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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert E. Zulinski; Jon A. Soper; Dennis O. Wiitanen; David Stone; Allan R. Hambley; Martha E. Sloan; Noel Schulz

. Page 3.460.6 68. R. L. Miller and B. M. Olds, "A Model Curriculum for a Capstone Course in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design," Journal of Engineering Education, October 1994, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 311-316.9. H. O. Ozturk, J. C. Sutton III, D. E. Vandenbout, R. K. Cavin III, and J. J. Brickley Jr., "A Center for Teaching Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering," Journal of Engineering Education, April 1995, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 121-128.10. R. W. Heckel, J. Pilling, and M. R. Plichta, "A Senior-Year Materials Processing and Design Course," ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, June 1995.11. M. R. Plichta, “Senior Projects in Materials Processing,” presented

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Yargo Teixeira Gomes de Melo, York College of Pennsylvania; Alex Suarez, York College of Pennsylvania

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

,contributed by the student at the heart of the research and the two professors guiding him,reflect the symbiotic relationship between teaching and learning, and the profound influence ofmentorship in shaping future engineers. This testament serves to illustrate the integral role thatsuch projects play in academic growth and the cultivation of expertise in a specialized field.Incorporating a scaling element into future projects is a viable consideration. In the currentscenario, the student had independently conceived the idea and completed substantialpreliminary work before seeking faculty guidance. Although capstone drone students receivedencouragement to contribute and participate, there was a noticeable lack of strong interest injoining the project

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatemeh Mirzahosseini Zarandi, University of Cincinnati; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

interests include transfer student information asymmetries, threshold concepts, curricular complexity, and advancing quantitative and fully integrated mixed methods. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Work In Progress: Influences of Team-Based Activities on Engineering Students' Identities and Careers in University and Co-op Settings AbstractThis work-in-progress (WIP) paper describes preliminary analyses for a qualitative study aboutthe impact of team-based project participation on two constructs: (1) engineering students'professional identities and (2) career goals. In this paper, we describe how we are leveragingexisting data from

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University

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Construction

learning modules across a wide range of courses, from freshman year throughgraduation. An example of a course taught by one discipline that serves as a required course for studentsfrom some disciplines and as a special elective for students from other disciplines is CE475/480-Senior Design Project – 4 credits (two semester capstone project, 1st semester involves scopedefinition and scheduling, 2nd semester involves project design). This course is required for bothCE and CM students and is taken as an elective by ARCH students. This course has had severalissues related to integrating the work of the ARCH, CE, and CM students. This course typicallyhas problems with work assignments, budgets, scheduling, deadlines and milestones,determining

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Joshua Hewes, Northern Arizona University

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Civil Engineering

political components of humancommunities, and the dynamics of human behavior in varied contexts.Additional University Requirements: Some university requirements are embedded within themajor, such as junior writing and senior capstone, and others, such as the diversity requirement,are fulfilled by the civil program with courses from the liberal studies course list that also satisfydiversity. These requirements as they apply to the engineering programs are as follows: • In Major (6-7 credits) − 3-4 credits of Junior Level Writing Expectation − 3 credits of Capstone Course/Experience in the Major • Diversity Requirement (6 Credits) − 3 credits of U.S. Ethnic Diversity − 3 credits of Global AwarenessThe global awareness

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, The Ohio State University; Kathryn Kelley, The Ohio State University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

coursework including a one-yearcapstone in their final year. The curriculum involves several experiences of hands-on and project-based learning. A sample of the four-year coursework is shown in Figure 1. All the students arerequired to take courses in each of these pillars: First-Year Engineering Technology Experience,Programming Basics, Manufacturing and Material Sciences, Electrical and Electronics,Industrial Automation and Robotics, Network Security and Technology Applications, OperationalExcellence and Leadership and Capstone Sequence. In addition to these courses, students takeChemistry, Physics I and II, and Calculus I and II offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.Since the previous publication of authors on the same program, the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 14

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdullah Umair Bajwa, Habib University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

program offers degrees in electrical engineering and computer engineering.Students in the electrical and computer engineering (ECE) program have the followingcourses in the design track:• Engineering Workshop and Design (1st year): A 1 credit hour (CH) course that introduces concepts of engineering design (a cornerstone design course [12])• Engineering Design and Innovation (3rd year): The course discusses design thinking and systems thinking, and provides an avenue for the students to practice them through a semester-long project around a local societal concern• Capstone Project (4th year): 3+3 CH course in which students develop solutions for external or internal design clientsIn addition to these mandatory courses, students

