Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Cumbie, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Design in Engineering Education

thiscourse is valuable for students in preparation for their careers, an opportunity existsthrough the use of information technology (IT) to improve the administration of theprogram while extending the positive aspects of this program to the community at-largeand to future students. The use of an IT-based system enables the problems addressed byCapstone students to be preserved and subsequently reused, refined, and built upon toaddress the problems that arise tomorrow.This paper relates the details of an NSF-sponsored project that included the developmentof an IT-based Knowledge Sharing System (KSS) to assist with the capture andproliferation of accumulated student experiences. This project serves as a template forsimilar efforts and includes the

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

from Stanford's Product Design program and has a M.A. in Education from the Stanford School of Education program in Learning, Design and Technology.Larry Leifer, Stanford University Larry Leifer is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering Design and founding Director of the Center for Design Research (CDR) at Stanford University. A member of the faculty since 1976, he teaches the industry sponsored master's course ME310, "Global Project-Based Engineering Design, Innovation, and Development;" a thesis seminar, "Design Theory and Methodology Forum;" and a freshman seminar "Designing the Human Experience." Research themes include: 1) creating collaborative engineering design environments

Conference Session

Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Joshi has worked on multiple industry sponsored research projects (Michelin tweel –low rolling resistance for non-pneumatic tires, IFAI ballast friction testing project). She was actively involved in mentoring and advising Capstone design projects. She has advised over 10 different design projects –BMW, Rotary, TTi and mentored over 100 students. While at Clemson, Dr. Joshi was also awarded endowed teaching fellowship as a part of which she has taught a sophomore class on Foundations of Mechanical Systems for 2 semesters. Dr. Joshi worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Professor Jonathan Cagan at Carnegie Mellon University. She investigated the avenues of internet of things and connected products. While at Carnegie

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

middle school students and to support entrepreneurship at primarily undergraduate institutions. Her background is in civil engineering with a focus on structural materials. She holds a B.S.E. degree from Princeton, and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell.Ms. Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College Sophia Poulos is a 2016 engineering graduate from Smith College. She is interested in structural engineer- ing and has worked on earthquake engineering projects with NEES@UCLA. She is a research assistant on the CDHub 2.0 initiative and innovations in engineering design education at the capstone level. She is pursuing a masters degree in structural engineering at the University of California Davis.Ms. Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

produce a total of15 fully functioning products. This was a good approach to the course when the students were amix of MET and applied technology students. When the ME degree was added to the program in2010, the course shifted more to a research and development focus than production. It requiresone single functioning prototype instead of 15, and has ME and MET students working togethersince a separate capstone course was created for the applied technology students. This hasdefinitely increased the complexity of the projects and made it easier to reach out to assist localindustry. In order to successfully complete these projects, students must spend a lot of time onresearch and design before they begin building their working prototype. This was

Conference Session

Design and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University

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Design in Engineering Education

1996, respectively. In addition to her current positions she has held various positions at the Naval Research Lab- oratory and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Breaking Down the Silos with an Integrated Laboratory Experience: Preparing Students for Capstone Design, Part IIIntroduction:In many electrical engineering programs, students are required to demonstrate the success oftheir senior capstone design project by building and testing a prototype of their design.Depending on the nature and complexity of the project, the final prototype may be a blend ofanalog and digital, hardware and

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

multi- manages both first year engineering students in the First Year Experience Program and senior capstone students going through the Multidisciplinary Capstone Program. Outside teaching, he is also a graduate research associate (GRA) with a research focus on the aerodynamics of jet engines, jet engine simulators, and jet engine testing facilities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Capstone Advisor Valuation of a Multidisciplinary Capstone ProgramIntroductionReal-world engineering projects typically lend themselves to multidisciplinary teams. Industryprojects are multidisciplinary in nature and require interdisciplinary teams and

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; Riyadh Ibrahim Al-Ameri, Deakin University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

interests in- clude creativity and innovation in learning and teaching, Design based learning, Cloud learning & located learning and engineering education innovation. His education philosophy is founded on the Project Ori- ented Design Based Learning (PODBL) approach at Deakin University.Dr. Riyadh Ibrahim Al-Ameri, Deakin University Al-Ameri is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and chartered Structural Engineer. Since 2010, Al-Ameri is appointed as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Engineering, Deakin University. He have more than 25 years of mixed academic and industrial experience and involved significantly with academia, research, construction industry and consultations. He received his BSc in

