Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Chemistry. They have a chance to work on some real-world projects during theirsenior year in capstone/senior design courses. Before students get a chance to work on their real-world projects, which typically happen in capstone/senior projects, some of the students wouldhave made the decision to transfer out of engineering school. Based on the feedback fromindustry, even students who finished their engineering degree need more experience with real-world product development experience.To enhance the educational experience for students, TAMU made significant amount ofinvestment in seven activities. The majority of the investment went to Activity 1 with a goal ofenhancing the students’ preparation for the workplace and society through high impact

Conference Session

Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, designedtop-down, incorporates a number of best practices, including spiral curriculum, a unified set ofcore courses, multiple pathways, inclusion of social issues and entrepreneurship, an emphasis onprojects-based learning, and capstone design projects. This paper provides a brief synopsis,comparison with other approaches, and multi-year retrospective on the program. The curriculumhas evolved rapidly from the original to its current state, including changes in requirements,courses, hardware, software, labs, and projects. The guiding philosophy remains unchanged,however, providing continuity of purpose to the program. The program has been highlysuccessful in meeting its desired outcomes, including: quantity and quality of enrolled students,ABET EAC

Conference Session

Topics in Energy Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

paper presents the detaileddesign of a flexible low-cost Wi-Fi enabled cloud monitoring device by undergraduate electricaland computer engineering students in a capstone senior design project class.Keywords: Smart meters, Power monitoring devices, Embedded Systems design, Electrical andComputer Engineering capstone design projects.1. Introduction:Cloud computing is increasingly used by corporations for storing digital information. As aresult, the ability to monitor, and manage the power consumption of servers in a cloud network isessential. “Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient on-demand network access to ashared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. network servers, storage, applications, andservices) with minimal

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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Construction

Estimating CET 462 Construction Scheduling CET 458 Construction Administration (capstone)To better understand how the innovation center examples are employed, brief discussions ofimplemented exercises will illustrate.CET 221 is a sophomore course that introduces students to the equipment and techniques used inconstruction projects. It provides students with an overview of heavy civil and commercialbuilding techniques. Two basic exercises using the innovation center are assigned in this class.Students self select teams of up to 4 students to develop a written overview of how they wouldbuild that aspect of the project. Students are given ½ size .pdf files of the plan set for use. Thereare no stated guidelines other than how would you

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel K. Jones P.E., SUNYIT; Mohammed Abdallah, SUNYIT

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Engineering Technology

weekly meetings, more independent projects, most students workingfull-time, and time off for vacation.Although these issues may be valid, the poor performance continued in fall 2012. The mostsuccessful students who graduate in four years typically take the capstone course during springof their senior year, and students who take longer to graduate typically take the course during thesummer or fall. Perhaps these students do not perform well, especially when working on teamsof similar peers. To see how this trend relates to a specific performance measure, Figure 2 showsthe trend for teamwork performance category (a), the ability to communicate within the team.Between spring and the subsequent fall, the number of students scoring 3 or 4 dropped

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mei Zhang, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Amy B Chan Hilton, Florida State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

web resources andpresented to the local community through outreach activities.  To provide students with the opportunity to participate in a more in-depth and hands-onnanotechnology learning experience, we had a pilot effort to sponsor senior design during theNanoCORE II project phase. This capstone project was consistent with ABET requirements andwas implemented in conjunction with the yearlong Capstone Senior Design course in the relateddepartments. This senior design team is a multidisciplinary team with three students fromIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) and two students from Electrical and ComputerEngineering (ECE). The team was co-mentored by faculty from these two departments, who alsoare principal investigators in the

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #7162Spectra of Learning Through Service ProgramsDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Angela Bielefeldt, P.E., is a professor and associate chair for Undergraduate Education in the De- partment of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She began integrating service-learning projects into her senior capstone design course for environmental engineering in 2001.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson is a associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, but also director of Michi- gan Tech’s

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

of practice-oriented work hosted by a workplace with engineering-related functions. The academicsemesters include the upper-division coursework for each major. Included in each major‟s upper-division coursework is a senior capstone design course. The capstone project is interdisciplinary– students from each engineering major work together on selected industry-sponsored projects.The projects are selected by the faculty and typically proposed by the student in conjunction withhis/her co-op workplace colleagues.Co-op Program OverviewAll admitted undergraduate students participate in a mandatory co-op program, for a total oftwelve months of work experience, during the junior and senior year of the academic program.The cooperative education

