Paper ID #11163Looking back: A Student Review and History of AerosPACE – a Multi-University, Multi-Disciplinary, Distributed, Industry-University Capstone ProjectMrs. Larissa Cannon, Brigham Young University Larissa Cannon participated in AerosPACE for her Senior Capstone project. She has since graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University and is currently working in the aerospace industry. Her undergraduate experience included three internships at Pratt & Whitney and one internship at ATK. She is the co-author of two published papers and has four years experience of
, and embedded systems. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Senior Elective Communications Systems Courses as Pathway to Capstone Projects in Electrical Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractIn any engineering program the capstone project is the most comprehensive work completed bythe students, and is regarded as the pinnacle of their engineering studies, with all their coursework culminating with this major design, implementation and reporting product. Coming up withthe actual topic of the project is sometimes the most difficult part of the project, especially inprograms where the project topics are not solely proposed by the faculty, and they are for
Paper ID #20574Developing Relevant and Practical Projects for a Senior Capstone ThermalFluids Design CourseDr. Frank Wicks, Union College Frank Wicks is a member of the mechanical engineering department at Union College in Schenectady. He has served all positions including chair of the Energy Conversion and Conservation Division. He is an ASME Fellow and frequent contributor to Mechanical Engineering magazine. He holds a BMarineE from SUNY Maritime College, a MSEE from Union College and PhD from Rensselaer and is a licensed professional engineer. He is the inventor of the Electricity Producing Condensing Furnace and also
capstone course requires significant faculty resources. The number of faculty represented in each project is displayed in Figure 5. The figure represents all faculty appointments to the class including lead faculty and mentor faculty. Lead faculty primary responsibility for the class, including curriculum development, representation at all lecture and studio hours, and final grading. Mentor faculty are provided to assist with advising students in given areas of expertise, providing direction and feedback during each semester. Page 26.1011.6
Paper ID #19415A Capstone Project: Assessment of Energy Savings from Retuning of AirHandlersDr. Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University Bora Karayaka is an Assistant Professor at School of Engineering and Technology, Western Carolina University. He has worked as a Senior Engineer for smart grid and wireless communication industries for over ten years. He is currently responsible for teaching electric power engineering courses in the department. Dr. Karayaka’s research interests include power engineering education, ocean wave energy harvesting, identification, modeling and control for electrical machines
Paper ID #33158Relating Senior Project Time on Task to Student ScoresDr. Jeunghwan Choi, Central Washington University John(Jeunghwan) Choi is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Central Washington University. John teaches upper division courses including the Senior capstone course.Prof. Charles Pringle, Central Washington University Charles Pringle is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Central Washington University. Charles teaches upper division courses including the senior capstone course. American c Society
Paper ID #34751Integration of Two Unique Senior Design Projects to Engineering TechnologyDr. Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University Dr. Reg Pecen is currently a Quanta Endowed Professor of the Department of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Dr. Pecen was formerly a professor and program chairs of Electrical Engineering Technology and Graduate (MS and Doctoral) Programs in the Depart- ment of Technology at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Dr. Pecen served as 2nd President and Professor at North American University in Houston, TX from July 2012 through December 2016. He also
, which is rooted in the concept of providing a hands-on learning experience tostudents. As hands-on learning is the prevalent way of education in ET programs throughout theworld, a majority of the courses taught in the programs have a laboratory component. On theother hand, capstone design projects (senior design projects) are a common hands-on course forfinal year undergraduate students across all engineering and technology disciplines.The capstone design courses provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to get involvedin open-ended real-world problems. The courses help students explore the societal need to applytheir knowledge gained over the years of undergraduate engineering or engineering technologyeducation. Starting with the
Paper ID #23970A Senior Design Project in Fabrication of Microfluidic HIV/Zika Viral Loadand Monitoring Test Chips through Manufacturing ProcessesDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Dr. Richard Chiou is Associate Professor within the Engineering Technology Department at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational background is in manufacturing with an emphasis on mechatronics. In addition to his many years of industrial experience, he has taught many different
Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA *{sazizi, avsergue, tarshizi}@mtu.eduAbstractThe objective of this project is to facilitate the use of automation in an underground miningenvironment. In an active underground mine, there are several hazards a worker can face. Theimplementation of autonomous control of the mobile equipment used in these mining operationsis one of the ways to cut down the number of injuries. It can also result in less time wasted for theworkers as well as an overall safer mining environment. With autonomous vehicles in undergroundmines, it is less likely for accidents to occur involving mine
