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The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3881: CAPSTONE DESIGN: INSIGHTS FROM AN INTERNA-TIONAL COLLABORATIVE STUDENT TEAMProf. James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology James Hanson is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where his teaching emphasis is structural analysis and design. Over the last nine years, he has taught or co-taught capstone design. For eight of those years, he has been in charge of recruiting external clients and coordinating projects for capstone design.Dr. John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 25.285.1 c American

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Research Informing Teaching Practice I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Timothy Miller, Binghamton University ; Matthew R. Glucksberg, Northwestern University

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Educational Research and Methods

particular design solutions. Specifically, they struggle with creating,manipulating, and critiquing mathematical models to assist in the design of a product or process.The ultimate aim of our work is to improve students’ ability to use models in capstone designafter being exposed to instruction on mathematical modeling.This study was a continuation of an earlier project in which we explored how studentsdeveloped, used, and interpreted mathematical models. In the previous study, students weregiven instruction in the steps of mathematical modeling and a scenario in which they were askedto assist a hypothetical design team by creating a mathematical model that could be used inmaking decisions about the design. The instruction and the scenario broke

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Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology; Charlie Hargroves, The Natural Edge Project

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-4314: APPLYING THRESHOLD LEARNING THEORY TO TEACHSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICE IN POST-GRADUATE ENGINEER-ING EDUCATIONDr. Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology Cheryl Desha is a lecturer in sustainable development in the faculty of engineering and science (School of Earth, Environment and Biological Systems), Queensland University of Technology. She is also a Principal Researcher in the Natural Edge Project (TNEP) research group, a non-profit academic network for research, education, and innovation for sustainable prosperity. Desha graduated in 1999 from envi- ronmental engineering and worked for consulting engineering firm Arup for four years, also undertaking work placement within the

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda A. Haven, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Michael Kenneth Fabian, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Alexander James Herring, General Electric - Aviation; Marissa Pinnola, Purdue University; Devan DUPLICATE Berg, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

a three-person crew in protective suits.The students were extremely motivated from the visit and had additional questions about castingtechniques.Initial Laboratory EffortsSince the capstone project is student based, the team determined an initial schedule for theproject and created a Gantt chart (named for Henry Gantt) which included project milestones andalso a critical design review, a final presentation and a final report. The students quicklydesigned a “work-horse” blade using readily available 6061-T6 aluminum that was a flat plate ofthe same length as their first stage compressor blade. It had the same average chord length andthe average thickness of their first-stage compressor blade. This simplified geometry could bequickly

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Design Across Disciplines

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda A. Haven, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Michael Kenneth Fabian, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Alexander James Herring, General Electric - Aviation; Marissa Pinnola, Purdue University; Devan DUPLICATE Berg, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

, Arizona. In 2007, we began accepting freshmen into ourMechanical Engineering (ME) program. In the 2010-2011 academic year, we offered for thefirst time the new ME capstone design courses with concentrations in either air-breathingpropulsion or robotics. This paper describes the propulsion preliminary design course; a secondpaper will focus on the follow-on propulsion detail design course.The first graduating class of ME majors included three students in the propulsion track. Themutual dependence of the new propulsion track and well-established aircraft preliminary designcourse under our Aerospace Engineering (AE) program made the integration of the MEpropulsion and AE aircraft projects an attractive proposition. This paper discusses this

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Capstone Design II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Design in Engineering Education

other factors. Two additional criteria,Passion for Technology and Clearly Communicates, also rated as relevant and important. Fourcriteria, Inspires Collaboration and Leadership Project Management Skills and Experience, werelower rated.4. ME310 Student Profile ME310 is a capstone course that has been taught at Stanford University since 1967. Theyear-long course is a mechanical engineering master’s-level sequence in which student teamswork on complex engineering projects sponsored by industry partners. Student teams completethe design process from defining design requirements to constructing functional prototypes thatare ready for consumer testing and technical evaluation.8 Students come to the course having earned undergraduate

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Capstone Design I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Design in an Exam EnvironmentAbstractOne of the most difficult aspects of engineering is the effective teaching of engineering design.While it is paramount that every engineering student be exposed to engineering design, it can bedifficult to assess the design skills of individual students. Most design assessment is typicallyconducted at the project or team level, and many assessments of design effectiveness only usethe capstone experience. This is clearly inadequate. Instead, what is needed is an effectivemethod that can be used to partially assess the design capabilities of individual students in anexam setting.This article will discuss an approach to assessing design skills in the exam environment

