Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Dekker, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida

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to compare the content of Capstone Design courses atdifferent colleges, or used by the instructor to develop and improve an existing course.Other Activities and Lectures:This listing is slightly different from the first one because some of these are student activities,while others are course lectures that are given to introduce the student to new topics or toreinforce and expand on topics. Other Activities: 1. Ethics 2. 3-D CAD Program: Pro-Engineer, Solidworks, or Catia 3. Teamwork Skills Lectures: 4. Resumes and Interviewing 5. Entrepreneurship 6. Patents and Licensing 7. Professionalism 8. Tolerances and Dimensions 9. Design for Safety 10

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Pappas; Ronald Kander, James Madison University

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, management skills, gender issues, and professional ethics. Since 1975, Dr. Pappas has consulted on a wide variety of topics including management skills, technical and scientific writing, public speaking, interpersonal communications, sexual harassment prevention, employee relations, creative thinking, diversity, and conflict negotiation. Address: Department of Integrated Science and Technology ISAT 117 / MSC 4102 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22807 PappasEC@jmu.edu 540-568-1694Ronald Kander, James Madison University Professor Kander is Director of the School of Engineering at James Madison University (JMU) where he teaches and does research in the area of polymer

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Dekker, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

: An occupational science perspective” by Cail Carin-Levy & Derek Jones, Queen Margaret University College“Ethics”8. Ethics Case 1: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster (Texas A&M)9. Ethics Case 2: Choose different ethical dilemmas from the website: http://ethics.tamu.edu/pritchar/an-intro.htm“Teamwork”10. Team Performance Evaluation (Varney3)11. Team Performance Evaluation (Parker4)12. Final Team Performance“Presentation”13. Presentation Critique (View the DVD, and write a one-page critique.)Pro-Engineer:During the semester, the students have nine weeks of instruction in Pro-Engineer. They have nothad any instruction in a CAD program except AutoCad when they were freshmen, so it is helpfulwhen they interview for a job to

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Property, Technical Communications, WritingSpecifications, Engineering Ethics, Engineering Economics, Codes and Standards, theDesign Process, and Sustainability) which results in nine individual homeworkassignments (about one sixth of the grade) and two exams (about one third of the grade).Detailed descriptions of the projects and assignments for the sophomore design courseand their assessment in Fall 2007 will now be presented along with results from studentsurveys in the course.Assignments for the Sophomore Design CourseIn the fall 2007, 70 students enrolled in the sophomore design course, MECE 2361. Bythe time teams were self-selected for the team project during the fourth week, twostudents had dropped. The remaining 68 students completed the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford

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Design in Engineering Education

is integrated with a course on Ethics in theProfession; (iii) Creation of a new junior year design course integrated with courses inbiomedical, civil, computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering; and (iv) Partnership withindustry in the creation of real-life engineering projects for senior capstone design course.This paper presents how the sophomore design course has evolved and the changes that werebrought about based on faculty and informal student feedback.Design Throughout the Engineering CurriculumConsistent with most engineering programs, the curriculum at the University of Hartfordincludes a freshman engineering and senior capstone design course. Because of the relativelysmall size of the engineering program with about 100

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Masten, McMaster University; Robert Fleisig, McMaster University

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Design in Engineering Education

Students in Engineering Design through Engineers Without Borders ProjectsAbstractIt is important that first year engineering students learn that the engineering design processinvolves more than mathematics and physics. To accomplish this, students choose designprojects from a variety of disciplines, developed with Engineers Without Borders (Canada) andsituated in either a developing country or a remote area of Canada. All projects required, not onlya technical solution, but also consideration of ethics, health and safety, economics, and impact onthe community. Among the design projects were a rain-water harvesting system and ceramicwater filter for villagers in Cambodia and a press for extracting oil and producing biodiesel

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Samir Hefzy, The University of Toledo; Mehdi Pourazady, The University of Toledo; Abdollah Aliakbarkhan Afjeh, The University of Toledo

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problems relevant to industry. Oral and written communications with participating companies, as well as teamwork, are stressed. Other topics include patents, product liability, safety, ethics, and design for manufacturing.”Class meetings, participation, and role of Course Director and Project Technical Advisor:One faculty member serves as Course Director and is in charge of all administrative aspects ofthe course, including identifying the projects to be conducted by the students. Each group issupervised by a Faculty Advisor (Project Technical Advisor) and a Client Advisor. The ProjectTechnical Advisor and the Client Advisor meet with their groups on a weekly basis.Activities during the class meetings may typically include

