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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

Session 1566 The Need of Capstone Senior Design Projects for Outside Support Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh Department of Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USAAbstractThe students in the mechanical engineering program at Indiana University-Purdue UniversityFort Wayne are required to complete a capstone senior design project. Whenever it is possible,the students are exposed to real life design problem experience. However, most of the time, thisis not achievable because of the cost of

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2001 Annual Conference

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John Watkins; Carl Wick; George Piper; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

Session 1320 Design of an Electronic Muffler - A DSP Based Capstone Design Project George Piper, John Watkins, Carl Wick, Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic United States Naval AcademyAbstractActive control of noise has been an emerging technology for the past two decades. Active noisecontrol (ANC) is an attractive means to achieve large amounts of noise reduction in a smallpackage, particularly at low frequencies, where passive noise control may be impractical. Whilethe concept of ANC has long been established, the technological means for implementing ANChave only recently become available. With the advent of high-speed

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ET Capstone Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; Behbood Zoghi; Joseph Morgan

Session 2648 Integrating Project Management into the Capstone Senior Design Course Jay R. Porter, Joseph A. Morgan, and Behbood Zoghi Texas A&M UniversityAbstractThe public and private sectors are demanding entry-level technical personnel that are well schooled inthe fundamental principles of their respective engineering and technology disciplines. Both of thesegroups are placing a premium on graduates who have had significant design experiences and haveparticipated in a team environment. Finally, these potential employers are

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Joseph Emanuel

Session 2257 The Capstone Design Project: A Total Integration of Engineering Communications Joseph T. Emanuel, H. Dan Kerns, and Eric Kumpf Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Bradley UniversityA common complaint from industry is that engineers are not good communicators. Althoughmost engineering programs require a speech course and one or more writing courses, thesecourses generally have two characteristics that prevent them from teaching students to be goodcommunicators. First, they are not focused on technical

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2001 Annual Conference

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Per Reinhall; Michael Jenkins; Joyce Cooper; Angela Linse; Eric Stuve

Session 2325 An Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Project in Fuel Cell Development Eric M. Stuve,a Per G. Reinhall,b Michael G. Jenkins,b Joyce S. Cooper,b Angela Linsec aDepartment of Chemical Engineering/ bDepartment of Mechanical Engineering cCenter for Engineering Learning and Teaching University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195AbstractSince 1996 the University of Washington has maintained an interdisciplinary capstone designproject to develop proton

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-4446: COMPUTER ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECTS INTHE COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENTDr. Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University Afsaneh Minaie is a professor of computer science at Utah Valley University. Her research interests include gender issues in the academic sciences and engineering fields, embedded systems design, mobile computing, wireless sensor networks, and databases.Mr. Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State UniversityMr. Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy is currently a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, studying biology. Cur- rently, his research interests consist of higher education curricula, including within the field of wireless sensor networking. After

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Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Mara London, Gonzaga University; Spencer Joseph Fry; Andrew Douglas Matsumoto, Gonzaga University; Melanie Ruth Walter

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship exemplified in senior capstone projectsAbstractInnovation and entrepreneurial skills, combined with technological developments, in conjunctionwith requisite social and political forces, will likely be required in order to develop solutions tothe significant problems affecting the world and to marshal the resources required to improve thelives of people. Social entrepreneurship allows for the evaluation of project success toincorporate explicit criteria related to improvements in “assets” beyond those that are easilymeasured monetarily. It is well established that projects and programs can typically onlysucceed when the social requirements and constraints surrounding existing problems and that ofthe proposed

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robb E. Larson, Montana State University; David A. Miller, Montana State University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 25.20.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Case Study in Capstone Organization for Continuous Design/Build Projects: Building a Project Brain Trust, and the Experiences of Senior Engineering Students who Joined “Competition” Projects Already In-ProgressAbstractThe year-long Capstone Design course sequence at State University is a key element of both theMechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. These twoprograms share a common Capstone course. Given proper pre-requisite coursework, students canenter the Capstone sequence either in the fall or spring, and project involvement

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First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute

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First-Year Programs

the USA. Page 25.36.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Coursework plan for improving skills necessary for successful capstone projectsAbstractOne of the main courses that students do in an undergraduate engineering program is thecapstone design project. Capstone projects are intensive learning projects which require alot of research, project management, and technical communication skills to succeed in thecourse. There are a lot of skills that need to be developed for a successful capstoneproject. Capstone projects and the accompanying final report

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Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Zafrul Hasan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. He is currently an Assistant Professor of engineering technology and industrial distribution at TAMU. His research interests include the design, implementation, and testing of embedded systems for energy conservation, dynamically reconfigurable computing systems, performance evaluation of computer architectures, and behavioral synthesis and test- ing of digital systems applied to emerging areas. Page 25.1377.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Trend Analysis of Capstone Projects for Improving Undergraduate Engineering EducationAbstractCapstone design

