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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Kenneth Leitch; Erick Benjamin Butler

Collaboration between a Civil Engineering and an Environmental Engineering Program: Better Together Kenneth R. Leitch and Erick B. Butler College of Engineering West Texas A&M University AbstractThe civil engineering and environmental engineering programs at West Texas A&M University(WTAMU) (a mid-sized regional institution in the Texas A&M University System and located inthe Amarillo, TX region) are collaborating on curriculum and senior design capstone projects inorder to strengthen one another and boost student enrollments in shared courses and in themajors

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Bielby, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Janel A. Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Eunjong Ra, University of Michigan ; Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

application of psycho-social models of moral expertise. He also conducts research in student motivation, service learning, and project-based learning. His technical re- search is focused on degradation of biomedical materials in vitro. He currently serves as Associate Editor of the online journal Advances in Engineering Education, is Chair of the ASEE Materials Division, and was ERM Vice-Chair for the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference. He recently received the 2008 President’s Service Learning Award for innovations in the use of service learning at Cal Poly. In 2004 he was named a Templeton Research Fellow by the Center for Academic Integrity, Duke University. Dr. Harding received both the 1999 Apprentice Faculty Grant and 2000

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jack P. Wilson, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

overlapping part body. Missingor dimensionally incorrect features can be visualized to prompt self-correction. It’s also easierfor the instructor to hone in on errors when providing help. One drawback of this approach is thatit limits the practice of reading and interpreting views in drawings which can be a secondarylearning outcome in a CAD class as is the case for the capstone example discussed earlier. As illustrated earlier, more complex assignments where students are expected to do more independentthinking on their modeling strategy, capture design intent, and use appropriate best practices are muchmore challenging to automate their assessment. It might even be true that because more complexassignments such as a capstone project are meant to

Conference Session

Reviewing Emergent Topics and Theory in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Cao, Virginia Tech; Qin Zhu, Virginia Tech; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Quality Based on Team that could be useful for training Chinese engineers Spirit Training. Research in Higher working in the global context Engineering Education, (6), 103-108. Duan Guijiang, & Xu Shixin. (2012). Reported experience of an instructional team in the Improving students' teamwork ability by program Manufacturing Management Information reforming a capstone design course. Systems in reforming a mandatory capstone design course Research in Higher Engineering by integrating various team training tools and modules and Education, (1), 132-137. teamwork assessments Wan Baikun, Li Qing, Yang Chunmei, & Reported a course reform project in a biomedical

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Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET, Inc.; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Student and Curriculum Development

the last ten years he has coordinated an inter-disciplinary capstone design program that involves faculty and graduate student mentors from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biological & agricultural engineering, and computer science. This two semester design experience with external clients from across the region is the locus of numerous professional skill assessments that have Page 21.2.1 been part of larger national research efforts, such as the one described in this paper. Dr. Beyerlein also plays an active role in a variety of vehicle design and engine testing projects within the

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

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

capstone group of EET and MET studentshad successfully linked an Allen-Bradley PLC to the Fanuc collaborative robot to a Cognexvision system. This system was set up to play the game Connect4.7 Their picture and a shortdescription of the project are given at the beginning of Ch. 22 of the Hybrid Text. 6 Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright©2025, American Society for Engineering EducationAppendix I – This Paper’s CourseCourse Number & Name MIME 4450 – Automation DesignCredits & Contact hours 3 Credits – 3 lec, 0 labCoordinator

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

robotics certificate will help withrecruitment efforts3. In addition, faculty and students enrolled in the certificate program willparticipate in K-12 outreach such as mentoring middle school and high school robotics programs.Students in the program will also demonstrate their robotics projects to tour groups, increasingvisibility and attracting students to our institution. In fact, the final project robotics competitionfor one of the early courses in the robotics curriculum has already been featured on the campusweb site and in the local newspaper. Additionally, faculty with an expertise in robotics will beattracted to a school with a visible, established robotics education program and research.Multidisciplinary TeamworkRobots are mechanical

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2: Instructional

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

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Engineering Design Graphics

://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting- engineering-technology-programs-2017-2018/.[14] Citizens of the World Charter School , "What Is Constructivism and How Does It Benefit Students?," Nd. [Online]. Available: http://www.cwcmarvista.org/what_is_constructivism_and_how_does_it_benefit_students. [Accessed 17 March 2017].[15] J. Biggs, "Enhancing Teaching Through Constructive Alignment," Journal of Higher Education, no. 32, pp. 347-364, 1996.[16] M. P. Driscoll, Psychology Of learning of Instruction, 3rd ed., New York: Pearson, 2005.[17] M. Torres and M. Sadat-Hossieny, "Vertical Integration of Capstone Projects in Multiple Courses in the Engineering," in ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA

