Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

 employers, and the program well supported by industry.The paper explores the relationship between the four pillars model and industry focused senior project.This will includes a sample project description and analysis.The Capstone Senior Project CourseThe final test of the student preparation is the senior project capstone course. This course uses many,but not all of the topics taught in prerequisite courses. In addition it introduces a few topics of aprofessional nature. The projects in this course are sponsored by local companies. Faculty vet theprojects for suitability including technical challenge, well defined goals, and adequate financial support.The first segment of the project begins in the winter of the senior year. During this semester

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

fromproduct design, business, and marketing in a way that more closely represents the process as itoccurs in practice.4-7 In addition, it may provide design educators with an assessment tool forstudent learning as it provides an opportunity to compare initial, mid, and final versions of the ICduring the course of a capstone design project. The IC may also help design teams focusattention on critical issues that can determine the success of a new design and to recognize theinterconnection and overlap between the various technical and non-technical issues related tosuccessful product development. Another potential strength of the IC for use in a capstone designcourse is the “at-a-glance” view of the critical components that must be considered

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sarvagya Vaish, Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology ; David W. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, open-ended design challenges. Several researchstudies have shown both qualitative and quantitative advantages for students by working on multidisciplinaryCapstone Design projects. All schools within various colleges of the Institute currently only offer the traditional mono-disciplinary Capstone Design course and hence there exists no formal channel for students to collaborate and worktogether on multidisciplinary Capstone Design projects.In the absence of a common multidisciplinary Capstone Design course, the transition from traditional mono-disciplinary Capstone Design course raises issues of managing faculty teaching expectations, providing administrativesupport to faculty and student teams and forming multidisciplinary functional student

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ofinterprofessional projects (IPRO) program.Areas of Interests:- Zonal modeling approach,- Integration zonal models/building energy simulation models,- Zero Net Energy (ZNE) building,- Airflow in Multizone Buildings & Smoke Control,- Thermal Comfort & Indoor Air Quality,- Predictive modeling and forecasting: Support Vector Machine (SVM) tools,- Energy, HVAC, Plumbing & Fire Protection Systems Design,- Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Application in Building,- BIM & REVIT: application to Architecture and Electrical/Lighting Design systems. Page 24.765.2ASEE Annual Conference, 2014 Integrated Capstone Design in Architectural Engineering

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Joshua Konstantinos

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Manufacturing

3D printer will be useful for engineering technology classes – because itcontinues the trend of technology being more powerful, more hands on, and available for afraction of the cost of other alternatives. The Dragon 3D printer will make prototyping viable forlarger parts – in a way that was not possible with smaller printers and expensive filament. TheDragon 3D printer will be a boon to students, prototypes, and hobbyists interested in the excitingfield of rapid prototyping.The significance of the methodology to be applied in this capstone course project is to combinetheory and practice to prepare the students to become better problem solvers and obtainpractical solutions to real life/simulated problems using a project based

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Continuing Professional Development

. Page 24.1392.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Work In Progress: Providing Continuing Education for Teachers in the Dominican Republic Using Online Modules Developed through a First-Year Capstone ProjectIntroductionTwo professors (from engineering and education) and students from a variety of engineeringdisciplines (engineering education, mechanical, electrical, and civil) from Ohio NorthernUniversity have traveled to the Dominican Republic for the past two years to run workshopsinvolving inexpensive, hands-on engineering projects for teachers in both public and private(sponsored) schools. This effort is a different take on the IEEE Teacher In Service Program

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Amy Rigby, www.amywriting.com; Maureen Milch, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #10569The Professional Guide: A Resource for Preparing Capstone Design Studentsto Function Effectively on Industry-sponsored Project TeamsDr. R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering University of Florida Dr. R. Keith Stanfill is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design Program and an Engineer for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. His interests include technology transfer, entrepreneurship, product development, design education and Design for X. Dr. Stanfill has over ten years’ industrial experience with United

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University, Innovation One; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; M. Brian Thomas, Trine University

