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Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kevin Grant; Ronald Welch

Session 2625 Implementing a Historically Constrained Student Design-Build Project in an Austere Environment LTC Ronald W. Welch 1LT Kevin Grant United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a one-semester design-build capstone project in which three senior civilengineering (CE) students designed and built two timber pedestrian bridges at an extremelychallenging, remote site. Design and construction was completed as part of a course within theABET-accredited CE program at the U.S. Military Academy

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

the model being used at the University ofPittsburgh and its benefits. This approach or elements of it can be easily adapted into an existingsenior design capstone course.ModelStudents in the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh work in a teamof three or four students and utilize analytical investigation techniques to solve a significantproblem at a client site utilizing industrial engineering capabilities acquired during their programstudy. The course provides a good learning experience for students whereby they gain project Page 7.1039.1team experience, write a formal technical report, and professionally

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Manocher Djassemi

that: a) a hard automation project can be constructedusing low cost standard parts and built-in-house components which are more affordablealternatives to the ready-to-use devices bought from the market, and b) many ET and ITprograms are already equipped with laboratory equipment such as conventional machine toolsand fluid power, which facilitate fabrication of various customized components in-house. To thisend, the remainder of the paper describes the resources required to implement hard automationlaboratory projects using two student projects. The educational values as well as the costs of theprojects are also discussed. The first project was part of a CIM capstone course (ITD 592)offered to manufacturing/electromechanical ET and IT students

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathryn Hollar; Beena Sukumaran

Multidisciplinary 16-Week Multidisciplinary Design Design Project/Composition & Project/Public Speaking Rhetoric Junior Product Development Process Development Senior Multidisciplinary Capstone Design/Research ProjectThe Sophomore Engineering Clinic has laboratory and design components in at least twoof the major engineering disciplines. In addition, the students are expected to improve Page 7.1098.2their technical presentation skills. The semester-long sophomore clinic course taught inProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Raymond Yee

evaluated, a cost estimate will be developed,and design for assembly and manufacturability will all be taken into consideration. Designreviews will be performed at each stage of the design process and feedback will be used as in putsfor the next iterative process in design until the design of a product is satisfied.The design process described above was introduced in the capstone design course during lecture.In this senior project class the material was reviewed again by reading assignment so that thestudents can use it as a guide in their senior design projects.Significance of Design Laboratory Environment on ProjectsThe Mechanical Design Lab developed in 2001 consists of two bench top computer systems thatprovide CAD (computer-aided design) and

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard K Sase; Julie Wei

Session 2793 The Challenges to an Undergraduate Student Team Undertaking A Complex Project Julie H. Wei and Richard K. Sase California State Polytechnic University, Pomona/ Main San Gabriel Basin WatermasterAbstractCal Poly Pomona’s Civil Engineering Department offers a capstone course that allows studentsthe opportunity to work in a group on a comprehensive project that will ready them for a careerin Civil Engineering. The project discussed in this paper was to evaluate the sediment removalplan in San Gabriel Canyon Reservoirs by

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Kushner; Jay Martin

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyrightÓ 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationDutson, A.J., Todd, R.H., Magleby, S.P. & Sorensen, C.D. (1997). A review of literature onteaching engineering design through project oriented capstone courses. Journal ofEngineering Education, 86(10), 17-28.Purdue University EPICS Website: http://epics.ecn.purdue.edu/Jackson, L. & Caffarella, R. (1994). Experiential Learning: A New Approach. NewDirections for Adult and Continuing Education, 62 (3)43-54.Wilkerson, L. & Gijselaers, W. (1996). Bringing Problem-Based Learning to HigherEducation: Theory and Practice. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 68(1), 13-22.BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONJENNIFER

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Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Risa Robinson

Session ___ Improving Design of Experiment Skills through a Project Based Fluids Laboratory Risa J. Robinson Rochester Institute of Technology1.0 IntroductionThe educational community recognizes that the typical engineering curriculum has steadilydecreased the emphasis on the study of experimental techniques for problem solving. 1 Industrypartners suggest there is a need to place a greater emphasis on the study and practice ofexperimentation in the engineering curriculum.2 These recent trends are supported by results fromexit interviews

