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creative freedom. One student provided the analogy that it was likeclimbing to the top of the diving board and we are ready to dive but there was no time to goforward. Another student remarked that the code should be a platform or example that gets yougoing but you should have the time to build on it. The students recognized that there was a lot ofcontent in both courses and that the department would need to decide if it were possible to let goof some of the older content to make room for IoT. 3. Do you anticipate using what you’ve learned in your future career?One student was already using it in their senior design (Capstone) project and could seeapplications for their future career. Another student remarked that while the code was given
execute one-semester projects on Modeling Protein Dynamic Motion and/or Design of DNA Nano-structures using engineering principles.These aims fit into the long-term commitment of the faculty to integrate research and educationinto traditional courses, capstone courses, and summer experiences. The research activities alsocomplement the goals of the CSUF Chemistry and Biochemistry Department and MechanicalEngineering Department to increase student persistence and strengthen the lower divisionresearch foundation for capstone research experiences. The course modifications were expectedto support the four student outcomes (i) enhanced preparation for upper division research, (ii)readiness for cross-disciplinary research, (iii) enhanced scientific
attention from the machine learning, and computational intelligence researchcommunity. Due to their recent empirical successes, particularly, neural networks are used to buildsophisticated systems in a variety of applications such as speech recognition, image recognition, androbot navigation and others. This will benefit for undergraduate seniors of their capstone project,such as, design and simulation of engineering systems modeled with computational intelligencetechniques like neural networks, genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic and swarm intelligence techniques.Once graduate students have completed this course, it will benefit for them to have broader views. Itwill help graduate students to be ready to take graduate courses positively such as
corresponding means of assessment. We plan to submit a full paper in a year with more details on our progress towards these outcomes. Acknowledgments This work was made possible in part by a Faculty Grant from VentureWell to the authors. The authors would also like to acknowledge the rest of the senior design teaching team (AP, BT, RR, JG) and our college’s administration for the ongoing support. References[1] A. J. Dutson, R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby, and C. D. Sorensen, “A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 17–28, Jan. 1997.[2] “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2019 – 2020 | ABET.” [Online]. Available
47th ASC Annual International Conference Proceedings, 2011.[35] N. Hotaling, B. B. Fasse, L. F. Bost, C. D. Hermann, and C. R. Forest, “A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design Course,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 630–656, 2012.[36] J. Straub, R. Marsh, and D. Whalen, Small Spacecraft Development Project-Based Learning. New York, NY: Springer, 2017.[37] J. Straub, R. Marsh, and D. Whalen, “Initial Results of the First NSF-Funded Research Experience for Undergraduates on Small Satellite Software,” AIAA/USU Conf. Small Satell., 2015.[38] J. Straub, “Initial results from the first national survey of student outcomes from small satellite
students who complete a dedicated technicalcommunication course report the deliverables from a subsequent capstone course project betterthan students who have not taken a dedicated communication course?Within this, we are interested in assessing differences in how well each group is able to: ● Report deliverables ● Develop technical content into evidence ● Synthesize technical content and evidence into a report ● Use techniques to monitor the process of their writingIn addition we are interested in analyzing the process of our subjects’ writing by understanding: ● What techniques are being used by the different groups? ● What task environments affect the different groups during their writing processes?Currently, the Chemical
the Robotics Class byexamining distribution of credits scores; and conduct a comparison of the roboticsprograms pre-/post- transformation, figuring out the approaches to embed computinginto curriculum for non-CS engineering majors.2. Computing Integrated into Program(1) Program OverviewThe program of the Robotics Class consists of five educational modules as follows:General Education, Professional Education, Practical Education, Capstone and otherelective courses. Computing-related courses are integrated into each educationalmodule. Students are encouraged to engage in the computing-aided engineeringdesign projects since first year, allowing them to understand what engineering is andhow does computational thinking work in the problem-solving
completing his Navy contract and eventually transferred to San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego. Needing some hands on learning he applied for a research position at SDSU where he was accepted as a research assistant helping with algal biomass research. In this lab he discovered a love for resource recovery from waste and wastewater treatment when he was given a project to analyze algal feedstock cultivation in wastewater. Upon completing his bachelors, he was accepted to University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, for a Ph. D. program where he researches onsite wastewater treatment for removal of nitrogen species. His research interests revolve around food, water, energy nexus specifically in wastewater treatment
and BA in Spanish language & literature from North Carolina State University, and a MS/PhD in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Exposing Undergraduates to Design, Fabrication, and Large-Scale Experimentation in a Structural Steel Design CourseAbstractDuring Fall 2017, Spring and Fall 2018 quarters, various hands-on design, fabrication, and large-scale experimental projects were incorporated into a 10-week undergraduate structural steeldesign course offered in the Department of Architectural Engineering at California PolytechnicState University – San Luis Obispo. Through these projects students
Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include the impact of metacognitive and self-regulated learning development on engineering student success, particularly in the first year. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 ‘This Seems Reasonable’: Using Metacognition and Epistemic Cognition to Justify the Reasonableness of Solutions in Senior DesignAbstractThis work in progress paper focuses on a study to investigate how senior capstone designstudents use metacognition and epistemic cognition to determine the reasonableness of solutionspresented by their teams. There is significant research that points to the importance ofunderstanding how epistemic cognition and
tend to seek out and associate with other veterans, creating cohorts of students with broader demographics is of particular benefit for those students transitioning from military service [12]. • For computer students to be introduced to team building and project-management skills early in their academic careers. One struggle students have had in the capstone course was an inability to handle large, team-based projects, despite having the technical knowledge to solve the problem. The hope was that, with an earlier introduction to these skills, and connecting earlier on with students who possess leadership skills like those coming from the military, students would be more comfortable in the
Paper ID #27011Restructuring the Engineering Activities in a Pre-college Summer ProgramProf. Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy Prof Richard Freeman is an Assistant Professor at the United States Coast Guard Academy in Mechani- cal Engineering. He is course coordinator for Engineering Experimentation. He is currently working on projects and capstones involving CubeSats and ThinSats. Prof Freeman has previously taught at North- western University, Valparaiso University and Iowa State University. Prof Freeman can be reached at richard.w.freeman@uscga.edu. c American Society for
this project's defined parameters. The paper goesinto greater detail regarding these restraints and the project's value as a scaled-concept model tolike-projects with higher utilization ability. The paper serves as a pointer to fellow academicians in incorporating a class project thatties together various disciplines of Electrical Engineering. Such a course accomplishes theABET’s objective of having a capstone course in the curriculum. The paper also discusses thehorizontals leaning that takes place among students along with providing the students theenvironment where they could practice the designing of a complex system. This provides thestudents confidence and autonomy. iii
their desire about whatprofession they would want to explore in college.IntroductionUndergraduate student competitions have proven to be effective learning tools for many yearsand have introduced themselves in college-level engineering curricula in a variety of formats.These authentic engineering experiences regularly appear in senior capstone design courseswhich include projects that generally focus on electro-mechanical systems design andoptimization. For over three decades, the most commonly described competitions in theengineering education literature are FormulaSAE (FSAE) [1], BajaSAE [2][3], Supermileage,Steel Bridge, Solar Decathlon, and Concrete Canoe, with abundant ASEE conference papers onthe automotive projects alone.The benefits and
]. Recognizing the important role standards play for society and industries, the United StatesStandards Strategy (USSS) identified standards education as a high priority for academia,industry, and government and stimulated the development of multiple educational initiatives [4].The ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) has mandated involvement ofacademic engineering programs in standards education by adding the requirement to usestandards for capstone projects to the criteria for accreditation [5].Standards developing organizations (SDO) are active in producing educational materials varyingfrom videos, to online tutorials, to case studies. For example, ANSI has created online tutorialsand case studies. IEEE developed Standards University that
. His general expertise and interests include: IoT and Network Technologies, iOS application development, and Secure programming. He has recently published his first ASEE paper and presented at the ASEE NCS Section in March 2019 with his senior capstone team, SoT (Secure of Things). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Pedagogical Assessment of Secure Coding in Student ProgramsAbstractStudents in introductory Computer Science (CS) courses are required to submit severalprogramming assignments and/or projects. The submitted programs are largely assessed on theircorrectness to the given problem, and not against secure software coding practices. In ourexperience, student programs
Paper ID #28121Board 13: Manufacturing Division: Improving Student Engagement in aSenior-Level Manufacturing Course for Mechanical Engineering StudentsDr. Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union Joshua Gargac is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, OH, where he advises the mechanical engineering senior capstone projects and SAE Baja team. In addition, Dr. Gargac teaches first-year engineering courses, computer-aided design, kinematics and dynamics of machinery, and manufacturing science. He received his BSME from Ohio Northern University and a PhD in Bioengineering
in engineering capstonecourses as they form teams, seek professional positions in the workplace, and/or make decisionsto continue on to graduate school during their last year of undergraduate studies. Further, understanding persistence of Latinx is particularly imperative given that they arethe nation’s largest minority group and among its fastest growing populations [3]. As such, thisresearch project will contribute to the national conversation on broadening participation ofLatinx. The site of this research investigation is “Border University” (BU), which serves alargely Mexican-origin population in a region of Texas with one of the lowest median incomes[4]. In particular, we focus on the senior capstone course where students work in
, her research spans education and practice, working on the integration of community research into project based learning. Her work overlaps areas of GIS mapping, global sustainable urbanism, design and creativity.Dr. Andrew N Quicksall c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Deep Observation: Geo-Spatial Mapping as a Strategy for Site-Engagement and Problem-DesignAbstractWhile project-based learning powerfully brings students into real world economic andenvironmental contexts, a subject-oriented approach to such work means that they are often ableto remain aloof from real stakeholder engagement and participation, even when working on alocal site [1]. Given
