Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Gorrell, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Brett Stone, Brigham Young University; Edward Red, Brigham Young University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Michael Wright; David E. French, The Boeing Company; Shigeo Hayashibara, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Carl Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology; John P. Sullivan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

research is also one of the objectives of AerosPACE. With the popularityand interest in massive open online courses (MOOCs) and flipped classes, some evidencesuggests such methods may not be as effective as presumed [2] [3]. The AerosPACE course hasbeen developed to enable research on engineering teaching and learning in a unique multi-disciplinary, multi-university environment.In this paper the academic year 2013-2014 AerosPACE senior capstone project, where threemulti-university teams of students collaborated with Industry to design, build, and fly a UAVcapable of monitoring farmland to improve crop yield, is presented. The scope of the studentproject is defined by one semester completed at the time of submission of draft paper. Someresults

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

projects we have chosen arereduced degree-of-freedom systems with very specific and quantifiable performance objectives.There still remain many areas of optimization, yet these optimizations relate more to parameterselection and detail design, rather than conceptual changes. We do not intend to minimize theimportance of conceptual design, but rather have specifically chosen to have students focus intheir first senior design effort on a challenge where the concept generation component of theproject has already been determined. The second set of projects is truly open-ended and similarto traditional capstone design courses.The working baseline approach emphasizes analysis, but is distinct from experimental lab coursewhere students conduct a set of

Conference Session

Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Chemical Division

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Cvetkovic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sarah Elizabeth Lindley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Bethan Owen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

generallydo not gain experience in open-ended design or entrepreneurial innovation – skills which may behighly valued by future employers or graduate schools, and even in upper-level project-basedcourses such as capstone design.Biofabrication Lab is an upper-level elective laboratory course offering students hands-onexperience in advanced cell culture, computer aided design, additive manufacturing, andprototyping related to translational bioengineering. Quantitative Physiology Lab is a requiredlaboratory course in which third-year bioengineering students conduct experiments to measureand model human physiological systems, while gaining experience in data analysis andpresentation. To expand the breadth of knowledge and experience gained by students, a

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

communication must be thoughtfully designed tohelp readers make meaning of data. Such visual design for readers requires our students tobecome metacognitive of their own experience as consumers of visual communication. Yet oftenengineering students are not prompted to think about or design visual data communication untilthey must present their own data, typically as part of a senior capstone project. Our students’ lackof experience leaves them without a solid foundation for critical thought about figures, and thuswith scant preparation to learn from the experience of creating and refining them. If capstonesare to be an opportunity to learn about visual communication rather than simply perform it,students are in need of a swift means to gain perspective

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnold Stanley Berger PhD, University of Washington, Bothell

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Electrical and Computer

cost of all components in our system, whichincludes the base unit and four experimental daughter boards, is under $1000 in single unitquantities.11The Remote EE Lab has been a very successful source of capstone projects for our senior students. Itworks as it was intended to work, and we expect to deploy a number of the stations in our EE lab sostudents can work on their EE lab experiments when it is convenient for them. At some point, itwould be quite beneficial to us if Intronix, the manufacturer of the LogicPort logic analyzer, wouldprovide or license a public API so that applications could be better integrated with their excellentlogic analyzer.11 This cost can be reduced even further by using off-shore PCB fabricators and adopting a lower

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Erica M. Comber, Carnegie Mellon University; Elisha Anthony Raeker-Jordan, Carnegie Mellon University; Kalliope Georgette Roberts, Carnegie Mellon University; Melanie Alexis Loppnow, Carnegie Mellon University; Andrew Hudson, Carnegie Mellon University; Wayne Chung, Carnegie Mellon University; Conrad M. Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University

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Biomedical Engineering

addresses healthcare challenges and achieves the following:Objective 1: Leverages curriculum-acquired knowledge of both engineer and ID studentsObjective 2: Mimics the communication dynamic within the medical device industryMaterials and Methods: This year (2019-2020), the capstone course incorporated ID-centeredassignments on behalf of objective 1 and restructured project teams to consist of engineering andindustrial design subteams for objective 2. During the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 academic years,4 and 6 industrial designers enrolled to work with ~50 BME students on 4 and 6 projectsrespectively. Engineering students’ team assignments both academic years were generated usingthe Comprehensive Assessment for Team-Member Effectiveness (CATME) system

