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Matthew Sanders, Kettering University; Mark Thompson, Kettering University; Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Lucy King, Kettering University; Michael Lindquist, Kettering University
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. Page 11.238.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Assessing Interdisciplinary Engineering Capstone ProjectAbstractIn industry, engineers from different disciplines and levels of expertise work together onprojects. To prepare students for industry, professors from Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME), and Mechanical Engineering (ME)departments at Kettering University have combined their capstone classes to work on a commonproject.Students are divided into teams composed of students from each of the ECE, IME, and MEdepartments. Every team works on their version of a project known as RoboBug. The team isresponsible for the design, development, and manufacturing of a
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William Smith, University of Kentucky-Lexington; Jamey Jacob, University of Kentucky; Suzanne Smith, University of Kentucky; James Lumpp, University of Kentucky
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: A Multidisciplinary Capstone Engineering Design ProjectAbstractThe BIG BLUE project at the University of Kentucky is an attempt to integrating systemsengineering concepts and processes into undergraduate engineering education. NASA isaddressing the anticipated shortage of aerospace engineers through workforce developmentprojects of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. BIG BLUE is aworkforce development project currently in its fourth year at Kentucky funded by NASA. BIGBLUE is a comprehensive systems engineering experience for undergraduate engineers topropose, design, and implement a complex aerospace system while managing the financial andhuman resources. The system the students develop is a
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Susan Donohue, University of Virginia; Garrick Louis, University of Virginia; William Scherer, University of Virginia; Michael C. Smith, University of Virginia; K. Preston White, Jr., Jr., University of Virginia; Peter Beling, University of Virginia
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. His research interests include optimization theory and financial engineering. He is the Department's Chair of Undergraduate Studies.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Page 11.191.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Innovative Model for the Administration of Undergraduate Capstone ProjectsAbstractWe discuss the program-level model used in the administration of undergraduate Capstone(senior design) projects in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at Universityof Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science in this paper. A unique model at thetime of its inception in 1988, its adoption
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Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Roger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University; Thomas Hellmuth, LeTourneau University
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This requirement can be met in anumber of ways, including a structured simulated experience or by an actual capstone projectthat requires the involvement of several disciplines.Obstacles to multi-disciplinary teamwork, including disciplinary competition, communicationproblems, and scheduling difficulties often limit the effectiveness of such teams. We previouslyreported2 on a series of curriculum “tools” which have been initiated in our program to insurethat students will have a measure of success in project teamwork. These methods include (1)multiple and varied opportunities for projects in teams, (2) early involvement in senior projectteams, (3) specific training for teamwork, (4) coursework in and application of projectmanagement techniques
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, scienceor engineering major. Those cadets take a three-course engineering sequence in thedepartment, the goal of which is to “enhance[e] their quantitative problem-solving skillsand … provid[e] introductory engineering design experiences.”1 The sequenceculminates with a capstone course in which the cadets work with a real client to solve aproblem for him or her. That course is SE450, Project Management and System Design.This paper focuses strictly on that course, which has been successful in achieving bothdepartment and Academy goals by aligning the course assignments to a decision makingprocess and incorporating a real-world client into the course.This paper will begin by comparing the findings of some of the relevant literatureregarding capstone
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John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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Industry-Based Software ToolsIntroductionService learning or civic engagement is a goal being pursued by many institutions of higher education.This goal is addressed by computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) programs whichencourage or require some form of real world experience. However, students in computer science and inother science fields are not typically attracted by community or real world projects. Faculty and staff inthese disciplines have a responsibility to connect students with the community and the world that theywill support upon graduation. This paper describes a paradigm for community-based capstone coursesthat uses industry-sanctioned software engineering support tools. A discussion of the supportingpedagogical
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Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University
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a refocusing of federalresearch dollars and through the development of educational programs dedicated to HomelandSecurity. For example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Research andTechnology office has established University-based centers of excellence at several majorresearch universities and the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency(HSARPA) supports fundamental and applied research within academia as well as the privatesector1.On the educational side, the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS) currently lists 113 Page 11.114.2Colleges and Universities within the United States that have programs