Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanshan Li, Purdue University; Yang Chen, Purdue University; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

] Keller, J. M. (2000). How to integrate learner motivation planning into lesson planning: The ARCS model approach. Paper presented as VII Seminar, Santiago, Cuba[19] Keller, J. M., & Litchfield, B. C. (2002). Motivation and performance. In R. A. Reiser, & J. V. Dempsey (Eds.), Trends and issues in instructional design and technology. New Jersey, Merill Prenctice Hall.[20] Keller, J. M. (2008). Learning Theories in Plain English. Retrieved from http://www.learning- theories.com/kellers-arcs-model-of-motivational-design.html[21] Kirova, S., Petkovska, B., & Koceva, D. (2012). Investigation of Motivation and Anxiety in Macedonia While Learning English as a Second/Foreign Language. Procedia - Social and

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, Auburn University; George Edward Turner Jr., Auburn University; Randall William Colvin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers indicated they ‘might’ implement the curriculum in their classrooms. Inone case, an 8th grade math teacher reported the curriculum would have to be used with anadvanced class and only after completing the required standards. In a second case, anelementary teacher reported uncertainty about whether the curriculum would be appropriate for5th and 6th grade students. In a third case, an 8th grade math teacher provided positive feedbackabout the curriculum but reported that she would share it with the science teacher at her school,implying she did not plan to implement the curriculum with her math students. In total, anoverwhelmingly large number of teachers who responded to the survey question (117 out of 120,or 97.5%) indicated their

Conference Session

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talented ME Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Ella R. Sargent, University of the Pacific; Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; John J Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Christopher Allen Wejmar, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

L. Meriam Service Award, and the 2010 ASEE Mid- west Section Outstanding Service Award. Rencis is a fellow of ASEE and ASME. He received a B.S. from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1980, a M.S. from Northwestern University in 1982, and a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1985.Ella R. Sargent, University of the PacificMr. Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin Brock Dunlap is currently a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin studying active learning and prototyping methodology. He plans to graduate in May 2014 with a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in design and manufacturing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

software products (MEDEE-S/ENV, EFOM/ENV and DBA-VOID) which are in use in 26 Asian and seven Eu- ropean countries by both governmental and non-governmental organizations. Acharya has a M.Eng. in Computer Technology and a D.Eng. in Computer Science and Information Management with a concen- tration in knowledge discovery, both from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the areas of Software Engineering and Development (Verification & Validation) and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Edu- cation Material Design and Development. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia; Yan-Fu Kuo, National Taiwan University; Ping-Lang Yen, National Taiwan University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

and Rus7 , and Bishop etal.8 . Since Spring 2010, the first author9 had been teaching a project-based robotics course forsenior engineering students at the University of Georgia (UGA) based on “Smart Teaching”principles from the book “How Learning Works” by Ambrose et al.10. In the Summer 2010, hehad the opportunity to visit the Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering Department of NationalTaiwan University (NTU) whereas a mutual interest in teaching robotics to undergraduatesemerged from discussions as a means of collaboration at the instructor and student levels.Considering the current trend of Open Courseware such as Coursera and EdX and various on-line universities such as Udacity, we took some planning steps in Fall 2011 to prepare for

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony J McGoron, Florida International University; Hamid Shahrestani, Florida International University, BME; Michael Edward Brown, Florida International University; James Dennis Byrne, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

noninvasive molecular imaging of cellular and tissue characterization, for monitoring toxicity, for tracking the biodistribution of known toxins and drugs, and image guided therapy. Dr. McGoron is also developing tools for automatic segmentation and registration of organs and tumors to accurately determine tumor functional and anatomical volumes which is required for accurate dosimetry calculations for image guided therapy and Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) planning.Mr. Hamid Shahrestani, Florida International University, BME Harrid Shahrestani designed and implemented departmental strategic plan in line with organizational goals and vision, resulting in improved efficiency and effectiveness. He also led the

Conference Session

Capstone Projects, Design Projects, and Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emil H Salib, James Madison University; Joshua Alfred Erney, James Madison University; Matthew Edwin Schumaker

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

co-advisors and the consultants. This approach will also help the students to describe in morespecificity their skills inventory and in a timely manner identify those who may be potentially“the glue” of the project and those who may need to be “separated” for special training and tasks.In addition, the course advisor should offer an example of best practice in the area of systemintegration and/or management.As we mentioned above, we are planning to improve the process and form of soliciting students‟skills inventory. In addition, we believe that including, at the onset of the project, learning stylesin higher education [16] assessment as part of the skills inventory exercise may help theinstructor, the consultants and the entire class to

