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Undergraduate Aerospace Labs/Design I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Niewoehner

Implementing and Teaching Risk Mitigation in Project Courses Robert Niewoehner United States Naval Academy Abstract Faculty members teaching courses involving Design-Build-Operate projects have severaldistinct responsibilities regarding risk management. First, they have the obvious responsibility tosafeguard the physical welfare of the involved students. Furthermore, they have a responsibilityto instill in their students an appreciation for controlling risk in the operation of engineeringsystems. This paper applies industrial risk management processes to the educational designproject both as a means

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Innovative Practices in NRE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Monty Smith; Jerome Davis; Charles Bittle; Mitty Plummer

Session 0000 Building a Reactor Simulator as a Senior Project By Mitty C. Plummer, Monty Smith, Jerome J Davis, Charles C. Bittle University of North TexasI. Introduction.The Senior Design Project is intended to provide an “integrated educational experience”or capstone, for the engineering technology curriculum. As administered at the Universityof North Texas, the capstone “Senior Projects “ is a two credit hour, one semester course.The course concludes with a presentation of the students’ projects in which faculty,family members, business leaders, and other

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Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

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Paolo Tamayo; David Florida; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

Development of a Test Bench for VHDL Projects Janos L. Grantner, Paolo A. Tamayo, Ramakrishna Gottipati, and Dave Florida Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI 49008-5329, USA janos.grantner@wmich.edu, p3tamayo@wmich.edu, r0gottip@wmich.edu, david.florida@wmich.eduAbstract The objective of the course Digital Design (ECE355) is to develop the skills studentsneed to design and verify digital systems using contemporary tools and devices. ECE 355 is arequired course for students

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New Endeavors

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2005 Annual Conference

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Vivian Bergel; Jean Fullerton; Troy McBride

Community-based pr ojects by fir st-year engineer ing students Tr oy McBr ide1, Vivian Ber gel2, and J ean Fuller ton 1. (1)Depar tment of Physics and Engineer ing / (2) Depar tment of Social Wor k Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 email: mcbr idet@etown.eduAbstr actAt Elizabethtown College, for the last two years in the Fall semester of our “Introduction toEngineering” course, we have replaced our traditional “canned” design activities withengineering projects based in the community. In the Fall semester of 2003, 24 studentsparticipated in the Introduction to Engineering course, completing seven projects in thecommunity, including two

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Constance Kampf; Dave Kmiec

Coordinating Concepts in Engineering Communication and Project Management Dave Kmiec, Constance Kampf University of MinnesotaCE 4101 Project Management and Economics is a writing-intensive1 course offered by the CivilEngineering Department at the University of Minnesota to approximately 150 students eachsemester. Students who take the course are introduced to project management concepts,heuristics, and algorithms and are asked to rehearse and apply them both individually and inteams. At the same time, these students are asked to seek out encounters with workplaceprofessionals in an interview assignment and to prepare two

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Howard Evans; Shekar Viswanathan

Effective Capstone/Master’s Projects – Do’s and Don’ts Shekar Viswanathan and Howard E. Evans School of Engineering and Technology National University, 11255 North Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California 92037, U.S.A.Abstract Final program projects (typically ‘master’s projects’ at the graduate level and‘capstone’ at the undergraduate) are intensive experiences in critical analysis and aredesigned to broaden students’ perspectives and provide them with an opportunity tointegrate the knowledge acquired from various courses (integration of coursework) intotheir area of specialization. This paper analyzes a successful final project to present a listof Do’s and Don’ts necessary for

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Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Rebecca Blust; David Myszka

Merging Design Competition and Industry Sponsored Projects Rebecca Blust, David Myszka Engineering Technology University of DaytonAbstractOver the past several years, the use of competition-based projects in engineering andengineering technology education has dramatically increased. These competitions take onmany different forms. Many individual technical organizations sponsor a collegiatedesign competition. Additionally, many schools conduct their own internal competitions.These projects provide the benefit of the increased learning from student-focusedexperiences with the additional benefits

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christi L. Patton; Daniel W. Crunkleton; John M. Henshaw; Douglas Jussaume; Robert L. Strattan

