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Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Cross, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-661: NASA SENIOR DESIGN: MINERAL SEPARATION TECHNOLOGYFOR LUNAR REGOLITH SIMULANT PRODUCTIONWilliam Cross, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. William M. Cross is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. His areas of interest include mineral processing, polymer matrix composite materials, wind energy and archaeometallurgy. Page 15.904.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 NASA Senior Design: Mineral Separation Technology for Lunar Regolith

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Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-561: HIGH SCHOOL ENTERPRISE: INTRODUCING ENGINEERINGDESIGN IN A HIGH SCHOOL TEAM ENVIRONMENTDouglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University Douglas Oppliger is a professional engineer and a lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals department at Michigan Technological University. He is the director of the High School Enterprise program which has a mission to increase the numbers of students pursuing post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM fields. This work is the latest in Mr. Oppliger’s long history of working in K-12 math and science. For the past 10 years he has developed and taught first-year engineering courses at the University and actively worked with high school students

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Design Projects across the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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AC 2010-1091: RESTRUCTURING A DESIGN-FOCUSED INTRODUCTORYTRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING COURSE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDYUSING THE THRESHOLD CONCEPT FRAMEWORKDan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Dan Cernusca is Instructional Design Specialist in the Department of Global Learning at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Science and Learning Technologies in 2007 from University of Missouri – Columbia. He also holds a BS and a Ph.D. from the University of Sibiu, Romania with a specialization in manufacturing technologies and respectively cutting-tools design. His research interests include Design-Based Research in technology

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Capstone Design Pedagogy II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

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-recipient the NEA’s Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning; the NSPE’s Educational Excellence Award.Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology Steve Chenoweth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His principle areas of work relate to the design of complex systems and also these systems’ associated people concerns – such as how to get all the stakeholders in a large project to understand each another and the system being proposed. He was a visiting Fellow for EPICS in 2009-2010

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Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Camarda, NYU; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Olivier de Weck, MIT; Jeannette Yen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jack Matson, Pennsylvania State University

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SVEN G. BILÉN is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering at Penn State and Interim Head of the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs. His educational research interests include developing techniques for enhancing engineering design education, innovation in design, teaching technological entrepreneurship, global product design, and systems design.Olivier de Weck, MIT OLIVIER DE WECK is professor of Engineering at MIT and holds degrees in industrial engineering from ETH Zurich in Switzerland and aerospace systems engineering from MIT. Prof. de Weck is an Associate Fellow of AIAA, winner of the 2007 Best

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Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Eisner, George Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

ofvideo and storage technologies, ways to better respond to student and institution needs andcreating even greater efficiencies while at the same enhancing the areas of focus, courseware andeducational experience. Finding new ways and means of expanding these notions can besupported by using some of the recommended “out of the box” thinking.Bibliography 1. Buede, D., “The Engineering Design of Systems”, John Wiley, 2000 2. Standard for Systems Engineering, IEEE P1220 (1994), Piscataway, New Jersey, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards Department 3. C4ISR Architecture Framework, version 2.0 (1997), Washington, DC: Architectures Working Group, U. S. Department of Defense, December 18 4

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Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Lande, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

Ambidextrous Ways of ThinkingAbstractDesign Thinking and Engineering Thinking are complimentary yet distinct aspects of mechanicalengineering design activities. This paper examines these distinctions in the context of mechanicalengineering students designing in a project-based learning course at Stanford University. Byqualitatively analyzing and plotting student teams’ prototyping activities, the students’ workpatterns can generally be assessed along a framework of Ambidextrous Ways of Thinking.IntroductionInnovation is a difficult challenge. Today, in technology product development, it often takesmany players from many areas (business, engineering, etc.) working together to create somethinganew. Along the way, competing voices and values often

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Communication in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Fouad El Khoury, University of Hartford

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Design in Engineering Education

technology in a professional setting.Within engineering education, wikis have been used in several ways at several different levels.One example is the creation of ePortfolios in a freshman engineering design course8. Thestudents were given writing assignments in which they reflected on the human implications ofdesign. Another example can be found in a team-based capstone design project in which thewiki was used to document social knowledge and assess group performance9. A third example isa student-written online textbook5. In a senior level chemical engineering process controlscourse, an open-source text was written, edited, and reviewed by the students to allow them tolearn the course content though teaching it.This paper describes the use of a

