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Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sami Khorbotly, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

success in first-year engineering and engineering in K-12. Page 15.431.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Draw Bridge Design: An Interdisciplinary, Project-Based Capstone Course for Freshman Engineering StudentsAbstractEngineering schools have long dealt with issues in recruitment and retention in engineering programs.Retention past the first year of study in engineering is often less than 50%. Efforts to address lowretention often include a redesign of the first year of study, with the intent to of introducing engineeringdesign early in the curriculum.Toward this end, Ohio Northern

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

from across the U.S. Starting 2007 he is affiliated with Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Department of Engineering. His research areas are: Rocket and Aircraft Propulsion; Aerothermodynamics; Chemical Kinetics; Combustion Analyses; Thermo-chemical Non-equilibrium Flows; Internal Combustion Engines; Thermal/Fluid Systems; Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Flow; Microgravity Fluid Flow and Phase Change Heat Transfer. He is teaching the following disciplines: Propulsion; Advanced Propulsion; Combustion; Aeronautics; Heat Transfer; Applied Fluid Mechanics; Instrumentation; Thermodynamics; Senior Capstone Design Projects. Dr. Naoumov initiated a Moonbuggy project at the CCSU

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Materials Selection & Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Diane Folz, Virginia Tech

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Materials

Instructor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech. She also is the faculty advisor for the Material Advantage Student Professional Organization and of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR). In addition to teaching the materials processing laboratories, she mentors at least one team each year in their senior capstone project. Her research is primarily in the area of microwave processing of materials. Page 15.99.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Summer Transitional Program for an Undergraduate Interdisciplinary

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Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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International

AC 2010-957: BRINGING OUT THE BEST FROM THE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTS THROUGH A SENIOR PROJECT COURSEStephen Frempong, State University of New York Page 15.242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing out the best from Engineering Technology students through a capstone (project) course at SUNY CantonAbstract:The capstone (project) course in the Electrical EngineeringTechnology program was developed four years ago at the StateUniversity of New York at Canton is making a big difference inour senior students. This paper will discuss a more hands-onsenior capstone course that gives the student an opportunity tothink, research, design, construct

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lily Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

sponsored by industry, and two projects were service-learning projectswith external customers. Each industry project sponsor provided a donation to the college andalso provided funding for all of the necessary materials for the project. The donations were usedto help fund the course, which included student travel to the sponsor site and funding for theservice-based projects.Students were provided a dedicated laboratory space in which they could work on and store theirprojects. Figure 1 shows students working on two of the projects, the robotic mower and thespin bike power meter. All sponsors of the projects were very satisfied with the final products.Two of the projects are being continued on as projects for capstone design courses, and two

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dmitriy Garmatyuk, Miami University

specificallyaddress the problem of students’ declining interest in electromagnetics (EM), while applicationsof EM continue to permeate many areas of electrical engineering both in the industry andacademia. The new approach to teaching introductory course of EM aims to spark students’interest to the subject via offering them several real-world problems. The project has its majoremphasis on increasing students’ motivation for studying electromagnetics by re-developing thecourse flow. The educational concept being explored is based on breaking down the course into4-5 lecture/lab mini-projects, each focused on a particular theme of interest to engineers andresearchers nowadays. As part of this project, a senior capstone research on Wireless ElectricityTransfer

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University

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Materials

discussions after each alternating 12 week co-op term with their corporatesponsor.One of the most reoccurring challenges that our students often face in their co-op jobs, seniorthesis projects, and other capstone course projects is how to design stronger and lighter products.The driver behind this persistent question, obviously, is the never-ending demand of higher fuelefficiency in transportation industries, and more mass and cost reduction in all engineering fields.Often our students are asked by their industrial sponsors to investigate the use of alternativematerials in current or emerging designs. Even though there is no straightforward answer to sucha question, composite materials do offer unique solutions in developing stronger and

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-581: INTEGRATING GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH INTO K-12CLASSROOMS: A GK-12 FELLOWS PROJECTVikram 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

