Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Yusuf Ozturk; Emrah Orhun; Chris Bowerman

386 TOWARDS A JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM IN AMBIENT COMPUTING1 Yusuf Ozturk*, Emrah Orhun**, Chris Bowerman*** Electrical and Computer Engineering, San Diego State University* Computer Science Department, Troy University** Department of Computing and Technology, University of Sunderland***Abstract ⎯ Funded by the US-EU Atlantis Program, International Cooperation in Ambient ComputingEducation (ICACE) Project is establishing an international knowledge-building community for

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Steven Welch, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

positive changes to thesuccess of the course and improvements in learning outcomes. The most significant impact hasarisen from changing the focus of the pre-capstone course from completing projects that utilizedspecific knowledge domains of electrical engineering to defining and modeling the designprocess by establishing project milestones which follow the design process. A second changethat had large positive impact on student success is developing resources to improve teamfunctioning, matching team size to project complexity, and creating a project manager role oneach team. Finally, changes to the learning environment which mimic an actual professionalworkplace and reduce the barriers to completing design projects have proven effective

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Lulay, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Deborah S. Munro, University of Portland; Shazib Z. Vijlee, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

document and assess how wehave integrated design in all four years of a traditional mechanical engineering program.Overview  of  the  Design  Process  Engineering projects may be broken into several distinct phases, although in reality, the phasesoverlap or may be even be entirely different from that presented here. Design is rarely a linearprocess, it is iterative in nature. Each design project is unique, there is no one process to followfor design. In general, the design process can be described as: • Define the problem (which includes establishing objectives and criteria, and developing a plan), • synthesize math, science and engineering knowledge to develop alternatives, • evaluate the alternatives (through testing, analysis

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

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder

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International

differentprojects for a community in Rwanda over two semesters, earning six credits that could be appliedas technical electives in their respective majors. In year two, twelve students in three teamsworked on a wastewater treatment/reuse design for a community in Sonora, Mexico. In thisformat, students earned 3 to 4 credits for the course, which counted as the capstone designexperience in their curricula. The students self-selected this international project from amongthree project options (the other two were service learning projects within the state) in thecapstone Environmental Engineering design class. Student evaluations of the EDW course arepresented and contrasted against feedback from students who worked on other service learningprojects or a

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ajay Agrawal; Zahed Siddique

Session 2425 FROM GOALS TO PRODUCTS IN A SENIOR DESIGN PRACTICUM COURSE Ajay K. Agrawal and Zahed Siddique School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019AbstractSenior Design Capstone is a required component of many undergraduate engineering programs.The program offers numerous challenges for both faculty and students because of the widevariety of projects in a given year as well as from year to year. This paper discusses key phasesfor successful implementation of a Senior Design Capstone Program to achieve

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Session 1413 INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA: A SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION THAT ENHANCES UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Stephanie Farrell, Robert P. Hesketh, C. Stewart Slater, and Mariano J. Savelski Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ USAAbstractRowan University has developed a program that fosters synergistic interaction between industryand academia. This program provides a mechanism for performing industrially sponsoredresearch or design projects in an academic environment. One of the unique features of thisprogram is its

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm; Thomas Merrill; William Riddell

PROMOTI G E TREPRE EURSHIP I A SOPHOMORE I TRODUCTORY DESIG COURSE Kevin Dahm, Thomas Merrill and William Riddell, Rowan University Abstract Rowan University has a unique 8-semester Engineering Clinic sequence. This sequence helps develop professional skills identified in the ABET A-K criteria though project- based-learning. The Freshman Engineering Clinics are an introduction to the profession, teamwork, and measurements. The Sophomore Engineering Clinics provide an introduction to technical communication and engineering design principles, and in the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinics, students work in multidisciplinary teams

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Moshe Kam, Drexel University; Joan Carletta, University of Akron; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

