Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Diane Ward, Educator

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Engineering Outreach: Project-Based Learning for Elementary and Middle School StudentsAbstract: Parents have sought out engineering preparatory programming for their children whohave expressed an interest in the field as a college major and as a career. The supplementaleducational industry which has arose to train the hard and soft skills required to prepare studentscontinues to grow and transform the way elementary and middle school engineering education isshared. The cost of these supplemental programs is a future investment in that they provide anentry to engineering concepts, exploration of first principles, and project based learning. Newadditions to this market such as Ad Astra/Astra Nova and Synthesis have sought to

Conference Session

Design & Development Projects and Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

University develop their skills for thevarious elements of the design process throughout the curriculum, culminating in their seniordesign project I and II courses during their senior year.The program offers at least six core courses in which engineering design is included. Thesecourses are: Engineering Graphics, CAD/CAM, Manufacturing Automation, Simulation, QualityControl, and Manufacturing Design Implementation. These six major courses and some othercourses distributed throughout the curriculum include elements of design that adequately definean integrated design experience for the students in the program. During their senior year,students also may gain additional design experience in their chosen ENGR/MANE electivecourses such as Special Topics

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 24

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin Marte Zorrilla, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Darcie Christensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Matthew Charles Graham

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

University of Florida. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for underrepresented groups.Dr. Darcie Christensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Darcie Christensen is a probationary Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University Mankato. She teaches for Iron Range Engineering, which is a on the Minnesota North - Mesabi Range College Campus in Virginia, MN. Dr. Christensen received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Utah State University in the Summer of 2021. The title of her Dissertation is ”A Mixed-Method Approach to Explore Student Needs for Peer Mentoring in a

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Landon Gray, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

the most ingeniousdevices ever invented to advance the field of manufacturing automation1. Thousands of PLCshave been used for such applications as monitoring security, managing energy consumption, andcontrolling machines and automatic production lines. As an essential part of manufacturingautomation, PLCs are covered in many automation and control-related courses, such asComputer-Aided Manufacturing, Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Industrial Control, andManufacturing Automation and Robotics. Students from other disciplines are also exposed toPLC technology. Research by Frost & Sullivan indicates that the world market forprogrammable logic controller will continue to grow as units become smaller, more functional,and more able to work

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

demonstratedappropriate levels of student achievement. Demonstration of design content in the vast majorityof civil engineering courses as part of Criterion 5 (Curriculum) also contributed to ourcompliance with this criterion. Explain basic concepts in management, business, public policy, and leadership.This requirement, largely based on the ASCE Body of Knowledge, presents new areas to becovered in civil engineering curricula. The requirements of this component are not included inthe ABET Criterion 3a-k, thus programs using the ABET Criterion 3a-k as their programoutcomes will be overlooking this requirement. An adjustment of the USMA civil engineeringprogram outcomes in 2006 in anticipation of the new civil engineering program criteria provedvery beneficial

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hoehn, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; William Day, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. Sbenaty is currently a Professor of Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. He received the BS degree in EE from Damascus University and the MS and Ph.D. degrees in EE from Tennessee Technological University. He is actively engaged in curriculum development for technology education. He has written and co-authored several industry-based case studies. He is also conducting research in the area of mass spectrometry, power electronics, lasers, and instrumentation.William Day, Middle Tennessee State University WILLIAM DAY, Dr. Day is currently an Assistant Professor of Equine Science in the Department of Agribusiness Agriscience at Middle Tennessee State University. He

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Martinez Leon, Clarkson University; Michelle Crimi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Education, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 19–22, Jan. 1999.[2] C. M. Borror, R. L. Berger, S. LaFond, and M. Stull, “Undergraduate Statistics Curriculum: A Large, Unstructured, Complex Problem,” Qual. Eng., vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 201–214, Apr. 2012.[3] D. Kanigolla, E. A. Cudney, S. M. Corns, and V. A. Samaranayake, “Enhancing engineering education using project-based learning for Lean and Six Sigma,” International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 45–61, 2014.[4] L. B. Weinstein, J. Petrick, J. Castellano, and R. J. Vokurka, “Integrating Six Sigma Concepts in an MBA Quality Management Class,” Journal of Education for Business, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 233–238, Mar. 2008.[5] Martinez Leon, H.C., “Bridging Theory and Practice with Lean