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

, and the role ofsenior capstone design in the curriculum is more summative than formative, leaving little roomfor remediation and subsequent improvement. First-year design experiences can providecontext, motivation, and excitement, but first-year students are typically without the technicalbackground to experience a genuine electrical and computer engineering (ECE) design processthat fills an unmet need and addresses all of the tradeoffs between technical and nontechnicalmatters that occur in product design.For over 30 years, the undergraduate engineering programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI) have featured a substantial senior capstone design project as one of three degree-requiredproject experiences. While faculty reviews of the

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

and developed ananimatronic polar bear robot shown in Figure 11. The robot successfully competed at the 2003Society of Manufacturing Engineers/Robotics International (SME/RI) event at RochesterInstitute of Technology, earning the 3rd place in the Robot Construction Category. This capstone Figure 1. Animatronic Polar Bear for the 2003 SME/RI Competitioncourse project led to the development of a cross-disciplinary honors course, enrolling art,engineering, technology, and pharmacy students2. Puppetry and mechanism design projects were Page 22.558.2the focus of this 4 hours a week course. Also following the capstone project, the author

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

because they cannot take time away from the paying jobs that are supporting their education.Other possible factors affecting the choices of students could include (2) Students completing their junior year do not want to take time away from their senior- year studies, including their capstone project, and (3) Students completing their senior year do not want to take the risk of pursuing a startup when they could instead obtain a “real” job.And other factors, certainly, may play a role, too. For example, it is possible that that thestudents’ projects, while worthwhile, were not at a level of significance that students felt justifiedfurther effort. The university may not have provided all the elements of the incubate stage of

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliott Vega, University of Washington, Bothell; John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

incorporate a material selection design textbook with an associated professional-level software program. Materials selection concepts and methods were interspersed throughoutthe course and integrated into three student-group design projects involving springs, bearings,rotating shafts, and gear elements. This approach resulted in a practical and effective method ofintroducing materials selection into the design process and provided needed skills for the follow-on, senior-level capstone design course. At the end of the class, an easy-to-follow, student-written material selection reference guide (with examples) was produced to provide guidance forfuture classes and students needing a quick overview of the materials selection process and useof the

Collection

2020 PPC

Authors

Michael Cox

…  Investing in STEM education  Inspiring innovation in education, our industry and our workforce  Partnering with universities to build core aerospace engineering competencies through hands-on capstone projects (AerosPACE)  Financing advanced learning solutions for current and future employees (MIT, NSF, others)  Improving equity and diversity through policy and

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Conference Session

Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Jordan Ford, University of Washington; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

design, and inquiry-guided learning. He has supervised undergraduate and master’s student research projects and capstone design teams.Dr. Heather Dillon, University of Washington Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A secure, scalable approach to student-graded homework for self-reflectionAbstractA large body of research shows that deliberate practice is essential to developing expertise in anyskill. The essential

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ralph I. Stephens

Mechanical Engineering Program.58:086 Mechanical Engineering Design Projects, spring, 2003(instructor: Stephens)This is the senior capstone design course where students as teams of three or four choosedesign projects from those offered by industry, faculty, or students themselves. Matt Furman,James Arkema and two other students chose to design a mechanical tire testing system for useby the Furman racing team. Their end product was to be the actual workable product along withtesting of several race tires. The goal was to be able to measure both normal and lateral racingtire stiffness. Values of stiffness will aid the Furman racing team since these values are normallycompany or team confidential. The project involved significant brainstorming, since

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Research Investigations in the Context of Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey James Kado, Florida Polytechnic University; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Polytechnic University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

, expectation, and relevant knowledge. These areas are important to employers, who seekstudents who have developed these skills, which would efficiently transfer into a real-worldindustrial environment (Pung & Farris, 2011). This information can be vital to an individual,allowing a person to identify an area in which they are deficient, allowing for an avenue of self-improvement (O’Neill et al., 2015). This tool has been utilized at the university level to identifyproblematic teams during Capstone projects, allowing for intervention by project mentors(Beigpourian et al., 2019). CATME is an effective tool utilized in post-secondary education toevaluate team cohesion and effectiveness, utilizing key characteristics sought by industry. Thus,this study

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Freeborn, University of Alabama; Memorie Gosa, University of Alabama