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

 range  of  design  concepts  and  prevent  personality  from  dominating  concept  generation.  Documentation  was  included  before  and  after  each  drop  to  compare  hypotheses  to  actual  performance.  The  project  was  implemented  with  23  students  working  in  6  teams,  and  took  3  hours  of  class  time  for  the  hardware  portion  of  the  project.  After  the  water  balloon  project,  the  same  teams  worked  on  a  larger  80  hour  deign  project  carried  out  over  3  weeks.  At  the  end  of  class  a  survey  was  administered  which  asked  how  the  water  balloon  exercise  impacted  effectiveness  in  the  larger  design  project.  The  largest  impact  was  in  increasing  effectiveness  in  the  Design  Process

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J. Kowalski, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education

, the twosemesters follow each other directly, with students taking the first semester in late summer,followed immediately by the second semester in the Fall. In the other sequence, the students takethe first semester in early summer, and then spend 6 months on co-op before returning in theSpring to complete the second semester of Capstone. Although these two sequences weredeveloped simply to accommodate student schedules, this fact provides an opportunity todetermine whether the lag between semesters hinders, aids, or has no effect on whether studentsgenerate quality designs and use good project management techniques. Students who take theconsecutive sequence have the advantage of working continually on their design problem for 2terms

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education, 2007 Design Oriented Course in Microprocessor Based ControlsAbstractPreviously, the microprocessor based control class at Texas A&M University - Kingsville hasbeen taught using lecture based class material and microprocessor simulators to illustratemicroprocessor operations and control system issues to students. “However, students learn moreand get more engaged in a project oriented learning environment.”16 For this reason the coursehas been completely restructured to include a practical design project as opposed to onlysimulations that will enable the students to directly apply the knowledge that they have gainedfrom the course. This experience “will enable the students to gain a greater understanding of

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Niku, California Polytechnic State University; Frank Owen, California Polytechnic State University

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Design in Engineering Education

curriculum,from introductory classes to the graduate program. Most of our mid- and upper divisionclasses have a lab associated with them. We also emphasize projects, whether design oranalysis, in most classes, and we provide opportunities for students to engage in manyextracurricular projects.Recently, there was a series of discussions held on campus related to the differencesbetween learn-by-doing and project-based learning. Most faculty involved in thesediscussions agreed that although these two philosophies share many attributes, and eventhough they are both very legitimate ways of approaching education, the learn-by-doingphilosophy is more encompassing. For example, both pedagogies do involve projects;however, learn-by-doing can be accomplished

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Design in Engineering Education

. She holds BA, MS, and PhD degrees. Page 14.1071.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Start Earlier, Prepare Better: An Engineering Senior Seminar CourseAbstractThis paper describes a seminar course offered to senior engineering students to prepare them fortheir senior design projects and to prepare them for their future professional careers.Most undergraduate curricula, especially in the field of engineering, include senior design as oneof the capstone courses. Successful senior projects demonstrate the knowledge and problem-solving abilities of students as well as

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-michael Hardin P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

Integrating ‘Design Challenges’ Into a Freshmen Introduction to Mechanical Engineering CourseIntroductionIt is currently widely recognized that retention of engineering students can be enhanced byincluding introductory engineering courses into the first-year engineering curriculum in additionto the usual math and science classes1-3 Moreover, the inclusion of engineering design projectswithin the first-year curriculum, or “cornerstone design projects”, provides students with insightinto the differences between engineering and science, and increase students‟ motivation andinterest in engineering4-11. One team of researchers has shown that the incorporation of hands-ondesign projects in the first year provides “experiences of

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-811: THE CURRENT STATE OF CAPSTONE DESIGN PEDAGOGYJames Pembridge, Virginia TechMarie Paretti, Virginia Tech Page 15.1217.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Current State of Capstone Design PedagogyAbstractIn the fall of 2009, faculty involved in capstone design courses were surveyed to track trends inthe course structure and to explore current pedagogical practices. Where prior surveys probedcourse logistics, faculty involvement, project coordination, funding details, and industryinvolvement, this survey complements that work by also addressing the teaching beliefs andpractices of capstone faculty. The results provide a basis for

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Christos Christodoulatos, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Leslie R Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Sandra V. Furnbach P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology; Vikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE); Bruce McNair, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Thomas G. Lechler, Stevens Institute of Technology

