Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

technology. ABET-TC2K Criterion 1.Program Educational Objectives states “Although institutions may use differentterminology, for purposes of Criterion 1, program educational objectives are broadstatements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program ispreparing graduates to achieve during the first few years following graduation. ….”Figure 1. A Framework for Accomplishing Educational Performance ExcellenceA set of program educational objectives, as shown below, is built around connecting andreinforcing department leadership, institution mission and goal alignment, inputs fromconstituencies, and ABET TC2K criteria. The assessment and continuous qualityimprovement should be integrated at various levels of teaching

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona Sate University; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Henson Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Russell Cox, Mohave Community College; Thomas R. Palmer, Eastern Arizona College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University Prior to joining the ASU Electrical Engineering faculty in 1990, Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has also consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has published over 200 tech- nical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings – over 60 with students. He has authored three engineering texts on classical controls, linear systems, and multivariable control. Dr. Rodriguez has

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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International

and support/supportive environment: This scale, consisting of seven items, sought to learn about students’ relationships with instructors and students, and their perceptions of how supportive their instructors were. 3) Value: The four items in this scale asked students about their perceptions of the value of the topics covered in their courses, specifically regarding how interesting, challenging, and relevant to their future careers they considered these topics to be. 4) Self-efficacy: Similar to the self-efficacy scale used in the first-year survey, this five- item scale had the goal of revealing students’ levels of confidence in their abilities to succeed in engineering and in their courses. 5

Conference Session

Innovations in Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny PhD, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

them better understand their own learning (63% M, 73% E), andincreased responsibility for their learning (62% M, 69% E). Also, students felt the muddiestpoint exercise did not take too much effort (85% M, 79% E), make them feel anxious orfrustrated (88% M, 87% E), and did not require too much time (92% M, 87% E). Lastly,students felt that the material learned in the course will be of value after graduation (96% M,96% E), will be useful in their careers (94% M, 94% E), and helped them see real-worldrelevance of the material (94% M, 96% E). These results are summarized below in Table 1. INTEREST/ATTAINMENT VALUE Agree motivated me to do well in the course 50% (M), 58% (E

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Hoshin Kanri X-Matrix Drives Engineering Leadership Program SuccessAbstractUniversities with technical leadership development programs are challenged with demonstratingthe effectiveness of these training programs with measurable results. This is an especiallydaunting task given the fact that we are trying to inspire undergraduate students who already feelover-burdened by a rigorous major and little to no work experience to know the value thatleadership skills can bring to their career. The solution is to apply the Hoshin Kanri X-matrix tothe leadership development program so the students can understand how their individualleadership efforts in their own student organizations benefit the entire

Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott Bates, University of Utah; Karen J. Krapcho, University of Utah; Crystal Orantes, University of Utah

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Community Engagement Division

activity that may encourage students to study civilengineering. Engineering Ambassadors a unique perspective when discussing the career outlook withprospective students. Talking to high school students helps them process what they are learningin their degree program, and helps them identify potential careers that would be of interest tothem. While they do not have experience working as engineers, their enthusiasm aboutengineering and projects they have worked on may help others see this as a possible collegemajor and future career choice.Enrollment at the University As stated in the introduction, our engineering ambassador programs have been an integral

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman "Storm" Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teaching and learning. Storm began his career as a Mathematics Teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. He was awarded Teacher of the Year after his second year in the classroom. Also at this time he was selected to serve on the Curriculum Leadership Institute for the Greenville County Schools District. After teaching middle school for five years, Storm moved to Riverside High School and instructed integrated mathematics classes for 2 years. With a solid foundation of teaching experience formed, Storm accepted a position as an Aerospace Edu- cation Specialist for NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project. For 7 years Storm designed, imple- mented and facilitated various STEM programs to

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres Cornel Chavez, California State University Northridge; Stephanie Marie Jaco, California State University Northridge; Alejandro Roldan, California State University Northridge; Matthew Ferrer, CSUN; Joyceanne Sim; George Youssef, California State University, Northridge

