McMaster University.Dr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took a ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 An Interdisciplinary Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand Capstone ProjectAbstractInterdisciplinary capstone projects have been used in engineering education to provide studentsan opportunity to collaborate on a project with students from other disciplines that are differentfrom their
assist the research on this aspect, a mosquito breedingenvironment testing instrumentation was created by a capstone project team. The capstoneproject was started in Spring 2022 and concluded in Fall 2022. Five undergraduate engineeringtechnology students have conducted this capstone project, and an engineering faculty memberadvised this capstone project. This prototype of a mosquito breeding environment testinginstrumentation has a testing chamber that can contain tires partially filled with water inside, anda sliding light source to emulate the light condition variations. The testing instrumentation hassensors to obtain data such as ambient temperature, humidity, CO2, and light intensity. Inaddition, the testing instrumentation can measure
with Pitt’s core compe- tencies of research and education, Sanchez has built up Pitt Hydroponics in Homewood, founded Con- stellation Energy Inventor labs for K-12 students, and re-created the Mascaro Center’s Teach the Teacher sustainability program for science educators in the region. As a teacher he designed and created the Sustainability capstone course which has annually partnered with community stakeholders to address sustainability challenges at all scales. Past projects have in- cluded evaluating composting stations in Wilkinsburg, studying infrastructure resilience in Homewood, enabling community solar in PA, improving energy efficiency in McCandless Township, and improving
. Someinstitutions (20%) have design courses throughout the curriculum in addition to the capstonedesign sequence, but more programs (40%) have design projects within non-design coursesthroughout the curriculum. The course or courses in the capstone design sequence are primarilyoffered only once a year (78%) with a slight edge to the spring semester/winter quarter (80%)over the fall semester/quarter (72%). Most institutions (78%) include instruction in software orprogramming as part of the course(s). The culminating design project is most often a theoreticaldesign (68%) as opposed to one based on experiments (3%) or resulting in a prototype (7%), andmost institutions do not use the AIChE Design Competition problems (70%). Professional skillsare mainly
Paper ID #36853Board 323: Integrating Servingness in a Mini-Capstone Project: Resilientand Sustainable Emergency Housing DesignDr. Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Dr. Carla Lopez del Puerto is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez (UPRM).Prof. Humberto Eduardo Cavallin, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Experienced Faculty with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Design Theory and Methods in Architecture from University of
Paper ID #37731Matilda: A Machine Learning Software Application to Virtually Assistwith Skincare for Visually Acute and Impaired—A Capstone Design ProjectMiss Yu Tong (Rayni) Li, University of Toronto, Canada We are a team of four computer engineering students, supervised by Professor Hamid Timorabadi, com- pleting an undergraduate capstone project. The team comprises of Abby Cheung, Carmen Hsieh, Jenny Li, and Rayni Li.Miss Abby Cheung, University of Toronto, Canada Undergrad student.Yongjie LiCarmen HsiehDr. Hamid S. Timorabadi, P.E., University of Toronto, Canada Hamid Timorabadi received his B.Sc, M.A.Sc, and Ph.D
satisfactory answer can be found. Using data from periodic nationwidecapstone surveys, combined with observation and review of capstone design literature, we thenexplore whether these concepts may be typical of all Capstone Design courses. During Fall 2022,students in a large multidisciplinary engineering capstone program were asked to completeperiodic written reflections in support of proposed concepts 1 and 2, in order to explore whetherwritten reflection may support student progress through these thresholds. Four times over thesemester, students reflected on their individual project work as part of a team, and two to threetimes over the semester, teams reflected on what they learned from early-stage prototypes. Thispaper presents our rationale for
consistent, engaging and hands-on experience for first-year students, hoping to excite and inspire them in the first step of their journey. There is a strong team, continuously improving on project-based curriculum for the first-year and beyond. Sudan Freeman is also the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student Definitions of DEI in First-Year Engineering and Capstone DesignLike many universities, Northeastern University has several initiatives to improve diversity,equity, and inclusion (DEI) in its various programs. The authors have received an internal grantto develop the “New Engineering Toolbox”, which will be a resource to help