Conference Session

Design Based Energy Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez PhD, MBA, Western Michigan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Department ofIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering, teaching fundamentals of energy efficiency will be mainlythrough the thermodynamics and fluid mechanics courses. For a more comprehensive practice of thesubject from freshman thru senior level, a new freshman level product design fundamentals is introduced.The thermodynamics and fluid mechanics courses are reformed as a lecture and lab classes, and a newadvanced product design course is introduced. Prior to graduation, students would utilize this knowledgein their capstone design project for design of innovative energy efficient products.3. Energy efficiency testingIn recent years students of engineering technology programs of WMU have been offered capstone designprojects for innovative design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

perceptions of the problem being solved, and theAdoption of a Capstone Assessment Instrument. Journal Page 23.299.3 potential efficacy of involving adopters in developmentof Engineering Education of innovationsTable  2.    Summary  of  preliminary  research  on  adoption  and  key  findings  B. Proposed WorkThe  first  step  in  this  project  will  be  a  summer  workshop  in  2013  to  bring  together  the  project  team  and  disseminate  a  first  round  of  curricular

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

initiative for curriculum reform via an integrated teaching of innovativedesign, entrepreneurship, and energy efficiency concepts, in a sequence of courses fromengineering fundamental to capstone design. The topics will be introduced by the use of newlydeveloped materials for lectures and labs in standard courses, and then students will apply thislearning in design projects that will focus on human powered transportation system (HPTS).2. Background and ContextAt the undergraduate level, in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) atXXXXX University there are twelve engineering and three engineering technology programs,all of which are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).The Department of

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kabirian, California State University Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge; Mark Rajai, CSUN

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Engineering Management

pretty much the typical requirements of an MBA, though they somehowaccommodate engineering titles: o Engineering Management (gateway course) o Accounting for Engineers o Financial Issues for Engineers o Marketing Issues for Engineers o Decision Tools for Managers o Strategic Management for Engineers (capstone course)The students should take the above 6 cores and 6 others as electives; of which some are taught inbusiness school. The program allows optional concentrations in one of 3 areas: Supply Chain andOperations Management, Design & Innovation, or Project and Process Management.• Dartmouth University [4] also has a Master of EM (MEM) that is “jointly taught by facultyfrom Thayer School of Engineering and Tuck

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Aerospace

student participation (grades), as well as allowingthe material to be tailored to the needs. Often course-based projects and national competitionsare merged, with capstone design courses geared towards a national competition. The obviousdisadvantage to the course-based project is the effort required by the instructors to properly setup and manage the course.Despite the effort required, we chose the course-based project for our hands-on training. Wewanted to have the motivation afforded by course credit, as well as the natural deadlines of finalexams to set and enforce schedule. We also liked the publicity that comes with a course; studentsoutside of the major with an interest in aerospace projects will find it in the course catalog. Wealso

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

of quality and SWOT analysis were veryinteresting but needed to be more fully explained and linked to an example project. In addition,students requested more information dealing with intellectual property and IP protection. Students also indicated their expectation that the product development course shouldprepare them for their product development-oriented Capstone design experience.Recommendations were also received that one major project be used as a focus throughout thecourse and that small students teams be assigned portions of the entire project to leverage theirtime and understanding. Page 23.79.10

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis A. Silage, Temple University

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Electrical and Computer

studentoutcomes. The College of Engineering at Temple University has four academic departments,including the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and a newly establishDepartment of Bioengineering (BE).The Director of the General Engineering degree program has the responsibility to insure allaspects of the Program including continuous improvement of the interdisciplinary curriculum.The Director is also the single interface between the Program and industry for co-operative workstudy assignments, internships, capstone design projects and professional employment. Providingan identified Director on point assures that the General Engineering degree maintains visibilityand creditability within the College.Faculty advisors from both ECE and ME

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Aerospace

1research projects proven to increase undergraduate students’ skills in collecting and analyzingdata1, but they have also been found to enhance students’ awareness of what it is like to be agraduate student, thus opening further options for their career paths.2 To some extent suchintegration of teaching and research is reasonably common in senior level capstone designprojects. A common aspect of such design projects is the establishment of student teams whowork together with little day to day supervision to meet a project goal, normally set by theoverall course instructor. At Penn State University, Departments of Mechanical and ElectricalEngineering have conducted such a project activity course in which students form teams to workon design projects

