Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; William Joseph Frey, Univ. Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Joann M. Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Jeffrey Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Tyrone Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Ricardo Maldonado; Cristina Rivera-Vélez, GREAT IDEA; Davis Chacon-Hurtado, University of Connecticut; Pablo Jose Acevedo, UPRM

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Community Engagement Division

, philosophy of technology, and participation action research, and applied totopics such as renewable energy, agriculture, water purification, and birthing. The course hasbeen offered twice, reaching a total of 50 students (despite our focus on graduate education,about 40 of these students were upper division undergraduates), and is in the late stages ofbecoming a permanent course at UPRM. A summary of the overall course outcomes andassessment was published in 2012.16 To date GREAT IDEA is(has) sponsoring(ed) five Master’s students and one exceptionalundergraduate student to investigate diverse topics that relate to or instantiate AppropriateTechnology. The PI’s are also working in the rural village if Duchity, Haiti to plan developmentof power

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D. Christy, Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

-determined topics during the first half of the semester, followed by those topics selectedby class consensus for the second half of the course. The topics that are included in everyoffering of the course (i.e., the instructor-determined topics) are the following: • Professional business communications: Resumes, cover letters, memos, letters, proposals, reports, emails, professional portfolios 3,4,5 • Professional licensing and ABET • Planning for graduate school • Job interviews, follow-up letters and calls, and evaluating job offers 3,4 • Engineering ethics 6 • Occupational health and safety for engineersThe second half of the course highlights professional skills and business practice topicsrelevant to the engineering

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Rogers, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Jerry Clyde Schnepp, Bowling Green State University

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Computers in Education

environment that is not integrated into a learningmanagement system. Some comments indicate that students would like the testing environmentto function similarly to the testing environment they are used to. For example, several studentsremarked that they would like the ability to return to previously answered questions and makechanges before submitting the exam. One student noted that right clicking was disabled,disallowing him to use the browsers spell-checking feature. We plan to address these issues inthe next software revision.Participants did not find inherent drawbacks with the bartering concept. Bartering is available,but not compulsory. An interesting comment brought up by several students is that the quality ofthe hints plays a major role in

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Drew Witte, IUPUI; Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

America, can be seen from space, and is full. It is scheduled to closein October 20134. NYC has shifted all their MSW transfer stations to the waterfront, to providemore options for export of trash5. The “City that Never Sleeps” is already the biggest exporter inthe US, sending trash as far away as Indiana and Texas. In the European Union, available spacefor new landfills has already vanished, and has sparked huge interest in converting waste intoenergy, thereby solving two problems at the same time6. In the US, a few waste-to-energy(WTE) projects are either being planned or are in pilot scale operation. For thermal energy only,a number of “mass burn” facilities exist which combust trash to produce steam, although theenvironmental suitability of

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

, engineering faculty motivation, and institutional policies that influence both engineering education and entrepreneur- ship.Dr. Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Tom Mason is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Engineering Management at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where he has been teaching since 1972. He was founding Head of the Engineering Man- agement Department and its M.S. degree program and founding Vice President for Entrepreneurship & Business Planning of Rose-Hulman Ventures and has also served Rose-Hulman as Head of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vice-President for Administration and Finance, Head of Engineering Management, and Interim Vice President for Development. While on a

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas McKean; Gary Bates; LaShall Bates; Ranil Wickramasinghe

self-evaluation and open response questions to collect quantitative and anecdotal evidence describing © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencepotential improvements to the students’ research skills and self-efficacy, mentoring relationships,and awareness and interest in careers in STEM.Mentoring activities were held during the research experience and planned for the upcomingacademic year as a part of the REM initiative. Emphasis was placed on sessions where the studentscould interact with the undergraduate and graduate student researchers in both formal and informalsettings. The program supplied lunch weekly for the HS students and the

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Elisabeth Gehr, Purdue University; Emily Garcia, Purdue University; Stephen McBride, Purdue University; Joseph Vincent Rispoli, Purdue University ; Christopher Greg Brinton; Suzanne Swaine

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

surveys from the Graduate Student Experience in the Research University (gradSERU)online service. The fellows recognized several gaps in Purdue’s graduate mentoring experiencethat needed to be addressed: an engineering-specific individual development plan (IDP), surveysof faculty members, and educating students about taboo mentorship topics.An IDP was created for PhD or master’s students in the College of Engineering. The document isintended to guide students through four steps: a skillset self-assessment, goals for Year 1 ofgraduate school, a meeting between student and advisor, and progress updates after the first year.The IDP was published on the university website and distributed among the engineeringdepartments in August 2022 and has since

