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P Ravikumar

Session 1566 Assessing and Improving a Senior Design Project Course for Undergraduates in Mechanical Engineering Based on New ABET Guidelines P. B. Ravikumar University of Wisconsin, Platteville, WIAbstractThe Senior Design Project Course in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville offers a format of instruction and student participation that is centered around industrysponsored projects. The course is designed to serve as a transition from education to the practiceof engineering to the graduating

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Scott D. Baldwin

Session 2425 A Successful Process Approach To Electronic Device Design Scott Baldwin Electrical Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractThis paper details the techniques and workflow methodology used in the instruction of anElectronic Circuit Design course. This course requires students with little to no designexperience to select a project, plan the work to be accomplished and then complete several keymilestones until a complete, packaged product is the end result. This course is targeted forsophomore and junior level

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Wilfrid Nixon

opportunity to demonstratethat their education has brought them to a point at which they can begin to contributeeffectively in the workplace. However, finding a project that is sufficiently challengingpresents a perennial challenge.To address this issue, the class was changed in 1997 to allow local civil engineers toprovide projects for the students. These local civil engineers served as “superclients” forthe students, who worked on their projects in groups of five or six. Students were able tovisit project sites and “kick the tires,” which substantially reduced student complaints thatprojects were not realistic. They also had the experience of interacting with clients whowere not faculty.While the approach creates some logistic difficulties, the

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Leah Jamieson; Edward J. Coyle; William Oakes

Session 3461 EPICS: Meeting EC 2000 Through Service-Learning William C. Oakes, Leah H. Jamieson and Edward J. Coyle The EPICS Center Schools of Engineering Purdue UniversityAbstractEngineering Projects in Community Service — EPICS — is a service-learning program that wasinitiated at Purdue University in the Fall of 1995. Under this program, undergraduate students inengineering earn academic credit for long-term team projects that solve technology-basedproblems for local community service

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Lorcan Folan; Gunter Georgi

Paper #808 for Multi-Media at ASEE 2001 Session 2793 Introductory Design in Freshman Engineering Gunter W. Georgi and Lorcan M. Folan Department of Introductory Design and Science Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201AbstractPolytechnic University teaches a 4-credit course in Freshman Engineering that introducesstudents to software and hardware tools, teamwork, written and verbal communicationskills, project management, as well as overview lectures on major technical and non-technical disciplines. Several laboratory experiments and two term projects emphasizeengineering design

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James Holt; Hal Rumsey; E. Ray Ladd

, systems engineering, design formanufacturing and theory of constraints. Students can choose from electives to customize this study ofworld-class management of technology. The Washington Higher Education Telecommunication System(WHETS), web-based instruction, and satellite allow the delivery of Engineering Management coursesthroughout the State and nationwide. Participants come from a multitude of industries and companies.This paper concentrates on the relationship with one company, The Boeing Company, with corporateoffices in Seattle, Washington, with students and facilities across the country. Students of the EngineeringManagement Program complete class projects as a normal part of every course and as a final end-of-program project. These

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William Keat; Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

Session 3266A Complementary Sequence in Thermal/Fluids and Mechanical Systems for Senior Capstone Design Ann M. Anderson, William D. Keat, and Richard D. Wilk Mechanical Engineering Department Union College Schenectady, NYAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at Union College has developed two senior level designcourses, Design of Thermal/Fluid Systems (DTFS) and Design of Mechanical Systems (DMS)aimed at diversifying the senior capstone design experience. These required courses are project-based

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; David Pines

Session 2615 Town Government, Industry, and University Involvement in the Capstone Design Course at the University of Hartford David S. Pines, M. Saleh Keshawarz Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of HartfordAbstractThe capstone design project at the University of Hartford requires students to work on a “real”civil engineering project that is mentored by an engineering practitioner. This format is anexcellent way in achieving many of the ABET 2000 outcomes. Finding projects that