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The Best of Design in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

seek to develop new design educators and provide ongoing supportfor current faculty. Such understanding could help support existing capstone design facultymembers’ growth in expertise, create relevant professional development resources, andencourage new faculty members/university departments to implement capstone design courses. Itcan also provide course coordinators with strategies for engaging project and industry advisorsand for positioning the role of practice-oriented courses across the curriculum.However, little if any work to date explores faculty motivation with respect to design education.To address this gap, this paper analyzes secondary interviews conducted with capstone designfaculty; the interviews focus specifically on teaching

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University; Santaneel Ghosh, Southeast Missouri State University; Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Technology, Madras, India, and Ph.D. in applied analysis from State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is a senior life member of IEEE and a member of ACM and AITP. Page 25.1109.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Reflections on Teaching a Consolidated Capstone Design Course to a Mixed Student BodyI. IntroductionDesign is widely considered to be the central or distinguishing activity of engineering 1. TheCapstone Design course has usually been designed as a senior project laboratory to allowinggraduating seniors become prepared for working in

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Design Across Disciplines

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iem H. Heng, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

cross-departmental collaboration. The hands-on robotic design project is introduced in the capstonecourses to teach interconnected STEM concepts. This type of project, which has proven veryeffective in engaging students, is used in many areas of technical courses as hands-on activitiesand demonstration and, in addition, lab work. Additionally, the focus of robotic project is onhardware/software interface, data communication, electrical circuits, and mechanisms whichreflect actual engineering activities in a company. These areas provide a tight integration ofmany STEM concepts and activities for capstone course. In general, the capstone course is aparent course that has inherited the knowledge of many feeder (pre-requisite) courses, and

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Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Tracking Capstone Course Performance in a Database That is used to Track Accreditation DocumentationAbstractThis paper documents the efforts to develop a Microsoft AccessTM database to maintainassessment data for the purposes of ABET accreditation. The database was developed to servethree programs housed in one department. With the senior capstone project serving as a primaryassessment point in the program, it was a natural candidate to pilot the development of thisdatabase. In addition to tracking project progress, the database was used to decouple numericaldata assigned to multidisciplinary teams, so that the three programs could be assessed separatelyrelative

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Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julanne K. McCulley, Weber State University; Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University; Megumi Usui Leatherbury, Weber State University; Kelly A. Harward, Weber State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

renewable energy.The research project, Mobile Elemental Power Plant (MEPP), allows students to participatein a capstone project on cross-disciplinary teams, providing each of them a means todemonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in design, development, and fabrication of afinal product. The overall MEPP team is comprised of twenty-three diverse students fromfour technology disciplines: Electronics Engineering Technology (EET), Design GraphicsEngineering Technology (DGET), Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET), andManufacturing Engineering Technology (MFET), under the auspices of four faculty advisors.The large group is broken down into five sub-teams with student representatives from each ofthe disciplines. The students are given the

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey S. Sumey, California University of Pennsylvania

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Electrical and Computer

this project for example, multi-disciplinary tasks involving avariety of skills such as component specification, selection and procurement; mechanicalfabrication; embedded software design, implementation and testing; documentation; and flightrequirements provided a rich arena from which to gain experience. Indirect benefits also exist.Current students in the ET programs, now aware of applied-research grant project opportunitieswithin their program area, are more motivated to stay in their ET program of choice because theysee real-world application of the program content. They are also encouraged to better prepare forand approach senior project or other capstone experience. Finally, the presence of such a projectin the department has also

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Innovative Energy Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

/thayerschool/sets/72157626513266429/ ; last accessed January 1, 201217) Goff, R. and Terpenny, J; Capstone Design, Mechanical Engineering Project or Personnel Management challenge?; ASEE Annual Conference and Convention Proceedings, 2006, paper #167618) Personal verbal communication between the author and one of the Formula HybridTM competition judges during the 2010 competition event at Loudon, New Hampshire19) Schuster, P., Davol, A., Mello, J.; Student Competitions – Benefits and Challenges, ASEE Annual Conference and Convention Proceedings, 2006, paper #183520) Chang, I, et al; Designing and manufacturing of Formula SAE-Hybrid racecar for a new engineering education program, 2010 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion

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Innovative Energy Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Jian Peng He, Western Michigan University; Ryan Kamm; Saleem Hason Hinton; Brandon De Young

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

two semester capstone design projectinvolving design of a product or process, analysis, simulation, prototype, fabrication, assembly,testing and assessment of design. Students are required to utilize current technical tools to solvethe chosen problem. Results of such projects are presented as written report, and publicpresentation of the overall project. They also use project management tools to plan and trackproject progress. Typically in the two semester project, students complete the design andanalysis of the subject in first semester, and fabrication and development of the prototype oractual system during the second semester. Recognizing the value for student practices inresponding to real-world needs, expectations, and constraints

