Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci

program at the Technological Studies Department and to add fun andcreativity components to bring more student excitement and higher learning [1]. It will alsocomplement a pure teaching department with a research component through the involvement ofstate-of-the-art technologies. Animatronics was chosen as the main area of focus. Animatronicsis the art of bringing inanimate objects to life through computer, cable, remote, radio controlsand puppetry [2] as defined by Jim Henson. From a technical point of view, an animatronic is afigure that is animated by means of electromechanical or mechatronic devices. Its goal is toemulate an actual living being or a fictitious character to entertain. Animatronics will transformthe capstone projects from an

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Everly

inductor. The variable capacitor should befully meshed providing maximum capacitance during calibration. A low cost ($18) high-precision, 1-30 MHz, Analog Devices AD9850 Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) chip configuredas a radio frequency generator is available as a surface-mount kit [9]. Please note that for surfacemount soldering, Radio Shack 62/36/2 (0.015 inch diameter) silver-bearing solder is highlyrecommended. The serial port on of a computer is used to send a control word to the DDS chipto set the frequency.Comments from Student Project ReportsTo date four RF Communication Laboratory sections (48 short wave radio projects) have beentaught using the Capstone Electronic Design Experience as a central theme for the laboratory.The following

Conference Session

Capstone Pedgagogy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph; Elyse Hill

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #29793Drones for a Project-Based Learning (PBL) Capstone DesignDr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took a position with the US Army where he has been ever since. For the first decade with the Army he worked on notable programs to include the M829A1 and A2 that were first of a kind composite saboted munition. His travels have taken him to

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rabb; Ronald Welch

Session 2425 Projects Day: Completion of the Engineering Capstone Design Robert J. Rabb, Ronald W. Welch United States Military AcademyAbstractProjects Day at the United States Military Academy (USMA) is an annual event to showcasesenior design projects. The goal of Projects Day is to “promote academic excellence” 1 byproviding senior students “with a public forum in which to present their senior theses or designprojects.” 1 The students work on these projects all semester and, in some cases, all year.Projects Day allows the students to present their projects, relate their

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Arredondo, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

in manufacturing from Manchester Community College - NH, BSMET and MSME degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of NH. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 VEX College Level Robotic Competition Senior Capstone ProjectAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires inclusion of acapstone project to baccalaureate engineering technology programs. Capstone project coursesintegrate technical and non-technical skills from coursework with project management skills. Acapstone project requires the solution of open-ended engineering problems with

Conference Session

ETD - STEM Issues in ET I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asif Ahmed, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute

Paper ID #36623Impact of COVID-19 on Capstone Projects OutcomesAsif Ahmed (Assistant Professor) Currently Assistant Professor in SUNY Poly, Utica, NY © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comImpact of COVID-19 on Capstone Projects OutcomesAbstractCapstone Projects, CTC 490, is a mandatory course for all Civil Engineering Technologystudents during their senior year. This specific course is designed to apply cumulativeexperiences gathered from wide range of courses in the curriculum. The students analyze anddesign real life civil engineering project, write a

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Van Hilst; Reginald Parker, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

member of the Software Technology Lab. While at FAU, he consulted for Motorola, over many years, on improving their development processes. Dr. Van Hilst has two bachelors and a masters degree from MIT. He did his PhD at the University of Washington under David Notkin.Reginald Paul Parker (Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Schedule Risk and PERT in Undergraduate Capstone ProjectsIntroductionThe senior capstone project is a rite of passage for students of engineering. It serves as anintroduction to “real world” project experience before they go out into the real world. It is a timefor students to learn

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

McMaster University.Dr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took a ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 An Interdisciplinary Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand Capstone ProjectAbstractInterdisciplinary capstone projects have been used in engineering education to provide studentsan opportunity to collaborate on a project with students from other disciplines that are differentfrom their