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Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

their professional life and to ensure that students are on a path of life-long learning. Thefirst objective must include synthesis and application of knowledge acquired in the first threeyears of the program, namely application of advanced analysis techniques to design. The secondobjective involves exploration of important issues needed to prepare graduates for professionalpractice and/or graduate school. The third objective needs to instill student confidence in theirability to learn on their own. The mechanical engineering program at Union Collegeaccomplishes these goals through four complementary components of the senior yearcurriculum: (1) a required two term senior research/design project, (2) required capstone designcourses in mechanical

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Jeffrey Schiano; Claudia Mincemoyer

program are to: 1) develop a series of hands-on activities thatintroduce youths to basic concepts of electrical science and technology, 2) foster a natural curiosityregarding electrical science and technology in youths, motivating their study of science and math, and3) develop important life skills. A key component of the program is the generation of an Internetresource that provides a repository of low cost projects with detailed assembly instructions andbackground material, information on careers in electrical science and technology, and links to otherrelevant Internet resources. We present an overview of the program by describing some of the projectsand discussing the logistics of recruiting and assisting adult leaders.ChallengesDespite the

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Kauser Jahan; Douglas Cleary

developed following a review of other capstone courses describedin literature. Open-ended design projects are developed with assistance from industry advisorsand presented to the students at the start of the course. The students then spend two semesterspreparing solutions to the problems. The first year the course was offered went much asexpected based on the instructors’ previous experiences. Students complained of vagueinstructions, too much work, and lack of experience. However, additional student concerns withfairness and inequitable workloads were expressed. Refinements to the project selection processand course administration were made to address these concerns.1. IntroductionThe relative newness of the Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Beatrice Isaacs; Donald Leone

) with a sociology course, “Ethics in the Professions”. The ILBmechanism allows for the study of specific ethical issues associated with the design projectsbeing undertaken by the engineering students. In the sociology course, engineering studentsbenefit from wide ranging discussions of ethical issues, and non-engineering students and facultyare brought to understand the nature of engineering work and its broad social context. Severalworkshops were held to engage the faculty teaching “Ethics in the Professions”, and to defineoutcomes for the ILB.In order to formulate realistic design projects with identifiable ethics components, an OutreachCommittee, comprised of local professional engineers, was formed and met as a group to discussthe types of

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Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld

Session 2460 When Engineering Students Apply Theory to Practice Internationally Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MAAbstractWPI has long embraced a project-based curriculum that now extends to sites throughoutthe world. Established programs in Europe, the Far East, Australia, Latin America andthe Caribbean provide opportunities for undergraduates to complete degree-requiredprojects with sponsoring organizations under the guidance of WPI faculty. This type ofexperience is unrivaled by traditional

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William Saunders; Donald Grove; Charles Reinholtz

. This paper presents the methodology in whichit was integrated -- through optional participation in a sophomore design class. Selected sectionswere exposed to the concepts of mechatronic design, along with the normal course material.Students in the mechatronics sections were also given an opportunity to incorporate the use of acustom-built VT Project Box and the PIC Visual Development (PVD) software, both of whichwere created specifically for the task of vertical integration of mechatronics. Throughout thesemester, the students were given several demonstrations of mechatronic systems through the useof the project box and software. Many students decided to implement mechatronic concepts intheir final design projects. A smaller number of students

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D. Smith; James Squire

Session 2425Role of the Community in Teaching Undergraduate Engineering Design James C. Squire, D. Todd Smith Virginia Military InstituteAbstract: The local communities surrounding universities provide a wealth of opportunities forengineering students to practice engineering design while making real contributions that affectpeople’s lives. Such design projects also directly address ABET EC2000 criteria that studentsshould understand the impact of engineering in a societal context. This article identifies severalsources within the community that supply engineering problems suited for

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Brenda Morton; Raymond Thompson

Session 1347 Student Research Opportunities in Industry Raymond E. Thompson, Brenda A. Morton Purdue UniversityAbstractIn 1995 the Aviation Technology (AT) Industrial Advisory Committee suggested the need toprovide additional communication, team building, presentation, and business skills for ATstudents. In response, the AT department began working with several air carriers doing appliedresearch in the areas of human factors and safety. Projects include shift turnovercommunication, ramp safety, lifting ergonomics, flow mapping, and error prediction. Eachproject

