Conference Session

Design for the Environment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McStravick, Rice University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC Powered Backpack ProjectAbstractThe human powered backpack1 was developed by four senior mechanical engineering majors atRice University. The backpack was targeted for students in rural third world countries whereelectrical power is rare or non-existent at home. The concept was to have local power foreducational devices available at the student’s home to augment classroom instruction.This project required collecting data from schools in different third world locations to establishthe need. The project was done in the students’ capstone design course and in conjunction withthe Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development5 (SEED) Foundation. The SEEDprogram provides support to schools in many of the countries where Schlumberger Ltd

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, particularly capstone courses, that has received little attention is how to characterize andchoose suitable design projects.To better understand what aspects of design projects lead to successful capstone designexperiences for students, six years of evaluation data on electrical engineering capstone designprojects at a large, public research university were reviewed. Additionally, transcripts from fouryears of a capstone design course end-of-semester “after action review” by faculty, students, andteaching assistants were reviewed. From this work several characteristics of “successful”capstone projects emerged. While a definition of success is, of course, highly dependent onprogram specific outcomes, for this study success was defined as a project that

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Reichle, Old Dominion University; Avery Bang, University of Colorado; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1875: INTERNATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS FORSENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTSScott Reichle, Old Dominion University Scott L. Reichle is an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. His prior work experience includes work within the construction industry, engineering design and approximately 10 years as an attorney handling a wide range of matters including construction law. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in New Orleans. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.Avery Bang, University of

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3439: ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT COMPLETION FOR CAP-STONE DESIGN PROJECTSMr. Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management pro- gram, and is responsible for the undergraduate M.E. capstone design program. He received his B.S., M.S. in M.E. from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive research and development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical devices with more than 15

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Terry Schumacher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

transplanted middle westerner, having spent her childhood in Norfolk, Virginia. She came to Rose-Hulman early in her teaching career and has taught a wide variety of courses over the past three decades. Pat has held a number of American Society for Engineering Education summer fellowships that have taken her to NASA-Goddard, NASA-Langley, the Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland, and NASA’s Classroom of the Future in Wheeling, WV. She was on loan to the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory from 1989 to 1995, managing a project to transition advanced instructional technologies to ten different middle schools located in five states. She is on the editorial board of three

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Taylor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Kurt Colella, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; William Simpson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

and thermal systems, aerodynamics, strength of materials, differential equations, engineering design and calculus. He has acted as faculty advisor for numerous senior design projects and directed study projects in both Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. In 2000, CAPT Colella was selected as the Coast Guard Engineer of the Year for outstanding service and contributions to his profession.William Simpson Jr., U.S. Coast Guard Academy Professor Simpson joined the faculty of the Engineering Department at the Coast Guard Academy for the second time in the fall of 2000. He has a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering form the University of Maryland, a Masters

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; William Semke, University of North Dakota; Douglas Olsen, University of North Dakota; Arnold Johnson, University of North Dakota; Ofer Beeri, University of North Dakota; George Seielstad, University of North Dakota

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Design in Engineering Education

electrical engineering at the University of North Dakota. Prof. Johnson has been an electrical engineering faculty member at the University of North Dakota since 1988, and he served as the department chairperson from 1999 through 2005. Prof. Johnson earned his B.S.E.E. at UND in 1959 and his M.S.E.E. at Iowa State University in 1962. His teaching experience varies from numerous MBA courses to a variety of engineering courses including circuits, electronics, robotics, image processing, and senior design.Douglas Olsen, University of North Dakota Doug Olsen is a Project Manager for the Center for People and the Environment at UND, where he has led the student and faculty development

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cesar Luongo, Florida A&M/Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M/Florida State University

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-717: SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – ACASE STUDY OF CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE WITH STRONG INDUSTRIALPARTICIPATIONCesar Luongo, Florida A&M/Florida State UniversityChiang Shih, Florida A&M/Florida State University Page 11.1116.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Senior Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering -- A Case Study of Capstone Experience with Strong Industrial ParticipationAbstractThe Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering adoptedan integrated curriculum in the late 90s. The curriculum features a capstone one-year seniordesign course in which students work in teams tackling

