postdoctoral research associate. He also worked as a mixed-signal CMOS In- tegrated Circuit designer and a system engineer at NewLANS, Inc. in Acton, Massachusetts until 2010. He became a Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida in 2010. Since August 2012, he has been with the School of Engineering at Western Illinois University, Quad Cities as an Assistant Professor of Engineering. His current academic interests include project-based learning with real-world problems, training in critical thinking for students to improve efficient problem solving skills, and enhancement of interactive teach- ing/learning inside and outside classroom. His main
Paper ID #8820Capstone project challenges: How industry sponsored projects offer newlearning experiencesDr. Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University Dr. Carrie Steinlicht is an Asst. Professor of Operations Management. She has directed many Capstone projects with Industry partners for students in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Operations Management. She has several years of industry experience as an advanced development engineer and has served as a consultant to industry for over 10 years.Prof. Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University Byron Garry is an Associate Professor of Electronics Technology
Paper ID #6612Project Oriented K-12 Programs in Rural SouthDr. Atin K Sinha, Albany State University Dr. Atin Sinha is the professor and coordinator of the Engineering Program at Albany State University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in 1984. He had worked in Learjet and Honeywell before moving to academia in1990. He is a Registered Professional Engineer. Currently, he is engaged in motivating undergraduate engineering students in inquiry based learning through hands-on, realistic projects. He is also involved in various outreach activities with K-12
Lafayette Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh is a Continuing Lecturer in the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) Program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She received her Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering from Purdue University Fort Wayne, and received her Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Case Study: Industry Sponsored Mechanical Engineering Capstone Senior Design ProgramAbstractIn our mechanical engineering program
Paper ID #21213Statistical Methods Can Confirm Industry-sponsored University Design ProjectResultsProf. Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University-Purdue University of 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 Outstand- ing Teacher Award and the 2017 Trustees Teaching 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
Paper ID #19534A Collaborative Capstone Industry Project for Community College StudentsDr. Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University Ibrahim Zaid is a professor of mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering at Northeastern Uni- versity. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Akron. Zeid has an international background. He received his B.S. (with highest honor) and M.S. from Cairo University in Egypt. He has received var- ious honors and awards both in Egypt and the United States. He is the recipient of both the Northeastern Excellence in Teaching Award and the SAE Ralph R. Teetor National Educational
Paper ID #19604An Evaluation of Two Industry-Sponsored Senior Design Project ProgramsDr. Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas Dr. Ntafos is Professor of Computer Science, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Director of the Office of Student Services in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Wilkes College in 1974 , the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science from Northwester University in 1977 and 1979 respectively. c American Society for
AC 2012-4679: MUTUAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES: MECHATRONICSCAPSTONE COURSE PROJECTS-BASED ON SCRUMDr. Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology Martin Edin Grimheden currently holds a position as Associate Professor at KTH and is the Director of Mechatronics Education at KTH. Page 25.963.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Mutual learning experiences – mechatronics capstone course projects based on Scrum1. IntroductionThe Mechatronics capstone course has been given at KTH Royal institute of Technologysince early 1980s. The 2011 instance of the
Paper ID #8681College-Industry Design Project Case Study: Process Heater SimulatorDr. Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Hamworthy Combustion Chuck Baukal, Ph.D., P.E. is the Director of the John Zink Institute, which is the training organization for John Zink Hamworthy Combustion where he has been since 1998. He has over 30 years of industrial experience and over 20 years of adjunct teaching experience. He teaches chemical and mechanical engi- neering courses as an adjunct instructor at Oral Roberts University, the University of Tulsa, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Utah. He is the author/editor
AC 2012-4775: DEVELOPING STEM-PRENEUR THROUGH ENGINEER-ING INNOVATION HANDS-ON PROJECTSDr. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Kai Jin is an Associate Professor and Interim Chair in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Her current research interests include STEM education, green product and sustainable manufacturing, life cycle assessment, decision-making support systems, and sus- tainability assessment. This paper is based on her funded project from HP STEM catalyst initiative.Dr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Hua Li is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. His
Paper ID #27260Board 18: Social Network Analysis of In-Group Biases with EngineeringProject TeamsNitzan Navick, California State University, Channel Islands Nitzan Navick obtained a B.A. in Psychology from California State University Channel Islands. She is now a post-bacc student working on a new, original study and will be entering the MA/PhD in Com- munication Program at UCSB in Fall of 2019. Currently, she works as a grant coordinator for Projects iPath and Adelante at CSU Channel Islands, two Title V grant sub-awards dedicated to increasing the 4-year college attendance rate among community college students in Ventura
