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- 2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
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Evolution of a Senior Capstone Course Through the Assessment ProcessAbstractThe civil engineering senior capstone design course at the United States Coast GuardAcademy has evolved over the past fifteen years. Historically teams of cadets worked inparallel on one design problem with a single faculty advisor. The senior design projectsnow actively involve students in a variety of real world consulting projects to help theCoast Guard and local communities meet technical challenges. Each student team workson a unique project with a faculty advisor. The departmental assessment processconfirmed the educational benefits of student exposure to real world projects with clients,budgets, and deliverables
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- 2008 Northeast Section Meeting
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Evolution of a Senior Capstone Course Through the Assessment ProcessAbstractThe civil engineering senior capstone design course at the United States Coast GuardAcademy has evolved over the past fifteen years. Historically teams of cadets worked inparallel on one design problem with a single faculty advisor. The senior design projectsnow actively involve students in a variety of real world consulting projects to help theCoast Guard and local communities meet technical challenges. Each student team workson a unique project with a faculty advisor. The departmental assessment processconfirmed the educational benefits of student exposure to real world projects with clients,budgets, and deliverables
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- 2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference
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Evolution of a Senior Capstone Course Through the Assessment ProcessAbstractThe civil engineering senior capstone design course at the United States Coast GuardAcademy has evolved over the past fifteen years. Historically teams of cadets worked inparallel on one design problem with a single faculty advisor. The senior design projectsnow actively involve students in a variety of real world consulting projects to help theCoast Guard and local communities meet technical challenges. Each student team workson a unique project with a faculty advisor. The departmental assessment processconfirmed the educational benefits of student exposure to real world projects with clients,budgets, and deliverables
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- Capstone Design II
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Perry Parendo, University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas
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- Design in Engineering Education
availablespots. All indicators point to a successful educational model. Senior Design Interest 30 25 20 Quantity 15 Projects 10 Proposals 5 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 YearBibliography 1. Howe, S. and Wilbarger, J.”National Survey of Engineering Capstone Design Courses”, Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
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- Capstone Design II
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Linda Thurman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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company employee must help define and/or guide the work. This section describes activities we use to increase company/student communication and contact.This paper will present observations on each of these topics from the University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte's programs. Student outcomes are also identified.1. IntroductionSenior design capstone courses offer engineering students an opportunity to apply the skills theyhave learned throughout their undergraduate education to an applied engineering project in ateam environment. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Engineering hasintegrated a multi-disciplinary senior design program that spans all of the engineeringdepartments. Industry sponsors have been identified and
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- Capstone Design III
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Mark Chang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jessica Townsend, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
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ExperienceAbstractThis paper presents some of the challenges, successes, and experiences in designing a new seniorengineering capstone program at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Senior capstonedesign programs in engineering colleges have evolved over many years and are often modifiedand reinvented to keep up with the needs of both students and external constituencies. HarveyMudd College’s Clinic program is one of the largest and longest-running capstone programs inthe country that relies heavily on industry sponsors to provide real world problems and fundingto execute the projects. For many reasons, and in no small way because of its track record ofsuccess, our own capstone course offering is modeled closely upon the Harvey Mudd
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- 2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting
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- Paul Blowers; Kim Ogden
possible to integrate the material into the senior capstone course byrethinking the topics in that course and shifting focus slightly. The prior formulation of the capstone course had focused on technology and economic assessment.Students did two team-based projects, one a smaller scope project involving mostly economics of a small sizedchemical facility with few pieces of equipment. A second, more complex, and much more open ended designproject was then completed during the second half of the semester. Students were also involved with learningminimum energy analyses, heat exchanger thermal analysis, and pollution prevention strategies that are traditionallyend-of-pipe treatments. In the combined course that includes sustainability
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- Capstone Design I
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Robb Larson, Montana State University
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club-to-coursework relationship occurs inthe interdisciplinary (ME and MET) Capstone Design course. Club-sponsored automotivedesign and build projects are treated essentially as any other industry-sponsored project,with the twist that they are funded primarily by students who are primarily enrolled ineither the ME or MET curriculum. Many of the students fill dual roles: That is, they helpdefine the projects in their role as club members and are then enlisted by courseinstructors to design/build/test the components as members of the design teams working,resulting in a course grade. This scenario has resulted in a level of student involvement in– and enthusiasm for – the engineering education process that has rarely been seen beforeat this
