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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Newman; Jon Weihmeir, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

AC 2003-180: INDUSTRY - EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FORMICROELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMJohn Robertson, Arizona State UniversityJon Weihmeir, Arizona State UniversityLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State UniversityRichard Newman, Page 8.699.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session #1547 Industry - Educational Partnership for a Microelectronics Technology Program John Robertson, Jon Weihmeir (*), Richard Newman & Lakshmi Munukutla College of Technology and Applied Sciences Arizona State University East

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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

Session 1447 Education Through Competition: Mobile Platform Technology J. A. Morgan and J. R. Porter Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843Introduction The Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology (EET/TET)Programs at Texas A&M University have developed a competition-based course projectthat centers on a mobile robot. The robot, named MPIII and shown in Figure 1,integrates wireless TCP/IP networking, streaming video, and data acquisition to allowstudents to remotely sense the environment and

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Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steve Hefley; James Lookadoo; Randy Winzer

Session 3560 TC2K Accreditation: An EET Success Story James A. Lookadoo, Steve M. Hefley, Randy Winzer Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KansasAbstractThis paper outlines the philosophic, policy, and management adjustments of an ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET) program as it prepared to participate in TAC of ABET’s pilotstudy for outcomes-based assessment (TC2K). These changes included developing a set ofpolicies supporting

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Trends in Biological & Agricultural Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Saba Choudhary; Naz Azadi; Mike Ratino; Lauri Kreeb; Jason Congdon; Paul Schreuders

Session 1554 Control Systems in Designing and Programming a Robotic Ant Paul D. Schreuders, Naz Azadi, Lauri Bennett, Saba Choudhary, Jason Congdon, Mike Ratino University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractControl Systems are employed in robotics to successfully achieve a desired task. The mainobjective of this project was to challenge the Biological Systems Control class to learn andimplement control techniques in the designing and programming of a robotic ant. The class waspresented with three different challenges and each group applied its own design

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Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

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Margaret Wismer

Design and close loop control in the electromechanical energy conversion course Margaret G. Wismer, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837 Abstract Electromechanical energy conversion is currently a required senior year course at Bucknell University. The course has been revamped over the past several years in order to reinterest students and give them a greater appreciation of power systems, power electronics, machine drives and feedback systems. The course is design and experiment oriented and include several multiweek projects in which students have the opportunity and responsibility to execute a design

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hoskin; Ronald Welch

Session 2793 Scope Management for Independent Study projects James R. Hoskin, Ronald W. Welch Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering United States Military Academy at West PointAbstractIndependent study projects serve as avenues for mature students to participate in detailed studyprojects on topics of their own interest. These study projects foster student creativity and self-motivated, autonomous work, which frequently results in a student’s best work. Often, theseprojects are inter-collegiate competitions, independent research, or a community or

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Burt Swersey

theirorganizations, i.e., to act as “intrapreneurs.” And if we are successful, they will help tocreate innovative new products, methods and services that will produce growth in theeconomy and improve the quality of life.The following is part of an email message from a recent graduate who was excited abouthis success as an intrepreneur and inventor in a large company. “I just wanted to share with you my success in finding a great job. I've been working at (a major medical equipment company) since June. The position I'm in is a perfect fit for me. I'm working on a small team developing a new medical product from the ground up. I jumped in the first week I was here and totally blew my team away. I will have 2 patent applications in

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Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steve E. Watkins; Richard Hall; Vicki Eller

Session 2158 Viewing the Learning Process: Assessment Via Usability Testing Vicki M. Eller, Steve E. Watkins, Richard H. Hall University of Missouri-RollaAbstract Learning through computer-based activities provides a multi-modal approach in which theuser can select the educational media and process. Effective development of these activitiesrequires an understanding of user interactivity. Traditional assessment, such as test scores andsubjective surveys, looks at end results and attitudes. This method does not monitor the learningprocess. In particular developer needs to accommodate

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Innovations in Web Site Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Amy Van Epps