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First-Year Programs

Students in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer ScienceAbstractU.S. enrollment in undergraduate programs in electrical engineering (EE), computer engineering(CE) and computer science (CS) has declined significantly in recent years. Women remainunder-represented in undergraduate EE, CE and CS programs—recently, they comprise an evensmaller proportion of the overall shrinking enrollment. EE, CE and CS are the three primaryfields of interest to the IEEE. IEEE is an international organization with nearly 370,000 membersworld-wide. In 2007, IEEE launched the Real World Engineering Projects (RWEP) programaimed at recruiting and retaining undergraduate students in EE, CE and CS programs. TheRWEP program is a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-2172: TEACHING DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF MECHANICALSYSTEMS - PART IIWilliam Waldron, Grand Valley State UniversityPramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State UniversityShabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State UniversityJohn Farris, Grand Valley State University Page 13.1156.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching design and manufacture of mechanical systems using multidisciplinary teams-Part IIIntroductionA lot of progress has been made in recent years in improving engineering education, e.g.,emphasizing communication skills, working in teams, integration of computer-aided engineering(CAE), and capstone/senior design projects

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Juliet Hurtig, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Criterion 5 states that “[s]tudents must be prepared for engineering practice througha curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiplerealistic constraints.” However, the definition of what constitutes an “appropriate engineeringstandard” has been subjected to various interpretations, both wide and narrow. Arguments havebeen made that all capstone design projects must include engineering standards from theappropriate professional society: IEEE Standards for electrical and computer engineers, ASMEStandards for mechanical engineers, and so on. However, members of the educationalcommunity have objected to this approach

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz; Patrick E. Mantey, University of California, Santa Cruz; Stephen C. Petersen P.E., University of California, Santa Cruz; John F Vesecky, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #22849Preparation of the Professional Engineer: Outcomes from 20 Years of a Mul-tidisciplinary and Cross-sectoral Capstone CourseDr. Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz Tela Favaloro received a B.S. degree in Physics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is currently working to further the development and dissemination of alter- native energy technology; as a project manager and researcher with the Center for Information Technology and Research in the Interest of Society. Her background is in the development of characterization tech- niques and

Conference Session

Construction Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Paper ID #14536Time-Cost Relationship in Road and Highway ConstructionDr. Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University Ifte Choudhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University and has extensive experience as a consulting architect working on projects funded by the World Bank. His areas of emphasis include housing, alternative technology, issues related to international construction, and construction education. He is also a Fulbright scholar. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Time-Cost Relationship in Roads and Highways

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

)                                                                   Abstract:  This paper discusses a 3D printing project that students will complete involving an electronics kit and an existing robotic chassis kit. Students will be given a chassis built on the laser cutter, an electronics kit and instructions to design a 3D printed shell that will meet design criteria. Students will use one of the CAD software available at the school (Creo, SolidWorks, NX, Autodesk products) or another software approved by the instructor. In the Spring 2016 the shell design criteria will dictate form elements, size constraints, material limits and require that students use the Makerbot 3D printers available at the school. Arduino boards will be used to drive the motors and students will be given design requirements for the

Conference Session

Capstone Design Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Houzhi Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Lu Chen, Shanghai JiaoTong University; Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Thispaper introduces the former capstone design course and presents the function, structure anda three years operation of the redesigned capstone design course at Shanghai Jiao TongUniversity.Keywords: capstone design, engineering design, engineering education; project-basedlearning1. Introduction The higher engineering education in China is reforming (e.g., New EngineeringEducation) for producing high-quality engineering talents with multidimensionalcapabilities, i.e., both professional skills and technical skills. The Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) in the USA also emphasizes the importance of seniorstudents to attend at least one design-oriented (project-based) course [1]. It is widelyacknowledged that capstone design

Conference Session

Construction Contracts, Law and Ethics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Renae Miller; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Colorado State University; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Kelly Strong

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Professor Department of Construction ManagementKelly Strong Page 24.294.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Comparative Analysis between AIA and DBIA Contract Documents: AIA Document A295 and DBIA Document No. 535Megan Miller, Carla Lopez del Puerto, Ph.D., Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Ph.D., and Kelly Strong, Ph.D.AbstractIntegrated Project Delivery has emerged as a popular in project delivery methods in the pastdecade partially, because construction projects have become more complex with tight budgetsand more strenuous

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Khoa Ngac, George Mason University; Nirup M. Menon, George Mason University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

