AC 2010-707: CLASSIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROJECTS INCOMPUTER ENGINEERINGDick Blandford, University of Evansville Dick Blandford is the department chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Evansville. He received a PhD in EE from the University of Illinois.Christina Howe, University of Evansville Christina Howe is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Evansville. She received a PhD in EE from Vanderbilt University.Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville Tony Richardson is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Evansville. He has a PhD in EE from Duke UniversityDavid
instructional modules for use inhigh school engineering, technology and science courses. This paper/poster provides anoverview of the Systems and Global Engineering (SAGE) project including a description of theinstructional modules and results of teacher surveys and pre-and post-tests administered tostudents who participated in the Introduction to Core Concepts of Systems Engineering module.The SAGE ProjectEngineering is increasingly conducted in a global environment that requires multiple entities tocollaborate on the development and operation of complex products and systems. Systemsengineering is a rapidly growing field that addresses this need. Stevens Institute of Technologyand the New Jersey Technology Education Association (NJTEA) have partnered
. Selection of the students on teams follows bestpractices of grouping students from under-represented groups together. After that, students aregrouped based on common interests gleaned from a survey given on the first day of class. In thegroup projects students are allowed to set their own responsibilities within the team. Typicallyone person will be in charge of the team budget, one person will conduct experimental testing,one person will be responsible for numerical modeling, etc. For the group projects each team isgiven an allocation of “Monopoly Money” that they use for purchasing supplies and paying forfaculty and staff time to help them on their projects. At the end of the semester group projectstudents give an evaluation of the performance of
AC 2010-500: IMPLEMENTING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS IN THEDEVELOPING WORLDWilliam Jordan, Baylor University WILLIAM JORDAN is the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.A. degree in Theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials related courses. He does research in appropriate technology applications, engineering ethics, and entrepreneurship. Page 15.686.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010
AC 2010-921: CAPSTONE SENIOR PROJECT MENTORING AND STUDENTCREATIVITYWael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University Page 15.259.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Capstone Senior Project Mentoring and Student CreativityAbstractAfter the 2000 ABET accreditation changes, many Engineering Schools expanded or startedcapstone senior projects to meet the realization aspect of the engineering education. It is offeredin several versions including one and two-semester course. The capstone project offers anintegrated experience for the senior students to apply their engineering knowledge to solve aresearch or applied open-ended problem. The typical project includes
tool controls and gauging at GTE-Valenite Corp., started and managed the clinical engineering department at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, and was a research associate in radiology, nuclear medicine, and bio-mechanics at Wayne State University. Ken has taught at Lawrence Tech evening programs as an adjunct instructor since 1965. His senior projects class, where students generate project ideas, research, design, manufacture, and assess the market for inventive products is the capstone course. Cook also has enjoyed a long side career in magic finding his hobby very useful in teaching. A highlight for his students each year is the two-hour magic performance he offers as a congratulatory send
AC 2010-986: HYBRID COURSE FORMAT FOR PROJECTS IN ROBOTICSHakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of School of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests are robotics, automation, fuzzy logic, technology assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses and haptic interfaces for virtual reality. Dr. Gurocak is an ABET Program Evaluator for mechanical engineering. Page 15.659.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 HYBRID COURSE FORMAT
AC 2010-551: THE DORMATECHTURE PROJECT: AN INTERDISCIPLINARYEDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCEBekir Kelceoglu, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisMary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisDavid Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisDavid Goodman, Indiana University Purdue Unversity Indianapolis (IUPUI)Joseph Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisCluny Way, College of the North Atlantic Project Leader for Service Learning Engineering Technology CentreJ. Craig Greene, College of the North Atlantic Instructor AET Ridge Road CampusPatricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisSandi Perlman, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
AC 2010-1804: PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM FOR THERMAL-SCIENCECOURSESBrandon Field, University of Southern IndianaDavid Ellert, University of Southern Indiana Page 15.993.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Project-Based Curriculum for Thermal Science CoursesAbstractThe incorporation of semester-long projects into two different courses are discussed in thispaper, one project in a senior-level Fluid/Thermal Design course (F/TD) in the Engineeringcurriculum and two projects in a junior- or senior-level Thermodynamics and Heat Transfercourse (T-HX) for the Industrial Supervision/Advanced Manufacturing curriculum. The contentof both of these courses has been
