Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel A Brennan P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

experience than a typical classroom 0.00 0.00 5.00 50.00 45.00activity.The topic of the project encouraged me to contribute to my team’s design. 0.00 0.00 19.05 42.86 38.10I would recommend that the design project be used in a senior-level capstone 0.00 0.00 19.05 42.86 38.10course.I wish I had more time to work on the design project. 0.00 0.00 33.33 33.33 14.29I would have preferred to have typical homework in this course, rather than an 28.57 52.38 19.05 0.00 0.00applied design project.The real-world application of the design project inspired me to learn more than if

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

-offs, and justification of their Page 26.531.9recommendation and analysis process. The deep learning assignments are meant to give undirectedopportunities to scaffold and prepare students to apply course concepts to their capstone project.  Each deep learning assignment provides a scenario to give context to the analysis as well as create theaffective hook. Following the information are the instructions, which are organized according to thefive stage analysis process. Additionally, the goal of the assignment, the deliverables, and how theassignment will be evaluated are given. An example of a deep learning assignment is given in

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Redfern, Duke University; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, North Carolina State University; Claudia K Gunsch, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

campers, and $120/day forday campers with need-based scholarships available, and the proposed camp experience structuremay be adapted to fit other financial settings. We incorporate engaging field trips, immersiveactivities, hands-on lessons, emphasized involvement in research and technology, and groundedeach activity in current research at Duke University. Throughout the camp sessions, there ismentoring from current undergraduate and graduate students and exposure to a college lifestyle.The experience culminates in a team capstone project that demonstrates the students’ ability todefine a novel problem and pose a novel solution based on what they have learned through thecamp experience. This summer camp model suggests moving away from the

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Umesh A. Korde, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

plans, completedrawings and proper tolerancing.Future plans include facilitating increased student machine time in the DFM lab as well as thedevelopment of a junior level course including a more significant product development andlarger scale laboratory work focused on sustainable energy. This is expected to build on thecurrent series and feed directly into the senior capstone design course.The curriculum changes outlined in this paper had multiple goals: • Encourage innovation by challenging students with globally significant projects. • Facilitate innovation through design rigor and an iterative review process. • Develop design for manufacturing skills early in the students’ academic career to be honed with subsequent

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Euan Lindsay, Charles Sturt University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

provide feedback in class 63% 39% 19% Textbook problems as homework 67% 35% 9% Assign team exercises in class and provide feedback in class 47% 35% 16% Problem/project-based learning in courses prior to capstone projects 42% 44% 12% Entire course devoted to this subject 36% 30% 12% Capstone design projects 21% 40% 10% I did not teach this 2% 6% 36% Invalid responses 28

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

question,estimating the scope of the project, writing an acceptable statement of work, completing theproject, and delivering results that could be readily disseminated.The undergraduate engineering curriculum at our institution has built-in project-basedcornerstone, sophomore, and senior capstone design courses. The master of engineering is a 30credit course-only program. By leveraging these two curricula, we developed a successfulmultidisciplinary modeling course where key learning outcomes strengthen student readiness toperform research. This paper describes the evolution of our overall strategy to overcomechallenges and put solutions in place. An overview of the course is presented in the context ofhow the pedagogy of student research has

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Il-Seop Shin, Western Illinois University, Quad Cities; Blair J. McDonald P.E., Western Illinois University; Khaled Zbeeb, Western Illinois University; William F. Pratt, Western Illinois University

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

to the sponsors and the engineering faculty.Almost all of the capstone design projects have been done with technical professionals and staffsin industry rather than in a classroom setting. The local companies provide real world problemsand vital issues important to them and are customers for the Senior Design students, similar tothe concept found in Lamancusa’s The Learning Factory1. The only two exceptions were madefor seniors to build testing equipment to be used for instructional purposes at the School ofEngineering and the school sponsored the projects, as discussed in the next section.Students use theoretical and practical problem solving skills to begin the process of componentsynthesis and system design in the context of real-world

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Limia Shunia, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal context.Interdisciplinary project coursesProject-based learning opportunities can help students develop better communication and teamcooperation skills, gain experience with divergent and convergent thinking modes that fosterengineering intuition, and enhance student ability to apply experiences and skills form onecontext to another6. According to Howe and Wilbarger9, engineering capstone design coursesthat included interdepartmental or multidisciplinary teams increased from 21% in 1994 to about35% in 2005. Lattuca et al.10 examined 40 engineering schools, collecting data from graduates,faculty members, program chairs, deans, and employers, and concluded that relative to