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- Capstone Design II
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida
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, 2008 Web-enabled System for Managing Student Applications for a Selective Industry-sponsored Multidisciplinary Capstone Design ProgramAbstractIntegrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) is an institutionalized two-semester industry-sponsored multidisciplinary capstone design option for seniors in engineering, business, andpackaging science at the University of Florida. Preparing for the launch of the IPPD program inthe fall semester requires coordinating with dozens of project sponsors, faculty and staff fromnine academic departments and students from more than 12 disciplines. Obtaining 25 suitablemultidisciplinary industry projects each year is a time consuming activity. So too is the
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- Multinational and International Design
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Craig Somerton, Michigan State University
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AC 2008-706: CREATING A SOLAR OVEN INDUSTRY IN TANZANIA: ACAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCECraig Somerton, Michigan State University CRAIG W. SOMERTON Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Undergraduate Program for Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. He also teaches the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porous media, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976
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- Capstone Design III
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens; David Burnette, Ohio University
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Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1998, and has five years of experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer at General Electric Aircraft Engines.David Burnette, Ohio University David Burnette was both an undergraduate student who participated in the OU ME Sr. capstone design project, and an OU ME graduate student who helped compile the student comments and complete the literature search for this study. He is currently an employee of the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory. Page 13.1349.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 USING PERFORMANCE REVIEWS IN CAPSTONE
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- Focus on IE Course Design and Assessment
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul Griffin, Georgia Tech; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Tech
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skills has beenintegrated into the Stewart School of ISyE at Georgia Tech Capstone Design course since2002[15]. The course involves student teams working on real-life design projects with for-profitcorporations, non-profits, health care organizations and government agencies. Students give sixpresentations during the course. The proposal presentation, interim presentation, and finalpresentation are each given to the Faculty Committee and class and to the client.ApproachThe presentation instruction is unique in its stress on information about communication collecteddirectly from people in the workforce: practicing industrial engineers, managers, and seniorexecutives of organizations employing many IEs. The interview process is described in
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- Capstone Design III
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- Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho
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-based classroom practitioners at the University of Idaho Page 13.362.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF A CAPSTONE COURSE TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM OUTCOMESAbstractA capstone is the top and last stone in a building. Similarly, a capstone course is usually the peakand last experience for students in a higher education program. Depending on the discipline andinstitution capstone courses may take the form of group projects, senior seminars, research, orany other activity that successfully integrates and synthesizes what students have learned throughthe academic program
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- Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University
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. Page 13.375.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Design, Build and Test: An Approach for a Capstone Design Course in Engineering TechnologyAbstractUndergraduate engineering technology students traditionally take a capstone or senior designcourse during their last semester which involves the design of an engineering system that has areal application. Senior design projects usually focus on specific design aspects includingequipment sizing, cost analysis, and material selection; however, many senior design courses donot give students the opportunity to apply hands-on skills or produce a real physical prototype.Furthermore, few engineering technology courses provide the opportunity to approach
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- NSF Grantees Poster Session
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University
, and tested results of instruments they have developed specificallyfor their course application13-17. Although this rich repository of information is valuable andeffective for individual uses and situations, missing is an organized system of assessments thatare generalizable and yet focused enough to be valid for multiple programs, disciplines, andfaculty needs. This need led participants of TIDEE to embark on an NSF supported project todevelop a package of transferable assessments for capstone design courses18.TIDEE was formed for the purpose of developing, testing, and disseminating effectiveeducational materials for engineering design education18, and consists of participatinginstitutions across the US. In 2004 it began development of
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- 2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
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Teaching for Success; Molding Course Syllabi to Support Student Capstone Design Work.Abstract This paper details the curriculum changes made within both the aeronautical and automotive sub-disciplines of the United States Military Academy’s (USMA) Mechanical Engineering (ME) program tosupport student senior design projects. Based on instructor/advisor observations, both sub-disciplinesrealized a need to better support student design by front-loading crucial design concepts andmethodologies in their respective courses. A review of the USMA mechanical engineering curriculum isaddressed illustrating the need for these syllabi changes. The aeronautical and automotive syllabi changesimplemented and their
