using SolidWorks, and ANSYS Fluent software was used by a third studentwho was not on the senior capstone team to simulate the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.IntroductionThis project involved the design, building and testing of a Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilityapparatus by undergraduate engineering students. The laboratory will enable students toconduct visualizations of the waves that develop due to the instability.The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is a classical problem originally studied by Helmholtz 1and Kelvin2. The mechanism causing the instability has been studied in detail by Lamb3,Bachelor4, Drazin and Reid5, Chandrasekahr6, Craik7, and many others. The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability can appear at the interface of two fluid layers flowing with
. He is the president of the Rowan University Chapter of AIChE and a member of Tau Beta Pi. He was the recipient of AIChE Delaware Valley Section’s 2014 Outstanding Sophomore of the Year award and is a three-time Black Box Cooperation Yost Scholar of Excellence. In the future, he intends to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering and become a professor. Page 26.20.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Cloud-based Tool for Assigning Students to ProjectsAs a part of the overall engineering curriculum, senior capstone projects provide the necessaryopportunity for
very good outcomesduring its first run. By revisiting a previously covered topic, the students get a chance toreinforce their knowledge on the topic and take it to the next level with the new approach. Also,by using the same instrument that they previously designed and built themselves, they arefamiliar with its performance and can quickly apply the enhancements.Since the course ended, I have had many of the senior students meet with me to discuss how theycan incorporate an embedded processor into their capstone design projects. Other students fromthe course have purchased microcontrollers for personal use in their homes and vehicles forvarious sensing and control applications. Some of the projects are very innovative and show thatthey were
vice-versa) unless theindividual student seeks it out. Anecdotal evidence suggests it is extremely difficult forinterested art students to enroll in engineering courses. Programmatic strictures in both art andengineering can often work against such enrollment special cases.Utilizing projects like senior design or other engineering capstones, the departments within thehumanities can be served by the technical fields, thus increasing the capabilities of thatdepartment. There are benefits to such projects for all participants, from exposing students todifferent ways of thinking, seeing, and communicating, to specific outcomes such as broadeningunderstanding of principles of engineering and design. In engineering practice, the ability towork with
Architectural Engineering , The PennsylvaniaState University, PARokooei, S., Goedert, J. (2015). Using Simulated Virtual Interactivity in Construction Education, 7th Conference onHigher Education Pedagogy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.Rokooei, S., Goedert, J., & Fickle, K. (2015). Using a Simulation Model for Project Management Education, 7thConference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.Rokooei, S., Goedert, J., Weerakoon, A. (2014). Simulation as an Effective Tool for Gender Education inConstruction, 6th Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. VA.Szot, J. (2013). The Value and Effectiveness of Project Management Simulation as a Capstone Activity in anExecutive MBA Educational Program
Paper ID #11262Summer Industrial Projects Program (SiPP) Drives Engineering TechnologyStudent RetentionProf. Robert J Durkin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Mr. Durkin teaches courses in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology; including the capstone design and independent study projects. He serves as a Faculty Senator and earned the 2013 Outstanding Teacher Award. He has over 25 years of engineering and manufacturing experience including; design, project management, and various engineering, research and manufacturing leadership roles. He has been awarded two US patents. He is an alumnus of
funding to support the development oftechnologies to enhance the quality of life for rural Nicaraguans based on sustainable businessmodels. The proposed project was to develop a two course sequence for both UNI and Villanovaengineering students. The first course in the sequence was to be focused on providing thecontextual background for students, especially at Villanova University, and orient them towardshow to identify technology-based, entrepreneurial projects suitable for rural Nicaraguans. Thesecond course was to be focused on the development of sustainable business models for the baseof the pyramid customer. In addition, students would prepare a proposal for their capstone designproject in the first semester course and then execute their