George Mason University George Mason UniversityAbstractIn a field where many entry-level jobs require one or two years of experience to qualify,students are finding it difficult to enter the technology field upon their graduation. This isespecially true when they did not work while going to school, or did not participate in aninternship prior to their graduation. Our Experiential Learning (EXL) program was created duringthe Spring 2021 semester, and focuses on two types of projects – Business ProcessImprovement (BPI) and Cyber Security (CySec). This effort has been popular with our studentsand industry participants resulting in 79 students completing the program across 25 projectsthrough 20 different industry

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen E. Schmahl

Session 3657 UNIQUE APPROACH TO TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN A QUALITY PLANNING AND CONTROL LABORATORY Karen E. Schmahl Ph.D., P.E. Miami University, Oxford, OhioIn recent years, Total Quality Management tools and principles have been increasinglyintroduced into engineering curriculum. This paper describes a unique approach to integratingTQM in the laboratory of a Quality Planning and Control course which had previously focusedsolely on statistical control of quality and precision linear measurement. The new approachincludes a team building component, Lab Development Project and TQM

Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Zeng; Arthur Gerstenfeld; Sharon Johnson

mechanisms are used for outcomes assessment at WPI, including exit surveys, apeer review of the senior project, and alumni surveys. These mechanisms provide informationabout the extent to which our graduates meet a particular program outcome, but they do not tellus the extent to which our graduates meet all program outcomes. To develop insight into howcompletely our students meet program outcomes, we have devised a “portfolio” approach thatcombines specific course assignments with the senior project review to evaluate individualstudents across outcomes. We call the resulting collection of materials a portfolio because it tiestogether the work of individual students 4. We put the term “portfolio” in quotes because theprimary purpose is assessment

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Karl Benjamin Ernsberger, Graduation Solutions, LLC

fostercollaboration or exploration of evidencelike a true development project does.Moreover, most lab kits available toremote students are single-use to beshelved or discarded when complete, Fig.1 Timeline slide from startup presentation.which is neither sustainable for schools Presented to Graduation Solutions March 2023nor rewarding for students.Conversely, prevalent online educational platforms like Khan Academy or IXL, often rely on avideo-to-quiz content format without live lab experience or collaboration.To address this gap, I developed a remote-accessible program focused on student-driven STEMdevelopment exchange kits, guided by State Standards as research topic guides, which aims toprovide remote students with engaging

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor M Verner, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, interviews, and project assessment. In the paperwe report the results of this experiment and, based on those results, propose recommendationsfor fostering self-efficacy in robotics education.IntroductionRecent research has emphasized the role of affect in constructivist learning and revised thetraditional tendency to explore cognitive processes of science and engineering education inisolation from affective functions. Picard et al. [1] call for "redressing the imbalance betweenaffect and cognition" and "constructing a science of affective learning". This study focuses ondeveloping learning technologies, systems, and environments that incorporate affect.DeBellis and Goldin [2] in their study of affect in problem-based mathematical learning

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Central Piedmont Community College. He also has nine years of industrial work experience. Page 14.404.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Defining the Role of the Faculty Advisor in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design CourseAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at California State University Chico utilizes atwo-semester capstone course in senior design project. Project work is accomplished in groups,which are assigned a single faculty advisor for the duration of the project.Senior exit surveys, along with substantial anecdotal evidence, have repeatedly identifiedadvisement of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Kowalec, University of Michigan; Andrew Deorio, University of Michigan

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Software Engineering Division

Paper ID #18633Partnership Characteristics and Student Performance in an Introductory Com-puter Science CourseCharles Kowalec, University of Michigan Charles Kowalec is an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan interested in the science of how students learn.Dr. Andrew DeOrio, University of Michigan Andrew DeOrio is a lecturer at the University of Michigan and a consultant for web, machine learning and hardware projects. His research interests are in ensuring the correctness of computer systems, including medical devices, internet of things (IOT) devices, and digital hardware. In addition to teaching software