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Aerospace Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Keshmiri, University of Kansas; Aaron Blevins, University of Kansas; A Ram Kim, University of Kansas

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Aerospace

were selected to be submitted to the American Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics conferences. Six papers were accepted for the Professional Sections and three moreare currently under internal review for future submission. In addition to the publication records,student evaluations, KUAE Industrial Advisory Board exit poll reports, and post-graduation surveyresults consistently show the effectiveness of project oriented collaborative learning. 1. IntroductionSome undergraduate STEM education disciplines provide hands-on design, manufacturing, andstructures laboratories. These courses mainly cover undergraduate capstone courses with designand build components that support the design portion of the

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

design and construction briefing, andoral exam. The briefing and oral exam is intended to simulate a realistic environment typical ofrecent graduate military engineer officers, and with a project that is based on the real-worldexperiences of the faculty. The paper will detail the course, the road design and constructionproject, and the briefing and oral exam. An assessment will then be presented with respect to theCE495 Transportation Engineering course objectives, civil engineering program studentoutcomes, and department mission to educate and inspire. 3 Literature ReviewThe original concept of the experienced based learning in the CE495 – TransportationEngineering was presented in the 2010 ASEE

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Cutno, Miami University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Deng Cao, Central State University

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Electrical and Computer

the final project, he/she might choose cover only Lab 6 or Lab 7.Final ProjectStudents are expected to finish one regular lab exercise per week and work on a final project afterfinishing all regular lab exercises. Some regular lab exercises like Lab 6 or Lab 7 might be a two-week project. Students will apply the knowledge they acquired from regular lab projects to thefinal project. The final project meant to be an open-end project. Interested students might chooseto continue their final project after finishing this course and use it as a senior capstone project topicin their senior year. The undergraduate students participating in this curriculum project chose toinvestigate the co-existence of a FM radio station and a digital communication

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University - Erie; David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

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Instrumentation

was a great feature. It was very simple to just double clickon the part and edit the settings by double clicking.Thus the recommendation is to continue using the PSoC 5LP board in future class projects. Itwas relatively easy to learn, the information was useful to their senior capstone projects and theadded value can be used for ABET ETAC Student Outcome-H (an understanding of the need forand an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development).Bibliography1. Web Site http://www.cypress.com/documentation/development-kitsboards/cy8ckit-059-psoc-5lp-prototyping-kit- onboard-programmer-and2. Web Site http://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

engi-neering design and provides a project-based design experience wherein the students design andbuild a microcontroller driven autonomous mechatronic device. In doing so, they are provided anearly exposure to the systematic approach to engineering problem solving that brings together fun-damentals concepts of forces, motions, energy, materials, manufacturing processes, and machinesand mechanisms. This goal aligns well with our department’s vision to create a design-orientedparadigm of Mechanical Engineering education that begins with an early introduction to designprinciples and ends with capstone design experience. Some of the Course Learning Objectives (CLOs) of this class pertaining to the design experi-ence are: 1. Apply Engineering

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Xudong Yu; William White; Scott Smith; Keqin Gu; Jerry Weinberg; Cem Karacal; George L. Engel

Engineering: Senior ProjectsThe Senior Project courses in Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering providea type of capstone project. Robotics projects engender a full range of activities in both of thesedisciplines. To build a robot, students must analyze the type of environment that the robot will Page 6.59.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationencounter, determine what sensor inputs are necessary to recognize different conditions, decidewhat motor responses will be necessary

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald R. Hosey; R. Gregg Bruce; Lester K. Eigenbrod; Hansjoerg Stern

approach to capstone application of the principles taught in thedesign, materials, mechanics, fluid power, and manufacturing undergraduate course sequences.The course utilized a student teamwork-oriented approach to accomplish three design projects andemployed additional faculty to discuss such topics as inventiveness, concurrent engineering,teamwork & supervision, life cycle design, manufacturing cost, product safety, and professionalethics.2 Course Objectives Several primary objectives were established, following faculty recommendations from curriculumand mechanics subcommittees and from members of the Industrial Advisory Committee. The firstwas to emphasize the fundamental elements of the design process. Faculty members withexpertise in

