Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Forsberg, Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering

Capstone Design ProjectI. IntroductionThe Hofstra University mechanical engineering program requires students to take twocapstone design courses – one in the mechanics area; the other in the thermal/fluids area.This paper discusses a Spring 2007 design project in the latter area; in particular, aproject dealing with design of a ventilation system for a room.Over the past four years, our department has experienced an increase in enrollment in themechanical engineering program. We are not completely sure as to the reason for this.Perhaps the increase is due to the students’ perception of an improved job market in theME discipline. It may also be due to the mechanical faculty’s emphasis on teaching andinteraction with students rather than research

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 13.282.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Centrifugal Pump Test Bed: A Senior Capstone ProjectAbstractA centrifugal pump test bed was designed, built and tested for the undergraduate mechanicalengineering thermal fluids laboratory at Western Kentucky University. This project was fundedthrough the Undergraduate Senior Project Grant Program sponsored by the American Society ofHeating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) and is primarilyintended for instructional situations.The project was executed over a two-semester Mechanical Engineering Senior Project designsequence, with a three-member student team planning the project design during the fall semesterand executing the project

Conference Session

Software Engineering Course Content

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

paper describes the author’s experiences with teaching an industry-based capstone designcourse. In this course, students work as members of small teams to complete softwaredevelopment projects. These projects proceed from requirements gathering, to analysis, design,implementation, and delivery of products to real-world clients. In recent years, several of theseprojects have involved the development of serious games for real-world clients. Serious gamesare games whose purpose is education in its various forms, rather than entertainment. Seriousgames and simulations can be good candidates for student projects that provide them withopportunities to manage projects with real-world development constraints and deadlines. A finalcumulative written

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University; Walter Collett, Western Kentucky University; Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2104: RECENT CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS AT WESTERNKENTUCKY UNIVERSITYMark Cambron, Western Kentucky University Dr. Mark Cambron is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Engineering at Western Kentucky University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He is a registered engineer in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. His current research interest include: engineering education, bio-sensing devices, machine vision, robotics, learning systems, neural networks, and controls.Walter Collett, Western Kentucky University Walter Collett

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vernon Ulrich, Grove City College

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Mechanical Engineering

designprojects for all students. Assessing a team’s project results is usually a relatively easy task.However, fairly assessing the performance of individual students within the team is much moredifficult. The complexity of the assessment task is compounded by the wide range of subjects,difficulty, and engineering tasks involved in differing projects. Assessing engineeringperformance across a variety of projects is also a common problem for most industrialemployers. Many companies that employ engineers use a management-by-objective (MBO)assessment system for their professional employees. Grove City College capstone designstudents are now being assessed with a MBO system similar to industrial employers. Adescription of the Grove City College rating

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Dolan, University of Wyoming; Ovid Plumb, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Education, 2008 Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Program A Case StudyAbstractTo advance interdisciplinary engineering, an all college multi-disciplinary senior design programwas initiated. The initial project was a two year effort to design an automated transit system forthe campus. The first semester was a planning stage to establish vehicle, route and infrastructureparameters. The planning semester was followed by three semesters of sequential design.Students enter the program at various stages of development and must complete defined portionsof the overall project. The program places emphasis on documenting work, picking up workinitiated by others and communicating design objectives

Conference Session

Investigating Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels in the Classroom and Lab

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Alan Kallmeyer, NDSU; Michael Stewart, North Dakota State University; Leslie Backer, North Dakota State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1569: ALTERNATIVE FUELS RESEARCH WITHIN AMULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTRobert Pieri, North Dakota State UniversityAlan Kallmeyer, NDSUMichael Stewart, North Dakota State UniversityLeslie Backer, North Dakota State University Page 13.167.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Alternative Fuels Research within a Multidisciplinary Capstone Design ProjectAbstractThis paper will describe the results of recent activities concerning the development of ahydrogen-diesel farm tractor test bed used within a capstone design project. The project, part ofa "Wind to Hydrogen" program funded by the Department of Energy, received

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Chang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Allen Downey, Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1961: A SEMI-AUTOMATIC APPROACH FOR PROJECT ASSIGNMENTIN A CAPSTONE COURSEMark Chang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Mark L. Chang is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.Allen Downey, Olin College of Engineering Allen Downey is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Page 13.99.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Semi-Automatic Approach for Project Assignment in a Capstone CourseAbstractThis paper presents a semi-automatic

Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darrell Nickolson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Architectural

AC 2008-2181: MERGING ADA & LEED TO ENHANCE OLDER ADULT LIVING:A CAPSTONE PROJECTDarrell Nickolson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Page 13.889.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Merging ADA & LEED to Enhance Older Adult Living: A Capstone ProjectAbstractAn Interior Design Technology 400 level capstone project set out to develop homes designed toraise the quality of life for seniors. Enhancing the living environment for seniors is shortlybecoming a growing issue for the American public and political system. The US Census Bureau2000 statistics indicate that by the year 2010 the number of

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

for, and an ability to engage inlifelong learning. In most of the Engineering Technology (ET) programs, capstone projects aredesigned for students to utilize their technical knowledge, problem solving skills, and projectmanagement skills to develop a product or a system related to their discipline. This paper presentsa methodology of utilizing the capstone course as a vehicle to enhance and assess student’s lifelong learning skills. During the semester long course, one student team signed up to learn thesubject of adhesive technology that is not taught in the current curriculum. The student teamdesigned and built an adhesive test apparatus that can be used for outreach activities. Anotherstudent team was assigned to learn rapid prototyping

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1741: SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT: A ROBOTIC SYSTEM USINGSTEREOSCOPIC CAMERAS FOR NAVIGATIONAndrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Andrew Willis is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He received his B.Sc. in Computer Science and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic University in Worcester, Massachusetts. After working in industry for four years, Andrew attended graduate school at Brown University where he obtained a Sc.M. in Applied Mathematics and a Sc.M. in Electrical Engineering completing a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences in 2004. He is a member of the ASEE, IEEE

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Capstone Experiences in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Creese, West Virginia University; Deepak Gupta, Southeast Missouri State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-429: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM PROJECT WITH SOFTWARERobert Creese, West Virginia University Robert C. Creese is Professor of Industrial Engineering in the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. He obtained his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees from The Pennsylvania State University(1963), The University of California-Berkeley(1964), and The Pennsylvania State University(1972). He is a life member of ASEE, AACE-International and AFS as well as a member of ASM, AWS, AIST, ISPA, SCEA and SME.Deepak Gupta, Southeast Missouri State University Deepak Gupta is an Assistant

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Jiaxin Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ProjectAbstractThis paper introduces a multidisciplinary capstone senior design project, which involves thedesign, build and test stages1. It is a two-semester project that was conducted by six seniorstudents in the Department of Engineering at Indiana University – Purdue University FortWayne. The objective of this project is to design and build an interactive sensor package unit thatcan engage dogs into playing. The whole system design is composed of the shell, mobilitymechanism, power source, control unit, sensor system, stimulator system and software. Thispaper also describes several different assessment approaches used throughout the project. Thefaculty members from the Department of Engineering and the local sponsors conduct theassessment. These

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morshed Khandaker, University of Central Oklahoma; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University

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Design in Engineering Education

’ undergraduateengineering program. In this research, both, an independent evaluator and peer evaluatorsevaluate each student’s performance during the group oral presentation. The Spearman's RankCorrelation method was used to determine whether there is a correlation between the teamparticipation and group presentation in the project. For all group members, the result shows astrong correlation between oral presentation score and project participation grades.1. Introduction In the capstone based design projects, the student work together in teams to create solutionsto design problems originating from four sources. In this study, the sources of the design projectswere faculty projects, industry supported projects, projects for design competitions, and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-2729: ENHANCEMENT OF CAPSTONE INDUSTRY SPONSOREDSENIOR PROJECTS THROUGH TEAM-BASED, PRODUCT REALIZATIONACTIVITIESJames Widmann, California Polytechnic State University Jim Widmann is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and design courses. He conducts research in the areas of design optimization, machine design, fluid power control and engineering education. Page 13.534.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Enhancement of

