Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Dan Allison; Colin Davidson; Martha Shawver; Shelly Belles; Chris Wilkinson

motivation for the Spirit GlobalDesign Challenge, its linkage to ABET outcomes, defines global learning andhow it integrates into the Engineer of 2020 program, and provides implementationand initial assessment plans. I. Introduction and MotivationIndustry has made clear the need to graduate engineers with more than justtechnical skills. A key component for today’s graduate is the ability to thrive in aglobally collaborative workplace. Engineers must work with global colleaguesboth in face-to-face and computer mediated environments. Efforts to assessvirtual team projects have been performed [1]. This paper describes the SpiritAeroSystems Global Design Challenge (SGDC) which is an effort to integratedesign and global communication. The effort

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shannon G. Davis; Bryan W. Hill; Carol S. Gattis; Bradley M. Dearing; Edgar C. Clausen

result of the learning activity; 2) the identification of assessment evidence, allowing teachers todevelop performance tasks to evaluate student results; and, 3) the creation of a learning plan thatincludes activities for students, enabling them to achieve the desired results.8, 9 The purpose ofthis paper is to summarize activities from the Year 2 Institute, as well as the follow-upimplementation activities that were performed by the teachers during the academic year. The useof this information in planning and development of the Year 3 Institute is also discussed.The Year 2 Summer InstituteGetting StartedThe first step in putting together the Year 2 Institute was to obtain commitments from middleschool teachers to attend the Institute.  Since

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

William E. Kelly

by faculty and administrators as adding value Page 1to their programs. Faculty members may also expect that good assessment will help themimprove their teaching effectiveness.ABET provides the criteria but it has been somewhat reluctant to define what constitutes goodpractice for assessment and improvement. It does, however, provide guidance through activitiessuch as workshops for faculty on engineering assessment practice.5 It also provides guidance onassessment planning through a section on the ABET web site maintained by Gloria Rogers.6There have been numerous sessions and papers at ASEE regional and national meetings dealingwith assessment. ASEE started early with its report on assessment

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bert Davy; Indranil Goswami; Jiang Li; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein; Charles Oluokun; Arcadio Sincero

accordance with ABET 2000 criteria, the student feedback was analyzed, the results of theformal analysis being the basis for a system of continuous improvement to the course delivery."Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education"IntroductionMultiple reports point to the decline in recruitment and retention of students studying science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as well as the increase in the rate ofprofessionals leaving STEM (NSB, 2003; NSB, 2004). The Task Force on American Innovationreports that the number of jobs openings in STEM areas is five times the number of US studentsgraduating in STEM. The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) “Strategic Plan: FY 2003-2008

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Louise Beck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Luc Paquette, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eric G Shaffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

‘simple after a while’. No other players explicitlycommented on the multi-role formulation, but generally affirmed their favor of the gamestructure and ability to learn about decision-making. This feedback in combination with ourobservations of gameplay in the multi-role format, we plan to further solidify the implementationof the multi-roles. We plan to adopt additional rules that can further encourage players to assumetheir special role. One suggestion from a game player was for teams to not be able to select toenact the same special role twice in a row. We plan to continue to investigate the multi-roleimplementation.Conclusion & Future DevelopmentWe presented the multi-role expansion of the game-based learning module for resilience

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

James Helbling

skills, including teamwork and conflict resolution, have been implemented inorder to better prepare senior students for professional challenges.This paper begins by explaining the context that led to the curricular changes in the capstonecourse. The evolution of the Detail Design course is described in detail, followed by adiscussion of the challenges and successes encountered in developing revised course content.The paper concludes with a recap of the recent physical enhancements in the courseconfiguration and plans for further improvements in preparing ERAU graduates for their post-graduate life.ContextERAU/Prescott is a 4-year university in Northern Arizona with an enrollment of approximately1,600 undergraduate students, with Aerospace

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Vijay Kanabar; Robert Schudy

collaboration tools.Framework for Online EducationOur online courses are developed and taught by full-time PhD-level faculty, and a dedicated onlinefaculty coordinator oversees the program. Our online course development begins with peer reviews of theproposed course map, syllabus and development plan. The lectures, quizzes and other course content aredeveloped by the full time faculty who teach the courses. Our courses are then implemented byprofessional instructional designers, videographers and web animators. When the faculty member andinstructional designer are satisfied that the course has been developed well, we begin our post-development quality processes.Professional technical editors skilled in online course editing review all course content

