Paper ID #36738Capstone Project: CPU Design with MultiplexerProf. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University Yumin Zhang is a professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology, Southeast Missouri State University. His research interests include semiconductor devices, electronic circuits, neural networks, and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Capstone Project: CPU Design with Multiplexer Anthony F. Di Mauro, Michael C. Hawkins, Bradley K. Lindsey, Yumin Zhang Department of Engineering and
Paper ID #40306IoT in Project-Based LearningDr. Hugh Jack P. Eng., Western Carolina University Dr. Jack is the Cass Ballenger Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering + Technology within Western Carolina University. His interests include robotics, automation, and product design.Mr. Adam Harris, Western Carolina University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 IoT in Project-Based LearningAbstractAt Western Carolina University, a four-year Project-Based Learning (PBL) sequence isimplemented across the undergraduate residential programs
Paper ID #40472Project Based Learning: Mobility Evaluation SystemDr. Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University Bala Maheswaran, PhD Northeastern University 367 Snell Engineering Center Boston, MA 02115Lucas Stefan McCauleyAaron James PicardDaniela Maria Broaf ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Project Based Learning: Mobility Evaluation System (MES) Daniela Broad, Lucas McCauley, Deven Patel, Aaron Picard, and Bala Maheswaran College of Engineering Northeastern UniversityAbstractCurrently, the medical field evaluates mobility
oftendemotivated and discouraged the overly competitive nature of engineering [13], open-endeddesign tasks could provide welcoming and positive experiences for underrepresented groups.Historical overviewAt our large, southeastern university, we offer a Physics for Engineers course sequence but donot have an introductory, design-focused course. As such, we have historically supplemented ourphysics for engineers courses by integrating team-based design projects and instruction. Tojustify this, the projects have always been closely tied to the course content, which has often ledto relatively closed-ended project contexts. For instance, for many years, the design task in themechanics course was a mousetrap car that had to accomplish some goal that varied from
programming is an integral part of being an engineer and has provided a means ofperforming analysis that would be cumbersome to complete analytically. In Fall 2022, a set ofprojects were developed for a junior level dynamics course. In prior offerings of this course, thetypical dynamics theory was covered and assessed using textbook assigned problems and exams.The developed projects required the students to recollect their knowledge of MATLABprograming from their programming class taught during their first year and apply those skills tosolve systems over a specified time instance. In this paper, the three projects developed arepresented. Subsequently, the assessment of the students’ performance with respect to the desiredlearning outcomes is
ETD 365 Industrial-Style, Multi-Disciplined Senior Project Sabah Abro and Ken Cook Lawrence Technological University1. AbstractCapstone project courses are essential platforms for students in general and engineeringdisciplines in particular. These projects are used to build up students’ required professional skillsand prepare them for their future careers in a highly competitive global market. Programscurriculum are being reviewed, upgraded, and enhanced continuously to meet current and futurerequirements of engineering careers.Industry is rapidly leaning towards a
Paper ID #40856Implementation of an industry-inspired undergraduate constructionmanagement project - A semester long feedback-based projectDr. Samaneh Gholitabar, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York Dr. Gholitabar is an assistant professor in the Department of Construction Management and Civil Engi- neering Technology at New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York. Before this position, she worked as a project manager at STV Inc., where she led projects in the redevelopment of the LaGuardia Airport. Dr. Gholitabar holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in
learn from mistakesto create value [1]. Ohio Northern University developed “expanded KEEN student outcomes” (e-KSOs) that translate KEEN’s broad student goals into “specific, authentic, and actionablelearning objectives.” The e-KSOs define outcomes related to curiosity, connections, creatingvalue, communication, collaboration, and character [2]. As such, these e-KSOs could be easilyincorporated into course and assignment-specific learning objectives in any engineeringdiscipline.Computer-aided design (CAD) is a tool for EM projects integrated into design-based courses.Typically, these projects use CAD software to communicate design details [3, 4] or to develop amodel suitable for additive manufacturing [5, 6]. However, 3D modeling courses are
in manufacturing from Manchester Community College - NH, BSMET and MSME degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of NH. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 VEX College Level Robotic Competition Senior Capstone ProjectAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires inclusion of acapstone project to baccalaureate engineering technology programs. Capstone project coursesintegrate technical and non-technical skills from coursework with project management skills. Acapstone project requires the solution of open-ended engineering problems with
ProjectsAbstractThis evidence-based practice paper provides engineering educators teaching first-yearintroductory courses, who are new or looking to update their courses, inspiration with diverseproject ideas. The active learning via project-based, activity-based, and service-based courseswithin the first-year engineering curriculum has proven effective for students not only to becomemore engaged and motivated but also to experience increased learning and retention. Generally,first-year engineering courses are meant to create student experiences that are meaningful, open-ended, and hands-on in addition to being an introduction to working and communicatingeffectively within teams. Whether one is an experienced educator or not, looking for projectideas to adapt