. Industrial and Systems Engineering (Ohio State 2003) - M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering (Ohio State 2008) - 7 years experience with consulting firm (civil engineering and project development) - 10th-year Senior Lecturer with EED at The Ohio State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WORK-IN-PROGRESS: Incorporating Learning Strategies and Theory into a Multidisciplinary Design Capstone CourseIntroductionThis work in progress paper explains modifications made to the senior-level multidisciplinarydesign capstone course based on student learning theories and strategies. In the summer of 2022,the Multidisciplinary Design
expect any leniency indeadlines for deliverables the way they might from an unrealized project or on a capstone projectfor whom the stakeholders are imaginary. Additionally, these productions have finite budgets aswell as finite material and personnel resources; design decisions must adhere to these constraints.Further, because these productions have large teams of stakeholders (i.e. producers, directors,choreographers, designers, painters, other technicians, etc.) in technical elements with conflictingneeds and competing design criteria, students must learn to collaborate and communicateeffectively with them. A unique skill when speaking with stakeholders who likely know littleabout their specific engineering background
research involves examining different types of homework problems in undergraduate engineering science courses, the intersection of affect and engineering identity, and improving the teaching of engineering courses.Courtney Burris ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Addressing Engineers and Stakeholders Social and Institutional Power in a Human-Centered Design Capstone CourseIntroductionAs trained professionals, engineers have well recognized areas of expertise. Such expertise oftentranslates into expert power in their professional practice. Expert power can be defined as theability to influence other people, decision-making, and project planning and/or project outcomesbased on the
greaterthan 0.8. Based upon our anecdotal observations of working with problem teams, resolvingconflict, and motivating challenging students, we thought there would be a much lowerpercentage of respondents who reported levels of psychological safety above 0.80. That said, there is a large minority (41% of respondents) who we are classifying as having adifficult time (< 0.80). Part of the motivation for this study is to ensure students have positiveteamwork experiences, especially during the capstone project. The capstone project is the finaldress rehearsal for professional work, and we hope students enter professional life with the skillsand attitudes to work effectively in teams. The gender gap between male (0.82) and female (0.75
had been violated. Adherence to this plan was then assessed three times throughouteach semester through self- and team peer evaluation surveys that included questions specificallyaddressing behaviors that promote inclusivity, psychological safety, respectful communication,and conflict resolution. This integration of the DEI skills into an experiential learningenvironment is a critical component of the Learn-Practice-Assess model’s implementation, andrepresents a potential paradigm shift in the way that DEI concepts and capstone projects can bewoven together.Conclusion & Next StepsOver the last two years, ~250 Penn State aerospace engineering senior undergraduate studentshave participated in the DEI Module as part of their capstone design
be for our students asfuture engineers.Professional preparation of engineers, as with the law, and medicine, necessitates the applicationof knowledge through an applied rehearsal in authentic learning situations. The clinic of law ormedicine is sometimes practiced as a capstone educational experience in fields of engineering.Having engineering students work together on a project is becoming a prominent pedagogicalapproach in upper-level engineering undergraduate courses and graduate courses. This directlysupports the professional practice and professional formation for many fields of engineering andaddresses many ABET student learning outcomes.A multiple case-study approach was used to apply and illustrate a “product”-based learningframework
participate in SL/CE: paidinternships or through taking credit hours that counts towards their degree.Literature Review:Although there are not a lot of journal papers on the topics of SL/CE, there are many conferencepapers, especially published in ASEE conference, that address these topics. For example, Koh(2020) [1], developed a “Community Engaged Design” course as a senior design capstone in asmall liberal arts college. Students were able to address pedestrian safety in their community bycoming up with a prototype for a system which detected and warned drivers of the presence ofbicyclists. Jordan (2014) [2] took their service learning all the way to Haiti by working with thelocals there to establish a solar project that can offer sustainability for
