Conference Session

Design Teams 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware; Sara Grajeda, University of Delaware; Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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(IDEs)For this study, an Individual Design Experience (IDE) was developed to mitigate pre-existingdisparities in hands-on prototyping tasks in introductory engineering design courses. The IDEproject required students to create a child’s pull toy manufactured primarily out of wood andcomplied with ASTM toy safety standards. IDE learning objectives were: (1) to develop andexecute a manufacturing plan to create complex shapes from common stock materials, e.g., stocklumber, dowels, and rounds; (2) to identify and use common hardware like screws and springs tocreate a multi-part assembly; and (3) to confidently use hand tools and low precision powertools, e.g., power drill, band saw, and sanders. Evaluation of the IDE was consistent with

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Bryan Burrows-McElwain, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Anthony Stockus, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Design in Engineering Education

sophisticatedmodifications to solve the same problem from the previous semester. Students partakingin the engineering exercise are forced to confront concepts outside of their normal field ofexpertise in the short span of a semester and make decisions on a cost and designschedule. This particular engineering project is multidisciplinary in two ways. First, itinvolves engineering students with the aviation science program faculty who asks thatthey study a problem that they are not necessarily familiar with. Secondly, theengineering and design of the project is to investigate alternative brakes and controlsystems. Because a decision made by one student module affects the plans of the otherstudent module, the student’s are forced to develop an internal management

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Charles Cappello, York College of Pennsylvania; Takeshi Jonathan Ei, York College of Pennsylvania; Edward Miller Jr., York College of Pennsylvania; Dan Bosse, Weldon Solutions; Berne S. Edwards, Graham Packaging Company; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Gregory M. Link, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

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years of Naval service, Takeshi Jonathan Ei commenced undergraduate studies at Northamp- ton Community College in Bethlehem, Penn. He then transferred to York College of Pennsylvania and graduated with a bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering in June 2011. Ei has interests in marine systems and power generation technologies and plans to pursue a postgraduate degree and a career in the field of commercial or military shipbuilding.Mr. Edward Miller Jr., York College of Pennsylvania Edward Miller received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering in Aug. 2011 from York College of Pennsylvania. Miller is interested in power systems and renewable energy technologies. He plans to pursue a postgraduate degree, as

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Schiano, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Design in Engineering Education

additionto demonstrating project planning and management tools, these projects also provide Page 25.51.4opportunities for developing team skills. Towards the end of the semester, students in the junior-level design course prepare for the senior design project by identifying a project and forming ateam. Specific topics for the junior-level design process course include:  Project planning and management tools o Project definition, engineering requirements, idea generation, resource allocation, budgets, decision matrices and timelines  Systems engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology

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students (linking to relatedness). The assignment had two parts- a plan and an and are they willing and able to reduce those gaps for future students? implementation. Five weeks into the spring semester, members from each team used one of their - How do first-year AE students feel about teaching aspects of their group project, “Teams recurring meetings to present their plan and get instructor feedback on each tool idea. Their plans Teaching Engineering”? And can some of the reasons they like the project be traced back

Conference Session

Design Teams 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Alejandra Hormaza Mejia, University of California, Irvine; Mark E. Walter, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

presented in this paperpoint to many students describing relatively good psychological safety, to explore how studentdiversity and participation on specific teams impact the results, we further analyze andcontextualize the survey data and will conduct future research using interviews. In particular, weare interested in exploring how psychological safety and team culture are related and howminoritized students experience working on diverse teams. We plan on using these findings toimprove inclusivity on student-organized teams and to promote awareness of concerns related tostudent psychological safety among project advisors.Literature ReviewTeam formation and function has been studied in engineering classrooms for decades [3–5].Some research also

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Ray Hadley, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

-level students.Teamwork is an important skill to teach to engineers, especially to facilitate appropriate designs[17-19]. However, many intervention activities are limited [20], inappropriate for a specificsetting [21-24], or require a large amount of financial resources or faculty time [25-27]. In thestudy on Pandemic, intellectual diversity, goal setting, task planning, equal contribution,communication, group decision making, and team cohesion were identified as important skills[11, 12]. These will be defined in a later section along with other teamwork skill we believecould be addressed through games.While the team is very familiar with a number of commercial board games, we decided to gather“expert” opinion on which games would be best to

