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Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University; Cyril B Okhio P.E., Kennesaw State University

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Developing Entrepreneurial Skills through an Innovative Senior Capstone Design Project - MouseHeadAbstractWhilst the Senior Capstone Design Project course has traditionally been used to train students ofengineering (E) and engineering technology (ET) with practical skills and to prepare them for realengineering life, there has been somewhat of a lack of training and encouragement of students tobecome entrepreneurs after graduating from their degree programs.Through recent modifications and additions to the course content offered by the ECE and EETprograms at Kennesaw State University, the Capstone Design course experience now includes acomponent that seeks to encourage

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Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

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David Burnett, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Framework Development with Successive Capstone Projects1. IntroductionThe undergraduate program at the Portland State University Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering (PSU ECE) includes a three-quarter capstone design sequence typicallytaken during the student's senior year. For the last three years, and a fourth currently ongoing attime of writing, a capstone project has been sponsored by the author's Wireless EnvironmentalSensing Technology (WEST) Lab. The purpose of these sponsored capstones are as follows: 1. In the short term, design a wireless sensor to solve a specific problem. 2. In the long term, converge at a more general-purpose hardware and software solution set with which to design future wireless

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fiona Levey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Alireza Ebadi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John McNeill, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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fluids classes and advises capstone design projects. She employs active learning and project-based learning in her curriculum, using varied approaches for different levels, and correlating course design and teaching techniques to learning outcomes. Dr. Levey was awarded Best Professional Paper at the ASEE NE conference in 2020 for collaborative research related to identifying and addressing gaps in Math skills needed for courses at the sophomore level. She draws from her cross-functional team experience as a Metallurgical Engineer in applied research and development prior to moving into academia.Prof. Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Sabuncu holds a Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from Old

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Assessment of Design Projects and Approaches to Capstone Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarath Chandra Kumar Jagupilla P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology ; Elizabeth O'Connell, Stevens Institute of Technology ; Muhammad R. Hajj, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Figure 1, was established based on preliminary discussions among thedepartment chair, the associate chair for undergraduate studies, and the undergraduate academicadvisor, followed by more extensive discussions with the department faculty. To enable thisdelivery format, four distinct roles for the course instructor, sponsor, technical advisor, andfacilitator, were identified. Figure 1 – Framework identifying responsibilities and activities of capstone senior designThe instructor provides overall guidance and vision for the course. They ensure maintenance ofall requirements including meetings, site visits, seminar attendance, presentation schedules,curriculum requirements, etc. They manage team set up and project selection, assignments

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ET Capstone Design Projects

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Emily Westerman; Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Autumn Smith-Herron, Sam Houston State University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

bill of materials (BOM) with the specific physical supply requirements are detailed inTable 1. All items listed are either present in the final project or, in the case of support material,necessary for production of the final product. Costs are estimated along the right side of thisBOM, and shipping is not included in this estimate. All tools and machines used are property ofthe Engineering Technology Department and are thus not counted in cost estimation.8. Student AssessmentThe senior design project presented in this paper is one of the 12 capstone projects completed inthe 2022-2023 academic year. The project included multidisciplinary students from Electronicsand Computer Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology in

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ET Capstone Design Projects

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Antonio Tito P.E., University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

work involving the structural analysis of the existing Clear CreekPedestrian Bridge, as well as the design, construction, and laboratory testing of a bamboo bridgemodel as part of the Project Capstone course. The existing bridge conveniently located near thecampus with easy access, comprises two pony trusses supporting the floor beams and concretedeck, forming a U-shaped cross-section, with dimensions of 130’-0” in length and 8’-0” in clearwidth. RFEM6® software is used for structural analysis and stability assessment, ensuringcompliance with applicable codes.The bamboo bridge model is designed and constructed using glued bamboo sticks for laboratorytesting under ultimate loads to observe buckling behavior. The model, resembling the ClearCreek

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ET Capstone Design Projects

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

engraved material back to the warehouse operation module; 3) laser engraving station: aDexarm to operate the safety enclosure door, and a second Dexarm equipped with a laserengraving tool to engrave the stock material.This paper also discusses ongoing efforts to add computer vision to Dexarm and build a Deltarobot to enhance and expand the system's functions. Students from Mechanical EngineeringTechnology (MET) and Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) are workingon these projects as capstone or course design projects.IntroductionOnline surveys and interviews of more than 800 US manufacturing companies and leadersperformed by the Manufacturing Institute (MI) and Deloitte in 2021 indicate that the USmanufacturing industry could

