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Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; N.M. Awlad HOSSAIN, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Page 23.730.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Incorporating Engineering Challenges into Capstone Design and Senior Project CoursesAbstractThe Engineering & Design Department of Eastern Washington University (EWU) recently addeda Mechanical Engineering (ME) degree to the existing Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) program. The ME program is more theoretical and requires more advanced mathematicswhere the MET program is more hands-on with mathematics requirements up to Calculus II.However, the programs are taught side-by-side and complement each other. When we developedthe ME program we wanted to maintain as much of the strong hands-on aspect of MET

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Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #6033Effect of Previous Experience and Attitudes on Capstone Project Achieve-mentProf. Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University BYRON GARRY is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Construction & Operations Management in the College of Engineering at South Dakota State University and has taught the EET Project Management/Capstone course sequence since 2001. Page 23.462.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Effect

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Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Seth William Adams

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #5832EET Capstone Student Project: Multi-sensor device to monitor external at-mospheric conditions and GPS location for evaluating rust potential on coilsDr. Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University Aleksandr Sergeyev is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev is earned his bachelor degree in electrical engineering in Moscow University of Electronics and Automation in 1995. He obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the

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Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE); Carmen A Bovalino III, Rochester Institute of Technology, Student; Michael B Jones, RIT; Derrick Brazil, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael R Caldwell, Graduate Student Rochester Institute of Technology; sajin george, RIT

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Engineer and Project Leader for the Automotive Industry in the area of Embedded and Software Systems. She also worked as an Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate Studies of Engineering Division at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico in 1995 .In 2000 she was a grader at Texas A&M University. In 2001 she interned in the Preamp R&D SP Group at Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, and at Intersil Corporation, Dallas / Milpitas, as a Design Engineer, in the High Performance Analog Group in 2005. She worked at Intersil as a Senior Design Engineer in the Analog and Mixed Signal-Data Converters Group. In 2009 she joined Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York as an adjunct professor in ECT-ET

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ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Education, 2013 An Evolving Capstone Course used in ABET AssessmentAbstractThe Department of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University (WCU) hasdeveloped a capstone design course sequence that provides students with industry-relevantprojects, while generating an excellent opportunity to assess many of the ABET (AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology) student outcomes, commonly called “a through k.” Inits sixth year the two-semester course sequence sees a healthy list of projects that provide cross-functional opportunities for teams composed of undergraduate students in EngineeringTechnology (ET), Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET), and ElectricalEngineering (EE).Each of the capstone projects

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Project Based Learning In ET Program

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. S. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

golfball shooter for their capstone project. These students applied their knowledge of CADD, FluidPower, Machine Tool Technology and Dynamics, and successfully completed the project. Thereare numerous application-oriented publications in the area of Engineering Mechanics and wehave cited two of them in this paper.1, 2 We hope our course related hands-on project will inspirethe ET faculty community further and many more interesting projects will be presented at thefuture ASEE conferences.Introduction:Middle Tennessee State University is one of the fastest growing universities in the United States.We have about 28,000 students and our Engineering Technology (ET) is one of the tendepartments in the college of Basic and Applied Sciences. The ET

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K-12 and STEM Programs in Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Matt Leonard, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

projectmanagement standards. Texas A&M University partnered with three high schools during thisproject. Undergraduate students at Texas A&M University who were enrolled in a projectmanagement course using project management techniques to complete their capstone designprojects mentored the high school students. The interactions between the undergraduate and highschool students proved beneficial to both parties. Pre- and post- tests in project managementwere designed and conducted in each high school. The data are used to analyze the effectivenessof student learning. Page 23.992.2IntroductionEducation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

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Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Florian Misoc P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Tommy D Ball; Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Cyril B Okhio P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

project design and implementation on atopic of alternative energy application, consisting of: appropriate literature review,investigation of alternative designs, simulations, construction of prototypes or scaledfunctional models, experimental data collection and analysis of results. Each project waspresented, in a power-point format, to an audience comprised of faculty, students, and staff.Each presentation was evaluated, based on content and format, and was used to compute thefinal grade for each student. Since Alternate Energy course is one of the elective courses inthe capstone-courses pool, formal project reports were required from each student andformed part of their final grade.Ten projects were assigned in this course, with two or one

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Project Based Learning In ET Program

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Joseph L Petrosky, Macomb Community College

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Engineering Technology

responders, high school and middle school teachers, and corporate partners.Master of Science in Electric Drive Vehicle EngineeringThe MS-EVE program is designed to admit students with Bachelor’s degrees in engineering orengineering technology, or with mathematics-based science degrees in exceptional cases orequivalent. Students will receive the master’s degree after completing 32 credits of formalcourses, directed studies, research, or thesis. The program offers a thesis and a non-thesis option,both of which have a group of required core courses, supplemented by elective courses.With an emphasis in integrated learning by reinforcing theoretical comprehension with computersimulations, hands-on learning in the laboratory, and capstone design projects

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Project Based Learning In ET Program

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston - Downtown; Matthew Stevenson; Sanjo Peter, University of Houston Downtown

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Engineering Technology

, students must work in teamsand complete a capstone project. This project, also called Senior Project in our terminology,provides students with an opportunity to work on complex control problems, similar to onesencountered in the industry, and employ a number of technologies and methods to provide apractical solution.In general, the Senior Project entails the design and construction of a process, identification ofkey control objectives, specification and implementation of required instrumentation for processvariable(s) monitoring and control, real time data acquisition and storage methods, modeling ofthe process using empirical and/or analytical methods, design and tuning of controllers, andclosed loop control performance evaluation.Equally