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Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

angiogenesis and microvascular remodeling, as well as undergraduate engineering pedagogical approaches. Upon completion of her Ph.D. degree, Ms. Taylor will join the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington, where she will coordinate undergraduate teaching labs and the Bioengineering Capstone Design sequence.Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia Katelyn E. Mason is a third year undergraduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. Since January 2009, Ms. Mason has been collaborating on research projects in Shayn M. Peirce’s lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. Her research is focused

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Industry Sponsored Research and Project Initiatives in Industrial Technology & Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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Engineering Technology

different specifications, featuresand material. Despite the initial teasing endured by the senior group about the type of productbeing designed, at the end, the sponsor and the students considered the experience worthwhile ofan interdisciplinary capstone design project.IntroductionThe engineering design process has different meanings to different people, which sometimesmakes it difficult to have adequate design projects for Senior Design capstone activities. Butwhen a project has the potential to involve more than the standard technical activities thatengineering students usually understand as being what “design” is all about, the project lendsitself to be a great opportunity to illustrate the actual meaning of the complete engineering design

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Industry Sponsored Research and Project Initiatives in Industrial Technology & Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Cook, Lawrence Tech University; Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Sabah Abro, Lawrence Tech University

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Engineering Technology

of R&D in machine 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

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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

sustainability characteristics 8) Effectively document and present the process used during this design projectAs can be seen from the problem statement and project objectives of this PBSL design project,this is not only a real-world problem with a “real” customer, but certainly one that is open-endedand fairly ill-defined. In fact, it is a project that some would find in a capstone designexperience. Our motivation in integrating such an authentic and complex problem in asophomore design sequence was to expose students to not only real-world problem solving butalso a project that enabled students to help a member of our university community. In assessingstudents’ learning outcomes during this PBSL design project, we were guided by the followingresearch

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; William Danley, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

the educational laboratories that can significantly contribute to thedevelopment of technologically literate students and workforce that could be in great demand notonly in the tri-state area but also nationwide. The establishment of the state-of-the-artlaboratories allows Drexel and its community college partners to develop training options forengineers and technologists located in the region’s key industries. Development of Web-basedtechnology laboratories for capstone courses by NSF CCLI Phase I (2004) and Phase II (2006)projects is described in this paper. With global competitiveness as the motivation, academia mustdevelop advanced technology aligned with industry to eliminate competency gaps in thecapabilities of engineering technology

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lamyaa El-Gabry, The American University in Cairo - Mechanical Engineering Department

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International

projects was a topic of a Harvey Mudd Design Workshop5. Gorman6 alsoprovide examples of capstone projects from the University of Virginia in a paper that focuses onCriterion 3 of the ABET criteria on Program Outcomes7. The projects Gorman highlights in the Page 15.293.3paper demonstrate how to incorporate the four types of knowledge the engineering studentneeds: information, skills, judgment, and wisdom. The third Harvey Mudd workshop alsoinvestigated the social dimension of engineering students’ collaborative projects, and highlightedthe value of social-scientific and pedagogical scholarship for instructors creating such projects8.Simply assigning a

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javarro Russell, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Megan France, James Madison University; Ronald Kander, James Madison University; Robin Anderson, James Madison University; Heather Watson, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

assist the undergraduate engineering community inidentifying and developing the types of projects that provide students with the best opportunitiesto achieve their learning outcomes. Another long-term goal is to use such a PBL classification tocharacterize other highly promoted projects in engineering education such as capstone designprojects which by nature are more complex and ill-structured.LimitationsFuture studies should also address the limitations within the current study. The indicators ofcomplexity and structuredness were developed while the reverse engineering project was inprogress. This did not allow us to develop a priori classification ratings for each of theindicators prior to students beginning their project. An a priori

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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

put forth recommendations for improvementsto the design. Other research confirms the idea that having students analyze the buildingcomponents provides similar benefits to engaging in research. Page 15.1314.4Students that have not faced open-ended design problems will find that their education isinsufficient when they enter the workforce. There has been a great response to this needincluding accreditation requirements requiring students to work in a collaborative, team-oriented,capstone design project. Another avenue to expose students to this type of work isundergraduate research. But using an existing building as a laboratory lends itself

