Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University; Ismail Capar, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #14630Transforming the CREDLE (Capstone Research Experience for Distance Learn-ing Executives)Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam is an Associate professor with Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. She teaches classes on strategic relationships for industrial distribution, distribu- tion information systems and new directions in Industrial Distribution. She is also the founding faculty and advisor for the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution (SWID). She works on many service learning projects with her students where they work

Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Chad S. Korach, University of Mount Union; Margo Miller, University of Mount Union

designers. To address this idea an integratedgeneral education capstone course is developed that intersects artistic design principles withengineering design. The course is co-taught by engineering and art department faculty membersusing project-based learning and delivery is through a lecture-studio model. Students from allmajors across campus enroll, these have included students from engineering, art, as well as thesocial and natural sciences and humanities which presents challenges for instruction andpedagogy. Structurally, the course is divided into three scaffolded projects beginning with anindividual project, followed by pairs, and the final project being a team of three or four students,respectively. Students work in broad-based

Conference Session

Design for the Environment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dong Young Jang, Seoul National University of Technology; Heewon Lee, Seoul National University of Technology; Sitae Won, Seoul National University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

oriented) themes for graduation projects andinducing students to industry, new approaches of industry-academy cooperation and apractical engineering design education have been created. This paper will explain anddiscuss this newly established engineering design education model, results from the capstonedesign education, and its effects on design education.2. Capstone Design EducationThe level of domestic design technologies reaches only about 50%-70% of the top level ofthe world. When a new design technology is introduced, 5~20% of overall sales must beincreased. 1 The domestic industry is especially lacking in system design technology (46.9%)and materials technology (28.8%). 1 Also, at least 2-3 years of field training and experienceneeded for

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; J. Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Page 14.169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Aligning Goals of Capstone Design, Service Learning and Adapted Physical ActivityAbstractGiven that senior capstone design courses are critical elements in achieving importantundergraduate engineering education outcomes and that universities are increasinglyemphasizing a humanitarian component in institutional-level outcomes, we posit service learningpedagogy is well suited to accomplish both. In this paper, we describe the integration of servicelearning projects into existing senior level mechanical, computer and multidisciplinary seniordesign classes. These projects focus on the design, building and testing of adapted physicalactivity

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kenneth J. Fischer; Christopher D. Depcik; Lorin P. Maletsky; Robert M. Sorem; Ronald L. Dougherty

A Three-Semester Capstone Design Sequence: Advantages and Disadvantages Kenneth J. Fischer, Christopher D. Depcik, Lorin P. Maletsky, Robert M. Sorem, Ronald L. Dougherty University of Kansas, Mechanical EngineeringAbstractEngineering departments have many possibilities when it comes to the organization of thecapstone design experience. This experience is generally packaged in one or two semesters inthe Senior year of engineering students. Curricula include varying levels of content related to thedesign process and tools that facilitate the process, in addition to the actual performance of thedesign project. In addition, the outcomes of

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Matthew J Haslam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Mary Angela Beck, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

to a panelof industry experts. At these briefings, the team members and DTL publicly defend both theirtechnical work and their collaborative work as a team.The primary objective of this paper is to report the preliminary results of a study conducted inFall 2018 to determine whether senior students were prepared to work collaboratively in largeteams over extended periods of time, to identify any gaps in preparation, and to pinpoint thesources of such gaps. To this end, the study’s methodology included capstone team membersand collecting follow-up written surveys; team composition and team projects in all requiredAE and ME courses were also documented and patterns identified.The research revealed a clear gap between what was required from

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Capstone Courses in a New ABET Accredited Electrical Engineering ProgramAbstractThe purpose of capstone design project courses is to provide graduating senior students theopportunity to demonstrate understanding of the concepts they have learned during their studies.As with many computer science and engineering programs, students of the electrical engineeringprogram at Utah Valley University (UVU) conclude their degree programs with a two-semestercapstone design experience. The intent is for students to utilize competencies developed in thefirst three years of the curriculum in the solution of a complex design problem.This paper