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Julie Mills

Session 2793 A Case Study of Project-based Learning in Structural Engineering Julie Mills University of South AustraliaAbstractEngineering education remains dominated by the “chalk and talk” technique, despite the largebody of education research that demonstrates its ineffectiveness. Structural engineeringeducation also remains dominated by this pedagogy, with a heavy emphasis on lecture-baseddelivery of the theories of structural analysis and the behaviour of common constructionmaterials. The integration of these fields

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Henning

21 years.ELIZABETH C. KISENWETHERElizabeth Kisenwether is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering and Project Director for Problem-Based Learning in Entrepreneurship Program, Penn State, University Park. Liz’s teaching emphasis is engineeringdesign (first year and senior capstone courses) and engineering entrepreneurship. Prior to joining Penn State in1999, Liz was the founder and president of a non-profit corporation, KidTech, which designed and developed K-12engineering education kits and outreach activities for K-12 students Liz has a. BSEE from Penn State, an MSEEFrom MIT, and an MSEE from Johns Hopkins University.OLIVER FINCKHOliver Finckh is a Graduate Student and NSF-fellow at the Pennsylvania State University. Currently

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeff Nadel; Daniel Walsh

participate in capstone experiences. The purpose ofthe facility is to provide a site and vehicle that enables partnerships between industry, faculty, andstudents. This partnership is designed to produce a synergistic experience for students from allmajors in the context of interdisciplinary, open ended projects. The hypothesis is that the co-location of student groups, and the existence of a shared advanced computing infrastructure, willlead to improved learning outcomes for student participants. This paper describes the generationof a crucible where students can undertake defining educational capstone experiences that fullyreflect new ABET criteria. This paper treats the effort used to define the computing resources andsystems required to support

Conference Session

Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nathaniel Allen; Mike Klein; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Ronald Smelser; Edwin Odom

Figure 1. The University of Idaho Stirling Engine. Figure 2. Labeled cut-away solid model of the UI Stirling Engine.For this project to be incorporated into our curriculum several obstacles needed to be overcome.Obstacles included identifying and developing the educational objectives for this project,reducing the Stirling engine cost to fit within the university’s fee structure, and identifying anexisting course in which to include this project.We incorporated this project into our curriculum in our Sophomore Laboratory. This is the firstof a three-course laboratory sequence that culminates in a capstone laboratory project. OurSophomore Laboratory course focuses on hands-on experiments. Students manually take databut reduce and

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rosanne Simeone; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

sustainablebuilding through the use of passive solar design, "green" building materials,photovoltaic generation and energy efficiency technologies. The team has beenaccepted as one of fourteen university teams competing in the 2002 SolarDecathlon.The faculty advisors from engineering and architecture have used a combinationof existing and special topics courses to provide the student members withneeded disciplinary background for the project. The UVA engineering school'sundergraduate thesis requirement and the capstone design requirements of theengineering programs provide additional vehicles for integrating student effortson a team design project. Through the project, students obtain a far moreintegrated experience of "real-world" energy systems design than

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerard Foster

project development is emphasized. Equipment inthis course includes a $30K automated manufacturing package (CNC milling machine).The software in this course includes Mastercam and Esched Robotic Robocell.Engineering Design and Development (EDD)EDD is a capstone design course where students work in teams on a technicallysignificant engineering problem. The source of the problem varies. The problem canoriginate from a national challenge or from a database of recognized problems.Ingenious students may suggest a project that is then approved by the teacher. Theprojects vary from a solar water heater to a remote control hovering craft. Students mustmaintain a technical journal of their work throughout the class. Final reports

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Tina Yuille

projects intheir senior capstone design course. For the past three years, at least one SPEED project has beenincorporated in this design course. Examples of the projects include the flotation device for theMini Baja car, a solar array stand for the solar car and the mechanical subsystems for the FIRSTRobotics robot.fundraising The SPEED Director works very closely with Institutional Advancement to raise moneyto support the teams. She authors, co-authors, and edits grant proposals requesting support forSPEED. She travels with the Director of Corporate and Foundation relations to meet with andgive presentations to potential sponsors. As the principal investigator on a number of grants, theSPEED director is responsible for managing the grants