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Thomas McCormack; Franz Rad; Dale Richwine; Azad Mohammadi; Scott Huff

course (CivilEngineering Design) began as an experimental course taken by students as an elective, but soonbecame a required course for all seniors. It is taught during the spring quarter of the senior yearas a “capstone” course and constitutes the last required design course in the program. A courseentitled “Engineering Project Management” is a precursor. The goals of the design course are tomake it as near to actual design office practice as possible, for the instructors to “guide” thestudents as opposed to “lecture” them, and to have practitioners guide the design projects.IntroductionPortland State University (PSU) runs on a quarter system, with each quarter spanning ten weeksplus final exams. Civil Engineering curriculum at PSU includes two

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Mohamad Ahmadian

Session 2147 A Senior Seminar Course for Engineering Technology Outcomes Assessment Mohamad H. Ahmadian Electronics Engineering Technology Eastern New Mexico University Portales NM 88130 Mohamad.Ahmadian@enmu.eduAbstract Traditionally, a capstone course includes projects where students work in teams on a givenproblem. Results are reported to the course instructor when the project assignments are completedat the end of the semester

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Kauser Jahan; Shreekanth Mandayam; Douglas Cleary

Session: 2793 Multidisciplinary Research using Nondestructive Evaluation Shreekanth Mandayam, Kauser Jahan and Douglas Cleary Rowan University, GlassboroAbstractA major objective of the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinics at Rowan University is to introducestudents to open-ended engineering projects. All engineering students from the four engineeringdisciplines, namely Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical share a common engineeringclinic class. The Junior/Senior Engineering Clinics, part of the innovative 8-semesterEngineering Clinic sequence, provides the venue for multidisciplinary student

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David Kelso; John D. Enderle; Kristina Ropella

. Typically, the class is divided into small teams of no more than 5students. Each team meets with the course instructors and faculty advisors on a regular basis, andwhen appropriate, with clinicians and industrial sponsors. Some programs have teams consistingonly of biomedical engineering students, while other programs offer truly interdisciplinary teamsof biomedical, electrical, mechanical and chemical engineers. For example, at MarquetteUniversity1 , all senior biomedical, electrical and mechanical engineering students are combinedinto one capstone design course where students may select projects offered by any of theparticipating departments. Project sponsors typically request that a team be comprised of a mixof engineering disciplines.Typically

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Paul Hoke; Craig Somerton

Session 1566 Student Evaluation of the Thermal/Fluids Design Experience Paul B. Hoke, Craig W. Somerton Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State UniversityAbstractThe paper details on-going course development and improvement in a senior level heat transferlaboratory incorporating a design experience. The heat transfer laboratory includes eight (8)laboratory exercises and concludes with a seven week thermal design project. The project ischosen to include multiple aspects of thermal design and to incorporate the tools utilized in theearlier laboratory exercises. The goal of the project

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James Newell; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

aseries of projects, many of which are sponsored by regional industries. In addition toproviding a mechanism to introduce emerging technologies, the clinics provide thestudents with experience in working in multidisciplinary teams, exposure to industrialprojects with real deadlines and deliverables and an opportunity to develop their oral andwritten communication skills. Several brief case studies of clinic projects are alsodiscussed.IntroductionStudents and employers clamor for more exposure to emerging technologies such asbiotechnology, advanced materials, pharmaceutical production, particle technologies,food engineering, and green engineering (1,2). However, it is difficult to work thesetopics into an already overcrowded chemical engineering

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Eric Constans; Joseph Orlins

Session 2525 Hands-on Design and Manufacturing in an Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics Course Joseph J. Orlins, Eric Constans Civil and Environmental Engineering / Mechanical Engineering Rowan University, Glassboro, New JerseyAbstractThis paper presents an effort to combine design and direct application of fundamental principlesin a basic fluid mechanics course. Civil Engineering students designed and manufactured pumps,then tested them to investigate head-discharge relationships.In this project, students in a junior-level introductory fluid

