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Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel López Gaxiola, Michigan Technological University; Daniel A. Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Desheng Meng, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey D. Naber, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey S. Allen, Michigan Technological University; John T. Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Barry D. Solomon, Michigan Technological University; Jay Scott Meldrum Sr., Michigan Technological University; Thomas F. Edgar, University of Texas, Austin

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Chemical Engineering

short, open -endedenergy questions, to better discern any improvement.AcknowledgmentsThe United States Department of Energy (DE-FG02-04ER63821) and the CACHECorporation are acknowledged for partial support of this project.Bibliography 1. Energy Policy Act of 2005, August 2005, available online at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi- bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ058.109.pdf, accessed January 2011. 2. Multi-Year Research, Development and Demonstration Plan: Planned Program Activities for 2005-2015, Technical Plan – Education, April 2009, available online at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/mypp/pdfs/education.pdf, accessed January 2011. 3. J. M

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Teri Reed Rhoads; Susan Haag; Gwen Lee-Thomas

success and retaining engineering students. In an attempt to reform engineeringeducation, seven institutions became part of the Foundation Coalition (FC) sponsored by theNational Science Foundation. One method utilized by the FC member schools was to offer anintegrated freshman or first-year program. Embedded within this innovative curriculum reformwere seven student learning outcomes that were established in the FC’s strategic plan and wereimplemented and measured across selected subject areas. The student learning outcomes wereemphasized for high academic success, student retention, and professionalism. The learningoutcomes were so important that the Foundation Coalition now uses three of the four as theircore competencies. A core competency is

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ernest Tollner

the farm or small watershed scale. The notion becomes moreexplicit in Natural Resources Engineering. “Scale” can delineate between regional scale effortsmore appropriate to Civil engineers (e.g., river hydraulics) and the field scale appropriate toNatural Resources engineers. “Scale” also delineates between bench scale efforts moreappropriate to Chemical engineers and the field scale appropriate to Natural Resourcesengineers.Stream improvements and sediment control plans that have typically been left to civil engineerscan in our view be more appropriately done by Natural Resources Engineers. Some extensiveapproaches such as constructed wetlands for environmental management and somebioremediation techniques are field scale in nature and thus

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Tufenkjian

Session 1375 A New Engineering Educator’s Guide for Creating a Summer Engineering Internship Program Mark R. Tufenkjian California State University, Los AngelesAbstractAn internship experience can play a pivotal role during a student’s educational journey. Aninternship provides a student with an outstanding opportunity to advance their qualifications botheducationally and professionally. This paper presents an organizational framework for newengineering educators to plan, develop, and implement a simple yet effective internship programat their universities. The

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Halvard E. Nystrom

Extended Plan and Treat Bridge life bridge life Time: (year 0) (~ year 5) (~ year 8)Figure 1. Rehabilitation Timing Chart.Actual SituationThis research is a collaborative effort between the Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studiesat UMR and engineers at the Missouri Department of Transportation. The first step was to createthis conceptual model and make rough estimates of the costs. This is the current project status.The next step is to formally work with the Missouri Department of Transportation analysts anddecision-makers to: • Better understand their needs in relation to decision making in this area, • Present the preliminary model for

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar; Paula Ford

on yellingout their windows to communicate with each other. Your company has decided to market a low-tech communication system on the island. This system will be comprised of tin-can phonesinstalled so that the islanders can relay messages around the island.For the first paper, students were to describe the tin-can phone system for an internal audience inthe writer’s company. Technicians would use the description to build the system; marketingpersonnel would use the description to plan the advertising campaign. Students had to build aworking model of their tin-can phone system and bring it to class on the day they turned in theirpapers. The instructor’s office looked like a recycling center!The basic components were the same for each tin-can

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Johm W. Duggan; Francis J. Hopcroft

description, including materials balances and process flow diagrams, waswell done as well as the identification of regulatory issues, system objectives and comparison ofresults to performance criteria.As a result of the evaluation of these student designs both individual and class strengths andweaknesses were identified. Capstone Design lecture topics involving identified strengths werecovered in less detail than originally planned in the course syllabus. Weaknesses identified inthe class were reviewed in more detail than originally planned in subsequent weeks in thecourse. As this paper is being written in the second half of Capstone Design, it is too early todetermine how well students have responded to efforts to correct the weaknesses identified

