Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Edmond John Dougherty, Villanova University; Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Kenneth F. Bloemer, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

HHDN project’s contribution to exposing the student to all aspects of intrapreneurship, shown here in the funnel and gauntlet model form.Currently, the learning objectives outline above are met in part and to varying degrees by theHHDN partners, primarily through real-world capstone project experiences. The HHDN partnerswill leverage their industry outreach to conduct an in-depth study of intrapreneurship toprecisely define the educational outcomes listed above and map them to a generic engineeringcurriculum. The HHDN partners will also synthesize their combined experience and practices inindustry-connected, project-based learning to create a proven, scalable and transferable set oftools for the proper

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

question,estimating the scope of the project, writing an acceptable statement of work, completing theproject, and delivering results that could be readily disseminated.The undergraduate engineering curriculum at our institution has built-in project-basedcornerstone, sophomore, and senior capstone design courses. The master of engineering is a 30credit course-only program. By leveraging these two curricula, we developed a successfulmultidisciplinary modeling course where key learning outcomes strengthen student readiness toperform research. This paper describes the evolution of our overall strategy to overcomechallenges and put solutions in place. An overview of the course is presented in the context ofhow the pedagogy of student research has

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Howell; Pat Shamamy; Feierfeil Greg; Chris Reidel; Tarek Rizk; Lisa Anneberg

Tech’sengineering program while maintaining the same credit hour requirements for a B.Sc degree.This is accomplished by redefining some technical electives and restructuring the traditionalengineering capstone project sequence as a student enterprise.Table 1: Entrepreneurial Program at Lawrence Technological University Fall Semester Spring Semester Credit CreditYear 1Year 2 Technical & Professional Finance for engineers Communication 3 credits 1 credit Marketing for Engineers Engineering Enterprise 1 credit 1 creditYear 3 Business

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 11: Integration of Problem-Solving and Design Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Merrimack College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

application. This paper explores avariety of potential metrics and how each platform performs in each metric. Illustrative examplesfrom mechanical engineering courses and capstone projects are used to provide additionalcontext. Examples include platform selection for an introduction to mechatronics course and acontroller for a safety system for the Ohio Northern University (ONU) dive team (capstoneproject).These metrics are combined into an easy-to-use and adaptable decision matrix that can beapplied in a variety of contexts. It is presented with illustrative examples, and feedback on theutility of such a method is sought. Additionally, supervising personnel will come with their ownset of knowledge, experiences, and potential biases. These can play a

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

theprocesses that are used to integrate the teams, and provides specific examples of projects wherethese tools are utilized.IntroductionThe importance of significant design experiences to prepare undergraduate engineering studentsfor engineering careers has been well-documented1-4. These experiences typically emphasizethe application of technical skills as well as professional skills, such as communication in bothwritten and verbal form, working as a team, and customer interaction. The need for suchexperiences has spawned many innovative approaches to capstone senior design courses.However, capstone senior design courses do not include underclassmen. Earlier designexperiences have become more common and have shown to be valuable in motivating students

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Cathleen Jones, Robert Morris University; Jon Radermacher, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Social commentators [e.g. 1)] havehighlighted the need for businesses to succeed in a global environment and as such theeducation system must attempt to create engineers with global perspectives. There areseveral solutions to achieve this objective such as internships, co-op programs, studentexchange programs, laboratory-intensive classes and the ever-popular Capstone SeniorDesign Project. This last and the most important topic of integrated design has beenreviewed 2, 3) and discussed extensively in literature and engineering educationconferences. There is considerable variability in the scope; breadth and depth of thesecapstone projects, the team size and composition and the time, and sponsors and budgetfor the projects. Some of these projects

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Jane Parmentier; Rajeswari Sundararajan

illustrates the course distribution for thesis and appliedproject students related to research sequence and capstone experience.Table 1: Course Distribution for Thesis and Applied Project Students related to research sequence and capstone experience Course Thesis Applied Project GTD 505 Research Design 3 3 GTD 506 Quantitative Analysis 3 3 GTD 599 Thesis 6 0 GTD 593 Applied Project* 0 3 Approved Elective 0 3Students are encouraged, via their elective courses, to specialize in a

