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Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Mark E. Walter, University of California, Irvine

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remaining sections of this paper, we start by exploring best practices in the engineeringdesign education literature. We then describe the changes that have been made to our programand describe the current state of the program. Next, we present results from two feedbacksurveys which were taken by the students enrolled in the projects ecosystem. In the discussion,we describe our plans for additional changes based on what literature suggests as well as inresponse to the student concerns. We finish the paper with a plan for future data collection toassess the learning objectives and outcomes in our design projects ecosystem.Literature ReviewIn order to assess the current state of our design program and to confirm that future changesare in line with

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The Best in DEED

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Rechkemmer, University of Michigan; Maya Z. Makhlouf, University of Michigan; Jennifer M. Wenger, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Seda McKilligan, Iowa State University; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Professional Practice in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton (2003) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Edu- cation from Purdue University (2008). Her research focuses on strategies for design innovations through divergent and convergent thinking as well as through deep needs and community assessments using design ethnography, and translating those strategies to design tools and education. She teaches design and en- trepreneurship courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels

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Best In DEED

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College; Robin Ott, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Cristian Hernandez; Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Francesca Giardine, Smith College; Anne Kary, Smith College

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faculty at her Alma Mater in 2015, Robin has been coordinating and teaching the Cap- stone Senior Design program in Mechanical Engineering while pursuing graduate work in Engineering Education.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication

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Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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

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DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston

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thirdworkshop is on research in technical and science libraries and is presented by the Collegeof Technology Librarian.Guest Speakers-The guest speaker series is designed to introduce students to real worldchallenges. Speakers are engaged in the cutting edge of their industry. They often bring anew perspective to the senior project. A few of the speakers are members of the ETindustrial advisory board and are familiar with the curriculum and provide valuablefeedback for the improvement of the senior project course. Others are entrepreneurs andCEOs that enlighten students by discussing the success of their companies and what isexpected of the new graduates as they enter the workforce. Immediately following eachpresentation and workshop, a survey is

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ferris Pfeiffer, University of Missouri; Johannes Strobel, University of Missouri; Suzanne Burgoyne, University of Missouri

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with graduate and undergraduate students) and directed large scale projects in engineering education research. He is the founding editor for the Journal of Pre- College Engineering Education, co-editor of the book ”Engineering in Pre-College Settings: Synthesizing Research, Policy, and Practices” and ”Technology Education Today: International Perspectives” and co- lead author of Hands-on Standards STEM in Action, an award winning internationally available set of learning modules for grades preK - 5th grade published by ETA hand2mind and LearningResourcesUK.Prof. Suzanne – Burgoyne, University of Missouri Suzanne Burgoyne, Ph.D., is a Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of Theatre, and Director of MU’s Center

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The Best of Design in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, University of Idaho; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Jennifer E. LeBeau, Washington State University; Robert E. Gerlick, Pittsburg State University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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from competitions to industry-sponsored projects and fromentrepreneurial to humanitarian in nature. Thus, this pilot testing provides a broad sampling ofconditions that will inform future development and testing of the IDEALS modules.The modules used by engineering faculty at the seven collaborating institutions varied markedly.Some instructors used modules in only one skills area, while some used modules in two or threeareas. Some used all modules in a skills area; others did not. Some used modules in their entirety,while others used primarily the assessment part of the modules. Thus, the instructors selected andused the modules in ways that best fit their needs and goals for the design course, which modelsthe practices one would expect when

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Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Telenko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Saldana, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd Sulchek, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shannon K. Yee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Kurfess, Georgia Institute of Technology

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multidisciplinary engineering education, and a pilot course to improve Spatial Visualization skills of freshmen in engineering at UT-Austin. Her general research in eco-design provides methods for analyzing environmental impacts of design decisions, redesigning products for energy efficiency, modeling usage contexts, and actionable guidelines to help designers reduce environmental impacts. Dr. Telenko’s prior appointments include a postdoctoral research position in the MIT-SUTD International Design Centre with joint appointments at MIT and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). She completed her PhD (2012) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin).Dr. Amit Shashikant

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Laguette, University of California-Santa Barbara