banks, envelope detection, spectrograms and signal reconstruction are explored andformalized in different parts of this project. To promote interaction across disciplines, thestudents work in randomly assigned teams of two that often pair up Biomedical Engineering(BME) students with Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students. For many students,the lab presents the first exposure to a collaborative engineering design effort, in contrast to thecommon independent exercise of tackling a “tough homework problem.” Although thislaboratory project is quite challenging, it was well liked by the diverse population of BME andECE students. Efforts are underway to integrate an online post-lab survey during the upcomingterm to enable a more
instructional redesign process. Two majorcharacteristics of threshold concepts, integrativity and transformativity were used to identifyhorizontal alignment candidate-concept for the highway design process.Using concept maps generated as guides through the integrativity of learning associated with thehorizontal alignment, several adjustments to the structure of lecture materials and project taskswere made. In addition, reflective assessment items were administered after each redesignedinstructional task and at the end of the course. Students’ answers to these reflective assessmentshelped identifying trends associated with the transformativity of horizontal alignment in thecontext of highway design. The analysis of students’ reflective assessment
AC 2010-1327: WATER TURBINE: IMPROVING A PROJECT FORREINFORCING MACHINE COMPONENT DESIGNHarold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy MAJ Harold Henderson graduated as an Armor officer from the United States Military Academy in 1998. He has served in the U.S. Army in the United States and Iraq. He holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University. His research interests include unmanned ground vehicles, energy harvesting, instructional technology and distance education. He is currently serving as an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point.Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy
AC 2010-126: DESIGN OF A BUNGEE LAUNCH SYSTEM TO SUPPORT AKITE-BASED LIFTING PLATFORM FOR AERIAL IMAGINGIbibia Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern ShoreChristopher Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern ShoreJames B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Page 15.355.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Design of a Bungee Launch System to Support a Kite-Based Lifting Platform for Aerial Imaging Abstract Freshman engineering design students were given the problem of designing a bungee launch system to support a kite-based lifting platform for aerial imaging. The unique nature of the project lies in its support
team began research into the methodof rapid prototyping as a means of production. Rapid prototyping was selected because of theguaranteed tolerances and the efficient manner in which multiple hands-on models could beproduced. The team received funds from the Michigan Space Grant Consortium which were usedto finance the production of this project. The devices were tested against the original designspecifications to evaluate the practicality of rapid prototyping as a method of producing enoughdevices to outfit a classroom.IntroductionThe demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematical (STEM) occupations hasbeen increasing, which means those interested in pursuing STEM related careers needs to beincreasing as well. Many adolescents
their research project in a clear, concise, welldelivered manner. Poster Presentations The final assignment given to the students and the most important to the goal of this classwas to prepare a poster of their research for the end of the semester poster presentation. Sinceone of the overarching goals of this class was to prepare students for a conference stylepresentation, preparing a poster and presenting it in front of their peers was meant to provideinvaluable experience that will help the students prepare for a conference. The poster had sixmain areas: research objective, introduction, experimental, results, discussion, and references.These areas will be discussed in further detail below. The poster session was graded on severalkey
AC 2010-1661: A TEAM-BASED NERVE CUFF SIMULATION PROJECT IN ATHIRD YEAR FOUNDATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSEPurvis Bedenbaugh, East Carolina University Purvis Bedenbaugh is the director of the biomedical engineering concentration within the newly ABET-accredited general engineering program at East Carolina University. He obtained the B. S. E. degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University, the M. S. degree in bioengineering from Clemson University, the Ph. D. degree in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Department of Otolaryngology of the University of California, San Francisco
projects, graduate research, three master’s theses and invaluablecommunity exposure for STEM education. In addition to research opportunities, the work withJagBot resulted in the development of a 400-level senior elective engineering class in LabViewand provided justification for University funding of a laboratory based on National Instrumentsdata acquisition systems. This paper describes the design process and the contribution of thestudents to the final JagBot design.2. IntroductionRobots, as much as any other advance in science, epitomize progress. Robots have starred inmotion pictures, are routinely used in industry, and, although they have not become integratedinto society as fast as imagined by science fiction writers, they have been
,Verification and software reviews and testing, user interface testing and 42Validation evaluation, problem analysis and reportingSoftware Evolution Evolution processes and activities 10Software Process Process concepts and implementation 13 Software quality concepts and culture, standards andSoftware Quality 16 processes, process and product assurance Management concepts, project planning and control,Software personnel and organization issues, software configuration 19Management
