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ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

instructor overall 4.50 (4) 4.75 (4)Legend:5 = Very good, 4 = Good, 3 = Adequate, 2 = Poor, 1 = Very PoorNumbers in parenthesis represent number of responsesThe following Z-statistic was used to test whether the difference between any of the pairsof means is significant. X1 − X 2 Z= s12 s 22 + n1 n 2At the 0.01 confidence level, the difference between any pair of two means is attributedto chance if the Z-statistic is less than 1.90. It turns out that there is no

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Hill

SOURCE: American Association of Engineering Societies (2001) © PLTW 2002 Figure 2. Engineering Technology Graduation Rates, 1988-20021series of academically rigorous courses. There is already evidence that PLTW students do betterin their introductory engineering courses in college than do non-PLTW students.2Who Started Project Lead the Way?Project Lead the Way was started in the 1980’s by Richard Blais who is now the ExecutiveDirector of PLTW. At the time he was the chairman of a Technology Department in a schooldistrict in upstate New York. While the program was very successful

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2004 Annual Conference

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Louis Frenzel

Session 392 Rejuvenating Electronic Technology Curricula to Match Industry Needs Louis E. Frenzel Jr., Joseph S. Mattoon, PhD Electronic Design Magazine/Maricopa Advanced Technology Education CenterThere is evidence that curricula for AAS degree community college programs inelectronics technology are lagging behind current industry practices. Recent studiesindicate these programs are both deficient technically and skewed from what industrywants and needs. Rapid technological advancement plus economic and social changesover the past years have significantly altered the competencies and tasks for electronictechnicians. Yet, community

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Depew

Session 22552004 ASEE – Salt Lake CityGraduate Studies DivisionInvited Panel Session:Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward SystemsRelevant to Professional Graduate Engineering EducationInvited Panel Paper #1 Draft Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward Systems to Advance Professional Graduate Education: The Need for Criteria that Support Engineering Practice and Technology Leadership D. R. Depew,1 G. R. Bertoline,1 M. J. Dyrenfurth,1 A. L. McHenry,2 D. D. Dunlap,3 R. J. Bennett,4 S. J. Tricamo,5

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Salim Saherwala; Mohammed Haque

were used in this research employed a generic programming architecture,which was discipline independent and could be adapted to any other similar domain. Thesevisualization techniques can be valuable aids not only in teaching in the classroom but also aneffective self-directed tool for open learning via the web. Page 9.5.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography 1. AbouRizk, S. M., & Sawhney, A. (1994). Simulation and gaming in construction engineering education. Paper

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Julio Urbina; Hirak Patangia

. Giddlings, and J. C. McRobbie, “Evolution and Validation Form of an Instrument For Assessing Science Laboratory Classroom Environments”, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 32(4), pp.399-422, 1995.2) M. Barak and Y. Doppelt, “Promoting Creative Thinking Within Technology Education”, Paper presented at the International Workshop for Scholars in Technology Education, WOCATE, George Washington University, Washington DC, September 1998.3) N. D. Perkins, Technology Meets Constructivism: Do They Make a Marriage?, T. M. Duffy & H. D. Jonassen Eds., “Constructivism and Technology of Instruction: A Conversation”, ;;.45-55, Hillsdale, NJ, 1992.4) S. Waks, “Lateral Thinking and Technology Education”, Journal of Science

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Controls, Mechatronics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Joel Lenoir

connection between the two subject areas.Bibliography1. Schmaltz, K.S., Byrne, C., Choate, R. and Lenoir, J., “Integrated Professional Component Plan from Freshmen Experience to Senior Project,” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.2. Schmaltz, K. “Design Of Experiments Plan With A Capstone Experimentation Course,” Proc. of 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, CA.3. Throne, R., “Modeling, Simulation, and Control of a Real System,” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.4. McIntyre, C., Mehta, S. and Sellnow, T., “A Program For Faculty Peer Review of Teaching at North Dakota State University, ” Proc. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.H. JOEL LENOIR is the

Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

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2005 Annual Conference

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Neha Goel; Johnathan King; Ellen Chen; Danny Le; Alene Harris; Ragu Vijaykumar; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University

