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Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Philip Dunn

Developing a Workable Senior Construction Management Capstone Project Philip A. Dunn, Jr. PE Assistant Professor of Construction Management Technology, School of Engineering Technology, University of Maine at OronoAbstractA senior capstone course should challenge students to use the skills that they have developed intheir college experience. Because construction management curricula is so diversified, seniorcapstone projects have to be practical exercises that incorporate both business principles andprofessional construction management practice. In the spring 2004 semester at the University ofMaine, a construction management capstone class was

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Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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J. Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Session XXXX CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY: EMPHASIZING TEAMING AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS M. Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe benefits of company sponsored capstone design projects, both to academia and to industry,have been well established. At Rose-Hulman the benefits to students include the broadening oftheir engineering skills, the required interaction with practicing engineers, the strengthening ofteaming skills by working in design groups, the development of

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Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Rafic Bachnak

Session 1647 Restructuring the Capstone Course Leads to Successful Projects Rafic Bachnak, Satyajit Verma, and Tim Coppinger Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractThe engineering technology programs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi share acapstone projects course that allows students to use their problem solving skills and thetechnical knowledge they gain throughout their college experience to develop a device orsystem that meets some specific requirements. As a result of concerns raised during arecent ABET accreditation visit, the course was restructured in order to ensureconsistency in

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Howard Evans; Shekar Viswanathan

Effective Capstone/Master’s Projects – Do’s and Don’ts Shekar Viswanathan and Howard E. Evans School of Engineering and Technology National University, 11255 North Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California 92037, U.S.A.Abstract Final program projects (typically ‘master’s projects’ at the graduate level and‘capstone’ at the undergraduate) are intensive experiences in critical analysis and aredesigned to broaden students’ perspectives and provide them with an opportunity tointegrate the knowledge acquired from various courses (integration of coursework) intotheir area of specialization. This paper analyzes a successful final project to present a listof Do’s and Don’ts necessary for

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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AHAMAD FARHOUD

Session 1347 An Educational and Entertaining Senior Capstone Design Ahmad M. Farhoud Engineering Technology Department University of ToledoAbstractThe renovation of Lucas County’s Winter Wonderland Christmas exhibit presented a uniqueopportunity for students to become involved and use their knowledge to design new displays.The project presented herein represents an ideal learning experience. It was an occasion forstudents to have fun, while demonstrating their technical knowledge. At the same time, studentsexperienced some of

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Craig Johnson; Carlos Oncina

, it wasimplemented to change the course and improve performance.First, there was value to the MET program in applying a metric such as RADD as part of acontinuous improvement process. This aspect offered help in identifying areas for improvementin our pre-capstone courses. With the addition of further parameters to the current RADDmetric, we intend to provide data-based feedback that will aid in the modification to pre-requisitecourse outcomes.Second, the RADD metric was used to improve the course itself. Analysis of the courseperformance indicated that a significant shortfall was the ability of students to synthesize andapply their project information and technical skills into a cohesive product design proposal. Forcomparison, the metric was

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Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Thomas Schildgen; Jon Duff

Establishing Outcomes for Senior Capstone Projects In Industrial Technology Jon M. Duff, Thomas E. Schildgen Information and Management Technology Arizona State UniversityAbstractAs part of continuous curriculum improvement and outcomes assessment for professionalaccreditation, the Department of Information and Management Technology at Arizona StateUniversity on the Polytechnic Campus determined that a mandatory senior project beestablished. The methodology for validating such a senior project included a descriptive surveyof three constituent groups: students in upper division courses, faculty, and a

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Design and the Community

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2005 Annual Conference

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Angela Bielefeldt

Session 3625 Challenges and Rewards on On-Campus Projects in Capstone Design Angela R. Bielefeldt University of Colorado, Dept. Civil, Environmental, & Arch. EngineeringAbstractThis paper discusses the Environmental Engineering capstone design course for Civil andEnvironmental Engineering undergraduates at the University of Colorado. Over the past fouryears, the course has successfully introduced a variety of service learning projects as optionsamong the three to four projects available each year. Clients for these projects have included theUniversity of Colorado and various communities. The structure