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

Authors

Shashi S. Marikunte, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Saravanan Gurupackiam, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

through Inter-Disciplinary Capstone Design ProjectShashi S. Marikunte, Ph.D., P.E.Penn State HarrisburgSaravanan Gurupackiam, Ph.D., P.E.Penn State HarrisburgAbstractIn many universities, capstone project is associated with an advanced course, which focus on theexpertise in one concentration area. This limits student learning of interdependency of otherdisciplines within the major for problem solving. At our program, we formulated a creative wayto use the traditional course offering yet provide an opportunity for students to work on an inter-disciplinary project in civil engineering. Students from three concentration areas within civilengineering (structures, construction, and transportation) were offered an

Conference Session

BME Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko

2004-730 Optimizing Student Learning in a BME Capstone Design Course Sequence Richard J. Jendrucko Jack F. Wasserman Biomedical Engineering Program The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleIntroductionThe undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) program at the University ofTennessee, Knoxville (UTK) was initiated in the fall of 2000. The 136 semester-hourcurriculum was designed to prepare students for a variety of careers and to meet ABETaccreditation requirements. Among the most prominent of the ABET requirements is thatthe curriculum include a capstone

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2: Experiential Learning in Biomedical Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M. Golecki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

several levels of design across different programs. This includes Capstone in theBachelors (BS) program, Professional Capstone in the Master of Engineering (MEng) program,and the Capstone Projects course in the College of Medicine. Having multiple disconnected levelsof design presents numerous challenges, such as sourcing projects, structuring the scope ofprojects, and sharing resources both physical and personnel related. As a result, we elected todevelop a shared resource model for projects across these programs to meet the needs of eachprogram and to enhance the learning experience and professional preparation for students. In thisnew model, medical students develop projects based on needs identified during clinical rotations.Medical students

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Miguel A. Ramos; Enrique Barbieri

variables varied slightly. However, the effectiveness of assessments in spring2007 was tenuous. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of the results aswell as outlining next steps in the assessment process for the course. IntroductionThe intent of the Computer Engineering Technology capstone course (ELET 4308) is toprovide students with a dynamic learning environment that simulates industryexpectations (e.g. deadlines and production of deliverables). The assessment andevaluation structure of the course encourages active participation and exposes students toall phases of the project development life cycle. Technical depth of the subject, teamwork, planning, scope, student commitment and successful

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Aeronautical Engineering Technology program has senior level capstone courses thatintegrate knowledge gained through undergraduate courses. Three of these capstone coursesrequire the students to plan, design, build, test, and implement product or process improvements.Faculty members have designed these courses in the curriculum to focus students on productdesign and process improvement. The courses use Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology andtechniques as a structured approach to problem-solving, product design, and processimprovement. This combination of design project experience and LSS knowledge is anadvantage for graduates seeking careers in aerospace and aviation, as the LSS methodology iswidely used across multiple disciplines to achieve dramatic

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

‘relevance’ into engineering education. Among the most pressing are the culminating experience of a ‘capstone’ and incorporation of instruction in ‘real-world’ applications and in innovative thinking. This paper will examine one approach for integrating entrepreneurship, innovation and real-world design into the engineering capstone experience. The paper will report on a recent multi-disciplinary capstone course that partnered with a small business enterprise. The project enrolled senior engineering students in four disciplines, along with a supporting cast from other colleges, in design of a product to fulfill real-world needs and constraints, a production system for its serial manufacture and a business enterprise for

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University

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Design in Engineering Education

theireffectiveness and how the feedback of the assessment is fed back to the studentsto keep them in the assessment loop. These assessments satisfied a-k programoutcomes, benefited the students and provided valuable information to improvethe program. The engineering program had a successful ABET visit in 2005.IntroductionCriterion 4 of ABET 2000 requires that students participate in a major designexperience prior to graduation. Project based senior capstone courses satisfy thiscriterion very well. These senior design projects also have the added advantage ofbeing a great venue to demonstrate the ABET Engineering criterion 3 (a-k)program outcomes.The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and implementation ofthe assessments tools that satisfy

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Lewis, North Carolina State University; Michael Leming, North Carolina State University

