; Vosniadou, Loannides, Dimitrakopoulous, & Papademetriou, 2001). The core elements of activelearning are student‟s activity and engagement in the learning

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Amy E Thompson, University of New Haven; Terance Joshua Thomas, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

rated “Very Important.”High School Career Interest Assessments (59%), High School Guidance Counselor (56%),Friends (51%), High School Teachers (49%), and Flexibility of Work Schedule (45%) rated the Page 23.587.14highest in the Not Important Category. Using the variance measure, there was very littleagreement on importance levels in the following five influence categories: Opportunity toParticipate in Student Organizations (0.12%), Flexibility of Work Schedule (0.18%), Probabilityof Graduating with Honors in Major (0.46%), Family Member(s) (0.52%), and High SchoolTeacher(s) (0.55%).Analytical Results: Underrepresented

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Devasia, University of Washington; Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Jae-Hyun Chung, University of Washington; Jiangyu Li, University of Washington; Amy Shen, University of Washington; Nathan Sniadecki, University of Washington; Junlan Wang, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

these courses are core required ME courses (at the UW) that are Page 22.1112.3offered in typical ME curriculum at other universities. This integration into existing core MEcurriculum will facilitate the potential adoption of the proposed nanodevice modules at otheruniversities, and thereby, benefit the ongoing efforts to develop nanotechnology curriculum forundergraduate education. Course and Specific Nanodevice(s) Outcomes (Analysis/Fabrication/Design) Lead Faculty in Proposed Modules and Novel Concepts Course: ME 333

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Hailey; James Fridley; Jens Jorgensen; Ann Mescher

sequence. From this site, they were easily able toaccess the Course WebBoard®, Sample Project WebBoard®, and their own ProjectWebBoard®s. Additionally, this Web Site became the home for archived Course and Project1We used the web discussion board developed by WebBoard, Duke Engineering and O’Riellly Assoc., Inc., 1995, Page 6.1076.7Email: Software@oreilly.com2 http://swhite.me.washington.edu/~dig/me495/“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education”WebBoard®s, as well as archived RFP's. Both students and instructional staff were

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

subjectmatter of the course, and reciprocity with the community partner. The approach of S-L, with itsroots in experiential learning, is consistent with the theories and empirical research of a numberof leading educators and developmental psychologists, as documented by Jacoby (Jacoby, 1996).The approach is also consistent with the relatively recent change in paradigm in education from afocus on teaching to a focus on learning (Bradenberger, 1998).More recently, Astin’s group reported that its 2007-2008 survey of over 12,000 full time facultymembers at 379 institutions that the percentage of faculty who found it “very important” or“essential” to encourage commitment to community service rose 19 percent compared to 2004-05 (55.5 % vs. 36.4 %), the

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 19

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hudson James Harris, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Scanlon, University of Connecticut; Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi, P.E., University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut; Rachael Gabriel, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

“effectivelydisrupt the systematic categorization of alternative neurological and cognitiveembodiment(s)”and “offers an emancipatory lens for representing and embodying neurologicaldifferences beyond traditional special education’s deficit-based discourses and practices.”C. INCLUDE ProjectThe INCLUDE project funded by the Revolutionizing Engineering Departments program of theNational Science Foundation has been established to transform department-wide practices andcreate an inclusive learning environment that empowers the diversity of learners present ininstitutions of higher education. This project aims to develop and refine a range of interventionstargeted towards multiple aspects of academic life, from recruitment to career development. TheINCLUDE team

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 10

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hwangbo Bae, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons, P.E., University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

Asian women in 2013, whereas approximately8% were Asian men [19]. Moreover, a recent report by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsindicated that the number of Asian women professionals were four times fewer than the numberof Asian men in the construction industry in 2022 [20]. Although the two industries are slightlydifferent, these statistics imply that Asian women's experiences cannot be understood simply asinheriting Asian’s privileges. Asian women face a number of challenges when completing their engineering programs.There are few female leaders in civil engineering [21] and even fewer Asian women leaders.Since there are so few Asian women leaders in civil engineering, it is difficult for prospectivecivil engineering students and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Instructional Practices