of Educational Research, 102, 101586. DOI:10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101586.[11] Chen, J., Kolmos, A., & Du, X. (2020). Forms of implementation and challenges of pbl in engineering education: a review of literature. European Journal of Engineering Education, 4, 1-26. DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2020.1718615.[12] Stoicoiu, C., & Cain, K. (2015). Industrial Projects in a Project-Based Learning Environment. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA). https://doi.org/10.24908/pceea.v0i0.5903.[13] Kline, A., & Aller, B. (2002, June). Involving Industry in Capstone Design Courses: Enhancing Projects, Addressing Abet Issues, and Supporting Undergraduate Engineering Practice. Paper presented at
).Activity Progress Summary (i) • Offered the new course at NJIT and CCM in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. • Planned, developed materials, and offered K-12 summer workshop (in- (ii) person), July 19, 2022. (iii) • N/A • Advised undergraduate research including one student. (iv) • Advised two capstone senior design projects (one in progress) including nine students. • Attended and demonstrated at ATE-PI Conference (Virtual), Oct. 20-21 and 26-28, 2022. • Published and presented the paper [7] at ASEE Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC), North Charleston, South Carolina, Feb
solutions to real-life/simulatedproblems using a project-based approach.1.1 IntroductionAs our courses geared towards incorporating new technological trends in supply chain management andsustainability, the capstone senior design project topics in this area also increased. The main aspectspresented are related to the integrative approach in green energy harvesting, manufacturing, andsustainability, serving as models of energy efficiency and sustainable supply chain management, with aclear assessment of student-led projects developed during past academic years and how they contributeddirectly to the development of leadership skills along with untamed creativity. These capstone projects,along with clear connections between projects and curriculum
electronics, mechanics, computer programming, and robotics.The progression of classes provides students with the skills to develop autonomous roboticsystems as part of the senior design capstone. Senior Design students in the program haveparticipated in the Autonomous Vehicle Challenge (AVC) as part of the National RoboticsChallenge [1] each of the last two years. The Program has sent two teams to participate in theAVC each of the last two years (2022 and 2023). In the first year that AVC was available aftercovid (2022) the team placed 1st and 3rd in the competition.The Program applied for accreditation as an Engineering Physics program during the 2022/2023review cycle. The Engineering Physics designation best matches the interdisciplinary nature
community college and technical college context. Communitycollege and technical college graduates typically start jobs with less training than bachelor’sdegree holders on average. The capstone experience can also be significantly different. BYOPrepresents the opportunity to add to the student’s portfolio of projects. Smaller class sizeshowever must be balanced against heavy teaching loads for faculty. Developing projectmentorship that enhances both the BYOP students and more advanced students experience maybe one approach. Another approach may be to partner with 4-year colleges and universities. Thevalue of the learning experience is considerable for the project mentors and the exposure toconnections with the 4-year program participants can be
selected core subjects is provided in Figure 1. Here the ‘clinic’nomenclature invokes the notion of a medical school clinical rotation, in which future doctorspractice applying concepts learned in class through hands-on interactions with patients. Theinclusion of CDC within the specialization has a similar aim, with the intention of givingstudents the opportunity to integrate and apply prerequisite knowledge, strengthen their designskills, and develop professional competencies required for project work. In this way, the subjectcan be viewed as a ‘mini-capstone’ for the specialization, although there is a separate year-longcapstone requirement all students in the degree must complete. The clinic subject is seen as acrucial opportunity to give
engineering departments to advertise tothe potential students who may be interested and has experience related to the topic of interest.Undergraduate students can register for a particular project in the form of research credits, but idlimited to a maximum of 3 credits per semester so that the effort is commensurate with the timeand effort expended. Based on individual departmental regulations, these credits may be used astechnical elective credits, capstone design credits, or research credits that count toward theirdegree plans. For high-performing honors students that are above a certain cutoff GPA, thesecredits are also eligible to be used as part of an honors section. Such flexibility allows for thisAggiE-Challenge program to conveniently
infrastructure resilience, and engineering ed- ucation. She taught 11 courses at UConn, including Statics, Structural Analysis, Senior Capstone Project, and new Structural Health Monitoring and Sensors courses. Dr. Jang is the recipient of the 2018 Civil Engineering Educator of the Year award from the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers, the 2021 Dis- tinguished Engineering Educator Award from the UConn School of Engineering, and the 2021 ASEE Emerging Leader Fellow Award from the Civil Engineering Division. She is the newsletter editor of the ASEE Civil Engineering Division and the treasurer of the ASEE Northeast Section. In addition, she is a faculty advisor of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) UConn Chapter