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system for impact testing - an integrated test system for medical device demonstration purposes - an integrated test system for medical device performance testing - a joint design for composite tubes - a cleaning system for medical device use Figure 3. Improved medical device Page 13.775.12Figure 4. Design and assembly of test equipmentConclusionsThe success of an Industry Partner program within a Capstone Design program isdependent upon the goals or objectives that are established.The clear objective of the Industry Partner program for our department is to generate a setof practical and meaningful projects in an industrial-type real world environment forstudent

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Understanding Student Development in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiaojiao Fu, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University; Dongya Cheng, Tibet University, Teachers College

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of the social high-speeddevelopment. In the same sense, the curriculum arrangement of engineering majors inundergraduate level practical teaching mainly consists of cognition practice, productivepractice, graduation practice, curriculum design and graduation project, among others.1 Beingthe significant component of practical teaching process carried out by engineeringuniversities, productive practice is recognized as the effective measure for consolidating anddeepening the professional basic theory, boosting engineering students’ abilities to linktheory with practice and to deal with practical problems, as well as optimizing the students’engineering practical abilities.Productive practice is a course which closely integrates classroom

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Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; H. Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

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teaching. He teaches a variety of thermo-fluid and energy conversion courses, as well as design and professional component courses. He has coordinated the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior project team-taught courses in the WKU ME program. He has presented a variety of conference papers on energy conversion initiatives and engineering design initiatives in education.Prof. H. Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University Joel Lenoir is the Layne Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WKU, and for 33 years has taught primarily in the mechanical systems and design areas of the curriculum. His industrial experience includes positions at Michelin Research and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as extensive professional

Conference Session

Design Across Curriculum 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nicole Danielle Trenchard, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Christopher Lombardo, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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havethe opportunity to earn academic credit for their engineering design work. A key difference in thisframework as compared to other typical capstone designs, independent studies, or research creditcourses is that undergraduate TAs and project managers within the project teams are responsiblefor developing many of the assignments distributed to those students enrolled the course as theproject progresses. The methods of student assessment within this framework include: individualor small-group weekly assignments, design notebook checks, peer and self-evaluations,participation, summative technical reports, and the Humanitarian Library. Additionally, unlikemany traditional problem set or laboratory courses, student skills are developed through

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ala A. Qattawi, Automotive Engineering Department at Clemson University –International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR); Paul J. Venhovens, Clemson University; Johnell Brooks, Clemson University

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and 12 manufacturing of vehicles and explore new innovative trends. One example of a PhD research project, which was incorporated into a DO vehicle, includes doctoral work examining the design analysis for origami folded sheet metal [8], which was implemented in the third DO vehicle.6. Deep Orange Project OutcomesTo date, 5 Deep Orange projects have been initiated: DO1 “Future Electric Mobility” (completed in 2010, BMW Sponsored). DO1 focused on the integration of powertrain, energy storage, seating concept, and infotainment elements in one vehicle [9]. A baseline vehicle was converted into a range-extended, plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle with a unique seat attachment

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Design Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Lobna El Gammal, Institute For Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto; Jennie Phillips MA, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto

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dynamics.AcknowledgmentsFunding for this research was provided by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, theDorothy and William Palm Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology,and the University of Toronto Open Fellowship Fund. The opinions, findings, conclusions andrecommendations expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.References1 J. D. Bronzino, D.J. Ahlgren, C-L. Chung, J. D. Mertens, and J. L. Palladino. "Design and Teamwork: A Must for Freshmen." IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 184-188, 1994.2 L. Morell de Ramirez, J. I. Velez-Arocho, J. L. Zayas-Castro and M. A. Torres, "Developing and Assessing Teamwork Skills

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Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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department such as machining practices, senior design, and thermodynamics. Dan’s areas of interest are related to thermal fluid design, internal combustion engines, and energy conversion. Prior to his current position at UNC-Charlotte, Dan worked for Mercury Marine in Fond du lac, Wisconsin developing 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines and propulsion systems. After completing his graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dan spent two years working as a research engineer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the UW-Madison focusing on cryogenic and thermal fluid systems.Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Frank Skinner is currently the director of

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Giselle Guanes Melgarejo, Ohio State University; Genevieve Thanh; Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University