-Northwestern-Texas-Harvard/MIT Engineering Research Center forBioengineering Educational Technologies (VaNTH)- Annual Report- Volume II: ProjectDescriptions and Curriculum Vitae. Website URL[http://www.vanth.org/docs/2004_Annual_Report_Vol_II.pdf], site visited 12/29/04.6. Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience,and School. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1999.7. Olds, S.A., Kanter, D.E., Knudson, A., and Mehta, S.B. “Designing an Outreach Project thatTrains Both Future Faculty and Future Engineers.” Proceedings of the American Society forEngineering Education. (CD-ROM DEStech Publications) Session 1609: 5 pages, 2003.8. Harris, AH and Klein, S. “Educational Outreach Using Learning-Theory

Conference Session

Research On Student Teams

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Immekus; Susan Maller; P.K. Imbrie

potency (i.e., does the team think it can besuccessful) are attributes of effective teams. Campion et al. [11] have tested the above model inan empirical study and found that almost all of the characteristics of work groups (e.g.,interdependence, potency) related to the three criteria of effectiveness (e.g., customersatisfaction). Potency was found to be the strongest predictor of all characteristics and related toall three effectiveness criteria, thus supporting those who assert that it is one of the mostimportant characteristics of a work team [12]. Campion et al.’s [11] ideas can be traced to Richard Hackman [13], who definedeffectiveness in terms of three dimensions: the group’s output meeting quality standards, thegroup’s ability to work

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Abul Azad

platform for control system design, simulation, and implementation, IEEE Control System Magazine, June 2000, 12-20.Mathworks (2001). Creating Graphical User Interface, MathWorks Incorporated, MA, USA.Marchand, R. and Holland, O. T. (2003). Graphics and GUIs with MATLAB, Chapman and Hall/CRC.Miller, G. M. and Beasley, J. S. (2002). Modern Electronic Communication, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.Penfield, P. and Larson, R. C. (1996). Education via advanced technologies, IEEE Transactions on Education, 39(3), 436-443.Tokhi, M.O., Azad, A.K.M. and Powrwanto, H. (1999). SCEFMAS: A simulink environment for dynamic characterization and control of flexible manipulators, International Journal of Engineering Education

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Jackson; Mani Mina

indication that they perceive it as a valuable experience. Page 10.418.4 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education1. E. Seymour, “Tracking the Processes of Change in US Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics,Engineering, and Technology”, Issues and Trends, Stephen Norris editor, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp 79-105, 20012. S. T. Fleischmann “Needed: A few good knights for the information age-competence, courage, and compassionin the engineering curriculum,” IEEE Frontiers in Education

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pat Leelani; Hector Estrada

Cumulative DistributionMS-Excel to determine if postedspeed limits are obeyed. Each 120.00%group produces a cumulative 100.00% Cumulative Frequencyspeed distribution curve(so-called S-curve2), see figure. 80.00%With this curve, the students areasked to identify the average 60.00%speed and the 85-percentile 40.00%speed. The results shouldindicate if traffic moves at the 20.00%posted speed limit. This activitywas also a competition, and

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

Outline for Designing a Hybrid First Year Language Course with WebCT. Alabama: Auburn University, 2003.4. Salzmann, C., et al. Requirements for Real-Time Laboratory Experimentation over the Internet. Accessed 12/2004. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2/content_storage_01/0000000b/80/10/f6/e9.pdf.5. Spires, Michele S., Janet Jaeger. A Survey of the Literature on Ways to Use Web-based and Internet Instruction Most Effectively: Curriculum and Program Planning. Virginia: Old Dominion University, 2002.BiographyHEATHER L. COOPER, P.E.Heather L. Cooper is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University, where shehas taught for four years in thermal science and machinery diagnostics. Her areas

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mitch Keil; Pavel Ikonomov; Sam Ramrattan; Jorge Rodriguez; Alamgir Choudhury

. Combined use of the computer-aidedsolution and the laboratory experimentation will maximize the students’ learning of thesubject taught in a lecture class. The web based tool may also be used for distanceeducation and for promotion of engineering education to potential future students. Page 10.974.6Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education7. Bibliography1. Gere, James, M.; Mechanics of Materials, Thompson Learning, 2001.2. Mott; Robert L., Applied Strength of Materials, Prentice Hall Inc., 1996.3. Esche, S

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Chen; Albert Peng; Daniel Jones