Conference Session

Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Esteban Garcia Bravo, Purdue University; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Raymond Patrick Hassan, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

to a year-long experience. The capstone is crucially important as both theculmination of technical learning and the implementation of acquired skills in a manner thatmimics the professional environment. This assists in the preparation of students to be immediatecontributors in industry. One important goal is to have these capstone experiences be industrysponsored. Additionally, we would like to ensure that each capstone experience is individuallyrelevant to each CGT student, so emphasis will be placed on project definition and development Page 26.1601.8closely related to each student’s area of focus. Finally, several CGT programs are forming

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clinton Stephens, Iowa State University; Katherine Lynn Friesen, College of Engineering, Iowa State University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

use two orthree workshop sessions focusing on the deconstruction of definitions and on the self-commitment plan. Integrating these workshops into introductory courses would work well.    Group Perspective     The group perspective engages students with team development activities where studentsapply what they are studying about group processes to in-class simulations. Together, groupscreate a team contract; develop a team purpose and norms, member roles, and team goals tosuccessfully complete the final project. Teams undergo mid-module and post-module 360evaluation reviews, where students evaluate self and team members, and the instructor evaluatesindividuals and the team as one unit. The group module is ideal for

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi J. C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Sarah Monisha Pulimood, The College of New Jersey; Becka Morgan, Western Oregon University; Ben Coleman, Moravian College

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Table 1. Participating InstitutionsInstitution A is a small, private liberal arts college with approximately 1,500 undergraduatestudents. The department of mathematics and computer science has approximately 25 CS majors,and the CS major is designed to offer students hands-on experience on real-world projects whileproviding a grounding in theoretical ideas. The course used in the survey is a senior-levelsoftware engineering capstone course that used OpenMRS as a project base. Students addressedbug reports to learn the system and then designed and implemented a new add-on module.Institution B is a public liberal arts university serving approximately 6,100 undergraduatestudents and 800 graduate students. Founded in 1980, the Computer Science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

presentations for students and other users to browse and download from any locationusing remote desktop and virtual lab server. The interactive components, simulations andlaboratory experiments are available for other universities and Drexel University-affiliatedcolleges. Online learning will be a channel for use of the developed materials and also theirdissemination.Curricular developments and integrative approachSenior Design Project Course Sequence Page 26.1009.3One of the most impacted courses by this project is Drexel University Engineering TechnologyMET 421/422/423 (Senior Project Design) - a sequence of three-quarter capstone project designcourses

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elissa T. Morris, Texas A&M University; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

heavily emphasized scientific theory while abandoning engineering design and creativesynthesis 2. The hands-on training and applied learning methods of earlier engineering educationwere re-introduced to the curricula, and design became a major focus in the reform ofengineering education. The Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology 3 influenced thedevelopment of capstone design courses offered to senior-level students to meet the need ofdesign implementation in engineering curricula 4. Capstone design courses enable students tobecome familiar with the engineering design process through a class project requiring theapplication of knowledge and training received in freshman, sophomore, and junior levelcourses. While the addition of

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Daouda Diarra, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the solenoid valve for therequired amount of water needed for the crops, based on the average soil moisture reading, or theagronomist remotely use the cloud data to trigger a channel by writing a specific value. The linklocated below the channel is assigned to turn on and off a solenoid valve. Sensor data arecollected using wireless communication to avoid loose running signal wires and cables in thefield.This is a one semester senior capstone project, involving four electrical engineering students.Senior Capstone Projects represent the culmination of the educational experience, integrating theclassroom with real world problems. The students handle open ended engineering problemswhose solutions require a synthesis of engineering knowledge

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

the workforce isrooted in educational development. The majority of the staff is comprised of students at variouslevels of their industrial education, including postdoctoral scholars, graduate students in bothMaster’s and PhD programs, and undergraduate students. Students are involved in our centereither full time in the form of internships and co-ops, or part time as a work study, researchassistant, project support, or capstone team. In the past two years, interning students have beenapplying from various disciplines beyond industrial and systems engineering, including bio-medical engineering, economics, statistics, human factors, electrical and computer engineering,medical, and nursing. These students are the main driving force behind