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asif Ahmed, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Paper ID #37716Implementation of Sustainability Concept in Capstone ProjectsDr. Asif Ahmed, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Implementation of Sustainability Concept in Capstone ProjectsAbstractCapstone or senior design is a mandatory course during the senior year of any undergraduateengineering discipline. The students apply their cumulative knowledge gathered over the othertechnical courses taken during the study. While the capstone projects are designed to check thestudents’ overall scientific understanding of the subject matter, often the sustainabilitycomponent

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #36841Student Peer Lecture in Capstone Design ProjectDr. Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor, Ph.D, PE., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4223, Email: Lex@wit.edu, Specialization in Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis, F ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 STUDENT PEER LECTURES IN CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS Xaiobin Le Wentworth Institute of Technology1. INTRODUCTIONThe

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Brandon David Wright, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Game Design in Computer Engineering Capstone ProjectsAbstractThe purpose of a capstone design project course is to provide graduating senior students theopportunity to demonstrate understanding of the concepts they have learned during their studies.As with many computer science and engineering programs, students of the computer engineeringprogram at Utah Valley University (UVU) conclude their degree programs with a semestercapstone design experience. The intent is for students to utilize competencies developed in thefirst three years of the curriculum in the solution of an embedded design problem.Recently many of our computer engineering

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth Berry, Southern Methodist University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #34262Middle School Capstone Engineering Projects (Work in Progress)Dr. Kenneth Berry, Southern Methodist University Dr. Kenneth Berry is a Research Professor at the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education (CIEE) in the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He has worked as an education specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory until he received his doctorate in Educational Technology in 2001. He then taught at the Michael D. Eisner School of Education at California State University at Northridge (CSUN). In 2009, he moved to Texas to work at the Science and Engineering Education

Conference Session

Supporting the Capstone Experience

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leslie R. Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alex Dubro, Stevens Institute of Technology; Viraj Vasudev Rokade, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #33977Assessing the Sustainability Components of Engineering Capstone ProjectsDr. Leslie R. Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology Leslie Brunell, PhD, PE is a Teaching Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. She coordinates both the civil and multidisciplinary engineering senior design projects. These projects are the culmination of the undergraduate engineering experience. Students design an innovative solution to a complex problem. She has recruited professional sponsors who mentor the civil engineering design projects. The projects expose the civil engineering students to real world design problems. The

Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Dilpreet S. Bajwa; Sreekala G. Bajwa

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0058 Industry and Students Perception of Capstone ProjectsDilpreet S Bajwa, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Sreekala G Bajwa, Agriculturaland Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.Email – dilpreet.bajwa@ndsu.edu , sreekala.bajwa@ndsu.eduAbstractCapstone projects are designed to help students learn technical, communication and interpersonalskills that will ultimately provide them with a broad knowledge base required at the start of theirprofessional careers. Engineering capstone experience prepares students to work in a productivemanner in teams. It is expected that the students will learn problems solving

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Mike Simard PE, Villanova University

Paper ID #35250Project Management Implementation in a Capstone Design CourseProf. Mike Simard PE, Villanova University Mike is an engineering leader with over 30 years’ experience in start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. Mike possesses both a Bachelor and Masters in Mechanical Engineering, as well as an MBA. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), certified Project Manager Professional (PMP) and Certified Estimat- ing Professional (CEP). Mike has held senior positions in engineering design, project management and operations in the power generation, biomass conversion and building material industries. He has led a va

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Courses II

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Adriana Olvera, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

through Capstone Engineering ProjectsAbstractCapstone engineering projects are essential to demonstrate engineering graduates’ industry-readiness; however, in a bi-national region, international preparedness is becoming an essentialrequirement for engineering graduates. This paper describes the process of collaborative learningresultant of a cross-border capstone engineering project in an effort to create an undergraduateresearch network towards a cross-border learning environment in the Rio Grande Valley.BackgroundThe Rio Grande Valley (RGV) in southeast Texas and the north east of Tamaulipas, Mexico is aregion known as one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas of the world, holding a regionalpopulation of over 3.5

