Paper ID #6612Project Oriented K-12 Programs in Rural SouthDr. Atin K Sinha, Albany State University Dr. Atin Sinha is the professor and coordinator of the Engineering Program at Albany State University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in 1984. He had worked in Learjet and Honeywell before moving to academia in1990. He is a Registered Professional Engineer. Currently, he is engaged in motivating undergraduate engineering students in inquiry based learning through hands-on, realistic projects. He is also involved in various outreach activities with K-12
in the state of Arkansas. Dr. Misoc’s research is in the areas of renewable energy (generation, transmission and distribution), power electronics, and vehicular systems.Mr. Tommy D Ball Summary Freelance editor, publisher and writer. Seeking to encourage educational understanding, especially rela- tive to emerging conversations and worldviews. Education University of Tulsa 1997 Northeastern Oklahoma 1995 Honors and Awards Certificate for Academic Excellence. Certificate National Scholastics. Additional Information Editor of assorted letters, memos, brochures, academic papers and other projects of university staff mem- bers. Editor of Independent Study Projects.Dr. Austin B. Asgill, Southern
Rico at Mayaguez in the traditional role of teaching and administering a modest research program. At Trine University, a small private school in Angola, Indiana, Scott taught ten different courses from introductory freshman courses to senior design, while serving as adviser to many undergraduate research projects. He recently moved to York College of Pennsylvania where he has been able to concentrate on undergraduate education in mechanical engineering.Dr. Stephen N Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Stephen Kuchnicki has been an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania since January 2008. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Rutgers Uni- versity
Paper ID #6443Student Projects in Engineering History and HeritageDr. Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University Dr. Norbert J. Delatte, Jr., P.E., F.ACI, F.ASCE, is a professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cleveland State University. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from The Citadel in 1984, a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1996
Paper ID #6355Students Use Statistics to Justify Senior Project SelectionDr. Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach Murray Teitell is a Professor at DeVry University, Long Beach, California. He teaches courses in mathe- matics, science and technology. His research interests are algorithms, solutions of equations and statistics as they relate to education, engineering and design. He is Program Chair-Elect of the Mathematics Divi- sion of ASEE.Mr. William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach Page
Paper ID #5904Team Leadership on Capstone Design Project TeamsMr. Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a Lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management Pro- gram and is responsible for the undergraduate ME Capstone Design program. He received his BS, MS in ME from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive Research and Development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has
Paper ID #6133The iCollaborate MSE Project: Progress Update 2013Prof. Kathleen L Kitto, Western Washington University Kathleen L. Kitto is currently the acting vice provost for research and the dean of the Graduate School. Additionally, she serves as special assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives. She is a faculty member within the Department of Engineering Technology and specializes in Materials Science and Engineering.Dr. Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University Dr. Jusak is vice provost for academic resources. She is also a professor, having taught computer science for twenty-two years
Practical Lecture, Research, and Projects Based Engineering Education Jeffrey Ashworth, Ph.D., and Samer Shaghoury Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott CampusAbstractA lecture, research, and projects based course has stimulated student interest in aircraftaerodynamics, performance, and static stability and overwhelmingly enhanced preparation forthe practical aircraft conceptual/preliminary capstone design course. This unique elective coursetitled “Aircraft Flight Mechanics and Performance” uses learning methods reinforced byapplication techniques to analyze actual aircraft performance. Semester lectures cover threetopics in nearly equal segments
Project-Based Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Engineering R. Radharamanan Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207AbstractThis paper highlights project-based innovation and entrepreneurship education activitiesdeveloped and implemented at Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE). MUSEpromotes entrepreneurial mindset among engineering students through curriculum development,extracurricular activities, and involvement of students in the entrepreneurship program. It hasdeveloped and implemented a course sequence to integrate elements of entrepreneurship inengineering courses; develop an entrepreneurial mindset in
STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Tom C. Roberts, P.E., Shagun Sharma Kansas State UniversityIntroductionFrom Fall 1995 to Spring 2013, more than 2,650 students completed a one hour Personal & ProfessionalDevelopment course in the College of Engineering at Kansas State University. The course originatedfrom a late 1980’s series of Saturday morning professional development workshops designed for key stu-dent leaders. The workshops were combined into an elective one hour course (DEN 275) named“STARS” in the early 1990’s. Enrollments were low (10 to 15 students per semester) and decreasedwhen the university changed from semester to hourly