of motivation on performance and persistence in mechanical engineering design courses. Elisabeth is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Neurocognitive Examination of the Impact of Design Project Representation on Student Motivation and PerformanceAbstractThe ASME Vision 2030 Project (V2030) outlined a set of goals to aid in the development ofengineering education to better face the current and future demands of the profession. Part of thisvision proposed the implementation of designed-based curricula throughout the degree program.These design courses are meant to introduce students to implementing
-endedproblem-solving is because of the limited guidance or literature on how to effectively integratewicked, real-world problems into engineering courses at the level of technical core.1.1 Current Approaches: Capstone Design and Co-op/InternshipIt is known that capstone experiences instituted in various formats do provide an effectiveculminating opportunity to engineering students for gaining a real-world experience with theengineering design process. However, since capstone projects come at the very last semester(s)and since each project cannot cover the whole range of technical areas that students are expectedto learn in their degree program, this approach cannot be the only solution for creating learningexperiences that support the growth of
Native American Engineering StudentsABSTRACTEngineering students have limited opportunities for experiential learning, especially at TribalColleges and Universities, where engineering programs tend to be small, and resources areextremely limited. Typically, the first and senior years of a student's engineering educationjourney are infused with hands-on projects and capstone courses. However, the sophomore andjunior years generally need more opportunities for active learning, gaining professional skills,and developing a sense of professional practice. Also, scholars have increasingly realized thatarts subjects help students understand connections between different disciplines from acomprehensive perspective.This study highlights findings from
Paper ID #38369WIP: Designing disciplinary projects in an honors first-year engineeringcourse to improve retention and participation of first-year students.Dr. Joseph A. Lyon, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Joseph A. Lyon is a lecturer in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering education, an M.S. in industrial engineering, and a B.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. His research interests include models and modeling, computational thinking, and computation in engineering education.Dr. Jacqueline Callihan Linnes, Purdue University at West
solving real-world problems. He directs the operations of the Institute-wide Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo, which highlights projects created by over 2000 Georgia Tech seniors graduating students on an annual basis. He serves as the faculty advisor for the student organization of over 100 student volunteers who all train, staff, and manage the operations of Georgia Tech’s Flowers Invention Studio – one of the nation’s premier volunteer student-run makerspace, open to all of the Georgia Tech community. Dr. Jariwala’s research interests are in the field of makerspaces, evidence-based design education, and advanced additive manufacturing process. During his Ph.D. studies, he was also a participant of the
DesignIt has often been the bane of many employers that traditionally trained engineers lackunderstanding in the skills necessary to succeed in business. Often the engineer understands thetechnology, but not how that technology can benefit the business. It is skills like teamwork,communication, project management and financial implications of design, etc. that are missingfrom the traditional engineering education (Felder, Vest, etc). Authors like Sheppard et. al. saysthe classroom should be modified to allow ways these skills can be taught.Around 2010, a movement was started at Stevens to infuse Senior Capstone Design experiencewith necessary skills outside of the major discipline. However, the discipline specific SeniorCapstone Design Advisors
Raise Your Hand. The program brought together severalundergraduate capstone design teams, multiple sub-teams connected through a VerticallyIntegrated Projects (VIP) team, undergraduate researchers, extracurricular high school students,and a graduate student. The contribution of this work is the description of the evolving projectmanagements strategies that project leaders used to organize program efforts and integrate thestudent work for a successful deployment of the exhibit in Fall 2022.In this paper, we discuss the project context, team composition, learning outcomes, projectstages, and key techniques that coordinated and structured the project. The project contextdescribes the design vision for the Raise Your Hand exhibit, which was