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College Industry Partnerships

responsibilities as Di- rector, he also teaches machine design, and advises senior design capstone projects. His research interests include integration of industry and academia, and utilization of project based (experiential) learning to enhance the applicability of learning.Dr. Vukica Jovanovic, Old Dominion University Dr. Jovanovic is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology De- partment, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Prior to joining ODU’s Engineering Technology Department Dr. Jovanovic was teaching at Trine Uni- versity, Angola, Indiana at Design Engineering Technology Department. Before Trine, she was working as an

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Ruegsegger, Ohio State University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #9730Work in Progress: International BME Capstone and Summer Design Expe-rienceProf. Mark A. Ruegsegger, The Ohio State University Mark Ruegsegger is currently an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engi- neering at Ohio State University. He has a curricular focus on the Senior Design capstone course, which includes multi-disciplinary teams of BME, Mechanical Engineering, Occupational & Physical Therapy, and other Medical and Engineering disciplines. Each project team builds a device that provides assis- tance to those with disabilities, or projects with other clinical or

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Shannon K Reynolds

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineeringeducation. One approach has been to use professional rating systems as a vehicle in designcourses. This paper describes such an approach using the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure(ISI) EnvisionTM rating system as part of a learning module in the capstone design course at theUniversity of Utah. In the module, students are first presented fundamental sustainabilityconcepts and tools, and in a separate seminar are introduced to the Envision rating system.Students are exposed at least two more times to brief follow-up discussions applying Envision totheir project. It was expected that the use of Envision helps students reinforce underlyingsustainability concepts and improve the learning about Envision by applying it to a project. Themodule

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

produce a total of15 fully functioning products. This was a good approach to the course when the students were amix of MET and applied technology students. When the ME degree was added to the program in2010, the course shifted more to a research and development focus than production. It requiresone single functioning prototype instead of 15, and has ME and MET students working togethersince a separate capstone course was created for the applied technology students. This hasdefinitely increased the complexity of the projects and made it easier to reach out to assist localindustry. In order to successfully complete these projects, students must spend a lot of time onresearch and design before they begin building their working prototype. This was

Conference Session

Developing the Design Skillset

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear

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Design in Engineering Education

77 cards, with each heuristic represented on a single card with examples.For this study, Design Heuristics were incorporated into a year-long mechanical engineering Page 24.544.2capstone design course, and students had open access to the 77 Cards representing DesignHeuristics for the entire year of their projects. Formal training was implemented in the capstonedesign course as a strategy to introduce concept generation and the 77 Design Heuristic cards.Our work explores the use of the 77 Design Heuristic cards by the capstone design teams,including their reactions to these strategies and how they, and their advisors, believed thesestrategies

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Michael Dulaski P.E., Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

whether or not “grade” boosting is occurring in capstone, a survey wasconducted of the three most recent graduating classes. This paper presents the findingsfrom that survey.IntroductionAs part of the transportation Capstone track at Northeastern University, students work insmall teams, ranging in size from 4-6 members. Over the course of the 14-weeksemester, each student has various responsibilities, typically assigned by another studentwho functions as the leader or project manager. Most of the work is performed on anindependent basis – the student works on their component and then submits it to the team.The material is then integrated into the final product.Throughout the semester, the faculty advisor meets with the team on close to a weekly

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Townsend, University of Windsor; (Ruth) Jill Urbanic P.Eng., University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

and tested with industrial and mechanicalengineering undergraduate students (in capstone courses) and industrial engineering graduatestudents (in a seminar) over a four year period. This workshop utilizes a relational Structure ofObserved Learning Outcomes (SOLO) approach, which intentionally encourages learners tobuild connections between parts and the whole, to explore the significance and meaning behindthese connections, and to connect theory and practice[3]. This understanding is critical tolearning project management, since project management involves building, and being aware of,relationships between people, purpose, goals, tasks, processes, procedures, environments,resources, settings, time, etc. These relationships are further

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #9819A Comparison of Adult Learning Characteristics between First-year and Se-nior Capstone StudentsDr. James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Page 24.33.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Comparison of Adult Learning Characteristics between First-year and Senior Capstone Students: A Pilot Instrument to Measure Andragogical ConstructsThe ability to teach engineers who are capable of working effectively in a field or disciplinerelies on an

