Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

team projects. Thisteam project experience is culminated in the interdisciplinary capstone course, SeniorProject, XXX-490, where teams of students complete a project with industry. How eachof these courses teach and apply teamwork, leadership training, and team projects aredescribed below.First Year CoursesTwo courses taken by students in their first year involve working in teams. SET-100,First Year Seminar, is required by all students in the first semester of their first year.Besides team dynamics, topics such as academic policies, academic planning, registrationprocedures, and counseling and career placement services are discussed. Professionalethics, critical thinking and communications, and are also discussed.Following an introduction to

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leslie Brunell

project, gaining first hand experience with the regulationsand the appropriate software tools has proven to be invaluable to our graduates. With the varietyof projects presently being sponsored, the students are also gaining a familiarity with thedifferent regulatory agencies they will be accountable to upon graduation.Recruitment of Sponsors:Initially discussed and supported by the Civil Engineering Visiting Committee, the first twosponsors, members of the advisory committee, were familiar with the capstone designrequirements of ABET 2000. These two companies, Schiavone Construction and LGA, beganby providing the students with very exciting real world projects and exposing them to the manyoutside factors essential to any design.Upon successful

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Holly K. Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Mark R. Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

goals.Courses or experiences in quadrant 3 could best be described as traditional technical engineeringcourses. There are few or no social or cultural learning goals. The service may provide somecontext for the technical learning, but there are no planned learning outcomes in thesocial/cultural domain.Most engineering service learning programs would then be situated in quadrant 4. At a freshmanlevel the learning goals on both axes may be modest. However, in a capstone type project or amulti-year project we would expect substantial learning to take place in both dimensions. Ideallythe program would be planned to have deliverables, learning outcomes, reflection andcommunity engagement that supports substantial learning in dimensions 11 and 12

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 1: Innovative Approaches to Teaching Energy-Related Concepts

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, University of Georgia; Jacob Lancaster, University of Georgia

configurations made toimprove air flow is presented. The perspectives for students and faculty from the University ofGeorgia are presented. The student main engineer took the lead to formulate this paper. Fiveother students that worked on the project were unable to engage in writing the paper.Introduction The Formula SAE activities at the University of Georgia are recognized as a platform thatprovides experiential learning to its undergraduate students. Most of the students in the FormulaSAE program come from engineering disciplines. Students range from Freshmen to Seniors.Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors participate as non-capstone members. Senior studentsmostly participate as cap-stone members. Regardless of one’s category, the students design

Conference Session

Online Programs and Program Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Bahar Zoghi, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Objectives [5]. Course assessment is also avery important first step towards ABET program assessment activities. Many educators reportedon the practices, strategies and tools they employed when assessing course learning outcomes.Meyer [6] reported on evaluation instrument selection and use of static versus dynamicthresholds in computer engineering courses. Sanders et.al [7] reported on assessment processesfor interdisciplinary capstone projects. Beyerlein et. Al [8] developed a framework to createefficient assessment instruments that can be used to assess capstone design courses. Rowe et al.[9] highlighted the importance of assessment at the freshman level, and reported on innovativeformative assessment used in a freshman level course with a focus

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila Horan

Session 3125 Introducing Circuit Design in Freshmen Lab Sheila Horan New Mexico State UniversityAbstractThe electrical and computer engineering curriculum at the Klipsch School of Electrical andComputer Engineering at New Mexico State University now requires that students successfullycomplete a capstone design class (senior design project) before they can graduate. To reach thispoint, students need guidance and practice in design. If students are exposed to design early intheir educations, then the capstone project won’t seem like such an insurmountable chore

Conference Session

Laboratory Applications of Computers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

deprived of the opportunity to take background courses such as 2D-signal processing,computer communications, radiography, and sensors and instrumentation. Compare to traditionalelectrical engineering students, the lack of hands-on lab experience becomes more apparentwhen students are working on capstone senior projects.One strategy we used to solve this issue was to include a mixed capstone project groupcomprising of computer, electronic, and biomedical engineering students. This strategy workedfor few groups but the success rate was less than thirty five percent due to the students’ lack ofpreparation and disadvantage of knowledge compared to traditional electrical engineeringstudents.To rectify this situation we proposed and developed this

Conference Session

ECE Lab Development and Innovations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Refai; James Sluss

principles and to expose students to research tools that can be used in carrying out their capstone research projects. Through a series of sequential laboratory modules, students learn to setup and configure simple to complex computer networks and to effectively employ commercial software tools for network design and performance analysis. Near the end of the course, working independently, each student is required to complete a final project that assimilates much of the reinforced and/or newly acquired knowledge and skills. This paper provides a detailed description of the laboratory course and its key project modules.1. IntroductionThe University of Oklahoma - Tulsa offers a Master of Science in