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Jacob T Allenstein, Ohio State University; Robert B. Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A Whitfield, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

top 10 percent University Admission Profile 27-31 95% ranked in top 25 percentIn the senior year, engineering students are required to complete a capstone project to satisfytheir capstone experience. The EEIC offers a Multidisciplinary Capstone program (MDC) as anoption for students to replace their discipline specific capstone experience. Students arepartnered with industry companies to improve processes, reduce costs, or create new products.MDC also offers non-engineering students the opportunity to participate thru the EEIC’sengineering sciences minor program. This promotes discipline diversity in the program whilegiving students’ academic credit. Through

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Tadd, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan; Elaine Wisniewski, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

compared to the traditional approach.Introduction  For approximately 10 years, the instructional team, consisting of technical and technicalcommunication faculty, has taught the Chemical Engineering senior capstone process designcourse the same way. The 5-credit course has been project-based where students in the sameteams (4-5 members) for the entire semester develop a process design, including all required unitoperations, equipment sizing, and energy requirements, and an economic evaluation of the finaldesign. In a typical semester, the design problem prompts are generated by the course technicalinstructors, and are not repeated semester to semester. The prompts generally consist of at mosttwo paragraphs identifying desired feedstock and

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Michael Smith, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P. Scott Carney, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois; Dipanjan Pan

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Diversity

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Biomedical

clinical trials, economics, ethics, and regulatorystrategies. Throughout the second year, students will continue working on their research project,with the culmination of the second year being a summer clinical or industrial immersion relevantto the project. In addition to immersion experiences, we are planning tracks: research,entrepreneurship, professional school, and industry; while these are at early stages indevelopment, they are being developed to integrate with other campus activities.Beginning junior year, students will continue undergraduate research while being extensivelytrained in engineering design, in contrast to traditional education which focuses primarily ondesign in the senior capstone course. The coursework for this year is not

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Katsuyuki Ohsawa, Tottori University ; Masashi Miura, Tottori University ; Ayano Ohsaki, Tottori University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

.Simpson, et al. 9 believe that interdisciplinary experience is more representative of what studentswill find in the real world and advocate interdisciplinary capstone projects. Schaffer, et al. 10have concluded – based on their study of 256 students from 60 teams - that Cross disciplinaryTeam Learning (CDTL) increases self-efficacy across all respondents. Apelian11 believes thatone of the important skills for the 21stcentury engineer is the ability to work with anybodyanywhere. He concludes that we need to educate engineers such that they understand the societalcontext of their work and have an understanding of the human dimension around the globe,coupled with innovation and creativity. Michaelsen, et al.12 have claimed that innovation

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

of their followers, as well as teach them why they make certaindecisions. Note that while students may think this effort is repetitive at first (e.g. one inventoryexercise is the same as another), if they are challenged to find the differences, they can criticallyunderstand the importance of each effort designed to help them learn more about themselves.The team concept is further built through multiple class interviews of visiting leaders. While theteambuilding is important to the capstone project, the immediate goal during the Fall seminar isfor the students to work together as a team in the interview of the visiting leader. It can beuncomfortable for students to ask probing and sometimes personal questions of noted leadersthat might wind

Conference Session

Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University; Robert D. Palumbo, Valparaiso University; Daniel Blood, Valparaiso University; Luke Jerod Venstrom, Valparaiso University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineeringdepartments were involved. The avenues of student participation included summer internships,independent project work, and Capstone Senior Design projects. By working on the solarfurnace project, students developed a myriad of valuable skills in such areas as projectmanagement, technical writing, communication, design, manufacturing, mechatronics, finiteelement analysis, circuit analysis, programming, and instrumentation. Additionally, 40 percentof the students who participated in the project chose to continue their engineering studies ingraduate schools around the country.1. IntroductionMultiple studies1-3 have shown the benefits of project-based learning. Students who participatein complex engineering projects develop a myriad of valuable skills

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Musavi, University of Maine; Cary Edward James, Bangor High School

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

found in a traditional high schoolprogram, specialized courses that include an introduction to research method and twoTechnology and Engineering courses, and a University- or industry-based research mentorshipthat starts in the summer of the 10th grade and culminates in a senior capstone project. TheIntroduction to Research method class is designed to provide students with a vital, year long,full-emersion experience into the processes and activities involved with scientific andengineering research and practices. The Technology and Engineering courses, in 10th and 11thgrades, introduce students to the technology tools and their applications in science andengineering practices through modern, hands-on experiments. These courses integrate a