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy; Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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Design in Engineering Education

effectively as a member of a team to solve a technological problem. 8. Plan the implementation of an engineering solution. 9. Communicate an engineered solution to both technical and non-technical audiences. 10. Assess the effectiveness of an engineered solution. Demonstrate basic-level technical proficiency in an engineering discipline. 11. Demonstrate basic level technical proficiency in an engineering discipline. 12. Learn new concepts in engineering and new technologies without the aid of formal instruction.In recognition of the potential obstacles to learning posed by the disparity between courseobjectives and students’ perceived abilities and academic interests, ME450 was deliberatelydesigned to provide instructors with

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Blanco, California Institute of Technology; Kenneth Pickar, California Institute of Technology; Luz Marina Delgado, GEMA; Oscar Arce, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Jeff Kranski, California Institute of Technology; Francoise Herrera, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Charles MacVean, Universidad Rafael Landivar

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launching newbusinesses, with an emphasis on creating a viable business plan to teach basic skills in marketresearch, accounting, customer service, human resource allocation, sales promotion andmarketing.2.0 “Proxy Engineering” (Fall 2005)We began the process by developing methodologies to harness the ingenuity of US students todesign products for a developing nation. For E105 2005 class, the chosen nation was Guatemala.One goal is to harness this creative effort in a reproducible way. Although the core curriculumemphasis was on learning the Product Design process, additional benefits for the education ofthese students include the teaching of: • Social awareness • Social responsibility • Maintaining an open

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frank Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

plan a strategy for developing anddelivering the instruction. The instructional designer develops learning objectives, assessmentmeasures, exercises, and content, in addition to specifying instructional content, processes, andresources. The creation of the learning materials is completed in the Development phase. Thiswill include instructional plans and lesson materials, all media used in the instruction, and allsupporting documentation.The Implementation phase refers to the effective and efficient delivery of the instruction and theachievement of the learning objectives. During the Evaluation phase, the effectiveness of thematerials is reviewed to determine the adequacy of the instruction. The Evaluation, which maybe summative or formative

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Young, University of Wyoming; April Heaney, University of Wyoming; James Kladianos, Wyoming Department of Transportation

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-629: ASSESSING WRITING IN A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNEXPERIENCE COURSERhonda Young, University of Wyoming Rhonda Young is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Young received her doctorate in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington in 2002. Prior to a career in academics she worked for 11 years as a consultant in the transportation field. Her research interests are in transportation planning and intelligent transportation systems. Dr. Young teaches a wide variety of courses in the transportation field including the Comprehensive Design Experience course.April Heaney, University of Wyoming April Heaney

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

thirdtype of entry, students related course topics to their own industrial experiences or to their futurecareer plans and identified which topics would be most useful to them and why. (4) In a fourthcategory, students discussed their projects, either to make connections with course topics or todiscuss teamwork and leadership styles. Table 1. Four categories of journal entries received. 1) Direct answers to reflection questions – applying course topics to product design scenarios. 2) Recounting in-class activities and resulting changes in design perspective. 3) Relationship (and relevance) of course topics to industry experience or career plans. 4) Relationship of reverse engineering projects to course topics.Regardless of the

Conference Session

Maker Spaces in Design Education

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Xinyu Liu, Lamar University; Xuejun Fan, Lamar University; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Xianchang Li, Lamar University; Dorothy Sisk, Lamar University

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Design in Engineering Education

the Master Teacher was to aidother teachers in course module development and assessment, to host Brown Bag Seminar, andto co-organize one-day teacher conference. The teacher recruitment was more challenging than we anticipated. We planned to recruit12 teachers but was only able to accept 8 among those who met the criteria. We have preparedthe RET 3-fold flyers and setup a dedicated website for the RET program. The PI gave apresentation on the RET site program in the Area 5 Mini-CAST conference hosted by ScienceTeachers Association of Texas for Texas Region 5, where LU is located as the only four-yearuniversity. Even though some teachers expressed their interests, many did not apply even afterthe PI followed up with invitation emails

Conference Session

Maker Spaces within the University

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Institute of Product Development, Technical University of Munich; Julian Weinmann, Munich University of Technology; Udo Lindemann, Technical University of Munich

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. Students 1. Students 1. Students 1. Students 1. Students 2. University 2. University 2. University affiliates affiliates affiliates 3. Outsiders Equipment Advanced Moderate Moderate Basic Advanced IP Depends Depends Depends No No Classes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Organizing Yes No Yes No Yes events Plans to Yes No

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College; Sophia L Poulos, Smith College; R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida

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. In 2003, he helped create the Integrated Technology Ventures (ITV) program and serves as Chair of the ITV Board of Directors. The ITV program exposes students to the realities of technology start-up companies while assisting UF researchers in commercializing their technological innovations. Virtual companies comprised of engineering, business, and law 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, Dr. Stanfill spent ten years with United Technologies where he designed fighter air- craft gas turbine hardware