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Staffan Andersson, Uppsala University; Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

among staff who have completed our engineering and science education research courses. 1IntroductionThe concept of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning has become a well established part ofeducational development in higher education. The implications of adopting the scholarshipof teaching and learning as an academic norm also increases the importance of understandingthe impacts this has on the daily life and thinking of higher education staff.Evaluations of educational quality, such as those undertaken by the Swedish Higher Educa-tion Authority, raise the importance of systematic quality assurance and quality enhancementfor university management. At Uppsala University this resulted in the introduction

Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Koehler, North Carolina State University; Susan Matney, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Mary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Women in Science and Engineering(WISE) living and learning community. WISE employs upper-class mentors who live in theresidence halls with underclass science and engineering students to promote retention andsuccess in these disciplines through mentoring.2In an effort to increase retention and support success, colleges of engineering are now beginningto offer mentoring programs designed for all students – regardless of gender and ethnicity. Twosurveys of first-year engineering programs reported by Brannan and Wankat3 provide examplesof peer mentors being used in a variety of roles from tutoring to vertical integration of designthroughout the curriculum (this was done by creating teams of first year students mentored bysenior engineering

Conference Session

Learning & Teaching Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emilia Hodge; Chang-Yu Wu; Anne Donnelly

in St. Louis, Environmental Engineering Science Program, St. Louis, MO 63130/4University of Florida, Office of Academic Technology, Gainesville, FL 32611AbstractA comprehensive evaluation program was developed as part of an NSF Course Curriculum, andLaboratory Improvement grant to develop three undergraduate computer simulation modules.Aerosol science and technology is generally taught at the graduate level and the goal of thisprogram was to develop materials that would bring this subject to the undergraduate level. Toachieve this goal, an evaluation plan was developed that included formative and summative, andcognitive and affective measures. This was a collaboration between content and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Julie Martin, The Ohio State University; Chiebuka Egwuonwu, The Ohio State University; Isabel Miller, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

and training in methods,networking, and community supports [2]. Our VCoP workshops have focused on creating anddelivering virtual sessions tailored to the topics identified by the RIEF community. Theseworkshops support the success of RIEF projects by helping RIEF mentees fully integrate into theEER community and providing RIEF mentors access to EER resources to support theirmentoring.BackgroundCommunities of practice are groups of people who interact on a regular basis and focus on aparticular topic, creating an informal learning group. Wenger [3] describes communities ofpractice as “living curriculum” because the communities facilitate learning and sharing ofinformation and resources within a group [4]. For engineering and engineering

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Alejandro Teran, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM); Hoa Thi Pham, International University - Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City

Tagged Divisions

International

of governance and management arrangements, with ministry control of public higher education institutions to be replaced by a system of governance within which these institutions have legal autonomy and greater rights in relation to their training programs, research agendas, human resource management practices, and budget plans; The renewal, restructuring, and internationalization of the higher education curriculum. The development of a more internationally integrated higher education system, involving more international commitments and agreements and improvements in the teaching and learning of foreign languages (especially English).The reforms will have major implications both for the characteristics and for the size of thesystem

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Graf; Ann Christy

spent on non-technical subjects is not beneficial to their future careers. Overseveral years, the first author has assigned essays inviting students to reflect on their attitudestoward the General Education Curriculum (GEC) at the Ohio Sate University (OSU). Fewerthan half expressed an appreciation for the value of the GEC component of their education,especially the arts and humanities. Likewise, OSU’s College of Engineering annual alumnisurvey includes questions about the importance of and ability/preparation gained at OSU in avariety of areas including math, chemistry, physics, and humanities. Every year, humanities isranked the lowest in both categories: importance and ability/preparation.ObjectivesThe objectives of the poetry contests were

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leena N. Lalwani, University of Michigan; Jamie M. Niehof, University of Michigan; Paul F. Grochowski, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #21798Engineering Graduate Student Information Literacy: Are We Meeting theNeed?Ms. Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan Leena Lalwani is an Engineering librarian and the Coordinator for Engineering Collection at the Art, Architecture and Engineering Library (AAEL) at the University of Michigan. She is also the liaison Li- brarian for Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and Entrepreneurship. Leena has been a librarian at University of Michigan since 1995 in various ranks. Prior to joining University of Michigan, Leena has worked as Librarian at

Conference Session

LEES Session 8: Care and Commitments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Ausman; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines; Stephen Rea; Kylee Shiekh, Colorado School of Mines; Beck Corby, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

; Social Sciences and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Engineering, Design & Society and the Robotics Graduate Program at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Zhu is Editor for International Perspectives at the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science, Associate Editor for Engineering Studies, Chair of American Society for Engineering Education's Division of Engineering Ethics, and Executive Committee Member of the International Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. Dr. Zhu's research interests include the cultural foundations of engineering (ethics) education, global engineering education, and ethics and policy of computing technologies and robotics.Stephen Campbell ReaKylee ShiekhBeck Corby