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ABET Issues and Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang

Enhancing Capstone Design with an Industry Sponsored Project Center Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC 27411, USAMechanical Engineering Capstone DesignSenior capstone design courses have become a critical component of undergraduate engineeringeducation, as mandated by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).The Mechanical Engineering Senior Capstone Design at North Carolina A&T State University(NC A&T) is a two-semester project course. The course allows students to take design projectsfrom conceptual

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Monica Cardella; Cynthia Atman

Engineering Students’ Mathematical Problem Solving Strategies in Capstone Projects Monica E. Cardella, Cynthia J. Atman Industrial Engineering Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching University of Washington Seattle, WAAbstractMathematics is generally considered to be a fundamental element of engineering education.However, there is little empirical evidence characterizing the role of mathematics in theengineering design process. The goal of this paper is to take a research informed approachtowards understanding engineering

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Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

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George York; Daniel Pack

10.950.1information about the senior capstone design course at the Academy, followed by an overviewof the particular team project in Section 4. Section 5 addresses the task scheduling for the large Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationproject involving multiple players. Sections 6 through 9 discuss technical details of the projectwhile Sections 10 through 12 provide readers with the administrative procedures we usedthroughout the project life cycle and the lessons we learned. We complete this paper with afew concluding remarks.2. BackgroundIn this section, we briefly present the information concerning our

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Bruce Feodoroff

Original Quarter One Projects Utilizing Rapid Prototyping Bruce A. Feodoroff New England Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper describes the success New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) is experiencing ingrabbing hold of the first quarter students’ creative energy and motivating them to succeed inMechanical Engineering Technology. The introduction and use of a rapid prototype machine hassignificantly impacted not only the quality of the resulting original project models or prototypesbut has greatly enhanced the learning experience for quarter one (freshmen) students. This hashelped in sustaining the students’ interest in Mechanical Engineering

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Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Rebecca Blust; David Myszka

to multiple teams. The teams work in relativeisolation to provide an optimal solution for the company. Student teams benefit from thedesign competition experience while the client gains multiple solutions to their problem.Advisors provide a healthy environment for the competition, stressing ethics andhonorable business practices. This paper will discuss the rationale of this venture,methods, current models, administrative issues and the results of this effort.1. IntroductionCapstone ProjectsOver the past two decades, capstone project courses have emerged as an essential elementof a technical education. In fact, this experience has become a “residency-like”requirement for engineering and engineering technology graduates. These projects

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Dana Ingalsbe; Jess Godbey

Project-Oriented Capstone Course: Integrating Curriculum Assessment Utilizing Industry Partner and Student Input Dana Ingalsbe, Ph.D., Jacksonville State University Jess Godbey, M.S., Jacksonville State UniversityI. AbstractThe need for industry feedback concerning possible competency gaps in an IndustrialTechnology program was fulfilled in part by means of a senior-level capstone projectexperience. Students in their final semester of the program from a range of majors(industrial technology management, electronics technology, occupational health andsafety, and computer integrated manufacturing) were assigned to an array of industrialprojects at various manufacturers in the local area

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Capstone and Senior Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Peter Shull

Benefit of Converting to RSLogix 5000 from RSLogix 500 Richard P. Crum, Jayme L. Davis, and Dr. Peter J. Shull The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona CampusAbstractIn conjunction with Creative Pultrusions, Inc., a fiberglass reinforced polymer compositesmanufacturer in Alum Bank, PA, a senior project was designed to convert the machine operationcode for their pultruders from the Rockwell Automation’s RSLogix500 software to theRSLogix5000 software. This project was a capstone design for the Electro-MechanicalEngineering Technology program at Penn State Altoona. The specific aim was to show thebenefits of RSLogix5000 while improving the pultruding system at Creative Pultrusions, Inc