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

integration andtroubleshooting. This is also apparent in current K-12 curricula which lack hands-on engineeringconcepts due to time and resource constraints imposed on science educators by administratorsand state standards. The cumulative effect of these approaches to education over a student’s pre-college academic lifetime results in: 1) a shortage in career-ready high school graduates; and 2) alimited number of college bound students pursuing STEM education and careers. Moreover,those graduates who seek STEM education may have strong analytical skills, but lack the criticalthinking, hands-on and practical skills needed for scientific applications, i.e. engineering orexperimentation. This serious problem is further elevated by the sporadic

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

his/her engineering career.” Itis clear that critical thinking, which is the essence of life-long learning, should be emphasizedin course design since it supports current and future productive research, knowledge synthesisand interdisciplinary communication of knowledge.11,12,13,14 Therefore, the authors strived toinclude student activities that would encourage the development of critical thinking with anemphasis on self-direction.15,16 Student perceptions of the value of the BOK2 were useful indeveloping these activities.17,18As there is no college directive on how to include life-long learning in our curriculum, thefaculty role in meeting this objective and the details of curriculum incorporation are analyzedand assessed by applying this

Conference Session

Using Communication and Writing Techniques to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Sean Poust, University of California-Berkeley

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Chemical Engineering

non-traditional adult students.Mr. Sean Poust, University of California-Berkeley Page 23.234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Authenticity Promotes Student Engagement and Learning in a Stand-Alone Technical Communications CourseTechnical Communications for Chemical Engineers has recently been reintroduced to thechemical engineering undergraduate curriculum at the University of California, Berkeley. Thegoal of the course is for students to gain skills in written, oral, and interpersonal communicationsthat will help them excel in their careers and in senior-level

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

the past through the exhibition and interpretation of historical significant artifactsand documents related to electronics technology1. The education goal of the museum is toprovide visitors with an understanding of the basic concept of electronics and an appreciation ofevolutionary milestones of sophisticated electronics systems. In support of these objectives, themuseum’s priority is to provide a motivational environment for students of all ages to gain anunderstanding of basic engineering and the career opportunities available through highereducation. With this priority in mind, the Historical Electronic Museum started the YoungEngineers and Scientist Seminars (YESS) program in the fall of 2002, for highly gifted highschool students from

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Ben Lawrence; Cynthia Mann

express apathy toward the field of engineering.Upon finally reaching graduation, some are so burned-out that they are not able to look forwardto beginning a new career. At OSU some were specifically asking for more opportunity to havecreative input in their education. It was believed that if they could take more ownership in theirprojects—by expressing their unique ideas, that they would feel more pride in their work2. Thus Page 10.1015.1projects that had been exhausting because of their abstractness might become less exhaustingbecause of the personal pride and motivation of working toward one’s own creative expression3. Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne Stein

any kind of career, Silverman and Pritchard 2 found that if girlsare not informed about the aspects of a variety of careers by eighth grade, they may not make theconnection between classroom learning, world-of-work, and classes available to them in highschool. Silverman and Pritchard contend that this could limit options for girls to select highwage careers, such as engineering. Therefore, it is important to look at ways in which middleschools and outreach programs, such as Botball, can be useful in expanding women’s horizons,especially when it comes to engineering.According to Sheila Widnall, the main reasons women don’t go into engineering are a “Lack ofconnection between engineering and the problems of our society. Lack of understanding

Conference Session

Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Wicklein; David Gattie

for teacher educators and in-service teachers.Current issues of concern for the overall academic K-12 education subjects have developed dueto low nationwide performance in mathematics and science subjects, and a general absence of K-12 programs that motivate and prepare students to consider engineering as a career option.8Recently, the field of technology education has attempted to address these concerns byincorporating engineering concepts into its educational schema, thereby providing a formalstructure for synthesis of science, mathematics, and technology. The recently developedStandards for Technological Literacy (STL) “defines what students should know and be able todo in order to be technologically literate and provides standards that

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacie Edington; Melissa Eljamal; Stella Pang

will engage both itsundergraduate and graduate student populations to develop global skills. Programs rangein duration from a few hours to the length of an academic career and include languagelearning and cross-cultural training. These programs are accompanied by a strategicmarketing plan that has resulted in a steady increase in participation, with more graduateswho are well-equipped to deal with the challenges posed by working in multi-nationalcorporations.I. IntroductionEngineers are increasingly asked to work with international suppliers, co-workers, and clients.Global assignments for companies in industries such as communications, informationtechnology, and automotive manufacturing, require engineers to integrate technical knowledgewith