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Construction

AC 2010-899: INVOLVING INDUSTRY PARTNERS IN CONSTRUCTIONENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT CAPSTONE COURSESPhil Lewis, North Carolina State UniversityMichael Leming, North Carolina State University Page 15.816.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Involving Industry Partners in Construction Engineering and Management Capstone CoursesAbstractThe objective of this paper is to share the experiences of faculty using a case study project in aconstruction engineering capstone course as part of a construction engineering and managementcurriculum. This case study may be used by others as a model for incorporating industrypartners in capstone courses

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Roger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University; Thomas Hellmuth, LeTourneau University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

This requirement can be met in anumber of ways, including a structured simulated experience or by an actual capstone projectthat requires the involvement of several disciplines.Obstacles to multi-disciplinary teamwork, including disciplinary competition, communicationproblems, and scheduling difficulties often limit the effectiveness of such teams. We previouslyreported2 on a series of curriculum “tools” which have been initiated in our program to insurethat students will have a measure of success in project teamwork. These methods include (1)multiple and varied opportunities for projects in teams, (2) early involvement in senior projectteams, (3) specific training for teamwork, (4) coursework in and application of projectmanagement techniques

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Mackay, University of Toronto; Hamid Timorabadi, University of Toronto

Paper ID #36648Improving Capstone Outcomes: Changes to Deliverables andAccommodating Remote LearningAlexander James Mackay Alexander Mackay received a B.Eng degree in electrical engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2017. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at the University of Toronto, where he received a M.A.Sc. degree in 2020. His research interests include engineering design projects and their implementation, phased array feed structures, leaky-wave antennas and radar imaging systems.Hamid S Timorabadi (Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream) Hamid

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

experience in their senior year, formed the first all-female capstone team. The project the team selected was the conceptual design of a performance and visual art center for an existing nonprofit “village” that houses physically and emotionally abused girls. Each team member was responsible for the design of a component of the project based on her civil engineering subdiscipline. An all-female group of industry practitioners agreed to serve as mentors to the capstone team throughout the project cycle. With significant input from the practitioner-mentors, the students designed the project and not only presented to faculty and advisory board members, they also presented to the local chapter of a female-based construction industry

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design courses with Strong Industrial ParticipationAbstractThe objective of this paper is to present our findings and experiences in how to use industrialprojects successfully, especially in terms of guidelines for selecting projects and managing themthroughout the course. This paper will convey the impact of the changes to student learning andoverall experience of the faculty involved using industry projects.The goal was to significantly elevate the quality of project work undertaken, and this wasaccomplished by having teams of three or four students working under real world constraints oftime and budget, to produce a product or process that meet client's specifications. The first stepin this

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design Experience - An Industry Based Partnership Ismail I. Orabi, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering Tagliatela College of Engineering University of New Haven West Haven, CT 06516AbstractThe objective of this paper is to present our findings and experiences in how to use industrialprojects successfully, especially in terms of guidelines for selecting projects and managing themthroughout the course. This paper will convey the impact of the changes to student learning andoverall experience of the faculty involved using

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vivek Sharma, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Development and Implementation of an Industry Sponsored Construction Management Capstone CourseIntroductionCapstone courses have been used by construction programs to prepare graduates for thechallenges and realities of the construction industry.1,2At Texas State University-San Marcos, acapstone course for construction science and management (CSM) majors has been taught for thepast decade. This course had been evolving over this period. Initially, the course entailedstudents completing a “real world” residential project outside the campus. Students were largelyinvolved in the physical aspects of the construction process. However, owing to legal

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Steven Welch, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

positive changes to thesuccess of the course and improvements in learning outcomes. The most significant impact hasarisen from changing the focus of the pre-capstone course from completing projects that utilizedspecific knowledge domains of electrical engineering to defining and modeling the designprocess by establishing project milestones which follow the design process. A second changethat had large positive impact on student success is developing resources to improve teamfunctioning, matching team size to project complexity, and creating a project manager role oneach team. Finally, changes to the learning environment which mimic an actual professionalworkplace and reduce the barriers to completing design projects have proven effective

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Ordonez, Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal do Parana; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Design in Engineering Education