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Walter, Texas Christian University; Robert Bittle, Texas Christian University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-375: EVOLUTION AND ASSESSMENT OF AN INDUSTRY-BASEDSINGLE LARGE PROJECT CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSEPatrick Walter, Texas Christian UniversityRobert Bittle, Texas Christian University Page 13.582.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Evolution and Assessment of an Industry-Based Single-Large-Project Capstone Design CourseAbstractThis paper describes 12 years of growth and evolution of an industry-supported single-large-project capstone design course within the engineering program at Texas ChristianUniversity. This relatively new program has graduated only 12 senior classes since 1996,and currently

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy; William Palm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Simpson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

solving and basic CAD and manufacturing skills. Sophomoreand junior years are focused on analysis based courses, such as Mechanics of Materials andThermodynamics, in preparation for those requiring integrated knowledge in their senior year,such as Experimental Methods, Machine Design, and Controls.Lab periods in the senior Machine Design course are dedicated to preparing students for theirfinal capstone design project through participation in a common design, build, and test exercise.Machine Design projects focused on only the course at hand may help enforce a notion thatclasses are not integrated. Many projects at the Coast Guard Academy included need statementsrequiring design of small table top models using basic machine components such as

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Brian Resnick, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1239: A PSK31 AUDIO BEACON PROJECT PROVIDES ALABORATORY CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN DIGITALCOMMUNICATIONSJames Everly, University of Cincinnati James O. Everly is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BSEE and MSEE from The Ohio State University in 1969 and 1970, respectively. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio. He is the current past Chair of the IEEE Cincinnati Section, and in 1997 he received the IEEE Professional Achievement Award. He has held several research and management positions in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Gutierrez, University of Wyoming; Charles Dolan, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students were discussing theproblem long after it had been turned in for evaluation. This project assumes there is a course instructor and a student teaching assistant (TA).The general rubric for this problem is the same for all problems in the 1.8 kW wind turbine seriesand contains the background information for the project. This information is given in the“Assessment Notes” section. It informs the instructor and the TA of the project details. The“Assessment Notes” section presents the order of proceedings for the project. This lets theinstructor and the TA know their contributions to the overall project and helps them incorporatethe capstone problems into their schedules. One objective of the research is to allow the TA toconduct the

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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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

Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Capstone Design Courses: Content RecognitionIntroduction:The Capstone Design course at The University of South Florida brings realistic designexperiences into the academic environment. The course is completed in each of the two 15 weeksemesters. The students do all of the design phases: define the project, conceptual design,embodiment design and detail design, plus other experiences, such as report writing, makingdrawings, and presentation skills. In addition, the students read and discuss two engineeringethics case studies, are instructed in Pro-Engineer, and have lectures on several pertinent topics,such as patents and licensing, entrepreneurship, professionalism, and safety. The

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Warren Rosen, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; William Danley, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

laboratories were developed. A key factor in this process is the creation of theeducational laboratories that can significantly contribute to the development of technologically literatestudents and workforce that could be in great demand not only in the tri-state area but also nationwide.1,2The establishment of the state-of-the-art laboratories allows Drexel and its community college partners todevelop training options for engineering technologists located in the region’s key industries. Fourcapstone courses are described in this paper.These courses complement the Senior Design Project capstone three-term, nine credit sequence andencourage students to apply their previous knowledge and experience in solving real-world engineeringproblems and develop

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Capstone Experiences in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Myers, Ohio University; Peter Klein, Ohio University

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Manufacturing

for growth. Deweydemonstrated that students gain a deeper understanding, and skills of scientific analysis buydoing or activity based or project based learning as we know it today. The design is based onvarious constructionist instructional design approaches and is reiterative in nature and takes in toaccount the stakeholders’ (current students, alumni, and employers) feedback in to the revisions.This is feedback is achieved through interviews, surveys. 1,2,3,6In this capstone course sequence the students face technical, business, and personnel challengesand issues from the workplace such as technical problems, cost management, team dynamics,and time pressures. Nearly all aspects of manufacturing are addressed, including product designand

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Schneider, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1219: USING PROGRAMMING PROJECTS IN AN OPERATINGSYSTEMS COURSE AS A CAPSTONE SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGEXPERIENCEScott Schneider, University of Dayton Scott J. Schneider is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. He received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University. His areas of interest include software development, embedded systems, and automotive technologies. Page 13.1350.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Programming Projects in an Operating Systems Course as a