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Kirsten M. Ely, Sonoma State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

and non-business courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Generating Start-up Relevance in Capstone Projects1. IntroductionAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires students to complete acapstone design experience that prepares them for engineering practice through team-basedprojects incorporating the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work [1]- [4].While capstone course pedagogy differs widely from one program to another, in all cases,students are expected, through the process of completing the capstone project, to understanddesign constraints, such as economic factors, safety, reliability, ethics, and social impact. Inaddition, students are

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Thomas Dobrowski

Session ETD 315 Utilizing Industry Professionals in a Senior Capstone Project Thomas J. Dobrowski, Purdue NorthwestAbstractStarting in the academic year of 2016, two regional campuses of Purdue University unified. Indoing so, degree programs that were the same on each campus had to align themselves to offeridentical courses to allow students to seamlessly move between the two campuses. In general,this did not pose much of a problem for the Construction Engineering and ManagementTechnology (CEMT) degree program as all but two of the courses in the degree program werealready being offered on both campuses.The one course

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodor Freiheit, University of Calgary; Julian Wood, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-778: AN ALGORITHM FOR PROJECT ASSIGNMENT IN CAPSTONEDESIGNTheodor Freiheit, University of CalgaryJulian Wood, University of Calgary Page 12.196.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Algorithm for Project Assignment in Capstone DesignAbstractThis paper presents an algorithm to automate the assignment of students to project teams.Students bid on a limited set of choices of the projects being offered. The algorithm thenattempts to place students into projects such that the overall project assignment solution providesthe highest ‘satisfaction’. Satisfaction is defined by a scoring methodology for assigningstudents to their preferred project. The

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 13.282.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Centrifugal Pump Test Bed: A Senior Capstone ProjectAbstractA centrifugal pump test bed was designed, built and tested for the undergraduate mechanicalengineering thermal fluids laboratory at Western Kentucky University. This project was fundedthrough the Undergraduate Senior Project Grant Program sponsored by the American Society ofHeating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) and is primarilyintended for instructional situations.The project was executed over a two-semester Mechanical Engineering Senior Project designsequence, with a three-member student team planning the project design during the fall semesterand executing the project

Conference Session

Software Engineering Course Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

paper describes the author’s experiences with teaching an industry-based capstone designcourse. In this course, students work as members of small teams to complete softwaredevelopment projects. These projects proceed from requirements gathering, to analysis, design,implementation, and delivery of products to real-world clients. In recent years, several of theseprojects have involved the development of serious games for real-world clients. Serious gamesare games whose purpose is education in its various forms, rather than entertainment. Seriousgames and simulations can be good candidates for student projects that provide them withopportunities to manage projects with real-world development constraints and deadlines. A finalcumulative written

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University; Walter Collett, Western Kentucky University; Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2104: RECENT CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS AT WESTERNKENTUCKY UNIVERSITYMark Cambron, Western Kentucky University Dr. Mark Cambron is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Engineering at Western Kentucky University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He is a registered engineer in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. His current research interest include: engineering education, bio-sensing devices, machine vision, robotics, learning systems, neural networks, and controls.Walter Collett, Western Kentucky University Walter Collett

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

AC 2009-1109: CAPSTONE PROJECTS: INTEGRATING INDUSTRY THROUGHSTUDENT LEADERSHIPBrent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoJames Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoCraig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Page 14.304.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Capstone Projects: Integrating Industry through Student LeadershipAbstractCapstone projects provide a unique opportunity for developing student leadership skills whileintegrating industry partners. While models for including industry partners in capstone projectshave

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael A. Phelan, Temple University; Aratrik Guha; Brandon K. Harrison, Temple University; George Moukarzel, Temple University; Abigail A. Tetteh; Yah-el Har-El, Temple University; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University