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

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2002 Annual Conference

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Venkat Allada; Rajiv Mishra; Ming Leu; Anthony Okafor; Ashok Agrawal; Frank Liou

willsignificantly impact UMR’s two BS degree option programs in manufacturing and MS degreeprograms in manufacturing, and FV’s manufacturing engineering and technology programs. Wewill establish an integrative and collaborative manufacturing program to reinforce and sharpencritical competencies of students. The centerpiece and uniqueness of this program will be asenior-level, two-semester capstone manufacturing project course that will provide students withthe experience of integrating business and engineering skills toward rapid, distributed productrealization, and a 2-plus-2 articulation between an AS degree Manufacturing EngineeringTechnology program to a BS degree Manufacturing Engineering program. The term“distributed” is used to emphasize that the

Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Amy Zeng; Arthur Gerstenfeld; Sharon Johnson

project. Many of these projects take place at WPI’s Global Project Centers, located aroundthe world. The IQP is most often completed in the junior year.The final project that a WPI student must complete is a capstone design project in their major,termed the MQP (for Major Qualifying Project), which is typically completed in a st udent’ssenior year. The project is equivalent to three courses, and is designed to demonstrateapplication of disciplinary knowledge and skills in the solution of a problem similar to one thatmight be encountered early in a student’s career. In IE, these projects are almost alwayssponsored by industry, and students complete the project in teams of 2-4 students, often spendingapproximately half their time on-site. One

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ronald Nelson; David Flegel; Brian Johnson; Herbert Hess

transientperformance of a section of the grid. Many utilities own such hardware. Larger TNAs havereplaced smaller ones or, more frequently, advanced digital simulation systems have taken theplace of TNAs. Occasionally, a TNA becomes available for university donation. The questionthen becomes how to install such equipment on limited university resources.In this paper, such a TNA provided an opportunity for undergraduate research and teaching.Through a series of projects, the TNA was installed and outfitted for use in both research andteaching. By combining the enthusiasm and ideas of the capstone design process with a solidlyfunded followup, a working tool became available. This paper begins with a synopsis of TNA’shistory, background, and initial installation

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Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Omid Ansary; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

relatedto each other. The students also gain practical experience in problem definition, laboratoryskills, teamwork and inter-group communication, prototyping techniques, project scheduling, aswell as economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health and safety,social, and political aspects of engineering practice that are not encountered in other coursework.Capstone design topics may be suggested as a part of the course, but students usually select theirown projects. In most cases, students work in a team of two students. An increasing effort isbeing made to involve students in projects that require a wide range of disciplines, both withinelectrical engineering and beyond. Some examples of the capstone projects that have

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paul Schreuders; Arthur Johnson

Session 2408 The Wizard of BOD Paul D. Schreuders, Arthur Johnson University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractSeveral years ago, the Biological Resources Engineering Department reexamined and updatedthe format of its Capstone Design Project. The revised Capstone Design experience was intendedto give students an opportunity to manage a product while observing resource constraints.Unfortunately, very few course plans survive intact after contact with the students. This casestudy will examine the intended processes, the successes, and the failures of the

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gul Okudan Kremer; Sven Bilen; Richard Devon

2–3 years earlier. The importantthing to note is that this is a first step at requiring some design exposure, if not quiteprerequisites, for the capstone design course.The Senior Capstone Design Course As part of the capstone design curriculum, “industry-sponsored” and “professor-driven”design projects are now fairly commonplace. Many engineering programs (including PennState’s) provide capstone design experiences via industry-sponsored design projects.12 Theseprojects are excellent methods for providing meaningful “real world” design experiences,although they have their own set of difficulties. Professor-driven projects in the capstone designcourse are also valuable in that the design experience can be tailored to course content

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Miller; Stephen J. Walsh; James J. Brickley

. Seniors enrolled in capstone design earn four credits,and play the role of founders of a high-tech company. Development of the company’s “product”is the basis of the capstone design project. The one-credit students are “ground floor employees”of the start-up companies. This model allows EEP to fit easily within the already crowdedundergraduate curriculum at NC State, and provides a framework for developing teamwork andleadership skills, mentoring of underclassmen by seniors, and a “real world” experience thatgives the students a feel for life in a start-up company.The EEP model places a great deal of emphasis on the leadership role of the senior st udents.They are told up front that this is the major difference between pursuing capstone design in

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kevin Taylor; Emília Mironovová

United States were seniors in a two-semester capstone design sequence in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) at PurdueUniversity. The MtF students were enrolled in a course entitled "English for Specific Purposes",allowing all communications to be in English. The students were paired and exchanged resumes(CVs), biographies, and technical works such as research abstracts and design proposals.Internet cameras facilitated on-line meetings throughout the yearlong project. The two groupswere from different disciplines, thereby requiring clear English communications. Both groupsbenefited by practicing reading, writing and speaking in English through their correspondenceand online meetings. One advantage of this collaboration is that it is not