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Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Donald M. Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-3954: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT CAPSTONE DE-SIGN PROJECT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSETDr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University Ahad Ali is an Assistant Professor and Director of the master’s of science in industrial engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Mich., USA. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Tech- nology, Bangladesh; M.S. in systems and engineering management from Nanyang Technological Uni- versity, Singapore, and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He has published journal and conference papers. His research interests include

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Capstone Courses in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

undergraduate programs requiresenior level students to complete a comprehensive capstone experience prior to graduation. Suchexperiences are usually structured in a manner that requires student teams to design constructionoperations for realistic projects. Often, the goal is for teams to mirror standard industry practicesduring the development of bid-level cost estimates, project schedules, etc. and thereby providestudents the opportunity to demonstrate and integrate the myriad of skills and knowledge learnedover the course of the undergraduate curriculum.To facilitate learning and improve student performance faculty mentoring of the capstoneprojects is often used. Faculty members frequently have actual industry experience that allowsthem to

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2001 Annual Conference

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Steven O'Hara; Suzanne D. Bilbeisi

Session 1606 Utilizing A Capstone Design Project for EC 2000 Assessment Suzanne D. Bilbeisi, Steven E. O’Hara Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractArchitects and architectural engineers should have the ability to coordinate and integrate themany issues involved in the creation of architecture. This requires them to have a basic workingknowledge of and sensitivity to several disciplines, as well as expertise in their individual field.One measure of this ability is through a comprehensive capstone design experience.Architecture, as a profession, requires the teamwork of professionals

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2001 Annual Conference

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Hosni Abu-Mulaweh; Nashwan Younis

Session 1566 Local Industry Involvement in the Support of Capstone Design Projects Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Nashwan T. Younis Department of Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USAAbstractThis paper discusses why the involvement of the local industry and its sponsoring of seniordesign projects is crucial to the students to be exposed to quality and real life design problems.Also, examples of some of the projects that the local industry has

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2001 Annual Conference

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Edward Hensel

Session 2525 A Multi-faceted Design Process for Multi-disciplinary Capstone Design Projects Edward Hensel New Mexico State UniversityEngineers are called upon to design a wide variety of devices and systems, typically in a multi-disciplinary team environment. We try to incorporate this design environment into the seniorcapstone design experience in mechanical engineering at NMSU. In this two-semester sequence,each design team is led by a student manager, often a graduate student from another engineeringdepartment. Since these student

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Halliday; Israel Urieli; Gregory Kremer

Session 2525 Putting the "Engine" Back Into Engineering Education - A Capstone Design Project Kenneth R. Halliday, Gregory G. Kremer, Israel Urieli Department of Mechanical Engineering Ohio UniversityAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Department at Ohio University has recently radically transformedits Senior Design Curriculum. This change was motivated by the perception among the entiremechanical engineering faculty of the need to improve the way that engineering design is taughtat the senior undergraduate level. Three separate

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2000 Annual Conference

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James N. Peterson

Session 2625 Experiences in Capstone Design Projects: Partnerships with Industrial Sponsors James N. Peterson Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844AbstractCapstone design projects in the department provide student teams opportunities to createengineering solutions to problems identified and sponsored by industrial partners. A partnershiprelationship model for achieving engineering education goals, which is initiated between thedepartment and

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2000 Annual Conference

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Darrell D. Massie; Cheryl A. Massie

Session 2559 Framework for Organization and Control of Capstone Design/Build Projects Darrell D. Massie, Cheryl A. Massie United States Military Academy/Flack + Kurtz Consulting EngineersAbstractSenior design capstone projects frequently require team members to self-organize for a projectand then execute the design/build portion within a resource-constrained environment. This isusually challenging for inexperienced students who are struggling with technical as well asprogram management and team building issues. This paper outlines a general framework thatcan be used by

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael McGeen; Larry Groser; J. Michael Hassler; Douglas C. Stahl; Craig Capano

Session 1606 Implementation of Project Specific Web Sites in a Capstone Design Course Douglas C. Stahl, Michael McGeen, Craig Capano, J. Michael Hassler, Larry Groser Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractProject Specific Web Sites (PSWS) promise to revolutionize the way designers, constructors,and owners process and transmit information regarding a design/construction project. ThePSWS can be thought of as a clearinghouse for project data, including text, graphical, and videodata ranging from contracts and meeting minutes to final

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University; Cyril B Okhio P.E., Kennesaw State University

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Developing Entrepreneurial Skills through an Innovative Senior Capstone Design Project - MouseHeadAbstractWhilst the Senior Capstone Design Project course has traditionally been used to train students ofengineering (E) and engineering technology (ET) with practical skills and to prepare them for realengineering life, there has been somewhat of a lack of training and encouragement of students tobecome entrepreneurs after graduating from their degree programs.Through recent modifications and additions to the course content offered by the ECE and EETprograms at Kennesaw State University, the Capstone Design course experience now includes acomponent that seeks to encourage

