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FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Wight, Norwich University; R. Danner Friend, Norwich University; Jacques Beneat, Norwich University; William Barry, Norwich University

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First-Year Programs

semester includes hands-on work in the fluids laboratory. Students will measure the height of water above a weir and the amount of water flowing over it. They will then use MATLAB to show the relationship between the two and determine the appropriate weir coefficients.8. The final project of the second semester, which will serve as a capstone for the two-course sequence, involves the design of a water system for a medium-sized town. The design will include economic, environmental, and societal considerations as well as technical aspects of the design such as the size of reservoirs and pipes and the locations and capacities of pumps. Each team will be required to design, test, and debug a small scale model of the water system based

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Multidisciplinary and Capstone Experiences in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ejiwale, Jackson State University

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Manufacturing

arenas,as shown by feedback from various internship sponsors. Similarly, topics in nanoscale scienceand other cutting edge research are presented in a weekly seminar series and each semester theseminar features a number of presentations by outside speakers, and a forum where studentspresent their research projects. Through this media, students from the Department of Technologytaking ITMF 420 are required to participate in the lectures and seminars series to enhance thehands-on application of the AFM and STM tools as a partial fulfillment of the course.Utilization of the core laboratories and facilities at JSUThe core laboratories and facilities at JSU provide researchers with adequate resources such asequipment, technologies, and support

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Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

, faculty can encounter difficulty ensuring individualgrades reflect the quantity and value of individual work and not just the collective grade of thegroup. This paper outlines the various steps the mechanical engineering faculty took to provide amore standardized, objective, fair grading process in the capstone course. These steps includeuse of a non-numeric rubric for grading briefings, graded peer reviews, a more objective rubricfor grading written documents, and the use of course directors to standardize the grading process.Introduction The mechanical engineering curriculum at the United States Military Academy (USMA)includes a capstone design project as a culminating experience that draws on fundamentalengineering concepts students have

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Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

currently beingutilized in the automotive industry is required. Page 13.831.2The implemented tool has been tested with brake hoses. The use of three-dimensional cubicsplines in combination with discrete flexible links has resulted in an adequate solidrepresentation of the flexible elements. As with all software-based engineering tools, it isrequired to have validation of the implementation. In order to do so with the proposed CAD-based tool it was necessary to apply Reverse Engineering (RE) techniques. Towards this end, asa Capstone Design Project in our Engineering Design Technology program, a testing fixture tohave wheel/suspension components was

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Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

students to think about the principles involvedrather than just record and analyze data.This device was designed and built by one Mechanical Engineering Technology student duringone semester as a senior project. There are many well recognized benefits for a studentparticipating in this type of project. First, the project exposes the student to the difficultiesinvolved in defining real world problems and in meeting important deadlines. At Penn State Page 13.49.9Behrend, the capstone experience requires the student to formally define the scope andlimitations of the project and to provide a Gnatt chart showing the project schedule. Studentsmust

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Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cliff Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Nicholas Salamon, Pennsylvania State University; Andrew Miller, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

mustpractice divergent thinking to explore the entire design space, which is an immensely importantskill for developing creative and effective solutions. Learning design via a team-based designproject promotes cognitive skills, social skills, management skills, and positive personal traits.Design and development of an open ended design project is discussed. The team-based projectprogresses over approximately ten weeks in an elementary strength of materials course. Thisprovides a significant design experience for engineering students that helps bridge the gapbetween the first-year engineering design course and the capstone design project that engineeringstudents typically do in their senior year. The project requires student teams to: work together

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Source Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1306: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECONOMIC MODEL FORBIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN GHANAMark Henderson, Arizona State UniversityBradley Rogers, Arizona State University Page 13.1216.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Development of an Economic Model for Biodiesel Production in GhanaAbstractIn this paper, the results of a project in which an interdisciplinary team of honors studentstravelled to Ghana in West Africa for the purpose of developing an economic model of biodieselproduction from energy crops in this region is described. The students included majors inengineering, business and finance, economics, and global studies

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Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University

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Mechanics

in a state of rest or uniform motion, is afundamental course. The concepts in statics serve as the building blocks for future courses inengineering, mechanics of solids in particular. However, from our experience in teaching follow-on courses to statics, mechanics of solids, machine design, aircraft structures, aerospace andmechanical engineering capstone design courses, and finite element analysis, we found twofundamental disconnects present in some of the most popular statics textbooks: • Emphasis, perhaps overemphasis, of the role of vectors in analyzing structures. This may be attributed to a strong influence of physics in the texts. Then, the text-books in mechanics of solids do not even mention the vector concepts