The Benefits of an Interdisciplinary Design Project Christi L. Patton, Daniel W. Crunkleton, John M. Henshaw, Douglas Jussaume, Robert L. Strattan The College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa Applied Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering / Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering / Professor of Mechanical Engineering / Senior Instructor of Electrical Engineering / Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical EngineeringAbstractChallenge X is a three-year vehicle design competition sponsored by General Motors(GM) and the U.S. Department of Energy. Seventeen universities were

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Capstone and Senior Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Peter Shull

Benefit of Converting to RSLogix 5000 from RSLogix 500 Richard P. Crum, Jayme L. Davis, and Dr. Peter J. Shull The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona CampusAbstractIn conjunction with Creative Pultrusions, Inc., a fiberglass reinforced polymer compositesmanufacturer in Alum Bank, PA, a senior project was designed to convert the machine operationcode for their pultruders from the Rockwell Automation’s RSLogix500 software to theRSLogix5000 software. This project was a capstone design for the Electro-MechanicalEngineering Technology program at Penn State Altoona. The specific aim was to show thebenefits of RSLogix5000 while improving the pultruding system at Creative Pultrusions, Inc

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Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Fanorious Chalkiadakis; Mohammed Fahmy; Recayi Pecen

Session Number: 1147Design and Construction of a Hydro -Wind Hybrid Renewable Power Station in Iowa Hickory Hills State Park Recayi Pecen Mohammed Fahmy Fanis Chalkiadakis Electrical and Information Engineering Technology Program Department of Industrial Technology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IowaAbstractThe objective of this applied research project is to design and construct a small-scale hydro-electric and wind power station for generating zero-emission electricity for cabins and RVoutlets in Hickory Hills park located in La Porte City, Iowa. The project consists of three

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Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Thomas Schildgen; Jon Duff

Establishing Outcomes for Senior Capstone Projects In Industrial Technology Jon M. Duff, Thomas E. Schildgen Information and Management Technology Arizona State UniversityAbstractAs part of continuous curriculum improvement and outcomes assessment for professionalaccreditation, the Department of Information and Management Technology at Arizona StateUniversity on the Polytechnic Campus determined that a mandatory senior project beestablished. The methodology for validating such a senior project included a descriptive surveyof three constituent groups: students in upper division courses, faculty, and a

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Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2005 Annual Conference

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Philip Gerhart; Andrew Gerhart

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ken Burbank

Session 1347 A Wheelchair Navigation System as a Collaborative Senior Project Kenneth Burbank, John Holcomb, Karena Cooper-Duffy, Ken Prohn Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 28723AbstractSenior projects are common requirements in engineering technology programs. Seniors arechallenged to integrate in one project the knowledge, skills and abilities learned over three plusyears. Recently, the projects at Western Carolina University have ranged from wireless caralarms to three-phase motor test stations to back up energy sources for aquariums. An integralpart of

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Capstone and Senior Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Gary McDonald; Charles Knight

thegraduates who concentrated in mechanical systems. The mechanical engineering programat UTC began offering a mechanical engineering laboratory (one hour lab plus one hourdesign project) in 1997 that provides balanced support for both thermal and mechanicalsystems. This laboratory provided a major component of support for the mechanicalengineering program meeting ABET 2000 Criterion 3 Outcomes a through k and UTC’smechanical engineering program receiving accreditation on first request this past year.The paper will describe the various types of laboratories and design projects being usedin the new lab that supports all areas of mechanical engineering. All labs utilize modernelectronic instrumentation and LabVIEW for data acquisition, analysis, control

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Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Thomas Wollin; Ronald Bennett; Melanie Steinborn; Al Dombrowski

students actively in thelearning process. The faculty, full-time and adjunct alike, are experienced in theindustrial world, with many currently practicing at leading regional companies.They bring their relevant experience to the classroom, and often bring additionaltalent through guest speakers. Many modes of learning are used, fromconventional lecture and readings to the use of case studies, projects and panels.The course that is the basis of this paper has been offered for many years. It istitled “Technology Transfer and Contemporary Issues”. While the course hascovered much of the same theory over the years, the specific topics and situationshave changed dramatically. For example, most of the course material in the earlyyears related to