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

in continuing this research and he was currentlyworking on using GPGPUs to accelerate an image processing algorithm as a part of his senior(capstone) design project, it seemed a natural fit to consider implementing the sFFT on a GPGPUas well. While understanding the mathematical proofs that underlie the theory for the sFFT issomewhat complex and would be beyond the scope of an undergraduate research project, amanageable project is to reverse engineer the existing C code and find a portion that is amenableto parallelization on GPGPUs. The C code for the sFFT was available from the researchers atMIT who were working on the sFFT.9 This code was used to validate their sFFT algorithm butthe focus was not on optimization to take advantage of a

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and learn from fellow students’ cooperative education experiences. They also examine practices that were realized in various course projects and assignments, and analyze the differences and similarities between their experiences in industry and their learning experience from the course. After the session, the students combine their perspectives from both retrospection and examination to reflect on how they will perform differently in their next co-op rotation or work assignment. Session Theme (Classroom

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

events (green upward triangles)this project and their course work in the ECE department at the University, we have reviewedhow many credit hours of course work in the department would be directly related to thisproject. It should be first noted that students in the current ECE curriculum at the University arerequired to take a total of 131 credit hours (electrical engineering option, or EE) or 132 credithours (computer engineering option, or CE). This includes (1) 48 credit hours of the LiberalStudies Core composed of theology, philosophy, ethics/moral responsibility, history, writing,speech, fine arts, literature, social science, science, mathematics, first-year seminar, leadershipseminar, and senior capstone; (2) 20-23 additional credit hours

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

ratheran introduction to project management and spreadsheets as an Engineering design tool. The classhas a very strong hands-on component using Microsoft Excel and MS Project. The students arethen required to use both tools in their later courses, particularly in their laboratory courses andplanning/tracking of the Capstone Design course. These students also take a Technical Writingcourse from the English Department to prepare them for report writing.We use several assignments of increasing difficulty to expose the students to Excel as a designtool and Project to organize and track a project. The quarter culminates with small teams ofstudents using both tools to design, plan, and track a virtual project of their choice such asstarting a small

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Pestaina, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Peter J. Clarke, Florida International Univeristy

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Computing & Information Technology

national accrediting agencies. A critical part of theassessment process is the generation of useful data for analysis and evaluation yielding indicatorsfor program improvement. Senior year capstone projects are a fertile source of such data. In thispaper, we outline the Student Outcomes and Senior Project course of the BS-CS program atFlorida International University (FIU). We describe and evaluate a methodology used to performassessment of attainment of the BS-CS Student Outcomes using data from the Senior Projectcourse.1. IntroductionUndergraduate program assessment continues to be a significant undertaking in manyinstitutions. It is the critical component of the continuous improvement process, and may providestakeholders with some confidence in

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Carlson; Travis Jensen, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Andrew Frank Lund, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Eshan V. Dave, University of Minnesota, Duluth; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Civil Engineering

capstone design experience.O’Bannon and Kimes (2006) summarized a capstone design course taught at the University ofMissouri-Kansas City based around a project from the City of Kansas City. A 14 student teamdesigned a bridge to replace an existing bridge that was deemed unsafe. Catalano et al. (2000)describe a capstone experience at the United States Military Academy in which students workedwith a nonprofit agency to design tools for a person with advanced cerebral palsy. Ruwanpuraand Brown (2006) discuss a project at the University of Calgary in which students developeddesigns for an urban renewal project in Lisbon. In addition to the benefits of working withpractitioners, this project provided students with invaluable international experience

Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Michael W. Seek, Old Dominion University; Jon Lester, Old Dominion University

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Construction

students. He has served as the Civil-Site design option evaluator for Senior Design projects each semester as part of his normal teaching responsibilities. Dr. Lester has developed new courses in Civil Engineering Technology to better distribute the student load in Fluid Mechanics and the accompanying laboratory. Dr. Lester has also taught the Professional Engineering preparation courses through the ODU Business Gateway. Dr. Lester has embarked upon the initial asynchronous modality course development and was instrumental in promoting the program forward with this initiative with the Center for Learning and Teaching. He has developed an asynchronous course for Fundamentals of Building Construction and will develop

Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mallen, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University; Natalya A. Koehler, Franklin University, OH; Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University

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Construction

construction project engineer for a construction contractor and as a research engineer for the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory in Port Hueneme California. His teaching interests include construction equipment, cost estimating and construction process design. His research interests include highway and heavy construction methods, road maintenance methods and innovations in construction process administration.Dr. Natalya A. Koehler Koehler, Franklin University, OH Instructional Design Faculty Franklin University, OHDr. Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University Page 24.1400.1 c

Conference Session

Innovative Projects in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Gurau P.E., Kent State University at Tuscarawas

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

identify the optimum process characteristicsincluding material composition, compression level, curing temperature, the mold design andperformed property measurements on the obtained samples, including the measurement of bulkelectrical conductivity using a four-point probe. The samples obtained demonstratecharacteristics that exceed the requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy. This investigationwas performed by students in the Engineering Technology Department at Kent State Universityat Tuscarawas during a capstone design project class – Engineering Technology Project offeredin the spring semester of 2013. The paper presents as well the development of this course.At the recommendation of the ABET accreditation committee, a new capstone design

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Brian Thomas, Trine University; Andrea Mitofsky, Trine University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; John Eiler

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

multidisciplinary teams during their senior capstone courses. The design module wasintroduced in the fall 2011 semester, and was repeated in fall 2012 and fall 2013. Anassessment, conducted with current and former participants in fall 2013, demonstrates theefficacy of the project.1. INTRODUCTION.The engineering education community has embraced the concept of multidisciplinary designover the past two decades 1-3. This movement reflects a renewed emphasis on design in theengineering curriculum, particularly at the freshman (cornerstone) and senior (capstone) levels 4.The benefit of training engineers to work in multidisciplinary teams is self-evident whenconsidering the integration of mechanical design, electronics, software, human factors andergonomics, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

capstone senior design, thermal-fluid system design, and engineering research. The projectsimplemented in those courses were selected in such a way to establish an in-depth understandingof sustainability through analytical and experimental studies, and to build environmentallyfriendly and energy efficient systems. Some of these projects include: design of an active solardistillation system for purification of wastewater produced in rural agricultural processingfacilities, experimental studies on prototype green roofs to investigate the effects that soil typeand soil moisture level have on the thermal performance of a roof, design and construction of athree-stage wind tower with a bypass system for indoor cooling in rural dry and hot climates

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #9982Student Perceptions of Project Mentoring: What Practices and BehaviorsMatter?Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Hamworthy Combustion; Andrew Walter; Bethany Dickie

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College Industry Partnerships

unique partnership because the industryadvisor was an adjunct instructor at the university and one of the university team members wasan intern at the company before and during the project, working for the industry advisor. Theindustry advisor also taught all three senior design team members in two different mechanicalengineering courses in their junior year. This capstone project involved redesigning a simulatorwhich was originally a senior design project at two other institutions. The improved designcorrected some of the original design issues and added many new features. The very closecollaboration between the industry advisor and the university intern made this a particularlysuccessful and award-winning project. However, despite the intimate

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Michael S. Thompson, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

of mobile computing. He holds three degrees in computer en- gineering including a B.S. from North Carolina State University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. Page 24.148.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Aligning Design to ABET: Rubrics, Portfolios, and Project ManagersAbstractThis paper discusses on-going modifications to a two-semester capstone design sequence inelectrical and computer engineering intended to both improve student learning in design andbetter utilize the artifacts produced by the course to

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy

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Computing & Information Technology

program.Computer Engineering Senior Design Project Course at UVUThe purpose of a capstone design project course is to provide graduating senior students theopportunity to demonstrate understanding of the concepts they have learned during the course oftheir studies. As with many computer engineering programs, students of the computerengineering program at Utah Valley University conclude their degree programs with a semestercapstone design experience. The intent is for students to utilize competencies developed in thefirst three years of the curriculum in the solution of an embedded design problem. Our senior Page 24.1380.3design course is structured as a