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yinqi (Anna) Zhang, Penn State University; Brian Belland, Penn State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Council for Research on Women, 11 Hanover Square,20th Floor, New York, NY 10005.[3] Hill, C., Corbett, C., & St Rose, A. (2010). Why so few? Women in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics. American Association of University Women. 1111 SixteenthStreet NW, Washington, DC 20036.[4] Fouad, N. A., Hackett, G., Smith, P. L., Kantamneni, N., Fitzpatrick, M., Haag, S., &Spencer, D. (2010). Barriers and supports for continuing in mathematics and science: Gender andeducational level differences. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77(3), 361-373.[5] Sullivan, A., & Bers, M. U. (2013). Gender differences in kindergarteners’ robotics andprogramming achievement. International journal of technology and design education, 23,691-702.[6

Conference Session

Instrument Design and Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Liang Wang, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University; 帅 王, the School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

conceptualresearch, Strobel et al. [30] analyzed 1058 engineering education literature related to authenticity througha systematic literature review and proposed a four dimensions concept framework based on Brab et al.’s 3research work [31], which includes context authenticity, task authenticity, impact authenticity, as well aspersonal and value authenticity.Authentic learning has a long history in engineering fields like apprenticeship [28], in which the learnerscould finish some real-world tasks and solve ill-defined problems. The features of work-place engineeringproblems, such as ill-structured, complex, conflicting goals, multiple solution methods, beyond engineeringsuccess standards or constraints

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ioan Feier; Nicholas J. Marco; Danielle Ozment

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

accountability for watching the videos.In addition to watching the videos and completing the notetaker, students would also write-up thetwo or three homework problems from the previous lesson that were due at the start of class. Theproblems were typically graded by students in class.In-class activitiesIn general, the in-class activities were similar for all three instructors. The class started with abrief quiz over the material covered in the videos. For Instructors 1 and 3, the quiz was oftenstarted individually, but after about 5 minutes, students were allowed to work with the peoplearound them. Instructor 2’s quiz was delivered using the polling software and the questions wereall multiple choice.Following the quiz the instructors presented a very

Conference Session

Computers in Education 4 - Online and Distributed Learning I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Geoffrey Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yucheng Jiang; Seth Poulsen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yueqi Jiang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

courses did find that the quality of their interactionswith students and the logistics of running the course were also dramatically improved. Forexample, the synchronous meeting time made it easier for instructors to remind students of rolesand provide tips and suggestions in real time for how specific teams could enact their roles. Basedon our experience as instructors and the evidence from the data analytics, it is reasonable to claimthat the combination of synchronous collaborative learning with structured roles is a best practiceto recommend to other instructors.References [1] S. Freeman, S. Eddy, M. McDonough, M. Smith, N. Okoroafor, H. Jordt, and M. Wenderoth, “Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Gunay; Janet Van Hell, Pennsylvania State University; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Rafal Jonczyk; Danielle Dickson

in manufacturing and service systems, stochastic processes, and engineering education. Her recent research interests focus on enhancing creativity in engineering classrooms.Danielle S. Dickson Danielle Dickson received her PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016 with a dissertation examining the memory system’s representation of numerical information, using behavioral and electro-physiological (EEG, brainwaves) measures. She extended this work into comparisons of children and adults’ arithmetic processing as a postdoctoral scholar at The University of Texas San Antonio. Her most recent research examines creative thinking processes as an area of postdoctoral research at The Pennsylvania

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Tech Session 2: Course-level strategies to positively impact student learning and experiences

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Eckhardt, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Minah Park, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Molly Carnes; Jennifer Sheridan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Markus Brauer, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Brent Goldfarb; Subrahmaniam Tangirala, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management Division (EMD)

identity aspiration were underlying processes driving theconditional effect. Following (Preacher and Hayes 2004)’s recommendations, we tested ourmodel using non-parametric percentile bootstrapping to create confidence intervals for eacheffect with the lavaan package (Rosseel 2012). As shown in Figure 1, the result revealed that entrepreneurial identity aspiration wasdriving the observed conditional effect of the video intervention on entrepreneurial intention.Consistent with the results from OLS regression, participants in the relatable role modelcondition have higher entrepreneurial identity aspirations than those in the unrelatable role modelcondition with a point estimate of 0.11 and the 95% confidence interval of (0.01, 0.21