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens; David Burnette, Ohio University

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Design in Engineering Education

for measuring many outcomes and areconducive to evaluating professional skills7.” They also claim that "a performance appraisal issuitable for measuring such behaviorally based skills as evaluating an ethical dilemma orworking on teams7."Assessing communication, teamwork and ethics within a senior capstone is becoming fairlycommon, but there is still much confusion reported regarding the overall professional skillsoutcomes and how to assess them8. Although academia and industry have both pointed out theshortcomings in the old criteria, there has been little reported evidence as to what skills studentsthemselves value or believe to be of value in industry. A survey conducted by Penn StateUniversity was undertaken which polled recent graduates

Conference Session

Multinational and International Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Norton, LeTourneau University; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer

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the University of Kansas Medical Center. His professional interests include bioinstrumentation, digital signal processing, and engineering ethics. Email: paulleiffer@letu.edu. Page 13.923.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Need Definition for International Humanitarian Design Projects: a Contextual Needs Assessment Case Study for Remote PowerAbstractA student team designed, prototyped, and tested a system with the end goal of providing2.5kW-hr/day of electrical power in remote areas, captured from a river with no dams orsignificant potential energy change. The project was sponsored by two

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Callaway, CH2M HILL; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

.”Furthermore, the Code of Ethics includes Guidelines to Practice under the Fundamental Canonsof Ethics2, four of which directly address sustainability. • Engineers whose professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where…the principles of sustainable development [are] ignored, shall inform their clients or employers of the possible consequences. • Engineers should seek opportunities to be of constructive service in civic affairs and work for…the protection of the environment through the practice of sustainable development. • Engineers should be committed to improving the environment by adherence to the principles of sustainable development so as to enhance the

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

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Design in Engineering Education

to a full year. This will allow additional topics such as engineering ethics, leadershipand career development to be added to the content portion of the course. It will also allowstudents greater time for both the design and the construction process. Both elements arecurrently compressed in the 20 week schedule. It is anticipated that at 10 weeks the students willhave a preliminary design review with the critical design review occurring mid-way through thesecond quarter.LogisticsFaculty OrganizationFor each offering of Senior Design Project, one faculty member is assigned the courseorganization task. They are responsible for finding the projects, organizing the students intoteams, giving the weekly lecture and organizing the participating

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 13.1020.5Constructivism and Engineering EducationA second viewpoint that can foster meaningful responses to the ongoing challenges raised earlieris a willingness to consider professional engineering as a value-driven and value-laden activity:a local manifestation of accepted personal, professional, and cultural ideals. In this sense, valuesshould not be confused with morals or ethics in relation to standards of right and wrong. Theterm ‘values’ is invoked here as the underlying logic or normation expressed in the engineeringdesign choices made between ‘all things considered’. Viewing engineering as a value-drivenactivity opens up a place for subjectivity in what is traditionally thought to be an objectiveendeavour.Framed in this way

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University; Innocent Afuh, Texas Tech University; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education

Libraries(ACRL) a division of the American Libraries Association, IL is not only closely tied to course-integrated instruction but extends beyond the coordination between the reference librarian andindividual faculty member to students demonstrating competencies in formulating researchquestions and their ability to use information as well as an understanding of ethical and legalissues surrounding information. Achieving this lofty goal requires a culture of collaboration(faculty-librarian-administration) and focuses on active student learning. The need for suchblended students becomes more critical because of demand from industry for broadly qualifiedgraduates/engineers and this can be achieved through collaboration to create an atmospherewhere

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tongele Tongele, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Design in Engineering Education

through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience basedon the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier coursework and incorporating engineeringstandards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic;environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; andpolitical.”1 In the new ABET criteria for accrediting engineering programs during the 2008-2009accreditation cycle, it is under criterion 5, explicitly titled “Curriculum”, that the requirement forusing engineering standards is placed - in these terms: “Students must be prepared forengineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on theknowledge and skills acquired in

Conference Session

Multinational and International Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

environments; Page 13.573.4 Develop viable, marketable products that address sustainable development needs; Gain knowledge and skills in product realization and project management, including the ability to transfer a work in progress to other team members of engineering/business students; Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context and achieve insight into professional and ethical responsibilities.The overall E-teams’ assignment was to develop a sustainable product from concept to prototypeto business plan. In doing this, students learned about needs