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Pniower; Michael Ruane; Bennett Goldberg; Selim Unlu

tools, and the video link setup. We alsodescribe a typical user’s experience across the web, discuss plans for extended web-basedexperiments and give suggestions for creating and maintaining a successful web-basedexperiment at another institution.IntroductionThe World Wide Web (WWW) is a growing vehicle for distance education, but most effortshave treated the web as a communications channel, not as a means for tele-presence. BostonUniversity has been developing several photonics experiments that demonstrate basic principlesof science and engineering through active experimental control over the WWW. Visitors to ourweb-site have real-time control over scientific equipment using their basic web-browsers, andreceive observed data across the web. We

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven L. Cohen; Dennis P. Slevin; David I. Cleland; Kim LaScola Needy; Heather Nachtmann

DisseminationBecause of the importance of corporate governance in engineering management education, acritical element of this research project will be its dissemination. Plans are being made todisseminate the results of this research in the following manner: Presentations – Presentations in educational seminars, corporate seminars and professional society meetings (such as the ASEE Conference) will be utilized to disseminate work in progress as well as final research results. This form of dissemination is particularly beneficial in soliciting feedback and constructive criticism while the research is on going. Papers – An obvious outlet for scholarly work is to share the results with colleagues via refereed conference

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan A. Burtner; Laura Moody

of this newcourse over the past two semesters as well as our progress toward increasing the use ofactive learning techniques in other School of Engineering courses.I. IntroductionMercer University’s School of Engineering is currently in the third year of an intensivecurriculum renewal effort. Several factors provided the impetus for this curriculumrenewal effort. First, Mercer University switched from the quarter system to the semestersystem for AY 97-98. Second, a decision was made to reduce the number of credit hoursrequired for the bachelor’s degree. Third, the school plans to apply for programaccreditation during our next ABET visit. (We currently offer an ABET-accredited BSEdegree with specializations in biomedical, electrical

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria Amparo Gotes; Barry McNeill; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

and, at the same time, use their knowledge and creativity to solve problems,6. allow the students to learn about the engineering documentation process in a planned and stepwise manner.The design project has always involved the creation of the documentation that completelydescribes the various individual and team assignments that were undertaken during the program.During the first two summers of the program the project consisted of the creation of individualand team design notebooks, the creation of personal Web pages, and the presentation of a finalteam oral report2. During the third summer the personal Web page was replaced with thecreation of a web based team newspaper.The Newspaper – a New Design ProjectDuring the planning for the Summer

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria Amparo Gotes; Dr. Barry McNeill; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

and, at the same time, use their knowledge and creativity to solve problems,6. allow the students to learn about the engineering documentation process in a planned and stepwise manner.The design project has always involved the creation of the documentation that completelydescribes the various individual and team assignments that were undertaken during the program.During the first two summers of the program the project consisted of the creation of individualand team design notebooks, the creation of personal Web pages, and the presentation of a finalteam oral report2. During the third summer the personal Web page was replaced with thecreation of a web based team newspaper.The Newspaper – a New Design ProjectDuring the planning for the Summer

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Marie Olaskowitz; Shane T.J. Kemper

),Sensors, Drivers, Integration, User Interface, Calibration, and Communication Protocol.III. Planning PhaseTo meet the shortened time schedule, it is critical to invest sufficient time in planningwell. The typical planning cycle involves the following top-level steps:1. Obtain a sponsor, faculty support and interdisciplinary faculty interest2. Recruit Team members3. Clearly define Mechatronics lab goals4. Outline Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to meet laboratory goals Page 5.129.35. Assign responsibility of WBS tasks to team members.1. Obtain a sponsor, faculty support and interdisciplinary faculty interest.The sponsor is typically the department

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward F. Young; Jeffrey Morehouse; Jed Lyons

ability to analyze, design and realize mechanical and thermal systems. Page 5.137.1 • The graduates shall have the ability to use contemporary computation techniques and tools. • The graduate shall have competence in design of experiments, experimental practices and data interpretation. • The graduates shall have the ability to apply statistical methods to analyze and interpret data. • The graduates shall have the ability to plan, schedule and execute engineering projects. • The graduates shall have effective oral and written communication skills. • The graduates shall

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

this modern, new phase of CADD education in thedesign curriculum.Engineers and technologists must learn about how to think in the modern world ofproduct and systems design, facilities layout and planning and manufacturing [1]. Weindeed have made great efforts toward integrating CAD into design and manufacturingcurriculum but we are still limited by what we see as automated 2D drafting. Curriculum Design Using Robust 3D Modeling / Design SoftwareThe vision of CAD’s role in engineering and technology education is:• CAD software is intuitive and user friendly• Needless time and effort must not be expended in wrestling with the software to learn the software.• Both the teachers and students will maximize their time learning to be