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Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; William Moeller, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Liberal Education

museum to help it beginupdating its displays on recent developments in materials; junior fluids, junior circuits, seniormicroprocessor, senior design of machine elements, and senior capstone design are havingstudents design and build various parts of an automated canal lock opener for a local nationalpark. Many of the projects are low-cost and can be implemented by individual faculty memberswithout the requirement of a formal institutional program. These S-L projects are integrated intoa wide variety of core courses (and not just design courses) and represent typically from 10 to20% of the grade.IntroductionWe define service-learning as a hands-on learning approach in which students achieve academicobjectives in a credit-bearing course by

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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International

its 18 year old capstone senior designprojects. The advantages of international experiences for engineering students are welldocumented: • Students have the opportunity to partner with local or international organizations. • Students get exposed to international design codes and standards. • Students get to experience the global working environment.These are just a few of the benefits associated with international projects. However gettinginvolved in foreign projects is not without its problems: • Students face challenges associated with distance (e.g., site visits). • Students have to deal with the different cultural and educational environments. • Students experience difficulty obtaining

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robin K. Burk

crafting similar project-basedlearning courses.IntroductionThe role of capstone projects is well-established in many engineering programs1. Capstone projectcourses have “evolved over the years from ‘made up’ projects devised by faculty to industry-sponsoredprojects where companies provide ‘real’ problems, along with expertise and financial support.”2 Suchprojects may be especially rich in opportunities for students to integrate a variety of curricular materialboth within their discipline and across disciplines.3In lieu of industry-sponsored projects, capstone courses at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) are oftenexecuted on behalf of Army, Defense or other federal agency clients, thereby providing students withopportunities to integrate both their

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Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Thomas Keyser, Western New England College; Eric Haffner, Western New England College; Anne Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.; Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.

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Biomedical

the design process. Such design experiences commonlyoccur in first year introduction to design courses 1, 2 and capstone design courses. 3, 4, 5 Facultymembers in biomedical engineering and industrial engineering at Western New England Collegehave previously described a 5-week design experience,6 based on the NISH National ScholarAward for Workplace Innovation & Design,7 that provided an opportunity for students to designassistive technologies for workers with disabilities at Goodwill Industries of theSpringfield/Hartford Area, Inc., a local nonprofit agency performing light manufacturing work.These projects were completed in interdisciplinary teams as requirements in senior biomedicalengineering and industrial engineering laboratory

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin-Hwan Lee, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati; Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

Computer Engineering. It now includes students from mechanicalengineering, environmental engineering, biomedical engineering, and chemistry.Figure 1. MEMS and BioMEMS courses offered at the University of Cincinnati.Fifth-year undergraduate students (seniors) in the Electrical and Computer EngineeringDepartment take a sequence of 3 senior capstone courses for a total of 9 credit hours in theirsenior year.4 Typically, students self-organize into teams and select a project of interest. Theymay choose a variety of projects proposed by industry, community organizations, professors, co-op employers, or themselves. All teams meet with the course instructor and complete a series ofdeliverables to specify and document their projects. Each team has a

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Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-2381: GROUP SELECTION TECHNIQUES FOR A MECHANICALENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT COURSEGregory Watkins, California State University, Chico Page 13.656.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Group Selection Techniques for a Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project CourseAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at California State University Chico utilizes a two-semester capstone course in senior design project. It is required that students perform the projectwork in groups, as that is a measured outcome in the course. Assigning students to groups haslong been problematic, with no satisfactory solution despite numerous

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jiancheng Liu; Ashland O. Brown

designconsiderations into account.ABET is making increasing demands to integrate projects into engineering curriculum. Studentdesign and analysis projects can improve student learning and cultivate the ability to solveengineering problems. Machine Design and Analysis is a capstone course for the studentsmajoring in mechanical engineering. Student projects and “hands-on” experiences can improvestudent satisfaction and learning. Therefore, it is worthwhile to try new teaching methodologyfor this course to allow students to employ what they have learned and what they are learning; todevelop the skill to tolerate ambiguity that shows up in viewing design and handle uncertainty; todevelop the skill that can simplify the real design problem into an analytic model

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vicky Fang, Cedarville University; Clinton Kohl, Cedarville University

