Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanical Engineering

course – Freshman year introduction to design and graphical communications, common to all engineering disciplines (3 credits)Capstone course – An industry project clinic taken in the senior year, course topics include: structured design process, team skills, project management, prototyping, industrial design, professional communications, ethics, and project economics (4 credits),In the time between their Freshman and Senior years, students undertake intense theoreticalstudy, where every problem is well-posed and has only one correct answer. Then in the senioryear we task them to complete an industry sponsored, open-ended problem that they could notlook up in their textbooks. We were “shocked” to find that many of them

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Horacio Andrés Trucco; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs

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Aerospace

AC 2011-957: NOVEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT PROJECT:DEVELOPING ULTRA-LIGHT-WEIGHT AERIAL VEHICLE DESIGN ANDPROOF OF CONCEPTHoracio Andrs Trucco Mr. Trucco was a Vice President and Principal Scientist at GASL, Inc., where he has been a full-time staff member since 1968 until 1994. He headed both the design and fabrication departments. His activities have involved projects related to analytical and experimental research in advanced propulsion systems and components, low and high speed combustion, air pollution and energy conservation. Mr. Trucco was responsible for design and fabrication of wind tunnel components such as air heaters, water-cooled nozzles, vacuum-producing air ejectors and scramjet engine

Conference Session

Laboratories and Projects in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Donald L. McEachron, Drexel University; Fran Cornelius, Drexel University

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Biomedical

Engineering, and College ofNursing will also utilize the developed laboratory for senior design projects (capstone sequence),which will measure the impact on the students from all disciplines. This is part of a new andinnovative transdisciplinary approach to the education of health care professionals, which linksdesign and development of medical devices (biomedical engineering) with maintenance of thosedevices in a clinical environment (biomedical engineering technology) and clinical applicationand use of the devices in actual patient care (nursing). We believe that cross-training ofindividuals from these programs will facilitate the design and development of medical devices,which are easier and more cost-effective to maintain as well as more useable

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

for supersonic hydrogen airliners from basic aerodynamics knowledge.The process identified numerous gaps in the comprehension of the students from their courses. Page 22.146.2The integration challenge of this project enabled iterative refinement of their understanding. Theconcepts and analysis approaches taught at each level are seen to have become useful only whensubjected to integrated use through several iterations. The paper also demonstrated a process toshow how some certainty can be achieved in developing an ambitious advanced concept throughthe notion of a “figure of merit”.A multi-level process was laid out, to explore a high-risk

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Pedagogical research in computer science curriculum for undergraduate students.Mr. Nabil A Yousif, Fort Valley State University Mr. Yousif is an assistant professor in the Mathematic and Computer Science Depadtment, at Fort Valley State University. His interest includes System Business Application Software design and database design. Page 22.570.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engaging Computer Science Students in Electro-Mechanical Engineering ProjectsAbstractThis paper describes two engineering projects that were implemented in a capstone

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

by the State of Florida. Dr. Choi has genuine dedication in teaching and has earned a sustained record of excellence in it. His student evaluations have been among the best in his department and his college consistently. He has taught a wide spectrum of courses. His favorite ones include microprocessor applications, linear control systems, electromagnetic field applications, and capstone design projects. He has published his work in engineering education conferences regularly. He has received several teaching awards and was listed in the 2003-2004 Who’s Who Among American Teachers. Dr. Choi’s research interests include embedded control systems and computational algorithms. He has published over thirty papers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees

education. He is co-author of several recently released books, including: Measuring the Impacts of Project-Based Service Learning on Engineering Education, Engineering in Developing Communities: Water, Sanitation, and Indoor Air, and Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sus- tainability, and Design.Dr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, PhD, PE, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). She began involvement with service learning (SL) in 2001, when she began integrating SL into the senior capstone Environmental Engineering Design course. Her research interests include ceramic

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University

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Educational Research and Methods

practically manageable approach.In this paper, we describe the peer-evaluation approach that we have developed at NorthernArizona University over more than a decade of teaching courses in a team-project-basedcurriculum. Driven by resource limitations and expediency, our approach has been shaped by aminimalistic philosophy: how can we achieve maximum efficacy with minimal overhead forstudents and instructors? We begin with a brief description of our Capstone course and theevolution of the efficient peer evaluation schema we have developed. We then present ourongoing efforts to increase the efficacy of our peer-evaluation system while managing overhead,by integrating the key elements into a flexible automated system for supporting team-based