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Marwah Almasri; Khaled Elleithy

, distributed sensors, or any other data either from the Orient stage which has all data alignment processes anda database or from human input [8]. situation predictions. The third stage is the Decide stage which In addition, on the right side, there is the Human Computer is responsible for making decisions. The fourth and the lastInteraction (HCI), which allows various kinds of human inputs stage is the Act stage which includes the responsive systemsuch as data requests, reports, and commands. HCI provides that executes the plan [10]. According to [11], the Observemultimedia methods for the purpose of interacting with human stage of the OODA model corresponds to level 0 of the

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Priscilla Tengdin; Kayla Santello; Robert Henry

environment.project must be able to read, accurately interpret and work The AISC Steel Sculpture was the example used for thiswith the project drawings. project. “It is crucial for anyone involved in construction and II. S URVEY R ESULTS manufacturing projects to have the ability to read and understand blueprints and building plans. Whether you're In October 2013, notification of a Construction Drawing in the field or in the office, you need to know how the Survey was sent to all the department heads and chairs that site plan affects the building plan, …” [1] are registered with the Department Heads Council (DHC

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Steve Klosterman; Simon Pitts; Steven McGonagle; Carey Rappaport

should be for new products, systems and enterprises. 9. Realizing the Vision: Designing processes and approaches to move from abstraction to invention, innovation and implementation. Lead an organization to plan and deliver a project exercising solution judgment and critical reasoning. 10. Inquiry: Listen to others with intention of genuinely understanding their thoughts and feelings; recognize their ideas may be better than yours. 11. Interpersonal Skills: Respect needs of individuals and the group; recognition of others’ strengths; coaching, gracious professionalism. 12. Communicating and Advocacy: Clearly able to explain point of view, approach to those with differing backgrounds and cultures

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Technological University

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Professional Papers

Paper ID #45540A Cause-and-Effect Approach to Empowering Engineering StudentsDr. Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Technological University Mazen is an Associate Professor in the General and Basic Engineering Department at Regional University. His research interests include: Freight modeling and logistics, facilities planning and material handling, optimization and simulation modeling, production planning and control, reverse logistics and recycling, modern manufacturing systems, microalloying and mechanical behavior, teaching statistics and increasing the data analytics content in engineering curricula, and the impact of the

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Vivek Singhal, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Diversity, Professional Papers

divided into three main components: quizzes(30%), labs (40%), and projects (30%). Quizzes included pre-lecture and post-lectureassessments to reinforce learning. Labs offered hands-on experience with sensors, requiringdetailed lab reports. Projects involved building two medical device prototypes, allowing studentsto apply theoretical knowledge to practical designs. Project evaluation focused on creativity,fabrication quality, device performance, user interface simulation, measurement accuracy, anddemonstration clarity.The course development process took 12 months, including one month of pre-planning, sixmonths to secure expert commitments, and five months for content finalization.Challenges and Future WorkThe development process faced several

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Reza Raeisi; Max Gardner; Ricardo Rangel

© 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 328It also contains a discussion forum for students and faculty to collaborate and discussassignments, problems, and projects.The Moodle system provides the entire embedded system curriculum as well as necessaryresources such as the PIC microcontroller datasheet and the training sheet for the PIC board.Each lesson plan was stored in individual modules that contain all of the instructional resourcesto learn and complete the lesson plan. The student has the option to complete the course in C,BASIC, or Assembly language. The first few lesson plans teach the fundamental steps for usingthe trainer board

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Saddam Alkhamaiesh; Peter Cavanugh

Infrastructure (NEVI) program from 2022 to2026. Through qualitative thematic analysis of nationwide state As states implement NEVI funding, varying readinessrepresentatives' perspectives, the study identifies key strategies, levels to train EV technicians emerge, revealing gaps inchallenges, and regional variations in workforce development. strategic planning, budget allocation, and stakeholderThe findings underscore the essential role of skilled technicians engagement. Some states have actively integrated EV-relatedin facilitating the rapid growth of EV adoption and supporting training into community college curricula and partnered withcharging infrastructure. While some states have established industry