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ProblemDefinition-HCPD; 2) rapidly construct and test concepts to foster a strong feedback loopbetween students and NGO partners in the course Projects for People-PfP; and 3) developdesign solutions that can be implemented by NGOs in the communities where they workthrough the Engineering for Community Development Capstone Design course.5.1.1 Human-Centred Problem Definition (HCPD)HCPD equips students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to identify, define, and beginsolving real problems, for real people, within the socio-technical ambiguity that surrounds allengineering problems. By the end of the course, students are able to recognize designproblems around them, determine whether they are worth solving, and employ design tools tocreate multiple

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Joseph Lombardo, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Avinash Uttamchandani, Harvard SEAS; Evelyn Lynn Hu, SEAS Harvard

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Diversity

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International

the students are more deeply exposed to designmethodologies. Within their senior year, students are required to complete an individual seniordesign (capstone) project, in which they apply their skills and knowledge to a project of theirchoosing. The Harvard-HKUST International Design Experience is positioned so that studentscan use the design thinking and project management skills that they have developed throughoutthe summer, in addition to the introductory design project within their engineering discipline, tobetter prepare for the more advanced multi-disciplinary project courses required in the junior andsenior years. Unlike the Harvard students, the students from HKUST had little or no exposure todesign thinking and methods prior to the

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge; Nathan Durdella, California State University, Northridge; Teodoro Navarro

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Minorities in Engineering

CC) in the summer of 2013. Their work was related to CSUN’s humanpowered vehicle project, which is one of the senior capstone options for mechanical engineeringstudents. Specifically, the group worked on developing methodologies for predicting drag onhuman powered vehicles, using the previous year’s vehicle as a test bed. The drag on this vehiclewas estimated using computer simulation, wind tunnel tests, and field measurements.IntroductionIncreasing the number of graduates from STEM disciplines is clearly a national priority. Giventhe evolving demographics of the U.S., it makes sense to focus on ethnic and racial groups who Page 24.21.2are

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University; Peter H. Froehlich, Johns Hopkins University; Joan Freedman, Johns Hopkins University

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 25.412.12general topics in the lecture course did not provide enough detail, nor were they always relevantor provided in time. For example, audio editing was taught after the first alpha release in whichsome teams wanted to integrate sound. By using detailed design specifications, the lecture topicscould be better aligned with development deadlines. Second, students felt an introductory courseshould use narrow design parameters that would focus their attention on the basic skills of videogame development. Students felt creative opportunities for designing their own game could befacilitated through advanced game design courses (e.g., a Capstone Design course). Insubsequent implementations, the course project requirements were narrowed to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

content because of its hands-on nature andthe connection of what is learned in the class to real-world applications. Future work, notaddressed in this work-in-progress, will further evaluate the effects of including microprocessorsin these classes by examining student survey data as cohorts move through the newlyimplemented curriculum. Evaluating the use of relevant systems in senior capstone projects bothbefore and after implementation will provide particularly meaningful assessment.1 IntroductionThe advent of inexpensive, easily-accessible microcontrollers, such as the Arduino, has openednew opportunities for integrating hands-on activities related to sensors and mechatronic systemsinto the mechanical engineering classroom. For example, it is

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

lessons learned along the way to make both Cornerstoneapproaches successful. A description of various projects and themes used to create the projectbased courses is included. Overall results show that the Cornerstone approach is successful andhas created a positive student culture centered on the projects and the learning center wherestudents work. Students have seen a positive improvement in their perspectives on engineeringand self-efficacy in their abilities to become an engineer.IntroductionFollowing a successful pilot, the first-year engineering program at Northeastern Universitydecided to adopt the “cornerstone to capstone” curriculum design for all incoming first-yearengineering students. The Cornerstone course specifically incorporates

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Joel Townsend, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

The project was completed as part of a course. Two teams of four people each worked through semester.Product Realization Capstone Working in multidisciplinary design teams from engineering Project and business, students take a product from concept to business plan. In doing this, they address issues of market analysis, design, manufacturing design, and production planning. Two teams of five people worked on the project for a semester.Two student teams per project were taped. The tapes were then experimentally observed withtwo sets of raters observing

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph C. Musto; Vincent C. Prantil

only limited opportunity to consider radically different design alternatives and exercise engineering creativity. In addition, design problem descriptions are often limited to very specific performance specifications, and larger "systems-level" issues are generally not addressed. • Systems-Level Design Experiences: These experiences are generally not integrated into courses, but are offered as "stand-alone" design projects. While most "Capstone" design experiences would fall under this classification, such experiences may also be used as introductory experiences for freshmen students. In such experiences, students employ a formal design process, and generally take a project from a