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jerry Westbrook

otherfactors tend to lead to success. Success in small projects tends to lead to larger scaleopportunities. Early success leads the progressing administrator to believe that he or she will becontinually successful. Such success blinds the administrator to other support that is necessaryfor continuing success.Discussions with administrators who were successful over a long period of time revealed thatsuccess frequently came to an abrupt halt. The reasons for this abrupt halt have been categorizedand discussed in this paper. Several successful administrators revealed that the level of theirsuccess played a role in the demise of their success. Very successful people were the mostvulnerable to countering moves within their organizations. This sounds

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Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Dana Ingalsbe; Jess Godbey

Project-Oriented Capstone Course: Integrating Curriculum Assessment Utilizing Industry Partner and Student Input Dana Ingalsbe, Ph.D., Jacksonville State University Jess Godbey, M.S., Jacksonville State UniversityI. AbstractThe need for industry feedback concerning possible competency gaps in an IndustrialTechnology program was fulfilled in part by means of a senior-level capstone projectexperience. Students in their final semester of the program from a range of majors(industrial technology management, electronics technology, occupational health andsafety, and computer integrated manufacturing) were assigned to an array of industrialprojects at various manufacturers in the local area

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Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kathleen Harper; John Demel; Richard Freuler

courses.BackgroundIn the FEH program since 1997, physics, engineering, and mathematics have beencoordinating the topics so that students have the appropriate background for each of thecourses. However, the three units have not collaborated on the types of problems that thestudents are solving in each of the classes. This project is focused on fostering morecollaboration of this type so that students begin to recognize problem types across thedisciplines.PhysicsThe physics faculty members who work with the FEH program have been using a variety Page 10.687.1of active learning approaches in teaching mechanics and electricity and magnetism.Incorporated in this work

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Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Karen High; Ben Lawrence; Cynthia Mann

Problem Solving and Creativity Experiences for Freshman Engineers Karen A. High, Cynthia Mann, Ben Lawrence School of Chemical Engineering Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078AbstractAn engineering orientation class at Oklahoma State University has provided an opportunity todevelop and enhance problem solving and creativity skills for freshman. For two semesters,classes have been led through experiences that include making candy airplanes, making betterpizzas, and devising ways to keep ice cream from melting. These three projects have served as avehicle for introducing students to the

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Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Neal Ninteman; John Natzke

The George Fox University Freshman Experience: A Projects Based Integrative Approach to Engineering Design John Natzke and Neal Ninteman Math, Computer Science, and Engineering Department George Fox University Newberg, OR 97132AbstractIn Fall 2000 a new engineering major with electrical and mechanical concentrations was initiatedat George Fox University, and with it a new freshman experience entitled Engineering PrinciplesI & II. The two-course sequence provides an introduction to engineering problem solving anddesign for incoming freshmen, and covers the following topics: design methodologies

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Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mehria Saffi; Mariana Alvaro; Diana Mejia; David Bowen

lasting three or more daysUse of formal ‘brainstorming’ techniqueExperiential TrainingFeedback from consultantsFeedback from other teamsGroup discussionsLecturesOn the job trainingPhysical training (High stress situations off-site)Problem-based exercises or case studiesReading materialsRole playing / simulation‘Ice breaker’ activitiesTeam sportsTraining coursesVideosClearly define a schedule for the projectExplicitly specify the project methodology cycle prior to start of projectGet to know individuals’ skills in order to know their capabilitiesGroup presentationsIncentives/ rewards for individual contribution to team performanceIncentives/ rewards for team performanceInvolvement in a lot of projectsMake sure everyone participatesMentoring

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Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Zbigniew Pasek

, innovation and creativity, andglobalization. It concludes with Exam #2, which is in a take-home format.TEACHING APPROACHWe all learn in a number of different ways and the learning process can be facilitated through theuse of variety of viewpoints and media. Thus to reach everyone, a variety of instructionalmethods is used, including: lectures, class discussion and teamwork on projects inside andoutside of the class, in class demonstration exercises, guest presentations and films. The “cone ofexperience”7 indicates that people generally remember: • 10% of what they read. • 20% of what they hear (lecture). • 30% of what they see (demonstrations, movies). • 50% of what they see and hear (discussion groups). • 70% of what they say or

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Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Gibson; Dorene Perez; Rose Marie Lynch

