Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rainer Seidel, The University of Auckland; Linda Haemmerle, Plume Ltd.; Chris Chambers, CPC Consulting Ltd.

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Design in Engineering Education

industrial product development tasks. The courses were organized and delivered incooperation with staff from business and creative arts faculties, local manufacturers, andexternal engineering and design professionals. Many positive comments were received fromstudents coming from engineering, business and the creative arts faculties. As knowledgefrom the different areas was gained, students were able to appreciate different viewpointsfrom fellow students of different academic backgrounds. Plans for the 2007 academic yearcover a multi-disciplinary, inter-faculty design course in each semester. Additionally, designinternships for senior students have been organized to foster industry/academic collaboration,to expose students directly to design in a

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cesar Luongo, Florida A&M-Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M-Florida State University; James Sturges, Lockheed Martin; David Bogle, Lockheed Martin

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Design in Engineering Education

the actual hardware built bythe teams. During the review session, external sponsors and MEAC members are invited toserve as panel judges and give feedback not only to the student teams about their projects, butalso to the department on any strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum as observed by themfrom the capstone design review. The capstone open house is followed by a two-day MEACsemi-annual meeting where the feedback from industry is further discussed and plans are drawnto integrate into the capstone course and the curriculum in general. This tightly interwovenrelationship between the capstone course, curriculum evaluation, and MEAC participation hasserved the department well in many fronts: continuous improvement of the capstone course

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

project can be described as designing a portable robotic workcell for industry to showcasestate-of-the-art equipment and technologies in robotics. The industrial sponsor for this project isApplied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) located in Orion, Michigan. AMT plans to use theworkcell for demonstrating current robotics technology in tradeshows, industrial open housesand/or robotics conferences. In addition, the workcell is to be used as a platform to providetraining to engineers working in robotics industry on robot programming, machine vision andsystems integration. The small size, flexible design and durability make the workcell appealingto many other applications in robotics engineering.An engineering senior project design team composed of

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Joe Marriott, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Landis, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

. During the course, students will interact with two different local partners where theylearn about the organization and discuss potential DfE challenges with the partner through a fieldtrip to the partners’ facilities and a lab experience developed with the partner. The field trip willbe utilized to introduce students to the organization and to brainstorm potential projects with theorganization.Multidisciplinary E-Teams will be assembled (approximately 3 to 4 students per team) from theclass members; the E-Teams will be challenged to identify a sustainability-related problem withone of the industry/organization partners and to propose a DfE solution that is both practical andsustainable. Throughout the semester, the teams will develop a plan and

Conference Session

Capstone Design Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xiuhua April Si, California Baptist University; Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University; Jinxiang Xi, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Design in Engineering Education

mechanics and aerodynamicsexperimental tests. Wind tunnels are commercially available but can be expensive for smallengineering programs. Considering its fairly simple structure, it can be an attractive designproject for senior undergraduate engineering students. It provides sufficient technical challengesand ample enlightening opportunities to allow students to apply their knowledge in fluids,materials and manufacturing, CAD/CAM, and economics. With this consideration, the college ofengineering decided to design and manufacture a subsonic wind tunnel. It was planned as seniorcapstone design project that spanned three consecutive years. The first-year team finished thedesign based on the constraints of budget, space, power supply, and specific

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Brian Eickhoff, Sentera, LLC; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Liang Zhan, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Robert M. Nelson, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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in their final academicyear. The multi-disciplinary course includes students from computer engineering, manufacturingengineering, mechanical engineering, plastics engineering, and engineering and technologyprograms. The elements of the system design process are emphasized in the capstone class.Students have the opportunity to obtain hands-on experiences from working in a team-orientedenvironment. Essential concepts such as project planning, designing, and scheduling areemphasized throughout the team project. In addition to the invaluable, practical technicalexperience, the capstone project enables students to develop their communication skills througha visual and oral presentation before an audience of peers, faculty, and invited experts

Conference Session

Design as a Social Process: Teams and Organizations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #11301How Did We End up Together? Evaluating Success Levels of Student-formedvs. Instructor-formed Capstone TeamsDr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Dr. Smyser is an Assistant Academic Specialist and the Lab Director for the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University.Dr. B. Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly Kris Jaeger, PhD is on the full-time faculty in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engi- neering at Northeastern University teaching Simulation Modeling and Analysis, Facilities Planning, and Human-Machine Systems. She also serves as a Technical