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa M. Simonik, State University of New York at Binghamton; Koenraad E. Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

conjunction with other teammembers’ strengths; therefore, students also hypothesize how their own strengths may help andhinder teamwork and how their team members’ strengths may help and hinder teamwork.Project teams are required to complete two projects during the semester, and Phase 2 is assignedbetween those two projects. At this point, teams have a team debrief for roughly 45 minutesduring class time where they systematically give and receive teamwork-related feedback to eachteam member. Students come to class prepared with discussion points and in the proper mindsetto have difficult and respectful discussions. Afterward, students complete an action plan wherethey identify team skills they want to improve and how to work towards that goal

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radana Dvorak; John L. Whiteman, Saint Martin's University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Paper ID #41850Integrating Cybersecurity in BSCS/BSIT Senior Design Capstone Projects:A Case StudyDr. Radana Dvorak, Radana Dvorak has worked as a researcher, professor, dean, consultant, and program architect. Her Ph.D. CS-AI and MSc-AI from the UK, and BA from the University of Michigan. She has worked in the UK, US and the Cayman Islands. Radana spent time in the software industry, headed a VC funded company bringing her PhD work to market, served on government, university strategic planning committees, international fellowships; she was one of the key architects of the Microsoft Software System Academy - partnership

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa Webber, Carnegie Mellon University; Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

support learning and conversations about long-term investments under uncertaintyby making participants more familiar with the process of planning for extremes and climatechange impacts while minimizing risk. This work included three cohorts of students: twograduate level courses and one undergraduate level course. The students’ self-reportedquantitative and qualitative results were analyzed to determine the impact of the D4tD game inimproving student understanding of and attitudes towards uncertainty and robust decisionmaking for climate change adaptation and planning. Quantitative results implied that studentsfound it difficult to make beneficial decisions as uncertainty increased. Students seemed to bemore cautious when making collective

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Longfei Zhou, Gannon University; Varun K Kasaraneni, Gannon University; Longyan Chen, Gannon University; Ahmed Abuhussein, Gannon University

studies, exposing them to engineering fundamentals, and fosteringa sense of community. The benefits include smoother academic transitions, career orientation, skilldevelopment, retention, and motivation [2]. By offering a broad overview of engineeringdisciplines, the course helps students make informed decisions about their interests and careerpaths [3]. It emphasizes essential skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, and basic engineeringdesign, crucial for later success [4]. However, designing such a course poses challenges, includingbalancing content, accommodating diverse preparedness levels, resource allocation, assessmentstrategies, and scalability [5]. Effective planning, resource allocation, and innovative teachingpractices are essential

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Maurizio Manzo; Huseyin Bostanci

elementary schooleducators during the summer 2022. As a part of the workshop, lectures and practical exampleswere presented about the use of Arduino UNO board and sensor kit. In addition to simple,introductory applications of the board and basic programming, a code controlling temperatureand humidity for a simulated nuclear power plan was provided. The UNO board was insertedinto a 3D printed model of power plant, which was provided to each one of the teachersparticipating the workshop. Then, teachers implemented these modular lessons into theircurriculum, reaching out a diverse student population in North Texas at various grade levels attheir institutions.1. IntroductionThe digital twin concept has becoming more prominent in the later few years

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Wolf-Dieter Otte; Anthony Crain

Requirements Specifier Discovers all requirement use cases Details a single set of requirement use casesAnalysis and Design Software Architect Designer Decides on technologies for the whole Details the analysis and design for a single solution. set of use cases.Implementation Integrator Implementer Owns the build plan that shows what Codes a single set of classes or a single set classes will integrate with one another of class operationsTest Test Manager Test Designer

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Liang Li Wu; Anis Hammoudeh; Gregory Washington

-up” nation. Both schools haveshared the vision to teach and educate the best possible engineers giving them a sense of socialresponsibility.To elevate the initial relation built during the visit to a more meaningful and engaginginteraction, a group of faculty came forth from both universities to organize an internationalconference called “Communications and Information Technology 2025” (Comm 2025). Theconference mission is to present and discuss the issues involved in the higher education ofengineers and scientists in the fields of communications and information technology in the year2025. This conference was hosted jointly and planned through online weekly meetings usingSkype – another communication technology that had brought the world

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Raj Desai

work on a drilling rig andhave to go wherever they are drilling, and do not get back to the office till the drilling job is over. Project Plan Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering EducationIn Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints1 (TOC), a given group of processes will have a weakest linkand the weakest link controls the entire system production rate. In order to maximize the systemproduction, the weakest link must be improved and all other links in the processes regulated tothe speed of the weakest link

