ourselves or to the world around us. Because this activity is so much a partof our lives, we cannot separate it from any of the other activities that we perform. Communicationis not an entity unto itself. A number of years ago Ronald L.Miller and Barbara Olds in "A ModelCurriculum for A Capstone Course in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design", Journal ofEngineering Education reported that at Harvey Mudd College, engineers enrolled in design classesmust, as part of their design experience, "interact with their client in a professional manner andcommunicate with a variety of audiences (peers, faculty members, clients, etc.) orally and inwriting." It is embroiled in all the activities of existence. It is, therefore, vitally important thatengineers
Paper ID #38427Applying an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Course-basedUndergraduate Research Experiences in STEMDavid G Alexander (Associate Professor) David Alexander (CSU, Chico Alumnus ’92) is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering in the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Department at California State University, Chico. He teaches thermodynamics, energy systems, heat transfer, low-speed aerodynamics, and capstone senior design. He has experience and interests in renewable energy, product development, design, commercialization, intellectual property, and entrepreneurship. He
. Ohland, “Integrated engineering curricula,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 147–164, 2005. [6] K. A. Smith, S. D. Sheppard, D. W. Johnson, and R. T. Johnson, “Pedagogies of engagement: Classroom-based practices,” Journal of engineering education, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 87–101, 2005. [7] J.-M. Hardin and G. Sullivan, “Vertical integration framework for capstone design projects,” in 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition, 2006, pp. 11–1426. [8] R. Roemer, S. Bamberg, A. Kedrowicz, and D. Mascaro, “A spiral learning curriculum in mechanical engineering,” in 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010, pp. 15–91. [9] L. E. Carlson and J. F. Sullivan, “Hands-on engineering: learning by doing in the integrated
Paper ID #36069Van-Life ShowerMr. Johnathan RettigMr. Tyler John Backs, Ohio Northern Univeristy Mechanical Engineering Major American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Van Life ShowerTyler Backs, Johnathan Rettig, Chase Leonard, Zachary MontgomeryAbstractWet Roads is a senior design capstone team. The purpose of Wet Roads is to design and create ashower system for camper van travelers. In recent years the amount of people buying vans andconverting them into spaces for simultaneous traveling and living, or “Van-Life”, has increaseddramatically. With this increase, the
-based modeling. He teaches courses on capstone design, engineering simulations, and computational techniques for biomedical applications.Dr. Amit BanerjeeDr. Brian A. Maicke, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College Brian A. Maicke is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and Technology at Penn State Harrisburg. He completed his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University and worked as a civil, mechanical, and manufacturing engineer before returning to graduate school, earning his M.S. And Ph. D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute. Dr. Maicke serves on the AIAA Hybrid Rocket Technical Committee as Chair of Web
Paper ID #36407Data And Stakeholder Driven Redesign of a First-Year EngineeringCurriculumJames R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology James R. McCusker is an Associate Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Since joining Wentworth in 2010, he has been heavily involved with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses.Prof. Christopher John Brigham, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor Christopher Brigham has received multidisciplinary training in both the life sciences and in engineering. The focus of his
Research, 1979) and the development of more recentethical norms, this research project has been reviewed and processed by the author’s institutionalreview board (IRB). The author’s plan for this research is to utilize a mixed methods surveyapproach. Survey research has a long history in the realm of human subject research and has arelatively mature methodology associated with it (see, e.g., Sapsford, 2007). Mixed methods research involves both qualitative and quantitative data collection andanalysis (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2018). The use of quantitative data analysis in engineeringwork is long and uncontroversial given engineering’s historical commitment to philosophicalprinciples of post-positivism. More noteworthy is the use of
published 16 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 28 papers in peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and given 12 technical presentations on various topics including: additive manufacturing, mechatronics, biomechan- ics, and engineering education. He currently teaches the Engineered Systems In Society, Mechanical Engineering Professional Practice, and Capstone Design I and II courses.Dr. Priya T Goeser, Georgia Southern University Dr. Priya T. Goeser is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus in Savannah. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware. Her current research interests ©American Society
Health Information Exchange. At Wentworth, Dr. Feldman is focused on project-based instruction, hands-on simulations, and experiential learning approaches. His research and teaching interests include telemedicine, health informatics, rehabilitation engineering, and medical robotics. Dr. Feldman has collaborated with researchers and engineers from organizations including Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Vecnacares, and Restoreskills.George D. Ricco (Assistant Professor) George D. Ricco received the B.S.E. degree in engineering physics from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA, in 2002, the M.S. degree in physics and the M.S. degree in earth sciences from the University of
meet courselearning objectives and the student outcomes of their programs.Although local hands-on and/or laboratory-based components of any technical course were notan option for educators, including any type of senior design and/or capstone projects, all teachingactivities including the term and innovation projects were instructed and practiced virtually tohelp students gain the skill sets offered by their manufacturing courses [2][3].For online delivery of the course content, instructors used reliable online learning solutionsystems like Moodle, D2L, and Canvas [4][5][6]. Numerous institutions have proven that theseonline learning management systems could provide the content and assessment tools needed bythe course instructors to meet the