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

, fromreporting a perceived lack of hands-on-experience in recently graduated engineers to providingmentorship and projects for capstone course.4 A recent trend in laboratory instruction includesthe introduction of alternative modes for the laboratory, including virtual and remotelaboratories.5 These alternative modes have been shown to provide an opportunity for a widerarray of learning objectives to be addressed.6 A survey of capstone courses in 360 engineeringdepartments across the country identified teamwork and project managements as the top lecturetopics.7Feisel and Rosa1 state that “while much attention has been paid to curriculum and teachingmethods, relatively little has been written about laboratory instruction.” To make matters worse,they

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University; George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Frank Miceli, Asheville Bucombe Tech Community College

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Engineering Technology

. Further, PBL culminates in ateam approach during the senior capstone where industry sponsored projects are carried out. Thesponsored projects are coordinated through the University’s Rapid Center for ProductRealization, and all senior project classes fall under the responsibility of the Rapid Center’sdirector. The goals, logical progression and integration of PBL at WCU are shown in Table 2.The incorporation of PBL as described in this paper focuses on the integration of mechanical andelectrical engineering applications through a joint partnership between the university and aregional community college. Elements of entrepreneurship are included such that design andfabrication are developed for a Do-it-Yourself-Kit (DYK) with customer input playing

Conference Session

First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Civil Engineering

forces and stresses be determined for the structure, but it does not specify how thoseresults are to be presented. Students then ask for specific instructions: “Do you want a table?Graphs? How many? They are not comfortable when the instructor replies asking them toconsider why those results are important in the context of the entire project and to use that todetermine how to best present the information.CVEN 400 – CapstoneThis study was conducted in a senior capstone design class for civil engineering students. Selfselected groups of four or five students work in a largely self directed environment to design aproject. The project for the semester reported herein was to create a design for a neo-traditionalneighborhood on a 46 acre tract of land

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Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Senra, Lafayette College; Scott Fogler, University of Michigan

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Chemical Engineering

methodologies that willbenefit them as they encounter open-ended problems that can be conveniently answered using afew equations. A course developed at the University of Michigan exposed upperclassmenundergraduates in a wide range of engineering majors to a vast array of ideas to develop theircreativity, to enhance their problem solving abilities and to make them aware of issues they willmost likely confront in the workplace. The use of real-world examples, guest lectures fromindustry and a course project allowed students to directly apply the problem solving heuristicdiscussed in lecture and recognize that these concepts are not solely academic and can be used intheir daily lives. Initial feedback from the students has indicated that the students have

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

United States and Canada. The reportconsists of two parts: the statistical and demographic characterization of the course and itscontent; and the remainder seeks to bring out the most innovative and effective approaches toteaching the course in use by instructors. Additionally, a historical comparison is made betweenthe current survey results and surveys on the same course conducted in 1974, 1984, and 1991.IntroductionIn 1957 the AIChE Education Projects committee began a series of surveys of the undergraduatecurriculum as offered by chemical engineering departments in North America. These surveyscontinued under the auspices of the AIChE Special Projects committee until the late 1990’s. In2008, AIChE formed an Education Division which recognized

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

stakeholder expectations.Systems Engineering Practice when applied within a capstone design project has a greaterpotential to develop program outcomes within students compared to traditional capstone projects.The process provides an engineering framework for the design process, as well as alerting thestudents using the process to other issues, such as the social and environmental impacts ofpossible designs. It allows the development of their communication and teamwork skills far moredue to the nature of the process.The most rewarding aspect of renewable energy design projects in a university setting is thecollaborative effort with students from multi-disciplinary engineering and science programs.Constraint-based design requirements drives the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavlos George Mikellides, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

materials self-study after the need has been identified through a project’s context. It hasbeen used in many senior capstone and freshman design courses to enhance students’ competence indesign and other outcomes required by ABET. In most engineering programs, engineering analysis isstill taught mainly through sequences of traditional lecture-based courses. PBL, if adopted, usually isembedded in various courses that focus on specific technical areas to facilitate the learning process.Compared with independent project courses, such embedded PBL approach usually faces morerestrictions on its open-ended nature, project selection and technical topics covered. This paper presentsthe results of a study on the effectiveness of teaching engineering

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Keller, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa

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Instrumentation

programming of a simple control system in LabVIEW with the goal of achievingthe highest swing height for a given initial pressure. This is the capstone lab of the course andcomes after 4 dedicated LabVIEW programing labs and two previous, directed labs usingLabVIEW to interface with data acquisition (DAQ) hardware. Some previous familiarity with thepractical aspects of DAQ implementation is critical to the success of this experiment.Description of the Lab ExerciseThe goal of this is lab is two-fold.1) Determine the thrust characteristicsof a simple, pendulum attached,pressurized air rocket and 2) constructa simple control system that attains thehighest possible swing height for a giveninitial rocket pressure. This experimentintroduces the students to