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Communication in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Eichhorn, SUNY Oswego; Cara Thompson, SUNY Oswego; David Vampola, SUNY Oswego; Fritz Messere, SUNY Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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. As a tool, e-portfolios provide a structure that integrates learning, in this case communication skills, acrossthe entire span of a student’s experience.Finally, the public presentation of scientific and technological results is an important element ininstitutionalized production of knowledge. An annual presentation of research work by students,as well as faculty is organized by the institution. Students in the engineering program will berequired to make presentations at this annual event. Not only will there be faculty and students inthe audience, but members of the local professional engineering community will be in attendanceto help evaluate the presentations.In terms of delivery and assessment, a three level structure that consists of

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Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Carolina; and at BPM Technology in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Conrad is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is also a member of ASEE, Eta Kappa Nu, the Project Management Institute, and the IEEE Computer Society. He is the author of numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers in the areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education. Page 15.903.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 NASA Senior Design: Systems Engineering and Reusable AvionicsAbstractOne

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Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-796: THE ENGINEER: A TREE OR A PRODUCT?Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island Dr. Trivett is a graduated with a Doctor of Science Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint program in Oceanographic Engineering and a bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Dalhousie University. His research has ranged from development of new ocean sensors for monitoring flow and turbulence in the ocean, to the design of numerous environmental technologies for small technology business in Atlantic Canada. He is currently an associate professor at the University of Prince Edward Island where his primary focus is teaching

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Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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of Engineering Education, 1993.11. Paulik M. J., Krishnan M., “A Competition-Motivated Capstone Design Course: The Result of a Fifteen-Year Evolution”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 44, 2001.12. Lumpp J., Jacob J., Smith S., Smith W., “BIG BLUE: A Multidisciplinary Capstone Engineering Design Project”, Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 200613. Padir T, Rasaiah J.P., Worden A., Richards A., Claus J., Horrigan T., Lucarelli A., “A portable robotic workcell: Building robotics technology partnerships”, Proceedings of 2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications, 2008.14. Mataric M.J., “Robotics Education for All Ages”, Proceedings AAAI Spring

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gay Lemons, Tufts University; Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University

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AC 2010-567: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROBLEM INTERPRETATION FORENGINEERING STUDENTSGay Lemons, Tufts University Gay Lemons, Ph.D., is a post-doctoral research associate in Engineering Education at Tufts University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, her M.S. in Psychology, also from UNC, and her B.S. in Dance from the City University of New York. Her research interests include the cognitive processes of engineering design, gender issues in engineering, and creative self-efficacy.Adam Carberry, Tufts University Adam R. Carberry is a Doctoral Candidate in Engineering Education in the Tufts University Math, Science, Technology, and Engineering

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DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University

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Design in Engineering Education

are formed, the early design stages, prototyping and test, oralpresentations, and conference attendance for the last two years. The students’ evaluationmethods and outcomes assessments are also presented. Finally, the problems and challenges inthe Senior Design course are discussed. Overall, this “new and improved” Senior Design coursehelps students to develop many skills which were not previously developed. As one example ofa successful student project, “Sense-o-matic Cane: Ungrounded Detection for the Blind” wonSecond Place in Technology and Engineering at the 2008 HBCU-UP National Researchconference.IntroductionThe Computer Engineering Program at the Virginia State University, a small Historically BlackColleges and Universities (HBCU), was

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Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory; Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Doug Nelson, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1409: INTEGRATING HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP INTO UNIVERSITYAUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING PROGRAMSMichael Wahlstrom, Argonne National LaboratoryFrank Falcone, Argonne National LaboratoryDoug Nelson, Virginia Tech Page 15.767.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrating Hardware-in-the-Loop into University Automotive Engineering Programs Using Advanced Vehicle Technology CompetitionsAbstractWith the recent increase in complexity of today’s automotive powertrains and control systems,Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation has become a staple of the vehicle development processin the automotive industry. For

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Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; James Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Gregory Link, York College of Pennsylvania; Laura Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania; Emine Celik, York College of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Barry McFarland, York College of Pennsylvania