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Simo Lehto

the same reasons, high-quality EEis essential to the future of developing countries.Structure and organization of current EEThe situation during this decade places new demands on the EE organizations for deeperlearning, more efficient and innovative teaching, more responsibility for student employment Page 9.1318.2and career success, and responsibility to society. In the field of education, the transition to thedevelopment mode is still at its infancy. The profound changes in societies and the dramaticdevelopments of technology have had relatively little effect on the structure of the EE. Mostof the current EE organizations and programs have

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ziegler

schools. PLTW has developed a four year sequence of courses which, whencombined with traditional mathematics and science courses in high school, introduces students tothe scope, rigor and discipline of engineering and engineering technology prior to enteringcollege. The courses are Introduction to Engineering Design, Digital Electronics, ComputerIntegrated Manufacturing, Principles of Engineering, and Engineering Design and Development.Providing a technology based introduction at this level will attract more students to engineering,and will allow students, while still in high school, to determine if engineering is the career theydesire. The PLTW graduate will be better prepared for college engineering programs and willmore likely be successful

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Inside the Class

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

evaluations and high discouragement for the new engineeringeducator. This paper gives seven simple and easy to remember “tricks of the trade” for newengineering educators to be effective instructors.1 IntroductionWhile every Ph.D. engineering program prepares the student for a career in research, manyprograms fail to prepare, even superficially, the Ph.D. student for a career in instruction [1], [20].Some universities identify students with aspirations to be engineering faculty and prepare themfor the three main faculty duties: instruction, research, and service. Ideally, the future “newengineering educator” (NEE) is educated in, or at least exposed to, learning styles [5], [23],instructional methods [17], [18], basic cognition theory [23], and

Conference Session

Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Ward; Richard Howell; Debby Knotts; Deborah Fisher; Jerald Rounds; Jennifer Scott

The Construction Advancement Institute at the University of New Mexico was created to advance the state-of-the-practice in the construction industry in New Mexico, the USA and internationally. The CAI will advance the industry through education, service, and applied research. Education will include programs of study leading to certification, associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and graduate degrees so that individuals from all levels in the construction industry can choose and follow a career path aided by the appropriate coursework. The CAI is responsive to the needs of students, industry, and the citizens of New Mexico through a unique education-industry partnership unlike any other

Conference Session

Student Chapters - Formulas for Success

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Reid; Charles Tiltrum

student organization, like a corporation, may occur due to the work of oneor more gifted individuals who through personal will, ability and effort can create a strongstudent chapter. However, relying on this type of individual leaves the success or failureof the organization to chance. When these individuals graduate, there may not be anothersimilar performer to replace them. Repeating student chapter success year after yearrequires an organizational structure and operation that involves interested students early intheir academic career and trains them to carry on the work of their predecessors.Therefore the program operation and organization should involve interested students earlyand train them to continue the work of their predecessors

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharnnia Artis; Bevlee Watford

Another perspective from Astin states: Such communities can beorganized along curricular lines, common career interests, vocational interests, residential livingarea, and so on. These can be used to build a sense of group identity, cohesiveness, anduniqueness; to encourage community and the integration of diverse curricular and co-curricularexperiences; and to counteract the isolation that many students feel.4Rather than defining learning communities according to a specific structure, Virginia Techadministrators have chosen to allow a broad definition of learning communities.5 For that reason,Virginia Tech decided to focus on distinguishing characteristics of potential learningcommunities. These characteristics include: (a) a group of purposes

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Randy Winzer

Session 1149 Assessing Program Objectives for TC2K Randy Winzer Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KansasAbstractThis paper outlines the policy, procedure and management adjustments of an ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET) program implemented in order to measure early career programobjectives for TAC of ABET TC2K accreditation. This program participated in TAC of ABET’spilot study for outcomes-based assessment (TC2K) and was reaccredited in 2001. These changesincluded developing a set of policies

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Corradini

would be highly transportable, drawing its content from faculty members at nuclearengineering programs across the nation and subsidized, in part, by industry and the federalgovernment, it would broaden considerably the number of institutions capable of offeringinstruction in nuclear fission power engineering. The paradigm of certificate-credentialed minorconcentrations could serve as a useful model in engineering education for addressing the needsfor engineers trained in other highly specialized areas such as power systems engineering,integrated manufacturing, nanotechnology, quantum engineering, and biomedical engineering.An undergraduate minor concentration appended to a more traditional curriculum would allowstudents to prepare for careers