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of oral presentations and bi-weekly reports. The notebook’s value is intended to beas a form of prewriting. Students beginning the process of writing a formal report find that theyhave already written extensively on every aspect of their project.A different example of informal writing is evident in another Engineering department’s capstonecourse in the form of periodic project updates in oral presentations. Student groups are requiredto show how their planned or completed tasks will meet the objectives of their senior projects.Laying out multiple tasks, complete with Gantt Charts, creates a storyboard environment inwhich the students informally write and revise their design projects.Senior Design Team Posters. One example of a visual

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David K. Ware; David J. Ahlgren, Trinity College; Harvey F. Silverman, Brown University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

: A large manufacturing company sends a team ofseveral people to Turkey, to visit several Turkish companies that are potential suppliers of low-cost, high quality parts. The team consists of a financial analyst, a purchasing specialist, and amanufacturing engineer, so that the relative merits of each potential supplier can be evaluatedfrom the perspective of each of these professionals. After visiting the last of the Turkishcompanies, and on the planned day of departure for the U.S., a huge snow storm arrives on thescene, shutting down all area airports, and filling up all hotels in the area with stranded travelers.The company team calls many hotels looking for rooms, but finds none available. The presidentof the last-visited Turkish company

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter R Hondred, Iowa State University; Denise Crawford, Iowa State University; Debbie Ann Victor, Des Moines Independent Schools; Michael R. Kessler, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

times middle school students find science uninteresting simplybecause they do not see a relevance to their live experiences11. By having an influential and encouragingteacher presenting the significance of science in their lives, a positive effect has been shown in students12.By providing engineering concepts student show an increased interest in science especially in the studentsgenerally disengaged in science and therefore focusing on a group of students often forgotten10,13.Despite materials and engineering being vital to our current society, few school curriculum plans providestudents a chance to explore concepts about materials and engineering. This case study outlines aninteractive way where students learn broader concepts and at times

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, such as research, education and business support. In addition to the process-centricprograms that are not conducive to business owners as day-to-day decision makers, there is alimitation of the availability of time and money to gain support and then innovate accordinglyin a planned and systematic fashion. Often than not, innovation came through as an adhocand experimental approach lacking in assurance of success but lacerated with zeal andpassion for the new products and improved processes one envisioned in one’s sleep. Oftenthan not, the source of finance for the experimentation and innovation is the “credit card”, inthe hope that the new product line will sell. Time constraint is a significant barrier to SMEsinnovating. Literature suggests

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, The University of Texas at Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

that the projects where not well prepared and a considerable amount of details were missingAfter analyzing the comments it was concluded that they were based on small problems thatwere not previously observed by the faculty. Therefore, a series of changes were made to thecourse in order to fix the problems and allow the students to have a more enjoyable experience.Course OutlineThe course outline was revamped to show in detail the days and topics of the laboratory andlectures. The outline also showed when the tests are going to be applied and when the laboratoryreports were due. This allowed the students to plan in advance how they organize their time. Theaim was to create a feeling of organization and structure. The course outline and

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

interpretation5. As such, this study ispresented in a descriptive narrative format using first person voice. The author acknowledgesthat, while these methods are not common in engineering and science research6, they areconsistent with the call to bring together disciplinary thinking with research-based practices ineducation which has been identified as a priority by the American Society for EngineeringEducation (ASEE) 7. The resulting description is intended to provide an example for futurestudies applying the Decoding process in order for researchers to better plan and understand theprocess. This study is significant because, while results of Decoding the Disciplines have beendocumented back to 20042, the literature is devoid of detailed descriptions of

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mara Wasburn

join the men at the top and plan to leave the university in June. Respondent A-1Not surprisingly, the women faculty who were employed on campus experienced feelings ofisolation and marginalization. Thirty-one percent of the women who responded to that 1988survey expressed concern about the small number of professional women employed on campusand the resulting impact on women students I feel isolated as a woman, and sense a lack of female role models. In addition, there is a lack of females within SSU’s administration. Without mentors and a support system, it is difficult to thrive in a institution dominated by males. Respondent A-24Table 1 below shows that the percentage of women among