Conference Session

ET Industrial Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Fisher; David Roth; Fredrick Nitterright

courses within the major, have an acceptable G.P.A., and whoare entering their senior year of the baccalaureate Mechanical Engineering Technology program.The summer internships were developed to decrease the demand on faculty advisors of industryrelated senior design projects, and to fulfill the need of industry for completing entry-levelengineering tasks while at the same time enabling them to evaluate a student for full-timeemployment upon graduation. The student in turn receives three academic credits in an industryrelated senior capstone experience, and in certain instances, has an opportunity to graduate asemester early.IntroductionThis past summer concludes the second year of summer internships conducted by students in theMechanical

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Douglas Sterrett; Richard Helgeson; Robert LeMaster

integrated into the course. course. 7th Semester 8th Semester Sr. Research I (1 hr) Sr. Research II (3 hrs) Initiate Capstone project. Emphasis is Completion of Capstone project. on project definition, project planning, Emphasis is on tracking and monitoring cost estimating, conceptual and resources, detailed design, fabrication, preliminary design. testing, documentation, and oral presentation. Core and specialty engineering courses Core and specialty engineering courses

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Marlee A. Walton; T. Al Austin

, and thereview and modification of several courses and assignments.The new curriculum consists of a series of twelve integrated courses beginning in the freshmanyear and ending in the senior year. Some of these courses cover topics that were included inprevious civil engineering (CE) curricula, such as: ß Civil Engineering Projects ß Engineering Problems with Computational Laboratory ß Graphics for Civil Engineering ß Civil Engineering Capstone DesignHowever, the new curriculum places a strong emphasis on the following professional practiceskills: ß Leadership Skills ß Team Processes in CE Practice ß Interpersonal Skills ß Communication Skills ß Project Management ß Agreements and Contracts ß Continuous Quality

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Rossetti; Kellie Scheider; Richard Cassady

7.229.1the University of Arkansas. We present our process for executing the course including “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”information for project sponsors, the specification of the project deliverables for the course, aprocedure for selecting projects and clients, and a procedure for assessing student outcomes.Overview of the CourseIndustrial Engineering Design (INEG 4904) is a single-semester course generally taken duringthe last semester of study. The course draws on all prior required industrial engineering coursesby exposing the student to an integrated, capstone design experience. Thus

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kim Blair; David W. Miller; David Darmofal; Col. Peter W. Young; Doris Brodeur

course in Aerodynamics, a casestudy from either industry or government is used to provide an authentic problem. In thepast, Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems provided scenarios for design projectsthat are typical of those encountered in the aircraft industry. Upper-level capstone coursesare entirely problem-based: Experimental Projects Laboratory Space SystemsEngineering, and the CDIO Capstone Course. In these PBL experiences, students identifyproblems of interest to them and experiment to find solutions, as well as design complexsystems that integrate engineering fundamentals in a multidisciplinary approach.The Director of The Learning Lab for Complex Systems in MIT's Aero/Astro Department

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Devdas Shetty

, freshman-level course and progressing throughintermediate courses at the sophomore and junior level, culminating in the capstone designexperience at the senior level. The introduction of design-oriented courses in each year of theengineering curriculum has given the students an opportunity to make connections betweenvarious courses and obtain a better perspective of engineering practice. For each of the fouryears, design-oriented courses have been established, as shown in Figure 2. Both technical andnon-technical aspects of design are treated in depth using lectures, case studies and collaborativegroup projects. These courses and design projects provide the skills in problem solving,communication, computer skills, ethics, time management, team

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Stephen; Jerry Weinberg

Capstone Course.The HCI course provides students with the basis for performing the design work in theircapstone projects. The capstone projects are solicited from the University and local community.Because these are actual projects with non-computer professional users it is important that thestudents understand how to interact, gather data, and design with users who do not have acomputing background.The HCI course is structured around the steps in the Contextual Design approach5: • User interviewing & observation • Data modeling & model consolidation • Brainstorming • Paper prototyping • Usability testingContextual Design relies on ethnographic techniques from anthropology6, 4, 7, 8. Ethnography is amethod of