Conference Session

Innovations for Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michaela E. Amoo, Howard University; Jack Bringardner, New York University; Jen-Yeu Chen, National Dong Hwa University; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jillana Finnegan, Boise State University ; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; Patricia D. Koman, University of Michigan; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Louise Logan, University of Strathclyde; Julie Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nadia Millis Trent, University of Pretoria; Scott Munro Strachan, University of Strathclyde; Bennett C. Ward, Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

and health clinics. He is also the co-director of the university’s flagship Ver- tically Integrated Project for Sustainable Development program, which coordinates undergraduate and post-graduate research tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Low Carbon Energy Development Network.Dr. Bennett C Ward, Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering Ben Ward is Associate Professor, Chemical and Life Science Engineering, and Director Project Outreach in the College of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. In his role as Director Project Out- reach he is director of the College’s Capstone Senior Design program. A key part of this

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Stephen W. Thiel, University of Cincinnati; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta

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Chemical Engineering

Austin. His past research has focused on membrane science, adsorption, and ion exchange. He currently serves as the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program Director at UC and currently teaches the capstone process design sequence. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.Dr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He earned his BS from Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He has pub- lished two books, ”Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” and ”Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance.” He has also published papers on effective use of simulation in

Conference Session

ECCD Innovations in Energy Engineering & Technology

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Lucian Ionel Cioca, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

programs that were related tothe energy efficiency, sustainability, green design and renewable energy fields. Schools withundergraduate engineering programs are working to include sustainability and sustainable designinto their curricula6-12. The methods for doing so can be subject-, problem-oriented, can be basedon case studies, or could be part of a capstone experience. Sustainability can also be anopportunity to satisfy the general education component of ABET criteria.In our green manufacturing project, a two-level approaches was taken in our curriculum changesto incorporate sustainability, green, sustainable design and renewable energy subjects. A firstlevel such topics, subjects and problems were introduced by the faculty involved in this

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daisuke Aoyagi, California State University, Chico

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

powerful, GD seemed almosttoo flexible and complicated to a number of students whose computer literacy was stilldeveloping. In following semesters, we plan to use BBL as main platform, supplemented byGD.Introduction“Introduction to Engineering Design” is a course taken mostly by first- and second-year studentsin the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering programs at California State University, Chico.This course represents the first engineering design experience for most students in the programs.Students are instructed to keep a notebook in most of lab- and project-oriented courses in ourcurriculum, including “Measurements and Instrumentation” and the senior Capstone designproject. Specific format of these notebooks may vary, depending on the

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azadeh Bolhari P.E., University of Colorado Boulder

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Chemistry course is a foundational course that our studentstake prior to their senior design (capstone design) course. As a result, the AR/VR technology willassist the students in their capstone projects. From the information presented, the reader shouldbe able to take the concepts listed and apply them to their unique instructional roles.Pedagogical ContextTo meet the goals of this case study, the study of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and usage of AR/VRis built into the Environmental Engineering Water Chemistry course. The main course thatintegrated this learning module is the Water Chemistry & laboratory. Water Chemistry &Laboratory has historically been difficult for students in the department especially in visualizingthe modules and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Design and Labs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria-isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Eric Dieckman, University of New Haven; Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven

introduces the concept of error propagation. The third laboratory (senior year) includes experiments related to thermo-fluids and heat transfer and is the culmination of experimental uncertainty analysis in preparation for students’ capstone design projects. All three labs heavily emphasize digital data acquisition so students are able to apply the learned analysis techniques on large amounts of real-world data. This paper details the framework of the uncertainty analysis across the 3-course sequence. Impacts are examined through data collected from the students in each lab, as well as a review of experimental data presentation from the summative Capstone Project presentations. Observations and

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holland Banse, Magnolia Consulting; Chris S Ferekides, University of South Florida; Carol Haden, Northern Arizona University; Ismail Uysal, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

projects; 10 out-of-class hours to attending two seminars in adepartmental lecture series and completing assignments; and 35 in-class hours to addressingknowledge and skills that build the student’s capacity for completing their capstone projects.The PFE course sequence is available to students beginning in their second semester of theprogram, and students can take the PFE course sequence through their junior year. Students arenot required to take each PFE course consecutively. The same instructor teaches all threecourses, ensuring that the courses follow a logical progression of skill development. Courseenrollment is increasing each semester, as students now entering as freshmen have the courses asrequirements for graduation. Objectives for each

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Merton Stwalley III, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

design through course data," International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy 7, no. 3, pp. 130-146, 2017, doi: 10.3991/ijepv7i3.7390.[13] R. M. Stwalley III, "Professional career skills in senior capstone design," in ASEE Capstone Conference - Columbus, Washington, DC, 2016 archived @ http://capstonedesigncommunity.org/sites/default/files/proceedings_papers/0022.pdf.[14] MarketWatch, "Drone market size, share 2023 project to grow highest CAGR, revenue, and demand forecast to 2027," 2023.[15] D. Jenkins and B. Vasigh, "The economic impact of unmanned aircraft systems integration in the United States.," AUVSI Economic Report, Arlington, Virginia, 2013.[16] Michael Brady Lynch Firm, "Crashworthyness and rollovers," 2017. [Online