Conference Session

Design for the Environment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dong Young Jang, Seoul National University of Technology; Heewon Lee, Seoul National University of Technology; Sitae Won, Seoul National University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

results from the capstone design education of SeoulNational University of Technology and its effects on design education in Korea.1. IntroductionMechanical system design is a process of devising parameters and working conditions thatare needed in developing and manufacturing of a planned product. Being a comprehensiveprocess in product development, it is a major factor in determining the competitiveness of aproduct. For this reason, design should not be considered as a method of imitating of pastproducts and accumulating of the data, but as a database warehouse which creativelyintegrates all major areas of manufacturing know-hows in the product developing process.Design today includes not only the functional design, but also sensitive design

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University; Gregory Olson, Northwestern University

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Design in Engineering Education

suggest in the future that [the mentor] try to focus on encouraging the teams on whatthey have accomplished instead of stressing what needs to be done in the future. That is not tosay the "plan" for quarterly progress isn’t important, but it is difficult to motivate the team whenafter many sweaty hours in the shop all they hear is what they haven’t done yet.” Page 11.321.7Similar comments were voiced by the mentors. For example, one mentor summed up his role assomeone who “needs to be caring and needs to love the field.” This comment was given in thecontext of understanding the emotional needs of students. Specifically, that the majority ofdesign

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

aboutcustomer requirements definition, engineering specifications, project planning, conceptgeneration and selection, risk assessment, problem decomposition, engineering analysis,design for manufacture, prototype development, experimental methods, and testing.Faculty members take on multiple roles of coach, consultant, referee, advisor, manager,and ultimate assessor. The use of traditional lecture is minimal. Impromptu and informalpresentations by or to students are a more frequent occurrence.The multidisciplinary aspects of a project present themselves as a natural occurrence ofthe design process. Most, if not all, real design projects are inherently multidisciplinary.Working with sponsors, faculty will configure teams based upon the

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; James Kamman, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Mohammed Elsamawal, Western Michigan University; Michael Desjardins, Western Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineeringtechnology majors – received the hydraulic bicycle design as their senior project.The project team then began the typical process of defining the project, researching necessarybackground information, articulating a plan to solve the problem, writing an official proposal,undertaking the appropriate tasks, testing, evaluating, refining, and finally, reporting findings andmaking recommendations7,8. Along the way, this industry-sponsored team, working under thespecific needs of the competition, encountered and ultimately worked through a number ofconstraints and expectations most of their classmates did not experience.Design ObjectivesThe main objective of the hydraulic bicycle project was innovative design of a safe one personbicycle that will use a

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

for the design project, and bonus points were to be awarded for thehovercraft that could glide the furthest. While rough designs exist on the internet for hovercraft,the design teams quickly realize that “the devil is in the details” and a cleverly designed sealingmethod for the skirt can make the difference between designs that work and almost identicallooking designs that don‟t. Throughout the process of design and construction, faculty membersconversed with the teams, asking them to explain their designs, and, in the case where somethingdidn‟t work as planned, helping the students to strategize about how to find the problems withtheir designs. Through this project, students gained experience in an open-ended engineeringdesign problem, as

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Steve Blair, University of Utah; Peter Rogers, Ohio State University; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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students identify market opportunities, develop business plans, and produce prototype systems. Each ITV team is led by an experienced entrepreneurial CEO and features hands-on guidance from engineering, business, and law faculty. Prior to joining UF, Stanfill spent 10 years with United Technologies where he designed gas turbine hardware for fighter aircraft, served as a key resource to the Carrier Corporation New Product Development Council Steering Committee, facilitated Design for X (DFx) workshops internationally, developed business process linkages between new product devel- opment and lean manufacturing, and developed and implemented manufacturing systems software. His interests include technology transfer

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

constantly absorb and teach others new ways of doing old or newthings, and mostly learn how to work well with others. By working with others, students: (a)obtain opportunities to experience a different domain; (b) combine knowledge and skills fromdifferent disciplines; (c) work as a team member; and (d) solve real-time research problems. Also,interdisciplinary collaboration provides students with significant personality developmentopportunities4. ABET describes that engineering programs focus on theory, and engineering graduates spendtheir time planning, while technology programs focus on application and technology graduatesspend their time making plans work5. An interdisciplinary collaboration of engineering andtechnology students on research