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David DiBiasio

multidisciplinary project thatexamines technology-society interactions. The project is called an Interactive Qualifying Project(IQP). Students research, address and report on a problem examining how science or technologyinteracts with cultures, societal structures, and values. Project objectives include enablingstudents to understand, as citizens and as professionals, how their careers will affect the largersociety of which they are a part. Projects are done in small, multidisciplinary teams, they arebroad and integrative, are not limited to major field, and are equivalent in credit to three courses.Since the inception of this academic exercise, we have tried to find ways to get students off-campus to do these projects. The first such resident project

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Steven Hart; Ronald Welch

Session 1125 USMA CE Model For Client-Based Multidiscipline Capstones Ronald W. Welch, Steven D. Hart United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a model used successfully by the ABET-Accredited Civil EngineeringProgram at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) for client-based multidisciplinary capstoneprojects. The client has been the West Point Association of Graduates (AOG), which thenrepresents USMA to provide the facilities and services only possible through gift projects, suchas a non-funded sports team facility. The model consists of two phases: first, an

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Frank Oreovicz; Phillip Wankat

Session 3630 Cooperative Learning in a Course on Teaching Engineering Phillip C. Wankat, Frank S. Oreovicz Purdue UniversityAbstractGraduate classes can be improved by reducing lecture and increasing active learningapproaches. Group work, in particular, in class and on projects should be encouraged. Itis especially important that professors and other presenters use a number of cooperativegroup exercises and other active learning approaches in courses and workshops on“Improving the Teaching of Engineering.” New professors are much more likely to usecooperative group and other active learning

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Bahador Ghahramani

help their students to solve complex projectmanagement and scheduling problems. The SA&D model discussed here was developed toprovide a scheduling process for a large construction project in a major city in the United States.The paper will attempt to answer such critical issues as sequencing, timeline analysis, seasonalfactors, and lead/lag time of the project. A scheduling model that makes use of SA&D isdescribed. The model was required to incorporate sequencing, timeline analysis, seasonalfactors, and lead/log time for the project. Also, this paper discusses the relevance of the SA&Din the EMGT education, and how students will benefit from this model.1. IntroductionThe primary goal of this paper is to educate engineering

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Lynn Nored; David Compton

success or failure. Other universities might wrongly expect entrepreneurship to be thepanacea for funding ills, creating a free flow of capital into the research environment. Balancingthe two, scientific research and product creation, allows a university to benefit from commercialsuccesses and keep the focus on teaching students.This paper describes the success of one trial program conducted at Oklahoma ChristianUniversity in Edmond, Oklahoma. The flexibility of the electrical engineering curriculumallowed students to pursue their own invention as a senior design project. The engineeringfaculty, intrigued with the project, allowed the students to stay on after graduation. The studentscleaned out a storeroom and started a company. In return, the

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Carlos Sun; Frances Johnson; David Hutto; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Jennifer Kadlowec; Beena Sukumaran; Anthony Marchese; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm; Douglas Cleary

course that is taken every semester by everyengineering student in the College of Engineering at Rowan University. A major objective of theSophomore Engineering Clinic I (the third course in the 8-semester sequence) is to provide thefoundation necessary for students to become creative and effective engineering designers. Thisobjective is accomplished by requiring all students to complete a semester long design anddevelopment project. During the Fall 2000 semester, the semester-long project was to designand develop a portable bridge for domestic use that would enable a homeowner to cross a typicalbackyard brook or stream with their riding lawn mower. The portable bridge was intended to bemarketed directly to the homeowner via a retail outlet (e.g

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Kevin Taylor; Emilia Mironovova

Session 3148 An International Collaboration Using Technical English Kevin Taylor and Emília Mironovová Purdue University - Kokomo / Slovak University of Technology - TrnavaAbstractAs we continue to merge global markets it is inevitable that many of today’s graduates willparticipate in international activities when they enter the workforce. It is imperative that weprepare our students for this global work environment. Described is a project between studentsin the United States and the Slovak Republic aimed at improving both technical communicationsand cultural understanding between the two groups