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Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kais Abdulmawjood, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Muhammad S. Zilany, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Muna Sheet, Lusail University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #43290An In-Depth Examination of Assessment Methods for Capstone Projects—MeasuringSuccessKais Abdulmawjood, Texas A&M University at Qatar Mr. Kais Abdulmawjood is expected to complete his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Ontario Tech University in 2024. He received his Master of Science degree (MSc) in electrical engineering, electronics, and communication from Al-Mustansiriya University (Baghdad, Iraq) in 1998. His B.Sc. was in Electrical Engineering from Baghdad University (Baghdad, Iraq). Kais is currently a Manager for the laboratories of the Electrical and Computer Engineering program (ECEN) at

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tim Drake, Saint Louis University; Srikanth Gururajan, Saint Louis University

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Controls and believes that student aerospace design competitions are ideal avenues for students to express their creativity while complementing the knowledge gained in the classroom with hands-on experience as well as promoting greater collaboration and learning across disciplines. Dr. Gururajan’s research interests are interdisciplinary and in the fields of fault tolerant flight control, real time systems, experimental flight testing using small UAS, and the design/development of natural language interaction with drones. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work-In-Progress: Student Rocketry – Out of Class Learning Experiences from a Year-Long Capstone Project at

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radana Dvorak; John L. Whiteman, Saint Martin's University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

between the DoD, Microsoft, and Universities. Radana is currently an associate professor and a Chair of the CS Dept. at Saint Martin’s University.Mr. John L. Whiteman, Saint Martin’s University John L. Whiteman is a Senior Security Engineer for Lam Research in Oregon and a part-time adjunct cybersecurity instructor at Saint Martin’s University. John received a Master of Science in Computer Science from Georgia Tech University. John holds multiple security certifications, including CISSP and CCSP. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Integrating Cybersecurity in BSCS & BSIT Senior Design Capstone Projects: A Case Study John Whiteman

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Assessment of Design Projects and Approaches to Capstone Courses

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Pun To (Douglas) Yung, Syracuse University

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championed more than 20 STEM outreach programs, impacting over 500 K-12 students. His contributions to education have been lauded with awards, including the College Educator of the Year by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY). A staunch advocate for hybrid teaching, Prof. Yung promotes a holistic learning environment rich in hands-on projects, experiential activities, and peer collaboration, a marked shift from conventional pedagogies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing Engineering Capstone Design Preparedness: A Systematic Curriculum ApproachIntroductionEngineering education is pivotal in equipping students with the technical and

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Student Division Technical Session 3: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryann Renee Hebda, Baylor University; Morgan R Castillo, Baylor University; Tracey Sulak, Baylor University

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Student Division (STDT)

includeinductive coding, pattern matching, and thematic analysis. The data will also be analyzedwholistically, combining each participant’s quantitative and qualitative data and analyzing eachtheme (e.g., 4Cs) for agreement, elaboration (e.g., from quantitative to qualitative), and change. Together, these data points will provide triangulation for trustworthy conclusions aboutstudents’ growth throughout the course of a capstone project, adding to the body of literature inthe field. More directly, the results of this study could provide a deeper understanding ofstudents’ perspectives surrounding this specific university’s course, which can further inform theinnovative instruction taking place in the culminating course of the program.Preliminary

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ELOS Technical Session 4 - Design, Participation, and Projects

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eliot Bethke, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ali Ansari, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Holly M. Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

from Harvard University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An Adaptive Scaffolding Approach Based on Team Dynamics in anIntegrated Masters and Undergraduate Bioengineering Capstone Design CourseIntroduction Capstone courses in undergraduate engineering programs serve useful roles for bothstudents and faculty. ABET criterion 5 essentially requires a summative project, which is oftendelivered through a capstone course [28]. For students, these courses represent an opportunity toapply their training and skills to a problem relevant to the domain of their studies. It could beargued that a capstone course is one of the most effective courses by design, given that

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Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Construction Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Thomas SJ Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jiyong Choi, Central Connecticut State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

construction industry. However, in today’sdynamic landscape, the incorporation of new technologies, sustainability considerations, andevolving managerial demands has increased the complexity of construction projects, bothtechnically and managerially. Consequently, the current construction industry places a premiumon the critical thinking and problem-solving abilities of recent graduates. Regrettably, asobserved in various professional fields, CEM programs have faced challenges in producinggraduates equipped with the necessary problem-solving and critical thinking skills. To addressthis issue, the authors propose the development of a novel senior capstone course using ascenario-based learning approach. The authors’ program is still in the process of

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Kourtney Rogers Gruner, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #42435Applied Capstone Project for Working Professionals: A Decade of Experiencesin Design, Execution, and Creating Value for EmployersDr. Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam is an Associate Professor of Instruction and Associate Director of Master of Industrial Distribution program at the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He is the co-founder of the Talent Development Council that works with Distributions on Talent acquisition, management, and development practices. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Taylor Ashley Dotto, University of Michigan; Joseph Gilbert Restivo, University of Michigan; Christina Said, University of Michigan; Rinrada Watchara, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Elaine C Wisniewski, University of Michigan; Xiaoxia Nina Lin, University of Michigan