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Francisco Lourenco; Nian Zhang; Sasan Haghani

analytical tools to assess and help in the long-term planning of theavailability of water supply sources.In this paper, we studied the long-term prediction of surface water resources at the PotomacWatershed in the District of Columbia. A predictive model, based on recurrent neural networks,trained with the Levenberg-Marquardt backpropagation learning algorithm is proposed toforecast the runoff discharge using the past runoff discharge and gage height. Using thiscomputational intelligence modeling tool, the impact of discharge and gage height to the long-run discharge forecast accuracy was studied. Our experimental results indicate that the proposedlearning algorithm can successfully train the recurrent neural network for the runoff

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Development – Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiyi Liu, University at Buffalo; Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

career goal is to do lab employment: Students’ Engineer.” research.” career plans Competencies and “Combined with the strong set knowledge: Identify “I designed a project with of communication and competencies and knowledge another intern, which helped me leadership skills I have built, I gained related to career learn team work skills.” know I will be successful in preparation getting a Ph.D. position.” Personal and professional

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Wickenheiser, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

this, we examine methods for promoting an individual team member’s skilldevelopment, confidence, and goal attainment while contributing positively to their team’scohesion and product. We include three data sources: timely surveys of students’ goals, progresstowards those goals, and how they align with their perceived contributions to the team; teamchecklists and manufacturing plans updated in real time to include specific tasks, ownership,status, and any assistance required; and students’ reflective documentation of shared knowledge,skills, and mental models. These data are complemented by peer assessments occurring at majorproject milestones [11]. Combined, these instruments are used to track student and team growthin the context of team

Conference Session

COED: Computing in K-12 / Early Childhood Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safia A. Malallah, Kansas State University; Lior Shamir, Kansas State University; William Henry Hsu, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

slow its inclusion into this field of study. This paper proposes the Dataying framework to teach data science concepts to young children ages 4–7 years old. The framework development included identifying K–12 data science elements and then validating element suitability for young students. Six cycled steps were identified: identifying a problem, questioning, imagining and planning, collecting, analyzing, and story sharing. This paper also presents examples of data decision problems and demonstrates use of a proposed Insight- Detective method with a plan worksheet for Dataying.IntroductionThe expected growth of data science careers worldwide over the next ten years means thatstudents of all ages

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Yanbing Wang, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #25629Board 97: Is Postdoctoral Training Linked to Faculty Careers and HigherSalaries among Engineering Ph.D.s?Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Yanbing Wang, Purdue University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Is postdoctoral training linked to

Conference Session

Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Julie P Martin, Clemson University

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Student

and developing my research question, myassistantship supervisor asked me to form an undergraduate research project through the CreativeInquiry program. She wanted the students to develop a business plan for starting a makerspaceon the university campus. This makerspace would provide students with access to prototypingequipment, such as 3D printers, at little to no cost.As I started planning the makerspace student project, I soon realized that a cross-disciplinaryteam with training in business, marketing, and engineering would be necessary to effectivelyaddress the overall goal of the project. This cross-disciplinary team of undergraduate studentswould be a good participant group for me to investigate, in real-time, the experiences of

Conference Session

Maps, Metaphors, Tweets, and Drafts

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy Randi, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Joseph A. Levert P.E., University of New Haven; Bijan Karimi, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

actual proposalreview experience, three reviewers (the Senior Design engineering instructor, the writinginstructor, and the external sponsor) for each of the six teams were invited to read the proposaldraft and provide qualitative feedback in response to four guiding questions: (1) How thoroughlydoes the proposal address the client’s needs and design criteria/constraints? (2) Is the proposalsufficiently persuasive to convince the client/sponsor that the team has a sound plan for carryingout the work, as well as the capability to succeed in that work? (3) How well is the proposalwritten and organized? (4) Does the proposal display a high level of professional appearance andattention to detail? These questions correspond to the Proposal Grading

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Strategies.Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech Dr. Bragdon is a Distinguished Research Professor, and Associate Provost and Dean at Florida Institute of Technology. He has authored five books and over 100 articles as well as either a PI or Co-PI on over $50,000,000 worth of university based research. Previous to FIT he was Associate Vice-President, Associate Dean and Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology. Previously he was Vice President and Dean of the School of Aviation and Transportation at Dowling College and the Director of the National Aviation and Transportation Center in New York. His Ph.D. is in the field of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

College and the Director of the National Aviation and Transportation Center in New York. His Ph.D. is in the field of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech Dr. Dennis J. Kulonda is a scholar/entrepreneur with substantial academic and industry experience. He served as Director of the Engineering Management Program at the University of Central Florida; Dean, College of Business at Alfred University, New York; and Director of the Center for Professional Development at James Madison University. He has had industry experience as Managing Partner of Operations Associates; manager of Education Consulting at Broadway & Seymour; and Industry Consultant