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- 2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference
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Teaching for Success; Molding Course Syllabi to Support Student Capstone Design Work.Abstract This paper details the curriculum changes made within both the aeronautical and automotive sub-disciplines of the United States Military Academy’s (USMA) Mechanical Engineering (ME) program tosupport student senior design projects. Based on instructor/advisor observations, both sub-disciplinesrealized a need to better support student design by front-loading crucial design concepts andmethodologies in their respective courses. A review of the USMA mechanical engineering curriculum isaddressed illustrating the need for these syllabi changes. The aeronautical and automotive syllabi changesimplemented and their
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- Service - Learning Projects
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University
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Director of the International Senior Design program that allows undergraduates to combine the engineering capstone design course with field construction in a developing country. She is a co-author and illustrator for a book to be published in 2008 titled Field Guide in Engineering for Development Workers: Water Supply, Sanitation Systems, and Indoor Air Quality (American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) Press). Ms. Phillips brings over 20 years of project and company management experience to her professional practice-type classes.James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University Dr. James R. Mihelcic is a Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological
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- Service - Learning Projects
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- Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University
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determined the effectiveness of the various purification techniques for removingcontaminants ranging from dirt and sediment to chlorine and bacteria. Also, the studentcompared the various techniques based on the rates of production of clean water, operation costs,energy efficiencies and sustainability.IntroductionA senior capstone design project was undertaken in the 2006-2007 academic year to create adevice for use as an educational tool for water quality and purification. Inspiration for theproject came from the fallout after hurricane Katrina. The project eventually lead to thefounding of a long-term water project for education and implementation in developing nations,where potable water is scarce1. Initially, the project built on a collaboration
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- Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; Donald Gray, West Virginia University
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at Purdue University is offered as one section of therequired senior year capstone design course in the Aerospace Engineering curriculum4. Thatcourse is structured such that several local teams are formed, and at least two projectproposals are formally submitted to the RGSFOP program, with the best from among thelocal project plans being selected for submission to RGSFOP. This obviously would be abetter format, but is only feasible with a greater commitment of resources from the offeringdepartment (e.g., what appears to be secure funding for two or more teams per year, and fullcourse load credit for the course instructor). However, at WVU the Aerospace Engineeringsenior capstone design course has always been, and appears likely to remain for
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- 2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
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- Ryan A. Ebel; Donald S. Abbott-McCune; David Chang
mechatronics curriculum developmentefforts: an undergraduate concentration in mechatronics, Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35thAnnual Conference 19-22 Oct. 2005 Page(s):F3F - 7-8[8] V. Genis, W. Rosen, R. Chiou, W. Danley, J. Milbrandt, G. Marekova, S. Racz,T. Kitchener, and B. LaVay, Laboratory- and Project-Based Courses in the Engineering Technology Curriculum,Philadelphia, PA Fall proceeding of ASEE Mid Hudson Section 2007[9] Murray, W.R.; Garbini, J.L.; Mechatronics capstone design projects at the University of Washington, AdvancedIntelligent Mechatronics, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE/ASME International Conference on 19-23 Sept. 1999Page(s):598 - 604[10] Weiner , Tim, New Model Army Soldier Rolls Closer to Battle, NY Times
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- 2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference
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- Ryan A. Ebel; Donald S. Abbott-McCune; David Chang
mechatronics curriculum developmentefforts: an undergraduate concentration in mechatronics, Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35thAnnual Conference 19-22 Oct. 2005 Page(s):F3F - 7-8[8] V. Genis, W. Rosen, R. Chiou, W. Danley, J. Milbrandt, G. Marekova, S. Racz,T. Kitchener, and B. LaVay, Laboratory- and Project-Based Courses in the Engineering Technology Curriculum,Philadelphia, PA Fall proceeding of ASEE Mid Hudson Section 2007[9] Murray, W.R.; Garbini, J.L.; Mechatronics capstone design projects at the University of Washington, AdvancedIntelligent Mechatronics, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE/ASME International Conference on 19-23 Sept. 1999Page(s):598 - 604[10] Weiner , Tim, New Model Army Soldier Rolls Closer to Battle, NY Times
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- Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; G. Michael Palmer, West Virginia University
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organization and course procedures aredescribed, along with a summary of the types of student payloads that have been developedand flown by the student teams to date. Introduction The WVU Balloon Satellites course instructors are both professors in the combinedMechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department at West Virginia University. TheWVU MAE Department has a long history of providing high-quality “hands-on” seniordesign projects as options for the required capstone senior design course in the MechanicalEngineering (ME) curriculum (e.g., formerly, the SAE Formula Race Car and Future Truckprojects, and currently the SAE Mini-Baja Car, and Challenge-X, among others). However,there has been much
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- Design Communications
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.