Conference Session

COED Modulus Topics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Department of Secondary Education University of Wyoming mike.borowczak@uwyo.edu , andrea.burrows@uwyo.eduWith the adoption of pedagogical practices such as Authentic Science and Inquiry-based projects withincollegiate level classrooms, researchers focused on delivering advanced concepts investigated the level ofstudent success in conducting authentic science during a six-week long inquiry project. Two main questionsare explored: 1) do students working on self-guided, problem-based projects, engage in active inquiry? and2) is there alignment between exemplar active inquiry projects and other assessments? This pilot researchstudy focuses on twelve self-selected projects from a group

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

their professional life and to ensure that students are on a path of life-long learning. Thefirst objective must include synthesis and application of knowledge acquired in the first threeyears of the program, namely application of advanced analysis techniques to design. The secondobjective involves exploration of important issues needed to prepare graduates for professionalpractice and/or graduate school. The third objective needs to instill student confidence in theirability to learn on their own. The mechanical engineering program at Union Collegeaccomplishes these goals through four complementary components of the senior yearcurriculum: (1) a required two term senior research/design project, (2) required capstone designcourses in mechanical

Conference Session

From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

managing partnerships in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Green’s research interests in- clude entrepreneurship education and the psychology of entrepreneurship. Prior to Mtech, he provided business development and product management to WaveCrest Laboratories (acquired by Magna Interna- tional, NYSE: MGA), an innovative start-up in next-generation electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and drive systems. At Cyveillance (acquired by QinetiQ, LSE: QQ.L), he served in operations, client service, and product development roles for this software start-up and world leader in cyber intelligence and intelligence-led security. While at Booz Allen Hamilton, he provided technical and programmatic direction to the DARPA Special Projects Office (SPO

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Brazile, University of North Texas; Kathleen Swigger, University of North Texas; Matt Ray Hoyt, University of North Texas; Brian Lee, University of North Texas; Brandon Nelson, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

the need for effective tools that will enable multi-universitiesto effectively schedule those distributed group projects. This paper presents a Web-based toolthat was developed in the context of a globally distributed software engineering course. TheWeb-based software enables instructors from multi-universities to view instructors’ informationand schedule projects throughout the year. The authors of the paper discuss the challenges increating multi-university projects, as well as present the main features of the software and anexample of how it is being used to create globally distributed software projects.1. IntroductionTeaching students how to work in globally distributed teams is difficult. But figuring out how toschedule the various

Conference Session

Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

field trips toinnovative project sites, presentations by guest speakers from industry, videos of innovativeprojects, selected readings on recent innovations, and lectures by course instructors regardinginnovations in practice. Each has advantages and disadvantages. This paper considers the use offield trips, guest lectures and videos as a way to present innovations to undergraduate CETstudents in a junior level Soils Engineering course.Field TripsField trips provide students an opportunity to see the actual application of recent technologicaldevelopments in construction and civil engineering technology. Students greatly enjoy the breakfrom classroom lectures and are left with lasting visual images. Field trips require a certaindegree of

Conference Session

Technical Session IX

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Leila Keyvani Someh, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference Sessions

Engineering Students for a Career where Communication Skills Matter!Communication plays a crucial role in today’s engineering workplace. ABET requires engineeringprograms to demonstrate their engineering students’ competency in communicating their engineeringwork effectively (3.g). Although this skill can be taught and assessed, the results of a survey show thatengineering students are inadequately equipped to meet this need [1]. In the project based first-yearCornerstone of Engineering courses at Northeastern University, we are addressing this need by teachingand assessing the three pillars of engineering communication: written, oral and graphical - in addition toteaching new skills in design, technical drawing, and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George A. Hunt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

nature of the teams were such that each student neededto provide specific skills in order to complete the project. After completion of the course,the authors noted that a key concern was that the civil engineering students did notparticipate as much as the students from the other disciplines.Another potential issue with multidisciplinary capstone design involving civil andenvironmental engineers is the scale of the infrastructure design projects that arecommon in these disciplines. Frank et al.5 described a multidisciplinary capstone seniordesign project program at Florida State University. Their multidisciplinary programincludes mechanical, electrical and computer, and industrial and manufacturingengineering. The authors report that the program