Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

fromproduct design, business, and marketing in a way that more closely represents the process as itoccurs in practice.4-7 In addition, it may provide design educators with an assessment tool forstudent learning as it provides an opportunity to compare initial, mid, and final versions of the ICduring the course of a capstone design project. The IC may also help design teams focusattention on critical issues that can determine the success of a new design and to recognize theinterconnection and overlap between the various technical and non-technical issues related tosuccessful product development. Another potential strength of the IC for use in a capstone designcourse is the “at-a-glance” view of the critical components that must be considered

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State University; Eric Marsh, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

expertise; manage and lead projects; understand basic businessprinciples needed in small and large companies; and ideate when there are not alreadyestablished explicit design specifications.As a curriculum, most Mechanical Engineering programs by necessity are discipline focused,without much flexibility. Curricular changes typically involve a long process and significantjustification. There are also a number of required foundational courses such as math, physics,and mechanics that are followed by the obligatory ME-focused courses such as thermodynamics,fluids, dynamics, labs, and design courses. The sheer breadth of required courses significantlyconstrains the time available to explore other critical skills. These curricula are additionallyshaped

Conference Session

Capstone Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Vipul Laddha, Kettering University; Sualp Ozel P.E., Autodesk, Inc.; James Herzing

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

one end of a freightcar or a commuter car used in railway industry. Usually, they consists of several pieces ofsteel tubes and other steel members welded together to form a rigid frame structure. Froma safety perspective, the car-truck stands are to be designed carefully, but at the sametime due to their possible large volume of production, this structure needs to be optimizedfrom strength and cost perspectives besides other parameters such as long life, etc. Thepurpose of this paper is to conduct virtual experiments for the optimal design of adifferent car-truck stand structures using Autodesk Simulation program as a CAE tool.The idea is to include this work as a part of final project in a traditional finite elementanalysis (FEA) course

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter L. Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

LearnedA “lessons learned” exploration of the capstone program at UNC Charlotte could constitute anentire publication. The main lessons learned over the 6 year life of the program will be addressedhere. Lessons described in the sections above will not be repeated.Student projects must not appear to be “make-work” or lack realistic expectations – Despitestudent inexperience in the workplace, they are extremely adept at identifying projects that seemto be unimportant to sponsoring organizations, or projects that do not require the delivery of realengineering content. All projects placed before students for selection or assignment should beformatted in the same way, require deliverables that are defined and achievable and offer thepossibility of

Conference Session

1st and 2nd Year Instruction in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A. Cooper, United States Air Force; Michael Lawrence Anderson, United States Air Force; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph M. Fulton, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

Designettes in Capstone: Characterizing the Impact of Early Design Experiences in Capstone Education with Emphasis on Designette Project Choice Cory A. Cooper,a Michael L. Anderson,a Daniel D. Jensen,a Joseph M. Fulton,a Kristin L. Woodb a United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, USA b Singapore University of Technology and Design, SingaporeAbstractFull engineering design experiences often require months to accomplish. In an effort toincorporate design, design thinking, and design innovation into curriculum without consumingextensive time, the use of shortened design

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Stefanek, Purdue University Northwest

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College Industry Partnerships

client, the transition to the client, post transition status, and any lessonslearned. A survey of client experiences with Capstone projects is summarized in Table 1.BackgroundThe development of mobile apps in Capstone projects using student teams has been studied byseveral researchers. Pinchot (2018) had focused on the incorporation of user-centered design,communications skills and teamwork for mobile development as a project model. It was foundthat focusing on these areas helped the teams complete the project with a working mobile app.User-centered design was included as a requirement. Using a pair programming model helped indevelopment with the emphasis of having each team member contribute as equally as possible tothe work. The split in work

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sarvagya Vaish, Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology ; David W. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, open-ended design challenges. Several researchstudies have shown both qualitative and quantitative advantages for students by working on multidisciplinaryCapstone Design projects. All schools within various colleges of the Institute currently only offer the traditional mono-disciplinary Capstone Design course and hence there exists no formal channel for students to collaborate and worktogether on multidisciplinary Capstone Design projects.In the absence of a common multidisciplinary Capstone Design course, the transition from traditional mono-disciplinary Capstone Design course raises issues of managing faculty teaching expectations, providing administrativesupport to faculty and student teams and forming multidisciplinary functional student