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Roger G. Harrison; Matthias U. Nollert; David W. Schmidtke; Vassilios I. Sikavitsas

include the following: objectives for the period of the proposed work and expected significance, and relation to the present state of knowledge in the field. The statement should outline the general plan of work, including the broad design of activities to be undertaken and an adequate description of experimental methods and procedures. Typical section headings of the project description are as follows: Objectives, Significance, and Impact; Background; General Plan of Work; and Experimental Methods and Procedures.4. Specifications for margins, spacing and font size: 2.5 cm margins on top, bottom, and on each side; double spacing; and 12 point font size.5. Web site references should be limited to business and government web sites only

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

Support • Environmental Aspects • Socio-Cultural Aspects Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 3 • Outcome Assessment Questions • Health Assessment for BenchmarkingFor specific projects, other technical information may need to be gathered during thistrip. Water quality testing and water supply analysis are generally recommended for allcommunities.Following the assessment trip, the students submit a report on this trip and prepare apresentation to the TAC for their implementation trip. At this stage the technical designand construction plans must be finalized. The students

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Peggy A. Johnson

graduating classes of anyprofession, including medicine, law, and others (Tietjen, 2005). The situation in engineering practice isworse yet. The percentage of women engineers in engineering practice has never reached even10 percent(Isaacs, 2001). Data indicate that retention is not as big an issue as recruitment (Gibbons, 2004). In astudy conducted by the National Science Foundation (2005), it was determined that high school girls takescience and math courses at approximately the same rate as boys. However, boys enter universityengineering programs at much greater rates than girls. According to a survey published in the Chronicleof Higher Education (Hoover, 2006), only 8.4% of students entering college in 2005 were planning tomajor in engineering. A

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David A Gray

of Lloyd S.Nelson as quoted by W. Edwards Deming. 3. The question is, “If you can improve productivity, or sale, orquality, or anything else, by (e.g.) 5 percent next year without a rational plan for improvement, then whywere you not doing it last year?” A student cannot just sit and do nothing and expect grades to improve.That student has to evaluate his or her process and change it. The rational plan may be as simple as notwaiting until the last minute to study for a test. That is a process change, and implementation of the planshould result in improvement.Once students have bought into the idea that each is the principle owner of a process, we need to placethem in a position to manage it. Such management is their responsibility. Most

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 6: Bring Your Own Experiment!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Suleiman M Obeidat, Texas A&M University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui, Sam Houston State University; Joe Nervis Jr, Sam Houston State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

$552.17Project DemonstrationDemonstration of SeaKatz in action can be found using the following links: 1. https://youtube.com/shorts/yQRJE2krgq8 2. https://youtube.com/shorts/igAgCbwWzug 3. https://youtube.com/shorts/19D2WWNIhuE 4. https://youtube.com/shorts/V9Hfm9GV-V8V.R. Simulation EnvironmentThe V.R. application was created to provide a safe and immersive learning environment forstudents, researchers, and professionals to practice controlling the robot and completingunderwater tasks. The application can be used in various settings, including classrooms, traininglaboratories, and research facilities. If accepted, the authors plan to show the V.R. Demonstrationonsite. Figure 1 below shows a screenshot from the V.R. environment. Figure

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert I. Egbert; Douglas R. Carroll

, history, economics, English, as well as the freshman engineeringcourse.The first step in the program is to be admitted to MSU and begin taking the freshman levelcourses. All of the freshman level courses are offered by MSU. After students have completedthe freshman level courses in the program, they apply for admission to Missouri S&T. Studentsare considered to be “pre-admitted” to the program prior to being admitted to Missouri S&T.Once they are admitted to Missouri S&T, they are fully admitted to the program at bothuniversities. In the MSU system, students are “pre-admitted” to a degree plan until theycomplete the general education requirements, and then they apply for formal admission to theprogram. At Missouri S&T students are

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David W. Dinehart; Warren Chan; Dorothy W. Skaf

program provides ample opportunities for Villanova students to strengthenprofessional skills that will support their own careers. There are many leadership positions, suchas club officers, site coordinators, supply managers and activity presenters that require studentsto organize and plan visits to the host schools. From arranging volunteers, to scheduling sitevisits, to ensuring the pick-up and drop-off of supplies, to preparing for and delivering thepresentations, students commit their energies and talents to ensuring the host school studentslearn from and enjoy the visit.Format and Content DeliveryThe content presented by NovaCANE is divided into a sixth grade group which focuses onstructural engineering and a seventh grade group which focuses