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske; Denise Carlson; Janet Yowell; Jacquelyn Sullivan

face the challenge of teaching students the skills necessary to flourish inan increasingly technological society. While many students will not pursue careers in engineeringor technology, all students can benefit from a basic understanding of how social, economic andcultural systems are transformed by the integration of the two 1. Studies indicate that women andminorities continue to be underrepresented in the fields of engineering and technology and oftenfail to consider engineering as a viable career choice. For example, in 1999, less than 7% of highschool advanced placement computer science test takers nationwide were African American andHispanic, collectively2.A need exists within K-12 education to provide a comprehensive engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Haley; Calvin Mackie; Sundiata Jangha

representatives of the Graduate Admissions Office to discussadmissions timelines, expectations, sources of funding, application procedures and more. • Interact with current students and alumni via panels to hear real life experiencesabout academic life and professional careers. • Visit historic sites around Atlanta, as well as experience the cultural and socialaspects of the city. • FOCUS Friends - This program seeks to encourage academically gifted highschool seniors to explore the benefits of a Georgia Tech education. The Friends areexposed to our undergraduate degree programs, support programs and other studentservices. They also benefit from the opportunity to interact with other top students whohave chosen to pursue advanced

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth R. Crockett; Matthew Ohland

career when the intervention occurs assimply another variable, rather than to consider summer bridge programs as a separate entity.This will be discussed further in the conclusions section. Note that other references are availablefor some programs, but are not necessarily added if they contain no new assessment information.Classification. The programs in the study have been classified in the tables in the appendix.Tables 1 through 9 classify a broad range of program characteristics that can be used to identifyprograms of interest for comparison studies and sharing of ideas. These tables contain thefollowing characteristics: 1. Programs included in this sample, their institution (by web address), and references 2. Population served

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Kliewer

andSurveying (NCEES) prepares the FE and Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE)examinations. NCEES is working with academia to encourage the use of the FEexamination to help engineering programs satisfy the student outcomes assessmentrequired by the new EAC of ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000). Could the FEexamination also be successfully employed as an outcomes assessment tool for TAC ofABET programs? What impact could an increase in engineering graduates taking andpresumably passing the FE examination have on the career potential of engineeringtechnology graduates? This paper explores these and other issues related to outcomesassessment using the FE examination emphasizing Electrical/Electronic(s) andMechanical Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., Louisiana State University; Del H. Dugas, ExxonMobil

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Minorities in Engineering

financial support from the program due to low GPA or major change. During thetwo years of Phase 2, 13 scholars participated with seven chosen as second semester freshmenand six chosen as second semester sophomores.The one-on-one mentoring element of the program was directed by the ExxonMobil liaison whoselected ExxonMobil engineers and matched them with an LSU ExxonMobil scholar.Additionally, the liaison coordinated workshops with the mentors and protégés, and these eventswere utilized to communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities of each person. Thementors helped the scholars with professional development and career planning. Feedback forthis part of the program was obtained through discussions during Phase 1, and a formal survey

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Rhonda R. Franklin, Univeristy of Minnesota

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NSF Grantees

2005, the USF President’s Award for Faculty Excellence in 2003, IBM Faculty Partnership Awards in 2000/2001, a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 1999 and the IEEE MTT Society Microwave Prize in 1996. His current research interests are in the areas of RF micro electromechanical systems, development and application of microwave materials, and integrated circuit design. He has thirteen U.S. patents and over 150 professional journal and conference publications.Jeff Frolik, University of VermontPaul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University Paul G. Flikkema received the PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. From 1993-1998 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University; Robert A. Green, Mississippi State University; Rayford B. Vaughn, Mississippi State University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1724: TRANSITIONING AMERICA’S VETERANS INTO SCI-ENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)ACADEMIC PROGRAMSSarah A Rajala, Mississippi State University Sarah A. Rajala is currently professor and dean of engineering at Mississippi State University. Previously, she served as department head of electrical and computer engineering at Mississippi State University, professor, associate dean for research and graduate programs, and associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. From 1987-1998, she held a visiting ap- pointment in the School of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University. During her career she conducted research on the analysis and