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Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Fanorious Chalkiadakis; Mohammed Fahmy; Recayi Pecen

Session Number: 1147Design and Construction of a Hydro -Wind Hybrid Renewable Power Station in Iowa Hickory Hills State Park Recayi Pecen Mohammed Fahmy Fanis Chalkiadakis Electrical and Information Engineering Technology Program Department of Industrial Technology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IowaAbstractThe objective of this applied research project is to design and construct a small-scale hydro-electric and wind power station for generating zero-emission electricity for cabins and RVoutlets in Hickory Hills park located in La Porte City, Iowa. The project consists of three

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ken Burbank

.pdf, page 19, (date accessed January 4, 2005). 2. M.H. Ahmadian, “Enhancing Students’ Problem-Solving Techniques through a Special Project Course”, in Proceedings American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2003. 3. W. Walter and M. Smith, “Handicapped Design Projects in a New Engineering Honors Course”, in Proceedings American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2003. 4. M.C. Kreppel and M. Rabiee, “University/ Community Partnership through Senior Design Projects”, in Proceedings American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2003. 5. P. Brackin and J.D. Gibson, “Service-Learning in Capstone Design

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Capstone and Senior Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Gary McDonald; Charles Knight

developing a new product or designing a modern experimental testing program.Students taking the mechanical engineering lab are leaders in their capstone senior designproject due to their having the capability to use fundamental engineering analysis toolsand develop sophisticated data acquisition, analysis, and presentation systems.(5) Delivers University PaybackThe five week long design project is typically an incubator for developing similar modernlab systems for other programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science atUTC. Fluid mechanics and strength of materials lab systems along with other mechanicalengineering lab systems have been renovated-upgraded through the student designprojects. Our Dean has never found a problem with funding

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Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Gibson; Dorene Perez; Rose Marie Lynch

Immersing Students in Reengineering to Make Industry Meaningful in College Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson, Rose Marie Lynch Illinois Valley Community CollegeAn innovative capstone project at Illinois Valley Community College immerses engineeringdesign and electronics students in the technology and methodology they will encounter in theworkplace.The four-semester project gives the students first-hand experience with continuous qualityimprovement methodology, reengineering, and entrepreneurship. Freshmen engineeringtransfer students, enrolled in an engineering graphics course, and freshmen design andelectronics students, enrolled in a beginning CAD

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tyson McCall; Corinne Ransberger; Steve Hsiung

the process of designing application programs startsfrom the individual module development through extensive testing, verification, andmodification. Applying these developed modules in a useful manner requires the links andintegrations that lead to the practical project implementation. Frequently, in students’ seniorproject designs and faculty’s research plans, the microprocessor/microcontroller resourcesbecome scarce or cause conflicts during the modules’ integration stage. To accommodate the shortfall of the resources and resolve any conflict state, severalchoices must be considered, such as the need to revise or totally rework the module, or apply themodule with additional circuit design. This article presents a proven concept that

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; George Wright; Joseph Morgan

Session 1347 Managing Senior Design Projects to Maximize Success: The TAT Team J.A. Morgan, G. Wright, J. R. Porter Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843Introduction The typical engineering technology curriculum culminates in a capstone senior designcourse or sequence. The goal of this course/sequence is to have students demonstrate theirmastery of the concepts they have learned throughout their degree program. While manydifferent approaches to senior design courses exist, most

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ronald Lessard; Jacques Beneat

against terrorist attacks is anational priority. DCS security and survivability need increased attention. One of the Norwich University Electrical and Computer Engineering courses that addressthese issues is EE411 Microcomputer Based Applications. EE411 is designed to give computerand electrical engineering students a capstone DCS design experience applying concepts coveredin earlier courses. They are introduced to “SCADAville”, a municipal water system emulatormodeled after a typical municipal water distribution system. The concepts of safetyinstrumentation and networking are introduced using Allen Bradley Programmable LogicControllers (PLCs). Students come to understand the advantages and disadvantages of ladderlogic code for digital