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Evensen; Paula Zenner

Department, regardless of that Team’s makeup. The major difficulty lies in the ways each Department’s curriculum is organized to meet its perceived ABET Objectives. In some curricula, the students are exposed to a prerequisite course in Engineering Practice prior to the Design course; others imbed these Objectives into the required design milestones. Resolving this may require unification of the structure of the Capstone design experience across a college’s engineering Page 8.398.9 departments. A greater difficulty lies in the expectations of the design project itself:Proceedings of the 2003 American

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Wayne Johnson, University of Georgia; Roger Hilten, University of Georgia; Kevin J. Wu, University of Georgia; Jorge Ivan Rodriguez-Devora, University of Georgia

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. Roger Hilten, University of Georgia Roger Hilten is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Georgia in the College of En- gineering’s School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering. Dr. HIlten is deeply involved in Capstone Design at all levels, from project solicitation to individual student mentor- ing. Dr. Hilten

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Laura J. Suggs; James Tunnell; Kenneth Diller; Richard Crawford

Session 15-2 Implementing Redesign in the BME Senior Capstone Experience Laura J. Suggs, James Tunnell, Kenneth Diller Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Texas at Austin Richard Crawford Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Texas at Austin AbstractThe Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program at UT Austin graduated the first ABET-accredited class of

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

capstone design-build experience with a focus onsystem design, building, testing, and operation.8The ChallengeIn a uniquely pervasive manner, Arizona State University’s College of Technology andInnovation (CTI) values learning of engineering in context (often called engaged learning or“hands-on” learning). As a result, CTI engineering education programs have infused authenticpractice-based experience in the student’s educational experience. Examples of such experiencesinclude realistic projects and problems mirroring the situations CTI students will encounter intheir professional engineering careers. Characteristics of these experiences include studentsworking on interdisciplinary teams, where interdisciplinary implies a broad spectrum of skills

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

Education, 2008 Focused Follow-Up to 2005 National Capstone SurveyAbstractThis work details a survey of engineering capstone design courses focused on faculty teachingload and capstone funding levels. The survey was distributed to the attendees of the inauguralNational Capstone Design Course Conference in June 2007. The survey yielded responses from59 participants, representing 45 institutions. The results of the survey provide valuable insightinto number and duration of design projects, team size, capstone teaching credit, facultyinvolvement, direct project costs, and external funding levels.1. IntroductionCapstone design courses offer engineering students a culminating design experience through anapplied engineering project

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk M. Aktan, Western Michigan University; John Stephen Polasek P.E., Western Michigan University; Kevin James Phillips

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Bureau of Highway Development, which oversees statewide road and bridge design including quality assurances and specialty areas such as elec- trical, hydraulic and municipal utilities. The bureau is also responsible for administration of federal aid to local agencies and has statewide responsibilities for real estate, utilities and transport permits. In Fall of 2009 John accepted his current position at Western Michigan University (WMU) as Adjunct Professor for the Capstone Senior Design Courses. The position is responsible for the development and coordination of real world projects that are sponsored by industry partners.Mr. Kevin James Phillips Currently working on Master of Civil Engineering, with a focus on

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Biney, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1556: ASSESSING ABET OUTCOMES USING CAPSTONE DESIGNCOURSESPaul Biney, Prairie View A&M University Page 12.261.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Assessing ABET Outcomes Using Capstone Design CoursesAbstractThis paper presents a methodology fo r using capstone design project courses for assessing anumber of ABET outcomes. In the advent of EC 2000, Engineering programs have grappledwith methods for assessing some of the ABET outcomes, especially those skills which are nottaught in the traditional engineering programs.Senior Design and Professionalism I and II are two capstone design courses taken by seniors inthe College of Engineering over a