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING THROUGH DOEADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIONS (AVTC) KRISTEN DE LA ROSA DIRECTOR, ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIONS CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY Managed by Agenda Intro to Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future What’s Next? 25 Year History ofDOE, Natural AVTCs 1989Resources Canadaand the NorthAmerican autoindustry sponsorAVTCs to: 1992• educate the next generation of automotive engineers• accelerate the development and demonstration of technologies of interest to
Paper ID #6317Evaluation of a First-Year Retention Project: Findings at HalftimeProf. Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University Alan D. Niemi is a professor and chair of Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University. He re- ceived his B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Lake Superior State University and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology. He has taught courses in Electrical Engi- neering and Technology for 26 years. In addition to teaching, Mr. Niemi has spent seven years in industry designing digital and microcontroller systems.Dr. Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University
Paper ID #8093Exploration of a Student Project in a Materials Processing CourseProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University Page 23.577.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 EXPLORATION OF A STUDENT PROJECT IN A MATERIALS PROCESSING COURSEABSTRACTAs a part of the laboratory module for the junior level course in Materials Processing, a projecthas been introduced where the students work two hours every week for one semester. They areeach expected to fabricate a hacksaw from the
Paper ID #6838First-year Project-Based Engineering: Secret Weapon for Student SuccessProf. Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College Pelletier is an adjunct instructor and professor emeritus of Computer Technology & Engineering at North- ern Essex Community College. He holds a B.E.E. from Villanova University, a M.S.E.E. from Northeast- ern University and completed additional graduate work in Computer Engineering at Northeastern Univer- sity.Prof. Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community CollegeProf. Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Chanley is program coordinator of Engineering Science
Paper ID #6899Gender Differences in the Long-Term Impacts of Project-Based LearningProf. Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Richard F. Vaz received the PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), specializing in signal analysis and machine vision. He held systems and design engineering positions with the Raytheon Company, GenRad Inc., and the MITRE Corporation before joining the WPI Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty in 1987. Rick is currently Dean of Interdisciplinary and Global Studies at WPI, with oversight of WPI’s Global Perspective Program, a worldwide network
Paper ID #5801Grand Challenges DELI (Discover, Explore, Learn, Imagine) Project UpdateDr. Jane Hunter, University of Arizona Dr. Jane Hunter is the associate director of the Engineering Management program at the University of Arizona. In addition to her responsibilities in Engineering Management, she oversees the required entry- level course Introduction to Engineering at the University of Arizona which enrolls 600+ students. She is actively involved in the high school version of the course that is offered at twenty-three high schools in the southwest United States. Dr. Hunter is the principal investigator for a NSF
Paper ID #6703Implementing First-Year Design Projects with the Power of ChoiceDr. Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas Thomas Shepard is a Clinical Professor at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He teaches courses in the thermal/fluid sciences, introduction to engineering for electrical and mechanical engineers, energy and the environment, and engineering for K-12 teachers. Dr. Shepard has research interests in experimental fluid mechanics, engineering education, energy conversion and engineering outreach
Page 23.730.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Incorporating Engineering Challenges into Capstone Design and Senior Project CoursesAbstractThe Engineering & Design Department of Eastern Washington University (EWU) recently addeda Mechanical Engineering (ME) degree to the existing Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) program. The ME program is more theoretical and requires more advanced mathematicswhere the MET program is more hands-on with mathematics requirements up to Calculus II.However, the programs are taught side-by-side and complement each other. When we developedthe ME program we wanted to maintain as much of the strong hands-on aspect of MET
Paper ID #7108Increasing student responsibility in design projects with agile methodsDr. Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Page 23.738.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Increasing student responsibility in design projects with agile methodsAbstractThis paper attempts to investigate the potential of merging agile methods with student projectsin higher engineering education. The context of this study consists of a number of capstoneprojects within two
Paper ID #6912Industry Involvement in an Undergraduate Software Engineering ProjectCourse: Everybody WinsProf. W Eric Wong, University of Texas, Dallas W. Eric Wong received his Ph.D. in computer science from Purdue University. He is currently a Profes- sor and Director of International Outreach in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas, Dallas. Prior to joining UTD, he was with Telcordia (formerly Bellcore) as a Project Manager for Dependable Telecom Software Development. Professor Wong received the Quality Assurance Special Achievement Award from Johnson Space Center, NASA, in 1997. His