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

Student Progress on “a-k” ABET Educational OutcomesIntroductionABET EC2000 brought significant changes to the way engineering and engineering technology programsmust assess, evaluate, improve, and document effectiveness of curriculum in order to be accredited1.  This paper describes a process being used in the Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnology department at University of Cincinnati to assess student progress on the “a-k” ABETEducational Outcomes. Several assessment rubrics were developed to assess students’ ability inlab courses, technical knowledge and competence in project design and capstone courses, andtechnical communication skills including oral presentations, lab reports, and technical reports.Courses from freshmen to senior

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-583: R2D2 AS A MOTIVATOR IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONBrian Peterson, United States Air Force AcademyPatrick Sweeney, United States Air Force AcademyDelbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy Page 15.1010.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 R2D2 as a Motivator in Engineering EducationThe use of robotic system applications continues to grow as a learning tool in electrical andcomputer engineering, but basic designs and projects have been well investigated and advancesin the field are becoming increasingly complex. Many new and interesting systems are beyondthe scope of what undergraduates can tackle as a capstone project. As a result

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Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Chemistry I. However, many of the courses require additionalmathematics courses, such as Ordinary Differential Equations, as prerequisites. (C) Integrated Engineering and Design ProjectsStudents must participate in two semesters of an integrated engineering and design project(capstone design courses). The capstone experience at Binghamton University is a two semestersequence that typically involves a design and build project. These projects are team projects andtypically involve students from several of the engineering and computer science departments ona team. Many of the projects have industrial sponsors. Other projects include professionalsociety competitions, such as the SAE Mini-Baha competition.Students in the program for the minor must

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Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mamdouh Bakr, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dept. Of Engineering Technology

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College-Industry Partnerships

market, and the need to modifythe current design in the project under development to include a revised set of product features inresponse to the competitor's action.It is worth noting that the majority of these projects were performed by senior students as part oftheir capstone courses, which are similar to those in most other institutions.4 In our case thecapstone courses consist of a series of two courses; the first covers project fundamentals,proposal development and project planning, and the second course involves the projectundertaking.9 Students work in teams, following their project plan under the guidance of aninstructor, and may consult with other faculty in the department.Project information, including the definition and assessment of

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, and the NCSU Faculty Advisor Award. Page 15.661.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Ideas to Consider for New Chemical Engineering Educators: Senior DesignAbstractTeaching the senior or “capstone” design course can be intimidating to new facultymembers since the course is typically more open ended and project-based compared toother traditional core courses. Faculty with backgrounds in chemistry or physics who joina chemical engineering department may have never taken such a course themselves. Inmany departments, the course was traditionally taught

Conference Session

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

even critical curricular component. In the past, many publications centeredon general reporting regarding capstone course development, implementation andimprovement1, 2 and adding an industry collaboration component to the capstone courses3,4 . After the ABET 2K guidelines5 were released, many established capstone coursesadded a systematic assessment component6, 7, 8. Recently, interest in the entrepreneurialand commercial dimensions of this work and inclusion of these concepts in capstonecourses is on the rise9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.The Senior Project course at the Computer Engineering Technology (CET) program,University of Houston is relatively young. As part of an effort to streamline the CETprogram in Engineering Technology (ET

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering design and how flexible students are in applyingthis knowledge when developing solutions. We are using the framework of adaptive expertise tofocus our work, where the framework takes into account “efficiency” and “innovation” aspectsof knowledge and learning. Using the adaptive expertise framework, with a specific focus oncomputational/analytical knowledge, we document the type of evidence students use whenselecting possible design alternatives, appropriate models or methods of analysis, and wheninterpreting the results to justify their decisions.In previous work we analyzed student design project reports from different academic years, andfrom different disciplines. Specifically, our data consisted of first-year and capstone