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Sirkin, Stanford University; Wendy G. Ju, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

historical concepts and controversies, as well as leading figures, in de-sign practice. The last two homework assignments ask students to develop and then refine/updatea final project plan, building up from details such as required materials, their cost, and the timerequired to source them, to key design challenges such as evaluating which features could be re-moved if time becomes scarce, while still presenting a viable, working music player.Design Project: Sending Students Into the World, Bringing Them BackThe final design project take the last four weeks of the ten-week term, and follows a structureddesign process that includes planning, observation, ideation, prototyping, implementation andreflection/documentation. Students typically work

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

innovative productdevelop a work plan to manage your time and resources to successfully produce a prototypeof an innovative productpresent the results of assignments and projects using written and oral communicationData sources primarily include end-of-quarter surveys, and focus groups. The surveys aredesigned to include ratings on student confidence in a variety of areas, as well as frequency ofperformance of specific tasks. Data was collected to represent our previous curriculum to use asa comparison of the current curriculum. Items of interest for this paper show that students in thenew curriculum have confidence means that are significantly higher for some course objectivesas shown in Table 2; the confidence numbers in the table are based on a

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Mo Hu, Virginia tech; Darren K. Maczka, Virginia Tech; Robin Panneton, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

activity relates to engineering design. While there isliterature describing which brain regions support particular cognitive functions, far less is knownabout how these are developed through learning and how they support design thinking. Bymeasuring hemodynamic responses during brainstorming tasks with freshmen (n=14) and senior(n=9) engineering students we find a significant difference (p<0.001) in the cognitive activationrequired to generate solutions. Freshmen engineering students show 5 times greater activation inthe dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (known to involve working memory, cognitive flexibility,planning, inhibition, and abstract reasoning) compared to seniors. While seniors show an averageof 10 times increase in activation in the

Conference Session

Maker Spaces in Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carolyn Keller, University of Wisconsin, Platteville ; Jodi F. Prosise, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

, and students; surveying student attitudes andsatisfaction with existing facilities; and tracking student use. Data were used to inform anassessment plan for the future Innovation Center.This proactive framework includes the voices and experiences of students from across theinstitution including those of diverse backgrounds and disciplines. The process has allowed us toimprove our understanding of the role of making in the future of our university and of howregular feedback and collaboration with constituent groups helps us to create a more learner-friendly and equitable space. Furthermore, this effort to collect and analyze data in preparationfor a new makerspace has been beneficial as we develop curricular and co-curricular experiencesfor

Conference Session

Design as a Social Process: Teams and Organizations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy M. Adams, University of Michigan; Mical D. DeGraaff, University of Michigan; Gail S Hohner, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

development (Figure 4). Thecorrected and coded data is analyzed against semi-anonymized demographic data in order todetermine how various identities affect the ways in which students evaluate and are evaluated bytheir peers. Teamwork Professionalism Core Performance Behaves with Integrity &Is an Effective Listener Trust Is a Fast Learner Is effective at TimeMotivates Others Management Demonstrates Creativity Is Action-Oriented &Is Friendly & Approachable Enthusiastic Has Effective Planning Skills

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; James Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Gregory Link, York College of Pennsylvania; Laura Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania; Emine Celik, York College of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Barry McFarland, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

project serves as the second of two interdisciplinary engineering designexperiences during the freshman year. It introduces aspects of computer, electrical, andmechanical engineering, including the following five primary knowledge areas: (i) machiningand fabrication; (ii) electronic circuit prototyping and programming; (iii) sensor and actuatorapplications; (iv) mechanical design; (v) project planning; and (vi) presentation skills.A project demonstration at the end of the semester determines the relative effectiveness of eachmachine based upon a number of quantitative factors, including the total time required tocomplete the overall process, the volume of water in each bottle, the number of bottlessuccessfully capped, the amount of water spilled

Conference Session

Developing the Design Skillset

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

publication, we show the useof this design task for first-year engineering students as further validation of the design task [18].The design task is attached in Appendix B. The design task provides a three paragraphdescription of the scenario, including the dilemma of whether to provide a real steeringexperience to a child with physical or cognitive disability with adult override capability. The Page 24.690.4design task asks for a term-long plan (students at semester-based universities develop a semester-long plan; students at quarter-based universities develop a quarter-long plan) to address theproject. The design task includes a table prompting

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering to sales engineering to design engineering. He has also functioned as an engineering technology faculty for three years at Zane State College in Zanesville, Ohio, where he developed and taught courses that included CAD, solid modeling, statics, strength of materials, machine design, and statistical process control. He is currently active in curriculum development and education research focused on capstone design.Dr. Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University Professor Beverly Kris Jaeger-Helton, Ph.D. is on the full-time faculty in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University (NU) teaching Simulation Modeling & Analysis, Human-Machine Systems, Facilities Planning &