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University; Soko Starobin, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

college faculty, administrators, and programcoordinators. The researchers requested the program coordinators to invite specifically femaleengineering students who are planning to transfer to a four-year institution. Female facilitatorsguided group interviews to create a safe and comfortable space for the participants to expresstheir opinions. Data from the guided group interviews were tape recorded and transcribed. Theresearchers reviewed and coded the transcripts to identify recurring themes and opinions.This research paper presents findings from interviews with female community college students inSTEM fields regarding their learning experiences, interaction with faculty, and educational andcareer aspirations. The authors discuss implications

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

currently exists and the plans that have been derived from therecommendations that resulted from the study. This paper will also discuss recent events that areredefining the effort and the application of experience gained to entrepreneurial education inengineering.Introduction Traditionally, entrepreneurship in higher education has been associated with research-intensive efforts1. Entrepreneurship in higher education has also been linked with innovation andeconomic development exemplified by the Massachusetts route 128 corridor, the North CarolinaResearch Triangle, and the Silicon Valley in California2. More recently, entrepreneurship hasbeen linked with efforts to create social value resulting in what is commonly referred to as

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer (Cong Yan) Zhao, McGill University; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Engineering Students in Acquiring Information Literacy Skills – A Report on Survey FindingsAbstract This study investigates challenges related to information literacy that Chineseundergraduate engineering students face in comparison with their native English speaking peersin completing a research paper. Steps of a typical research process are examined including:selecting a topic, finding information sources, planning search strategies, and gathering,evaluating, managing and presenting information. Both survey and interview methods were usedto gather data. The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy framework was adopted todevelop the survey and interview questions, and the ACRL Information Literacy Standards

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd A. Watkins; Drew Snyder; John Ochs

teams. Page 8.823.4 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationIBE Freshman Workshop course objectivesThe principle objective of the IBE Freshman Workshop course is to introduce how businesses,engineering and design activities create value. The focus is on innovation, technicalentrepreneurship and the business value chain. Student teams design new products and developbusiness plans and start-up funding proposals, and take apart existing products and thecompeting companies that make them. The three

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

SECompetency Areas of DoD known as SPDRE-SE/PSE7, which means Systems Planning,Research, Development and Engineering (SPRDE) – Systems Engineering (SE) and ProgramSystems Engineer (PSE) and shown in Appendix A. This was developed for the defenseacquisition community and is one of a number of such competency models that have beendeveloped in the SE domain. They are used for workforce development and education. The SECapstone project goals listed below have the numbers of relevant competencies from AppendixA noted: Identify the needs and objectives of key stakeholders including the operational and life-cycle context, and how these shape and set the scope for the development program (2, 4, 5). Demonstrate recognition that the value of a system

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin A. Gibbons Ret., U.S. Air Force Academy, NexOne, Inc., and CAStLE; Philip Knodel, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joel William Noble, U.S. Air Force Academy; Nathan W. Seibt, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

years. As an officer, Knodel has been selected to serve as a pilot. Apart from his job and studies, Knodel is also an avid snowboarder and has a passion for sailing, having traveled, and sailed in more than 20 countries around the world.Joel William Noble, U.S. Air Force Academy Joel Noble is a senior in the Department of Engineering Mechanics USAF Academy in Colorado Springs. The majority of his focus has been in structures and materials. After graduating in May, Noble plans to attend undergraduate pilot training with the USAF. Noble’s other interest includes soccer, basketball, camping, and traveling.Nathan W. Seibt, U.S. Air Force Academy Nathan Seibt is a first class cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy, pursuing

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Clark Colton; Bonnie D. Burrell

beginning of the course. The goal of theteambuilding training is to provide the students with the experience of a high-performing, self-directed knowledge team which utilizes formation of ground rules, shared team leadership,participative goal setting and clearly defined action plans, and effective conflict resolution andwhich is capable of enhanced flexibility, creativity, and decision making. Because time islimited, a highly directive style of team building instruction is used so that students canmaximize their time on the technical portion of the course.a. Overall StructureThe structure of the teambuilding training is summarized in Figure 2. Teambuilding isemphasized at the very beginning so that the teams are formed and begin