; Strong, A., Introduction to Engineering Technology and Engineering, Prentice Hall, Upper SaddleRiver, NJ, 2001.6. Cheshier, S., Studying Engineering Technology, Discovery Press, Los Angeles, CA, 1998.7. CMU Engineering Technology Majors Website: http://www.cmich.edu/bulletins/ug-bulletin/programs/cst/iet.htm#Engineering%20Technology.8. Jones, D., Chen, D., and Peng, A., Introduction Course in Engineering Technology: Evolution of Course Contentand Resulting Student Opinions, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.DANIEL M. CHEN, Ph.D., P.E.Daniel Chen is currently a professor and chairperson of the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology atCentral Michigan University. His primary teaching responsibilities are in mechanical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Enger; Sudhir Mehta

learning community program for transforming college education that has integrateddevelopment of leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.3. Initial results of implementing the above program and the future plan.Bibliography1. American Association for Colleges and Universities. (2002). Greater expectations: A new vision for learning as a nation goes to college. Retrieved September 10, 2003 from http://www.greaterexpectations.org. Page 9.1319.42. Astin, A.W., & Astin, H. S. (2000). Leadership reconsidered: engaging higher education in social change. Battle Creek, Michigan: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Catalano

Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Education • Students submit in the form of a typed, brief paragraph the project that they will complete. The recipient(s) and the specific task to be accomplished are stated. • On the last day of class of the term, students prepare a short briefing focused on what was done, how it was received and the resultant feelings. The briefings are limited to 5 minutes. • Also on the last day of class, a typed two-page document describing the project and resultant reactions is submitted. Students over the past three years have completed a variety of different projectsincluding the following: • Working at a local homeless shelter

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap; Donald Keating

Session 15552004 ASEE – Salt Lake CityGraduate Studies DivisionInvited Panel Session:Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward SystemsRelevant to Professional Graduate Engineering EducationInvited Panel Paper # 3 Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward Systems to Advance Professional Graduate Engineering Education: Expectations For Adjunct Industrial Faculty D. D. Dunlap,1 J. M. Snellenberger,2 D. H. Quick,2 I. T. Davis,3 J. P. Tidwell,4 A. L. McHenry,5 D. R. Depew,6 S. J. Tricamo,7 D. A. Keating,8 T. G. Stanford 8 Western

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry O'Connor; Dan Dimitriu

introduce students and their parents to ourinstitution and to answer questions about the program. We would also like to hold a closingceremony for the EDGE graduates similar to but on a smaller scale than what is done in thePREP Program. The expansion of the both the original program design as well as the marketingstrategy is expected to allow us to enlist a larger number of high school students and increasetheir likelihood of choosing engineering as a potential career choice.References:1. www.texprep.org2. from the 2003 PREP Closing Day Assembly Program3. Gottfredson, L. S. (2002). Gottfredson's theory of circumscription, compromise, and self-creation. Pages 85-148 in D. Brown (Ed.), Career choice and development (4th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rockland; Levelle Burr-Alexander; Howard Kimmel

ASEE/IEEE Frontiers inEducation Conference, Boston, MA, November 6-9.10. Rockland, Ronald, Gibbons, Siobhán, Bloom, Joel & Kimmel, Howard (2002). “Analysis of stakeholderattitudes for a pre-college outreach program”. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 16-19.11. Gibbons, Siobhán J., Hirsch, Linda S., Kimmel, Howard, Rockland, Ronald, and Bloom, Joel (2003).Counselors’ Attitudes and Knowledge About Engineering. Valencia, Spain: International Conference onEngineering Education.LEVELLE BURR-ALEXANDER is the Project Manager for Instruction for the Pre-Engineering Instructionaland Outreach Program and serves as the NJ Affiliate Director for Project Lead The Way®. She has

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mustafa Sanver; Li Yang

://www.computer.org/education/cc2001/final/index.htm 2. C. J. Date. An Introduction to Database Systems, 8th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2003. 3. R. Elmasri, S. Navathe. Fundamentals of Database Systems, 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2003. 4. R. Ramakrishnan, J. Gehrke. Database Management Systems, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003.LI YANG is an associate professor at the Department of Computer Science, Western Michigan University. Hisresearch interests include knowledge discovery, information visualization, pattern recognition and databases. He is asenior member of IEEE and a member of ACM.MUSTAFA SANVER is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science, Western Michigan University. Hisinterests include visualization of databases

Conference Session

Trends in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chenming Zhang

07458.Geankoplis, C.J. 2003. Transport processes and separation process principles. 4th.Prentice Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.Belter, P.A., Cussler, E.L. and Hu, W.-S. 1988. Bioseparations: downstream processingfor biotechnology. John Wiley & Sons. New York, NY. Page 9.1342.13 13