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Wroblewski, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

factors of real-life applications.This approach is vital for reinforcing basic principles (Newton’s Laws in Mechanics, First andSecond Laws in Thermodynamics, etc.). But, by itself, it ignores the interconnectivity of theseconcepts and how they are interwoven in the fabric of real engineering problems—i.e., system-level engineering. This big-picture view is often covered in capstone design courses, butcapstone design projects themselves cover a broad spectrum of applications, and don’t guaranteethat all students leave with the same exposure to system-level integration and interactions.In addition, the development of engineering science core concepts relies upon pre-requisite pathsthat allow advanced topics to be built upon more basic concepts

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Morales P.E., Universidad del Turabo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

existing machine to determine thereasonableness of the calculations. This approach “conditionalizes” knowledge and providesstudents with an intermediate design experience before undertaking a major machine designexperience in their capstone course. Furthermore, based on the “backwards design” planningframework for designing courses, the paper suggests that the project should be approachedgradually – in phases – from the first day of class, and extending throughout the semester, toprovide quality feedback to students throughout the entire process, thus increasing the potentialof achieving expertise. The phases were also synchronized with the material presented in class,and with the exams, to further strengthen the knowledge acquired by the students

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

Session 2525 Evaluating Multidisciplinary Design Teams Lynne Slivovsky, William Oakes, Leah Jamieson Purdue UniversityAbstract Many program look for ways to simulate “real” design experiences. At PurdueUniversity, the EPICS - Engineering Projects in Community Service – program does thisthrough long-term team projects that solve technology-based problems for local communityservice organizations. The program currently has 24 project teams with approximately 450students participating during the 2002 academic year. Each EPICS project team consists of tento 20 students, a local

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Il-Seop Shin, Western Illinois University, Quad Cities; Blair J. McDonald P.E., Western Illinois University; Khaled Zbeeb, Western Illinois University; William F. Pratt, Western Illinois University

Tagged Topics

Corporate Member Council, Diversity

to the sponsors and the engineering faculty.Almost all of the capstone design projects have been done with technical professionals and staffsin industry rather than in a classroom setting. The local companies provide real world problemsand vital issues important to them and are customers for the Senior Design students, similar tothe concept found in Lamancusa’s The Learning Factory1. The only two exceptions were madefor seniors to build testing equipment to be used for instructional purposes at the School ofEngineering and the school sponsored the projects, as discussed in the next section.Students use theoretical and practical problem solving skills to begin the process of componentsynthesis and system design in the context of real-world

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Adam Giles Tennant; David J. Ellert PE, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

manufacturing analysis as a capstone design project. Fortheir project, they developed the design of a flexible work cell that could be used to produce themodular units for multiple houses that would make up the MAGIC village. The work cell wouldallow rapid production and assembly but still leave some degree of customization options, to beselected by the residents.The construction site of the house in the middle of campus was easily accessed during and priorto construction; this allowed the students more opportunities than they would have been for atypical building project. A Soil Mechanics class took advantage of this by taking soil samplesthat were analyzed using the same techniques included in the laboratory portion of the class, butwith a tangible

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

for Engineering Education, 2012 Integration of System Thinking, Engineering Reasoning and Decision Making Skills in Design of Thermal Systems CourseAbstract Design of thermal system is in essence a Capstone design class for thermal andenergy systems. One of the major difficulties encountered by instructors in theseCapstone design courses is that many senior students do not have adequate preparation inapplying design skills such as critical thinking, engineering reasoning, and decisionmaking to successfully complete their design project. In this paper, the process ofintegrating system thinking, engineering reasoning and decision making skills intoDesign of Thermal Systems course is

Conference Session

Best Paper, Best Diversity Paper

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Buchholz, University of Iowa; Jae-Eun Russell, University of Iowa; Venanzio Cichella, University of Iowa; Casey Harwood, University of Iowa; Shaoping Xiao, University of Iowa; Pablo M. Carrica, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

credits (6 courses), according to the formula described in Table 1.Required elements of a student’s plan of study include courses in naval hydrodynamics, controland autonomous systems, and an approved capstone project on a naval science & technologytopic, which can be either a full-year senior design elective (which also satisfies the ABETcapstone design experience requirement) or a single-semester independent investigation with afaculty advisor.Curriculum and facilitiesThe primary certificate courses are listed in Table 1, and are arranged into the categories of navalhydrodynamics courses, control & autonomous systems courses, and capstone courses. Courselearning objectives focus on technical knowledge associated with the subject as well