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #41378Work in Progress: Implementation of a Curricular Development Project forExperiential Learning in a Senior Capstone Product-Design CourseDr. Chris Barr, University of Michigan Dr. Christopher Barr is the Instructional Laboratory Supervisor in the Chemical Engineering Department at University of Michigan. He obtained his Ph.D. at University of Toledo in 2013 and is a former Fellow in the N.S.F. GK-12 grant ”Graduate Teaching Fellows in STEM High School Education: An Environmental Science Learning Community at the Land-Lake Ecosystem Interface”. His main responsibilities are supervising and implementing

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice Mejía, Northwestern University; Katherine Scharfenberg, Northwestern University; Jill Hardin Wilson, Northwestern University

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

technologies, processes, and policies in organizations.Katherine Scharfenberg, Northwestern UniversityDr. Jill Hardin Wilson, Northwestern University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress (WIP): Rewriting capstone - The unexpected solution to our assessment problemAbstractIndustrial engineering capstone courses provide students the opportunity to apply the technicaltools they learn in their major classes to a real-world project. To effectively demonstrateunderstanding of learning objectives, students must communicate clearly to a wide range ofaudiences, including instructors, other team members, and the project client. Full assessment oflearning objectives may

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

onbest practices and leading industry trends. To the AEC industry’s leading providers of critical thinkers,creative solution makers and future leaders, AE programs adopt a myriad of teaching strategies. The coreof AE programs revolve around providing a realistic design and construction experience for students thatsimulates industry, with senior capstone projects commonly being the location for such an experience. Upto now, much has been researched on capstone delivery, but often excluded in this research are AE programsdue to the small cohort size, as say compared to mechanical engineering. This paper is the third in a seriesof AE program benchmarking, where the initial paper looked at general formulations, delivery, and projectutilization

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nga Hin Ben Fong, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Patrick Brunese, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

tospend millions of dollars for on-job training and rotational development program on their newlyhires. At the university level, there is always a challenge to implement the engineeringknowledge into industry practice and the real-life product and process applications.Traditionally, higher education institution in engineering introduced the experiential learningcurriculum via Senior Design Capstone Project with the local corporate partnership and theindustrial alumni network [1,2,3,4]. Industries value higher education institutions as the idealpartners to outsource their research and development activities and increase theircompetitiveness via the exchange of knowledge and technology. Meanwhile, their industrypartnerships represent a value-added

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #43295Pedagogical Changes to a Capstone Course to Foster Refinement of ProfessionalSkillsDr. Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy Captain Corinna Fleischmann is a licensed Professional Engineer with military, academic and research experience in water resources engineering, environmental engineering, coastal resiliency, construction project management and engineering education. CAPT Fleischmann is a career educator who has been a member of the US Coast Guard Academy (CGA) faculty since 2004. She served as the Department Head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Program from 2017-2021

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eliot Bethke, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ali Ansari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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. Washington, D.C: National AcademyPress, 2000.[4] N. Budwig, J. Ratliff-Crain, and M. Reder, “Student Preparation for and Engagement with SignatureWork,” AAC&U, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 15–20, Mar. 2018.[5] S. Chaiklin, “The Zone of Proximal Development in Vygotsky’s Analysis of Learning andInstruction,” in Vygotsky’s Educational Theory in Cultural Context, A. Kozulin, B. Gindis, S. M. Miller,and V. S. Ageyev, Eds., in Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives. ,Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 39–64. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511840975.004.[6] ChatGPT, “‘define, “[term]”’.” OpenAI, Jan. 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: chat.openai.com/chat[7] C. A. Cooper et al., “Mini-design projects in capstone: Initial design

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 19

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Behbood Ben Zoghi P.E., Texas A&M University

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specific, its aid in instructional and course design. The METM program curriculum offers courses that focus on Project Management,Strategic Planning and Management, Financial Resource Management, etc., that are included inthe Engineering Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK)[3]. At the conclusion of theMETM program, students must research, design, and showcase a real-world project that requirescomprehensive application of the knowledge they have learned throughout the program, in orderto bring significant impact to the stakeholders of their chosen organizations. The Capstone course spans over two semesters, Fall (Capstone I) and Spring (CapstoneII); it was first offered in 2019, and in 2023, the fifth student cohort started their

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annie Abell, Ohio State University; Dan Wisniewski, The Ohio State University