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Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chang, United States Military Academy; Peter Hanlon, United States Military Academy; Kirk Ingold, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

munitions, detect and disable ordnance in hazardous environments, maneuver inrelatively small areas, be used as a decoy or be sent to draw out opponent fires without riskingthe life of the operator. There have also been various universities that have integrated roboticsinto their curriculum or developed new courses that use robotic platforms as the center piece.Weingarten, et. al. used robotics as a vehicle to engineering education and to propel the studentsinto research and life-long learning5. Chung and Anneberg6 summarized how to use contests tostimulate learning in computer science and engineering education. Mehrl et. al.7 used anautonomous robotics capstone design project to enable students to used their preferred learningstyle to learn how to

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Engineering Place, North Carolina State University; Diane Brauner, Perkins School for the Blind

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

schedule.Choosing appropriate activities tied into themes allowed for consistent reinforcement of not onlythe engineering design process, but also explicit instruction of science concepts. Following asuccessful Capstone Project model, the students concluded the camp by completing theengineering design process to solve a problem that they defined as socially relevant. Figure 1provides a brief description of the activities completed in camp.Pictures of campers doing sample activities:Figure 1: Camp Schedule and Activities Day Theme Activity Description Move into Dorms, Students move into dorm rooms, work with Orientation and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail H Keraga, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tracy N Schierenbeck, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Linda McCloskey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

ofengineering education would be required as part of the EC2000 requirements for ABETaccreditation. All engineering students began taking a course called Introduction toEngineering Design during the sophomore or junior year. One credit of that four-credit coursewould be entitled Professional Development I and would be taught by the Archer Center. Inaddition, the Archer Center would teach a culminating course, Professional Development III,for students who were simultaneously enrolled in the Capstone Design Course. (A third course,Professional Development II is taught at Rensselaer in the School of Humanities and SocialScience, and is completely independent of the Archer Center sequence. It will not be describedin the present paper.)The addition of these

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William K. Durfee, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Benjamin Adams, University of Minnesota; Audrey J. Appelsies, University of Minnesota; Pamela Flash, University of Minnesota

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

Spring 2010, a baselinemeasure was taken of capstone design project reports. The evaluation team consisted of onemechanical engineering faculty (a disciplinary "insider") and two experts in college-level writing(disciplinary "outsiders"). Design reports were rated on a two point scale (“sufficient” or“insufficient”) using criteria derived from the list of desired writing abilities. Included in theresults were that students were most successful in applying knowledge of physics, mathematicsand engineering to their writing (rated sufficient in more than 80% of the samples) and leastsuccessful in summarizing key points (rated sufficient in less than 40% of the samples).Every six years the mechanical engineering undergraduate program goes through

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Civil Engineering

[46]described how a civil engineering capstone design course was evaluated for alignment with KEEN(Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network) outcomes, using KEEN rubrics. The author exploredthe first course in a two-course sequence, focusing on a feasibility study project and a globalperspectives essay. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was integrated into a capstone designcourse for mechanical and aerospace engineers to facilitate a creative process as a team of foursenior students designed an autonomous robot boat [47]. The process is similar to a traditionalweighted criteria decision matrix approach but with refinement that can help guide the divergent– convergent thinking processes that are characteristics of creative design

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-2773: IDENTIFYING THE CONTENT OF A GENERAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM USING BENCHMARKING AND THE FUNDAMENTALS OFENGINEERING EXAMINATIONStephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University Stephanie Sullivan is a Visiting Instructor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. Sullivan has fourteen years of industrial experience in project engineering, quality operations, and operations planning roles. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and her M.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University. Sullivan has earned the American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS) Certification in Production and Inventory

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Tramba, University of Virginia; Edmund Russell, University of Virginia; P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia

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Engineering and Public Policy

the bulk ofthe curriculum. ABET addressed this danger with a capstone-design requirement that combineseconomic, social, environmental, and other considerations realistically.15 If students are toexperience engineering in context, that context must be integrated into the overall experience,not offered as a series of separate issues.Understanding that policy and technology constantly influence and constrain one anotherbecomes significant in preparing engineering students for the conflicting problems andopportunities within our society. The immediate challenge lies in finding projects in which theoutcome heavily depends on both engineering development and attention to policy regulations.As a current and significant application, building energy