Paper ID #40236Introducing ROS-Projects to Undergraduate Robotic CurriculumDr. Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology Professor Lili Ma received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University focusing on autonomous ground vehicles. After that she did three-year post-doctoral training at Virginia Tech working with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Prior to joining the Dept. of Computer Engineering Technology at CUNY New York City College of Technology, she taught at Wentworth Institute of Technology for eight years. Her research interests are in designing coordinated control schemes for a group of
Paper ID #38508Introductory materials science: A project-based approachDr. Lessa Kay Grunenfelder, University of Southern California Lessa Grunenfelder has a BS in astronautical engineering and a MS and PhD in materials science, all from the University of Southern California. In 2015 she joined the Mork Family Department of Chemical En- gineering and Materials Science at USC as teaching faculty. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses on material properties, processing, selection, and design. She is passionate about sharing her love of materials science with students through curriculum that combines
Paper ID #36643Pump Design Project for Large-Scale Thermodynamics CourseMr. Brett Austin McCandless, North Carolina State University Brett Austin McCandless is a graduate student at North Carolina State University, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. He is also a course instructor at North Carolina State University, Campbell University, and Johnston Community College. He is currently researching ultrasound propaga- tion in bone, in the hopes that understanding the propagation will lead to better pre-screening methods for osteoporosis.Prof. Nancy Moore PhD, North Carolina State University The author
Airflow Velocity Measurements: A Project-Based Learning ExperienceKayson ChristensenJordan HuntBrayden ParadyMelanie ButtsAbdennour SeibiProf. Abdennour is a member of ASME and SPE. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS,and Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics at Penn State University. He is a distinguished researcher inproblems related to the energy sector and advanced materials. He has published over 150 technical papersand 30 technical reports which earned him international recognition from ASME and SPE. He is currentlya Professor in the Mechanical Engineering program, at Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, USA.Mohammad ShekaramizMohammad Masoum © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
McMaster University.Dr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took a ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 An Interdisciplinary Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand Capstone ProjectAbstractInterdisciplinary capstone projects have been used in engineering education to provide studentsan opportunity to collaborate on a project with students from other disciplines that are differentfrom their
the programmer. Thus, there needs to be a specification language forexpressing business rules. We have seen the Entity Relationship (ER) and EnhancedEntity Relationship (EER) notations work well for specifying many business rules. Infact, EER notation was invented to allow more business rules to be shown in graphicalform than the simpler ER notation1.In this paper, we use the ER notation to represent business rules graphically at conceptuallevel for a relational data model to enforce database consistency for the type of services amechanic can provide for an airplane.Project DescriptionIn this project, we have simplified the airplane maintenance system by including theentity types Airplane, Mechanic, Service and Training and the relationships
Paper ID #38528Deep Learning Projects for Multidisciplinary Engineering Design StudentsMr. Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Robert Avanzato is an associate professor of engineering at the Penn State Abington campus where he teaches courses in electrical and computer engineering, computer science, and robotics. His research interests are mobile robotics, artificial intelligence, computer vision, deep learning and virtual environ- ments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Deep Learning Projects for Multidisciplinary Engineering Design StudentsAbstractDeep
Paper ID #37716Implementation of Sustainability Concept in Capstone ProjectsDr. Asif Ahmed, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Implementation of Sustainability Concept in Capstone ProjectsAbstractCapstone or senior design is a mandatory course during the senior year of any undergraduateengineering discipline. The students apply their cumulative knowledge gathered over the othertechnical courses taken during the study. While the capstone projects are designed to check thestudents’ overall scientific understanding of the subject matter, often the sustainabilitycomponent
Paper ID #36841Student Peer Lecture in Capstone Design ProjectDr. Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor, Ph.D, PE., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4223, Email: Lex@wit.edu, Specialization in Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis, F ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 STUDENT PEER LECTURES IN CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS Xaiobin Le Wentworth Institute of Technology1. INTRODUCTIONThe
integration of formative feedback during a faculty member's earlycareer stages and tying in with our newly developed and evolving faculty mentoring program. In addition,we are designing a multi-pronged feedback system that will help instructors reflect on their teaching andreceive the support they need in order to improve their teaching continuously. Our new evaluation systemwill consist of three main parts: student impressions, self-reflections, and peer observations.In the summer of 2022, our school was awarded a grant through AAU to participate in their AAU STEMDepartment Project on Teaching Evaluation. A team from Thayer is participating in an AAU LearningCommunity around Teaching Evaluation (AAU, 2022).Goal and ObjectivesThe goal of our project