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hye Sun You, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sonia Mary Chacko, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

expectation for DCIs shown in theNGSS. The second tenet concerns the classroom teaching of a lesson with SEPs, specifically, usingrobotics technology. The third tenet is that teachers incorporate the use of CCCs. The fourth tenetfollows the 5E model to build teachers’ lessons that facilitate inquiry-based instruction.2. Theoretical Framework and Literature ReviewIn tracing the history of lesson planning concepts, we encountered many theories and models thathave suggested myriad courses of action to prepare effective lesson plans. Following an extensivereview of research literature for planning lessons, we identified two theoretical models that arerelevant to our work with a focus on technology integrated teaching: the SubstitutionAugmentation

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

articles and conference papers. Page 12.744.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Finding Appropriate Data for ABET Self Study Sections B2&3 for Engineering ProgramsAbstractABET accreditation is an established benchmark for undergraduate engineering programsin the United States and ensures the quality of education college engineering studentsreceive. As such, ABET is the recognized U.S. accreditor of engineering college anduniversity programs. ABET outlines the criteria for each engineering program and thekey elements of what is required in each engineering program’s Self Study. However,ABET leaves up to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

AmericanEducational Research Association. Next, I illustrate how the addition of qualitative researchcould enhance two important engineering education research studies. Finally I propose asynergistic research model that uses both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies andexplore the necessary resources to implement such a model.I. IntroductionThe learning process is fascinating and complex, universal and yet uniquely personal. Withinengineering education, we have made great strides in the past 30 years in understanding manyfundamentals of learning engineering. We have explored the impact of appropriately structuredcooperative learning activities, the connections created through integrated curricula, and manyother important advances in the

Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Frank Kinney, Florida Tech; Vaidy Vaidyanathan; Tom O'Neal, University of Central Florida; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Jose Zayas-Castro, University of South Florida; Lynda Weatherman, Space Caost EDC

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

educated population and an international perspective, which make it easy for foreigners towork and establish business relationships. It has great supply of high-tech managementprofessionals who have many years of experience in manufacturing.There is close collaboration between high-tech companies and universities in Taiwan.Universities integrate their curriculum into the high-tech industry needs through the relationshipsof the schools with the high-tech parks. The science-based knowledge and education of theTaiwanese is a good fit with technology and problem-solving innovation. Taiwan’s strong workethic and its highly skilled, quality-driven workforce is a major competitive advantage. Thecountry has focused step-by-step to develop high-tech

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jonna M. Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University; Nell Sedransk, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Renata S. Engel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-reported Grade Point Average (GPA).Mathematical Test Items: Constructs M1 and M2 The use of mathematics in solving and communicating engineering analysis can be an obstacle forsome students. In describing the use of mathematics in engineering, we have distinguishedbetween two different constructs, listed above as: M1 compare and contrast mathematical applications relevant to solving varied problems in engineering; M2 understand how the engineering quantities (e.g. force, work, power, and flow rate) are described by the mathematical representations (e.g. integration, differentiation, or interpolation) presented in statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.Although these two constructs are similar, we have listed them

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Long Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Timothy Kassis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Dickson, General Motors; Amitava 'Babi' Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

threads are cross-departmental pathways of classes and projects inareas that address the “new machines and systems” of the future and that are likely to play a major partin impacting the world when the students graduate. By participating in the pilot, students will earn an SBdegree from the department they are majoring in and a NEET Certificate naming the thread, within theusual four-year duration. NEET has launched two additional pilot threads in Fall 2018: AdvancedMaterials Machines (covering materials science and engineering and mechanical engineering) and CleanEnergy Systems (covering nuclear science and engineering, civil and environmental engineering andmechanical engineering).The NEET approach and curriculum developed over more than nine

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

utilizecompetencies developed in the first three years of the curriculum in the solution of a complexdesign problem.Educational excellence requires exposing students to the current edge of research. To ensure thatstudent projects are along the same trajectory that the industry is moving, educators mustcontinually introduce emerging techniques, practices, and applications into the curriculum. Thefields of Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are growing rapidly, andthere is increasing interest in providing undergraduate students with a foundation in these areas.This paper presents IoT and WSN projects that our undergraduate computer and electricalengineering students have done in their senior capstone course in wildfire