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Paper ID #25640Engineering Students’ Beliefs about Decision Making in Capstone Design: ARevised Framework for Types of Informal ReasoningGiselle Guanes, Ohio State University Giselle is a graduate student and research associate at The Ohio State University in the Department of Engineering Education, where she is part of the Beliefs in Engineering Research Group (BERG). She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University. Her experience teaching first- year engineering students at her previous university ignited her interest in doing research in the field of engineering education. Her current

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Kathy Schmidt; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin

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2006-980: DESIGN FOR FRONTIER CONTEXTS: CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTOF A NEW DESIGN METHODOLOGY WITH HUMANITARIAN APPLICATIONSMatthew Green, LeTourneau University MATTHEW G. GREEN is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at LeTourneau University, Longview. His objective is to practice and promote engineering as a serving profession, with special recognition of opportunities to improve the quality of life in developing countries. Topics include the design of affordable transportation, training engineers to design for marginalized populations, needs assessment in frontier design environments, assistive devices for persons with disabilities, and remote power generation. Contact: MatthewGreen

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Student Empathy and Human-Centered Design

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benedikt von Unold, Stanford University; Annette Isabel Böhmer, Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory; Nicolas Ledl, Stanford University; Udo Lindemann, Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design; George Toye, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school

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Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Victoria Bill, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Anne-Laure Fayard, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

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learningsemerged from the analysis: 1. Increased operational burden, complexity, and bureaucracy 2. New roles for managers 3. Continuity of staff training and the importance of informal, in-situ learning 4. Innovations in training, programming, and servicesThese are discussed and highlighted in the cases below.BackgroundAcademic makerspace use has become embedded in many design courses acrossengineering schools, from first-year cornerstone, through new and innovative experientialprograms, to senior design and graduate study. These spaces have served as a vehicle forcurricular reform, encouraging engineering faculty and departments to require or embedmore hands-on experiential learning. This usage can take many forms, with some

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Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Ronan Dunbar, University of Limerick

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third level education systems as the cohortthat is being analysed throughout the methodology are undertaking a concurrent teachereducation program at the University of Limerick to equip them to teach the technologysubjects at second level.Fostering “New Skills” in Technology EducationTechnology Education is recognised as a fundamental discipline within the IrishEducation System. The strength of Technology Education and the quality of thestudents graduating from courses of study in the third level institutes in the country isoften seen as one of the main reasons for Ireland’s previous economic success. Therecent implementation of two new syllabi at Senior Cycle (pre third level) shows howthe importance of the subject area is still valued. Design

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Scott Johnson, University of Illinois

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education and human resource development for over 30 years as high school industrial arts instructor, a training consultant to industry, and as a teacher educator at the university level. His research and consulting activities address ways to improve the quality of technical instruction. Dr. Johnson specializes in instructional design, instructional methods, and online learning. He is a primary developer of HRE Online, a web-based system that supports the delivery of the department's online graduate program. He is also the Research Director for the 33 National Center for Engineering and Technology Education and co-director of the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education. The focus of

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Design Tools and Skill Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annie Abell, Ohio State University; Kelly DeVore, Columbus College of Art and Design

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Paper ID #18607Embracing Ambiguity: A Framework for Promoting Iterative Design Think-ing Approaches in Engineering and Design CurriculaAnnie Abell, Ohio State University Annie Abell is an Assistant Professor of Practice at The Ohio State University in the Department of Me- chanical & Aerospace Engineering. Abell received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University and a MFA in Design Research & Development from The Ohio State University with an em- phasis on Industrial Design. She teaches project-based, product design courses to senior-level and gradu- ate engineering students, as well as an

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Maker Spaces within the University

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meredith Frances Penney, James Madison University; James Deverell Watkins; Bryan Levy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Wendy C Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos; Shaunna Fultz Smith, Texas State University, San Marcos

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in the research to demonstrate different key characteristics such as operationalmodel or location. In this way, the ethnographers will be able to get a more complete view of theoptions for maker spaces and be able to observe the impacts that each system presents to itsusers. This will allow for a more valuable assessment into the best practices associated withmaker spaces.AcknowledgementsThis work has been supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE-1432107/1431923/1431721. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views ofNational Science Foundation.References1. Barrett T, Pizzico M, Levy BD, et al. A Review of

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Understanding Student Development in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University

