Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Chris Corti, Ph.D., Cisco Systems, Inc.; Matthew Robert Hawkes, Cisco

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Telecommunications EngineeringTechnology (EET/TET) program at Texas A&M. This four-year engineering program offersseveral courses on electronics, instrumentation, embedded systems, and telecommunicationnetworks. Most of the fundamental courses on electronics, programming, and communicationprotocols are taken by both electronics and telecommunication students. In general, students takespecific classes either on the electronics track or telecommunications track only in their senioryear. Moreover, the capstone senior design project teams always have a combination of bothelectronics and telecommunication students, and their design must include hardware, softwareand communication aspects. Therefore, we have noticed that electronics and

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Reed, Purdue University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

capabilitycan be incorporated into the project management course (ECET396) for maximum impact. Aseries of lectures and skill sessions designed to help students tap into their unique creativecapabilities is under development, as are assessment tools for measuring specific aspects ofcreative performance believed to be of relevance in the more innovative aspects of technologicaldesign.An additional goal of the project was to expand the content on innovation and entrepreneurshipto the existing capstone course, ECET 39600, in an effort to add the course to the approvedcourse list for the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Short-term, the focus of theseefforts is targeted toward a narrow demographic, but the long-term goal is the development

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership in Industry

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica J. Li, University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Elham Marzi, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

the specific context of engineering consulting by studying one mid-size, Canadianengineering services firm. More specifically, the research question we seek to address is who isidentified as a leader inside engineering consulting firms and why; for example, what skills,qualities or other attributes are recognized within the firm? By examining engineering leadershipin situ, we acknowledge the prospect that “engineering leadership” may be impacted by thecontext in which it is practiced. This work will support engineering educators in furtherunderstanding engineering leadership, particularly for Capstone, design, and other problem-based, project-based courses where students are meant to be situated in replicated professionalpractice

Conference Session

Best of Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #41385Work-In-Progress: Holistic, Multi-disciplinary Systems Approach to TeachingSustainable and Contextual Engineering Concepts for Undergraduate StudentsDr. Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University Dr. Courtney Pfluger is an Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern University. In 2011, began as an Assistant Teaching Professor in First-year Engineering Program where she redesigned the curriculum and developed courses with sustainability and clean water themes. In 2017, she moved to ChE Department where she has taught core courses and redesigned the Capstone design course with inclusion pedagogy practices

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cook, Montana State University; Robb Larson, Montana State University; Keith Fisher, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

MET Graduates • MET Capstone Project Reviews • ABET Reviews • Facilities Review • MET Course / Curriculum Reviews • Faculty Professional Development Plan ReviewsMost of these tools are utilized yearly and the resulting data reviewed yearly as well. Theanalysis, feedback, and any subsequent changes made to the MET program are summarized in aset of “Assessment and Informational Notebooks” which are updated yearly and reside in theMET Program Coordinators office.Mechanical Engineering Technology Areas of ExpertiseCurricular assessment data and curriculum organization needs to balance the requirements of allconstituents involved. The requirements related to ABET accreditation9 needed to be reviewedand understood. Employer and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; William Owen, University of Waterloo; Colin Campbell, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education, 2009 Engineering Case Study Implementation: Observations, Results and PerspectivesAbstractWaterloo Cases in Design Engineering (WCDE) at the University of Waterloo (UW) is a newprogram to enhance design education through the development and implementation of designcases from student co-op work term and capstone project reports.This paper summarizes the results of an implementation of the same engineering design casegiven to three separate engineering classes during the same academic term. The engineeringdesign case was written from a student capstone design project report, and was developed tohighlight the engineering design process. The case was developed as a so called

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University; Yujie Wang, Zhejiang University; Hanbing Kong, Zhejiang University; Ling Zhu, Zhejiang University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

the Robotics Class byexamining distribution of credits scores; and conduct a comparison of the roboticsprograms pre-/post- transformation, figuring out the approaches to embed computinginto curriculum for non-CS engineering majors.2. Computing Integrated into Program(1) Program OverviewThe program of the Robotics Class consists of five educational modules as follows:General Education, Professional Education, Practical Education, Capstone and otherelective courses. Computing-related courses are integrated into each educationalmodule. Students are encouraged to engage in the computing-aided engineeringdesign projects since first year, allowing them to understand what engineering is andhow does computational thinking work in the problem-solving