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Danner Friend, Norwich University; Jacques N Beneat, Norwich University

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Aerospace

year’s work. Since January 2010, a total of 21 undergraduate students have worked onthe CubeSat project under the mentorship of two faculty members (Mechanical and Electrical &Computer Engineering). Among these students, seven started as a summer research fellow, andthen five of those seven students applied the results of their research in their capstone seniordesign project.The second project involves students working on an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Theoriginal motivation for this project comes from NASA’s interest in Europa, a large moon ofJupiter, which has a large liquid ocean beneath its ice crust. The liquid ocean is believed to havethe necessary conditions to support life. To investigate the ocean, an underwater vehicle

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David L. Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

real industrial constraints, often interactive with a corporate sponsor. Students are challenged to design effective and efficient part manufacturing methods and complete production systems for commercial and industrial products. The common theme for students is mastering process and system design procedures that are applicable to any product in any industry. Graduates have been successful in manufacturing en- terprises that produce virtually every type of product–literally, from spacecraft to foodstuffs. Dr. Wells also leads innovation teams in two engineering venues: product realization capstone projects and a unique multidisciplinary undergraduate discovery-learning course. Dr. Wells’ active research lies in

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison L. Sieving, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trisha Eustaquio, Purdue University; Rajtarun Madangopal, Purdue University; Alyssa Panitch PhD; Kate Stuart, Purdue University; Ann E Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott Alan Jewett

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

- plementing undergraduate laboratory and lecture courses that address the evolving needs of biomedical engineers, and managing the ABET assessment program for the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineer- ing.Dr. Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Marcia A. Pool is an Instructional Laboratory Coordinator in the Weldon School of Biomedical En- gineering at Purdue University. She is responsible for overseeing and assessing junior level laboratories, bioinstrumentation and biotransport, and is involved with teaching and mentoring students in the Senior Design Capstone course. Recently, she has worked with colleagues to plan and implement a problem- based learning approach to the biotransport laboratory to improve

Conference Session

Materials

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University

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Mechanical Engineering

Professor and Research Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He served as a Technical Advisor for the senior design project at UNLV. He teaches CAD, cap- stone design, and solid mechanics courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. He has been involved with the capstone design program at TU since his tenure in 2008. His course design projects are sponsored by industry and government laboratory which include GM, JOHN DEERE, AFRL, and NUCOR. He is the Lead-Faculty Contact for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) at TU. Page

Conference Session

Mechatronics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John G. Cherng P.E., University of Michigan-Dearborn; Ben Q. Li, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Narasimhamurthi Natarajan, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 23.424.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development of a Mechatronics Course for Senior Mechanical Engineering StudentsAbstractThis paper presents the development of a mechanical engineering senior elective course titled:“ME472 Principles and Applications of Mechatronics System Design”. The main objective ofthis course is to teach students the principles and applications of mechatronic systems. Tenhands-on laboratory projects and two course projects were integrated into the course to enhance astudent’s comprehension of mechatronics concepts. Students were required to complete eachcourse project independently. The outcome of the course was

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

design processhas been the subject of many studies of how best to teach the concepts, tools, andprocesses11,20,22,25,29,32,40,42,54,60. In a comprehensive review of design teaching and learning, Dymet al. note that designing “effective solutions to meet social needs”(22 p.103) is a fundamental skillfor engineering graduates and that “design thinking is complex” (22 p.103). The process of design isoften taught in a “crawl, walk, run” approach by introducing fundamental concepts that areapplied in a number of project based learning (PBL) experiences of increasing complexitythroughout the curriculum43. These experiences may range from reverse engineering exercises19,small design projects, to capstone design experiences20,43 with a corporate