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process and design educational and research programs that bring the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship into the classroom and the research laboratory. Dr. Christodoulatos is leading the implementation of academic entrepreneurship through the creation of innovative curric- ula and overseeing the commercialization of the Institute’s intellectual property. He has been teaching and performing research since 1988 and has managed over a hundred and fifty major research projects exceeding $30M. Dr. Christodoulatos has developed and delivered entrepreneurship curricula and special- ized innovation and entrepreneurship workshops for faculty, administration and technical entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. He

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Christine Co, Oklahoma State University; Bear Turner, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-748: IMPROVING TEAM PERFORMANCE IN A CAPSTONE DESIGNCOURSE USING THE JIGSAW TECHNIQUE AND ELECTRONIC PEEREVALUATIONAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State UniversityChristine Co, Oklahoma State UniversityBear Turner, Oklahoma State University Page 12.864.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Improving Team Performance in a Capstone Design Course using the Jigsaw Technique and Electronic Peer EvaluationIntroductionMost engineering departments use capstone design courses to give student teams theopportunity to design, build, and test a complex project. The advantages of capstoneprograms are numerous. Such courses expose students to many of the realistic

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Barrett Myers, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

ChallengesAbstractThere are many benefits to participating in multi-campus collaborations among project-baseddesign teams. First, students gain experience in working in a distributed design environment,which is becoming more commonplace in engineering practice. Second, collaborations offer theability to share complementary expertise and allow student design teams to participate in projectsthat they would not normally be able to undertake alone. Third, collaboration among teams ofmultiple campuses allows for sharing of prior work and the opportunity to build upon the work tohave a more significant impact.There are, however, challenges to participating in multi-campus collaborations. It is difficult forstudent teams to partition projects such that they can be done

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

-recipient the NEA’s Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning; the NSPE’s Educational Excellence Award.Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology Steve Chenoweth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His principle areas of work relate to the design of complex systems and also these systems’ associated people concerns – such as how to get all the stakeholders in a large project to understand each another and the system being proposed. He was a visiting Fellow for EPICS in 2009-2010

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiang Guo, California State University Los Angeles; Jose Macias, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Jimmy Hoo, California State University Los Angeles; Rony Velasquez, California State University Los Angeles; Maxim Fastovsky, California State University Los Angeles; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; SaeRom Hong, California State University Los Angeles

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Design in Engineering Education

project. OurNASA senior design project Mission Assurance Management Environment is to increase thereliability, availability, and safety of unmanned aircraft, by focusing on implementing the JetPropulsion Laboratory, JPL, Flight Project Practices, FPPs, and Design Practices, DPs, in anintegrated software environment. This project enables the students at California State UniversityLos Angeles to understand the function and scope of the spacecraft mission assurance activitiesand to make contribution to NASA ESMD. During the senior design project implementation,students work with their advisor and NASA expert to conduct the research on mission assurancemanagement and improve their related technical background of the project, including

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katja Holtta-Otto, University Of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Pia Helminen, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK); Kalevi Ekman, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK); Thomas Roemer, University of California-San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

multiple functions in Understanding of PD costs and economy creating a new product (e.g. marketing, finance, industrial design, engineering, production). Ability to work out project plan and schedules, manage resources, manage risks, complete a Ability to coordinate multiple, interdisciplinary project successfully, and communicate and tasks in order to achieve a common objective. document effectively. Reinforcement of specific knowledge from other courses through practice and reflection in an action-oriented setting

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Petney, Rice 360 Institute for Global Health; Samuel Gonthako Ng'anjo, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic; Joseph Chikaphonya Phiri, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

studied professional Production Engineering at Malawi Polytechnic, Bach- elors in Industrial Engineering at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in South Africa and Masters in manufacturing at Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) in Australia.Mr. Joseph Chikaphonya Phiri, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic A staff associate at The Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of The University of Malawi, under the Electrical Engineering department. Coordinator of final year projects in the department and an enthusiast of Innovation.Dr. Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University Matthew Wettergreen is a Lecturer in Engineering at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen at Rice University. He is also the Assistant