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. , Waldron, W., and Pung, C.,“Vertical integration project with freshman and junior engineering students,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2008.10. Gannodyz G.C. and John J. Doherty, J. J., “Using a Product Line Approach to Develop Course Projects,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2003.11. Hardin, J. and Sullivan, G., “Vertical-Integration Framework For Capstone Design Projects,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2006.12. Howell, S.K., Collier, K.W., Larson, D.S., Hatfield, J. M., Hoyle, G.W. and Thomas, G.A., “An Integrated Engineering Design Experience: Freshman to Senior Level”, 1995 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Anaheim, CA, June 25-28, 1995, 53-55.13. Huang, M., Lord, S. and Malicky, D., “Problem

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2010 7 ME680 (RIT, 3rd - 5th) Team Presentation Sub-total 90 Team PresentationAs indicated in Table 1, the technical book review project has been assigned to varying audiencesizes and year groups. Students who have completed this project range in year level from secondthrough fifth year standing. The author has found that notable successes on both projects aredemonstrated by students of all year levels. There have been many examples of the book reviewproject sparking an interest in a second or third year student which has lead that individualtowards a certain co-op position, capstone design project, or research. The team presentationproject has

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jo Min, Iowa State University; Wenbo Shi, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

Entrepreneurial Leadership: A Project – Based Approach. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Savannah, GA.[2] Krishna, S. A., Kalkhoff, M., McGrath, G., Bragg, A., Joines, A., Rover, D., Mickelson, S. K. (2008). Work in Progress – Engineering Leadership Program: Tracking Leadership Development of Student using Personalized Portfolio. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Saratoga-Springs, NY.[3] Chamillard, A. T., Braun, K. A., (2002). The Software Capstone: Structure and Tradeoffs. SIGCSE’02, Covington, KY, 2002.[4] Steiner, M. W., Kanani, J., Alben, R., Hsu, C., Gerhardt, L. (2010). A Holistic Approach for Student Assessment in Project – Based

Conference Session

Topics Related to Telecommunications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Walter F. Deal III, Old Dominion University; Lacides Agustin Osorio, Norfolk Ship Support Activity; Mathew Henderson, Tidewater Community College

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Engineering Technology

challenges forengineering technology students and faculty. A project based model can be used as an effectiveinstructional strategy to enhance learning about complex RF concepts and technologies. Thisproject method can lead to improved understanding and create interest by actively engagingstudents with hands-on experiences coupled with problem solving and critical thinking activities.This project is based on teaching and learning experiences with a previously developed low costPIC microcontroller training system4. The PIC training system was coupled with a readilyavailable RF communication module7 that could be used in a variety of real world, hands-onapplications in designing senior capstone projects for engineering and technology majors. In

Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

capstonelaboratory course. The four teams studied were self-selected, maintained for the entire course,and comprised of three students each. The teams studied consisted of a total of eight femalestudents and four male students. Two teams each were selected from consecutive years.Approximately 80 students were enrolled in the capstone course each year.The process for choosing teams to participate in think aloud protocol study addressed severalfactors, the most fundamental of which was simply schedule; teams were only chosen if aresearcher was available during the team’s laboratory section and projected worktimes. Furthermore, gender distribution also contributed. During the selection of the cohortspresented in this paper, a preference was given to mixed

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Ellie H. Fini, North Carolina A&T State University; Mahour Mellat Parast, University of North Carolina, Pembroke; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Civil Engineering

,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).1 Providing students with real-life projects and challengesrelated to their majors can therefore be instrumental in fostering and maintaining their interest inSTEM. Being exposed to real projects and brainstorming society’s current challenges providestudents with a broader perspective related to the social-environment aspect of the application ofthe basic concepts they learn.1Currently, most institutions use a pedagogical philosophy of creating a bookend curriculum thatimplements project-based courses at the beginning and end of the undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. First-year engineering courses introduce students to the basic design process and itsrole in an engineering career. Senior capstone courses aim to

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Prototyping andwind tunnel for aerodynamic applications. The method showed success and some of the studentswere able to work with the author and publish research paper after the course, Mokhtar4,5,6. Denget al. 7 introduced CFD as a design and analysis tool in a senior capstone project. The studentsused a CFD code (WIND) to perform a thermal analysis for the electromagnetic control ofhypersonic shockwaves for re-entry bodies. The authors indicated that no CFD course was taughtin the program and they spent some of the lab time to introduce the students to the fundamental Page 22.1188.2concepts of CFD. Topics such as finite difference methods, grid