. from the University of Wales at Swansea in 2003 where he did research onSaul E. Crespo, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Bachelor in Civil Engineering with a Master of Science in Structural Engineering and PhD candidate in Structural Engineering. From April 2011 to July 2017 he served as Senior Researcher of the ”Structural Health Monitoring” group of the Mexican Institute of Transportation, directing and collaborating in mon- itoring and structural prognosis projects applied to special highway bridges, transportation infrastructure, historical monuments and structural systems. He has developed research projects in the area of structural deterioration of reinforced concrete bridges and in the development of damage
unilaterally. Forexample, the United State Patent Office 1 must work closely with such organizations asthe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2 to assure that intellectual propertyrights are protected worldwide.Issues of intellectual property are generally dealt with in situ within engineering andtechnology curricula. That is, issues of patents and copyrights are discussed as part ofother topics, such as design, manufacturing, capstone projects, or entrepreneurialactivities. There has been no coordinated curricular effort in this area and accreditationagencies have not been specific in either the value they place on the topic or how IPunderstanding might be evaluated as a desirable outcome. Charles Garris proposed thatintellectual
Situated Virtual Laboratories to Capstone Physical Laboratories, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 100, No. 3, pp 540-573, 2011. [4] www.abet.org [5] A.A. Ferri, B.H. Ferri, R. Lineberg, K.P. Ferri, Z. Crawford, and J. Tamayo, “Use of a Vertically Integrated Project Team to Develop Hands-On Learning Modules,” 2017 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, June 25-28, 2017. [6] J.I. Craig, A.A. Ferri, B.H. Ferri, M. Alemdar, “Development of a Portable, Experimental Platform to Demonstrate the Role of Material and Cross-Section in Beam Bending,” 2019 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL, June 16-19, 2019. [7] A. Ferri, J. Craig, B
6REFERENCES[1] D. H Schunk, and Frank Pajares. "The development of academic self-efficacy." In Development of achievement motivation, pp. 15-31. Academic Press, 2002.[2] K. Alfano,(2018, June), “A Case Study of Community College Transfer and Success in a 2+2 Program,” 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. [Online] Available: ASEE Publications, https://peer.asee.org/29979. [Accessed December 17th, 2020].[3] D. Perez, & J.Gibson, and R. M. Lynch, “Utilizing A Capstone Project As A Catalyst For Reengineering, Recruitment And Retention,” 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, June 2006. [Online]. Available: ASEE Publications. https://peer.asee.org
industries. During his 16 years as a Senior Researcher at General Motors’ Global Research and Development Center, Mr. Donndelinger served as Principal Investigator on 18 industry-university collaborative projects focusing primarily on conducting interdisciplinary design feasibility assessments across the engineering, market- ing, finance and manufacturing domains. Prior to this, he held positions in New Product Development at Ford Motor Company and Onsrud Cutter. He currently serves as lead instructor for the Baylor En- gineering Capstone Design program and teaches additional courses in the areas of Engineering Design, Technology Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development. Mr. Donndelinger has published three book
skills in their schooling and future positions. Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2016, pp. 757-760. [15] Zheng, G., Zhang, C., & Li, L. “Practicing and evaluating soft skills in IT capstone projects”, In Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education September, 2015, ACKNOWLEDGMENT ,pp. 109-113.The authors would like to acknowledge the students that [16] Fisher, D. R., & Bagiati, A
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Purpose Sensor Board for Mechatronic ExperimentsIntroductionIn the past decade most undergraduate engineering programs have adopted mechatronics in someform into their mechanical engineering curriculum. However, due to their multidisciplinarynature, mechatronics courses1-3 across the programs vary significantly. Some courses focus onmicroprocessors and programming, some on sensors and others on controls. There are alsomechatronics courses based on robotics. There are also mechatronics capstone design projects.At Cal Poly Pomona, mechatronics is offered in all these flavors depending upon the course andthe instructor. Experience indicates that students who are involved in mechatronics projects arethe ones who had some prior exposure in this field
shaded) are part of the USMA corecurriculum that is taken by all students. An elective in geotechnical engineering is availablewithin the CE program, and several electives in environmental engineering are also availablefrom outside the program. There is currently not an additional course in constructionmanagement or hydrology & hydraulics available within the USMA CE program.The Need for ChangeReports from the field have indicated that CE graduates are adequately proficient in thetraditional areas of engineering, but lack additional expertise in areas like project management,power generation, transmission and distribution, geomatics, and infrastructure assessment. Theterm “SWEAT” which is an acronym standing for Sewage, Water, Electricity
senior retention inengineering fluctuates year by year between 45% and 48%. As noted in the literature2, theindependent aspect of research in STEM fields is often a capstone, held until the end of thecurriculum as a culminating experience. However, it has been found that the retention rate ofstudents in STEM increases with participation in undergraduate research; at WSU we have foundthat retention rates can double for students participating in research activities3. Undergraduateresearch is regularly noted in the National Survey of Student Engagement as a significant way toimprove student learning4. Thus, undergraduate research programs, including those thatincorporate coursework and/or peer mentorship, should increase student engagement