Paper ID #7575Interactive Bottle Recycler: A ”Green” Senior Design Project Case StudyDr. Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is Director and Associate Professor of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management, and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Tech- nologies, a leading supply chain software vendor and for Tefen USA, a systems design and industrial engineering consulting firm. Dr. Ozelkan holds a Ph.D. degree in Systems
opportunities for students, teachers and faculty in STEM disciplines. For the past five years he has been directing Project XLR8, a high school redesign project, funded by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He is currently working on a monograph on redesigning education. For his work in public education and his achievements in research, he was one of five faculty members in the TAMU System to have received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Board of Regents and in 2009 he was a recipient of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Outstanding Achievement Award for School Reform
Paper ID #7159Long-term Impacts of Project-Based Learning in Science and EngineeringProf. Arthur C Heinricher, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Arthur Heinricher is Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Heinricher joined the faculty of WPI in 1992, with a B.S. in Applied Mathe- matics from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon. His primary responsibility as Dean of Undergraduate Studies is to assess and ensure the quality of under- graduate programs at WPI. He helped guide the development of WPI’s Great
smart phone technology as a control device by demonstrating that it can be used tocontrol the rotational speed of a DC motor. Specifically, this project will involve thedevelopment of a fast and real time method to control a device that is readily available to thepublic and relatively easy and inexpensive to implement in industry.A smart phone application will be created using a graphical user interface (GUI) that representsthe controls of a motor. The brand of smart phone must accept custom programmed applications.The smart phone will be programmed to interpret GUI inputs and create wireless signals. Thehardware used to create and transmit the wireless signals will be pre-existing in the phone andcommon to most phones available in the market
Paper ID #6695Compensation Structure and Contingency Allocation in Integrated ProjectDeliveryMs. Mei Liu, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Mei Liu received a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2001 and a M.S. in Structural Engineering in 2006 from Shandong University, China. From 2001 to 2003, she served on the faculty at Shandong University. Since 2009, she has been a PhD candidate in Construction Management at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. Her research interests include Building Information Modeling (BIM) Implementation in construction, project delivery system and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).Dr. F. H. ’Bud
Paper ID #6681Computer Engineering Design Projects in Collaboration With Industry Spon-sored CompetitionsDr. Robert A. Meyer, Clarkson University Robert Meyer is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clarkson University. He teaches courses in digital systems design, software engineering, and the senior design course for Comuter Engineers. His research interests are in embedded systems and digital signal processing.Mr. John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor Mr. John McLellan is the North American coordinator of University Programs at Freescale Semiconductor Inc., a global embedded solutions
Paper ID #5943Developing Authentic Projects for a Senior Level Design ClassDr. MEHMET EMRE BAHADIR, MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY MEHMET EMRE BAHADIR is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Technology at Murray State Univer- sity. His teaching and research interests are in the field of product design and sustainable manufacturing. Page 23.394.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing Authentic Projects for a Senior Level Design ClassAbstractAt Murray State University
used engineering service learning to give students moreexperience with ill-defined, open- ended problems. Service learning curriculums are designed togive students a more real-world experience by communicating and working with a client. Theteam works to define the problem, criteria, and methods for evaluating their solution. Oneexample program is the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program created byPurdue University [5, 6]. Each semester, students are paired with a community partnerorganization to assist it in solving a problem. Past projects include designing museum exhibits,helping communities encourage recycling, and aiding local non-profits in increasing theircommunity presence through technology. A number of other
Paper ID #7283EFFECT OF ACTIVE TEACHING IN A PROJECT BASED CLASSMr. Norm Clark, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Malini Natarajarathinam is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Distribution in the Department of Engi- neering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. She received her Bachelor of Engineering from Anna University, her MS in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University, her MA in Management Science and MS in Applied Statistics from The University of Alabama and her PhD from The University of Alabama. Before coming to Academia, she worked
Paper ID #6033Effect of Previous Experience and Attitudes on Capstone Project Achieve-mentProf. Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University BYRON GARRY is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Construction & Operations Management in the College of Engineering at South Dakota State University and has taught the EET Project Management/Capstone course sequence since 2001. Page 23.462.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Effect