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University

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Design in Engineering Education

achieve their individual and collective goals.Professional Roles Holistic Professional BehaviorsSelf-Grower Motivated for lifelong success, the engineer plans, self-assesses, and achieves necessary personal growth in knowledge, skills, and attitudes.Achiever When given an assignment, the engineer demonstrates initiative, focus, and flexibility to deliver quality results in a timely manner.Practitioner Driven by personal and professional values, the engineer demonstrates integrity and responsibility in engineering practice and contributes engineering perspectives in addressing societal issues

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

thing.Some students learned to be good leaders, some learned to be good workers and trouble shootersand some learned that sometimes even when you don’t give it your all, you do get by (albeit witha lower grade. Some of the personnel problems grew from this hands off approach and somewould have developed in anycase. At the same time, earlier interventions and a closer watch onall design groups and individuals could have prevented some of the personnel managementchallenges.Clearly a smaller team is easier to deal with. It is also easier to keep ones hand on the pulse ofthe smaller group. This year and in future years, the plan is to keep the team size to twenty-fiveor less. The team is working much more cohesively this year as a result of the smaller

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

-hour meeting of his/her team in theEPICS laboratory. During this laboratory time the team members will take care ofadministrative matters, do project planning and tracking, and work on their project. All studentsalso attend a common one-hour lecture each week. A majority of the lectures are by guestexperts, and have covered a wide range of topics related to engineering design, communication,and community service. The long-term nature of the program has required some innovation inthe lecture series since students may be involved in the program for several semesters. This hasbeen addressed by rotating the lecture topics on a cycle of two to three years and by creatingspecialized lecture supplements called skill sessions that students can

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University; David B. Rank, Root Cause Consortium, LLC

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Design in Engineering Education

, Development,Production, Installation, and Servicing, requires a company’s product design and developmentprocess to include specific components.1 These include design and development planning, designinput, design output, design review, design verification and validation, and design transfer. Themore our students become familiar with each of these components, the better prepared they willbe for careers in industry. Ideally, capstone design projects would involve each of thesecomponents. In situations where this is not feasible, lectures regarding the details of each designcontrol component can be included in the capstone course.A recent survey of capstone design instructors indicates that the duration of capstone designcourses varies in length.2 As a

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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2007 and administered by the departments of Computer Science, Electrical andComputer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. As of the fall of 2008, the program is thefourth largest engineering program (among 11) at the institution in terms of freshmen enrollment.The B.S. program produced its first graduates in May 2009 and it is planned to seek ABET-EACaccreditation under general engineering criteria in the 2010-2011 academic year.The RBE program objectives are to educate men and women to: ≠ Have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering. ≠ Apply these abstract concepts and practical skills to design and construct robots and

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claude M. Hargrove, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 22.990.3deliverables throughout the two-semester course. A leader, the "Principal Engineer", is identifiedfor each team to update all project documentation. During the first semester the design of theproject should be completed and it should be described in the following documents: 1. Requirements and Capabilities 2. Planning (Work Breakdown Structure, and schedule for work events and financial project plan) 3. Mid semester status report with a power point presentation of a conceptual design (as described in paper2 ) 4. Poster Presentation (should display the full design of the project and possible future implementation) 5. A complete design reportEach member of the team maintains an engineering

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Gabriel Davila, University of Texas, El Paso; Jorge Garza-Ulloa, University of Texas, El Paso; Pablo Rangel, University of Texas, El Paso; Julio Adrian Torres

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offunctionality and the combination of different components, but also it is the design plan,integration and production process. The added value of the disciplines produces a synergeticeffect that allows innovative functionality and the control of complex systems. Mechatronicsemphasize the importance of improving the quality in the communication between differentdisciplines even before the project starts. However, one of the most important issues in themechatronic processes the implement of this concurrency. The authors believe that there is aneed in mechatronics for a systems design strategy.2 Background2.1 MechatronicsAs mentioned before, mechatronics is the multidisciplinary field that synergistically integratesmechanical engineering, electrical and

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering

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Design in Engineering Education

involved strategic planning, international cooperation, cross-directorate coordination, architecture analysis, and exploration control boards. Guerra also spent three years at the Goddard Space Flight Center as Program Integration Manager for future high-energy astrophysics missions, particularly the James Webb Space Telescope. She began her career at the Johnson Space Center working for Eagle Engineering and SAIC, focused on con- ceptual design of advanced spacecraft for human missions to the moon and Mars. Guerra earned a B.S in aerospace engineering and a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame. She received a master’s of science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.Dr. David