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Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Durwin Engle, Purdue University Calumet; Gregory P. Neff, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Engineering Technology

criteriafor accrediting engineering1 and engineering technology2 programs of the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) require some sort of a capstone or integratingexperience for baccalaureate programs and appropriate industry projects can be difficult to find,designing and building trainers and equipment in-house is an attractive option. Examples ofrecent senior design projects and project selection criteria that have developed trainers andexperimental equipment are discussed.The paper will provide insights into finding projects that will provide relevant experientiallearning experiences for the students involved in addition to gaining university grants ordonations from industry while avoiding complications stemming from

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Product Development and Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

course topics in producttesting, project management, customer interaction, and the business aspect of productdevelopment. As the faculty moves forward with this initiative, it has become increasingly importantto ensure that all students experience multiple product development opportunities while pursuingtheir degrees. This not only gives them hands-on experience, an important trait of anyengineering technology program, but it reinforces the concepts being taught in the classroom. Italso helps the students develop life-long learning habits and best practices. To this end, thefaculty, with the help of industrial partners, now ensures that both courses and capstone projectshave a strong product development aspect. Through this vetting

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

control valve simulatesthe press motions. A total of twelve problem solving projects are utilized in thiscourse.The PLC modules and I/O devices used in this junior level course were specified at thesame voltage and have been designed for patch-cord assembly. This allows thestudents to focus on the job of learning the software and interfacing the I/O deviceswithout the danger of injuring themselves or the components. In the capstone course,this safety net is not present and more time is spent on these concepts.Senior levelArmed with the knowledge and abilities in the prerequisite courses discussed above,students embark on a truly challenging project based problem solving adventure. Thesenior level capstone course is entitled Applied Automation

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Product Development and Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Chemistry. They have a chance to work on some real-world projects during theirsenior year in capstone/senior design courses. Before students get a chance to work on their real-world projects, which typically happen in capstone/senior projects, some of the students wouldhave made the decision to transfer out of engineering school. Based on the feedback fromindustry, even students who finished their engineering degree need more experience with real-world product development experience.To enhance the educational experience for students, TAMU made significant amount ofinvestment in seven activities. The majority of the investment went to Activity 1 with a goal ofenhancing the students’ preparation for the workplace and society through high impact

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ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel K. Jones P.E., SUNYIT; Mohammed Abdallah, SUNYIT

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Engineering Technology

weekly meetings, more independent projects, most students workingfull-time, and time off for vacation.Although these issues may be valid, the poor performance continued in fall 2012. The mostsuccessful students who graduate in four years typically take the capstone course during springof their senior year, and students who take longer to graduate typically take the course during thesummer or fall. Perhaps these students do not perform well, especially when working on teamsof similar peers. To see how this trend relates to a specific performance measure, Figure 2 showsthe trend for teamwork performance category (a), the ability to communicate within the team.Between spring and the subsequent fall, the number of students scoring 3 or 4 dropped

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New Course Development Concepts in ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

of quality and SWOT analysis were veryinteresting but needed to be more fully explained and linked to an example project. In addition,students requested more information dealing with intellectual property and IP protection. Students also indicated their expectation that the product development course shouldprepare them for their product development-oriented Capstone design experience.Recommendations were also received that one major project be used as a focus throughout thecourse and that small students teams be assigned portions of the entire project to leverage theirtime and understanding. Page 23.79.10

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Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Technology

, Power Electronics and Controls for Photovoltaic Systems, Handbook of Research on Solar EnergySystems and Technologies (Eds: Dr. Sohail Anwar, Dr. Salahuddin Qazi, and Dr. Harry Efstathiadis), IGI, Global,pp. 68-125, 2012 (DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1996-8.ch004).12. R. Belu, Wind Energy Conversion and Analysis, in Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering & Technology (Eds:Dr. Sohail Anwar et al.), Taylor and Francis, 2012 (in press).13. R. Belu, Renewable Energy Based Capstone Senior Design Projects for an Undergraduate EngineeringTechnology Curriculum, 2011 ASEEE Conference & Exposition, June 26 - 29, Vancouver, BC, Canada (CDProceedings).14. R. Belu and I. Husanu, An Undergraduate Course on Renewable Energy Conversion Systems for

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Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University; Florian Misoc P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Simin Nasseri, Southern Polytechnic State University; Adimathara P. Preethy, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott J. Tippens, Southern Polytechnic State University; Randall A. Emert, Southern Polytechnic State University; Ali Khazaei, MET Department at SPSU

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3 4 BMET Elective 8 3 3 4 BMET Capstone Project/Internship 8 3 3 4Weekly lecture hours, laboratory hours, and total credit hours are also provided. Laboratoryexercises will be conducted for 12 out of the 16 weeks in each semester. The program will bestructured within the 130 credit-hour limit set by the Georgia Board of Regents (BOR). Theproposed curriculum will have Sixty (60) hours of Mathematics, Science, English, and SocialScience core courses along with Seventy (70) hours of Technical courses. Of the 70 Technicalcredits, Thirty Four (34) will constitute a core of ECET courses; Twenty Nine (29) hours will beBMET

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Issues in Engineering Technology Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher R Conty, Editor On Behalf of You

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Engineering Technology

drop resulted from the usual high attrition rate typical in Associate degree programs. 25Rising prices initially didn't affect upper division ET title availability at 4-year colleges either(weren’t many anyway), but the publishing philosophy resulting in fewer small market titles suredid! Annual enrollments were 3,000 to 6,000 in N. America at most for almost all upper divisionET courses – including proprietary school (DeVry) & Canadian technical college students. 26 Sowhen publishers stopped approving proposals projecting first year sales of fewer than 4-5,000copies – even though (i) technology title sales continued to hold up well in Years 2-5 (unlikemost disciplines), & (ii) short black & white titles were cheap to produce &