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Juliet Hurtig, Ohio Northern University

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Design in Engineering Education

professorholistically assigns a grade of ‘D’ for an oral presentation, how can one properly evaluate studentperformance such that appropriate action can be taken as part of a continuous improvementprocess? It could be that the low grade was for glaring grammatical errors, or for a flaweddesign based on a poor understanding of certain engineering concepts. If it was determined thatthe curriculum was to blame, an action plan for correcting poor grammar would be radicallydifferent that an action plan for reinforcing the pertinent engineering concepts. Furthermore, assenior design projects usually involve multiple faculty members, there is a question of fairness,as grading standards will often differ between faculty members. Simply put, the holisticapproach does

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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Design in Engineering Education

norms of practice.Professional While engaged in engineering project work, individuals recognize needs forDevelopment development of technical, interpersonal, and individual attributes, plan and achieve progress, and articulate tangible current and future value from professional development.Professional Responsibility. Professional responsibility addresses moral, legal, and ethicalaccountabilities for which one must answer. For engineers, this means that one is informed aboutand reasons through obligations to society, clients, and the profession, then appropriately appliesethical principles to responsible fulfillment of obligations. These obligations are defined bymoral and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Linda Thurman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

) and MS in Civil Engineering (1991) from the College of Engineering at MSU. Dr. Kane is currently an associate professor and Undergraduate Director in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research interests include Highway Operations, Transportation and Urban Planning, Human Factors in Transportation, Public Transportation, Traffic Engineering, and Aviation infrastructure. Dr. Kane is an Eno Fellow, and is a member of ASEE, ASCE, ITE, Sigma Xi, and Chi Epsilon.Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Page

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica Jovanovic, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mileta Tomovic, Purdue University; Richard Mark French, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

first phase of the project was related to the identification of core competencies related to thearea of Product Design and Realization. The plan of study that covers the transferability betweenAS and BS programs has been developed. The skill sets for comprehensive design in both ASand BS programs and the differential skill set required for transfer between AS and BS programswere defined as well. The collaborative tools have been tested on the following projects: HandDrill, Guitar Manufacturing and Testing, and Radio Flyer. The team is currently developing aninterdisciplinary comprehensive design program model.Currently the integrated courses that cover necessary areas related to the Product Design andRealization are being developed between

Conference Session

Design Methodology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Weicong Pan, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Edward Varnado, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Design in Engineering Education

used in data analysis. A wide range of measurement techniques are used in developing the system.Grading Criteria: Subject Area Percentage Planning and Requirements 10 % Analysis and Feasibility 10 % Design and Development by using UDL 15 % Implementation and Testing 15 % Documentation 10 % Presentation 10

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

including technical work, planning,administration, writing, leadership, attitude, and initiative.Three years ago, only teams containing electrical or mechanical engineers participated in thiscompetition. Teams with exclusively computing majors (computer scientists and/or informationtechnologists) were exempt. But the following year, after seeing the benefits, the directors of thecomputer science and information technology programs requested that all teams participate.Sprint ReviewsThree years ago we developed an “agile-waterfall” design process to better accommodate projectswith both hardware and software components (which had become the majority of our projects).We interleave the traditional “waterfall” process common to engineering disciplines

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Mike Ekoniak, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

,implement, and communicate solutions to their problems. This synthesis of skills is a criticallearning outcome of the capstone course, as it provides students with an understanding of thework they will be doing when they graduate.There are a variety resources that describe the topics covered and desired outcomes of capstonedesign courses. Surveys of capstone instructors 1-3 show that instructors teach a wide range ofsubjects, including oral communications, teamwork, project planning, and ethics, among manyother aspects of engineering design. Moreover, the Engineering Profile 4, developed using datafrom both industry practitioners and design faculty, highlights the importance of bothprofessional and technical skills, describing engineering roles

Conference Session

Design and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory K Watkins P.E., California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

Peer Project Management for Capstone Design TeamsAbstractThe mechanical and mechatronic engineering programs at California State University Chicoconclude with a robust, externally funded, two-semester capstone design experience. Students inboth majors work in interdisciplinary teams on year-long design projects sponsored by industrialpartners. Project teams are assigned a faculty advisor whose role [1] is multi-faceted, but doesnot include day-to-day project management or responsibility for project success.Design projects in industry typically have an assigned project manager (PM) with responsibilityfor overall project success as well as a lead role in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring,and controlling the project