Conference Session

Towards a Participatory Action, Retention of Black Students, and Exploring Black Engineering Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly-Ann Dixon Hamil, The University of the West Indies, Mona ; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Darryl Dickerson, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Whiteness and Maleness Visible,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 106, no. 4, pp. 531–533, 2017, doi: 10.1002/jee.20181.[2] A. L. Pawley, “Shift the default in ‘broadening participation’ in STEM equity research,” Int. J. Gend. Sci. Technol., vol. 11, no. 3, Art. no. 3, 2019.[3] S. Secules, “Putting Diversity in Perspective: A Critical Cultural Historical Context for Representation in Engineering,” presented at the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2017. Accessed: Mar. 01, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/putting-diversity-in-perspective-a-critical-cultural-historical-context- for-representation-in-engineering[4] S. Secules, “Making the Familiar Strange: An Ethnographic Scholarship of Integration

Conference Session

Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Devanshi Shah, University of Georgia; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Polytechnic University; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and qualitative data analysis. Student GPA and industry careerwould be another avenue to explore and encourage educators in providing enriching experience.7. REFERENCES[1] Yoder, B. B. L., and Ph, D., 2011, “‘Engineering by the Numbers,’” pp. 11–47. [2].[2] Ra, S., Shrestha, U., Khatiwada, S., Yoon, S. W., and Kwon, K., 2019, “The Rise of Technology and Impact on Skills,” Int. J. Train. Res., 17(sup1), pp. 26–40.[3] Yoder, B. B. L., and Ph, D., 2017, “E Ngineering by the N Umbers,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.[4] Desai, N., and Stefanek, G., 2017, “A Literature Review of the Different Approaches That Have Been Implemented to Increase Retention in Engineering Programs across the United

Conference Session

STEM Issues

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jennifer A. O'Neil, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

recruitment and retention ofstudents to the Engineering Technology (ET) programs within the College of EngineeringTechnology (CET) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). This project is funded by aNational Science Foundation Scholarships in Science Technology & Math (S-STEM; NSFAward No. 1930313) awarded in 2020. The SD-COMETS program is a comprehensive programaimed at increasing enrollment of economically disadvantaged, academically talented students inET academic programs at RIT, with targeted recruitment of underrepresented groups. The projectis designed to increase first and second year persistence, known to be the critical years for degreecompletion. Using a research based approach, factors in the engineering education

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hannah D. Budinoff, The University of Arizona; Vignesh Subbian, The University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

fourprimary literature databases: ERIC, Engineering Village, Scopus, and conference proceedings ofthe American Society for Engineering Education using the following keywords: “asset-based”and “engineering”. Search results were then augmented using Google Scholar and twosystematic reviews related to asset-based frameworks in STEM (FoK [7] and CCW [9]),respectively. Those articles that met any one of the following criteria were included in thisreview: 1. The study includes evidence of assets for one or more certain student population(s) or, 2. The study includes asset-based practices for teaching and learning engineering or engineering design in any educational setting or, 3. The study includes conceptual ideas or general suggestions

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; Michelle Garraway, Mississippi State University; Ali Karji

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

]. 5Although internships provide numerous benefits to the students, some students might gain less valuefrom their internships compare to others. Diambra et al.’s [33] study show that new information, newpeople, new environment, and new tasks may cause stress to the interns. Woo et al. [34] classified all theinterns’ tensions into three categories a) inexperienced interns versus experienced employees b)enjoyment of the current position but not finding the position appealing for a future permanent job c) toomuch guidance or observations during the internship. Karji et al. [11] study show that the most challengingparts of an internship for construction management students were a) communication with otheremployees b) language barrier for international

Conference Session

Virtual Instruction of Chemical Engineering Courses

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher James Panebianco, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; James C. Iatridis, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Jennifer Weiser, The Cooper Union

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

instruction to remotely teach engineering concepts to diverse,underserved communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.IntroductionBiomaterials are substances that can treat, augment or replace any tissue, organ or function of thebody [1]. At the inception of the modern biomaterials field in the 1940’s, this mostly includedbioinert medical devices and prostheses for cardiovascular and orthopaedic applications [2].Since this time, biomaterials have evolved with the field of tissue engineering, which aims todevelop functional substitutes for damaged tissues [3]. Today, scientists, engineers, andclinicians collaborate to develop a wide range of novel biomaterials that can diagnose and treatnumerous diseases in previously unimaginable ways [4