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corporate behavior and president of her own company. She won a national design award for a passive solar house plan from DOE/HUD. She has extensive technical writing experience in solar energy, product quality, and engineering design. She is certified in the administration and interpretation of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) and conducts team building workshops in industry, business, and educational institutions. She assisted in the 2007/2008 capstone design course as a technical writer as well as the HBDI practitioner/evaluator for project team formation and monitoring. Contact info: www.InnovationToday.biz
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- Mechanical Engineering Poster Session
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- Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University
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less Page 13.1107.2expensive than conventional heating was desired. The Agriculture Department hopes toincrease revenue to the school by using a non-conventional source of heat to lengthen thegrowing season, and also to provide a model for local farmers to replicate this heatingsystem.In 2006 – 2007 a team of four ME seniors began the project investigation andaccomplished design, selection and acquisition of major project components during theiryear-long capstone design course sequence. The team performed preliminary tests todetermine leaf pile temperatures and the duration of heating that would be expected.Concurrently, the team gathered historical
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- SE Curriculum and Course Management
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- Joseph Clifton, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
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Page 13.105.10platform. The author is considering redoing the project in fall 2008 and treating the currentproduct as an extensive prototype. The question would again arise of whether or not it should bebuilt upon an existing framework such as Software Process Dashboard.AcknowledgementThe author would like to acknowledge the students in the software engineering capstone projectcourses that worked on the tool: Tim Bauman, Bryan Boyer, Aaron Carlson, Nate Edwards, WillFritz, Kyle Heins, Chris Herrick, Dennis Kalinowski, Gavin Kinsley, Nick Klauer, ScottMessner, Simon Polkowske, Bill Pyne, Dallas Ramsden, Eric Rice, Andy Schaumberg, KyleStangel, Chris Treml, Nate Weiss, and Aaron Westerdale.References[1] Clifton, J (2006), “Software Engineering
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- Design Communications
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- William Riddell, Rowan University; Maria Simone, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University
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design.IntroductionThe significant changes that accompanied the ABET 2000 document1 reflected theobservation by academia and industry that engineering education needed to change tobetter prepare engineering graduates for the current work environment2,3. One result ofthese changes is that both design and communication have been given increasinglyimportant treatment in undergraduate engineering curriculum. Project-based courseshave been gaining acceptance as a means to introduce design experiences into thecurriculum prior to the senior capstone design course4-6. In some cases, communicationcontent has been integrated into engineering content as well7.Undergraduate students in the College of Engineering at Rowan University take asequence of eight project based
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- Innovation & Assessment in the delivery of IT/IET
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- Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Andrew Oxendine, Elizabeth City State University; Chelsey Daniels, Elizabeth City State University
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, collecting and analyzing data, and generating a report. However, in this lab project,students had to design the system, integrate and wire the electrical and mechanical components,test, troubleshoot, and analyze the system. The project can be used either in a manufacturinglaboratory or in a Capstone Project for assessing student learning. It is also a useful method tomeasure educational outcomes through an effective assessment program to improve programcurriculum, course content, and instructional delivery.II. MethodologyThe objective of this project was to design and construct a fully automated labeling system foreducational purposes. Several steps were necessary to accomplish the project.Step one: Identify necessary components with appropriate
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- Experiential and Service Learning
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- Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University
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conducted at this university have thus farfocused on students leaving engineering rather than students staying. A finely-focusedsurvey given to participants both before involvement and after involvement with theproject is suggested as a research tool of real value.ConclusionMany institutions offer design courses (such as “capstone”) to students as upper-levelundergraduates. However, the excitement of being part of a real engineering project thatincludes requirements for sustainability, a cost estimate, and a real world application, andthat will (usually) be built or implemented is one that bears repeating outside theclassroom setting. The multidisciplinary IPD adventure is one that gives the student anactual engineering experience while engaging
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- Alternative Energy Source Projects
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Craig Somerton, Michigan State University
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AC 2008-1054: AN OCEAN ENERGY PROJECT: THE OSCILLATING WATERCOLUMNCraig Somerton, Michigan State University CRAIG W. SOMERTON Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Undergraduate Program for Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. He also teaches the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porous media, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979