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AC 2010-136: AN AUTOMATED BOTTLE FILLING AND CAPPING PROJECTFOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTSKala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania Kala Meah received his B.Sc. from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1998, M.Sc. from South Dakota State University in 2003, and Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming in 2007, all in Electrical Engineering. Between 1998 and 2000 he worked for several power industries in Bangladesh. Dr. Meah is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physical Science at York College of Pennsylvania. His research interest includes electrical power, HVDC transmission, renewable energy, power engineering education, and energy

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Assessment and Evaluation in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

the construction of the instrument.Contributions from Curricular RequirementsIn the Faculty under study, there are three sets of requirements for an engineering degreeawarded at the baccalaureate level: Degree Level Expectations for Graduates Receiving theDegree of Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) as set by the institution, Accreditation Criteriaand Procedures as defined by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), andCriteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs as defined by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). The curricular requirements outlined in these documentshelped in populating a list that would be used to determine the perceived qualities of a goodengineering designer, as well as the elements

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Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aezeden Mohamed, University of Manitoba; Myron (Ron) Britton, University of Manitoba

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education, 2010 Undergraduate Engineering Design Course on Prospective of PhD Student AEZEDEN MOHAMED AND RON BRITTON Engineering and Information Technology Complex (EITC), 75A Chancellors Circle University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 5V6AbstractENG 1430, Design in Engineering, is a one term required course that forms part of the common first yearEngineering program at the University of Manitoba. It has been structured to assist students develop teamskills such as decision making, project management, communication and collaboration while experiencingthe use of fundamental engineering design skills. This paper describes the components and operation of

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Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-801: ENHANCEMENT OF CAPSTONE MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDESIGN COURSES WITH STRONG INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPATIONIsmail Orabi, University of New Haven ISMAIL I. ORABI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chair of Industrial, Systems and Multidiscplinary Engineering at University of New Haven. He received his Ph.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New York and B.S. from Cairo Institute of Technology (now Helwan University), all in Mechanical Engineering. He has published over 25 technical articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. His research interests include theoretical and computational investigation in the area of mechanical

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Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Prins, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

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example ofthis see the newly developed curriculum for all freshman engineering students (regardless ofdiscipline) at Louisiana Technological University.18 If we anticipate this trend, we might predictfour years of hands-on work as part of a typical engineering degree of the future. This wouldindeed be a significant change to other current trends in engineering education that tend to placea greater value on electronic and software based tools, but is it necessary? Is it more necessarynow than perhaps 40 years ago? If the role of the engineer fits somewhere between the roles of“scientist” and “technician,” one might assume that engineer training should prepare an engineerto interface with both groups. Is it possible that societal changes have made

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Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Ronan Dunbar, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

Graphics and Technology and their main aims are to contribute to anddevelop the skills and knowledge required to take further course of study in their lateryears of education. The Senior Cycle (the final two years of the Second Level system)offers Technology Education through four syllabi, thereby giving progression fromtechnology education in the Junior Cycle. The subjects are Engineering, ConstructionStudies, Design and Communication Graphics and Technology.The Third Level system in Ireland then offers a number of different areas of studywithin the area of Technology Education to successful school leavers as would beexpected of all national Tertiary Level education systems. This paper is concernedwith and refers to both the second level and

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Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright; Paul Skaggs, Brigham Young University; Richard Fry, Brigham Young University; Brian Howell, Brigham Young University; Richard West, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-2183: INCREASING STUDENT INNOVATION BY IMMERSINGSTUDENTS IN AN INTENSIVE DESIGNING THINKING WORKSHOPGeoffrey Wright, Brigham Young University Geoff Wright is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His scholarship centers on programming, multimedia pedagogy, and technological literacy. He has published and presented on these and many other technology and engineering related topics.Paul Skaggs, Brigham Young University Paul Skaggs is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His specialties lie within the Industrial Design venue.Richard Fry, Brigham Young University Richard Fry is a Professor of

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

designing an assistive technology device. While similar to ROXIE in that its projects arecentered in community service, HELP projects are speculative in nature and thus do not providestudents an opportunity to work with “real” customers.In this paper, the authors perform a comparative analysis of the ROXIE and HELP projects usingdata from student survey responses as a means of identifying the effects of including astudent/customer interaction component in a cornerstone design experience. Excerpts fromstudent interviews and reflection essays are provided as a means of placing survey responses incontext.1 Introduction1.1 The Cornerstone Design ProjectFirst-year engineering courses with design project elements are an emerging trend [1]. A 1999study