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Mary U. Christiansen; Adrian T. Hanson, University of Minnesota Duluth; Jill D. Jenson, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Ojard; Rebecca L. Teasley, University of Minnesota Duluth; Emily Woster, University of Minnesota Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

purpose is apparent. Accordingly, four classes areimplementing the current version of the writing guide (available once the pilot is complete,anticipated for June 2015, at http://www.d.umn.edu/civileng/writing_guide) during the Spring2015 semester: two required junior-level classes, the senior capstone design course, and onegraduate elective. The authors will seek informal feedback throughout the semester and formalfeedback at the end of the semester in each of the four classes from students enrolled in thosecourses. Additionally, the authors will seek feedback from members of the department’sIndustrial Advisory Board (IAB) and from local practicing engineers who frequently volunteer asmentors in introduction to civil engineering projects

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Kander

, problem-solving techniques from many disciplines, and use of the computer as a problem-solving tool.• the ability to integrate scientific and technological factors with political, social, economic, and ethical considerations. Breadth is provided through study in several different strategic sectors that reflect nationalcritical technologies, and currently include: biotechnology, energy, engineering manufacturing,environment, information and knowledge management, health systems, and telecommunications.Depth is provided through study in an area of concentration selected from among these sectors,and includes a comprehensive capstone thesis project. One objective of the program is to educate students to solve problems in a

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski

, motors,connecting wires and a programmable remote control system. The teams use these materials todesign and construct robotic devices that accomplish a simulated maritime mission. The kit ofparts is reusable each year and requires little machine-shop work to create machines, therebymaking this project ideal for repeated use. The experience is modeled on the capstone designactivity and contains many attributes of the final design experience. The U.S. Coast GuardAcademy has been the only program using this commercially available kit of parts and hasworked with the vendors to improve the system as a tool for engineering design education.IntroductionProviding engineering undergraduates with a sound introduction to the fundamental tools forsuccess

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; John F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Professor at the University of Texas, Arlington, where she teaches courses and conducts research related to air quality and sustainable energy. Her research has been spon- sored by the National Science Foundation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Luminant Power, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. She has published more than 60 peer- reviewed papers and conference proceedings. In 2010, she received UT Arlington’s Lockheed Martin Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.Dr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in engineering and applied science (environmental engi

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Directed Study or an Advisor Approved Technical Elective E. Capstone Activity Choose 1 for 3 credits 10. TMET 7xxx Internship (required if lacking a minimum of 3 yrs professional experience) TMET 7xxx Management of a Capstone Project TMET 7xxx Directed Project TOTAL 30 creditsTable 2 depicts the curriculum for the thesis track for the same program. Table 2: Curriculum in Engineering Management: Thesis track Curriculum For A Master of Science in Engineering Management—Thesis Track A. Foundation Courses 1. TCGT 7532 Global Technology

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Margaret Pearl Lyn Blackstun, Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

launch provider. The cadets then participate in all the organization ofmanifesting a launch. Once the satellite is launched, the SSRC maintains a ground stationcapable of communicating with any and all of the FalconSATs. Cadets carry out spacecraftflight mission objectives by sending commands from the ground station.The FalconSAT program directly involves cadets in all the stages of spacecraft design anddevelopment. The faculty provides the continuity for the multiple year program. For theFalconSAT program to be successful, cadets must have adequate technical knowledge andpractical hardware experience before working on the program.The primary preparatory class for the FalconSAT capstone project is taken by junior cadets at theAcademy

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

application to the ASHRAEUndergraduate Senior Project Program. The proposal was to design a refrigeration system for asmall compartment. Subsequent to the awarding of the project grant in the amount of $1775 fromASHRAE, a student senior design group was selected to work on the project.II. The Design ProcessThe design process that the students follow in the capstone senior design projects is the oneoutlined by Bejan et al. [1] and Jaluria [2]. The first essential and basic feature of this process isthe formulation of the problem statement. The formulation of the design problem statementinvolves determining the requirements of the system, the given parameters, the design variables,any limitations or constraints, and any additional

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Adam Barnes, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

determine how reliable each method is, as well as their relative merits and limitations.MethodologyThe data for this paper is taken from the Fall semester 2024 Capstone Senior design course. Partof the project process is for each team to meet with the instructor on a weekly basis. Thisafforded the opportunity to regularly interact with each team and directly assess teamperformance. In parallel, the students filled out teamwork surveys, providing a basis forcomparison. This provides two assessment tools that can be compared, one based on theinstructor's evaluation, and one based on the students’ evaluation.The class consisted of 87 students broken up into 19 teams of 4 to 5 students each. Students inour program are encouraged in their third year to