Session 2241 Dynamically generated pages using database-to-web technologies: Enhancing library services and operations Amy S. Van Epps Purdue University, West LafayetteAbstractMuch of the information used in libraries is handled and processed through databases. Often anindividual has primary responsibility for data entry of information from many people. If thedatabase has restricted access or is stored on a local machine, then the data entry person may alsohave the responsibility for retrieving information. Database-to-web technologies can be used toallow

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Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

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Eugene Eckstein; Charla K. Triplett

Session 2209 Growth of the Alliance for Industrial Internships C.K. Triplett 1 and E.C. Eckstein2 1Biomedical Career Center, Ch andler, AZ 85226 2 U. Memphis & U. Tennessee Joint Graduat e Program in BME, Memphi s, TN 38152-32 10Abstract - The Alliance is a network of coordinators and faculty from BiomedicalEngineering units that place undergraduate and graduate students in industrial internshipexperiences. This network provides tools that aid in placing students in opportunitiesnearer home, in industries specializing in work that matches

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Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Harvey Wolfe

Issues in Teaching Entrepreneurship to Heterogeneous Groups of Students Harvey Wolfe University of PittsburghAbstractEntrepreneurship for Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh is a course geared towardundergraduate seniors and graduate students in all engineering disciplines. The premise ofthe course is to combine engineering innovation with business development that will resultin new product development plus a thorough understanding of what is required to launch anew product. Since students are from varied backgrounds, including many disciplines ofengineering and sciences, as well as business, teams are made of individuals with differentknowledge sets and mind

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Practice/Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Ansari

with no insulation,resulting in considerable thermal discomfort to occupants several months in a year. Tomeet the objectives of “climate responsive building design & construction”, an initiativeat Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology (MJCET), entitled Centre forEnvironment Studies & Socioresponsive Engineering, has conceived and developed thedesign of “The Natural House”. This has been set up as an undergraduate R&D project,supervised by two faculty members (the two authors of this paper). It is expected thatfollowing the R&D phase the students – a group of twenty-three mechanical engineeringjuniors, including eight female students, will construct a small “Natural House”.The House is being designed for maximum

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Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Steffen

Samba at a fraction of thecost. A look will be taken on how existing Windows NT/2000 server experiments can bereplaced using Linux with Samba.The initial presentation discusses the significance of Samba in the local area networkingenvironment. Included is a description of history, availability, and cost of maintaining a Sambabased network. Consideration will then be given on how existing Windows Server experimentscan be modified to use Samba in its place. Important experimental issues such as domaincontrollers, shares, printing, authentication and security will be addressed. Included is local areanetworking experiments based solely on Samba that provide comparable educational benefits toWindows experiments.IntroductionLocal area networks (LAN

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ron Zuckerman; Nathaniel Bowe; LaMarr Taylor; Kyle Smith; Dan Moore

Getting Engineers to Think and Act like Entrepreneurs Nathaniel Bowe, LaMarr Taylor, Kyle Smith, Ron Zuckerman, and Dan Moore1 Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRose-Hulman Institute of Technology is pioneering the education of undergraduateentrepreneurial engineers. Engenius Solutions is a program funded through a grant from theLilly Foundation. The project, at Rose-Hulman, is offering capital and other resources to helpundergraduate engineers understand what it takes to recognize opportunities and turn them intoentrepreneurial ventures. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to submit ideas to EngeniusSolutions for evaluation and review. Following an in-depth

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Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Guidera

Session ____ Exploring the architecture of structure: Integrating structures into design studio using object-oriented CAD Dr. Stan G. Guidera College of Technology Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio While the design studio environment has had a central role in teaching fundamental designskills in architectural education, it also provides an opportunity for synthesis of relatedcoursework in developing architectural design solutions. However, the design studio’s traditionalemphasis on conceptual

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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THEO MARYONOVICH; Chris Netherton; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