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Doreen Lawrence; Broderick Boxley; Chris Kobus; Barbara Oakley

assignmentsfor completion over the summer to develop a deeper understanding of the linearprogression of the material. On September 4th, 2002, an additional 37 teachers weretrained in the Kumon method. On September 9th, 10th, and 11th, 2002, over 1000 students were given Kumonplacement tests at Twain, Franklin, Crofoot, and Herrington elementary schools, withassistance from Kumon, North America staff. In-service training was provided to theteachers to review the process of testing, comfortable starting point, planning, gradingand monitoring student progress. Lesson plans were created for each individual student,depending on their placement test results. Individualized daily class assignments werecreated for each student. Teachers were asked by

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Reel; Christine Allard; Deborah Kaminski; Linda McCloskey

Page 8.687.10include: How did you generate solutions? Did one or several individuals make decisions?On a scale of 1-10, how committed were you to executing the plan? What are some of theexamples of when you received feedback during the session? This exercise is very popular and induces students to open up in ways that theywill not as members of the design team. A student might complain, “You started bossingpeople around” or “you are a mechanical engineer, you should know about this.” Thetoxic waste exercise occurs early in the semester, and allows the instructor to learn aboutteam issues and work on resolving them.5. Conflict A structure within which to understand team conflicts is presented. Several levelsof conflict are defined

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirankumar Gundrai

could be activated effectively for its brutal activities. Theyhave technological weapons and enormous funding from some countries (state sponsoredterrorism), some fanatic groups. Terrorists have deterministic plans and traps. This makesthem so powerful and effective in their operations.E-Terrorism and psychological problemsWhen terrorist acts occur, people generally look for ways to cope with the acute stressand trauma. Terrorism evokes a fundamental fear of helplessness. The violent actions arerandom, unprovoked, and intentional, and often are targeted at defenseless citizens.Trying to cope with the irrational information that is beyond normal comprehension canset off a chain of psychological events culminating in feelings of fear

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”In evaluating the scholarship of application, a written record of the project such as a technicalreport and/or a patent and an evaluation by those who received the service are necessaryingredients for evaluating this type of scholarship. Since most of the work done may have takenplace off campus, outside experts could be asked to sit on the committee reviewing the scholarlyactivity. Questions to be asked when evaluating the scholarship of application include:“Is the activity directly or indirectly related to the academic field or expertise of the professor?”“Have project goals been defined, procedures well planned, and actions carefully

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Huff, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Sonia K. Ellis, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

indicated a strong interest in using Talk to Me as a tool to promoteliteracy (including ESL learners) and integrate technology throughout the curriculum. Tosupport that effort an audio book is currently being developed and plans are being made totranslate Talk to Me into Spanish. We also recognize that while some of the concepts exploredin Talk to Me will be familiar to teachers, many of the concepts (such as AI) will be new. Toaddress this concern a teacher’s guide is being developed that will include an introduction to IE,tips for how Talk to Me can be used most effectively in a variety of informal and formal learningenvironments, and content readings that will give teachers the background and confidenceneeded to integrate Talk to Me in their

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

recognition, teamwork skills, thewillingness to listen to others strengthened by curiosity, risk taking or the willingness to riskfailure, and persistence. Creativity was seen as essential to jump start the innovation process butclearly not sufficient for getting an idea successfully introduced into the marketplace.Entrepreneurial behavior was also seen as a critical component of the innovation process but notsufficient unto itself for creating a successful innovation. Innovation creation was seen as aprocess that can be taught, as knowledge that can be acquired or as skills that can bestrengthened. On the other hand there was a strong belief that some aspects of innovativeness arebased upon relatively fixed personality characteristics. Future plans

Conference Session

Panel: A Conversation About Ethics Education and Resources

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Rachelle Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

' Council (EDC) Public Policy Committee. In 2005 Dean Burge was elected to a first 2-year term on the ASEE Engineering Deans Council Executive Board, and re-elected in 2007. Hechairs the EDC Committee on Diversity, is a member of the 2007 ASEE Engineering DeansInstitute (EDI) Colloquium Planning Committee, and a member of the current EDC K-12Engineering Task Force.Rachelle Hollander directs the National Academy of Engineering’s Center for EngineeringEthics and Society (CEES). CEES manages the NAE Online Ethics Center(www.onlineethics.org). For many years Dr. Hollander directed the science and engineeringethics activities at the National Science Foundation. In 2006, Dr. Hollander received theOlmsted Award “for innovative contributions to the liberal