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Graham Thomas, Texas Southern University; Esther Thomas, Texas Southern University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Educational Review.[6] Meyers, C. (1986). Teaching Students to Think Critically: A Guide for Faculty in all Disciplines. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.[7] Perry, T. S. (2006, September). Can One Man Make Engineering Cool through Rap Music? IEEE Spectrum, Vol. 43, No. 9, pp.57-59.[8] Richard, L. G., (2004). Using Case Studies to Teach Engineering Design and Ethics. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.[9] Sandhu, J.A., Bamberg, E., Hong, J., & Boyce, M. C. (2002). Active Engagement Pedagogy for an Introductory Solid Mechanics Course. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Annual Conference & Exposition.[10

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Wesner, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael Bigrigg, Carnegie Mellon University

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Design in Engineering Education

agencies, non-profits, or university units. Pastprojects have been provided by such diverse sponsors as Eaton Cutler Hammer, Medrad, MineSafety Appliances, Westinghouse Electric, the American Respiratory Alliance, the U.S. FederalAviation Administration, the Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center, the CarnegieMellon Architecture Dept., and an individual alumnus who wanted to create a restaurant offeringthe “perfect Southern Barbecue”. The design tasks have ranged from devising a means for moreeasily giving injections to medical patients to simplifying the design of a unique computer gameconsole.As they work on their projects, student team members learn and then put into practice Teaming,Project Management, Product Realization, Ethics, and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica Jovanovic, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mileta Tomovic, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

as missing in colleges that are part ofthis project:C.1. Ability to apply mathematical and natural science principles into the product design process;C.2. Ability to apply fundamental engineering principles for effective solution of practical problems in the product realization process;C.3. Ability to analyze and develop intelligent electromechanical systems;C.4. Application relevant technology tools within the product realization environment;C.5. Development of awareness of the professional and ethical responsibilities for sustainable design, in order to ascertain the impacts of the engineering solution on the global society and environment;C.6. Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary collaborative product

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

. To integrate critical and systematic approaches in design analysis and innovative methods in product development; to understand business considerations needed to produce products with superior quality. 2. To develop the ability to employ state-of-the-art technology in product and process development. 3. To develop skills to support product realization, including communications, technical writing, and customer needs analysis. 4. To learn independently and continuously as a lifelong learner, and to work effectively in a global team environment. 5. To develop awareness of professional ethics and social responsibilities to develop methods necessary to achieve quality.2. The Current Stage of the ProjectThe

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

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Design in Engineering Education

, consistency, ethical, and professional demeanor in engineering practice and relationships b. Embraces and employs appropriate professional codes, standards, and regulations c. Engages with engineering professionals and organizations to support excellence in engineering practice d. Demonstrates citizenship through service to society on local, national and/or global scales e. Brings responsible engineering perspectives to global and societal issuesCreating an engineering capstone courseCreating a program or a course starts with a vision. In this vision, the program or the course

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

3. Note thatTeamwork is explicitly stated in objectives 2.3 and 2.4, but also implicitly in other learningobjectives dealing with communication and relationships, for example. Teamwork is weighted as30% of the final grade. The teamwork weighting has sufficient influence to “fail” a student foroutright non-performance. Table 3. Sr. Design Project learning objectives. 1. Design a component, system and or process: 1.1. identify customer requirements & engineering characteristics 1.2. recognize & articulate design constraints, 1.3. identify relevant issues with respect to patents, legal liability, safety, and ethics, 1.4. develop engineering design specifications, 1.5. generate

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Chang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jessica Townsend, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

these users from harm is an ethical requirement and responsibilityof any college. We did not have the sufficient infrastructure in place to perform human subjectsreview of the work related to the capstone. In many cases, it was suggested that students followthe human subjects practices and requirements of their sponsoring company. However,sometimes the internal corporate review committees did not move at the pace necessary to beuseful for a student team with a short time budget, and sometimes corporations had no internalreview boards to leverage. Having a more program-wide solution to this need would be botheducational and practical.Reflections on Year OneAs the faculty looked back over the first year of SCOPE, it became clear that Olin

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

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Design in Engineering Education

of leadership Learn the 11. Realistic constraints (including DFX, Conceptual economic factors, etc.) Design 12. Development of related communication skills Process 13. Production of required documentation 14. Ability to do whole-brain thinkingMeet Project 15. Ability to apply the creative problem solving Sponsor process to a conceptual design problemRequirements 16. Ability to apply engineering analysis in complex open-ended problems 17. Use of quality tools (QFD, FMEA, robust engineering, etc.) 18. Engineering ethics, intellectual property, other just-in-time topics depending on project needs 19

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Nicholas Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Robert Johnson, Oral Roberts University; James Wanjiku, Oral Roberts University

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Design in Engineering Education