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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Mir Atiqullah; Norman Russell

or wave propagation through thatmedium. For automobiles this Mach number factor is negligible because of low speeds relativeto that of sound and can be ignored.The Design ProcessThe capstone design project is taught in combination with the Machine Design3 class.While the credit hour and time allocated for the project is not at par with the standardcapstone class, the faculty and the design groups take the extra time and puts in extra effortin the project. This is the final opportunity for the students to apply their science,technology, engineering as well as mathematics (STEM) background in a project for whichthey will get credit while they enjoy the satisfaction of solving an engineering problem anddemonstrate it.The project is approached

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Radian Belu

Introduction to the EMC/EMI Education into the Engineering Technology (ET) Curriculum through Course Assignments and Projects Radian Belu, PhD Scholl of Technology Drexel University Radian.Belu@drexel.eduRADIAN BELUDr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program -Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He holds the second position as Research AssistantProfessor at Desert Research Institute – Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nevada. Beforejoining the Drexel University Dr. Belu held faculty and research positions at universitiesand research institutes in

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Harvey Lyons

ofthe laboratory component in the Machine Design course. Here, the formative skills needed forthe Capstone Senior Design project are further improved. Open-ended design projects are createdto complement the specific mechanical element – or topic – being covered. The purposes of theseproblems are twofold: (1) to understand, use and become proficient in the ‘design process’; and(2) to explore, discover and learn a relatively basic yet significant facet of engineeringtechnology as it is practiced. A detailed design report is required and can include: title; table ofcontents; introduction; technical body with sketches, figures, tables, chronological development;results; conclusions/recommendations; appendix; and references. Preference may be given

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Wael Mokhtar

Introducing Sae Baja in a Sophomore Mechanics and Machines Course WAEL MOKHTAR Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MIWAEL MOKHTARAssistant professor of Mechanical Engineering. Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and MS andBS in Mechanical Engineering. Areas of interest include: Thermo-Fluid, MechanicalEngineering Design, Capstone projects and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). 499 Introducing SAE Baja in a Sophomore Mechanics and Machines CourseAbstractA design project was introduced in a sophomore Mechanics and Machines course. This coursewas re-modeled by

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Radian Belu

,especially as projects, an essential aspect of the engineering education.Therefore the purpose of this paper is to describe topical subjects and projects covered in thisrenewable energy course, involved in our capstone senior design project. The renewable energycourse outline may also be used as a starting point for other instructors considering offering asimilar course. This course is primarily focus on the wind and solar energy sources, and to alesser extent on the other renewable energy sources and related technologies. One the other hand,the senior design project course is a 3-term core course usually taken by the students during theirterminal year in the ET program. The lessons learned are presented and the ways to improveproject management are

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Hossein Rahemi; Shouling He

competition, conference presentation and publishes the best student’s research papers for the technology day presentation.• Vaughn College Annual Technology Day Conference: The morning session is a meeting with the industry advisory council members. In this meeting the industry advisory members will be updated with annual departmental activities related to programs, accreditations, internships, students’ activities and engagement. In the afternoon session, students present their research and capstone degree projects in a paper format to the industry advisory members (Sikorsky, RCM-Tech, Rockwell Collins, Pavon Manufacturing Group, FAA, CDI-Aerospace, U.S. Didactic, Int. Communications Group (ICG), Con-Edison), faculty and

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Barrie Jackson

is fundamental to many aspects of engineering.Chemical process design depends to a great extent on project planning, economics, regulatorycompliance and fundamentally Process Safety and Loss issues. A capstone design course isusually quite labour intensive for faculty and is best conducted by someone with extensiveexperience in the design field. This assessment of how change over the years has resulted in curricula that in my view isunbalanced, where fundamental science seems to have crowded out the issues of ProfessionalSkills. This then brings up the question of increasing competition in the field of EngineeringEducation. There is a question that I often ask myself. “What are we doing that can’t be done in a“trade

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton; Maria V. Kalevitch

our future sustainability, while discussing the role of technology inaddressing these issues. The final core class is a capstone class in which expert speakersare invited from the campus community and the Pittsburgh region to address topicsfollowing a particular alternative energy course theme. The students are required tocomplete an undergraduate research project that is related to this theme.The remaining 6 credits that students are required to complete as part of the minor arechosen from a number of upper-level courses focusing on specific areas of expertise in bothscience and business disciplines. This increases the accessibility of the minor to the widerRMU community and introduces alternative energy and sustainability to non

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Aaron Abugaber; Rohit Dayal; Noah Greenbaum; Sally Hong; Jon Hunt; Joseph Saltzman

havepublished in the area of teamwork that is based on my 17 years of experience as a Senior ProjectEngineer in Biomedical Instrumentation field.1,2 As an instructor, I have program specificknowledge of how Capstone Projects work. As a researcher, I had little knowledge of how majorResearch Projects function that include Faculty, Undergraduate, Graduate Students, and theirrelationships with Industry. I had the opportunity this past year to collaborate with EDWARDM. LAND, the HOAD Research Project P. I. of the Hand Opening Assistive Device (HOAD)Research project from Johns Hopkins University.Ed is a Consulting Engineer, for the Advanced Assistive Device Technologies Class that heteaches at the Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sheikh Ghafoor; Stephen Canfield; Michael Kelley; Tristan Hill

move to solving advanced models thatdescribe how the world works. A recent model has been implemented in the college ofengineering at Tennessee Tech (TTU) to base the initial programming experience onhardware in the loop approach where the programming target is a micro-controller. Thiscourse has been offered in both C/C++ and Matlab programming language. From multiple previous implementations, we see that the students that engaged in thehands-on, hardware-based programming activities reported a more positive earlyexperience with programming and its relation to the engineering curriculum relative totheir comparison-group peers. The students participating in the project also reportedimproved confidence in their ability to learn and use

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Keith M. Gardiner

Engineering Education OR Just Education Keith M. Gardiner Lehigh UniversityCenter for Manufacturing Systems Engineering200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015 kg03@lehigh.edu 1-610-758-5070 298 Engineering Education OR Just Education KEITH M. GARDINER Lehigh University Center for Manufacturing Systems Engineering 200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015 kg03@lehigh.edu 1-610-758-5070Abstract“Engineering Education for the Next Decade,” but let’s stretch and think farther out.Various national and international projections address

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Richard Y. Chiou; Michael G. Mauk; M. Eric Carr; Bret Davis

of computerscience, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. This paper discusseslaboratory development and the hands-on learning experience within the context of thiscapstone course on robotics and mechatronics. Topics covered include the innovation ofteaching industrial robotics to undergraduate students working on solving real-worldproblems, particularly as it applies to multidisciplinary fields such as bionics and solarenergy.IntroductionThis paper presents the establishment of a robotics and mechatronics laboratory forteaching and research integrated with the emerging fields of bionics and solar energythrough an NSF project involving undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty atGoodwin College of Drexel University

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KENNETH WADE JACKSON

learning within the context of real world situations.Such innovation in engineering education while maintaining its traditional rigorpresents many challenges. These interrelated challenges include the following: (1)Critical STEM competencies and professional licensing capability must be impartedin a traditional four year program of study. (2) Lecture based courses are moreefficient. (3) Many faculty perceive the analytical, math-intensive courses inengineering science to have higher prestige. (4) Individual learning assessment inexperiential, project-based courses is less objective and the supporting assessmentpedagogies for engineers are not well developed. (5) Fewer faculty have experienceand training in teaching multidisciplinary design courses