Conference Session

Design and Computation in ChE Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Shaeiwitz

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education4. Turton, R., Bailie, R. C., Whiting, W. B. and Shaeiwitz, J. A., Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes (2nd ed.), Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2003, Chapter 24.5. Horovitz, B., “Makers Put Fattening Ice Cream on a Diet,” USA Today, June 20, 2004. Article available at http:www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2004-06-20-2004-06-21-icecream_x.htm.6. Shaeiwitz, J. A., Whiting, W. B., and Velegol, D., “A Large-Group Senior Design Experience: Teaching Responsibility and Life-Long Learning,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 30, no. 1, 1996, pp. 70-75.7. Shaeiwitz

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Technology and Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marijke Kehrhahn; Kelli Vallieres; Alexandra Bell; Nicholas Massa

. (2003). Metacognition and persistence in web-based courses, Doctoral dissertation, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.13. Zimmerman, B. J. (2002). Becoming a self-regulated learner: An overview, Theory Into Practice, 41(2), 64-71.14. Schraw, G., & Dennison, R. S. (1994). Assessing metacognition, Contemporary Educational Psychology, 19, 460-475.15. Ertmer, P. G., & Newby, T. J. (1996). “The expert learner: Strategic, self-regulated, and reflective”, Instructional Science, 24, pp. 1-24.16. Zimmerman, B. J. (1994). Dimensions of academic self-regulation: A conceptual framework for education. In D. H Schunk & B. J. Zimmerman (Eds.), Self-regulation of learning and performance: Issues and educational

Conference Session

Engaging Upper Level Classes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sue McNeil; Adjo Amekudzi; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

researchand education has been growing among faculty, although the number of courses offered on thetopic remains relatively low. Each of the authors teaches an infrastructure management course –one is an upper-level undergraduate elective, one is a graduate-level course, and one course isopen to both upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. The authors have workedtogether to develop and share course materials, as well as to integrate our research into thecourses.This paper builds on two papers previously presented at ASEE Conferences, the 2000 paper“Teaching Students to Manage Civil Infrastructure Systems”2 and the 2004 paper “EnhancingInfrastructure Management Education through Collaboration.”3 The focus of this paper,however, is on the

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Stockman

sorting or via trees:Linear search of an array of keys is studied in contrast to binary search of an ordered set of keys.Implementations of these simple algorithms via programs in C++ or Javascript are given to theclass and their performance is studied live. Recorded runtimes show a linear time complexity forlinear search and a logarithmic complexity for binary search. The point is easily made that aphone book of ten million entries should not be maintained and linearly searched as an unorderedarray. Students can also readily see that, while search speed may be adequate using binary searchof an ordered array, keeping the data in order with updates is a problem. This motivates the B-tree data structure. Students are expected to be able to describe

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Goodman; Maurice Aburdene

introduce the idea of Bernoulli distribution of a random variable at this point by looking at asingle transmission and we note that the outcome of a single transmission (the random variableX) is either a success or a failure. We discuss the probability mass function and the cumulativedistribution function. We also present the mean and variance of X. We move on to the geometricdistribution and its probability mass function and cumulative distribution function.Figure 1. Basic network structures: (a) single link; (b) series link; (c) parallel link Page 10.1014.2 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

., “Balancing Tenure Requirements with Family Life: Perspectives from ThreeTenure-Track Faculty Members,” Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education annualConference and Exposition, Albuquerque, NM.3. Finley, D.R., “Tips for Greasing the Tenure Track 3,” Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for EngineeringEducation annual Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, NM.4. Bruce, J.W., Bruce, L.M., “Maximizing Your Productivity as a Junior Faculty Member: Being Effective in theClassroom,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education annual Conference andExposition, Salt Lake City, UT.5. Eydgahi, H.Y., Lahidji, B., “Leadership: Higher Education Administration,” Proceedings of the 2004 AmericanSociety for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lehman; Asad Yousuf

of the 2004 American Society for EngineeringEducation Conference and Exposition.5. “Know your Lab Styff: Laboratory Proficiency Exam for an Introductory Circuits Class” by Ian M.Nauhaus and Susan M. Lord University of San Diego Proceedings of the 2002 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.6. “Computer Aided Design of Interally Compensated CMOS Operational Amplifiers” b M.G. GuvenchUniversity of Southern Main, Gorham, ME 04038 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.7. “A Versatile Experiment in Electrical Engineering Technology”, Ahmad M. Farhoud, EngineeringTechnology Department University of Toledo, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAppendix B. Students were required to take the Calculus Readiness Survey before registeringfor calculus. The exam consisted of 24 questions dealing with algebra and trigonometry.Similar to the Q-course Readiness test, students who successfully completed 60% of thequestions were eligible to enroll in MATH 115Q: Calculus I (the first of a two-course sequence,MATH 115Q-116Q, covering first-year calculus.) Students who scored below a 14 on the testwere eligible to enroll in MATH 112Q: Introductory Calculus 1 (the first of a three-coursesequence, MATH 112Q-113Q-114Q, covering first-year calculus.) Students who are well-prepared will generally register for the two-term sequence, while students