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Biomedical Engineering

, requires programs to evaluate students’ “ability to applyengineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs…” (ABET EAC 2019-2020SO 2). This major design experience, typically a senior capstone project, should include theculmination of the foundational materials students learn during their course of study. ABET hasalso defined “engineering design” which includes many concepts of Design Thinking (DT). DTis a multistep process that begins with the formalization of the problem statement and movesthrough implementation of possible solutions with the needs of the end-user in mind. There areseveral ‘flavors’ of design thinking available and we have been following the 5-step designthinking process described by Plattner 2010 where the

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University

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Graduate Studies

career, he had a very successful corporate management career working in R&D at Lucent Technologies and as the Director of Global Technology Management at Qualcomm. He had initiated and managed soft- ware development for both the companies in India. Prof. Radhakrishnan holds Masters Degrees (M.Tech, M.S., M.B.A) and Sustainable Business Practices certification from University of California San Diego. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Pragmatic Framework for Graduate Level Sustainability Capstone Projects Ben D Radhakrishnan, M.Tech., M.S., M.B.A. Program Director, MS Sustainability Management Program, Applied Engineering Department

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Anthony Zusack, Purdue University: Engineering and Technology; Raveena Patil, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sean Lachenman, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Chanel Antoinette Johnson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nathan McDaniel

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Aerospace

accompaniedby a detailed budget and launch plans to begin taking effect in 2025. Having no experienceworking with one another prior to this project, the group was required to quickly develop aproductive team ethos to address such a large challenge. The aim of this study is to assess theoutcomes and reactions during a project from a diverse group of students attempting to completean unusual capstone design. Accompanying this are pre-, intra-, and post-project surveys toassess effectiveness of the group on key project issues. The primary research questions to answerare: does the perception of the group regarding effectiveness positively correlate with thefeelings of ownership of the project and feelings that the individual students’ passions are

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeremy R. Chapman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Anthony Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #16965Shared Capstone Project Mentoring for Improved LearningDr. Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kevin Sutterer is Professor and Department Head of Civil Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology in Terre Haute, Indiana. He received BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering at University of Missouri-Rolla, a second MS in Civil Engineering at Purdue University, and a Ph.D. from Georgia In- stitute of Technology. Although his specialization is geotechnical engineering, he has consulted in envi- ronmental and structural engineering as well and currently teaches courses in geotechnical

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Deborah J. Hwang, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

. Deborah J. Hwang, University of Evansville Dr. Deborah J. Hwang is a graduate of Iowa State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology. She is an associate professor of computer science and has been the director of the computer science program at the University of Evansville since 1995. She is active in computer science education organizations and is a member of ACM, ACM SIGCSE, CCSC, IEEE-CS, and ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Poster Session for External Reviews of Capstone ProjectsAbstractThe capstone project course at the University of Evansville is a two-semester sequence in whichstudents complete a project design in the first term and an

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jheng-Wun Su, University of Missouri; Zhengwei Nie, University of Missouri; Jiamin Wang, University of Missouri - Columbia; Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri

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Design in Engineering Education

electronic content. We also encounter difficulty with insufficientenrollment of students from a specific major or skill to make an interdisciplinary design team.Several case studies illustrate our lessons learned, and plans to do more and bettermultidisciplinary senior capstone design projects for the future.IntroductionMixing students from different departments in the College of Engineering, and from differentcolleges such as Business and Law, into senior capstone design teams, has been a practice forsome years [1,2]. Many engineering educators have employed combining students fromEngineering and other academics disciplines in senior capstone design courses [3-6]. Someeducators believe engineering schools should not be divided into disciplines and

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; Molly McClelland, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education, 2016  Multidisciplinary Patient-Centered Capstone Senior Design ProjectsAbstractCapstone design projects are the culmination of the student learning process at the undergraduatelevel and provide an opportunity for students to work on real-world, open-ended problems.Following the engineering design process, students discover needs, propose solutions, buildprototypes and test the implemented design. There are many models that exist in the exactimplementation of this student experience, which satisfies many of the outcomes required by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), ranging from need-based designto basic research.1 A common model for biomedical engineering