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

AB Shafaye; Rafic Bachnak

. 2. Feedback on questions 6 through 11 Spring 2016 Mid‐Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 8‐9, 2016 GWU   Figures 3 and 4 show the results of two additional questions regarding their future academicplans and career choices. Fig. 3 Student responses regarding their plans to pursue graduate studies Fig. 4. Student responses regarding recommending the internship program to others Spring 2016 Mid‐Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 8‐9, 2016 GWU   The following paragraphs summarize student responses to the following open-ended question:Question: How could the internship experience be improved for future

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sofia M. Vidalis; Joseph J. Cecere

major.IntroductionPartnership between an Educational Institution and Secondary Schools is not a new concept infostering learning among students. There are many universities that work closely with highschools to develop a relationship to help fit students’ needs. Universities and high schoolstraditionally maintained collaborations by including student job shadowing, outreach activities,faculty exchanges, and recruiting. The purpose of these partnerships is to expose high schoolstudents to the major so they can plan ahead to meet the needs of industries, governments,national laboratories, and the training need. The goal of any university engineering technology curriculum is to provide theinformation and skills so each student so they can be successful in their

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

David A. Gray

of Lloyd S.Nelson as quoted by W. Edwards Deming. 3. The question is, “If you can improve productivity, or sale, orquality, or anything else, by (e.g.) 5 percent next year without a rational plan for improvement, then whywere you not doing it last year?” A student cannot just sit and do nothing and expect grades to improve.That student has to evaluate his or her process and change it. The rational plan may be as simple as notwaiting until the last minute to study for a test. That is a process change, and implementation of the planshould result in improvement.Once students have bought into the idea that each is the principle owner of a process, we need to placethem in a position to manage it. Such management is their responsibility. Most

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

David A. Gray

of Lloyd S.Nelson as quoted by W. Edwards Deming. 3. The question is, “If you can improve productivity, or sale, orquality, or anything else, by (e.g.) 5 percent next year without a rational plan for improvement, then whywere you not doing it last year?” A student cannot just sit and do nothing and expect grades to improve.That student has to evaluate his or her process and change it. The rational plan may be as simple as notwaiting until the last minute to study for a test. That is a process change, and implementation of the planshould result in improvement.Once students have bought into the idea that each is the principle owner of a process, we need to placethem in a position to manage it. Such management is their responsibility. Most

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Barbara Fleck

technology course. Current Study Abroad Student Participation RatesCollege study abroad programs are available to many college students in the UnitedStates. Many high school students believe they will participate in these programs whenthey are in college, but actually only a small percentage do. In 2000, according to DavidWheeler:“48 percent of high school students said they planned on studying abroad. But in recentyears, only about 1 percent of college students did so annually. And while enrollments in Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Northeast Section Annual Conference University of Hartford Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Educationstudy-abroad programs are at a

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Colin Campbell; Steve Lambert; Oscar Nespoli

-disciplinary partnerships,and generate increased awareness and appreciation of design engineering.Ideally design case studies involve a real situation and real data, require judgment as well asanalysis, require problem formulation and refinement, are motivating, and integrate materialfrom other courses in the same or earlier years.Several cases will be discussed from various disciplines in engineering. For example: HydroQuebec Photovoltaics; Indian Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting; Nanticoke Power Station (coal);Ladle Tipping in Foundry; Fluid Power Control Systems; Soil Contamination (FEA model andphysical model), etc. Plans to release the case studies free of charge to other institutions will alsobe discussed.2. IntroductionThe University of Waterloo

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

R. Dennis Foster

sail andpowerboat route from Georgian Bay to Lake Nipissing. To find route B, I visited the OntarioArchives and uncovered plans and profiles for two ship canals on the French River one set dated1898, the other 1908. One made use of the parallel Pickerel River this was the key to possiblesuccess. The firm allowed me to hire a pilot who had experience in oblique photos ofengineering sites and with a navigator using our a map prepared with the possible six barriers tobe crossed, flew the route upstream and gave us a set of colour slides to present at the interview.We had found the best solution prior to any other firm taking a look and won the contract to dothe detail study by the default of others withdrawing. The project was 75% funded by

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Chirag Variawa

’). Student teams then develop their ownsolutions to the issue presented by the client. Each team is responsible for meeting with theclient, developing a problem statement, and presenting feasible ideas on how to address theclient’s need. Throughout this process, each team meets weekly with a ‘project manager’ who istypically a Professor in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, providing each teamwith advice. Typical issues presented by the client vary from the design of a heat exchanger for awhirlpool at a gym, to developing a complete floor plan of an indoor rowing facility. Each groupis expected to approach the project in a professional manner– a portion of their grade depends onthe quality of research done in developing their team CDS