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/369354. Carnegie Learning. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.carnegielearning.com/galleries/8/5. Chen, Y. (2002). The development of cyberlearning in dual-mode higher education institutions in Taiwan, International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2(2), Jan; http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/viewArticle/59/1226. Creswell, J.W. (2008). Educational Research: planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (3rd ed.). Upper Saddler River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.7. Creswell, J.W., Plano Clark, V. (2011). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.8

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Battle Studio 02 Studio 03 (Lambs to the Slaughter) Your entire team arrived promptly with at least one sacrificial device (that met the requirements given in class and in the lecture notes) and with a plan of attack to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. You had reflected on the previous studio and on the lectures, and had used those reflections to prepare for this studio

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech; Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

archiving digital materials. Prior to joining BbK, Giersch worked for Columbia University libraries guiding the growth and development of Academic Commons, Columbia’s online research repository. Giersch has also consulted in the area of education technology and specifically on implementing, evalu- ating, conducting outreach for and promoting the sustainability of education digital libraries. Some of the products developed for clients include surveys to measure the use of networked electronic resources in and user satisfaction with digital libraries; an annotated bibliography on evaluating the educational impact of digital libraries; a business plan review of models to sustain digital libraries; and numerous workshops

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

monitoring and the impact of real-time monitoring on increasing theirenvironmental awareness. The authors plan to extend the use of this cost-effective yet highlyaccessible system to higher level civil and environmental engineering courses to provide anauthentic context for problem solving involving environmental parameters of an impairedstream.IntroductionThe LabVIEW programming language has been introduced to the freshman engineering courseat Virginia Tech since Fall 2007 as a successor to earlier modular and object orientedalternatives. LabVIEW follows a dataflow programming paradigm and is known for its strengthin acquiring, processing, and presenting data from engineering applications that involvemeasurement instruments/sensors. In addition

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California, Berkeley; Ryan Shelby, University of California, Berkeley; Farzana Ansari, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Page 25.878.4exhibits.The lecture sections of the leadership module provided the framework for development of thecore competencies28. A central focus of the leadership module was the three “C”s of leadership:competence, compassion, and chronos (time management). The module offered methods fordeveloping personal and team leadership styles; addressed differences in learning and personalitystyles; presented pathways for implementing mission statements and plans of action; offeredopportunities for strategic thinking, problem solving and brainstorming; utilized teamwork indiverse settings; and implemented K-12 service learning through outreach teaching activities.Table 1 provides a summary of the lecture topics provided within the leadership

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Helge Bohn, Virginia Tech; Manfred J. Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Tagged Divisions

International

, and the program does not require scholarships or subsidies for itto operate and grow. For both the German and US students, the added cost of spending theBSME senior year abroad instead of at home is approximately US$3,400 — which includes the Page 25.896.4cost of two transatlantic round-trip tickets!The standard study plans for US and German students are shown in Appendices A and B,respectively. In the case of the US student, it assumes no advance placement credits, transfercredits, or prior German language instruction. It also assumes that the student waits until his orher 6th semester to start learning German, which is that last opportunity

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele L. Strutz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

people for career guidanceGeneral populationSeveral studies show that career guidance often begins as early as 5th to 8th grades; howeverformal career counseling typically occurs in high school. Students are heavily influenced byindividuals with whom they interact with often. 9 Teachers and counselors are a significantsource of guidance as students make career choices. 10 Parents also facilitate their children’seducation and career decisions, and many consider themselves as the most important influence.11, 12, 13, 14Several studies identify the primary influencers of students’ college major and career decisions.The results of a 2005 study that examined Missouri students’ postsecondary plans showed thatparents, siblings, and other members of the

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Branislav Rosul, College of DuPage

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

seamlesstransition among partnering institutions in their respective degree programs. The major focus ofthe project are in two areas: 1) augment and enhance existing courses in modular forms atvarious tiers and disciplines, with majority of the material being already available from existingcourses, and 2) develop and implement a continuous improvement plan based on assessment andevaluation of learning outcomes for each module. Expected deliverables from the project are: Thirty-two, 2- or 4-week modules that carrycrossover concepts among electrical, mechanical, and computer topics. The modules are to beprogressive in level of difficulty and transferable from one discipline to another. At least fiftypercent of these modules are to have experiential