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Evans; Shekar Viswanathan

members. In addition,the status meetings help the instructor know that each team is making steady, consistentprogress towards completing the project.Grading Policies Upon completion of the Capstone Course, students will receive a grade designationof "H,” "S," or "U." as described below:H = Honors Equivalent to a “B” or better.S = Satisfactory Equivalent to a "C,” i.e., student met all requirementsU = Unsatisfactory Equivalent to a "D" or less, student did not meet requirementsIncomplete ("I") will only be granted to students who meet National University’srequirements for an "Incomplete" designation ("due to uncontrollable and unforeseencircumstances"). An "Incomplete" must be removed no later than the second

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mitchell Neilsen

involve a small set ofcapsules, one to control the Brick Chute, one for the Color or Light Sensor, one for the Track,Belt or Arm Revolver to get the brick lined up with the correct bin, and one to control the PushPiston or Kick Off Arm to eject a brick. Page 10.270.9 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationint b=0, active1=0, active2=0;int DELAY=25;int LIGHT_LEVEL=42;task main{ task kick_off{ Sensor(IN_1, IN_LIGHT); while(true){ Sensor

Conference Session

Re-energizing the Mid-Life Professional

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Reid

Burnout. Int Prof Commun Conf IPCC 89 Commun World 1-7. Retrieved February 17, 2005, from Compendex Database.4 Halbesleben, J. R. B. & M. R. Buckley. (2004). Burnout In Organizational Life. (Electronic Version) Journal of Management, 30, 859-879.5 Drucker, P. (2005) Managing Oneself. Harvard Business Review, 83, 100-108.6 Tieger, P. D., & Tieger, B. B. (1995). Do What You Are. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.7 Oaff, B. (2002) What Type Are You? Inspector Or Composer? Sit Our Personality Test To Find Your Perfect Career. The Guardian. Manchester (UK). Retrieved February 16, 2005, from Proquest database.8 Tonbridge, (2004). Q&A Psycho Killer? Qu’est-ce Que c’est? Printing World, December

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Leiffer

electrical students. This is alaboratory to teach students how to design and build electrical systems, with an emphasis on thepractical use of theory in the creation and testing process. In this laboratory the instructor (RWG)is careful to choose pairs of students or singles if an odd number is enrolled. Part of the teamformation is related to perceived growth needs of the student. Three students should never be puton one team because one will be left out. Students are allowed a voice in choosing a partner butthe instructor will veto a decision if there is a difference of two letter grades between them, usingthe previous lab grade as a measure. For instance, A-B and C-D students can work together butnot A-C or B-D. Experience has shown that female

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Everly

3 1.0000 0.7071 0.7071 4 0.7654 0.8409 0.4512 0.8409 5 0.6180 1.0000 0.5559 0.5559 1.0000Equation (4) is a simple formula used to generate numerical values for the coupling coefficients. C f Cjk = m S − 2C , C12= C23= 104.21 pF (4) k B 0 jk fSince each coupling capacitor "sees" two crystals at the connecting junction, the crystal casecapacitance for each crystal, C0, is subtracted from the normal Cjk value and thus becomes partof equation (4). Substituting crystal

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thad Welch; Robert Kubichek

Session 3420 The Incredible Hulk and Other Techniques for Teaching Waveform Demodulation Thad B. Welch Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering U.S. Naval Academy, MD Robert F. Kubichek Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wyoming, WY Abstract The University of Wyoming has introduced a 2 contact hour undergraduate/graduate course entitled

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Madhukar Vable

address student pedagogical needs into design of his book [24] on ‘Mechanics of Materials’. Details of the pedagogical features can be found on the web page http://www.me.mtu.edu/%7Emavable/book.html.“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”crack could grow. (b) there is no pre-existing crack. 75 ksi Cra 120 ksi ck Ori ent ati 27o on Fig. 1. Crack on a submarine

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tan-Yu Lee; John Dantzler; Robert Leland; Jim Richardson