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upon completing the two-semester capstone sequence. Next, the instructors identifiedlearning outcomes, which describe what the students would be expected to know or formally do.This effort was followed by identifying assessment techniques and filling in the course's content.Key aspects of the design mindset which were infused in this new course included: beinginquisitive and open, being empathetic to others’ needs, being accepting of ambiguity,questioning critically, and a proclivity to taking purposeful action.The two instructors involved in this redesign both have experience in the industry of productdesign and development, and aimed to structure the course and project path to reflect many ofthe practices that designers and engineers might

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D Goodman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Nicholas Robert Pozza; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; jean-charles stinville, University of Illionis Urbana-Champaign

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throughout the program’s curriculum to complete a design project. This paperinvestigates the ongoing work of restructuring a traditional one-semester, 3-credit springcapstone experience in materials science and engineering into a two-semester fall (1-credit) andspring (2-credit) experience. During the restructuring of the capstone experience, the Human-Centered Design (HCD) framework, a method to formalize the design process in discrete stages,was integrated into the course content. Due to course catalog constraints, a 1-credit fall coursewas piloted in Fall 2022 as an elective for seniors (enrollment was approximately 30% of thesenior population); the traditional 3-credit course was still required of all seniors in Spring 2023.Aspects of HCD were

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Chalmers, University of Cincinnati; Aja Rachel Bettencourt-Mccarthy, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

the Oregon Institute of Technology Library. Aja earned an MLIS degree from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in French and Community and Regional Development from UC Davis. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Uncovering Information Behavior: AI-assisted Citation Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Technology Senior Capstone ReportsAbstractCitation analysis has been used by librarians and researchers to guide collection developmentdecisions, assess information literacy, and to gain insight into the development of scholarshipwithin a discipline. This project builds on this foundation by using citation

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Writing and Technical Communications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Hall, The Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads P.E., The Ohio State University; Tyler James Stump, The Ohio State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

communication [14,15].The challenges of adequately preparing students for this demand in sociotechnical skillsets hasbeen studied by researchers both for general capstone design courses for engineers only and forthose that are multidisciplinary beyond engineering disciplines [9,16,17]. The “2015 Survey ofCapstone Design” [16] not only highlighted the ever-growing focus on technicalcommunications within capstone courses, but also outlined the ubiquitous challenge ofintentionally modeling capstone design courses to prepare students. In the survey however, theconcept of multidisciplinary is one that refers to the diverse kinds of engineering majors and howthey interplay with one another in capstone projects but does not include capstone design modelsthat

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hrushikesh Godbole, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shun Takai, Northern Illinois University

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, engineering and operations. His research interests include systems engineering, product design process and engineering education.Dr. Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, PhD is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Senior Design Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where students from Biomedical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering work together on multidisciplinary projects. She is active in the national Capstone Design Community, and received her BSE in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Duke University and her MS and PhD from Purdue University.Shun Takai, Northern Illinois University Dr. Shun Takai is an associate professor

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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. His research focuses on diverse areas such as: D ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Smart System Projects in Computer Engineering ProgramAbstractThe purpose of capstone design project courses is to provide graduating senior students with theopportunity to demonstrate understanding of the concepts they have learned during their studiesand to apply their professional skills and knowledge in a single experience and prepare them forwork in industry. As with many computer science and engineering programs, students of thecomputer engineering program at Utah Valley University (UVU) conclude their degree programswith a semester capstone design experience. The intent is for students to utilize

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Assessment of Design Projects and Approaches to Capstone Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Behzad Beigpourian, University of Tehran; Hannah Budinoff, The University of Arizona; Philipp Gutruf, The University of Arizona; K. Larry Head, The University of Arizona

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

. IntroductionEngineering curricula have traditionally been developed around fundamental engineering coursesand this has resulted in programs prioritizing simple problem-solving activities over open-endedproblem-solving and integrative design learning experiences [1], [2], [3]. Although manyengineering schools have cornerstone and capstone projects that contain significant designopportunities for students in the first year and senior year, respectively [4], there is a need toscaffold student’s design skills throughout an entire curriculum [5].A critical need in curriculum development is the ability to assess student design knowledge. In theengineering education literature, there have been numerous studies that reformulated engineeringprograms or developed design

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Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shuxiang Yu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tyler Milburn, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

with real-world problems.Project-based learning focuses on creating projects that allow students to practice their technicaland professional skills on problems that embody those that they will work on and solve aftercompleting their degrees [5]. These types of experiences have been shown to help students byimproving their learning of the technical content, giving them freedom to explore their owndesigns and solutions while remaining relevant to their future career [6]. Many project-basedlearning experiences exist either in Capstone courses for students during their finalundergraduate year, or occasionally in Cornerstone courses, sometimes seen in first-yearengineering courses [7]. The ‘middle years’ of engineering programs often focus on