Paper ID #19194Graduate Automotive Engineering Education Innovation – Deep Orange Pro-gram Collaborative Industry Partnerships Enable System Engineering BasedApproach for Project-Focused LearningDavid Schmueser Ph.D., Clemson University David Schmueser joined CU-ICAR in August 2013 as Adjunct Professor of Automotive Engineering. He also is a consultant to the US University Program at Altair Engineering, where he served as University Program Manager, 2007-2015. He received his BS and MS degrees in Engineering Mechanics, and a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, all from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Prior to
, there exists one significant drawback: fresh graduatesare unskilled at the process of representing real-world systems as idealized models that can besubsequently analyzed using theoretical textbook principles. This conclusion was based uponanecdotal feedback received from employers and freshly graduated engineers. This anecdotalfeedback was enough to initiate a more formal process to explore the transition from theclassroom to the real-world for an engineer or technologist.The capstone course, where students do projects with industry, attempts to fill in the voidbetween theory and practice. However, based upon feedback from fresh engineering graduates, itdoes not perform an optimum job of doing so since it is a single course taken during the
Paper ID #20603A methodology for civil engineering technology senior capstone projects withpublic, private, and federal agency collaboration to assist underserved com-munitiesDr. Bryan Knakiewicz, Savannah State University Dr. Knakiewicz has seven years of field experience as an Interior Systems Estimator, Construction Crew Supervisor, Municipal Engineer/Inspector, and small business owner. As an Engineer and Inspector for the Village of Dundee, MI from 2006-2010, he managed projects relating to the design, construction, and reconstruction of subdivisions, roadways, public utilities, and site plans, including the Village of
Paper ID #21958Innovative Graduate Engineering Education Implemented with Project-focusedLearning: A Case Study—The Clemson University Deep Orange 3 VehiclePrototype ProgramDavid Schmueser, Clemson University David Schmueser joined the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU- ICAR) in August 2013 as Adjunct Professor of Automotive Engineering. He received his BS and MS degrees in Engineering Mechanics, and a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, all from the Univer- sity of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Prior to joining the CU-ICAR staff, Dr. Schmueser worked as a research engineer at Battelle
, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; Page 24.286.1 writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e- portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, assessment methods, and evaluating communication in engineering. c American
Java. In 2017, the technology used in the course was switched to Xamarin / C# usingthe Microsoft Visual Studio IDE. This mobile app development course enabled senior Capstoneprojects to include the development of mobile apps. Mobile app development projects began tobe requested by participating organizations and other university research projects starting in2016. The projects described in this paper span from 2016 through 2018 and show the widerange of applications where mobile app solutions were requested requiring both Android and iOSdevelopment. The description of the following projects include the technologies used, a briefdesign description, the approach the student teams used to solve the problem, the process forinteracting with the
capstone programs may enhance student learning and engagement. For students, industry partnerships in capstone are seen as providing an intersection ofstudents’ academic learning and their future careers in industry. Our institution supportssponsored projects that can prepare students to approach open-ended problems, improve designand communication skills, incorporate stakeholder needs, and work effectively on teams. Theconnections they build with industry partners can also be the beginning of a professionalnetwork. Furthermore, experience working on a real-life project can help students identify orclarify their career path within engineering. For engineering programs, these industry partners can serve as a resource to benefit
AC 2011-2872: AN INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP CASE STUDYPeter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University Peter Schuster is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His areas of interest include design, stress analysis, and biomechanics. Page 22.176.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Industry-University Partnership Case StudyAbstractAt many universities, senior undergraduate mechanical engineers work in teams on industry-sponsored capstone design projects. These projects provide an excellent
. Entering the 2015-2016 academic year,program faculty envisioned a capstone design experience that would engage student teams in ayear-long, professional level design project sponsored by an industry client. The first two yearsof the capstone design program have been inarguably successful, and in this paper we identifyand reflect on the keys to our success. The intention for writing this paper is to ensure thesuccess of the program is repeatable, and to assist other programs, especially those residing insmall liberal arts universities, in starting or revising their own senior design experience.Our key factors in assembling a successful industry-sponsored capstone design program havebeen: (1) faculty buy-in and involvement, (2) engaged industry
President of the So- ciety for Health Systems. He serves on numerous editorial and advisory boards, has received 12 research, teaching, and service awards, and has been principal investigator or co-director in seven research centers totaling over $32 million in funding.Mr. Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University Corey Balint, holds both a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University and cur- rently is a staff healthcare system engineer in the HSyE institute. Current responsibilities include: serving as day-to-day project manager of our AHRQ patient safety center, leading a portfolio of roughly 10 projects at any time, and assisting with senior team projects