energyefficiency for commercial applications. This paper describes the design and economical aspectsof the project, by including all the aspects, such as labor of replacing the fixture and the ballast,maintenance, and depreciation. This work has been performed within a capstone design course.Most importantly, project methodology will be discussed. Both direct and indirect assessmentshave been performed. The self-assessment section generates indirect assessment data, whichcomplements the traditional direct assessment data.We discuss the capstone design program from students’ point of view, and the experience earnedin design, integration, and also in written and oral communication skills. Methodology used toevaluate the effectiveness of the capstone design
is very important to find topics for students’ capstone design projects. This paperpresents an approach which successfully combines external funding resources, faculty expertise,and collaboration resources for a project-based learning environment. In 2010, authorscollaborated in a USDA supported project to establish an agricultural robotics lab and In 2012,authors collaborated in another USDA supported project to establish an intelligent equipment labboth in Prairie View A&M University. The overall objectives of the projects are to establish anagricultural robotics lab and intelligent equipment lab for precision agriculture on Prairie View
nature of the integration between the sophomore and senior students is slightly distinct, andis not as interactive as the one discussed above. The sophomore students are required to attendsome of the presentation sessions and group meetings of the senior students (working on theirCapstone projects). They are also required to attend the poster presentation session made by thesenior students at the culmination of their Capstone project. The sophomore students are requiredto write reflection papers to explain their experience and to explain their understanding of theproject. The main rationale behind this interaction is to introduce the sophomores to the open-ended, and often vague, project objectives of the Capstone projects. Furthermore, the
. Page 26.628.12References:1. Goldberg, M.R. and Pearlman, J.L. Best Practices for Team-Based Assistive Technology Design Courses. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2013. 41(9): p. 1880-1888.2. Catalano, J. D., P. Wray, and S. Cornelio. Compassion practicum: a capstone design experience at the United States Military Academy. Journal of Engineering Education, 2000. 89(4): p. 471–4743. Enderle, J. D. An overview of the National Science Foundation program on senior design projects to aid persons with disabilities. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2000. 15(4): p. 288–2974. Green, M. G., J. S. Linsey, C. Seepersad , K. Schmidt, and K. L. Wood. Design for Frontier Environments: A Novel Methodology and Results of
. Similarly, there have been other universitycentered efforts in teaching design and manufacturing principles using electric vehicles. The most significant of these is the Purdue University EV 10Grand Prix , which also began in 2010 as a class offering, but has since expanded into a postsecondary schoolfocused league where any school may register a team and vehicle pursuant to their technical regulations. The projects are of much larger scale: fullsize racing gokart frames and larger teams of student working on vehicles as part of an extracurricular activity or seniorlevel capstone class. Purdue’s evGrandPrix Reference Guide suggests that
, high school students — especially those in underrepresented groups — are unlikely to be adequately prepared for college and have the requisite information for choosing a career, in STEM or other fields. (pp. 62-63)In the design of HA, we chose upper level (3rd and 4th year) university engineering students to bethe role models for several reasons. First, they are in the midst of experiencing the rigors of theirengineering program and have completed a significant number of courses within their majors.All have experience in learning to use the tools and procedures important to their engineeringdisciplines. Second, many have experienced early career elements that extend beyond theclassroom, such as serving on a capstone design team
Engineering Course Through a Critical Review over its Offerings Orner, K. , Prouty, C. , Naughton, C. , Manser, N. , Verbyla, M. , Trotz, M. and Mihelcic, J.R. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 University of South Florida Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 1AbstractThe Sustainable Development Engineering course has evolved over its seven offerings at aresearch university in which interdisciplinary groups of graduate students engage in criticalthinking, problem solving, and collaborate with community partners. Students provide on-siteskilled labor, multi-media presentations, and project proposals for the community; in