Session 1292 Computer-Assisted GOAL-Oriented Walking Robot Omer Farook, Chandra R. Sekhar, Jai P. Agrawal, Theo Maryonovich and Chris Netherton Purdue University Calumet Hammond, IN 46323AbstractThe paper discusses a senior design project which was implemented during a two-semestercourse, Senior Design. These two courses are the capstone courses in ElectricalEngineering Technology curriculum offered in seventh and eighth semester. This projectand similar projects provides the student a unique opportunity to design and integrate theknowledge and

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Retention of Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nadine Macauley; Edward Golovatch; Annita Alting; Ardie Walser

Session 2370 The use of Requisite Check as an Academic & Curriculum Advisement Tool in Retaining Underrepresented Engineering Students Annita Alting, Edward Golovatch, Nadine Macauley, Ardie D. Walser The School of Engineering of The City College of The City University of New York 140thSt.& Convent Ave. New York, New York 10031 AbstractThe School of Engineering at the City College of New York in preparing for itsforthcoming ABET accreditation visit in 2004, is in the process of implementing a planwhich incorporates

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz

Session 2793 Strategic Analysis Tools for High Tech Entrepreneurs Carmo A. D’Cruz University of Central FloridaAbstractHigh Tech Entrepreneurship is characterized by high levels of technical, market and financialuncertainties, rapidly declining prices, collapsing markets and shortening product life cycles.Conventional strategic analysis tools are inadequate for effective analysis in developing high techmarketing strategy for start-ups. This paper reviews a portfolio of contemporary strategic analysistools that have been used effectively in developing high tech marketing

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Peter J. Sudbeck; Amy D. Schlechte; Thomas W. Ligouri; Pat N. White; Larry F. Hanneman

lfhannem@iastate.eduAbstractThis paper describes a student organization leadership team’s efforts to self-assess their ownpersonal and their team’s state of development and demonstration of a specific set ofcompetencies mapped to the ability-based outcome, “Leading Individuals and Teams toAccomplish Goals.” The team results are presented and discussed within the context of theengineering undergraduate experience offering a practice field for development anddemonstration of “Leadership.”IntroductionIn previous work Hanneman et al.(1,2,3,4) have described competency-based assessment anddevelopment tools to address the ability-based outcomes required for accreditation ofengineering programs under ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission’s

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jorge Gatica; Anthony Bruzas; Abhishek Gupta

Session 2067 APPLICATION OF INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTER MODULES IN ENGINEERING LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTS Abhishek D. Gupta, Anthony E. Bruzas and Jorge E. Gatica Department of Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State UniversityAbstractThis paper demonstrates a way of applying JAVA, a platform independent computer language, forComputer Aided instruction in Engineering. An interactive instructional computer module relatedto Unit Operations in Engineering is formulated for in a game like environment. The modules aretested for their flexibility, portability, and security. The results indicate that JAVA

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2003 Annual Conference

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T. N. Fogarty; Kelvin Kirby

Session 2286 Innovations in Pre-College Outreach: Scouts Explorer Posts Kelvin K. Kirby Electrical Engineering Department Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, Texas 77446-0397AbstractPublic information indicates that fewer American youth are selecting science and engineering asdesired careers. General discussions with underrepresented populations revealed that moststudents view mathematics and science as very difficult subjects that require a lot of time and hardwork to achieve above

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

-level academician. Thus, the burden of effort falls to the jobseeker. In this paper the author lists helpful locations to check for information, both high-tech andlow-tech, regarding entry academic job openings as well as institutional data which might be of usein evaluating job opportunities.To add to the fun, the schools which need new faculty members are widely varied not only ingeographic location but also in focus. Schools value different experience and abilities based ontheir departmental needs and school academic or research mission statements. Determining andfinding the right mix for the candidate is imperative for a good pairing, so the author discussessome considerations which aid in determining whether openings match a candidate’s

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Jeff Williams; Beth Milligan; Andrew DuBuisson; Robert Drew; Karl Rink; Edwin Odom

early external leadership aremore prepared for a successful capstone experience than teams that are left to their own devices.This paper outlines how graduate student mentors facilitate team development. Strategies includeleading the teams in introductory meetings and organizing team-building activities such as a ropescourse, a shop orientation, tracking early progress on a present condition board, and visualizingaccomplishments in team documentation. Successful teams tend to immerse themselves in theproject very soon after team formation, generating insightful customer interview questions andproducing a realistic schedule for the year. Graduate student mentors increase the likelihood of asuccessful transition by providing a model for effective