Conference Session

Materials

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

Bar Apparatus for use with Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials, Master thesis, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 2012.5. Alan, D. J., Magleby, S. P., Sorensen, C. D., and Todd, R. H., A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 17-28, 1997.6. Lackey, L.W., Jenkins, H.E., Mines, R.O., and Schultz, S.R., Utilizing Senior Capstone Design as an Instrument for Student and Faculty Assessment of Program Outcomes, 2009 ASEE Conference, Marietta, GA, paper, 2009006MIN, pp. 1-11, April 2009.7. Todd, R.H., Sorensen, C. D., and Magleby, C. D., Designing a Capstone Course to satisfy industrial customers, Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

make decisions even though uncertainty exists. Not all factors are measurable or evenknown and sometimes decisions must be based upon probabilistic outcomes.Method of the projectThe Manufacturing Cost Analysis course, in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology(MNET) program at South Dakota State University, includes an inductive based project thatseeks to enhance learning and promote systems thinking of students taking the course. Thecourse is not considered a capstone course but rather a course designed to present topics ofmanufacturing cost estimating and engineering economy to senior level students. While theprimary goal of the course is cost analysis, the instructor recognizes the importance of systemsthinking and uses problem based

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Graduate Studies

, Simulation, and Visualization, following the process outlinedabove. This concept paper was approved in Spring of 2009. Consequently, a pre-proposal wasdeveloped in the Fall of 2009. The working group recommended the concurrent development ofseven core courses as the degree proposal was being developed and submitted. One of the corecourses, the directed project capstone course, had already been approved as a graduate course forthe campus. In the summer of 2009, three core courses were developed, and two of these courseswere approved by the Graduate Council during the 2009-2010 academic year. The remainingthree core courses were developed during summer 2010 and these courses were approved by theUniversity’s graduate council in 2010. As noted, the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Thomas B Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Richard E Fairley, Software and Systems Engineering Associates (S2EA)

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

mastered after the baseline preparation is achieved.GSwE2009 strongly recommends that students demonstrate their accumulated skills andknowledge in a capstone experience, which might be a project, a practicum, or a thesis. Students Page 23.1074.3completing the curriculum must be able to understand and appreciate the importance ofteamwork, negotiation, effective work habits, leadership, and good communication withstakeholders in a typical software development environment. Figure 1: Architectural Structure of a GSwE2009 Master’s Program GSwE2009 Core Body of KnowledgeThe GSwE2009 curriculum content consists primarily of the

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert G. Batson P.E., University of Alabama

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Construction

already squeezed time to cover current subject matter, safety topics should take no more than one week out of a fifteen week course, and would perhaps best be exposed as case studies or special topics for students to read and report on. Chances of success: Good. C. Requiring DfS on all senior capstone design projects, whether the project involves design of a system, component, or process, is an excellent approach to familiarize the students with the concepts and practical aspects of DfS (most likely in architectural, mechanical, or electrical engineering programs) or DfCS (most likely in civil, construction, or industrial engineering programs). It would expose the students to the subject in a realistic design

Conference Session

Best of DEED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Ronald R Ulseth P. E., Iron Range Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #5944Building Student Capacity for High Performance TeamworkDr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Dr. Davis is Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State Uni- versity. For two decades he taught capstone design courses with multidisciplinary teams and developed instructional materials and assessments that enhance student team success. He is a Fellow of ASEE and an active consultant on engineering design education.Mr. Ronald R Ulseth P. E., Iron Range Engineering Ron Ulseth directs and instructs in the Iron Range Engineering program in Virginia, Minnesota and

Conference Session

Computers and Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalid W Khawaja, American University in Dubai

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Computers in Education

a high focusprogram-curriculum. However, the exception that is made in the capstone project coursewhere the students are assessed on several program outcomes must be looked into.Every program outcome is assessed by more than one course (high coverage and high validityProgram-curriculum). However, some of the program outcomes are assessed by only thecourses and no other tool, which is an issue that may require attention (high coveragemedium validity program). Again, excluding the capstone, the program assessment has Highfocus.Now looking at the capstone, not all the outcomes of the capstone are assessed. This could be Page 23.60.15an

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Cental Connecticut State University; Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 23.479.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Embedding Lifelong Learning in Engineering CoursesAbstractThe main thrust of this paper is presenting an assessment methodology for lifelong learningcompetency. Several assessment tools embedded in a selected set of engineering courses alongwith their assessment methodologies, data analysis and conclusions are presented in thismanuscript. The selected courses are spread over at the sophomore, junior, and senior levels. Thecourses include Engineering Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Propulsion Systems, and the SeniorDesign Capstone project. With the exception of the last course, students were assigned a set ofopen-ended problems that involved