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeannie S. Stephens, University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

and associate director of BME’s undergraduate program. In this role, she will strengthen the department’s connection with the local medical community, both in clinical and industrial settings, in order to foster undergraduate design projects as well as internship and employment opportunities for our students.Dr. Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware Sarah I. Rooney is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Delaware, where she seeks to bring evidence-based teaching practices to the undergraduate curriculum. She received her B.S.E. (2009) and M.S.E. (2010) in Biomed- ical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

their requiredmajor courses. In the junior year, disciplinary grounding in a student’s major continues whiledisciplinary grounding in the other major (ECE for SYS majors, SYS for ECE majors) tapers off.The tapering is due to an increased focus on integration in the junior year. The focus of thejunior year is two LEP classes (one each term) in which teams work to design and build actualsystems. Finally, in the senior year, students continue to concentrate on integration whilecompleting capstone projects designed specifically for LEP teams.Purpose/need and critical reflection are incorporated into the LEP curricula through the LEPLearning Community. The LEP Learning Community meets every two weeks for one hour withgoals of developing a sense of

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

initiative for curriculum reform via an integrated teaching of innovativedesign, entrepreneurship, and energy efficiency concepts, in a sequence of courses fromengineering fundamental to capstone design. The topics will be introduced by the use of newlydeveloped materials for lectures and labs in standard courses, and then students will apply thislearning in design projects that will focus on human powered transportation system (HPTS).2. Background and ContextAt the undergraduate level, in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) atXXXXX University there are twelve engineering and three engineering technology programs,all of which are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).The Department of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

encounter during capstone design and willencounter in the real-world. The second goal is to improve assessment of students’ abilities toapply sustainable engineering design concepts across different problems or design challenges.We hypothesize that with guided practice and feedback, engineering undergraduate students willbecome better at drawing upon and integrating diverse knowledge domains when they are facedwith new, complex problems during professional practice. Project work began in September2015 through the NSF Research in Engineering Education program.Cognitive flexibility theory (CFT)1 provides a basis for assessing and improving students’knowledge transfer and the connection-building required to adequately address sustainabilityproblems

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

involvement, the most-often mentionedmethod of ensuring faculty involvement was leadership from the top. That is, top-downleadership and support were seen as critical in faculty involvement. Other methods includedengaging faculty at faculty meetings, faculty retreats, and training sessions and workshops.Assessment methods for demonstrating achievement of outcomes most mentioned by the Page 11.1254.2surveyed institutions were examples of student work (at selected points during the students’careers), embedded course-based measures (such as standard exam questions or lab reports),capstone projects, and portfolios. While many other methods of assessment were

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET-Related Issues

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel K. Jones P.E., SUNY Polytechnic Institute; Mohammed Abdallah, SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

verbal communication PIb. Organize the content in a logical fashion PIc. Provide graphical illustrations PId. Identify and explain the topic with technical depth Course MTC 420, Capstone Experience Semesters Spring 2012, summer 2012, fall 2012 Evaluator Jones Tool SO6a Rubric Student Work Final project presentation and report Results Spring 2012 Summer 2012 Fall 2012 PIa: % scored 3 or 4 100% 60% 88.8% PIb: % scored 3 or 4 100% 60% 66.7% PIc

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Goddard

integrated PRP component in undergraduate design courses, there isusually no requirement for product realization prior to the “Capstone Senior Design” course, if itoccurs at all. When students study production techniques using desktop or larger equipment,such as might be utilized in prototype development, they experience product realization and aremotivated to return to this equipment for the creation of parts such as are needed to complete the“capstone senior design” project. This is only possible provided the equipment is capable ofproducing real parts, not just wax models. Even prior to a capstone design course, in a coursesuch as machine component design, product realization equipment allows the students to makeand examine actual components

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Materials

of PA often uses senior Capstone Design projects as a recruitment tool, but otherinstitutions [16], [17] highlight undergraduate research to draw good students. We would like toincrease our undergraduate research activity to diversify faculty activity and provide studentswith valuable research experiences that may indicate that graduate school is right for them. Eganet al. [18] explains that participation in undergraduate research encourages pursuit of moreadvanced degrees. Even if students do not move into graduate/professional programs,undergraduate research teaches students critical thinking skills necessary for solving open-endedproblems [12], [19]. If done well, there are clearly many advantages of undergraduate research.Independent