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

Education, 2008 Focused Follow-Up to 2005 National Capstone SurveyAbstractThis work details a survey of engineering capstone design courses focused on faculty teachingload and capstone funding levels. The survey was distributed to the attendees of the inauguralNational Capstone Design Course Conference in June 2007. The survey yielded responses from59 participants, representing 45 institutions. The results of the survey provide valuable insightinto number and duration of design projects, team size, capstone teaching credit, facultyinvolvement, direct project costs, and external funding levels.1. IntroductionCapstone design courses offer engineering students a culminating design experience through anapplied engineering project

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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International

AC 2008-1230: GLOBALIZATION: A NEW FRONTIER FOR CAPSTONECOURSESGregg Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg Warnick came to Brigham Young University (BYU) in May 2006 as the External Relations Coordinator for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He actively works to recruit approximately thirty industrially-sponsored projects each year for the Engineering and Technology capstone course. He is currently working to increase international project opportunities for students and faculty. He is also the internship coordinator and helps students develop and improve their resumes and interviewing skills and to help identify potential job opportunities. In addition, he is responsible for

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

howtwo heads are better than one. In fact, two people are necessary to operate a Capstone Designcourse. Directing the student teams, grading tests and papers, and preparing discussions in aCapstone Design course is a full course load. In addition to these usual responsibilities, theinstructor for a Capstone Design course is often required to visit industry and non-profitorganizations to find the projects for students to develop. It seems commonplace for academicinstitutions to expect this extra effort from Capstone Design teachers, but this is unrealistic.Capstone Design is a wonderful course to teach because of the mature, motivated students andthe exciting projects, but it shouldn’t be a time-consuming backbreaker for the instructor.Course

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / Engineering; Mary Beth Privitera, University of Cincinnati; Daria Narmoneva, University of Cincinnati; Balakrishna Haridas, University of Cincinnati

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Biomedical

. Concepts are generated and evaluated, and a plan is generated for thePage 13.359.4The faculty concluded that completely independent capstone experiences were not conducive tocreating a comprehensive design or experimental capstone experience.Phase II: Selective Integration of Capstone ExperiencesWe implemented a pilot study (Phase II) in which two of the design teams were allowed toremain intact for the experimental capstone experience. Furthermore, those teams were alsoassigned the same project in both capstone sequences. All other students experienced thecapstone courses in a manner identical to students in Phase I. We found that the students in theÐukping-team, single-rtqlgevÑ"rgthqtogf"cv"c"jkijgt"ngxgl as measured by quantitative

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosemarie Guzman, University of the Pacific; Michael Golanbari, University of the Pacific

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-103: ENHANCING ONE STUDENTS’ DESIGN SKILLS IN ANELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT BYLEARNING FROM THE DESIGN AND HARDWARE CONSTRUCTION OF ANANNUNCIATORRosemarie Guzman, University of the Pacific Rosemarie Guzman is a an undergraduate electrical engineering student (senior standing) at the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Comptuer Science, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA. Her research interests span a wide range of topics in electrical engineering, with special emphasis on the design and development of various instruments for practical applications.Michael Golanbari, University of the Pacific Michael Golanbari received

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Laguette, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

, hands-on experience, and integrates analytical and designskills acquired in the companion ME courses. The course objectives are (1) designproblem solving, creative thinking, project planning and teamwork through a challengingdesign and build project; (2) to provide experience in fundamental engineering reportingand communication including project plans, design reviews, and project reports. ACapstone Design program has now been developed and has become an integral andimportant component of the mechanical engineering curriculum. This program nowallows the students to address more significant and practical design projects.The ME Capstone Design Program added an Industry Partner Program for the 2005/06student projects. This program was successfully

Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

,including biomedical and biotech industries, academic research, intellectual property, FDAregulation, consulting, finance, and other professional tracks. To address the need forundergraduates to possess adequate non-technical skills prior to graduation, BME curriculatypically use capstone courses as vehicles for teaching professionalism. In the BME Capstonecourse at the University of Virginia, we have instituted several mechanisms for instilling a widearray of non-technical professional skills in BME majors. An emphasis on career developmentbegins at the outset of the course with a formal project selection process that features a BMECapstone “Project Fair,” which is similar to a job fair where the students submit resumes andinterview with potential