Conference Session

Research in Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 25.594.2IntroductionMany undergraduate engineering programs include one or more significant “capstone”experiences, designed to give students an opportunity to demonstrate significant learning throughthe integration of knowledge and skills from across the degree1, 5. Such a learning experience, anindependent research project required for all senior students in a large, Canadian multi-disciplinary engineering program, forms the context for this paper. This thesis course givessenior undergraduate students an opportunity to work with a faculty member to define and designan original research project, as well as to conduct and communicate engineering-related research.In the 2010-11 school year, nearly 200 students in the program worked with 112

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Samuel T Hunter, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

evidence shows that students do not connect the newly acquired analytical knowledgewith the design process, creating a design learning gap. When students return to a designemphasis in the senior year capstone course, they are expected to bridge this gap by synthesizingthe broad engineering design understanding from the first year with their analytical depth gainedin the second and third years to produce unique engineering design solutions. Can small buteffective changes be made in the second and third year to improve this model of design learningthat could help students more easily make the connection in the senior year between the broaddesign learning from three years earlier and their newly developed analytical skills? Through ajoint effort

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, University of South Carolina; Sadia Ahmed, Northern New Mexico College; John H. Gerdes, University of South Carolina; Robert G. Brookshire, University of South Carolina

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

cybersecurity and establish capstone projects related to cybersecurity.Execution of tasks for Goal 1: The proposed cybersecurity Capstone (3)concentration is being implemented at NNMC (see Fig. 1).USC implements a subset of the courses: IT Technical: Internship (400 hours) Intermediate and • Introduction to Cybersecurity (3 credits, NNMC): this Upper division Advanced Info. Assurance and Network Security (3) course is one of the two

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso, University of Virginia

ofinterdisciplinarity is implemented in the TLP. Page 15.678.4 Figure 2 Technology Leaders Program StructureIn the case of the TLP, purpose and need are initially established through first-year studentrecruiting efforts and throughout internships and the TLP Learning Community. Disciplinarygrounding is primarily accomplished in the sophomore-level courses. Integration is focused oninitially in junior courses and more fully in internships and capstone projects. Reflection, whilepresent throughout, is most directly addressed in the TLP Learning Community.First-Year StudentsStudents do not declare majors until the end of their first year at the

Conference Session

Engineering and Society

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Rebekah Oulton P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amro El Badawy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission

sharingpersonal, real life and relatable experiences, students could explore the nuances of theindividuals’ situations without getting sidetracked by political discord that might otherwise enterinto this kind of discussion. All of the social and environmental justice material in this 300-levelclass challenged students to demonstrate mid-level Bloom’s cognitive domain skills of “apply”and “analyze” and affective domain skills of “respond” and “value.”The capstone classes in our program are designed so student teams develop preliminary designsfor a real-world project, over the course of the academic year. For both the CE and ENVEcapstone classes, social/environmental justice considerations were made integral elements of thedesign challenge itself. For the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Wyrick, York College of Pennsylvania; Alison Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania; Bridgette Hagerty, York College of Pennsylvania; JESSICA NOLAN, York College of Pennsylvania; Karl Kleiner, York College of Pennsylvania; Most Tahera Naznin, York College of Pennsylvania

-based-learning courses in environmental biotechnology with interdisciplinary learning,” Proc. of ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI. 10.18260/1-2-1513.[7] R.H. Todd, C.D. Sorensen, S.P. Magleby, 1993, “Designing a senior capstone course to satisfy industrial customers,” Journal of Engineering Education, 82 (2).[8] J. Murray, L. Cuen Paxson, S. Seo, M. Beattie, 2020, “STEM-oriented alliance for research (SOAR): an educational model for interdisciplinary project based learning,” Proc. of ASEE Virtual Conference, Virtual. 10.18260/1-2-35206.[9] J. Roesler, P. Littleton, A. Schmidt, L. Schideman, M. Johnston, J. Mestre, G. Herman, I. Mena, E. Gates, J. Morphew, and L. Liu, 2015, “Campus integrated project-based learning course in

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Problem Solving and Hands-On Teaching (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Teresa L. Keeler, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

curriculum. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.Fadel, C. (2008). 21st Century Skills: How can you prepare students for the new Global Economy? Paris, FR: OECD. Downloaded from https://www.oecd.org/site/educeri21st/40756908.pdfHotaling, N., Fasse, B., Bost, L., Hermann, C., & Forest, C. (2012). A quantitative analysis of the effects of a multidisciplinary engineering capstone design course. Journal of Engineering Education, 101(4), 630-656.Larmer, J., Mergendoller, J., & Boss, S. (2015). Setting the standard for project based learning. AlexandriaVA: ASCD.National Academy of Engineering. (2023). Grand Challenges for Engineering. Downloaded from http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges.aspxNebraska