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Javier Martinez, New Mexico State University, Department of Industrial Engineering; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Edward Pines, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #17708Integration of Engineering Capstone within a Makerspace EnvironmentMr. Luis Javier Martinez, New Mexico State University, Department of Industrial Engineering Luis J Martinez is a MS graduate student in the Department of Industrial Engineering at New Mexico State University. His current work involves the integration of capstone projects from the College of Engineering of NMSU with the Aggie Innovation Space (the university maker space) with hopes of transitioning these projects to a Technology Acceleration process with the Student Technology Incubator of the University. Luis is involved in the Institute of

Collection

2022 CIEC

Authors

MADDUMAGE KARUNARATNE; Christopher Gabany

ETD 525 Capstone Courses Enhanced to Suit Larger Industry Maddumage Karunaratne, Christopher Gabany University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractThe paper elaborates on assessments utilized in capstone projects to meet many of theaccreditation criteria and narrower individual components in student outcomes. It also describesthe structural components adopted recently into our electrical and computer engineering capstonecurriculum, which may be atypical at other institutions. Most engineering technology programsfollow similar engineering capstone project curriculum, thus there

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Pike

Session 2625 Capstone Design Courses: A Comparison of Course Formats Dr. Martin Pike Purdue UniversityAbstract A capstone design project course is a common component of Engineering andEngineering Technology curriculums. There are many possible formats for offering such acourse, each with its advantages and disadvantages. The author has taught the capstone designcourse at three different universities, each with a different format (single term with a singleproject, multi-term with a single project and a single term multi-project). This paper will discussthe author’s

Collection

2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

Authors

Eric Anderson R.A., Farmingdale State College

REMOTE 1 Teaching Construction Management Capstone as a Remote Course Eric E. Anderson Farmingdale State College – SUNY Department of Architecture and Construction ManagementTEACHING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CAPSTONE REMOTE 2 Abstract The capstone project course for Construction Management Engineering Technologystudents (CON496), has been taught by guiding students to demonstrate integration of the variousskills for drawing management and plan reading, technical calculations, materials selection, andproject management (scope of work, estimating, risk management and

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gesink; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad

individual student in the project. The structure of the ECE Capstone Design Experience presented here has evolved over thelast 12 to 14 years through a process of assessment, reflection and continuous improvement.During this period we have constantly sought input from and listened to our critics (primarily ourstudents) as well as the occasional admirer. Whenever problems have arisen, we've evaluatedthem and made changes to reduce or eliminate them in the next cycle or cycles of the courses.While the current state of the two courses is generally given good marks by our students, otherdepartments in the colleges and by our accreditors, we continue to remain vigilant for newproblems and to the principle of effecting continuous course

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Deanna H Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Shuchen Cong, Carnegie Mellon University

Paper ID #31982An Engineering Capstone Course From Multiple PerspectivesDr. Deanna H Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Deanna H. Matthews is Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Affairs and Associate Teach- ing Professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Matthews oversees the undergraduate programs in EPP, including curriculum development and under- graduate student advising, and teaches courses on introductory engineering and public policy and inter- disciplinary project-based courses. Her research has focused on environmental life cycle assessment, energy

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Burt; Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang

designs, and help find supporting data and information. In thecurrent climate of corporate downsizing, few engineers are in a position to volunteer their time toserve as liaisons.Another barrier to industry sponsored projects is a lack of strong mentoring by faculty memberswho are experienced within the selected subject area. Each capstone design course at NC A&T istaught by a single faculty member who has the responsibility to coordinate all sections of projectactivities, including design reviews. The remaining faculty members within the department areassigned on a rotating basis as advisors to individual project sections. The frequency of rotationfor a faculty member to serve as an advisor is approximately four years. Unfortunately

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Joseph Cecere

sustainability, is crucial to work in today’s society and profession. The capstonecourse is an ideal platform for students to engage in a real world construction project proceduresand structural design processes while focusing on the increasing demand of sustainability to theclient.Penn State Harrisburg’s Structural Design & Construction Engineering Technology (SDCET) programoffers two different capstone courses. One course focuses on Structural Design, while the other capstonecourse relates to Construction Management. Student teams from both courses work together on the designand construction of a building structure. Typically, the building structure is a project provided by a localstructural engineering or construction management firm. By working