Collection

2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

Authors

Gül E. Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

environments and promotes creative need-based designs (Crain & Tull, 2004).Reissman et al. (2017) also proposed a new capstone course for Mechanical Engineering studentsat the University of Dayton, which emphasizes the application of physics-based and data miningtoward open-ended project prompts. Peter Idowu (2004) presented a study about the pre-capstonecourse at Penn State Harrisburg to solve the lack of clarity students have in developing projectideas. In this study, researchers concluded that a pre-capstone course enabled students tocommunicate effectively. Elvin Shields (2007) studied the effect of capstone engineering designexperience in fostering creativity. Various methods and techniques can assess students’ creativity. For example

Conference Session

CPDD Technical Session 1 - Design of Professional Development Curricula

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Scott Tingey, Texas A&M University; Denise Preusser; Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University

10-15 minutes to act out. Immediately after a scene, everyone gives feedback to the HSRP on his/her performance, for example, what they did well, i.e., “shine” behaviors vs. not well, i.e., “polish” behavior. Part C takes place during the fall semester, in which students submit a series of assignments (Table 2) and receive feedback from instructors via an online learning management platform (Canvas). Most of the assignments are designed to help students with their Capstone projects: a required final course of this graduate program, in which they must individually conductevidence-based research, identify, and solve an industrial problem that would bring significantimpact to an organization. The Capstone project is both

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Boser, Illinois State University; Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

written exams, oral exams,embedded questions in exams and assignments, portfolio analysis, papers/writing samples,simulated activities/case-studies, capstone projects, videotapes of student's skills, inside/outsideexaminers, and internship experiences.7 With all of these instruments, the student’s knowledgeand skill can be directly measured. Since it would be beyond the scope of this paper to provide ananalysis of all the direct measures of assessment that are available, the focus will be on those thatwere used at the authors’ department. Course tests and examinations are perhaps the most commonly used direct assessmentmeasure. Most courses use tests to measure student progress, therefore they are readily available.Assuming that the tests

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division 3 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Fostering Reciprocal Partnerships and Empowering Change

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian K. Zaki, Houston Christian University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

reasons, we chose to partnerwith and support nonprofit organizations to help them bridge their technology gaps by providingcustom-built software tools for their operational requirements.The remainder of this paper will elaborate on how the partnership started, the challenges we facedthrough the process, and how some of these challenges led to adjustments in our approaches.Some of the challenges are still to be looked into and would require some strategic and creativesolutions to solve in our future expansions of community-engaged learning.The Starting Point: Capstone ProjectsOur Computer Science degree program requires students to complete a series of two courses:Senior Project I and Senior Project II. During these courses, the students work in

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

assessment tool. The Design Panel is a group of peoplegathered to assess design related courses. A group of people consists of local industryleaders, faculty, and graduate students. There are number of examples on using panels asassessment tools for programs, curricula, and projects [1-3].The Design Panel is used to assess Mech 314 “Design Process”, Mech 402 “ThermalSystem Design” and the second course of the capstone sequence Mech 417 “MechanicalSystems Design II” courses. These are the courses where substantial activity andmaterials are available to demonstrate the achievement of primarily the above ABETcriteria.2. Program Outcomes Assessment ProcessWe adopted the ABET-EAC “a” through “k” outcomes as our program outcomes. Wecollect data annually

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

MENG 4018, Thermo II ENGR 3500, PM survey Outcome assessed with student  work samples Outcome assessed in capstone  project evaluation Program Outcome a) …apply knowledge

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

waterpurification equipment for Brazil and biogas fermentation units for deployment in India; (3) SolarCar competition team: building power storage units; (4) Capstone design courses provided byindustry and (5) Students participating faculty research: creating new thin film conductingmaterials. The complete design, build, test cycle requires significant effort and thus the minimumparticipation level for actual project work is one semester; more typically students participate in Page 22.1031.4project teams for 12 to 18 months. Single semester experiences are most typically limited tocapstone design courses.Students with the highest participation level will

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jack Bringardner, New York University; Gunter W. Georgi, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference Sessions

-based and hands-on course activities inthe first-year and integrating engineering design. Makerspaces have become a valuable tool forteaching the engineering design process. They provide students with an opportunity to focusmore on building, testing, and evaluating their design. Makerspaces also provide more creativeopportunities for engineering design projects through rapid prototyping electronics and additivemanufacturing. For some students in the first-year this can seem like a daunting task, particularlywhen they are working alongside senior design capstone teams and graduate researchers in amakerspace. This first-year introduction to engineering and design course added several aspectsto the course to guide and support students through