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Design Projects across the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Thomas, University of South Alabama; Michael Doran, University of South Alabama; James Sakalaukus, University of South Alabama

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Design in Engineering Education

CSEM scholarships to help complete their undergraduate degrees. ≠ A dually-listed graduate/ undergraduate course in LabView was developed as a direct result of the JagBot project. ≠ Three Master’s students either completed or will soon complete theses directly related to JagBot. Two of the three students have been accepted into Ph.D. programs, one at the University of Utah, one at the Georgia Institute of Technology. ≠ Three senior design projects were completed and successfully defended. ≠ The University as a whole has received favorable publicity from the JagBot project. ≠ The JagBot has been featured in Engineering Open House presentations, Computer and

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Assessment and Evaluation in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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AC 2010-226: A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR STUDENT ASSESSMENT INPROJECT-BASED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGNMark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteJunichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRichard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Page 15.42.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Holistic Approach for Student Assessment in Project-based Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone DesignAbstractA capstone design course involves multiple variables and complexities which make its teachingconspicuously challenging1,2; e.g., sponsors

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Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina White, Columbia University; Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Kristin Wood, George Washington University; Andy Szmerekovsky, US Air Force Academy; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-2278: FROM BRAINSTORMING TO C-SKETCH TO PRINCIPLES OFHISTORICAL INNOVATORS: IDEATION TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCESTUDENT CREATIVITYChristina White, Columbia UniversityAustin Talley, University of Texas, AustinDaniel Jensen, United States Air Force AcademyKristin Wood, George Washington UniversityAndy Szmerekovsky, US Air Force AcademyRichard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin Page 15.602.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 From Brainstorming to C-Sketch to Principles of Historical Innovators: Ideation Techniques to Enhance Student CreativityAbstractThe heart and soul of engineering is innovation and our ability to improve the human

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Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Labonté, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-647: THE TECHNICAL, PROCESS, AND BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONSFOR ENGINEERING DESIGN – A 10 YEAR RETROSPECTIVEWilliam Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. William R. Michalson is a Professor in the ECE Department at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he performs research and teaches in the areas of navigation, communications and computer system design. He supervises the WPI Center for Advanced Integrated Radio Navigation (CAIRN) where he is developing a Public Safety Integration Center focused on the integration of communications, navigation and information technologies for public safety applications. His research focuses on the development, test, and evaluation of systems

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DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-2185: ENHANCING THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHEXPERIENCE IN A SENIOR DESIGN CONTEXTFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston FARROKH ATTARZADEH earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming, operating systems, digital logic, and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He has developed a concept referred to as EMFA (Electromechanical Folk Art) as a vehicle to attract young students to the STEM fields. He is the Associated Editor for student papers at

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Capstone Design Pedagogy II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto; Michael G. Helander, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

and providing students with remote access to software and hardware resources. Thepaper outlines a comprehensive architecture of the eDesign portal that integrates the traditionalcourseware technology with remotely-accessible hardware-in-the-loop simulation,eCollaboration, and virtual classroom and learning community. The required hardware andsoftware for implementing the eDesign architecture are detailed, and a preliminary assessment ofusing the eDesign portal for a second-year design course is discussed.1. IntroductionThe industry has shown clear interest in harmonizing technological expertise amongst varioussocieties, which further facilitates outsourcing resources. In the current engineering world,design of complex systems involves

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Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

worthwhile"9, related to the engineering discipline9, the difficulty of beginningwith very open-ended problems4, and choosing "modern and emerging technologies with whichmost of the students would have some familiarity"10.Research Questions and Reviewed ArtifactsTo better answer the questions "Does project selection impact outcomes in capstone courses?"and "What aspects of projects positively impact capstone outcomes?" data archived from ABETevaluation activities at a large, public research university were reviewed. This data includedwritten and oral project reports, rubric-based evaluation of the reports by faculty and outsideevaluators, written project descriptions given to students, and scores from rubrics used forproject demonstration evaluation