Collection

2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., The University of Toledo

intoan analysis step. While this analysis is not the topic of the paper, a logical next step is to take thedata, move it to a cloud service and use techniques of the various software vendors for analysis.Siemens has MindSphere as a software platform for this step.The lab experiences outlined are able to be used in a number of courses. The goal is that they beable to be quickly stored and retrieved so that one lab is not tied to one course indefinitely andthat they are less expensive and can be used by multiple groups in a lab setting.These lab experiences try to accomplish these objectives. Some are more successful. They haveall been a joy to design and build or watch others do the same. Some originally were the productof capstone groups. Some

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P. Scott Carney, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dipanjan Pan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Michael Smith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

evaluations, resource CSP mentors and peersresearchdesign requirements, and initial design process,  Participate in a summer industrial, including requirement and verification clinical, or research internshipcapabilities development. Students develop project (student’s choice) proposals suitable for either their senior Year Course Description (credit hour) Activities and Development capstone course.  Continue research throughout yearYear 4: BIOE 435 (2 credit hours) and 436 (2 credit  Interact with

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Warren R. Hull, Louisiana State University; David Bowles, Louisiana State University; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Stephen O. Sears, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. The respondents held a variety of opinions about theimportance of understanding cultural diversity (Figure 3). Most respondents found it important(36.8%) or vitally important (31.6%). Only 3 respondents (7.9%) thought engineers could expectto succeed without it. At our university, both the student population and the faculty represent avariety of cultures. The groups working on projects in our capstone courses often includestudents from diverse cultural backgrounds. Working in small groups with group members froma variety of cultural backgrounds allows students to identify and confront issues that arise whencultural norms differ.While many aspects of globalism can be addressed by this model, many cannot. Temporal orspatial issues, such as

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristi L Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

mindset education, creative problem solving, and innovation. He is an author of a fluid mechanics textbook. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset through a Sophomore Level, Multi- Disciplinary, Engineering Design Studio ExperienceAbstractFirst year, project-based, engineering design courses have become common within engineeringcurricula across the country. In our first year course, we intentionally lay the foundation for thedevelopment of an entrepreneurial mindset within the context of traditional project-based designexperiences. In addition, engineering programs have traditionally incorporated a capstone designproject during the senior year and this

Conference Session

Student Engagement in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hariharan Naganathan, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Cribbs Ph.D., Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

rubrics Assess the student final Senior Develop site logistics presentation Thing link/VR2 Capstone using immersive VR based on the VR goggles Project tools site logistics developed Assess student Construction performance and Safety and Utilize 3M safety VR 3M Safety VR3

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Sabah Abro; Ken Cook

Department of Engineering Technology at LawrenceTechnological University. Ken is a registered professional engineer, a certified clinical engineer, holds 28 patents anddegrees from DeVry Technical Institute, Lawrence Technological University, Wayne State University, and OaklandUniversity. He was executive vice president and chief engineer for Vultron/Trans Industries. He also started andmanaged the Clinical Engineering Department at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. Ken became an adjunctprofessor at Lawrence Tech in 1965. Ken’s entrepreneurial-focused senior projects class is the capstone course wherestudents generate project ideas, research, design, manufacture, and assess the market for inventive products. He also hasa long side career in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Azizi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Venancio Fuentes, County College of Morris

students to conduct their capstone senior design (SD) projects in the field ofsolar energy systems. The outline of these courses is presented in Table 1. Table 1. Outline of the new courses at NJIT and CCM. NJIT and CCM Solar energy systems, DC/AC PV systems, solar thermal systems, active and Topic 1 passive water heating, space heating/cooling, and solar PV/thermal industries. Solar irradiance characteristics/measurement/calculation, peak sun, sun path Topic 2 characteristics (global positioning, solar time, and sun path diagrams). Topic 3 Solar panel orientation, site measurements, and insolation data

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Abulkhair Masoom; Fahmida Masoom

different engineering disciplines to helpstudents decide on an engineering major. A one credit course is offered to students in theirsecond semester that requires students to work on at least four interdisciplinary projects puttogether by faculty from the degree granting departments. But until they reach their senior yearand work on their senior design capstone projects, there is little scope of ‘innovation’ and broadexposure to open-ended design problems.The GE Program is designed to prepare students for admission into one of seven professionalengineering programs available in the college. All new freshman engineering students andtransfer students who do not immediately qualify for a professional program must begin theirstudies in the GE