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

acknowledge GCC’s Swezey research fund for providing equipment and studentresearch stipend support.References1. Blossom, E., Listening to FM radio in software, step by step. Linux Journal, September 2004, Vol. 125.2. FlexRadio Systems. [Online] http://www.flex-radio.com/.3. Birmingham, W. and L. Acker, Software-defined radio as an undergraduate project. Proceedings of ACMSIGCSE, Covington, KY, 2007.4. Silage, D., Reintroducing Amateur Radio In ECE Capstone Design Projects. Proceedings of the 2004 AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.5. Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium. [Online] http://www.drm.org/.6. Tayloe, R., US Patent #6,230,0007. Youngblood, G., A Software-Defined Radio for the Masses, Part 1. QEX. 2002

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

shown in Table 1. The total number of the enrolled students was 193, with 131 studentsresponding. The average course grade was 3.89 out of 5.0 scale, and the average numerical gradeearned by the students was 2.95 out of 4.0 scale. From the students’ feedback, some of themhave shown positive appreciation of lab organization that helped their learning saying the labmaterial was very well thought out and interesting. After they take these courses, they continuewith their education with other courses such as Capstone project courses. From their verbalcommunication, I have heard positive outcomes from the term project experience.IV. Discussion & ConclusionsThe author had been constantly striving to shift the emphasis from the MSP430 to

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Walter

Session 2003-1393 Teaching Engineering Design – One University’s Program Patrick L. Walter, Ph. D. Engineering Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TXabstractThis paper describes the design process as taught at Texas Christian University (TCU). Theintent of the design course is to develop student engineers capable of a seamless transition toindustry. Success in industry is primarily based on three criteria: (1) schedule – did the projectget completed on time, (2) cost – did the project get completed within budget, and (3)performance – did the delivered product(s) satisfy the customer? The

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Morris; Fred Fry

is judged and scored to reflect theengineering details of the car design. A detailed cost report and presentation is scored to reflectthe cost of the prototype and the anticipated cost of the production vehicle. The final static eventis a presentation that is intended to convince a manufacturer that this concept is a profitablebusiness venture. The presentation event provides the opportunity for developing a multi-disciplinary team that includes engineering, marketing, and entrepreneurship students.Mechanical Engineering Senior ProjectsArguably the most important single course in the mechanical engineering curriculum at BradleyUniversity is the capstone senior design project. The project spans both the fall and springsemesters of the senior

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University; Naser Haghbin, Fairfield University; John F Drazan, Fairfield University

problem-solving skills. 2. Introduction of Digital and Interactive Assignments: We expanded our curriculum to cover the societal impacts of technology through the CITI Program's Technology, Ethics, and Regulations training. Beyond just STEM topics, the course now includes entrepreneurship, project management, and sustainability. Students utilize project management tools like Trello and Slack and create their own videos and posters to showcase their projects, promoting a deeper engagement with technological innovation. 3. Service-Learning in Final Projects: We transformed the course's capstone project into a service- learning experience, which has not only helped students develop their communication skills

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET Related Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico University; Raul R Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; Alfredo J. Perez Ph.D., Columbus State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Networks IIEECE Wireless and X X X342 Mobile ComputingIT 350 Database X X X ManagementEECE Web Engineering X355IT 410 Info. Assurance X X X X & SecurityEECE Software X X435 EngineeringEECE Advanced X X X X X X440 Computer NetworksENGR Engineering X X X X474 Project ManagementIT 490 Capstone I X X X X

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Learning Outcomes and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North Dakota

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Systems Engineering

. Hole. “Using a Marketplace to Form Multidisciplinary Systems Engineering Capstone Project Teams.” Proc. of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 2014.5. K. Shimazu, and Y. Ohkami. “Systems engineering education for inexperienced students by providing hand-on practices.” IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon), 2011, pp. 367- 370.6. W. Bauer, W. Biedermann, B. Helms and M. Maurer, “A student laboratory for Systems Engineering: Teaching Systems Engineering to students without previous SE-knowledeg based on an industry-oriented example,” IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon), 2012, pp. 1-6.7. J. Valasek, and K. Shryock, “Enhancing Systems Engineering Content in Aerospace Courses: Capstone Design and Senior Technical Electives

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wanju Huang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Frederick Berry, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Marisa Exter, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Ryan Wynkoop

engineeringtechnology capstone course offered in Fall 2019. Students were required to use CATME(Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness), a web-based tool, to ratethemselves and their teammates on a 5-point scale for each of five teamwork dimensions(Contributing to Team’s Work; Interacting with Teammates; Keeping the Team on Track;Expecting Quality; Having Related Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities), and to provide writtenfeedback entries for each team member. Our data analysis indicated that most of the writtencomments were related to “Contributing to Team’s Work,” while other comments were non-specific (e.g., “Awesome teammate” or “Average”).Research suggests that training and practice can enhance peer feedback quality [4], [5]. In Fall2021, two