Conference Session

Computers in Education 8 - Video Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dule Shu, Carnegie Mellon University; Christopher Doss, RAND Corporation; Jared Mondschein, RAND Corporation; Denise Kopecky, Challenger Center; Valerie A. Fitton-Kane, Challenger Center; Lance Bush, Challenger Center; Conrad Tucker, Carnegie Mellon University

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Computers in Education

illustrations still improve students’ learning from text,” Educational psychology review, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 5–26, 2002.[11] W. R. Tan, C. S. Chan, H. E. Aguirre, and K. Tanaka, “ArtGAN: Artwork synthesis with conditional categorical GANs,” in 2017 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2017, pp. 3760–3764.[12] D. Shu et al., “3D Design Using Generative Adversarial Networks and Physics-based Validation,” 2019.[13] C. E. Lopez, J. Cunningham, O. Ashour, and C. S. Tucker, “Deep Reinforcement Learning for Procedural Content Generation of 3D Virtual Environments,” Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, pp. 1–33, 2020.[14] A. Jordan, “On discriminative vs. generative classifiers: A comparison

Conference Session

Diversity Research - Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Jacklin Stonewall, Iowa State University; Michael Dorneich, Iowa State University; Cassandra Dorius; Jane Rongerude PhD, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Diversity Research

cooperative learningreduction strategies. teams on student achievement and race relations: This review of the literature is the beginning of a larger Treatment by race interactions," Sociology of Education,project focused on creating fairer peer assessments by pp. 174-180, 1981.teaching students techniques to address their own biases. Withthis knowledge of where bias exists and the strategies used to [8] L. Springer, M. E. Stanne, & S. S. Donovan, “Effects of small-group learning on undergraduates in science,mitigate it, the research team will develop a comprehensive

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

1.5217 0.9261 2.1174 ENERGY CONVERSION Page 12.277.7 6 5 4 pretest 3 postest 2 1 0 n s m zles fri tion in es bu s no s e a ps rs

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joye Jepson, Antioch University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

13.641.8long run, making universities and engineering schools exciting, creative, adventurous, rigorous,demanding, and empowering milieus is more important than specifying curricular details”.[41, p.162]Bibliography1. Agosto, D. E. (2004). Using gender schema theory to examine gender equity in computing: A preliminary study. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 10(1), 37-37-53.2. American Society for Engineering Education. (1994). Engineering Education for a Changing World., 1994, from http://www.asee.org/resources/beyond/greenReport.cfm3. Bell, A. E., Spencer, S. J., Iserman, E., & Logel, Christine E. R. (2003). Stereotype threat and women's performance in engineering. Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

cos m/s, 0 s ≤ t ≤ 5π s. 5 (b) the distance STOP STOP between the two stop signs; and 20 (c) the acceleration at 15

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Ethan LaRochelle, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

19 20 10 0 s n lls c

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Howell; Ken Collier; Debra Larson; Jerry Hatfield

hanical E ngineer Chief Civ il/Environmental E ngineer Chief E lectrical Engineer Chief Com puter Science E ngineer Manager Manager Manager Manager Divis ion 1 Div ision 2 Divis ion 3 Div ision 4 J unior Interdis ciplinaryT eam Junior Interdisc iplinaryT eam J unior Interdis ciplinaryT eam Junior Inter disc iplinar y T eam S ophom ore Interdisciplinar y Team Sophom or e Interdisciplinar yTeam S ophom ore Interdisciplinary Team Sophom or e Interdisciplinar yTeam

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

in most texts ≠ A numerical approach with Microsoft Excel®74 ≠ Excel/VBA based simulation75Trouble SpotsTrouble spots for this course can include: ≠ Students not understanding the physical meaning of the Laplace variable “s”. This will likely remain a mystery. Instead, focus on how conservation laws in the Laplace domain can be arranged to yield key information about process behaviors through parameters like gains and time constants. ≠ Bringing in computing tools too early or too late. Students must understand the how and why before actively developing models with software like Simulink. The appropriate time to introduce them will depend on your curriculum, but probably should be after