. Since 1989 he has served on the faculty at the University of Alabama in Civil and Environmental Engineering.His research interests include structures and engineering education.TAN-YU LEE received a B. S. in Mathematics from National Taiwan University in 1968 and a Ph.D. inMathematics from UC Santa Barbara in 1979. Since 1980 he has served on the faculty at the University of Alabamain Mathematics. His research interests include optimization, queuing theory and mathematics education.JOHN DANTZLER, Ph.D. is the President of Censeo Research, Inc., a program evaluation consulting company, andhas worked with engineering education data analysis for five years. He holds a Ph.D in Educational Research andhas assisted with the evaluation and analysis of

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Maass; Kesa Black; Heather Storace; Anne Ranes; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

on the Outstanding StudentSection Award 2002-2003, goals were developed that met each of the four strategic SWEobjectives: Education and Outreach, Inclusive Organization, Knowledge Source, ProfessionalLeadership, Value and Benefit. These goals were then approached with a four-step process asfollows: 1. PLAN a. Budget b. Project/Goals c. Calendar 2. DEVELOPMENT a. Responsibility b. Communication 3. ACTION a. Project Development 4. EVALUATION a. Follow-through/Assessments b. Recognition – awards banquet/memberSince ASU SWE was preparing to host the SWE regional conference, the Executive Board metwith SWE-Phoenix (SWE-PHX) during the summer and developed a fundraising for the

Conference Session

Improving Multidisciplinary Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa Mayes; John Bennett

accreditation. The respondents must know somethingabout accreditation, or their institutions would not have been as successful has they have been.When specifically asked to cite their best practices, the two most commonly cited practices were: a) Ensuring that a continuous improvement process is in place and that changes have been made as a result of assessment efforts; and b) Establishing an ABET committee with representation from each department or program for the purpose of coordinating and sharing best practices.Neither of these practices is particularly surprising. The first reiterates the fact that assessmentrequires a feedback loop to guide changes and measure results. The second acknowledges thatsometimes the best sources of

Conference Session

Bringing Biology into Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

is allowed.Type 3, Right Right Linear: Right and Left Linear:Linear, Left Linear, A → xB or A → x A and B are in N, x is in Σ*.Regular - or - Regular: Left Linear: A is in N, a is in Σ, S is the start symbol. If A → Bx or A → x S → ε is in the grammar, then S does not - or - appear on the right side of any other Regular: production. A → aB or A → a or S → εIn computing, the three higher grammar types are associated with automaton as seen inTable 2. Table 2. Structured Grammars and AutomatonGrammar

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecelia Wigal

William B. Rouse (1999) “An Introduction to Systems Engineering and Systems Management,” Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management, Andrew P. Sage and William B. Rouse (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.9. Checkland, P. B. (1988), “Soft Systems Methodology: An Overview, Department of Systems,” Journal of Applied Systems Analysis Vol. 15, pp. 27 – 30.10. Checkland, P.B. (1981) “Rethinking a Systems Approach,” Journal of Applied Systems Analysis Vol. 8, pp. 3 – 14.11. Jackson, M. C. (1985) “A Cybernetic Approach to Management,” Managing Transport Systems: A Cybernetic Perspective, Paul Keys and Michael C. Jackson (Eds.), Gower Publishing Company Limited, pp. 24 – 52.12. Jackson, M. C. (1988) “Systems

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Warren

theory course. While they can demonstrate frequency-dependent behavior with analog circuits in the laboratory, they find it difficult to (a) conceptuallymap time-domain signal character to frequency-domain spectra and (b) describe the effect of a Page 10.976.1frequency-domain filter on the shape of a time-domain signal, even if they understand the Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Educationfundamental concept of a Fourier series. Finally, linear systems students find it hard to correctlyinterpret the

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Estell

Writing Card Games: An Early Excursion into Software Engineering Principles John K. Estell Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department Ohio Northern University1. IntroductionCard game programs are both visual and event-driven; playing cards serve as a well-recognizedgraphical element and the play of the game progresses through the handling of discrete user-generated events. As assignments, games are often challenging to write, but provide both adefinite goal to strive for and a greater sense of accomplishment as the completed programactually does something. Along with the motivational value of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shana Smith

(Figure 1). After the students acquired 3-D spatial concepts, they were asked to sketchprojection views of the models. (a) (b) Figure 1. First test class. Page 10.1436.3 Figure 2. Second test class. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Immediately following the test class, the instructors from the Curriculum and