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Lane, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

world, innovative,multi-disciplinary product design and build projects. More than developingproducts, the program desires to develop business opportunities that will lead tolocal economic development. To implement these projects, the followingchallenges had to be overcome: 1. A stream of innovative product ideas had to be generated and sustained. 2. Since the products are innovative, the program had to be able to deal with the partial success of a product prototype or concept. 3. The interdisciplinary nature of product development had to be replicated in the functionally divided university setting which contained significant opposition to classes that integrated different

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Theodor Freiheit, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

. However, an open-ended design project at the heart of this course is the primary team-based experiential “vehicle” used for student learning.This course focuses on both design methodology and design application. The methodologyinvolves gaining an understanding of the product development process (PDP), the fundamentalsof project management, and aspects of design theory (e.g., design for manufacture, design for theenvironment, robust design, etc.). Currently, this material is taught in the standard format oflectures and tutorials and is assessed using quizzes.The second and larger aspect is design application, where the design methodology is applied to ateam-based, open-ended project. Assessment of this aspect of the course is primarily

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Giullian, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Jason McCammon, Brigham Young University; Brad Brooks, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

Mechanical Engineering. Page 12.809.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Hosting/Participating in Global Collaborative PACE ProjectsAbstractCertain obstacles must be overcome in order to realize the benefits of large-scale collaborationprojects. Undergraduate engineering curricula currently do not include projects of sufficientscope and diversity to introduce students to the challenges and lessons inherent to participation inglobal collaborative design projects. Engineering students today largely graduate with little orno skills or experience working on an international team. Universities need to take steps

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Design in Engineering Education

, North Carolina; and at BPM Technology in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Conrad is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is also a member of ASEE, Eta Kappa Nu, the Project Management Institute, and the IEEE Computer Society. He is the author of numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers in the areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education.Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Dan Hoch is a faculty associate in the Engineering Technology Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He teaches courses in the Mechanical Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gershenson, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Research sponsors include NSF, General Motors, Ford, Lucent Technologies, SME, and ALCOA. He has approximately 32 refereed publications and has been the PI on research projects with a total value of about $2.5 million. Page 11.698.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 How to Engineer a Winning Competition Project:Lessons Learned from the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge Page 11.698.2AbstractEngineering society competitions, such as the ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, arecommonly used as projects in capstone engineering projects. At MTU, we

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansen Lukman, Bucknell University; Steven Shooter, Bucknell University; Fabrice Alizon, Bucknell University; Asli Sahin, Virginia Tech; Robert Stone, University of Missouri-Rolla; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Timothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University; Soundar Kumara, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Professional Engineer, he also actively engages in industrial projects that involve product development or the development of product realization infrastructure. He received his BSME (1988), MSME (1990), Ph.D. (1995) from Virginia Tech. He has been a Process Engineer for Sony Music Corporation, a Faculty Fellow at NIST, and a Visiting Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.Fabrice Alizon, Bucknell University Fabrice Alizon is a post-doc at Bucknell University. His research interests include product platform design, manufacturing design and mass customization. Alizon has a MS and a PhD in industrial engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris (France). He spent five years

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Brandon Shuman, MS

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1532: A MODULAR PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH TOUNDERGRADUATE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSTeodora Rutar, Seattle University Teodora Rutar Shuman is a Paccar Associate Professor at Seattle University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Belgrade University, Yugoslavia, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. She pursues research in electro-mechanical systems for sustainable processing of microalgae. email: teodora@seattleu.eduBrandon Shuman, MS Brandon Shuman is a graduate of the UW Mechanical Engineering Baccalaureate and Masters programs. Since then he has been a medical device engineer for 15 years at Boston