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Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Burnett, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Framework Development with Successive Capstone Projects1. IntroductionThe undergraduate program at the Portland State University Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering (PSU ECE) includes a three-quarter capstone design sequence typicallytaken during the student's senior year. For the last three years, and a fourth currently ongoing attime of writing, a capstone project has been sponsored by the author's Wireless EnvironmentalSensing Technology (WEST) Lab. The purpose of these sponsored capstones are as follows: 1. In the short term, design a wireless sensor to solve a specific problem. 2. In the long term, converge at a more general-purpose hardware and software solution set with which to design future wireless

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Design Across Disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anouk Desjardins, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Marc-André Plasse, _naturehumaine; Erik Belanger, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-870: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CAPSTONE PROJECT:COLLABORATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSAnouk Desjardins, Eng., MASc, Ecole Polytechnique de Montral Since 2008, Anouk Desjardins has been developing and teaching the ING4901 Sustainable Development Capstone Project course. She graduated from the cole Polytechnique de Montral (EPM) with a degree in Civil Engineering, and earned her Masters of Applied Sciences in 1999. She worked on engineering design projects for several years as a project engineer and project leader. In 2008, she joined EPM as a research associate for sustainable development projects, and as Instructor for capstone projects in Civil Engineering and sustainable development, and

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Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory K Watkins, California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

years of industrial work experience. Page 22.281.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Best Practices for Faculty Mentorship of Capstone Design ProjectsAbstractThe mechanical and mechatronic engineering programs at California State University Chicoutilize a common two-semester capstone course in senior design project. Project work isaccomplished in groups, which are assigned a single faculty advisor, or mentor for the durationof the project.Prior to the 2008/2009 academic year, senior exit surveys, along with substantial anecdotalevidence, repeatedly identified advisement of capstone

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter L. Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gloria A. Murphy, NASA; Thomas H. Morris, Mississippi State University; Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Paul J. Van Susante, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 22.309.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Case Studies in Application of System Engineering Practices to Capstone ProjectsAbstractThe Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) of the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA) sponsors a faculty fellowship program that engages researchers withinterests aligned with current ESMD development programs. The faculty members arecommitted to run a capstone senior design project based on the materials and experience gainedduring the fellowship. For the 2010 – 2011 academic year, 5 projects were approved. Theseprojects are in the areas of mechanical and electrical hardware design and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-962: CLASSROOM LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT CAP-STONE PROJECT ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTSJay McCormack, University of Idaho Jay McCormack is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Idaho where he is an instructor for the college’s interdisciplinary capstone design course. Dr. McCormack received his PhD in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003.Denny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led numerous multidisciplinary research projects to enhance engi- neering education. He currently leads projects creating

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1999 Annual Conference

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Tom Christensen; R. M. Seymour; Kim McKeage; Deborah Skinner; Darrell Donahue

Session 1308 Interdisciplinary Team Projects With Marketing Students To Improve Engineering Capstone Experience R.M. Seymour, Kim McKeage, Darrell W. Donahue, Deborah Skinner and Tom Christensen University of MaineAbstractMarketing and bio-resource engineering faculty developed an interdisciplinary cross-course projectfor their senior students at the University of Maine. Marketing and bio-resource engineeringsenior level courses included the interdisciplinary project to provide students the experience ofworking on multidisciplinary teams

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Laguette, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

firms. Page 15.419.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of High Performance Capstone Project Teams and the Selection ProcessAbstractA successful Capstone Design program including companion design courses has beendeveloped1,2 that has become an integral and important component of the MechanicalEngineering curriculum. A variety of challenging projects are created each year to appeal tostudent academic and career interests. Students work in teams with the assistance of a facultyadvisor to tackle a significant mechanical engineering design project. The formation of studentteams

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Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jones, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, U; Anglo Tadros, SUNYIT

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Engineering Technology

Capstone ProjectsAbstractCapstone Experience, MTC 420, is a required course for all Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) students during their senior year. The capstone projects are intended to be culminatingexperiences, drawing upon a wide range of knowledge from courses in the curriculum. Studentsare responsible for written project specifications, planning and milestone identification,implementation of the work, an oral presentation, and a final written report.Because these projects are so comprehensive, they provide an opportunity for faculty to assess awide range of student learning that is directly related to program outcomes. For this reason, METfaculty developed a rubric for assessing capstone projects, as shown on the following page

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Michael McIntyre, Western Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-362: REVITALIZING A CAPSTONE DESIGN SEQUENCE WITHINDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESStacy Wilson, Western Kentucky UniversityMichael McIntyre, Western Kentucky University Page 15.1042.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Revitalizing a Capstone Design Sequence with Industrial Project Management TechniquesAbstractThe capstone design experience is a staple in many engineering programs throughout the nation.The purpose of these courses or sequences often includes the execution of an applied researchproject where students have a culminating design experience, and an opportunity to completeengineering design tasks. At

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

years of active duty Air Force service, Dr. Colombi led command and control systems integration projects, systems engineering for the Air Force E-3 aircraft program office, researched biometric systems security at the National Security Agency and managed/ researched communications networking in the Air Force Research Laboratory.Richard G Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology Page 22.7.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Fostering Systems Engineering Education Through Interdisciplinary Programs and Graduate Capstone ProjectsAbstract The