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

, industrial and mechanical engineering. The analysis focuses on astudy of what students express as relevant learning points. We have found students to besurprisingly frank about what they learned and where they thought their experience in thecourse fell short. Over time we have observed common themes that emerge amongstudents concerning their ability to deal with project changes and team dynamics andhave charted the resulting ebb and flow of enthusiasm and motivation over the course ofa semester.BackgroundCapstone projects represent a major milestone in a student’s academic career andprofessional development where they are expected to integrate knowledge and skills fromprior coursework. Capstone also represents a major checkpoint for assessing

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Meagan Flus, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

students apply design methods, they rarely practice needs finding.All Canadian undergraduate engineering students participate in a capstone project in their fourthyear. Engineering instructors at the University of Waterloo have identified a lack of opportunitiesfor students to practice their need finding skills prior to fourth year. As a result, a set of needfinding instructional activities were conducted in-class for one term. The objective of thisresearch is to conduct evidence-based program improvement by identifying the teachingpractices that improve need finding competencies in engineering graduates. More specifically, inthis ongoing study, the authors explore how students identify, select, and justify their capstoneproject problem; and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa A. Shay PE, U.S. Military Academy; Tanya Thais Estes, United States Military Academy; David Paul Harvie, United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

project teams with a total of 112 students. The teamsrange from triples of computing majors to over a dozen students from six different majors andfour different departments. Reflection periods occur several times throughout the academic year,not just at the end. Some reflection consists of periods of silence spent individually. Otherreflection takes place in the context of lively group discussions. These techniques were developedby the authors, a team of three faculty who have co-taught this course for several years and whowanted our students to pursue deeper, more creative solutions to problems, to form more cohesiveteams, to be more deliberate in their decision-making and to avoid the last-minute rush tocompletion right before the final

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth; Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

integration, optimization and customization of CAx tools, with a second focus in the direct machining of CAD topology. Page 12.1141.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 PACE Global Vehicle CollaborationIntroductionCapstone design teams have become an integral part of undergraduate engineering education.Through these programs, students have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in theclassroom to actual design projects. Capstone classes provide distinct benefits to students whoparticipate in them. Students are able to put to use their newly acquired “text-book” designexperience in

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jamie Gravell, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Todd W. Polk, University of Texas at Dallas

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Design in Engineering Education

research interests are in multiscale modeling of crystalline material defects such as the interaction of dislocations and grain boundaries with application to enhanced material design for thin film semiconductor devices.Dr. Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas Robert Hart is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He teaches the capstone design course sequence and serves as a Director for the UTDesign program, which facilitates corporate sponsorship of capstone projects and promotes re- source sharing and cross-disciplinary collaboration among engineering departments. His professional interests are in the areas of engineering

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University ; Charles McDonald Cowan II, Wake Forest University; Justyn Daniel Girdner, James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

issues.”Undergraduate curricula need to be updated to train engineers to operate according to asustainable design paradigm. Indeed, numerous educators and researchers have reported onefforts to incorporate sustainable design principles into design courses and projects [4, 5].However, a systematic review of ASEE proceedings showed a lack of rigorously-developedassessment tools for capturing the efficacy of interventions on student sustainable design skills[6]. Rubrics in particular are a promising assessment tool because they can be used for studentsto scaffold application of sustainable design principles and also by instructors to quantify theimpacts of their course innovations [7, 8]. Sustainability rating systems developed forinfrastructure

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4118: OPTIMIZATION FROM A WORKING BASELINE: A DE-SIGN EDUCATION APPROACHDr. Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego Nathan Delson’s interests include mechatronics, biomedical devices, human-machine interfaces, and en- gineering education. He is Co-founder and Past President of Coactive Drive Corp., which develops novel actuators and control methods for use in force feedback human interfaces. Medical device projects in- clude an instrumented mannequin and laryngoscope for expert skill acquisition and airway intubation training. He received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from University of California, San Diego, and then went on to get a doctorate in mechanical engineering from

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Cross, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Simulant ProductionAbstractA NASA-ESMD (National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Exploration Systems MissionDirectorate) funded senior design project “Mineral Separation Technology for Lunar RegolithSimulant Production” is directed toward designing processes to produce simulant materials asclose to lunar regolith as possible. The eight undergraduate (junior and senior) students involvedare taking a systems engineering design approach to identifying the most pressing concerns insimulant needs, then designing subsystems and processing strategies to meet these needs usingterrestrial materials. This allows the students to, not only learn the systems engineering designprocess, but also, to make a significant contribution to an important NASA ESMD