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Paper ID #18124Incorporation of Ethics and Societal Impact Issues into Senior Capstone De-sign Courses: Results of a National SurveyDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environ- mental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the the ABET assessment coordinator for her department since 2008. Professor Bielefeldt is the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice

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Design as a Social Process: Teams and Organizations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Shari Ann Robinson, University of Florida Counseling and Wellness center

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Design Instructors and Project Mentors to Deal with Difficult Students and Problem TeamsAbstractCapstone project mentors have a responsibility to facilitate engineering student developmenttoward professional practice. Due to the open-ended nature of the design problems addressed, thefrequent use of a team-structure to complete capstone design projects, and the coupling ofindividual student grades with team outcomes, capstone instructors may be faced with differentstudent/team management challenges than their colleagues who teach traditional lecture-basedcourses. It is not uncommon for capstone design course instructors, program directors, and teammentors to get involved in resolving team conflicts, counseling team leaders in

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Capstone Design Courses II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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April M. Bryan, Western Washington University; John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University

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experiences that received alow rank were learning to make oral presentations, learning to analyze data, learning to usemanufacturing equipment, learning to integrate theory and practice, and learning to provideevidence for assertions made. Table 6 Assessment of Benefits of the Research ExperienceThe survey participants were also asked to rank order a list of technical learning outcomes. Theresults are provided in Table 7. These results indicate that the learning outcomes that were mostreflective of the students’ experiences were: (1) The design of manufacturing systems, (2) Thedeisgn of product families, (3) The impact of product design decisions on manufacturingsystems. Other responses included the impact of product design

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Lucille A. Sowko, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing; Mark Gartner, University of Pittsburgh; Brandon Joseph Barber, Sawnson School of Engineering University of PIttsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Paper ID #26291Board 31: Assessing the Impact of Embedding Nursing Students in Bio-engineering Senior Design Projects: Student Perceptions of InterprofessionalTeam Benefits and ChallengesDr. April A Dukes, University of Pittsburgh April Dukes (aprila@pitt.edu) is the Faculty and Future Faculty Program Director for the Engineering Educational Research Center (EERC) and the Institutional Co-leader for Pitt-CIRTL (Center for the Inte- gration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) at the University of Pittsburgh. April studied at Winthrop University, earning a BS degree in Chemistry and a BA degree in Psychology in 2000. She then

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rahul Rai, Virginia Tech; Asli Sahin, Virginia Tech; Ashley Studd, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

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. Through a National Science Foundation sponsored REU (ResearchExperience for Undergraduates) supplement, 6 undergraduate students were given theopportunity to work closely with a faculty, a post-doctoral researcher, and graduate students inthe realm of engineering design. This paper presents an overview of the research conducted bythe REU students in the area of engineering design, the structure of the REU program, and thestudents’ overall experience including the effects on student interest in graduate school.Research OverviewThe research projects for the undergraduate students (here after referred as REUs) are mainlyconcentrated in the areas of product family and product obsolescence. These areas representemerging fields in engineering design

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The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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intention is to progressively buildtheir repertoire of skills with each subsequent project emphasizing a newly introduced skill.Some skills included are the use of the engineering design process, effective teamwork, oral andwritten communication, using the computer as an engineering tool, and multi-componentfabrication and processes. The final comprehensive project requires the use of all of thesecritical skills for successful completion. An assessment has been performed to measure how thestudents skill usage is changing throughout their project work. Student perceptions of theimportance and/or practice of each skill were measured through questionnaires following thecompletion of each project. Therefore the progressive assessment allows for

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Design and the Capstone Experience

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachael E. Cate, Oregon State University; Donald Heer, Oregon State University

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engineeringdesign capstone courses include: ● the culture of the engineering program and of the design course [8][11][20]-[23] ● mentoring and engagement in a community of learning [8][11][13][16][18][19][21]-[23] ● professional identity development [8][11][13][16][18]-[23] ● reflection practice integration [8][10]-[11][20]-[23] ● affective awareness and professional integrity development [8][10][11][20]-[23]The prevalence of these influencers across best practice and theoretical research indicates thatthey have strong impacts on transformative teaching and learning. While they have beenseparated out because of our need to focus narrowly on each one in order to deepen ourunderstanding, they are all closely tied. For example, the culture