Immersing Students in Reengineering to Make Industry Meaningful in College Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson, Rose Marie Lynch Illinois Valley Community CollegeAn innovative capstone project at Illinois Valley Community College immerses engineeringdesign and electronics students in the technology and methodology they will encounter in theworkplace.The four-semester project gives the students first-hand experience with continuous qualityimprovement methodology, reengineering, and entrepreneurship. Freshmen engineeringtransfer students, enrolled in an engineering graphics course, and freshmen design andelectronics students, enrolled in a beginning CAD

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Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sven Hvid Nielsen

Session 2005-2325 Just an Aluminium Trolley – A Case within the Frame of Problem-based Learning: Linking Strategy, Innovation, Product Development and Design in a Dynamic Concept between the Academic and Professional World. Sven Hvid Nielsen, Associate Professor Department of Production Aalborg University, Denmark e-mail: i9shn@iprod.aau.dkABSTRACT: This paper presents what an engineering school at a university may do to stimulateengineering excellence. Problem-based education methods in connection with project and group-organised studies as a link between the academic and professional world is

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Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Smith; Marvin Abrams; Ian Lewin

Lighting Energy Efficiency - Visibility Effectivity Correlation Marvin C. Abrams, R. Frank Smith, Ian Lewin, Jack Melnyk Cal Poly Pomona Univ./ Cal Poly Pomona Univ./ Lighting Sciences, Inc./Southern California Edison CorpAbstractThis paper describes an example of augmenting classroom lecture and experiments with anactual engineering job-related experience. The impetus is to fulfill a student’s need to see howtheir academic education is relevant to industry practice. Students from the ECE DepartmentCourses Introduction to Illumination and Lighting Control/Design were offered the opportunityto participate in an applied research project sponsored by the Southern California Edison

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Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2005 Annual Conference

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Dawson Plummer; Sheldon Jeter

cell utilizing the ideal fuel mixture is connected to a model electricvehicle to race against fellow students. The more advanced students will also exploreimproving the current collectors during their yearlong senior capstone projects. Page 10.954.4 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copy right @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” The work at West Point is part of a much larger overall effort. Recent advances in fuel celltechnology and the decline in cell construction cost, have prompted studies in improvingefficiency of fuel

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tyson McCall; Corinne Ransberger; Steve Hsiung

the process of designing application programs startsfrom the individual module development through extensive testing, verification, andmodification. Applying these developed modules in a useful manner requires the links andintegrations that lead to the practical project implementation. Frequently, in students’ seniorproject designs and faculty’s research plans, the microprocessor/microcontroller resourcesbecome scarce or cause conflicts during the modules’ integration stage. To accommodate the shortfall of the resources and resolve any conflict state, severalchoices must be considered, such as the need to revise or totally rework the module, or apply themodule with additional circuit design. This article presents a proven concept that

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; George Wright; Joseph Morgan

Session 1347 Managing Senior Design Projects to Maximize Success: The TAT Team J.A. Morgan, G. Wright, J. R. Porter Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843Introduction The typical engineering technology curriculum culminates in a capstone senior designcourse or sequence. The goal of this course/sequence is to have students demonstrate theirmastery of the concepts they have learned throughout their degree program. While manydifferent approaches to senior design courses exist, most

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Capstone and Senior Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ronald Lessard; Jacques Beneat

Engineering Education”attacks. The terror effect on a society that has come to rely upon a computer-controlledinfrastructure would be magnified even more. The Norwich University Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department wasfirst granted funds by the National Security Agency (NSA) in the summer of 2003 to developcourse materials to teach future engineers the principles for developing cyber-attack-resistantcritical infrastructure systems. The material developed that summer by the team of students andprofessors consequently found application in the freshman “EE116 Professional Projects” courseas well as the senior “EE411 Microprocessor-based Applications” course. The freshman courseexperience was reported at the 2004 ASEE Annual

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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AHAMAD FARHOUD

Session 1347 An Educational and Entertaining Senior Capstone Design Ahmad M. Farhoud Engineering Technology Department University of ToledoAbstractThe renovation of Lucas County’s Winter Wonderland Christmas exhibit presented a uniqueopportunity for students to become involved and use their knowledge to design new displays.The project presented herein represents an ideal learning experience. It was an occasion forstudents to have fun, while demonstrating their technical knowledge. At the same time, studentsexperienced some of