choose one of their own identified problemsfor their Capstone project, and to identify clinician collaborators for every problem they report.We will also be requiring Scholars to more closely with the BME faculty in crafting case studies,and will enact measures to ensure timely completion of deliverables. We are still consideringwhether any training is needed for the medical student mentors.Literature cited[1] J. Ackerman and R. Schaar, “Clinical Observational Design Experience: A Large Design Oriented Clinical Immersion Course Based In Emergency Departments,” VentureWell, 2016.[2] S. Sood, M. Short, R. Hirsh, J. Kadlowec, and T. Merrill, “Biodesign through Clinical Immersion,” 2015. [Online]. Available: http://venturewell.org/open/wp
gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation awardnumber 1626362. Dr. Abby Ilumoka is the program manager. The authors offer their sincerethanks to all of the students that have participated in the Vertically-Integrated Projects team onHands-On Learning at Georgia Tech..References:[1] N.G. Holmes and C.E. Wieman, “Introductory physics labs: We can do better,” PhysicsToday, Vol. 71, No. 1, 38 (2018); doi: 10.1063/PT.3.3816[2] M. Koretsky, C. Kelly, and E. Gummer, “Student Perceptions of Learning in the Laboratory:Comparison of Industrially Situated Virtual Laboratories to Capstone Physical Laboratories,Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 100, No. 3, pp 540-573, 2011.[3] A. Hofstein and V.N. Lunetta, V.N., "The Laboratory in
courses.Dr. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She enjoys serving as a ”communication coach” to students throughout the curriculum, and she’s especially excited to work with first year and senior students, as well as engineering project teams, as they navigate the more open-ended communication decisions involved in describing the products of open-ended design scenarios. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Experimental evidence regarding gendered task allocation on teamsAbstractStudent teams negotiate many aspects of collaboration, including task division on teams. Somestudies
content because of its hands-on nature andthe connection of what is learned in the class to real-world applications. Future work, notaddressed in this work-in-progress, will further evaluate the effects of including microprocessorsin these classes by examining student survey data as cohorts move through the newlyimplemented curriculum. Evaluating the use of relevant systems in senior capstone projects bothbefore and after implementation will provide particularly meaningful assessment.1 IntroductionThe advent of inexpensive, easily-accessible microcontrollers, such as the Arduino, has openednew opportunities for integrating hands-on activities related to sensors and mechatronic systemsinto the mechanical engineering classroom. For example, it is
[46]described how a civil engineering capstone design course was evaluated for alignment with KEEN(Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network) outcomes, using KEEN rubrics. The author exploredthe first course in a two-course sequence, focusing on a feasibility study project and a globalperspectives essay. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was integrated into a capstone designcourse for mechanical and aerospace engineers to facilitate a creative process as a team of foursenior students designed an autonomous robot boat [47]. The process is similar to a traditionalweighted criteria decision matrix approach but with refinement that can help guide the divergent– convergent thinking processes that are characteristics of creative design
of experiential learning that integrates academic learningobjectives with community engagement. It can develop both technical and the broad professionalskills needed in today’s global economy and is well-matched to the literature on diversity. Inengineering and computing education, service-learning is typically project-based where studentsdevelop a project that adds value to the community partner. At a large Midwestern university, adesign-based service-learning program engages students in teams that partner with local andglobal community partners to develop technological solutions to human, community andenvironmental needs. This article presents a case study of a software-based service-learningdesign class with multi-disciplinary students
], [2] stressed the need for engineers to possessleadership abilities. The former emphasized engineering graduates “must understand theprinciples of leadership and be able to practice them in growing proportions as their careersadvance. Additionally, the latter report stated, “it is becoming increasingly recognized that it isimportant to introduce engineering activities, including team-based design projects … early inthe undergraduate experience.” Curricular approaches that engage students in team exercises, inteam design courses, and in courses that connect engineering design and solutions to real-worldproblems demonstrate the social relevance of engineering. However, the designs of theseapproaches and assessment of their effectiveness are not
Paper ID #26087Design of Flipped Classroom Model for a Computer-Aided Structural Anal-ysis Design and Experimentation CourseDr. Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles Dr. Purasinghe is a Professor of Civil Engineering at California State University at Los Angeles and coordinates Freshman Civil Engineering Design and Capstone Design courses as well as the Computer Aided Structural Analysis/Design and Experimentation Lab.Mr. Akshay Ghanshyam Patel, Pramukh Mono-Strand Structures Pvt. Ltd. Akshay Patel, managing director, Pramukh Mono-Strand Structures Pvt. Ltd., was a graduate student in Civil Engineering
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Required CE Courses 9 Project Management 10 Engineering Economics 11 Risk and Uncertainty Probability and Statistics 12 Breadth in Civil Engineering Areas Technical Four CE Areas Required 13 Design Capstone Design Course 14 Technical Depth Technical Electives 15 Sustainability Required CE Courses 16 Communication Capstone Design Course 17 Teamwork and Leadership Capstone Design Course 18 Lifelong Learning CE
A web-based survey collaborative deployed near the end of the information behavior of academic year following a undergraduateSaleh [18] 2011 Canada 42 n/a project that took 8 months engineering students project for a final year working on a course- capstone design course. based engineering project