Paper ID #38447Teaching Civil Engineering through Integrated Projects in GISDr. Kevin A. Waters, P.E., Villanova University Dr. Kevin Waters is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University. He teaches numerous undergraduate and graduate courses in water resources engineering including fluid mechanics, hydrology & hydraulics, and open channel hydraulics, as well as a general civil engineering course in GIS. In 2022, he was the recipient of the Villanova University Engineering Alumni Society Award for Teaching Excellence
Paper ID #39686Evaluating Student Project Choice, Course Satisfaction, and Performancebetween Community Service, Internal Projects, and Industry-SponsoredProjects in a Multidisciplinary Industry-Sponsored Capstone ProgramEdward Latorre, University of Florida Dr. Edward Latorre-Navarro is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) program within the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. He joined UF from his pre- vious role as Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. As an educator, he is interested in improving the academic experience
. This study provides implications for the importance of the PBL method to teachengineering curricula in elementary education and the importance of including engineeringcurricula in elementary schools.References[1]. L. Katehi, G. Pearson, and M. Feder, “Engineering in K-12 education: Understanding the status and improving the prospects, “Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2009.[2]. J. Yuan, C. Kim, L. Vasconcelos, and M. Y. Shin, C. Gleasman, and D. Umutlu, “Preservice elementary teachers’ engineering design during a robotics project,” Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 4-104, 2022.[3]. D. H. Jonassen, “Toward a design theory of problem-solving,” Educational
tangible products with some engineeringcomplexity as the learning goal of a course. Both because of more available and accessibledigital fabrication tools and a rise on maker-based pedagogy, such educational approaches areprogressing past just learning experiences that are project-based but more and more one canrealize a functional and desirable product (in addition to the underlying technology). This greateravailability of rapid prototyping and maker spaces can support these types of learningexperiences, allowing student teams more access to holistically imagine, design, and morereadily build their solutions. The more authentically these learning experiences can be curatedand staged by instructors, the more meaningful and useful such courses can
and parallel ideas. tasks. Curriculum objectives related Select an engineering project to the Washington Accord; outcome (PO) in the corresponding standard for the e.g. environment and learning outcome (CO) requiredEvaluation based on sustainability, abstract thinking by professional coursesthe matrix of and originality in analysis to Construct the CO-PO matrixcompetency criteria Isa et al.[24
(andimplementation), and assessment (Figure 1). These key elements of instructional design will bediscussed in detail in the subsequent sections.Design and Learning ObjectivesResearch suggests that it is critical to carefully consider the specific objectives and type ofproblem that best fit each topic when using PBL to execute an engineering curriculum. De Graaf& Kolmos [1] suggest considering a series of questions when determining the objectives forwork in PBL, including (but not limited to): where will the problem lead, what goals does itfulfill, and what should students learn? These questions should help the PBL designer identifykey student learning outcomes that should be highlighted in both the implementation andassessment of the project. Once
Paper ID #36958A Study Report in the Web Technologies Course: What Makes FeedbackEffective for Project-based Learning?Alaa Jaber Alaa Jaber is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan Dearborn. She has always been passionate about technology and its potential to transform the world. She is excited about the possibility of continuing her studies by pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science.Dr. Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur is a researcher and evaluator with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She holds a dual appointment with the
Paper ID #40828The Role of Project-based learning in first year engineeringDr. PS Dhanasekaran, State University of New York, Canton Dr PS (Puttagounder Dhanasekaran Swaminathan) has a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Wi- chita State University, Wichita, KS. He is currently working as an Associate professor, at SUNY Canton, NY. He has taught, CAD/CAM, FEA, Machine design, Statics, Strength of Materials, and various courses on materials and materials selection, for both undergraduate and graduate programs. He also authored and co-authored a textbook chapter and research papers on the machining of composites. He
Paper ID #36886Engineering Graduate Leadership Fellows – Mentored Projects to BuildCommunityMs. Sandy ChristliebDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published dozens of peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing
-course sequences that constitute the capstone designexperience. In the first course, student teams learn about the formal engineering design processand project management then develop a detailed proposal for a project to be implemented in thefollowing semester. Over the years, students from both electrical engineering and electricalengineering technology have worked in teams to complete their capstone projects. Whileelectrical engineering students may have a strong theoretical background, electrical engineeringtechnology students have strong hands-on experience, an important skill for building andtroubleshooting electronic systems. This paper provides details about our approach incoordinating the activities in the two-course capstone design