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

S. L. Ceccio; G. Tryggvason; Dawn M. Tilbury

4: good preparation 5: always useful 5: excellent preparation Table 2. Alumni were asked to indicate the relative importance along with their level of preparation in a variety of areas. A sampling of the questions and answers are shown.A different questionnaire, distributed to MEAM seniors, was designed to provide answersto the following questions:• How well did the program satisfy the students' expectations?• Why would a student's career at Michigan take longer than four years?• Which courses were the most informative/enjoyable? Why?• Which courses were the least informative/enjoyable? Why?• What are the students' future plans?This questionnaire was distributed to the senior design class

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Aten; Derek T. Schade; Kurt J. Colella

evaluation planfor the entire vessel. The following presents an outline of the procedures and results of the 1996Solar Splash design team’s test plan, and the details of CGA's 1996 Splash entry.Hull Subgroup The hull design for USCGA's 1996 Solar Splash entry was, for the most part, preservedfrom the 1995 entry. The design is a trimaran-type vessel with a streamline main hull andpontoons for stability. The original reasons for implementing this concept included reducedresistance, adequate stability, ease of constructibility, sufficient internal volume to accommodatea propulsion system, and adequate deck area to support a series of solar cells (figure 1

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott J. Amos

howestablished performances and goals will be assessed. The new tools that have been developedare distinctly different from the factual testing-orientation of the past. Current Trends In EducationTraditional education is based on the principal that students must have certain knowledgewhich is transmitted to the student through teaching, in a certain sequence, the content of aneducational plan devised by educators. The mastery of content being more important than thedevelopment of skills. Traditional teaching methods cater to those who like converging quicklyto a correct answer by recipe or cook-book solutions. This conventional content orientededucational environment has now become information-rich. Most education taking

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Goldberg

support and guidance to work with a higher level of textbook. The goalis to develop a structure allowing an advanced book to be used in a Technology program.1. IntroductionWith technology changing at lightning speed, textbook selection must be based on providing abroad range of material, currency, practical input, and the provision of a foundation for continuedtechnical growth. A textbook was found that satisfies these criteria for two courses in the four-year Bachelor of Technology program at Buffalo State College. The textbook, however, iswritten to an engineering student audience. A plan to acclimate a Bachelor of Technology classto an engineering-level text is presented in this paper. The key feature of this plan is a hypertextdatabase

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John D. Whittaker; Ted G. Eschenbach

Marketing Construction Project Project Planning Management Administration Production Research & Business Development Management Figure 1 from the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) TaskForce Report on the The Future of Engineering, July 1988 page 32 Job Function % Design 20.43 Project Management 16.67

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

universities and information centers throughout the world.IUPUI support staff have played a major role in the development of a student - recordssystem. IUPUI faculty members have worked in collaboration with local facultymembers and have held regular professional - development seminars and workshops.In July 1997, Tenaga launched its first degree programs under the name UniversitiTenaga Nasional (UNITEN). In the interim between 1994 and 1997, IUPUI credit -bearing programs were essential to the function of the newly planned university. Thepresence of the IUPUI program accelerated the installation of academic infrastructure,helped attract students to the newly planned university, and established a reputation forquality that UNITEN plans to enhance.Goal

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

universities and information centers throughout the world.IUPUI support staff have played a major role in the development of a student - recordssystem. IUPUI faculty members have worked in collaboration with local facultymembers and have held regular professional - development seminars and workshops.In July 1997, Tenaga launched its first degree programs under the name UniversitiTenaga Nasional (UNITEN). In the interim between 1994 and 1997, IUPUI credit -bearing programs were essential to the function of the newly planned university. Thepresence of the IUPUI program accelerated the installation of academic infrastructure,helped attract students to the newly planned university, and established a reputation forquality that UNITEN plans to enhance.Goal

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

universities and information centers throughout the world.IUPUI support staff have played a major role in the development of a student - recordssystem. IUPUI faculty members have worked in collaboration with local facultymembers and have held regular professional - development seminars and workshops.In July 1997, Tenaga launched its first degree programs under the name UniversitiTenaga Nasional (UNITEN). In the interim between 1994 and 1997, IUPUI credit -bearing programs were essential to the function of the newly planned university. Thepresence of the IUPUI program accelerated the installation of academic infrastructure,helped attract students to the newly planned university, and established a reputation forquality that UNITEN plans to enhance.Goal