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Kelli Jayn Nichols, University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Bioengineering; Laura Wright, University of Washington; Christopher Neils, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Systems Lab 2 Failure Analysis and Human Physiology 4 TOTAL 26 TOTAL 31 Introduction to BIOEN Capstone 4 BIOEN Capstone Fundamentals 3 (Individual-based Research-Design Project), OR Capstone

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pranshoo Solanki P.E., Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Indianapolis, Indiana.10. Price, J. M. and Aidoo, J. (2013), “Introducing Sustainable Design Principles in Freshman Civil Engineering Design,” Proceedings of 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Atlanta, Georgia.11. Siddiqui, M. K., Alrasheed, S. D., Mohammed, A. R., Amaan, A., Aljaraoudi, W. H., Al- Jughaiman, A. A., Alsaikhan, F. M., and Alhashem, B. M. (2012), “Integrating Sustainability in the Curriculum Through Capstone Projects: A Case Study,” Proceedings of 119th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, San Antonio, Texas.

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili; Ali Sadegh

environment. The class teaches fundamentals ofengineering graphics. It provides students with an opportunity to learn solid modeling asa tool for design process and product realization in addition to skills/competencies thattraditional introductory graphics classes promote.The main thrust of the new curriculum is on the project-based learning. It is believed thatpresenting the topics of the course through a project would expose the students toreal engineering practice. In fact, this approach helps students, throughout theirengineering programs, to prepare themselves for the Capstone Projects in the seniordesign courses. Specifically, students are given the opportunity to disassemble a realproduct and construct drawings of its parts. At the end of the

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tess Bisbee Meier, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

generation of engineers to be ethical, human-centric, collaborative, communicative, and transdisciplinary. As a graduate student she has advised international interactive qualifying projects (IQP) and a senior capstone design project (MQP). As she pursues a career in academia, Tess strives to combine her interests in medical robotics and engineering education.Dr. Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Yilmaz Akkaya is a postdoctoral researcher in Nanoenergy Group under the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). She holds BS degrees in Chemistry and Molecular Biology and Genetics from Bogazici University. She completed her Master’s and PhD Degrees

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

colleges is encouraged and facilitated by theuniversity. This focus on interdisciplinary experiences and opportunities can be seen in pastsenior project collaborations.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 The group of students consisted of more thanengineering students. The group was made up of students from the following majors. • Architectural Engineering (10 students) • Architecture (1 student) • Art (2 students) • Horticulture and Crop Science (3 students)The project was a capstone class, thus the focus was for the students to draw upon their entireengineering education, as opposed to learning specific new skills or topics. The pedagogy was touse the experience itself to educate, as opposed to a classroom and text book. In using theexperience for

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Natalie D. Segal

, and so, working with an intellectual property attorney, we teach the patentprocess as part of the class. In this paper, we discuss the organization of the project itselfand how we teach the patent process, as well as how students respond both to the projectand the possibility of graduating with the words “patent pending” on their résumés.How We BeginThe ability to work on a team is unquestionably a required skill for anyone working inindustry today. Consequently, Ward College of Technology students who take English481, Advanced Technical Communications, are required to work on a team project. Theproject is actually one of a series of possible capstone projects for undergraduateTechnology students, but since all Ward students must take EN 481

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Thomas Korman; Hal Johnston; Kay Gore

Assessment. Review of Educational Research, 2005, Vol. 75, No. 1, pp. 27-61.17. Gransberg, D.D., Quantifying the Impact of Peer Evaluations on Student Team18. Project Grading. International Journal of Construction Education and Research ,2010, Vol. 6, pp.3-17.19. Gurin, P., Dey, E. L., Hurtado, S., & Gurin, G. (2002). Diversity and higher education: Theory and impact on educational outcomes. Harvard Educational Review, 72(3), 330–366.20. Hall, M.I. Motivational Strategies for Enhancing Teamwork. Proceedings, 34th Annual Conference, Associated Schools of Construction, Portland, Maine, 1998, pp. 26-29.21. Hanna, A.S. and Sullivan, K.T. (2005). "Bridging the Gap between Academics and Practice: A Capstone Experience," Journal of