solving is an important skill for engineers. Among the most common waysthat open-ended problem solving is incorporated in the curriculum is through capstone designexperiences. Although ubiquitous in undergraduate degree programs2,8, capstone design has alsobeen included in master’s degree programs, sometimes in place of the thesis4 or as a non-thesisoption for students on an industry-oriented career track6. Typically these capstone experiencesintegrate technical skills from multiple classes, and in some cases, they span multiple semesters.The literature on undergraduate capstone design offers insight into important factors for asuccessful industry-based project2. Attributes of effective client projects include the involvementof a company liaison
3 project are also included as a proxy for the manystudent engineering projects that are on OSU’s campus.KeywordsProject Management, Systems Engineering, Education, Capstone, EcoCARIntroductionStudents typically gain exposure to project management techniques through capstone seniordesign projects, however, many students would benefit from a greater depth of study. This hasbeen indicated through student surveys and industry feedback. To support this, threedepartments within The Ohio State University (OSU) College or Engineering have developedcomplementary courses that cover topics in project management. In addition, students engagedin extra-curricular student projects, such as the EcoCAR 3 project, must practice projectmanagement techniques
. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE 2014. 3. Lumpp J., Jacob J., Smith S., Smith W., BIG BLUE: A Multidisciplinary Capstone Engineering Design Project, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE 2006. 4. Lin, Y., Learning from Energy Conversion Related Capstone Projects, Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE 2010. Page 26.669.155. Scott , W. R. Scott and Goktas, R. K. Exploring Engineering Graduate Student Research
, K.D., Newell, J.A., and Newell, H.L. (2003). Rubric Development for Assessment of Undergraduate Research: Evaluating Multidisciplinary Team Projects,” (CD) Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference.6. Whitman, L. E., Malzahn, D. E., Chaparro, B. S., Russell, M., Langrall, R., Mohler, B. A. (2005). A comparison of group processes, performance, and satisfaction in face-to-face versus computer- mediated engineering student design teams. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(3), 327-334.7. Zhou, Z., Pazos, P. (2014). Managing Engineering Capstone Design Teams: Important Considerations and Success Factors. Proceedings of the 2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research
senior capstone design projects found in mostcurricula, but rather these are typically extended homework assignments intended to engagestudents in problem definition and open-ended solution discovery. They are also intended toserve as ‘platforms’ for the relevant material in the course itself. Indeed, these types of activitiesare part of the ABET EAC Criteria 3 and 51, and the projects are found in many sophomore- andjunior-level engineering courses.Inclusion of such a design project in our junior-level vibrations course has been the norm formany years. The duration of the project is on the order of one month, and typically carries thesame percentage (e.g. 10%) of the total course grade as the entire set of homework assignments
design.Mr. Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Timothy F. Wheeler is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. He earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Princeton University in 1975. After a decade as a crab fisherman in Alaska, he earned a Bachelor of Science de- gree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University (1989) and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Penn State University (2010). He is course coordinator for the Senior Capstone Design program. He has directed project-based programs for undergraduates with an interest in space-related fields as well as service-learning
conveyor5,6,7. This equipment has Page 26.530.2been utilized along with two other stand-alone Fanuc robots in ENGR 4700 Robotics andAutomation and other pertinent courses including ENGR 4950 Integrated Engineering.Design, a senior capstone course. However, within the last few years, the Vision softwareVisloc has become outdated and the cell’s Cognex camera has gone out of commission. Toadd a new vision assignment and a work-cell exercise to the curriculum, a new project wasenvisioned. The project was handled as open-ended and student-driven nature. This projectwas completed by the students to fulfill their university requirement for a three credit ENGR4900
eight was made to better simulate the experience studentswould have in their senior design capstone project. In discussion with industry leaders, the largerteam better simulates what students will experience in industry. However, from the first week ofclasses, once teams were formed, students were instructed to find a partner within the team withwhom to work on assignments. This provided a support system for students as the researchintensive process began. In a survey students commented that group studying had a positiveimpact on understanding the material and was carried over into other classes as well. Honken andRalston in their recommendations to improve retention in engineering programs found “sincestudents who studied together in high