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tongele Tongele, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

?” Once again, let’s resist the temptation of trying the answer the questions, and note thatwhen students become seniors and prepare to graduate, they must take capstone design coursesand do senior projects. This looks like a last opportunity but a major opportunity for students toget in depth in the use of codes and standards. This certainly sounds like the “major designexperience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier coursework and incorporatingappropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints” required by ABET. But thequestions remain relevant even up to this point: “Do students use in depth codes and standards intheir capstone design or senior projects?” There may not be an absolute yes or no to the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Mitchel Keil, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

in red. The points with maximum deviation between model andmeasurement have been circled.The distance between these two points was also measured as the hose was positioned. As can beseen from the figure, the maximum deviation was found to be 5.5mm or 0.21 inches, which wasconsidered adequate based on the methodology and level of accuracy carried out during theprocedure.The students made several attempts to transfer the model directly into CAD software1,5 usingIGES, STEP, and Parasolid formats. Version mismatches, other incompatibilities, and,ultimately, time prevented this from happening.ConclusionsThis project has been a wonderful experience for the students in the Capstone Design course.They have worked on real-life situation, where many

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia A. Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University Women in Engineering Program, West Lafayette; Allison L. Sieving, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

contact hours)mini-design project based on a BME capstone senior design project in which each team workedto develop a “smart” gown which could replace traditional hospital gowns and measurephysiological signals (heart rate and respiration). Day 1 consisted of introducing participants toBME, brainstorming ideas for obtaining signals and implementing into a gown (sketchdocumented) and equipment overview. Day 2 involved building, design iteration, andverification testing; it also included gown assembly and planning for a scientific style poster.Day 3 began with an introduction to giving a professional presentation and continued withdeveloping the poster; the day concluded with participants presenting their posters and solutionsto their

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University; Stefan C. Christov, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

Paper ID #20403Guiding Principles and Pedagogical Tools for an Introductory Software De-velopment CourseDr. Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University Mark Hoffman is a professor of computer science at Quinnipiac University. He joined the University in 2001 following a career in industry and has taught a wide variety of courses including data structures, computer architecture and organization, software development, and the senior capstone project. His re- search interests include communication and critical thinking skills in computer science education, and the impact of technology on work/home boundary management. He received

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning in ET I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Jaime Taha-Tijerina, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Engineering Technology(ENGT) program. According to the program description, engineering technology educationemphasizes primarily on the applied aspects of science and product improvement, industrialpractices, and engineering operational functions. A capstone two-semester senior project course isa part of the engineering technology curriculum. This course provides the students with anopportunity to address and experience the critical problems faced in the day-to-day life of anengineer in an advanced manufacturing industry. One such problem is to measure friction and wearrate between materials to improve the performance of mechanical machinery used in industrialapplications.The aim of this senior design project is to design and fabricate a working

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

project management andcommunication, particularly communicating outside of engineering. Overall, the sophomorestended to report similar numbers of team members with each professional skill as the seniors.Whereas the seniors could clearly distinguish between the professional skill areas, thesophomores were not adept at this.To understand the impact of the team asset-mapping activity, we compared the sophomores’scores on items from a peer evaluation conducted twice during the semester. Early in thesemester, students tended to report some difficulty managing conflicts related to team tasks, butby the end of the semester, significantly fewer teams did so.We also describe an asset-based modification we made to the teams in the senior capstone

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

bear on a givenmulti-discipline problem, the faculty decided that the grading rubric should be adjusted toensure that each outcome to include professional outcomes is being assessed within thecapstone course.21,22,23,24 There were over 17,000 search results for capstones being usedto provide direct results.25 Each capstone project requires coverage of the seventraditional sub-disciplines of civil engineering. Therefore, the capstone course is biggerthan one faculty to assess properly, so each faculty member assesses portions of the Page 22.1294.7submissions that fall into their areas of expertise. The entire faculty team has beeninvolved in the

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Thomas Flynn; Caleb Holdridge; Alexandra Murphy; Jacquelyn Autumn Carter; Sarah Schollenberger; Tooran Emami Ph.D., United States Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

