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Bhaskar R. Sinha; Pradip P. Dey; Gordon W. Romney; Mohammad N. Amin; Debra A. Bowen

78 Best Practices Guidelines for Successful Capstone Projects in Accelerated Technology Programs Bhaskar R. Sinha, Pradip P. Dey, Gordon W. Romney, Mohammad N. Amin, Debra A. Bowen School of Engineering and Computing National University, San Diego, CAAbstractA practicum or capstone project is an effective and useful end-of-program academic exercise thatreinforces the ability of students to implement knowledge and skills they have learned in theprogram. Every academic program structures its capstone

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Jim Helbling; Angela Beck

their own teaching teams. Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 133ContextERAU/Prescott is a 4-year university located in Northern Arizona with an enrollment ofapproximately 2000 undergraduate students. The two most popular engineering degree programsare Aerospace Engineering (AE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME). Within the AE/MEcurriculum, there is a strong emphasis on hands-on application and conceptual design projects toprepare students for senior capstone design courses.Students majoring in AE

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Bryan K. Allen; Gordon W. Romney

1 Agile Capstone Integration of Free, Disparate Cloud Services Produced a Prototype Application that Tracks Airborne Wildfire Firefighting Resources Bryan K. Allen and Gordon W. Romney School of Engineering and Computing National University, San Diego, CAAbstractA prototype application designed to leverage state-of-the art cloud computing technologies wasdeveloped as a capstone project for U.S. Defense Support to a Civilian Authority mission. Theoutcome of this paper demonstrates the Agile development and

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Kevin R. Anderson; Clifford M. Stover

47 Teaching Machine Design Using HILTI Machine Tools Industry/University Collaborative Project Kevin R. Anderson, Clifford M. Stover, Polytechnic University, Pomona, CAAbstractThis paper presents the results of a case-study using a local industry sponsored research projectat an undergraduate based polytechnic university to support capstone design experientiallearning. The case study from HILTI Machine Tools demonstrates how engineeringcompanies can realize cost effective research and development by mentoring and sponsoringan engineering

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Mehdi Khazaeli; Camilla Saviz

interest in engineering 6, 7, 8.With an emphasis on project selection for capstone design, Brackin et. al 9 note that factors thatcan lead to project success include the level of students’ interest in the project and the ability tostimulate students’ creativity, both of which are present in service learning projects. Aspects ofservice learning projects that challenge students to think critically include the fact that theproblem itself may not be well-defined in “engineering terms”. Students must be able tocommunicate with non-technical clients, external stakeholders, or supporters, and students mayface unusual obstacles not present in typical course projects.Course OverviewEngineering Administration (EMGT 170) is a junior-level course that

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M. Zoghi; L. Crask; B. Hyatt; V. Luo; W. Wu

(PBL). Moreover, there will need to be more discussions andpresentations introduced at different levels within the program to highlight the Grand Challengesprojects. In the past, our case studies in construction failure, incorporated in various courses,have provided broad perspectives of the global infrastructural challenge. We intend to expand thecase studies application in other areas of grand challenges in the future.Hands-On Projects or Research ExperienceMultiple courses taught in CM are project-based, especially the capstone series. The selectedprojects have been at small scale, yet present real world challenges and sharpen students’problem solving skills, which are critical, as they take on greater scale projects in their futurecareer

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David F. Hosterman; Wblesther Gama; Andrew Vitaljic; Jonathan H. Poluan; Ali A. Ballout; Yong X Gan; James L. Smith; Jimmie C. Oxley

. In thispaper, we will present how to improve undergraduate student education through high impactactivities in a cooperative learning setting. Specifically, scalable, low cost manufacturing processfor making high performance energy conversion nanomaterials is dealt with. Cooperativelearning on several upper division general engineering courses including Independent Researchand Studies, Senior Capstone Design, Special Topics on Nanotechnology is investigated. Severalscalable, low cost manufacturing research tasks are adopted to enhance the context learningthrough cooperative learning approach that integrates advanced manufacturing research activitiesinto both academic and social learning experiences. Team-based research projects areimplemented

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Jeffrey Ashworth; William Crisler

performance parameters for a given type of aircraft and the IPT completelydesigns the prototype, capstone-course aircraft. Results are documented in four presentationsand three reports. The final presentation is evaluated by a panel of industry experts who assign agrade for the students and valuable industry perspectives for the students and faculty. In thethird course (Aircraft Detail Design), the same design groups continue the capstone experienceby taking their aircraft into the next phase of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation(RDT&E) process by applying wind tunnel testing, model modification, and re-testing to verifythe best design solution. The IPT will complete the project by making a configurationrecommendation for the first

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Thais da C. L. Alves

grow and gain recognition is to allow students to use the work developed forchapter activities and competitions as part of their coursework. Students have a chance to applywhat they learn in the classroom on real world projects with tight timelines and requirements.Faculty can adapt assignments and capstone courses to allow students to get academic credit fortheir work as discussed before in this paper. Finally, by supporting the students and finding waysto get them engaged with student chapters’ activities, faculty are promoting student engagementwith professional organizations and potentially introducing students to community service andlife-long learning activities.Final RemarksThis paper presented the results of a project funded by ELECTRI

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....................................................................................................................................................... 47Using Mock Bid Simulations to Enhance - Construction Engineering and Management Education....................................................................................................................................................... 60Impact of a Hybrid Format on Student Performance and Perceptions in an IntroductoryComputer Programming Course ................................................................................................... 67Best Practices Guidelines for Successful Capstone Projects in Accelerated Technology Programs....................................................................................................................................................... 78Student Chapter Development and Engagement in

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Rose-Margaret Itua; Sharnnia Artis

June edition of the Tri-City Newspaper(http://www.tricityvoice.com/displayPages.php?issue=2014-06-24&page=5)Implementing the RET UC Berkeley Experience in the Introduction Engineering Course atOhlone CollegeThe RET experience was an invaluable experience that supported the pedagogical methodologiesof humanitarian Engineering and Context Based Learning. Community College Faculty engagedin research on Sustainable Manufacturing which was easily embedded in the Introduction toEngineering Course as a topic under Engineering Ethics and Engineering Design. Students had toinclude different aspects of sustainability in their Capstone Projects which was underlined byhumanitarian engineering theme. The research experience at UC Berkeley provided

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Monica Palomo P.E.

classes, and with other non-engineering communities at on-campusevents that promoted environmental sustainability and awareness of California water challenges.Impacts beyond the piloted classroom: 1) The videos produced by the engineering students have been used to teach younger engineering students and other Cal Poly Pomona non-engineering students about different water-related topics identified as a right-to-know. 2) Motivated by this pilot laboratory project, a Kellogg Honors College engineering student decided to work on a campus wide CPP water education research project that included 600 subjects. The project was completed as an Honor’s capstone project. Results are in preparation for publication.Challenges