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Hackworth; Isaac Flory

Session 1347 The Administration of Senior Design Projects In a Distance Learning Environment Isaac L. Flory IV, John R. Hackworth Old Dominion UniversityI. AbstractA method for administering a senior level capstone design course in Electrical EngineeringTechnology in a distance learning environment is described. Several avenues are explored thathelp the students successfully conceive, develop, and present their design projects from off-campus locations that are consistent with the requirements placed upon their on-campus peers.Several

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Clifford Mirman

Session 1648 An Engineering Technology Capstone Course Which Integrates Theory, Design, and Construction in an Open-Ended Project By Cliff R. Mirman, Professor and Chair Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. 60115 Abstract The culminating experience in many engineering technology programs is typically aone or two-semester capstone design experience. The underlying premise for this type ofsenior design course is that at the submission of the final

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sam Geonetta

to specific projects. All faculty are available as potential advisorsbecause no specific assignments are made until the end of the course. This allows learners tohave the widest access to faculty to bring multiple points of view to bear on proposed projects.Course Requirements: Senior Design I Senior Design I is the first of three courses that focus on a capstone experience. Theoverall capstone experience requires independent work on a project through three phases:Feasibility (conception), Functionality (design), and Implementation. Projects are required tocombine at least two areas in the Information Technology Program: Software Development,Networking, Web Technologies, Database or Digital Media. Topics are selected by learners

Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Anderson

capstone course, and for this course projects are selected to build,or perform significant upgrades on a production machine. The end use of these machines is theeducation laboratory. This simplifies the task for students to define the scope of the project, as they havesome experience in the application.Since the focus of the course is plastic manufacturing systems, projects are machines that incorporatesome manufacturing process, such as injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, or bow molding.Figure 3 illustrates a typical project. The basis for this project was a small injection moldermanufactured by Arburg in the 1970’s. Students were charged with renovating the machine to includeadding modern controls, rebuilding the hydraulic system, adding

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Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Roy McGrann

Capstone Design: Sculpture and Structure Roy McGrann, Gary Mackiewicz, Jacquelyn Walsh, Katherine Williams, Jill Griffin/Yvonne Hobbs/and Margaret Crocker Binghamton University / Sculptor /The Discovery CenterAbstract Obtaining funding for senior design projects can be a challenge. This paper presents anexample of a community and university project for which the funding was obtained from acharitable foundation. The project was successfully completed as one of the projects in theinterdisciplinary capstone design course at Binghamton University (SUNY). The Discovery Center, which is a hands-on children’s

Conference Session

Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

the results of their work. In an analogousfashion to the capstone design project providing a measure of the students’ ability to perform adesign project, the capstone experimental experience requires that student teams demonstrate theapplication of experimental abilities to set up and analyze less-defined experimental problems.To assist in the organization of course content and its assessment, the following six componentshave been used to define design of experiments 2, 3: 1. Experimental Planning 2. Methods of Measurement 3. Selection of Instrumentation 4. Analysis of Data and Results 5. Uncertainty Analysis

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Rowe

Measure What You Value: Developing Detailed Assessment Criteria for Engineering Capstone Projects John W. K. Rowe Sheffield Hallam University, UK.AbstractAn important area of development in the UK and other systems of higher education over the lastdecade has been the wide spread use of specific statements describing the intended learningoutcomes students achieve, in contrast to using syllabus content to define courses and programs.In measuring how well students have satisfied an intended learning outcome one approach is touse developed assessment criteria that specify qualitatively, by level of achievement, studentperformance. Writing

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Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Karim Muci; Jonathan Weaver

Session 1125 Using Industry-Like Product Development Projects in Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Courses Karim H. Muci-Küchler1 and Jonathan M. Weaver2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2 Mechanical Engineering Department University of Detroit Mercy Abstract A good engineering education involves more than preparing students that have soundtechnical knowledge in a