, compensator design for continuous-time and discrete-time systems, analog or digital filter design, and hybrid power system design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Efficiency Analysis of a Hybrid Solar System DesignAbstractThere are multiple parameters to study when measuring the performance and efficiency ofPhotovoltaic solar cells. This paper is a part of one-year capstone project results forundergraduate students in Electrical Engineering major. This capstone project focuses onmaximizing the efficiency of a 100-Watt, 12V solar panel and studying its implementation in ahybrid power source system. Solar cell efficiency can be checked by measuring the poweroutput, voltage-current

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

development processes in thestudied Design and Development of Food Products and Processes capstone course2-5.Assessment of creativity was grounded on the Consensual Assessment Technique6 (CAT), whichis based on the idea that the best measure of creativity regardless of what is being evaluated, isthe assessment by experts in that field. Therefore, a group of experts in the FE field were invitedto evaluate capstone course final projects and developed food products by means of the CreativeThinking VALUE Rubric, which is made up of a set of attributes that are common to creativethinking across disciplines1, 7. Possible performance levels were entitled capstone or exemplar(value of 4), milestones (values of 3 or 2), and benchmark (value of 1). Instructor

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

professor and the director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Gregory Feierfeil, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-listed as appropriate. Additionally, non-engineering coursesinvolving entrepreneurial skills will be identified and offered within the engineeringcurriculum as electives.Strategy 3: Multidiscipline capstone enterprisesThe entrepreneur minded engineer or scientist of the 21st century will be required tounderstand many disciplines to succeed, and a multidisciplinary capstone enterprise at theUniversity will provide a first experience to develop that understanding. Beginning in the2006-2007 academic year capstone projects will emphasize the collaboration ofengineering, management, and science students.Strategy 4: Promoting and funding student venturesStudent venture capital grants have existed at the University since the 2003-2004academic year on a

Conference Session

Integrating Experiential Learning into the Curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha M. Snyder, Nova Southeastern University; Manuel Salinas, Nova Southeastern University; Molly J. Scanlon, Nova Southeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

includingexperiencing, thinking, acting, and reflecting. Through a recursive engagement withexperiencing and thinking coupled with reflection and active experimentation, learnersexperience an ideal and balanced learning process [3]. Application of Kolb’s ELT and learningcycle is not uncommon in engineering, especially in the design of capstone courses. Forexample, Jassim [4] used Kolb’s experiential learning cycle to guide the design of capstonedesign projects in mechanical engineering. Potisuk [5] also used Kolb’s guidance to design atwo-semester capstone sequence in electrical and computer engineering.Informed by the work of Kolb and many others, the National Society of Experiential Education(NSEE) proposes eight principles of good practice for all

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 13

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Hammond, University of Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Stephen J. Spicklemire, University of Indianapolis; Joseph B. Herzog, University of Indianapolis; Suranga Dharmarathne, University of Indianapolis; David Olawale, University of Indianapolis; Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis; Christopher M. Stanley; George D. Ricco, University of Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

definitions: Identifying requirements, Develop Preliminary Design, DevelopDetailed Design, and Final System Design. The updated phase definitions were created toprovide more structure for the student teams and better capture what the school’s design processwas in practice rather than in theory.This paper will present the original and revised project phases and the review of the designprocess. This process should be of interest to programs with capstone experiences and other teamdesign project courses.BackgroundEngineering is a field that consistently updates with ongoing technological advancements. Theemployers of engineering graduates demand technical knowledge and other professional skills[1]; communication skills, teamwork, multidisciplinary work

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark J. Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

development of an understanding of the problem from the client’s perspective as wellas an analysis of solution alternatives.Unfortunately, in many cases, the software engineering course is offered late in thecurriculum, typically at the senior level. This makes it difficult for students to apply theknowledge that they have learned effectively on capstone and other academic projects.Students often comment that it would have been “nice to know this” before making thewrong decisions on their capstone projects. Thus, to be successful, components of softwareengineering need to be taught earlier in the undergraduate curriculum. This shifting to anearlier level, however, poses pedagogical issues.This paper describes the metamorphosis of an undergraduate

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Page 15.480.3The case study development method is depicted in Figure 1, while the source identification anddevelopment methods are depicted in Figures 2 to 6 below. The case study development methodis described first, and the source material development methods described thereafter.Case sources used by WCDE are: i. Co-op student experiences and work-term reports ii. Capstone design project experiences and reports iii. Master of Engineering (MEng) design project experiences and design case study reports iv. Industry partner direct experiences and interaction with facultyCase Study Development ProcessThe case study development process begins with the intent to develop decision by the casedeveloper, student, faculty member and