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University; Arthur Fridrich, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

directly involved in the process.Our faculty made a presentation in the Best Assessment Practices at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology. This directly impacted more than fifty faculty members from other institutions.Our team also published five articles in the ASEE Proceedings and one in proceeding of IJME –INTERTECH on outcomes associated with capstone projects during the past four yearsOak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) and Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation(NEES)NEES and ORAU collaborated with the VSU and conducted a workshop on January 11, 2008 tothirty-five (35) VSU STEM faculty members. Twelve of our faculty members continued to workwith NEES in identifying research opportunities on earthquake. As a result, two VSU

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

help to hone student skills and give them exposure on what is and what is not a good scholarly paper. • Develop product innovation courses with the aim of encouraging students to develop patentable physical products. • Introduce laboratory testing courses where students can test hypotheses and new/innovative materials and structures.5 • Develop Capstone Projects that involve industrial partners and realworld projects within the community. • Develop honors or scholars program for outstanding students where an honors thesis is required as part of the graduation requirements. 12 Students have to maintain a prescribed grade point average to qualify and continue in the

Conference Session

IP and Supporting Student Startups

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Silvernagel, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

great interest within academia is the ownership of student-generated intellectualproperty (IP), particularly in an era when entrepreneurship and innovation are being stressedacross academic disciplines. Students involved in engineering capstone design projects, businessplan courses and competitions, and research activities have immense potential to conceive andprototype product, process, system, and service concepts within the university classroom andlaboratory environment. Faculty members serving as mentors and liaisons to industry partnersgenerally facilitate the innovation process in the context of their employment as universityprofessionals. The research questions addressed in this project focus on who actually owns theintellectual property

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Bucknell University

for 15th Annual SymposiumConclusionsWhen designing projects to engage clients and to aid students in building confidence in the engineeringskills they have developed as educators we often think of capstone design and courses aimed atteaching design through the curriculum. Many of our institutions have such educational opportunitiesbuilt into our curriculum. This pilot program demonstrated that many important real-world experiencescan be learned with much lower stakes projects. In our pilot, while most of these projects were about aforty (40) hour commitment on the part of the student consultant, many (over 1/3rd) were only twenty(20) hour engagements. Even in this short period of hands-on, mind-on application of undergraduateskills, the

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu-Lun Huang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University; Chao-Yang Cheng, Institute of Electrical and Control Engineering, National Chiao Tung University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

member of Open Education Consortium since 2017. Her research inter- ests include wireless security, secure testbed design, embedded software, embedded operating systems, network security, secure payment systems, VoIP, QoS and open education.Dr. Chao-Yang Cheng, Institute of Electrical and Control Engineering, National Chiao Tung University Chao-Yang Cheng is a postdoctoral researcher from the Institute of Electrical and Control Engineering of National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. He majored in educational psychology and minor in multi- level linear models. Flow theory, daily reconstruction method, classroom experience, immediate process feedback module, capstone teaching and learning, and engineering education are

Conference Session

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

UniversityA grant from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 1997 permitted the initial offering ofvirtual simulation (VS) as a senior capstone project for technology majors. By the summer of1999, simulation internships had placed 12 of 17 students after running full-scale simulationclasses 5. Internship placements included NASA-Johnson Space Center, a Navistar truck plant,Deneb Robotics, DaimlerChrysler, and General Motors. By 2000 graduates with these skillsreceived the following successful job placements: Applied Manufacturing Technologies (SystemsEngineer); Argus & Associates (Simulation Engineer); Delphi Corp. (Simulation Engineer);Delmia (7 Interns); Detroit Central Tool (Robotics Simulator); General Motors (SimulationEngineer); and HRU

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Stephen Barner, University of Portland; Sean Lyle Gestson, University of Portland; Audrey Dewey

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

(OSU). During his time at OSU, Sean taught multiple undergraduate engineering courses including, geotechnical engineering, highway design, surveying, and senior capstone design. His engineering education research aims to understand more about the gap in student preparedness for the engineering workplace. He has worked closely with engineering practitioners, faculty, and students to understand more about their problem-solving behavior, beliefs around engineering knowledge, and learning more about what it means to be an engineer. Sean enjoys being active outdoors with his family and friends while climbing, mountain biking, and camping.Audrey Dewey ©American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiping Zhang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University