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Trabert; Lawrence Carlson

secondcourse offering because the virtual GD&T labs took place after the mid-course survey.On the standard university-wide faculty course questionnaire (FCQ) administered at the end ofeach semester, two custom questions addressed dimensioning and tolerancing:• Rate your level of understanding of general dimensioning and tolerancing• Rate your level of understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancingWhile overall course and instructor FCQ ratings both semesters were the same (B+/B+),students’ self-reported level of understanding of general dimensioning and tolerancing increasedfrom C+ to B+, and their understanding of GD&T remained steady at C (Figure 8). This was thelowest score of a variety of topics surveyed, which ranged from C to B

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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Betsy Aller; Edmund Tsang; Andrew Kline

K-16 STEM Teaching and Learning,” International Network for Engineering Education and Research(iNEER) (Special Volume, March 2005, in press).2. C. Crumbaugh, P. Vellom, A.A. Kline, and E. Tsang, “Integrating First-Year Engineering Design and Pre-Service Science Education: A Model for Engineering and Education Collaboration to Enhance K-16 STEMEducation,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Engineering Conference, Savannah, GA, October, 2004, pp. S2E-14– S2E-18.3. E.Tsang and A.A. Kline, “Design of an Inexpensive Optics Demonstration/Experimentation Kit for MiddleSchool,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT,June 2004.4. A. Kline, E. Tsang, C. Crumbaugh, and B. Cobern, “Establishing an

Conference Session

Innovations in CE Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Piechota; Shashi Nambisan

water system for the Kyle Canyon GatewayDevelopment. The City of Las Vegas would like this development to demonstrate sustainabledesign concepts for resources (energy, water, transportation). The specific technical need that fitwith the core objectives of the course included the design of a recycled water system. The classhad 37 students that were divided into groups of 4-5. Thus, there was a total of 9 groups. It isnoteworthy, that the instructor assigned the groups based on ranking of the students in the courseand to avoid women being a minority in a group. Since there were nine groups, the technicalneeds were divided into three tasks (A, B, C) and three groups (1, 2, 3) worked simultaneouslyon each task. In addition, each group had to

Conference Session

Labs, Demos and Software in Mechanics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Hall; Carla Campbell; Nancy Hubing; Timothy Philpot

. Page 10.235.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Session 35686 Rules for Constructing Shear Force and Bending Moment DiagramsThe first movie, titled 6 Rules for Constructing Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams(Figure 2), is structured as a collection of exercises that focus on each rule. For each rule (Figure3), four different example problems are available. These are accessed by clicking on one of thefour buttons (A, B, C, or D), and each time one of these buttons is clicked, a new exampleproblem

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Bazzoli; Blair Rowley

111 pounds to 132 pounds before breaking. Fifty pounds was the minimum weight to earna “C”, Seventy pounds a “B”, ninety pound and “A”. Grades were prorated based upon the actualweight achieved. Each team was photographed and their pictures placed on the programs website. The winning team was treated to dinner with the instructor. The construction and flying ofthe airplane went well. The students looked forward to the event and participated withenthusiasm. The final project helped tie together four instrumentation lectures and labs. It alsogive the students practice presenting. Some of the projects were quite inventive in meetingrequirements. Once, a singing fish “Billy Bass” was used with Christmas tree lights. As thesesimple solutions

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Vallino; Michael Lutz

SWITCHFSP’s with labels a and b. The labels are prepended to all actions in the FSP. These twoswitches are composed with a lamp to form a three-way lighting system, Figure 3. Concurrentlyexecuting FSP’s are synchronized by matching action names. If an action is shared by multipleFSP’s, all FSP’s sharing that action must execute it at the same time. The action name matchingis done considering all labels applied to the actions. In the THREEWAYLIGHT composite theLAMP FSP shares its actions with switch a and b. ||THREEWAYLIGHT = (a:SWITCH || b:SWITCH || {a,b}::LAMP). Figure 3 – Composite Finite State ProcessFigure 4 shows the individual FSP’s that make up the THREEWAYLIGHT composite. Thecomposite FSP can also be

Conference Session

Assessing Where We Stand

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Eisenbarth; Kenneth Van Treuren

,” Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2004. 11. Monsma, Stephen V., Clifford Christians, Eugene R. Dykema, Arie Leegwater, Egbert Schuurman, and Page 10.164.9 Lambert Van Poolen, 1986, Responsible Technology: A Christian Perspective, William b. Erdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Education12. Gojman, Marcos, 2004, The Axiological Structure of a Concept: Industrial Design as an Example, Http