serves as the primary point of contact for external organizations who wish to engage Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology through the Rose-Hulman Ventures (RHV) program. Landess is responsible for the business development function at RHV; initiating new client relationships, negotiat- ing engineering contracts, and directing programs of projects where teams of faculty members, project managers, engineers, technicians, and interns develop new products for RHV clients. Landess earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He has 16 years of work experience. Landess’s industrial background is alternative fuel gasification, cryo- genic air separation, and power
as well as the book ”Location Aware Information systems - Developing Real-time Tracking Systems”, published by CRC Press. Page 24.115.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Successful Partnership between Industry and Academia: Curriculum Improvement, Research, and Outreach through Collaboration with Industry AbstractThe Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has been working on an EnergyStorage Project. This project is the nation’s first solar storage facility fully integrated intoa utility’s power grid. This award-winning
pervasiveness of capstoneprograms that partner with external sponsors to provide a “real-world” design experience tostudents. In this vein, the industry-sponsored Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship(ENGINE) capstone program was established at the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at a large research university in the US. ENGINE is designed to provide a holisticand professional engineering experience to students in an educational setting, where studentteams work on a six-month long project under the guidance of an industry and a faculty mentor.The program is overseen by a course instructor and teaching assistants who manage the coursestructure and expectations.This study compares student experiences in ENGINE during remote
Young UniversityGregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg M. Warnick is the External Relations and Intern Coordinator for the Mechanical Engineering de- partment in the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at BYU. He works directly with industry each year to recruit more than 30 funded Capstone projects and provides project management, team development, and coaching support to each of these project teams and faculty coaches. In ad- dition, he continues to focus on increasing international project opportunities for students and faculty. His research and teaching interests include globalization, project management, leadership, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining BYU, Gregg worked
200 hours per year of industrial training and consulting for topics including forecasting, inventory management, production planning, project management, and supply chain management. His research interests are in improving supply chain efficiency through the application of technology and best practices for warehousing, logistics, and inventory management. He holds a B.S. and Master of Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Indiana State University. He also holds professional certifications of CPIM and CSCP from APICS, The Association for Operations Management, and a PMP from the Project Management Institute
. And while the conventional focus on rhetoricalpositioning in technical writing courses can result in more careful student writers, this paper callsfor a return to producing effective authentic documents—those written work products thatdemonstrate awareness of known and unknown readers, document project management, and arewritten to make reading easy. Moreover, these authentic documents should be situational, andproduced in response to real project demands, as opposed to written products that exclusivelyattempt to imagine appropriate responses to hypothetical situations.Realizing this need, this paper identifies key pathways for developing and strengthening tiesbetween academic institutions and industry stakeholders that have been successful
function of component design, economics, and renewable energy resource conditions. She received her PhD & MS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2003 and 2001, respectively, and obtained a BSME from Penn State in 1999.Dr. Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University Stephanie Cutler has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her dissertation explored faculty adoption of research-based instructional strategies in the statics classroom. Currently, Dr. Cutler works as an assessment and instructional support specialist with the Leonhard Center for the Enhance- ment of Engineering Education at Penn State. She aids in the educational assessment of faculty-led projects while also supporting
consulting for topics including forecasting, inventory management, production planning, project management, and supply chain management. His research interests are in improving supply chain efficiency through the application of technology and best practices for warehousing, logistics, and inventory management. He holds a B.S. and Master of Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Indiana State University. He also holds professional certifications of CPIM and CSCP from APICS, The Association for Operations Management, and a PMP from the Project Management Institute.Mr. John Pickard, East Carolina University I am a teaching instructor at East Carolina University in
with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses.Prof. Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology Durga Suresh is an associate professor in the department of computer science and networking and has been teaching at WIT for over fifteen years, including courses in software engineering, databases, archi- tecture, and capstone projects. She has been involved in service-learning projects in urban Boston and has developed CS-outreach-oriented seminar classes in which college juniors and seniors develop and deploy CS curricula to middle school students. She has extensive experience with designing and teaching project based, multidisciplinary courses with collaboration