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Electrical and Computer

wirelessengineering education”, we have developed and demonstrated the first nationwide example ofevolvable software defined radio (SDR) based laboratories for three existing undergraduatecourses [4][5]. Given the success of this project, NSF has continued to support us through aTransforming Undergraduate Education in Science (TUES) type II project to further develop aseries of SDR based lab modules that serve a wide range of courses from a freshman yearintroductory course to senior year capstone design projects.In this paper, we report an SDR [6]-[11] based signal detection and RF parameter estimationplatform which can be adopted by many courses of electrical and computer engineering curricula.This SDR based platform is equipped with a user-friendly

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sridhar Condoor

electricalengineering. It is becoming increasing important with the new smart products whichrequire close integration of both mechanical and electrical engineering concepts. Wenoticed two opportunities which can be addressed by introducing mechatronicscurriculum. The opportunities are: 1. ME students are unsure of handling electrical engineering portion of any project. The deficiencies range from their inability to: a. translate wiring diagrams into physical hardware, b. pick the right actuator or a control system, and c. design and implement a mechatronics system in the capstone design course. These observations are consistent with other members of mechatronics teaching community [2] 2. A current competency gap

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Casey Preston; R. Mark Worden; Daina Briedis

Page 6.1064.3undergraduates in research is also an excellent recruiting tool for graduate school. “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory—a capstone courseTwo years ago, as part of an NSF-sponsored Combined Research CurriculumDevelopment (CRCD) project, the Department of Chemical Engineering established aMultidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory (MBL) course. The express purpose of thiscourse is to teach students how to work in multidisciplinary teams to solve researchproblems in biotechnology. The fact that that most industries operate withmultidisciplinary teams as

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kimball

/Resources) (SCANS: Secretary’s Commission forAchieving the Necessary Skills), provided guiding principles for career-oriented curricula.SCANS calls for all courses to strengthen the skills the student will need as a graduate--in theworkplace. In addition to the basic skills the student will need, SCANS calls for students toacquire Thinking Skills and positive Personal Qualities. The three-part foundation is measuredby five competencies: (1) ability to use resources, (2) ability to work with others, (3) ability toacquire and use information, (4) ability to understand complex interrelationships, and (5) abilityto work with a variety of technologies.As a result of SCANS, we began to include more complex projects in mathematics courses. Theprojects

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lloyd Feldmann

completed by freshmen, the learning skillsachieved by these students can positively influence their success throughout their academiccareer. The fourth homework instructional goal is integration. This type of assignment forces thestudents to combine many different skills and concepts to produce a project. The classicapplication of an integration project is the capstone course. It is unfortunate that we frequentlyfeel that we have to wait until the senior year before a student is ready for good projectdevelopment. One aspect that makes some capstone project so successful is the fact that theassignment is individualized or small group oriented rather than generally assigned to the wholeclass. Almost anyone will respond to individual attention

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Sana Nawaz, Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne; Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

offered every year in spring.Currently the instructoris of the view “After taking this course a student should be able to take the LEED APAccreditation Exam with very little preparation of his own, the only two reasons for him nottaking the exam can be money or being tired of school”To further strengthening the knowledge of students towards LEED rating system, some practicalwork experience was needed. So the instructor decided to modify one of the existing courses andmaking it as a Group work Project course in which all students had to work on one real timeproject which is trying to achieve LEED Certification. The modified course was introduced as“Senior Capstone I”. Practically looking at the LEED Rating system greatly helped students inbetter

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Mo Zhang, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Patrick D. Pedrow, Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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NSF Grantees

experiments, sampling theories, and item response theory oriented mathematical models. She holds an M.A. in education from Washington State University.Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein is a professor of Mechanical Engineering and coordinator of the college-wide inter-disciplinary capstone design program at the University of Idaho where he has been on the faculty since 1987. He is involved in a number of research projects and initiatives related to design pedagogy, professional skills assessment, catalytic combustion, engine testing, and hybrid vehicle realization.Jay McCormack, University of Idaho Jay McCormack is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madison J. Gallipo, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(grade 9) course,during which they explore the engineering design process and learn the importance of teamworkin engineering. Grades 10 and 11 offer the STEM Academy students a range of semester-longCreative Engineering and Advanced Engineering courses—with discipline-specific topicsranging from biomedical engineering to environmental or robotics—modeled after CU-Boulder’sFirst-Year Engineering Projects course curricula. Additionally, one of these design courses isoffered in the summer for students to take full advantage of the engineering course options in theSTEM Academy.The culminating Senior Capstone Design course provides students with the opportunity toresearch and design a year-long engineering project in teams. These projects are