Paper ID #12397A First-Year Project-Based Design Course with Management Simulation andGame-Based Learning ElementsMr. Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut Daniel Anastasio received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2009. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Connecticut while acting as a co- instructor for the chemical engineering capstone laboratory and the first-year foundations of engineering course. His research interests include osmotically driven membrane separations and engineering peda- gogy.Ms. Malgorzata Chwatko, University of
. Eng. Design, 16(6), 2005, pp. 557-576.[12]. Glier, M. W., et al. 2011. "Distributed Ideation: Idea Generation in Distributed Capstone Engineering Design Teams." International Journal of Engineering Education 27.6 (2011): 1281.[13]. C. Dym, et al., 2005. “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning”, Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 2005, pp. 103-120.[14]. Alexander, M. (1985). The team effectiveness critique. The 1985 annual: Developing human resources, 101- 106.[15]. Lai, J., Honda, T., & Yang, M. C. (2010). A study of the role of user-centered design methods in design team projects. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 24(3), 303-316.[16]. Hirsch, P. L., &
Paper ID #11784Infusing a Concurrent Engineering Model into AcademiaProf. John Wadach, Monroe Community College John Wadach is a professor and department chair of the Engineering Science and Physics Department at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY. He has taught a variety of physics and engineering courses in his 30 year career. Wadach is most inspired by the use of design-build projects in his engineering courses. Infusing a Concurrent Engineering Model into Academia is the title of the NSF TUES grant that he and co-PIs George Fazekas and Paul Brennan were awarded $200,000. Wadach has been the co-organizer of
Paper ID #12790Work in Progress: Mini Projects - Using News Articles to Promote LifelongLearning and Expose Students to Engineering BreadthDr. Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University Chris Geiger is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering in the U.A.Whitaker College of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his M.S and Ph.D.degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999 and 2003, respectively,and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1996.Prof. James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University JAMES D. SWEENEY is Professor and Head
for both online and on-campuseducation. Page 26.1204.5For challenges, we encounter two issues: (1) how to engage students in multidisciplinary teamprojects; and (2) how to ensure student authentication. 3As an engineering program, one of our expected student outcomes is an ability to function onmultidisciplinary teams. However, perhaps partly due to the small size of the program, most ofour capstone design projects are done individually. To enhance students’ team experience, we arecurrently working on two approaches: to have students working on similar capstone design projectsprovide feedback
effectively 3) Design and conduct experiments 4) Analyze and interpret data 5) Design a system that is within realistic constraintsEngineering educators across the U.S. have recognized the power of this approach. For example,the number of team-based and multidisciplinary team-based capstone classes across the U.S. hasincreased15 since 1995, likely due to the influence of ABET on U.S. engineering programs.16Similarly, the number of “Cornerstone” freshmen engineering design project classes hasincreased, although by no means are they universal in U.S. engineering curricula4. Cornerstonedesign experiences require significant faculty involvement, and from the student’s point of view,projects should be motivating and challenging but not
learning environments in Science, Engineering and Mathematics. He has also written on effective uses of educa- tional technology in mathematics and science education as a natural outgrowth of these interests. To fund his research, Jim has garnered over $20 million in grants to study and improve mathematics education in urban schools. He just finished a $1.8 million research grant to model the longitudinal development of fractions, rational number and proportional reasoning knowledge and skills in middle school students, and is currently engaged in a project studying the sustainability of changes in urban elementary teachers’ mathematics practices. All of his work has been conducted in collaborative partnerships with
Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University Erick Nefcy is a doctoral candidate in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. He is currently studying student modeling in capstone physical and virtual laboratory projects. He is interested in teaching and microprocessing, and has held multiple internships at Intel Corporation. Page 26.771.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Feedback in Complex, Authentic, Industrially Situated Engineering Projects using Episodes as a Discourse Analysis Framework – Year 3IntroductionOver the last ten years