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IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona; David Layton, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

educationand professional journals shows multiple proposals for specific capstone and senior projects, butlittle about the special requirements for teaching such projects online. These results are evidenceof a need to address the specific challenges and requirements for online teaching of seniorprojects. Online learning requires the student to participate and learn virtually via computer, asopposed to in a traditional classroom environment. Though online learning is not for everyone,it's important for prospective students to determine whether or not it's something they would liketo pursue1,2,3. The following are pros and cons for online learning:Pros(a)- Online learning provides flexibility because students are able to work when it's convenient

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FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Mark Embree, Rice University; Maria Oden, Rice University

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First-Year Programs

Zoo Puzzle feeder for orangutans Houston ZooStudent teams meet with the client during the second week of class to better define the designproblem, objectives, and constraints. The teams are typically in contact with the client three tofive times during the semester through email and meetings. Often, the client attends the twoscheduled oral presentations. While managing the logistics of client-based projects can bechallenging, we have found this to be very rewarding for the students. In addition, thisexperience prepares the students for their client-based design projects that all engineeringstudents take during their two-semester capstone design course

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Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

for Development discusses approaches for making engineering more attractive tostudents, particularly women.10 The UNESCO report describes the work of Regina Clewlow andEngineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) whose mission is to “stimulate and foster an increasedand more diverse community of engineers and to infuse sustainability into the practice andstudies of every engineer.” The authors of this paper have been involved with curriculumdevelopment for multidisciplinary engineering efforts that support the missions and goals ofUNESCO and ESW. In this work, we discuss a multidisciplinary project designed to meet thechallenges set forth in the UNESCO report.This paper describes an authentic learning experience involving an international

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Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Elizabeth Bristow P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

reinvigorate the country’s university system. Part of that effort has been theestablishment of the National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA); a four-year, bachelor degreegranting institution modeled after the military academies of the United States. Two of the primarydegrees offered by NMAA are in Civil and General Engineering. In the summer of 2009, facultymembers from the United States Military Academy (USMA) traveled to NMAA to serve as mentors for thebudding Academy.This same principle applies beyond Afghanistan. There is a continuing need for engineering expertiseand education in Nicaragua, India and elsewhere. Engineering faculty and students today can expect towork on projects far beyond the borders of their home countries, in settings

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Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Gulsen Senol, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology; Sevgi Zeynep Dogan, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology

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Construction

people’s business. In this business you are hired for your technical skills, fired for your lack of people skills and promoted for your management skills”.Close interaction with industry professionals is required in order to integrate social intelligenceskills to construction courses. The professionals need to bring their experience into classroomeither by being part of the seminar and capstone classes or supporting research by providingfunding. An example of industry professionals’ contribution is given below:Currently, in the Construction Science and Management Program Curriculum at the Universityof Texas at San Antonio, a Construction Capstone course is offered in the senior year. SeniorCapstone Project emphasizes and helps students

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Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University and Florida State University

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Engineering Technology

• ASCII and BCD conversion • Microchip C18 programming • Data transfer • Testing PIC I/O ports • Interfacing an LCD to PIC • PIC serial port programming • ADC programming in the PIC • Interfacing a sensor to PIC • Event counter programmingIn the EET program, every senior student needs to take EET 4914 Senior Design Project beforethey graduate. This capstone experience will give the students a chance to put what they havelearned in EET program into practice. It starts with need analysis, literature review, designproposal, simulation, prototyping, testing, trouble shooting, etc. And it finishes with a finalworking “product”, nicely assembled and packaged. The students are given the freedom tochoose their own projects

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Current Issues in Construction Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

students and may be more appropriate for a senior capstone course. Forexample, the estimating tasks would require students to be comfortable with performing planreading, quantity take-off, labor/material pricing, construction cost database analysis, andcontingency/profit calculation tasks and considerations. Similarly, selection of material andmethods for the project require an understanding of each available method, related toconstruction cost, schedule and safety concerns.It is extremely important to emphasize the communication aspect of preconstruction serviceswhile they are introduced in construction courses. Understanding of the roles and responsibilitiesof the project participants and proper communication formats would significantly affect

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FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lacey Jane Bodnar, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Travis Austin Smith, Engineering Student Services and Academic Programs; Jesus A. Orozco; Joshua Grant Corso; Cristian R. Sanchez; Jillian Kathleen Freise, Texas A&M ELLC Children's Museum; Hannah Ringler, Texas A&M University; Ivan Cortes, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

incentive of $100.00. Students partnering with NASA also received additional cashrewards, depending on their performance through the semester. The FEP program at TexasA&M differed from many other national programs or capstone design programs in that no coursecredit was offered.14-16 Rather, the selling points of the projects for students included gainingvaluable experience involving engineering design, professional engineering groups, and team-based problem solving.Freshman students were instructed on the use of computer software for engineering design andproblem solving. Software applications include the use of Solid Works for modeling anInternational Space Station coffee adaptor system, Microsoft Excel for cost analysis of theCollege Station