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Biomedical Engineering

guiding questions tostructure the sessions; and (iv) including multiple sessions with the same clients over time toobserve changes that may result from the therapies.Capstone Projects: Future iterations of this program will task students with identifying clinicalneeds from their shadowing experiences, propose a possible solution, and encourage them topursue those solutions during their own Capstone Design courses. Capstone design projects areubiquitous in engineering education, aimed at promoting practical and real-world projects duringan undergraduate’s education [7], [8]. The pairing of this shadowing experience with CapstoneDesign is expected to increase student engagement and satisfaction; supported by results fromprevious clinical immersions

Conference Session

Laboratories in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

flexibility in designing their curriculum. This has allowed for theproposed BMET option to be easily accommodated within the EET program. Page 14.454.3III. The EET-BMET Option Approach to Biomedical InstrumentationRecognizing that in order to provide a rounded education for our students, it was imperative thatthey be exposed to actual biomedical instruments used in the medical field, the curriculumincludes a capstone course that can be satisfied by completing either a capstone project in an area Table 1. ECET courses in the BSBMET degree program option. COURSE NAME SEMEST WEEKLY WEEKL

Conference Session

Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Andrea Ferro, Clarkson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

applied to two case studies. In theeducationally-focused CE case study, a senior capstone design course in environmentalengineering worked on a project defined by a community partner. The rubric did a good jobrevealing where improvements in the project could have been realized and demonstrating that thenon-profit facilitator was instrumental in engaging the community. In the second case study, acommunity sub-contracted an academic partner to explore residential indoor air quality. Theproject was at a higher level of the rubric for most criteria compared to the educationally-focusedcase study. Use of the rubric at the start of a project will open important conversations, therebycontributing to the community and academic partners more fully meeting

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 5 Design Teams

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Paul Leidig, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrew Pierce, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

weekly basis. In addition to this, an end of semester reflection is assignedto review the course experience upon its conclusion.Capstone DesignEPICS projects are well-matched to the revised ABET criteria and many of our projects presentopportunities to achieve the criteria required for senior design. However, the variation in EPICSstudent’s project application spaces and interaction points within the design process of the largeroverall program present challenges in insuring appropriateness of individual fit for capstonedesign. EPICS projects can currently be used for capstone design in Electrical, Computer,Multidisciplinary, or Environmental and Ecological Engineering, but each program’s departmentfollows a slightly different process for

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University; Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Pennsylvania State University; Eduardo Mendieta; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

capstone project. 15 Apply systematic method to analyze ethical issues and to arrive at a recommended approach to address the issues. 16 Demonstrate ethical responsibility that goes beyond compliance to professional codes and regulations. 17 Act ethically as an engineering professional. 18 Provide ethical leadership within a team. 19 Provide ethical leadership within an organization. Ten BE faculty members (including a member of our project team) participated inthe second workshop. Another eight BE faculty members, who could not attend in person,returned the questionnaire by email. One

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

for Electromechanical Engineering and Energy and PowerEngineering at Temple University. Only existing courses in EE and ME were integrated intothese plans of study for the BSE degree. The BSE program utilizes no new courses, requires nonew faculty and only administrative resources. Interdisciplinary design objectives were promotedand utilized in discipline undergraduate course laboratories and the capstone design project forthese students. The BSE program is uniquely administered by the College and not by aDepartment and has a Director and not a Chair.IntroductionThe Electrical Engineering (EE) discipline was once embellished with a significant number ofMechanical Engineering (ME) courses suitable for between-the-world-wars technical training

Collection

2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Tony Mendes; Gregory W. King

II• Capstone design project • Need identified via community partners • Student teams go through entire design processMSME Entrepreneurship Option• Exposure to principles of entrepreneurship as part of the MSME degree program• 6 of 30 credit hours are taken through the Regnier Institute, including • ENT5502 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 CH) • One 3 CH entrepreneurship elective (Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, Urban Entrepreneurship, Health Sciences Entrepreneurship)Venture Competitions• ROO Idea Jump - $3,000 per semester. Students present Business Concepts (Business Models). Mostly from Entrepreneurship Classes• Regnier Venture Creation Challenge - $75,000 in prizes, $25,000 BCBS special competition. Open to

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Classrooms

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

institution, Seattle University, has an ABET accredited Civil Engineeringprogram. The average class size in a civil engineering discipline specific course is around 25.One of the missions of the department is for graduates to possess strong written and oralcommunication skills. Communication skills of the students are developed throughout the civilengineering curriculum starting with laboratory reports in the sophomore year through a year-long, industrially sponsored capstone design experience where students prepare writtenproposals, design reports, memos, reflection papers, and posters for an external project sponsor. CEEGR 3530 - Soil Mechanics is a 5 (quarter) credit junior level course required of allcivil engineering majors for graduation

