Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the Processof Design course. Students in this course are asked to complete two projects during thecourse – these projects are concurrent with their capstone projects. In general, this is donefor two reasons. First, the design course features desired outcomes that are not typicallyaddressed by all of the capstone projects. Second, the design course can help studentsavoid pitfalls typically encountered in the second semester of the capstone project. Byhaving to complete an additional course-based project start-to-finish, these pitfalls can beavoided.Ohio Northern University is a member of the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network(KEEN) [4]. As such, students are expected to demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset[5]. Yet because many of the

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers); Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

he is a recipient of the SME Education Award. He has authored four textbooks. Applied Fluid Mechanics 7th ed, Applied Strength of Materials 5th ed, Statics and Strength of Materials, 1st ed, and Machine Elements in Mechanical Design 5rd ed, all published by Pearson/Prentice-Hall.Dr. Ronald J. Bennett, University of St. Thomas Dr. Ronald J. Bennett is Founding Dean and Professor Emeritus of the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas. Prior to entering academia, Bennett held leadership positions for three decades in the appliance, electronics, medical device and knowledge engineering industries, as well as in several entrepreneurial organizations. His responsibilities ranged from R&D, engineering