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

://www.ise.ufl.edu access date: 12 / 31/ 2002HAMMAD S. CHAUDHRYHammad Chaudhry is a graduate student at the UF majoring in Industrial & Systemengineering. Mr. Chaudhry is a research assistant at UF, where he has worked on severalmanagement related projects. He earned his undergraduate degree in ElectricalEngineering from NED university of Engineering and Technology.M. ALI ABBASAli Abbas is a graduate student at the Industrial & Systems Engineering department atUF. Ali has his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from NationalUniversity of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan. Ali has worked on a variety of Page 9.725.6management related

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; John Hackworth

and compare the performance of on-campus and DL courses; however, the process involves “leveling the field” by equalizing allother variables that can distort the data. In doing so, the assessment is based solely on thestudent performance as measured against the learning objectives.Bibliography1. Angelo, T. A., and K. P. Cross, 1993. “Classroom Assessment Techniques, A Handbook for College Teachers”(2nd Ed.) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.2. J. R. Hackworth, "A Video-Taped Laboratory in Electrical Power and Machinery. ASEE 2001 AnnualConference Proceedings.JOHN R HACKWORTHJohn R. Hackworth is Program Director for the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old DominionUniversity. He holds a B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Swan

2002 and whether a community recycled viacurbside pick-up or a drop-off center(s). However, only 291 of the 351 communities hadavailable data on their recycling rates while data for only 335 could be found regardingtheir use of curb-side versus drop-off recycling participation.In addition to these characteristics, communities are separated into one of seven kinds ofcommunity (as described by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue). Kinds ofCommunity (KOC) are • Urbanized Center (KOC 1) • Economically Developed Suburb (KOC 2) • Growth Community (KOC 3) • Residential Suburb (KOC 4) • Rural Economic Center (KOC 5) • Small Rural Community (KOC 6) • Resort, Retirement, Artistic (KOC 7)These various parameters were used in

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George F. List; Stacy Eisenman

conclusions and recommendations for the features that ought to be included in a URPexperience to ensure its success.2.0 Literature ReviewThe idea of a “URP experience” can be traced back to about 1980 when the University ofDelaware introduced an undergraduate research project option [15, 16]. Of course,undergraduates have always worked with professors on research, but the notion of a “URP”made these experiences a more formal and visible part of the undergraduate educational process(as well as the research environment). In part, this new stature was related to the NationalScience Foundation’s (NSF) decision in the late 1980’s to have principal investigators (PI)include an “educational” element in their proposals. NSF also encouraged PI’s to apply for

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationrates of approximately 106 K/s. Ribbons made for academic, experimental research are typically10-50 om thick and 1-10 mm wide. The melt-spinning procedure involves melting the startingelements, iron, zirconium, boron, and copper, then pushing the molten sample through an orificeso that it lands onto a spinning copper wheel, as shown in Fig. 1. Once the sample hits thesurface of the cold, copper wheel, it is quickly pulled off in the form of thin, long ribbons. Thelarge change in temperature, i.e. from being above melting temperature to being solidified andcooled at room temperature, facilitates the metastable, amorphous nature of the ribbon produced.The students

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Engineering Economy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kawintorn Pothanun; William Peterson

covered small amountsof new material. End of chapter quizzes comprised 10 percent of the total grade. Themain purpose of end of chapter quizzes was to re-capture the main concept(s) of eachchapter. There were two case studies in my class. Each of them comprised 10 percent ofthe total. Page 9.1175.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education During semester exams (5 exams) 45% Final exam

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Entrepreneurism in BME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alene Harris; Stacy Klein-Gardner

University.She serves as the Director of Education Programs for the VaNTH ERC.STACY S. KLEIN is a Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, She isalso a physics and mathematics teacher at the University School of Nashville. Page 9.500.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ligia Carvallo; David Mikolaitis; Norman Fitz-Coy; Raluca Rosca

self-sufficiency of the presentation.A second improvement is to add quizzes and pre/post-tests designed to add the contentnavigation and check the users’ understanding of the studied material. Indeed, because thehierarchical learning networks are designed to be used with limited content support, it isimportant to have built-in self-tests and checks for understanding. If possible we will design foreach module a ‘questions from the public’ database as well as an on-line forum of present andpast students. We also need to add ‘open question’ sections, to describe the unsolved challengesconnected to the presented material.References1. Goldin, Daniel S., Venneri, Samuel L and Noor Ahmed K. (2001) “Fresh Air, Wide-Open Space,”, Mechanical