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3739: GRAND CHALLENGES DELI (DISCOVER, EXPLORE,LEARN, IMAGINE) PROJECTDr. Jane Hunter, University of Arizona Jane Hunter received her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona Center for the Study of Higher Education. She holds an M.S. degree in engineering management and a B.S. degree with distinction in mechanical engineering. She is the Associate Director of the Engineering Management program at the University of Arizona and is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Her areas of interest include engineering education, teaching strategies, assessment and evaluation of program objectives and learning outcomes, student teamwork and group dynamics, business and technology management, strategic and

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Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard James Choquette, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University

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Electrical and Computer

autonomous vehicle (ground or aerial) with the goal of being the fastest to travelaround their building 2. Each year new, solutions are found and platforms are pushed further insearch of winning the top prize. The DIYDrones project 3 was started on a similar note; to createan autonomous aerial vehicle capable of following a GPS course using low-cost hardware. Thefield of low-cost autonomous vehicles is rapidly expanding and the ideas of hobbyists arebecoming on par with commercial technology for a fraction of the price.As a senior capstone course, the senior design project is designed to allow students to prove theirability as an engineer. This is a project that demonstrates a student’s ability to engage in thepractice of engineering as a profession

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The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; David A. Veshosky, Lafayette College

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Civil Engineering

) Instructor’s Role: In terms of the instructor’s role, the students should be providedguidance throughout each of the three phases of the charrette process. For Phase 1 (Researchand Preparation), information on the project background, timeline, resources, and objectivesshould be provided. During Phase 2 (Charrette), the instructor simply acts as a moderator for thediscussion during the charrette process. For Phase 3 (Plan Implementation), the instructor canprovide technical assistance as necessary. In general though, the capstone experience should Page 25.7.7allow students to complete a design process from start to finish in an attempt to simulate a

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Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering and other STEM-disciplinestudents to the university, retains them, and makes them more marketable to employers whenthey graduate. Each alternative capstone design team operates as much as possible like a realcompany in the private sector and is run by the students. Team sizes range from 10 to 70 or moremembers. All team members have prescribed responsibilities corresponding to their level ofmaturity, abilities, and technical education. Team members define problems, develop and designsolutions, perform testing and analyses, make recommendations, manufacture parts, stay withinbudgets and schedules, and manage multiple projects. This alternative capstone design programhas converted the traditional classroom into a multi-year

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BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Lynn Brugnano, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Kevin Andrew Richards, Purdue University; Marcia A. Pool, Purdue University; Allison L. Sieving, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ann E. Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Biomedical

-class assignments. All assignments weresubmitted electronically via Blackboard to instructors by the end of the class period. The in-classactivities were designed so that students applied the knowledge and professional design skills Page 25.1140.5discussed in the introductory lecture to their own capstone project. During the in-class activities,four course instructors and one teaching assistant circulated to provide immediate assistance andreal time feedback (one instructor to 10 – 15 students). The professional skills covered are listedin Table 1. A slightly different course format was used for ethics and economics, where thecourse time

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Active and Project-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre Dame; Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame

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Mechanical Engineering

better.At the University of Notre Dame, a robotic football competition was initiated in the spring of2008 as the main design project for the capstone course for all senior mechanical engineeringstudents. An advantage of a robotic football game is that the robustness of the students designsand manufacturing skills are tested in a way that they are not in FIRST or related competitions –the designs must consider being able to withstand significant impacts. Furthermore, it takesadvantage of the high (and growing) popularity of American football on college campuses.After repeating the competition in 2009, the coordinating faculty desired to reach out and includeanother university in the next competition. To do this, it was decided to invite a team of

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett Miles Clayton, Villanova University; Teresa Genevieve Wojcik, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlińska, Villanova University; Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University

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Mechanical Engineering

require a significant amount of design practice, along with proper reinforcement – onesuggestion is that several simple design problems precede the larger capstone design project [7].In addition, design and other engineering subjects are best learnt through hands on activelearning, e.g. project based learning [6, 8]. Therefore, the integration of impromptu designexercises into all aspects of the curriculum is motivated by the above research findings.In addition, the authors have found that these projects have a number of other advantagesincluding: • Using these hands-on activities give students concrete examples of the issues being discussed in class – e.g. students go through an impromptu design exercise (where they design and