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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research is relevant to engineering instructors/researchers who wantto develop students‟ ability to deal with complex design challenges and efficientlydecompose, analyze and translate the problem statements into meaningful functionalspecifications, stakeholder requirements and a plan of action.IntroductionDeveloping problem solving skills is essential to engineering students and engineers. InABET EC 2000 [2], outcome 3e states that engineering students must “have an ability toidentify, formulate and solve engineering problems”. Furthermore, flexible thinking andlifelong learning require engineering students to adaptively construct knowledge [3] basedon information about a context presented to them. Therefore, identifying students‟ initialproblem

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Carlos Pomalaza-Raez, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Edwin Chobot, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Daniel B. Newby, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Renee Kathleen Chandler, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, The Johns Hopkins University

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Design in Engineering Education

user interface (GUI) that allows the user to view the energy usage in real- time and track past power usage.Detailed Component DesignIn the following paragraphs, we give the detailed design of the major components in themeasurement nodes and the central server module.AC-to-DC Power SupplyIn our design, each measurement node will be plugged into a standard NEMA 5-15 electricaloutlet. The AC device will then be plugged into the measurement node. The circuitry used tomeasure the power will need to be powered by DC voltage. This may include several differentDC voltage levels, such as 3.3V and 5.0V. The plan for our design is to tap the AC power andconvert it the DC power required by the measurement node’s internal circuitry

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Kim, University of San Diego; Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

≠ Constructing electronic circuits and verifying performance characteristics experimentally. ≠ Writing a PCB test plan with verification test procedures.III. Schematic CaptureThe goal of the laboratory experience was to design a PCB for a simplified discrete transistorversion of the 741 operational amplifier. The design chosen is shown in Figure 1. The designalso allowed exploration of the operation of the different segments of the operational amplifierdesign. Figure 1. 741 Operational Amplifier Equivalent CircuitWhile the schematic is complete, capturing the schematic requires that: ≠ Component geometries must be included in the captured schematic to allow seamless interface to the PCB layout software ≠ Inputs to and

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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James Righter, The Citadel; David S. Greenburg, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel

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Design in Engineering Education

Hydrodynamics, Turbulence, and Experimental Methods. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in the Late Stages of Capstone DesignAbstractQuality Function Deployment (QFD) is widely used to clearly define customer requirements andconvert them into detailed engineering specifications and plans to fulfill those requirements inthe design process both in industry and in academia. It allows for prioritization of the tasksassociated with achieving a solution in an analytical and systematic way by developing metricsfor the specifications of the solution. Employing QFD also creates a record of why

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College; Ryan Michael Chapman, Dartmouth College

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Design in Engineering Education

, students in thesections that were taught remotely (all but Spring 2019) reported greater increases in confidencethan those in the in-person section (Spring 2019). All students in the remote sections wererequired to build and share individual prototypes using a kit of supplies that they received,whereas in the in-person section students built prototypes as a team. We plan to continue torequire every student to build at least one prototype on their own in future in-person sections ofthe course. Pre 3.831 (=1.99) Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Fall '20 Post

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Design Across the Curriculum 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Susan Garver Stirrup, University of Colorado Denver

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Design in Engineering Education

Spring 2020, thiscourse had a lively in-person format. In the transition to remote learning necessitated by thepandemic starting in Spring 2020, the instructor was able to convert the course more deliberatelyfor a Fall 2020 delivery. Now the course is offered in a fully online, synchronous fashion. Herewe discuss both student reaction to the course over time as the design process became moreexplicitly scaffolded and future plans for studying the incorporation of design across thecurriculum.IntroductionThis work-in-progress paper shares the redesign of a chemistry-for-engineers course to includemore opportunities for learning the design process.Engineers grapple with ill-structured problems that have multiple solutions [1]. Therefore,providing

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

utilizes a two-semester capstone course in senior design project. The intent isfor students to utilize competencies developed in the first three years of the curriculum in thesolution of a real-world design problem. The fall semester is predominantly spent in designactivities, while the spring encompasses prototype building and testing. Projects may come fromlocal industry, may be competition based, or may come from other sources.During the fall semester, weekly lectures are given that cover many aspects of the designprocess. Selected topics include specifications definition, conceptual design, decision making,project planning, cost estimating, budgets, documentation and formal reports. Students arerequired to give three oral presentations during