modernize the laboratory was to havestudents redesign and upgrade existing equipment as part of their senior capstone projects. Thisapproach kept the cost low and provided enhanced learning opportunities for the studentsdeveloping the experiments. The students developing the projects gained valuable real worldexperience in the design and integration of automated equipment. Additionally, requiring thatthe students integrate the components and wiring into neat and professional looking enclosuresprovided the students insight into the skills and time required by industrial electricians whomaintain equipment in manufacturing plants. Funding for the modernization was provided by theuniversity and industrial supporters.ContentThe development of an
4.12 0.75 3. Skills to evaluate the performance of other team members 4.30 1.03 4. Skills to provide constructive feedback to team members 3.17 0.75 5. Skills to receive feedback from team members 4.00 0.89 6. Coaching skills 4.17 0.71 7. Negotiating skills 3.83 0.98 8. Skills to communicate with other team members 4.00 0.89 9. Skills to manage a team project
FPGA.The greatest impact is on our senior capstone design sequences. The students are able to propose and startto work on the design project right away. Local high-tech companies and research faculties contribute tothese projects. This provides students with actual real-world problems instead of academic problems,which might not have real-world values! Page 11.832.5 5 Laboratory Setup & Management 4Our laboratory is set-up with sixteen stations and can hold at most thirty-two students. Each station has aPentium 4 2.8 GHz computer (with Windows XP) and
track toreach their goals, or to fulfill requirements of their course. If they are in difficulty, theiradvisor may help them think about what might be the most effective ways to improvetheir learning.Self-assessment is often used in medical schools as a way of improving students’ clinicalskills. Nursing education, like teacher education, emphasizes becoming a reflectivepractitioner. Thinking about how current material relates to material learned in othercourses can benefit anyone in a degree program. Capstone courses serve to encourageself-assessment by requiring students to apply previously-learned skills to new contexts.The e-portfolio movement is another practice that encourages self-assessment. Studentsput together work that they have
luncheon was scheduled to alignwith the annual Project Day events in which the graduating seniors set up and present theircapstone projects. These capstone projects are industry sponsored and multi-disciplinary. First-year students were able to interact with the seniors, to ask questions about the program, and tosee the types of projects and real world applications that students in the engineering programwere involved with.During the welcome luncheon the seating for the meal was organized by the sections of theIntroduction to Engineering Design I course, the first of the engineering courses that the studentswill be taking. The faculty member who will be instructing the course is placed at the table withstudents enrolled in their class so that they
classes to native English speakers, he has also taught special introductory engineering classes for foreign students who do not have English as their primary language.Mr. Jamison Taylor Bair , Colorado State University Jamison Bair is a Graduate Student pursuing a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University in May 2016. Jamison is one of the GTAs for MECH-468, the senior design capstone class at CSU. He is also the Project Manager for the CSU Vehicle Innovation Team competing in the intercollegiate automotive engineering competition EcoCAR3 and the President of the CSU Student Chapter of the Society for the
thesis project. In addition, senior-level engineering students were required to complete ateam-oriented, design focused capstone project as well as an individual based, research focusedproject in order to graduate. Both of which were evaluated by the departmental staff. The scope,rigor, and quality of such projects appeared to be similar to those found in the U.S., which wasencouraging. However, the lack of staff with academic credentials made this problematic as thenumber of available project supervisors was so limited to adequately mentor approximately 20master level and 30 undergraduate students within the department. As a consequence, the authorspent considerable time during the year assisting students in formulating appropriate
a licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania since 1998. Dr. Walters worked in industry as a process controls and automation engineer for eighteen years prior to joining the faculty at Behrend in 2010. Most of his experience is in the design, development, and commis- sioning of PLC-based control systems for the food & beverage and cement industries. He has developed and teaches a course on PLC-based control systems for engineers. He also teaches a course on advanced digital design using FPGAs, a course on embedded systems using 8- and 32-bit microcontrollers, and the two-semester capstone project sequence for electrical and computer engineers at Behrend.Dr. Jessica Resig, Pennsylvania State University Dr
of EngineeringExamination or Major Field Test) or a faculty administeredcomprehensive examination. The indirect assessment tool we usein the assessment of Student Outcomes is a graduating senior exitsurvey. Below are brief descriptions of these assessment methods: • Course-Embedded (course-based) Assessments. These include projects, assignments, reflective essays, or exam questions that directly link to Student Outcomes and are scored using established criteria. • Exams. Locally developed comprehensive exams or nationally standardized exams (FE Exam or Major Field Test). • Capstone or senior-level projects provide evidence of how well students integrate and apply principles, concepts
, dispositions, and worldviews. His dissertation focuses on conceptualizations, the importance of, and methods to teach empathy to engineering students. He is currently the Education Di- rector for Engineers for a Sustainable World, an assistant editor for Engineering Studies, and a member of the ASEE Committee on Sustainability, Subcommittee on Formal Education.Ms. Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology Sarah Brownell is a Lecturer in Design Development and Manufacturing for the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She works extensively with students in the mul- tidisciplinary engineering capstone design course and other project based elective courses, incorporating