Warrant

Engineering Reasoning Notebook

AI can generate calculations. Warrant makes students commit to, test, and defend engineering reasoning.

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What Students Actually Complete

1.0 PredictionState a pre-simulation claim and why.

2.0 Simulation SetupDefine setup statements and basis before running Aspen.

3.0 Observed ResultsRecord key evidence and whether prediction held.

4.0 WarrantExplain the engineering reasoning supported by results.

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Students

Use your live course page first, then complete one Warrant entry per assignment.

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Faculty

Deploy in one module, grade on rotating criteria, and calibrate with examples.

Adoption guide

Live Signal

Active in CBE 253 (UNM, Spring 2026).

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Field Notes is the project umbrella. Warrant is the core artifact students complete.