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Guenther, Wright State University; Bruce Rahn, Wright State University; Mark Falknor, Wright State University; Adam Kelly, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, 2010 Real-Time Video Transmission from High Altitude Balloon: an Interdisciplinary Senior Design ProjectAbstractWith engineering students facing increasing distractions, it has become more and morechallenging to design and create attractive means to recruit and retain them. In the paper wepresent an interdisciplinary senior design project with collaboration of electrical and mechanicalengineering students which attempted to transmit real-time video from a high altitude balloonfrom 100,000 feet altitude. Through this experience, students have learned principles ofintegrated engineering technology, and sharpened their skills in cooperative learning, effectivelearning and team work. The learning outcome of this

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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Design in Engineering Education

semester of 2008, the program is the fourth largest discipline at theinstitution in terms of freshman enrollment. At the core of the curriculum are four signaturecourses called Unified Robotics I-IV. The educational objective of these courses is to introducestudents to the multidisciplinary theory and practice of robotics engineering, integrating thefields of computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. In addition totaking these and other courses, it is a requirement that all WPI undergraduates, regardless ofdiscipline, complete a senior-level project in their major field of study called Major QualifyingProject (MQP). This paper discusses the capstone design experience within the context of ournew RBE degree program

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuyi Lin, University of Missouri

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1370: LEARNING FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY RELATEDCAPSTONE PROJECTSYuyi Lin, University of Missouri Page 15.835.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Learning from Energy Conversion Related Capstone ProjectsAbstractStudents’ capstone-design projects are more and more focused on renewable energy generationand conversion due to ever-increasing energy consumption and a concern for environmentalprotection. The initial challenge arises from the first step in any design process -- how to justifyworking on energy-related topics given severe constraints on time and other resources in atypical capstone project. Since many topics and problems related to renewable energy

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

to test the abilities students have gainedover their college careers and to provide a design experience that simulates real-worldengineering. An important factor in giving students a valuable Capstone Design experience isthe selection of an appropriate project. A good project for this purpose should have appropriatetechnical rigor and allow students to focus as much as possible on engineering design rather thanon logistical activities like fundraising. Further, the work done by students in the course shouldbe assessable, both for the purposes of accreditation and for assignment of grades. Additionally,the deadlines imposed must be appropriate, and evaluation criteria need to be established.One solution for many of the project planning

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory; Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Doug Nelson, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

beengreatly reduced so that it is feasible for the two companies to sponsor HIL systems for all of theschools.Recommendations and SuggestionsThe use of HIL can be very useful in research situations that require vehicle control. It isrecommended that universities that are doing either vehicle system research or vehiclecomponent control research (engines, motors, fuel cells, etc) explore the usage of HIL in theirlabs. Developing an HIL simulator is a great research project in itself and will enable manyfuture projects in a much shorter timeframe yielding significant results in laboratoryexperiments. Page 15.767.10Bibliography1. Hanselmann, Herbert

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali M. Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University; Reda M Abdulaal P.E., King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering, Industrial Engineering Department; Abdelfattah Y. Soliman, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering; Faisal I. Iskanderani, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-374: INTRODUCTORY PROJECT-BASED DESIGN COURSE TOMEET SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGESAli M. Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University Dr. Ali M. Al-Bahi is Professor of aerodynamics and flight mechanics in the Aeronautical Engineering Department of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has a 25 years teaching experience in Aeronautical Engineering and was graduated from Cairo University, Egypt and ENSAE, France. Prior to joining the department he built a practical engineering experience by working for the aircraft industry in Egypt. He published numerous papers in CFD, applied aerodynamics, and flight mechanic. Since 2002 he became interested in Engineering Education, assessment, and accreditation. He is

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew W. Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Design in Engineering Education

Alabama in Huntsville. Dr. Benfield has been mission manager of the one of the IPT Senior Design Experience projects for the past seven years and is the project manager of the Innovative Student Project for the Increased Recruitment of Engineering and Science Students (InSPIRESS) Level I project with the IPT program. Dr. Benfield holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Manage- ment from The University of Alabama in Huntsville and has worked in the Huntsville aerospace industry for the past twelve years supporting both NASA and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command on Redstone Arsenal.Matthew W. Turner, The University of Alabama in Huntsville Dr. Matthew W. Turner is the Experience for