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

skills learnedin previous modules. The autonomy that the students experience in executing this four-week“mini-Capstone” project provides invaluable experience in experimental design and criticalthinking and analysis. We feel that this final project is really the most important module in theentire course sequence because it exemplifies the active learning methodology recognized to beoptimal for best teaching students BME content and competencies within a laboratory setting.7Description of Specific Lab ModulesThe IDEAS lab consists of 13 modules which span two semesters. Most modules are one or twoweeks in duration and culminate in a written module report by the student teams. The modulesthat we have developed for the IDEAS course sequence are

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Forrest S. Keeler; Dr. Mihir K. Das

. The Unique Features of the Program An added feature in the CSULB/Rockwell International planning is development and incorporation of a realistic “Interdisciplinary Concurrent Engineering Project” into the program in lieu of a Master’s Degree thesis. The goal is to provide the Engineering student “hands-on” Capstone experience with a real research program into various aspects of the SE process, SE procedures, SE tools, and SE products as part of the MSE-SE program. The MSE-SE program “core” course set (12 semester units) and Interdisciplinary Concurrent Engineering project (6 semester units) combined with graduate level Engineering “electives” of each student’s own choosing (12 semester units) will result in

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

imperative that we recognize the internalization ofthe principles of engineering design as a career sustaining competency.Accordingly, we have piloted a pre-capstone course called Principles ofEngineering Design. In this course we aim to empower the students to internalizethe principles of engineering design, learn through doing (reading, designing,building, testing, and post-project analysis), learn to frame, postulate, andimplement a plan of action for their Spring 2016 Capstone projects, and transitionfrom being a student to a junior engineer in a company. In this course through ascaffolded set of assignments and activities, we provide an opportunity forstudents to internalize the principles of engineering design. In Fall 2015 we

Conference Session

Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Barclay, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engineering and engineering technology, problem-based andproject-based learning are different. According to Lee [4], the focus of problem-based learning isthe problem solving and learning process, while the project outcome is the focus of project-basedlearning. Since project-based learning is commonly seen in senior students’ capstone designcourses, problem-based learning can be used as a prelude to project-based learning in priorcourses. In this way, students can develop the skills necessary to apply to project-based learningactivities.Gijbels et al. [5] state that assessments for problem-based learning can include collaborativeteamwork assessment, exams, reports, and self and peer assessment. Several factors play a role inthe impacts of PBL that

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael J Batchelder; Daniel F. Dolan

. Freshmenlearn through programming assignments to compute energy requirements. Sophomoresin introductory circuits learn about voltage and current measurements. Juniors in amechatronics course learn sensors, signal conditioning, and computer interfacing.Seniors have a capstone design project opportunity. TyhÃ8ryy TyhÃ8ryy TyhÃ8ryy Tvtà TvtÃ! TvtÃ" H 9vr H v 8yyr QrhxÃQr QrhxÃQr QrhxÃQr Uhpxrà UhpxrÃ! UhpxrÃ

Conference Session

Design Teams 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph Towles, Stanford University; Jeff Wood, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

controls, and engineering design. Joe’s scholarship interests are in the areas of engineering education and neuromuscular biomechanics. Specifically, Joe’s engineering education activities include student-centric course and curricular development; assessment of student learning and engagement; and innovation in approaches to enhance student learning. In neuromuscular biomechanics, Joe’s interests are in restoration of human movement following neuromuscular injury.Mr. Jeff Wood, Stanford University Goal: Make a difference in the world, through development and training of engineers to solve the most pressing problems facing the world today. ME Capstone Course and Lab Project Development Director Jeff is the ME Capstone

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in the Junior and Senior Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Richard Turton P.E., West Virginia University; Fernando V. Lima, West Virginia University; Brent A. Bishop, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

process simulators and othercomputational tools.Today expectations for the capstone design project are much higher than they were 20 years ago.Such expectations include multiple case studies, sophisticated optimizations including processeconomics, and life-cycle and safety analyses. However, very few chemical engineeringgraduates work for design and construction companies and those employed in the processindustry will more likely work in an operating facility. The senior capstone design projectprovides students an opportunity to bring different concepts taught throughout the curriculuminto the design of a chemical process. The question is: how well does a rigorous chemicalengineering undergraduate curriculum and the associated capstone design