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Johnson; Bill Kitchen

The Case Files James Johnson, William Kitchen Nashville State Technical Community CollegeThe Case Files is a National Science Foundation funded project designed to produce a readilyaccessible inventory of case studies and professional development workshops to help facultyimplement case studies in their technology classes. This project is built on two previous projectsthat explored techniques for training faculty how to use authentic case studies that incorporate the“Case Files Learning Cycle” defined by project partners from the Learning Technology Center atVanderbilt University.Four case studies were developed and tested in colleges and

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Vojin Nikolic

projects are considered an important linkbetween the engineering coursework and real life engineering tasks. The relationshipbetween these projects and the remainder of the curriculum has been discussed and theadvantages of this approach to teaching senior design have been pointed out. Gaining Design Experience through Industry Sponsored Projects The present ABET accreditation criteria for mechanical and other similarengineering programs, the EC 2000 require students to be exposed to a considerableamount of design content throughout various engineering courses. One significant sourceof design experience for the students has been in the form of senior design courses. Mostengineering curricula include a sequence comprising two

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

requirements. Thesesimilarities are to provide necessary preparatory courses such as mathematics, chemistry, andphysics, which serve as a foundation for the engineering degree. A number of basic engineeringcourses are taken to complete the core curriculum required of all engineering students. In upperdivision, students concentrate on their major field of study- civil engineering, which is composedof Structural, Construction Management, Transportation, Geo-technical, Water Resource, andGeneral Civil Engineering. UF-Civil Engineering education mainly concentrates on technicalexcellence, communication skills, and a well-rounded general and multidisciplinary education.Whereas, the MUT focuses on balanced distribution of fundamental knowledge and practice

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

N. Sundaresan; Devdas Pai

Session 3264 The Use of Piezoelectric Materials in Smart Structures D. M. Pai 1 and N. R. Sundaresan2 1 Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures 2 Summer Research Student, NASA Center for Aerospace Research Department of Mechanical Engineering North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC 27411Abstract A piezoelectric material is basically a ceramic that outputs a voltage upon beingmechanically strained. Sensors made of this material

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ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Spreen

Session 3632 Co-simulation of Electric and Magnetic Circuits James H. Spreen Indiana Institute of Technology, Ft. Wayne, INAbstract: This paper reviews magnetic circuit models of magnetic structures, developed asanalogs of electric resistor networks. It demonstrates magnetic simulation by circuit simulationof a magnetic circuit representing a three-winding magnetic structure, using known windingcurrents to calculate magnetic fluxes. Simultaneous simulation of both a magnetic circuitrepresenting a magnetic structure and electric circuits connected to the windings

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Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Ashby

do we teach engineering students about materials? Materials science is a discipline, like any other branch of science. There are powerfularguments for the approaches to teaching of any one of these: the scientific method, therigour, the ability to apply logical thought and reasoned experimentation to physical problemsin the broadest sense. And the subject of materials is a broad one, drawing togetherunderstanding from physics, from chemistry, from mathematics and – these days – fromcomputer science 1-11. But while the study of materials bridges these “pure” disciplines, it is,in the end, an applied science. Engineering schools include and value its teaching becauseengineers make things, and they make them out of materials. The

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Interdisciplinary Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Globig

Session 2147 An Interdisciplinary, LabVIEW Based, Data Acquisition and Measurements Course James E. Globig University of DaytonAbstractThis paper describes an interdisciplinary data acquisition course that teaches the creationof virtual instruments (utilizing LabVIEW) and their application in mechanical, physical,and electro-mechanical measurement systems. It includes pedagogical recommendationson how to teach data acquisition to multiple majors and some tactical recommendations onhow to teach LabVIEW to multiple majors. The course follows a combinedlecture