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal, Cal Poly, SLO

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

studentannouncements, class announcements, or word of mouth. The MEDITEC program is well-known, and participation in the program is highly desired by students, so there is often a largepool of students to choose from. Some faculty advisors may choose to run a project in aclassroom environment, such as in a capstone design sequence. Student recruitment in thosecases is dependent on the instructors.Once students have been identified by the faculty liaisons or advisors for the projects, theresumes of the students are sent to the technical leads. Next, an interview is arranged betweenthe student and the company either through a phone call or in-person meeting. While aninterview is most often a formality, this does ensure the students have the

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Miranda II, Florida Atlantic University

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Ocean and Marine

project provides alearning curve in which has been used to accelerate opportunities into such studies for rapidprofessional future development. The project goal is to prepare the student for successful capstone senior design inresearch, testing and management port ions of both the project and professional developmentprocess. Nonetheless, the essence of this paper is to communicate the intricate progression thathas resulted from the intended educational involvement. Our objective was to design a fully autonomous surface utility vehicle (ASUV) that runson a time based mission using dead reckoning navigation via an electronic compass. Therequirements of the design procurement was to ensure that it is cost effective, simple to deploy

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William David Schlecht, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Jennifer C. Adam, Washington State University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Edwin Maurer P.E., Santa Clara University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph D. Law, University of Idaho, Moscow; Gary Robert Brown, AAC&U; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-878: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED PARADIGM THATUSES HANDS-ON DESKTOP LEARNING MODULES AND MODERN LEARN-ING PEDAGOGIESWilliam David Schlecht, Washington State University William Schlecht is an undergraduate student at Washington State University studying chemical engineer- ing. He got involved with the DLM project at the beginning of his junior year and has been working under the guidance of Bernie Van Wie for a year and a half. William intends to earn a Ph. D. with and work in the biotechnology industry.Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie did his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. and postdoctoral work at the University of Ok- lahoma where he also taught as a Visiting Lecturer. He

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Harry B. Santoso, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 22.1368.5The course delivered a curriculum that emphasized open-ended, ill-structured25 design problemsas a capstone activity worth 20% of the student‟s course grade. Students begin the semesterlearning how to use the software competently and then engage in a design project requiring thedevelopment of a manufacturing robot. Students were given approximately six weeks to workon the activity. Specifically, students were asked to mechanically design and model a “gripper”and accompanying robotic arm for a pneumatically activated robot. Students are expected toaccomplish this task using a solid modeling software package. They are given a theoreticalbackground or setting for the design requiring it to be implemented in an assembly line

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Ayhan Zora, Deere & Company

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 22.202.15References[1] RiverQuest, Green Boat Project. Accessed on January 11, 2011.http://www.riverquest.org/pdf/RQExplorer_HybridPropulsion07.pdf[2] R. Pecen, T. Hall, F. Chalkiadakis, A. Zora, "Renewable energy based capstone designapplications for an undergraduate engineering technology curriculum," FIE, Vol. 3, pp.S1E-7,33rd Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE'03), 2003.[3] Li Wang; Shiang-Shong Chen; Guang-Zhe Zheng; Zhi-Rong Lu; Chia-Tien Hsiung; Chen-Bin Huang; Cheng-Ching Huang. Installation of a 400-W wind turbine generator on acommercial fishing boat to achieve energy saving. Power and Energy Society General Meeting,2010 IEEE, 25-29 July 2010, Pg. 1 – 6, ISSN: 1944-9925, E-ISBN: 978-1-4244-8357-0, PrintISBN: 978-1-4244-6549-1

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Teaching Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanics

solutions. This opened the possibility of the students to be moreinnovative and encouraged creativity in the design process.The freshman Introduction to Design course was used to teach a formal process for conductingengineering design with specified steps and documentation that was collected from students asthey worked on their projects. The previous project did little to encourage following this formalprocess, and many students ended up using a trial-and-error method to find a solution.Deliverables were included in the new project that required the students to follow the sameformal design process as their freshman course. Revisiting these design steps reinforces theprocess that they were taught and are expected to use again on their capstone

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

Engineering Technology Minority: 0 for use in the MATE competition. & Public high school (Gr.9-12) Women: 2 NSF - ITEST Utica, MI 48317 Grades: 11-1217 Jackson Schools PLTW teacher Grades: 9-12 Project Lead the Way Capstone Michigan Tech Tech Center for Jackson project & schools with PLTW Self Funded Tech Center