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Electrical and Computer

4) run the test program ontheir hardware. Cedarlogic is a unique real-time digital logic simulator designed by six of oursenior engineering and computer science students for their capstone project over two successiveyears. In Cedarlogic, a logic high signal is shown in red, a logic low signal is shown in black,while high impedance is shown in green. As a result, when a project is working correctlystudents can actually watch all the internal signals within the computer “dancing” with the clock.Students can watch how the address buses change, how the data is latched, and how the ALUcalculates... It is a real-time simulation, an experience which uncovers the mysterious veil of thecomputer. The students are excited to watch their computer

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Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder

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International

Environmental Engineering (EVEN). These students take the course duringtheir senior year. The course is also taken by Civil Engineering (CVEN) students who select toemphasize environment and water, either as their capstone design course or as a technicalelective. The course also is co-taught with a graduate section. Graduate students taking thecourse are earning an MS or PhD in Civil Engineering with an environmental emphasis. Most ofthe students either lacked a BS degree in engineering or were enrolled in the Engineering forDeveloping Communities (EDC) emphasis. Demographics of the students enrolled in the courseare summarized in Table 3.In fall 2006, the course included 3 projects. All of the projects served real clients and wereservice-learning

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Design for Society and the Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Samir Hefzy, The University of Toledo; Mehdi Pourazady, The University of Toledo; Abdollah Aliakbarkhan Afjeh, The University of Toledo

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Design in Engineering Education

project and can be found atthe following URL address:http://www.eng.utoledo.edu/mime/design_clinic/design_expo/fall00pages/2000-01-06/home.htmlFigure 3 Vertical Wheelchair Platform Lift Figure 4 Isometric Schematic of the Vertical Wheelchair Platform Lift Page 13.521.12Outcomes of the Senior Design Course in the Mechanical Engineering Department:The ME Senior Design course is the capstone event of undergraduate education. Each project isdesigned to address several of the “a-k” ABET evaluation criteria for engineering programs(Table 2). The course outcomes are listed in Table

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Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology5 (ABET). This educational gap is commonamongst engineering curricula. Figure 1 (a) below illustrates the knowledge and skills gapbetween traditional computer and electrical engineering curricula and those engineering skillsrequired for successful job performance. At Cal Poly, the traditional CPE and EE courses takenbefore systems design and the capstone project sequence include, computer engineeringorientation, fundamentals of computer programming I, II and III, discrete structures, digitaldesign, computer design and assembly language programming, electric circuit analysis I, II andIII, continuous-time signals and systems, semiconductor device electronics, and digitalelectronics and integrated circuits

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Projects & Partnerships Result in Student Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Wanless, Michigan Technological University; Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University; John Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Wanless, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

BottleBot can be referenced in Appendix A Figure 2. Videos of the robotcan also be seen on YouTube.com and Geekologie.com along with an equally impressive Legobottle opener.Project BackgroundThe concept for this project took a very different angle than these previous very ambitiousexamples. Rather than using this idea as a senior design capstone project, the intent was tointroduce the project into the undergraduate freshman level courses and incorporate it all the way Page 13.1292.5through the senior level courses. The project would bring students’ various levels of knowledge

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Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Brian Schratz, Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace

flight project. This typically occurs for one oftwo reasons: a technology addresses a specific student interest that may benefit future SSPLefforts, or the technology is identified as mission-enabling or mission-enhancing for futureefforts.First, as a student lab, it is important to allow students to explore their own interests. Often theseinterests can be recast in a way that also adds to the capability of SSPL. Similarly, this programallows for the integration of outside student groups, such as senior capstone projects or studentspursing independent studies and theses.Second, previous projects have occasionally struggled with pressures from students trying toprepare mission-critical components on the project timeline. With a dynamic student

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Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kin Moy, Youngstown State University

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Engineering Technology

Process Control Technology Microprocessors 1 & 2 Microprocessors 1 & 2 Microprocessors 3 Electromagnetic fields 1 Electromagnetic fields 2 Energy Conversion Machine Programmable Logic Controllers Fiber Optics Variable Speed Drive Capstone CapstoneA quick review of the above table indicated that the major difference in course topics was thatelectromagnetic field theory was not in the EET curriculum. Since

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Instrumentation and Measurement: Innovative Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Instrumentation

insight into the “laboratory based problem solvinglearning environment” that has been developed with financial and technical assistancefrom local industries. The discussion will also identify how the “need” for this type ofproject based curriculum became obvious. Four prerequisite courses are briefly describedbefore focusing on the project based capstone course. These four courses provide thestudents with the technical skill sets needed to succeed in the senior level capstonecourse. Accomplishments and outcomes from the student perspective, the Universityperspective, and the industry perspective will also be shared.Our advancing world of computer integration, process control, industrial automation, andtelecommunications requires technical problem