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Matthew Jason Bilsky, Lehigh University; Christian Thomas Davis; Kiana M Wright , Lehigh University; Kumar Swagat, Lehigh University

Tagged Topics

Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Paper ID #20992A Preliminary Investigation into the Use of Audience Video Recordings to As-sess Student Engagement During in Large Lecture ClassesDr. Matthew Jason Bilsky, Lehigh University Matthew holds a BS, MEng, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University. He is currently a Post-Doc Research Associate working on a novel snake-like robot with construction, aerospace, and res- cue capabilities through his company Impossible Incorporated LLC. The project tied for second place in the 2016 Lemelson-MIT invention competition. As part of his duties he is the professor for the Technical Entrepreneurship Capstone and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Klegka; Robert Rabb

, there are three ways that quickly come tomind to bring the courses together: 1) an Introduction to Engineering course, 2) a Capstoneproject, and 3) an Integrated Experience course. Many institutions already use an Introduction toEngineering course, and showing the “big picture” early is a good method to generate interest inmechanical engineering. The Capstone project has the benefits already cited but may not includesome of the disciplines and allows students to work in their areas of interest. The IntegrativeExperience course may offer some benefits to all students.This last option for an integrative experience is a course that guides students along a majordesign effort and allows them to see many applications from the different courses. Such

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi-hsiang Isaac Chang, Illinois State University; Kevin L. Devine, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

improve a novice programmer’s ability to identify robot program errors during simulation? (3) What is the theoretical basis for how VR interfaces might provide cognitive support or reduce cognitive workload in a robot programming environment?Methodology Figure 3 depicts the overall process of this project. A convenient sample strategy will beused, to recruit participants from TEC 392, the senior capstone course for EngineeringTechnology majors, and from TEC 234, the introduction course for Robotics. Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Observation & Data Recruit

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

credit-hour senior year project in the major field. Called the Major Qualifying Project (MQP), this finalproject serves as ECE students’ capstone design experience.The ECE Design course was originally motivated by assessment5 indicating the need to improvestudents’ understanding of the process of design in preparation for the MQP. A second objectivefor the ECE Design course is to assure that students, who typically take the course at the end ofthe second year, are able to apply the fundamentals of ECE in the context of an independent,team-based design project. The course takes place roughly midway through ECE students’undergraduate careers, and is intentionally a formative design experience, rather than asummative capstone design project. At the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

James J. Alpigini

three core electives, selected from the both the management and engineering faculties. Next,a student will participate in a “capstone” course that is offered in a seminar format andencapsulates the entire program. Following the completion of the capstone course, a student willeither write a professional paper, or take three additional approved technical electives. Thedegree requirements are summarized in Table 1. Page 5.158.1 Table 1: Master of Science in Information Science Degree Requirements MGMT 501 Behavioral Science in Business Management core courses MSIS 510

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila O'Connor; Don Malzahn

Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education4. Cannon-Bowers, J.A., Tannenbaum, S.I., Salas, E. and Volpe, .E. (1995). Defining Competencies and Establishing Team Training Requirements. In R. Guzzo & E. Salas (Eds.), Team Effectiveness and Decision Making in Organizations (pp. 330380). SanFrancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.5. Dutson, A.J., Todd, R.H., Magleby, S.P., & Sorensen, C.D. (1997). A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(1), 17-28.6. Hilborn, R.B. (1994). Team Learning For Engineering Student. IEEE Transactions on Education, 37(2), 207-211.7. Knight, D., Poppen, W., Klukken, G., Parsons, J., & Seat, J.E. (1998

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Zhiyuan Yu; Gary Drigel

conclusion scan be drawn:a) The physical material tester is portable, low cost, and easy to transport.b) The lab can be live broadcast to online students via an integrated webcam in the testing system.c) The interface developed in the Capstone software is easy to use with real time display of the force vs displacement, stress vs strain curve, and live video of the testing.d) The senior design team has finished the project with positive feedback from judges.e) The pilot study in machine design shows that students can learn effectively by means of the virtual lab.Future work of the research will include the following:a) Accumulate more data from different courses utilizing the virtual lab.b) Implementing other material characterization labs on

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barrie Jackson

is fundamental to many aspects of engineering.Chemical process design depends to a great extent on project planning, economics, regulatorycompliance and fundamentally Process Safety and Loss issues. A capstone design course isusually quite labour intensive for faculty and is best conducted by someone with extensiveexperience in the design field. This assessment of how change over the years has resulted in curricula that in my view isunbalanced, where fundamental science seems to have crowded out the issues of ProfessionalSkills. This then brings up the question of increasing competition in the field of EngineeringEducation. There is a question that I often ask myself. “What are we doing that can’t be done in a“trade