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ramsin Khoshabeh, University of California, San Diego; Rick Gessner, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

topics?If this capstone sequence is truly as effective as we believe in preparing engineers for their futureemployment, we should be able to see a discernible difference. While we did not set out to createthis capstone as a pedagogical research project, we are discovering daily that the teachingplatform is one that deserves to be studied to fully appreciate and understand the effectiveness ofthe material on student success. References1. J. Dunlosky, K. A. Rawson, E. J. Marsh, M. J. Nathan, and D. T. Willingham, “Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques: Promising Directions From Cognitive and Educational Psychology,” Psychol Sci Public Interest, 2013, Jan, 14(1):4-58, doi: 10.1177

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Taylor; Emilia Mironovova

Session 3148 An International Collaboration Using Technical English Kevin Taylor and Emília Mironovová Purdue University - Kokomo / Slovak University of Technology - TrnavaAbstractAs we continue to merge global markets it is inevitable that many of today’s graduates willparticipate in international activities when they enter the workforce. It is imperative that weprepare our students for this global work environment. Described is a project between studentsin the United States and the Slovak Republic aimed at improving both technical communicationsand cultural understanding between the two groups

Conference Session

Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Callie J. Miller, James Madison University; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

practitioners to increase exercise adherence and clinical evaluation.Dr. Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University Shraddha Joshi earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University with her research focused on understanding the role of requirements in engineering design by novices. Dr. Joshi received her MS in mechanical engineering from Clemson University and her BE in mechanical engineering from Nirma University, India. At Clemson, Dr. Joshi has worked on multiple industry sponsored research projects (Michelin tweel –low rolling resistance for non-pneumatic tires, IFAI ballast friction testing project). She was actively involved in mentoring and advising Capstone design projects. She has ad- vised over

Conference Session

Design and Computation in ChE Courses

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Miller; Atanas Serbezov

Redesigning Senior Process Design David C. Miller* and Atanas Serbezov Department of Chemical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntroductionSenior design is widely regarded as an important capstone experience for undergraduateengineering students. By integrating material from previous courses, it provides a conceptualframework for tackling a wide variety of open-ended, real-world engineering problems.Traditionally, senior design consists of the following common elements: process economics,capital costing, simulation and a grass-roots design project. As the nature of the chemicalengineering profession has evolved

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank D. Voss, Taylor University; Scott Henry Moats, Crown College; Bill Chapman, University of Arizona

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, Fundamentals of Space Flight Systems, Astronomy, and Sr. Capstone Sequence. He was Department Chair for six years in the start-up of the Engineering Physics program. He enjoys mentoring undergraduate students in aerospace, sensors, and energy-related research projects. Some of the research areas include spacecraft nano-satellite technologies, satellite payload instrumenta- tion, High Altitude research Platform (HARP) experiments, wave particle interactions in space, space- flight X-ray imagers, construction and renewable energy engineering and architecture, and philosophy of science. Dr. Voss has worked as PI on many NASA, Air Force, Navy, NSF, and DOE research grants and has published over 120 scientific papers. hnvoss

Conference Session

Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Gibson; Dorene Perez; Rose Marie Lynch

Industry Meaningful In College or MIMIC. A few years later the technical side of theteams expanded when electronics students were added to the project. The business side alsoexpanded, and a MIMIC business course was developed as a capstone for students inAssociate in Applied Science degree programs in marketing, accounting, management,computer systems and information systems. Page 10.254.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThe MIMIC project successfully addressed a problem the technical programs

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Mark L. Sivak, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

“cornerstone to capstone” curriculum design. The committee considered theresearch on how people learn, consulted published engineering education research oncornerstone programs at other universities, and acknowledged students’ strengths andweaknesses, including their increasing numbers of applying AP credit toward college. Furtherreview led to incorporating the integration of hands-on, project-based design projects withcomputer programming and the “cornerstone to capstone” approach.Review and Literature ReviewAs a result of the ongoing dialogue to improve engineering education and the proven initiativessupported by the National Science Foundation and other funding agencies, cornerstone coursesin the first year of engineering are growing with