Integration of Capstone Design Experience with the International Exchange ProgramThis work presents an overview of our recent efforts introducing international aspects into thesenior capstone design curriculum. Partly based on our previous experience, we proposed andreceived funding for the integration of international design project collaboration into aninternational exchange program between U.S. and Brazil funded by the U.S. Department ofEducation’s Fund for the Improvement for Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) and theCoordination for Graduate Studies of the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES). Theproposal involves four universities, two from U.S. and two from Brazil and encompasses twomain research areas in aerospace

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Juliet Hurtig, Ohio Northern University

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Design in Engineering Education

Criterion 5 states that “[s]tudents must be prepared for engineering practice througha curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiplerealistic constraints.” However, the definition of what constitutes an “appropriate engineeringstandard” has been subjected to various interpretations, both wide and narrow. Arguments havebeen made that all capstone design projects must include engineering standards from theappropriate professional society: IEEE Standards for electrical and computer engineers, ASMEStandards for mechanical engineers, and so on. However, members of the educationalcommunity have objected to this approach

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

Central Piedmont Community College. He also has nine years of industrial work experience. Page 14.404.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Defining the Role of the Faculty Advisor in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design CourseAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at California State University Chico utilizes atwo-semester capstone course in senior design project. Project work is accomplished in groups,which are assigned a single faculty advisor for the duration of the project.Senior exit surveys, along with substantial anecdotal evidence, have repeatedly identifiedadvisement of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth E. Anderson, University of Washington; Beth Kolko, University of Washington

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

based on student projects and survey responses. Thecourse sequence is currently being offered for a second time.IntroductionResearch on attracting and retaining students suggests that educators should portray engineeringas a field through which one can contribute to the social good. ABET, in turn, asks that weprovide our students with “the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.”1 Exposingstudents to ways that technology is having an impact in low-income regions and the developingworld is one mechanism for making engineering relevant and showing its power to impact theworld positively. In this paper we describe a year-long multidisciplinary capstone

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Patrick Sours, Ohio State University; Michael J. Hagenberger, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Capstone course sequence was created to meet the increasing student demand for projectswith a humanitarian engineering context and to develop the global competencies required for studentsto successfully complete these projects. The demand was created due to the number of OSU studentspursing a Humanitarian Engineering Minor and/or the Global Option distinction. Students in theseprograms are required to participate in a capstone design experience that involves a global orhumanitarian focus.This paper will: 1. outline the Global Capstone course sequence development process, 2. describe the structure and learning outcomes of the Global Capstone course, 3. reflect on the challenges associated with managing a program focused on complex real

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

V.J. Deleveaux; C.O. Ruud

” workshop sponsored by the Penn State University, forthe National Coalition for Manufacturing Leadership, the consensus opinion of the industryparticipants seconded that two of the major skills in which engineering graduates were weak areinterpersonal and communication [NCML,1996]Consequently, the Penn State Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (I & ME) departmenthas designed a Capstone course to address these weakness. The Capstone course began in theSpring of 1994 as a joint effort between Industrial and Aerospace Engineering to design andmanufacture a full size sail plane. By the fall of 1995 the course had expanded to 10 projects; allof which were inter-disciplinary. Examples of projects include: design and fabrication of semi-automated

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wayne Blanding; Scott Kiefer; Kala Meah; Tristan Ericson

essentially a full summer semester) and the following spring. The first semester isfocused on research and design, and the second semester is dedicated to build and test. At thebeginning of the first semester, students are already placed on capstone projects and the researchphase begins in earnest to allow enough time to complete a project design by the end of thesemester. We have historically targeted projects that require at least eight students, andsometimes up to twenty, that require students from our various engineering disciplines(mechanical, electrical, computer). Recent examples include autonomous robots for theInternational Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) and formula style race cars for the Society ofAutomotive Engineering Formula Student

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Erin George, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

2006-986: RETROCOMMISSIONING (RCX) MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ON AUNIVERSITY CAMPUS: STUDENT CAPSTONE EXPERIENCEMargaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of TechnologyErin George, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 11.1092.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Retrocommissioning (RCX) Mechanical Systems on a University Campus: Student Capstone ExperienceAbstractSenior engineering students at Rochester Institute of Technology are required to complete a 22-week culminating project prior to graduating. This multidisciplinary project assembles teams ofstudents in various engineering majors to work together on an engineering design projectsponsored by