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Harry Tempelman, Hitachi Construction Truck Mfg Ltd.; Ryan Spencer; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

Project Officer for an international program on F/A-18 bonded repair, and prior to that, a Research Engineer at the Canadian Space Agency. Oscar designed and qualified space flight hardware for a space experiment for Space Shuttle Flight STS-52 in 1993. Earlier in his career Oscar led the design and development of products employing composite materials at Owens Corning Canada and contributed to the development of novel production machinery for the fottwear industry with Bata Engineering. Oscar earned a Master of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering specializing in lightweight composite material structures from the University of Waterloo, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Me- chanical Engineering from

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Labonté, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

PolytechnicInstitute determined that, while the vast majority of capstone design projects satisfied ourrequirements for Capstone Design, there were several disturbing trends. Specifically, it was noticed that students were lacking the skills to perform serious designsynthesis; they were not adequately addressing issues of quality, safety, reliability andmaintainability; little attention was being paid to issues associated with economics; students werehaving difficulty understanding how different areas of Electrical Engineering related to eachother; and significant amounts of faculty time were spent teaching project teams the designprocess. To correct these problems, a course was developed which focused on teaching students,during their second

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-317: A DESIGN PROJECT FOR A MECHANICS & STATICSCOURSERobert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University Robert Marlor is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Northern Michigan University. He received a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) from Michigan Technolog- ical University in 2003. He is the faculty advisor for NMU SAE Baja team. Page 22.36.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Design Project for a Mechanics and Statics CourseIntroductionWhen teaching engineering design concepts in engineering

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Ewert, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1199: A NEW MODEL OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN EN-GINEERING EDUCATIONRonald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering Ulseth is an instructor of engineering at Iron Range Engineering and Itasca Community College both in northern Minnesota. He is the co-developer of both programs. For the past 20 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. He has successfully implemented engineering learning communities in first year programs. Recently, Ulseth began a new 100% project-based, industry- sponsored, engineering curriculum.Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development in the Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-2598: A METHODOLOGY FOR ASSIGNING PROJECT TEAMSHugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Hugh Jack is the Chair of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan. His interests include controls, automation, and open source software. Page 12.62.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Methodology for Assigning Project TeamsAbstractWhy do we use team based projects when we teach? In part it is because we want students toapply new knowledge beyond structured homework problems. The benefit of working in a team isthat each

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hitt, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1766: PROJECT-BASED TEACHING OF ENGINEERING DESIGNJoseph Hitt, United States Military AcademyDaisie Boettner, United States Military AcademyStephen Suhr, United States Military AcademyJoel Dillon, United States Military Academy Page 14.987.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Project Based Teaching of Engineering DesignAbstract As a result of major revisions to the mechanical engineering design curriculum, the UnitedStates Military Academy (USMA) has offered the new course, Mechanical Engineering Design,since 2006. This paper describes the evolution of this course and its associated annual courseassessments. In addition, conclusions are

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1630: ASSESSING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT DELIVERABLESJames Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte James M. Conrad received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and his master’s and doctorate degrees in computer engineering from North Carolina State University. He is currently an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has served as an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas and as an instructor at North Carolina State University. He has also worked at IBM in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas; at Ericsson/Sony Ericsson in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; and

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

AC 2008-2759: EFFECT OF PROJECT DEFINITION ON THE SUCCESS OFSTUDENT TEAM DESIGN PROJECTSJohn Wesner, Carnegie Mellon UniversityMichael Bigrigg, Carnegie Mellon University Page 13.465.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Effect of Project Definition On the Success of Student Team Design ProjectsAbstractStudent teams carrying out sponsored engineering design projects achieve widely varying resultsin a single semester, ranging from research without any real design proposal, through one ormore paper proposals, all the way to a functional prototype. Comparing team results with theclarity with which the sponsor defined the