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Burleson; Noah Salzman; Christopher Emery; Kevin Kloesel; Sandra Cruz Pol; Omnia El-Hakim; Kathleen Rubin

the KCI • Introduced instructors • Presented an overview of the course including schedule and work expectationsFrameworks (30 minutes) Chris Emery • Introduced teachers to the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks • Presented a brief overview of the Engineering Design Process and encouraged the teachers to use this model for understanding the engineering concepts they would learn over the next weekDiversity Case Studies (45 minutes) Omnia El-Hakim, Professor of Civil Engineering andAssistant Dean for Diversity in the College of Engineering, Colorado State University • Presented theoretical case of issues surrounding diversity that may occur in the science

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 2: Enhancing Learning through Hands-On Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Institutes for Research; Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Heather Doty, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, disassembled size, cost, andassembly time, as well as to proof test the structural integrity of the frame by having one or moreteam members sit on the bike. Teams that passed the proof test could participate in an optionalbike race at the end of the semester.Figure 2. Example student work for final bike frame design: CAD assembly drawing (left) andassembled prototype (right).In addition to CAD modeling, Phases 3 and 4 of the EDP required students to perform astructural analysis of their bike frame. This analysis involved students abstracting their framedesigns into two-dimensional multi-body structures that were then decomposed into multiplerigid body subcomponents (Figure 3). Students were instructed to consider failure at both “pins”(bolt assemblies

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlea Noelle Krupa, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the Engineering Ambassador classroom visit was worthwhile 4.7110 The Engineering Ambassador presentation increased my understanding of the topic 4.2911 The Engineering Ambassador classroom visit increased my understanding of the work of engineers 4.1212 The Engineering Ambassador classroom visit made me think about engineering in a new way 3.9413 The content of the Engineering Ambassador classroom visit was relevant to the subject I teach 4.4714 The Engineering Ambassador classroom visit was relevant to the state curriculum standards 4.2415 The content of the Engineering Ambassador classroom visit was relevant to our local community 4.2416 An Engineering

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Marie Olaskowitz; Shane T.J. Kemper

-disciplinary teams, similar to a real-life workexperience.In short, the paper offers an innovative approach to start-up a mechatronics laboratory.It provides an approach to increase the educational experience of the mechanicalengineering student and provide them with the skills to meet the demands of a dynamicindustry. Page 5.129.1I. How would a hands-on mechatronics laboratory benefit the students?The current demands on entry-level engineers, by prospective employers, are for thenew hire to quickly transfer from the classroom student into a contributing teammember. The graduating engineer should be well prepared to take on the newchallenges in the work place

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Engineering Education and the Director of the EPICSProgram at Purdue University. He was one of the founding faculty members of the School ofEngineering Education. He has had courtesy appointments in Mechanical and Environmentaland Ecological Engineering as well as Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education.He is a fellow of the ASEE and NSPE. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Design Can/Should Be Fun, Easy, Affordable and Focused On PeopleAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities.Design offers opportunities to integrate STEM

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Pritchard; Bahman Litkouhi

(differentiation, integration, symbolic math, etc.)Final PresentationsStudent teams present a computer slide show using PowerPoint, to a panel of judges.Mid-Term Exam (10% of final grade)There is a written or hands-on exam administered during the regular class time by eachinstructor.Final Exam (15% of grade)A common multiple-choice exam reviewing concepts learned in each module is given at theend of the semester.III. FacultyThe faculty selected for teaching these courses had to satisfy two criteria: between the sixfaculty it was desirable to have each of the five disciplines represented; they should bechosen from among each department’s “star” teachers. The latter criterion was veryimportant for creating an initial favorable impression with the freshmen

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel A Ramos; Mayuri Mahajan; Vishal Naik; Aditya Gupta

] Software SkillsThe software skill is an integral part of the project in this lab. The various skills learnedby students are applied by them to a real project in this lab. Their skills are enhanced asthe semester progresses, as can be seen from Figure 6 They are provided with hands ontraining on MS Project. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education Software Skills, Fall 2007 10

Conference Session

ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; James Dautremont

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

understandingthrough lab report scores as measured by teaching assistants. The results for the fluids and heattransfer laboratories showed that there was no significant difference in the learning of thestudents. Student perception of the remote lab experiences depended on the smooth running ofthe experiments. The pilot study suggests that some laboratory experiences can be successfullyported to a remote or online mode without sacrificing the student learning experience.IntroductionThe Mechanical Engineering (ME) program is the most popular major at Iowa State Universitywith a current enrollment of approximately 1800 students and about 240 BSMEs being awardedevery year. An integral part of the ME curriculum are core courses that have integratedlaboratories to