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Steve Szablya, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

undergraduate electrical engineering capstone project at SeattleUniversity in which the students gained first-hand experience designing and implementing anoff-grid solution in an LEDC. In particular, four students designed and assisted in the installationof a 4.8 kW hybrid wind and solar energy kiosk as part of a larger multidisciplinary team ofabout 20 volunteer practitioners. The energy kiosk provides electricity to 70 families in ruralMuhuru Bay, Kenya. The project is the grand prize winner of the 2014 National Council ofExaminers for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Award for Connecting Professional Practiceand Education.This paper provides an overview of the project and highlights the technical and non-technicalconstraints encountered. Because

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis E Monterrubio, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability Page 26.52.3e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems2. Hands-on projectThe added hands-on project consists in basic laboratories to design and test an injection plasticmold. The activities will be carried out in groups of three students. Although there are severalpublications from previous ASEE Conferences related to capstone projects3 and Machine Designcourses4, this publication differs in that this work proposes a new

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

, usually go on to work for construction companies. A construction engineer isexpected to possess technical and managerial skills. Technical content is well covered inconstruction curricula and it is considered a fundamental knowledge and skill. Technicalskills play key role for graduates to step in to the industry. If the new hires nurture theirtechnical capabilities with good business skills in following years, they build successfulcareers. Construction is people oriented business and employees from field engineers toexecutives are on the front lines serving clients on a daily basis. Due to credit-hourlimitations, other than the Project Management and Construction Capstone courses at theUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, all core courses include

Conference Session

Course Development / Curriculum Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

throughout the curriculum, and while they occasionallystand alone in one course (e.g. fundamentals of speech communication or intro topsychology), they are often merged into each of the core courses that are critical to theHCDD major. These core courses fall into three categories: Learning studios, Experiencestudios, and Capstone experience.We envision the Learning studios to be project-based courses where students of relativelythe same skill level work collaboratively under a professor’s close supervision. Theprojects are set up so that the students’ learning experience meets specific learningoutcomes. During their undergraduate tenure, students would take four different learningstudios. Each learning studio combines at least three of the six

Conference Session

Engineering Economics New Frontiers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University; Joseph Wilck, East Carolina University

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Engineering Economy

Education Annual Conference & Exposition. 2. J. Darrell Gibson, M. Patricia Brackin, “Techniques for the Implementation and Administration of Industrial Projects for Engineering Design Courses,” Proceedings of the 1999 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. 3. James Noble, “An Approach for Engineering Curriculum Integration in Capstone Design Courses,” Page 26.191.13 International Journal of Engineering Education, 14(3), 197-203, 1998.4. Ana Vila-Parrish, Dianne Raubenheimer, “Integrating Project Management & Lean-Six Sigma Methodologies in an Industrial

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University; Brian Groener, James Madison University

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Electrical and Computer

circuit analysis arecovered along with instrumentation topics. The laboratory portion of the course reinforces the conceptslearned in lecture and assignments while building skills in circuit prototyping and measurement. Labexercises have traditionally been a time when students follow a given procedure, collect data, andinterpret the data. The highly structured experience often leads to students focusing on the procedureand not fully thinking through the concepts being covered. To encourage a deeper understanding ofcourse concepts and how they translate to physical systems, two open-ended design projects wereoffered in place of structured labs in the most recent offering the circuits and instrumentation course.The design projects are undirected

Conference Session

Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Hassanein Jaleel Radhi, California State University, Fullerton

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Mechanical Engineering

independent work, (c) taking more responsibility for one’s own learning, (d) intellectual growth, congruent with the lab project goals mentioned below.Lab Project Specific GoalsThe goal of the ASEPS laboratory sequence is twofold: to relate faculty research and educationand to prepare the mechanical engineering undergraduates at California State UniversityFullerton for their capstone design projects giving them knowledge such as:(1) Hands-on activity in analyzing and designing real world mechanisms;(2) Sketching and drawing, in order to communicate design ideas in team environment;(3) Kinematics, in order to understand what will work and what will not and evaluate alternativesolutions;(5) Controls, in order to be able to look and solve

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and ET

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

a variety of design objectives toensure long term sustainability of products and processes. Design for Environment (DfE), orecodesign [7,8] aims to reduce the environmental impact in the life cycle of a product byenhancing its design objectives. It may also aim to reduce resource consumption, in terms ofmaterial, energy, and pollution prevention. Other concepts, such as Design for Disassembly(DfD) and Design for Recycling (DfR) practices [9,10,11], would also allow the productdesigner to have a substantial positive impact on the environmental aspects of a product’slifecycle.This paper presents an approach to the use of energy efficiency in product design in junior andsenior level curriculums and capstone design projects. Because of the