. Page 26.1186.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 New Dimensions in Engineering Technology Education - Addition of An International Collaborative Component to the Undergraduate EET Senior Project ExperienceAbstractThis paper presents the outcomes of a new initiative that extends the current campus-centeredEET Capstone Senior Project activity at DeVry North Brunswick, NJ campus to a collaborativeinternational initiative that includes students from DeVry campus in Salvador, Brazil, creating amulti-team collaboration with geographically dispersed teams as part of this capstone SeniorProject course. The main focus of the work described in this paper is comprised of three
4600: Technical Practicum is a senior level required capstone design course offered bythe department of engineering technology, surveying and digital media. This course is offeredevery semester and requires the student to synthesize and apply subject matter studies in previousrequired courses and apply them to a realistic problem solving effort. In the Fall 2013, the ENTC4600 course’s learning outcomes were modified to infuse global perspectives of engineeringproblems and solutions. In that semester, students explored international markets mainlydeveloping countries, identified an engineering and technology related problem with thecollaboration of a focus group (consists of international students), and then designed anddeveloped a solution to
bill of materials (BOM) with the specific physical supply requirements are detailed inTable 1. All items listed are either present in the final project or, in the case of support material,necessary for production of the final product. Costs are estimated along the right side of thisBOM, and shipping is not included in this estimate. All tools and machines used are property ofthe Engineering Technology Department and are thus not counted in cost estimation.8. Student AssessmentThe senior design project presented in this paper is one of the 12 capstone projects completed inthe 2022-2023 academic year. The project included multidisciplinary students from Electronicsand Computer Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology in
work involving the structural analysis of the existing Clear CreekPedestrian Bridge, as well as the design, construction, and laboratory testing of a bamboo bridgemodel as part of the Project Capstone course. The existing bridge conveniently located near thecampus with easy access, comprises two pony trusses supporting the floor beams and concretedeck, forming a U-shaped cross-section, with dimensions of 130’-0” in length and 8’-0” in clearwidth. RFEM6® software is used for structural analysis and stability assessment, ensuringcompliance with applicable codes.The bamboo bridge model is designed and constructed using glued bamboo sticks for laboratorytesting under ultimate loads to observe buckling behavior. The model, resembling the ClearCreek
Woerner Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources West Virginia University Morgantown, WV Email: mebartley@mail.wvu.edu, andrew.nix@mail.wvu.edu, brian.woerner@mail.wvu.eduAbstractThis paper outlines the West Virginia University (WVU) EcoCAR team's strategies for creatinga positive and inclusive team culture within the context of the EcoCAR Electric VehicleChallenge (EV), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors, and MathWorks.The EcoCAR EV Channels centers on the redesign of 2024 Cadillac Lyriq, and forms the basisof capstone design projects for approximately 70 students per year across the disciplines ofMechanical Engineering
projects in a collaborative environment. Yet, anoverwhelming majority of programs do not provide students with the chance to workcooperatively across disciplinary lines. Those that do typically only allow for interactionbetween groups within the same overarching discipline such as Mechanical or ElectricalEngineering. Ideally, the capstone experience is meant to foreshadow the type of interaction andwork that a student will engage in, easing their transition into the work environment followinggraduation. In industry, engineers are expected to work collaboratively with experts in severaltechnical and non-technical domains. Subsequently, capstone classes are lacking the ability toprepare undergraduate students for membership on the interdisciplinary
. Someinstitutions (20%) have design courses throughout the curriculum in addition to the capstonedesign sequence, but more programs (40%) have design projects within non-design coursesthroughout the curriculum. The course or courses in the capstone design sequence are primarilyoffered only once a year (78%) with a slight edge to the spring semester/winter quarter (80%)over the fall semester/quarter (72%). Most institutions (78%) include instruction in software orprogramming as part of the course(s). The culminating design project is most often a theoreticaldesign (68%) as opposed to one based on experiments (3%) or resulting in a prototype (7%), andmost institutions do not use the AIChE Design Competition problems (70%). Professional skillsare mainly
Paper ID #11556Student Perspectives on Capstone Design LearningMr. Ben David Lutz, Virginia Tech Ben Lutz is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests include capstone design teaching and learning, mentoring in design and project work, student experiences of senior design, and the transition from senior design into the workplace. His current work is related to understanding how students describe their own learning in capstone and how that learning supports the transition from engineering school to professional practice.Mr. Mike Ekoniak, Virginia TechDr. Marie C
Paper ID #36236An Urban School’s Approach to the Senior Capstone Project: Promoting aCulture of ExcellenceDr. Tina Powell, The Orange Public Schools Dr. Tina Powell, Assistant Superintendent of Innovation & Systems, Orange Public Schools Tina attended Kean University in Union, NJ where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Edu- cation, with a concentration in Political Science. Shortly after completing her first degree, she pursued a Post Baccalaureate in Pure Mathematics; a program she completed while simultaneously participating in Montclair State University’s INSTEP program – affording her certification in K
Paper ID #36853Board 323: Integrating Servingness in a Mini-Capstone Project: Resilientand Sustainable Emergency Housing DesignDr. Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Dr. Carla Lopez del Puerto is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez (UPRM).Prof. Humberto Eduardo Cavallin, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Experienced Faculty with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Design Theory and Methods in Architecture from University of
