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Ravi S Thyagarajan, Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Arun R Srinivasa, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #44756Teaching concepts in STEM to two generations through senior capstoneprojectsDr. Ravi S Thyagarajan, Texas A&M University Dr. Ravi Thyagarajan is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. He teaches senior design courses, is the Faculty Advisor for the TAMU Formula SAE Electric vehicle program, as well as for several other innovative senior capstone projects. Dr. Ravi Thyagarajan has provided technical leadership for almost 30 years in the areas of design, development, and analysis of ground vehicles and occupants, pertaining to

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Sanjoy K. Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Fisseha Meresa Alemayehu, West Texas A&M University; Tyresse Xavier Law, West Texas A&M University; Saman Aria, West Texas A&M University

project will enhance the current system for abetter arrangement and location of sensors used. IntroductionA capstone project is a key component to assessing a student’s comprehension of the knowledgeobtained throughout their undergraduate studies as well as their readiness to enter the next stage intheir careers. One of the primary benefits of a capstone project is that it helps students bridge the gap Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Education 2between the

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Saman Aria, West Texas A&M University; Sanjoy Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Swastika S. Bithi, West Texas A&M University

witharduous challenges.[2] Furthermore, the inclusion of capstone projects has shown improvement inteamwork dynamics, the ability to develop leadership skills within an independently-leadproject.[3] Thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics are critical courses that are coveredin engineering degree programs. The theory and knowledge gained by students in each of thesecourses culminates in the thermo-fluid design capstone. This curriculum expects students to bringtheir combined aforementioned knowledge and technical skills to develop and produce a workingsystem as part of a team collaboration that meets the needs of their respective customers. Theimportance of such courses and projects is to introduce students to the environment that they

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Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin; Carlos R. Corleto P.E., Texas A&M University

-Rosen, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University Joanna Tsenn is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the J. MikeWalker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She earned her B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. She coordinates the mechanical engineering senior capstone design projects and teaches senior design lectures and studios. Her research interests include engineering education and engineering design methodology.Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin Possesses a multidisciplinary background in Mechanical Engineering (BS and MS) and cardiovascular physiology (Ph.D.). Currently working as an Instructional Assistant

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Adam Weaver, Baylor University; Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University

West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Copyright  2024, American Society for Engineering Education 2 IntroductionIn undergraduate Engineering Design Courses, students universally must address a technicalchallenge and develop an adequate solution that is suitable to address the project technical, schedule,and budget requirements. In concert with that technical development process, our institution’sstudents are also introduced to the professional development techniques often employed by industryto holistically look at an individual’s performance using 360-degree feedback where perspectivesfrom a manager/supervisor are used in

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Daniél Santos Garza, University of the Incarnate Word; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Antonio Garcia, University of the Incarnate Word

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University of the Incarnate Word Okan Çağlayan, Ph.D. School of Math, Science, and Engineering University of the Incarnate Word AbstractThis paper presents a senior capstone design project to design a remote asset tracking andmonitoring system platform by using an organization’s local network as a cost-effective alternativesolution to a traditional global positioning system (GPS). The proposed system utilizes an existinglocal area network (LAN) infrastructure to train a machine learning (ML) model to predict and mapthe locations of an asset, such as a university shuttle. The proposed system was developed

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University

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offered CENG 4097 Civil Engineering Research credit (3 semestercredits for each student), counting as one of their three required Civil Engineering electives. Thismodel proved successful and has been used ever since. That is, students are incentivized withacademic credit for their work and they are mentored by an engineering faculty member. Thisresulted in a publication presented at the Frontiers in Education Conference in 2013 which is co-sponsored by IEEE and ASEE. This project also led to LEED becoming a permanent part of theCENG 4380/EVEG 4380 (Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Design Capstone) courseever since, emphasizing the ABET requirement for sustainability in both of these engineeringmajors.Also, approximately 50 civil

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Tonia Haikal, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University

/10.1098/rstb.2023.0148.R211. Z. Mačková, "Personal Characteristics and Competences–Ingredient of Social Intelligence," in Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Intellectual Capital: ECIC 2014, Academic Conferences Limited, 2014, available: https://www.academic-conferences.org/pdf/download-info/ecic_2014_abstract_booklet-pdf/12. P. Atieh, E. Hammad, and C. Riley, “Ethical Safeguards & Behavioral Psychology Competencies: A Framework for Computer Science Capstone Project Design,” Oct. 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/fie58773.2023.1034317813. L. Dison, Y. Shalem, and D. Langsford, "Resourcefulness matters: Student patterns for coping with structural and academic challenges," *South African Journal of Higher