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Georgas, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

computer science foundations and programming skills, but also avariety of competencies having to do with design, the preparation of software-relateddocumentation, and soft skills relating to effective teamwork. In many traditionally structuredcomputer science programs, the acquisition of these software engineering skills is localized invery few points in the already dense computer science curriculum: most commonly in anintroductory software engineering course that precedes a final, senior year capstone course.This curricular structure presents educators with two significant challenges: First, it makes thestudy and application of software engineering skills overly focused within the context of isolated,discrete courses. While understandably driven

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tazim Ahmed, The University of Texas at Arlington; Syed Mufid, The University of Texas at Arlington; Shuchisnigdha Deb, The University of Texas at Arlington; Mahmudur Rahman, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

(including capstone projects) did you have participated in? o 0 - 5 projects o 6 - 10 projects o 11 - 15 projects o More than 15 projects 5. Based on your previous experience in course group projects, overall, how satisfied are you with your group members' participation? o Very Unsatisfied o Unsatisfied o Neutral o Satisfied o Very Satisfied 6. Based on your previous experience, tell us why [sometimes] it is difficult to ensure appropriate contribution from all team members.Teamwork Related QuestionsThis part of the survey utilizes the Team-Q survey to assess team participation. Somemodifications are made to fit the questionnaire to the context of data

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Adriana Perez, University of Texas, Brownsville; Gabriala Oropeza, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas, Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Perez, sought steps to reproduce similar collaborative outcomes in the futurein a methodical way. Since the CIS students are required to finish a capstone project during theirsenior year, it was thought very useful to allow interested student to pursue a similar experiencewhile earning credit for graduation. While taking the senior project, students who pursue thispath will be asked to follow the steps.Project Selection: Student(s) will be given a range of projects to choose from. The selection will becoordinated by a joint faculty from the CIS and the Public Health departments.Project Presentation: Student(s) will be required to present the project upon its completion to the rest ofthe class; they will detail their experience and point out any

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katherine Schmotzer; Ana Paula Valenca, Purdue EPICS

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

mentors.EWB-USA projects can and often do span multiple semesters or even years.The curriculum for EPICS can accommodate projects in any phase of the design process and hassupported the current pilot project over the two semesters with plans to extend into the nextacademic year.Opportunities for the EPICS/EWB-USA credits to count as more, including capstone projects isunder discussion. The relationship with EPICS and EWB-USA will continue to evolve and maylook different at different institutions. However, it seems clear that EPICS can be a proven wayfor EWB-USA projects to be integrated into the curriculum in a way that promotes progress andaccountability on the projects as well as student learning. The curriculum structure documentsthat learning so

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell D. Nickolson, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

. No face to face or virtual meetings ever took place between theindividual courses participating on this project, which truly did challenge the written/non-verbalcommunication skills of the team overall. The student participation breakdown was as follows:  Architectural Technology Wood Frame Construction course: 15 students tasked with developing building shell ideas for the competition. Each student presented ideas to the electrical engineering student team which then selected the entry to move forward with.  Interior Design Technology Capstone course: 24 students tasked with leading the evidence-based design approach of the interior layout and functionality of the entire building. Building code and ADA analysis. Space

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lawrence Eric Meyer Jr., Miami Dade College; Elodie Billionniere, Miami Dade College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

teaching cloud technologies. The corecurriculum designed for the cloud literacy initiative leveraged an existing pathway for an associatedegree in networking technology, and then partially pulled classes from the design of thebachelor’s in information systems technology degree. The classes identified, used current offeringsacross our programs and included a focus on the supporting infrastructure of cloud systems:Databases, Linux OS, and Networking. With these three foundational classes that were cloudified,three cloud-focused courses based on industry certifications were developed: Cloud Essentials forAWS Cloud Practitioner and Cloud Infrastructure and Services for AWS Solutions Architectcertifications with a capstone class completing the academic

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Loay A. W. Al-Zube, University of Mount Union; Chad S. Korach, University of Mount Union; Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

depth and breadth in the subject area with significant flexibility in coursechoices enriched by the liberal arts. The new biomedical engineering curriculum consists of 130credit hours spanning a 4-year academic plan. The program curriculum consists of five integratedcourses in biomaterials and biomechanics, three integrated courses in medical instrumentation andimaging, one course in design and development, two elective courses, and two capstone designcourses, as well as courses in general engineering and basic sciences. Six biomedical engineeringcourses include laboratory components. A pre-med track is available for the students. The programis unique in that it shares a common first year with other engineering programs and that it mergeswith