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Katharine Golding, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

coursework or through extracurricular activities(e.g., participation in a business plan competition, creating a written business plan, givingan elevator pitch to an audience, or completing an internship in a start-up company).Modules and Extracurricular Experiences. While the approach described here focusedon examining the more visible and formal entrepreneurship learning experiences such ascourses and programs, many students gain experiences in other ways. Some engineeringschools, rather than offer a stand alone course in entrepreneurship, integrate modules inone or more existing engineering courses. This approach allows entrepreneurship to beintroduced repeatedly and in the context of a specific engineering topic area. Otherapproaches at larger

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Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Eugenio Lopez-Aldea, NIEDAX; Nuria Oliva, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Nevena Mileva, Plovdiv Universifty; Catalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Mihail Milev, Plovdiv Universifty; Slavka Tzanova, Sofia University; Edmundo Tovar, UPM; Martin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo

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Electrical and Computer

’ advices. Evaluation plan/strategy and the measurementinstruments are aimed at measuring the effect of the project on knowledge, skills and attitudes ofstudents and trainees. We present the design and implementation of this project for severalcourses that will be used by different students of various matters in several European countries.IntroductionThere is an old adage in distance education research which states ‘It is not technologies withinherent pedagogical advantages which are successful in distance education, but technologieswhich are generally available to citizens’. This is nowadays closely related with mobiletelephony technologies. It is not an outrageous statement to say that every student in everyprogram in every institution possesses

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McNally, Purdue University

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International

as it is similar to our college structure with comparable departments,research and teaching activities. The trip consisted of a half day poster presentations, a group dinner anda full day of research seminars. Faculty from each institute presented their posters in an informalenvironment to allow for discussions of research interests. Formal research presentations were alsoprovided by faculty of each institute. These were provided in two simultaneous tracks during the dayarranged by areas of interest. A follow up workshop is planned for the Spring 2010 time frame in whichthe DIT faculty will visit Purdue University. Germany – The CoT at Purdue University has an ongoing Atlantis Grant to provide variousinternational activities to

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Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jeff Naber, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Meng, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; John Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Barry Solomon, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi- bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ058.109.pdf, accessed January 2010. 2. Multi-Year Research, Development and Demonstration Plan: Planned Program Activities for 2005-2015, Technical Plan – Education, April 2009, available online at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/mypp/pdfs/education.pdf, accessed January 2010. 3. D. Stone, S. Sorby, M. Plichta, and M. Raber, “The Enterprise Program at Michigan Technological University,” International Journal of Engineering Education (2003). 4. M. Plichta, M. Raber, “The Enterprise Program at Michigan Technological University: Results and Assessment to Date,” ASEE Conference Proceedings

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Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Darren Wilson, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

major.Accordingly, all cadets at the academy are required to take one of two Electrical Engineeringcourses. One course is offered for those cadets pursuing an Engineering or Physics degree andthe other is for those cadets in non-engineering disciplines.Over the past several years, the senior leadership at the academy has developed a forward-looking strategic plan that was used to restructure the core curriculum to achieve a set ofdesirable outcomes for cadets who graduate and join the officer ranks of the US Air Force.These 19 outcomes are grouped under three main categories--responsibilities, skills, andknowledge--and serve a dual purpose of preparing cadets for officership as well as providing aguide for a premier college education.As a result of this

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Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

more demanding.The priority of topics covered has also shifted slightly away from written and oralcommunication; although communication remains important, engineering ethics and projectplanning are now the most prevalent topics taught (Figure 7, Table 1). Additionally, conceptgeneration has replaced decision making in the top five topics addressed in the course. Thepercentage of programs that taught concept generation in 2005 is about the same as it is today,but in 2005 concept generation was not among the top 10 topics. Page 15.1217.7 Oral Communications Teamwork Project Planning

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The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED

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Civil Engineering

Page 15.1133.4students is planned for a future paper. The postcard sized graphics ranged from simplestatements with data to creative representations of the infrastructure grade. Image 1 is exampleof a postcard graphic and two additional examples are provided at the end of this paper.Image 1Example Postcard GraphicThe results of the student efforts were shared with the Indiana Section, American Society ofCivil Engineers (ASCE) for consideration and use in development of the infrastructure report onIndiana’s infrastructure if the students granted permission to the instructor to share thisinformation.AssessmentThree types of assessment were conducted for this assignment. The primary assessment was asurvey form completed by students. Additional