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Kimes, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Deborah O'Bannon, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

completed the work within the two semesterclass time and worked closely with City of Kansas City engineering staff. The construction isplanned for late 2006 and will use the students’ design.IntroductionThe Civil Engineering Capstone Design course at the University of Missouri-Kansas City haspartnered with the City of Kansas City, Missouri Department of Public Works to design useful,traffic-bearing structures since 2003. Civil engineering projects for the senior design class areparticularly difficult to identify because civil engineering projects are typically large andcomplex. Past projects at the University of Missouri-Kansas City were usually eitherretrospective/paper designs or projects of such great scope that the students seldom got a senseof

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

Session 2149 Capstone Courses and Program Outcomes - TC2K Assessment Paul I-Hai Lin, Hal Broberg Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne AbstractThis paper discusses course objectives, student learning outcomes, teaching strategies,assessment techniques, and continuous improvement used in conducting a two-semestercapstone course. It leads the students from the conceptual stage in senior project design tothe actual implementation stage. The course is intended to enable students to succeed

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Ray

Session 2625 The Unrecognized Side of Senior Capstone Design Jeffrey L. Ray Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, MichiganAbstractAn innovative approach to the interdisciplinary, senior capstone design course at Grand ValleyState University is outlined. During the first semester students select a project and are assignedto a project team. The teams then prepare design proposals for review by the sponsor companies.The second semester encompasses student teams

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Dulaski, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter. Page 23.721.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Improving Students’ Capstone Experience with Community ParticipationSenior design projects are a culmination of students’ academic and lifelong lessons, and as aresult, should be meaningful, have multiple outcomes, and far-reaching benefits. Moreover, theyshould challenge students and provide a real-world experience. One component of the designprocess it that is often overlooked is community involvement. Local citizens are a critical part ofthe project success and must be included.In order to

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron J. Turner, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

eliminating all methods except QFD, Brainstorming and FMEA. • A lack of requirements for the application of engineering analysis in design. The use of engineering analysis being what distinguishes engineering design from craftsman or artistic design.6 This was exemplified by a number of projects, which failed to meet the customer requirements, often due to a lack of design analysis on the part of the project team. • A number of design projects that did not contain appropriate material for a capstone design experience and/or emphasized non-engineering aspects such as the development of marketing materials and business plans

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William P. Manion, University of Maine; Judith A. Hakola, University of Maine

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3868: CIVIL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE CONSULTANTS: FROMRFP TO REALITYMr. William P. Manion, University of Maine William P. Manion, M.S., P.E., is an instructor in civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine in Orono. He has taught courses in materials, soil mechanics, computer applications, graphics, and project management since 1998. He has also performed laboratory research, worked for a heavy earthwork construction company, captained charter boats, and managed a land development project. Al- ways interested in new effective teaching strategies, he employs many different pedagogical methods and techniques.Ms. Judith A. Hakola, University of Maine

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Hart; Ronald Welch

Session 1125 USMA CE Model For Client-Based Multidiscipline Capstones Ronald W. Welch, Steven D. Hart United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a model used successfully by the ABET-Accredited Civil EngineeringProgram at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) for client-based multidisciplinary capstoneprojects. The client has been the West Point Association of Graduates (AOG), which thenrepresents USMA to provide the facilities and services only possible through gift projects, suchas a non-funded sports team facility. The model consists of two phases: first, an

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali R. Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, 2011 Instructional Methodology for Capstone Senior Mechanical DesignAbstract: The capstone design project is a big event in every mechanical program. Thecapstone design project serves as a bridge to help students migrate from an academicenvironment to an industrial environment. Any school normally don‟t have the full capability toconstruct and physically test each capstone design project due to limited equipment, limitedfunds and limited time, which is the primary difference between the industrial environment andthe academic environment. Due to this defect in the academic environment, there are twocommon major problems in lots of capstone designs. Some capstone projects couldn‟t providethe supporting documented analysis to answer whether