Applying Scrum Project Management Methods in Biomedical and Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Design Courses David Lee1 , Carl Wick1 , and Hernan Figueroa2 1 Biomedical Engineering, George Washington University 2 Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Washington University Mar. 15, 2018AbstractThe Biomedical engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering Departments at GeorgeWashington University have traditionally used a waterfall project management methodologyfor their two and three semester capstone design courses. We noticed that this approach re-sulted in incomplete senior design projects
previously. His research interests include Mixed-signal/RF circuit design and testing, measurement automation, environmental & biomedical data measurement, and educational robotics development.Simon CastroOctavio CarrilloRene VillegasChristoph Ruepprich, Texas A&M UniversityProf. Kevin MylesZach Adelman ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Capstone project progress on the floating buoy IoT device development for mosquito research 1 Byul Hur, 1Simon Castro
Paper ID #25209Student Designers’ Interactions with Users in Capstone Design Projects: AComparison Across TeamsMr. Robert P. Loweth, University of Michigan Robert P. Loweth is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He earned a B.S. in Engineering Sciences from Yale University (2016), with a double major in East Asian Studies. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Chinese and American Studies, jointly awarded by Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University in China. His current research focuses on how undergraduate engineering students approach front-end design
Paper ID #15239A Two-Dimensional Typology for Characterizing Student Peer and Instruc-tor Feedback in Capstone Design Project CoursesDr. Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo Ada Hurst is a Lecturer in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. She has taught and coordinated the capstone design project course for the Management Engineering program since 2011. She also teaches courses in organizational behavior, theory, and technology. She received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, followed by Master of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Management Sciences
Paper ID #11716Experiences with Capstone Projects in a Master of Engineering ManagementProgram: A case studyDr. Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi , United Arab Emirates University Dr Ali is an Emirates by birth and a citizenship. He graduated with PhD as a biomedical Engineer from University of Strathclyde in Scotland. Ali is holds a Post-Doc certificate from Harvard. He is a fellow of the BWH in Boston. Ali started his career in 2006 in the UAEU as the assistant professor at the department of mechanical engineering where he is as now works as a department chair and acting assistant dean for research and graduate studies. Ali was promoted
introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Dr. Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University Page 26.803.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 From Lab to Market – Microfluidic Fuel Cell Stack: An Undergraduate Capstone ProjectIntroductionToday, renewable energy is one of the most rapidly growing technology and commercialenterprise. In the recent decades there have been significant advances in the renewable energytechnologies, energy efficiency and
of Texas at Austin, masters degree from Penn State, and PhD from Georgia Tech, all in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include manufacturing processes and quality techniques. He also serves as the program director for Engineering Technology at WCU. Page 26.1074.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 LEARNING OUTCOMES OF A JUNIOR-LEVEL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL) COURSE: PREPARATION FOR CAPSTONEAbstractThis paper evaluates the learning outcomes of a junior-level course designed to serve as apreparation for the Capstone project in the senior year
Senior Capstone ProjectAbstract: This paper presents the results of a real-world design project involving both undergraduateengineering and business students. The project involves the design, development, andprototyping of a next generation pallet rack column guard. The guard allows for the engagementand protection of a storage rack upright (column) from an impact force by an external objectsuch as a forklift. The guard protects the storage rack by absorbing and damping the resultingimpact force. The guard is constructed from an injection-molded thermoset elastomer.Elastomers can store and release more potential energy per unit mass (or volume) than steel andplastic guards. This translates to greater energy absorption which will help preserve
showcase the nexus of science and design using case studies, news, and articles. As an instructor, she was one of the recipients of The Allan Blizzard Award, a Canadian national teaching award for collaborative projects that improve student learning in 2004. In 2005, she was one of the recipients of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Curriculum Innovation Award. She is - as PIC II chair - currently a board member of ASEE.Dr. Denis Onen, University of Calgary Dr. Onen is a registered professional engineer with a broad industrial background in electrical engineering, in the following areas: electronics and embedded systems, integrated circuit design (signal processing and crytpography), biomedical engineering
- dergraduate students in funded research projects who have gone on to present at local, state and national conferences.Dr. Craig M. Schluttenhofer, Central State University Dr. Craig Schluttenhofer received his doctorate in Plant Physiology from the University of Kentucky in 2016. In 2011, he obtained a master’s degree in Plant Pathology from Purdue University. He received bachelor’s degrees in Horticulture Science as well as Plant Genetics and Breeding from Purdue University. In 2019, he joined Central State University as a research assistant professor of natural products. Dr. Schluttenhofer specializes in the genetics and biochemistry of Cannabis used for agricultural and medical purposes. He started working with hemp in