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Arif Mohsin, University of Florida; Oscar Crisalle, University of Florida; Suleyman Tufekci, University of Florida; Carl Crane, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-2032: THE COACH'S GUIDE: BEST PRACTICES FORFACULTY-MENTORED MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRODUCT DESIGN TEAMSR. Keith Stanfill, University of FloridaArif Mohsin, University of FloridaOscar Crisalle, University of FloridaSuleyman Tufekci, University of FloridaCarl Crane, University of Florida Page 15.1213.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Coach’s Guide: Best Practices for Faculty-mentored Multidisciplinary Product Design TeamsAbstractFaculty mentors, also known as coaches, have two overarching roles when mentoringindustrially sponsored capstone design projects: (1) ensure the team achieves the academic goalsof the course, and (2) keep

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

level capstone experience. This newcapstone course is coupled with two other required graduate courses: 1) a newly developedapplied finite elements (analysis) course, and 2) a pre-stressed concrete design course. Thisstructure requires the students to be a cohort through these courses and allows them to developlearning communities, to gain experience on high stakes teams, and to work on a larger projectthan normally available in an academic setting. These integrated projects allow for leveraging ofresources and just-in-time teaching and learning. The capstone design course is designed tofunction as a small structural engineering design office, where the class as a whole is developingalternative design solutions for a common client. A detailed

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

, the projects were done in teams of no more than five students. In all cases, theteams presented their final design to faculty and industrial advisory committee members and thefellow students at the end of the semester (presentation day). The team works were evaluated bya jury of faculty and industry members. At least five reviewers (four Manufacturing Engineeringfaculty, and one from Industry Advisory Committee) have assessed the outcomes of the courseusing rubrics related to oral presentation and final project report. The result of the outcomeassessment of the capstone design experiment is shown in Table 4. Table 4- MANE 450 Course Outcomes Assessment Results (Spring 2008

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kip Coonley, Duke University; Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

students to learn actively.2 It has also been shown thatintroducing design projects in introductory courses increases motivation and creative thinkingskills, especially when design is targeted toward realistic projects3. In addition, the introductionof extensive project assignments and discussion of design skills early and often in the curriculumserves to better prepare students for their capstone design projects in their senior year.4Student surveys and focus groups conducted in conjunction with the ECE curriculum reformefforts indicated a desire for more project design and practical implementation opportunities.Similarly, feedback from industry has suggested that our students would benefit greatly fromadditional occasion to apply theory to

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

needed to realize the goal. Working in amulti-disciplinary domain such as robotics requires some background in computing, electricaland mechanical systems, and relevant mathematics. Students do not need proficiency in each,but should understand the core concepts of each domain.In preparation for technical and managerial leadership roles, objectives include management andsystems engineering to provide context to the engineering process. These are “Plus Courses” inthe terminology of Professional Science Master’s programs5.Finally, consistent with our philosophy of project-based education, we expect students to havepractical experience. A summative capstone can assure that students solve a real engineeringproblem, while providing a challenging

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Regina Hannemann, University of Kentucky

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Design in Engineering Education

Internet as well as experienced in FIEworkshops. The author has adapted/developed evaluation rubrics to grade the reports andpresentations. Finally a rubric to evaluate the students’ performance and their projects on thefinal showcase has been developed. Graduate students, faculty, and industrial advisors have usedthis rubric now for several semesters to find the best-presented project of the showcase.The author hopes that the full set of outlines along with evaluation rubrics stimulate ideas in thecommunity to develop new and better means of teaching and evaluating the technical as well asprofessional skills needed by our graduating seniors.IntroductionSenior Design or Capstone courses are common for most engineering degrees. These coursesprovide

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

described in more detail elsewhere.14AcknowledgementsThe authors are grateful for support provided by the Intel Faculty Fellowship Program and theNational Science Foundation’s Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program,under Proof-of-Concept grant DUE-0442832 and Phase 2 grant DUE-0717905. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Dutson, A., Todd, R., Magleby, S. & Sorensen, C. (1997). A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses. J. Eng. Ed., 86, 17-28.2. Koretsky, M.D., Amatore, D., Barnes, C., & Kimura, S