AC 2010-2313: THE BENEFITS OF TRANSPARENCY IN MANAGINGSOFTWARE CAPSTONE PROJECTSKevin Gary, Arizona State UniversityHarry Koehnemann, Arizona State University Page 15.1207.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Benefits of Transparency in Managing Software Engineering Capstone ProjectsAbstractThis paper describes the impact of an agile process support environment in helping facultymanage software engineering capstone projects and the learning outcomes associated with thecapstone experience. Software engineering capstone projects are notoriously time-consuming tomanage for faculty mentors. Team projects often fall behind due to the
where a key aspect of the education we provide may prove irrelevant inthe near future? This paper studies the issue of outsourcing in the software engineeringeducational environment as a required component of a software engineering project.The first aspect presented is the outsourcing of a capstone project for the Bachelor of Science inSoftware Engineering Technology program to a developer or development team in an emergingeconomy. An operational process is presented showing how this was done to bring outsourcingas a viable activity for student projects. The second aspect examines application of the developedframework for outsourcing as a key component of developing large scale software systems. Thejunior project sequence is used as a test
AC 2010-1007: A STUDENT PROJECT EXAMINING ALTERNATIVEASSESSMENT METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTSMichael Johnson, Texas A&M University Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota for three years. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools, specifically, the cost modeling and analysis of product
AC 2010-1101: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS SITE: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR TEACHERSVikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control
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.Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte G. Bruce Gehrig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Contruction Management. His areas of interest/specialization are: Water Resources Planning and Management, Design and Construction Integration, and
itis essential to provide the students a broad view of engineering while engaging them to thefullest, such that their excitement is allowed to flourish in an active learning environment.This paper presents an overview of half-semester multidisciplinary projects introduced intoVillanova University’s 2009 – 2010 engineering freshmen curriculum and details two successfulprojects that incorporate structural engineering as a means for providing a hands-on, activelearning experience. Both projects combine the disciplines of civil, mechanical, and electricalengineering. One project uses a structural engineering system as the main thrust area, withmodeling techniques from mechanical engineering and data acquisition applications fromelectrical
AC 2010-1285: PRACTICAL, EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSMENT OFENGINEERING PROJECTS AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMSKevin Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1992 and his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998. He has published in the areas of engineering design, pedagogically sound uses for simulation and computing, assessment of student learning, and teaching engineering economy. He has received four ASEE awards: the 2002 PIC-III award, the 2003 Joseph J. Martin Award, the 2004 Raymond W. Fahien Award and the 2005 Corcoran Award
AC 2010-1383: AN INDUSTRY-SPONSORED CAPSTONE PROJECT: A STORYOF SUCCESSKhalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University Page 15.155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Industry—Sponsored Capstone Project: A Story of SuccessAbstractThis paper presents a capstone project that has been sponsored by American Electric Power(AEP). AEP, like other companies, relies on shippers to move equipment long distances.Sometimes during these trips, the shipped object is damaged, causing financial losses. AEPrequested a device which monitors when and where damages occur. A device was designedwhich gives AEP this capability. Since the duration of a shipment may be up to two
AC 2010-48: DESIGN OF A MULTI-MODE FINITE-DIFFERENCE HEATTRANSFER PROJECTMichael Maixner, United States Air Force AcademyWilliam Parker, Air Force Research Laboratories Page 15.358.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design of a Multi-Mode Finite-Difference Heat Transfer ProjectAbstract: The development of a comprehensive inite-difference project at the end of a heattransfer curriculum is described. The problem requires evaluation of the school’s football ieldturf heating system, incorporates all of the major heat transfer modes (convection, conduction,and radiation), and requires students to investigate both steady state and transient versions ofthe problem
AC 2010-61: A RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR MANAGING STUDENT DESIGNPROJECTSHugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Hugh Jack is a Professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan. His interests include Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering, with a particular focus in control systems. Page 15.84.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Risk Assessment Tool For Managing Student Design ProjectsAbstractMany design projects done by undergraduate students carry a high degree of risk because of inex-perience. In many cases students tend to ignore the
in Technology Education from Millersville University in 1971 and MS in Technology Education from the Pennsylvania State University in 1981. Currently, Mr. McFarland is the Machine Shop Manager in the Department of Physical Science at York College of Pennsylvania. Page 15.144.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010An Automated Bottle Filling and Capping Project for Freshman Engineering StudentsAbstract: All freshman engineering students at York College participate in a spring semesterdesign challenge as part of a year-long, two-course introduction to engineering. This