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Robin K. Burk

crafting similar project-basedlearning courses.IntroductionThe role of capstone projects is well-established in many engineering programs1. Capstone projectcourses have “evolved over the years from ‘made up’ projects devised by faculty to industry-sponsoredprojects where companies provide ‘real’ problems, along with expertise and financial support.”2 Suchprojects may be especially rich in opportunities for students to integrate a variety of curricular materialboth within their discipline and across disciplines.3In lieu of industry-sponsored projects, capstone courses at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) are oftenexecuted on behalf of Army, Defense or other federal agency clients, thereby providing students withopportunities to integrate both their

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Burian, University of Utah; William Johnson, University of Utah; Fred Montague, University of Utah; Arrin Holt, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates; Jim Nielson, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates; Rachel David, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates

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Civil Engineering

real world use.” ̇ “This course was much like the capstone course in that it was to solve real world problems.” ̇ “The course did not cover several issues addressed in the capstone course, for example: ethics, finance, and drafting.” ̇ “Design courses focus on understanding the mechanics while working on a project requires higher thinking to understand the context those mechanics and their applicability to the project. A good analogy for the differences would be a toolbox. Design classes focus on what is in the toolbox while working on a project focuses on selecting the right tool for the job.” ̇ “The capstone class is required and individual roles are assigned. For many students, it is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Zahed Sheikholeslami, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

projects at the institution. These include thecapstone design courses that are an integral part of each departmental curriculum, the seniorproject and thesis requirements for students, and the individual interests and efforts of bothstudents and faculty. In the current nascent stage of the PBLI there are a range of activitiesacross the spectrum of departments. Unit requirements for the capstone design experience rangefrom 4 to 9 quarter units, senior projects are occasionally integrated with capstone design, butmany are stand-alone classes or individual study experiences. Single student experiences are thenorm, with a few departments offering “interdisciplinary” experiences. Projects range frominstructor selected activities across an entire course

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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environmentalengineering course required for all Civil Engineering students. Course projects previous to 2004involved a variety of term papers on technical topics sometimes focusing on case studies.Assessment data and informal feedback seemed to indicate that students were not inspired bythese “paper studies” and that there was also a need to enhance student contact with practitionersin the field and to better prepare them for the open-ended, client driven team projects they wouldencounter in their senior capstone design experience. When the staff at the City of GrotonWastewater Treatment Plant approached the Environmental Engineering II teacher aboutdeveloping an educational brochure for the plant, service-learning was eagerly incorporated intothe course. These

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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environmentalengineering course required for all Civil Engineering students. Course projects previous to 2004involved a variety of term papers on technical topics sometimes focusing on case studies.Assessment data and informal feedback seemed to indicate that students were not inspired bythese “paper studies” and that there was also a need to enhance student contact with practitionersin the field and to better prepare them for the open-ended, client driven team projects they wouldencounter in their senior capstone design experience. When the staff at the City of GrotonWastewater Treatment Plant approached the Environmental Engineering II teacher aboutdeveloping an educational brochure for the plant, service-learning was eagerly incorporated intothe course. These

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DEED Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

good understanding of the design process and, in particular, of how to perform each of thetasks involved in it.A very effective approach to teach product design and development is to use a project basedlearning strategy in which students have to immediately apply the concepts, methodologies andtools presented in the course to a project that has the key elements found in an industrial settingbut that meets the severe time constraints found in an academic environment. At the present timesome Senior Design Project and Capstone-type senior-level courses are following that particularapproach (see for example Dutson et al.1, Catalano et al.2, and Muci-Küchler and Weaver3). Inaddition, some of the freshman, sophomore and/or junior level design

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Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

School Press, Boston, M.A.,1993[4.] Dutson, A., Todd, R., Magleby, S., and Sorenson, C., “A Review of the Literature on Teaching EngineeringDesign Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 1997, pp. 17-28.[5.] Davis, D., Gentili, K., Trevisan, M., and Calkins, D., “Engineering Design Assessment Processes and ScoringScales for Program Improvement and Accountability,” Journal of Engineering Education, April 2002, pp. 211-221.[6.] Howe, S. and Wilbarger, J., "2005 National Survey of Engineering Capstone Design Courses", Proceedings ofthe 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, ASEE, 2006.[7.] Todd, R., Magleby, S., Sorenson, C., Swan, B., and Anthony, D., “A Survey Of Capstone Engineering CoursesIn