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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Blake Bath

Session 1265 Field Session at Colorado School of Mines A Capstone Applied Mathematics/Computer Science Course Barbara Blake Bath Colorado School of Mines Each student at the Colorado School of Mines completes “Field Session” as one of thegraduation requirements. In Chemical Engineering, the students do unit operations labs, inPetroleum Engineering, they get hands on experience in petroleum extraction, in CivilEngineering, they learn to survey, and in Mining Engineering, they actually work in the school’sexperimental mine. In the Department of Mathematical

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

Second Edition (BOK2), aspromulgated by the American Society of Civil Engineers. During initial discussions, facultyrecognized that the program outcomes dovetailed perfectly with the goal of revitalizing the capstone.This paper discusses how the participation of industry practitioners, and adopting the BOK2outcomes, were applied to the capstone content, resulting in a much more interesting, professionaland vibrant sequence. Examples of resultant positive changes include clearer student deliverables andevaluator expectations, a more pragmatic approach to project scope and documentation, andmeaningful student/practitioner interaction at important project junctures.I. IntroductionThis manuscript focuses on re-engineering the major design and

Conference Session

Lean and Six Sigma Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Leduc, Ball State University; Gary Hadley, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis; Mark Ratzlaff, 3M

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Manufacturing

. Page 15.665.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Immersive Learning using Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Capstone CourseAbstractThis paper will discuss how Lean Six Sigma immersive learning projects were used to satisfyrequirements for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MfgET) capstone experiences andLean Six Sigma Black Belt certification projects; as well as satisfying an important componentof Ball State University’s strategic plan. The three driving components will be summarized and ahistory of how Lean Six Sigma projects became the core which links the three drivingcomponents will be provided. Seven Lean Six Sigma projects (four of which also served asMfgET

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Materials, laboratory and field testing of structures and the fatigue behavior of concrete bridges. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Inter-Collaborative Learning in Capstone Design How Do We Optimize Costs and Benefits?AbstractThe civil engineering programs at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RH) and GonzagaUniversity (GU) have been seeking to understand how to best facilitate capstone projects incollaboration with students at other institutes. We have the following questions – • How beneficial is it for student teams to spend time together in person to understand their cultural differences and to develop a team rapport? • How beneficial is it

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Selin Arslan; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering and the program director for the Master of Science in Automotive Engineering. In addition, he is faculty co-advisor for the Collegiate Chapter of SAE and the Blue Devil Motorsports Organization. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Three Semester Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Sequence Based on SAE Collegiate Design SeriesAbstractMechanical engineering students at Lawrence Technological University complete a five-credithour capstone project: either an SAE collegiate design series (CDS) vehicle or an industry-sponsored project (ISP). Students who select the SAE CDS option enroll in a three semester, threecourse sequence. Each team of seniors designs

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Brian Eickhoff, Sentera, LLC; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Liang Zhan, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Robert M. Nelson, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Design in Engineering Education

Developing a Computer Engineering Capstone Design Course with a Startup CompanyAbstractEngineering faculty responsible for leading capstone projects are often faced with challenges indefining project topics for students. There is an ongoing need for developing new project topicsthat can be tackled by teams of upper-division undergraduate students. In contrast, during theearly phases of establishing a profitable business, many startup companies are faced with anoverwhelming number of research and development tasks required to build innovative products.Due to constraints in engineering resources or subject matter expertise, some of these projectsmay be deferred or left unsolved within the startup organization. Some of these

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University; Santaneel Ghosh, Southeast Missouri State University; Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Technology, Madras, India, and Ph.D. in applied analysis from State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is a senior life member of IEEE and a member of ACM and AITP. Page 25.1109.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Reflections on Teaching a Consolidated Capstone Design Course to a Mixed Student BodyI. IntroductionDesign is widely considered to be the central or distinguishing activity of engineering 1. TheCapstone Design course has usually been designed as a senior project laboratory to allowinggraduating seniors become prepared for working in

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Keat; Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

Session 3266A Complementary Sequence in Thermal/Fluids and Mechanical Systems for Senior Capstone Design Ann M. Anderson, William D. Keat, and Richard D. Wilk Mechanical Engineering Department Union College Schenectady, NYAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at Union College has developed two senior level designcourses, Design of Thermal/Fluid Systems (DTFS) and Design of Mechanical Systems (DMS)aimed at diversifying the senior capstone design experience. These required courses are project-based

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; David Pines

Session 2615 Town Government, Industry, and University Involvement in the Capstone Design Course at the University of Hartford David S. Pines, M. Saleh Keshawarz Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of HartfordAbstractThe capstone design project at the University of Hartford requires students to work on a “real”civil engineering project that is mentored by an engineering practitioner. This format is anexcellent way in achieving many of the ABET 2000 outcomes. Finding projects that

Conference Session

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Archibald

Session 3566 RECONCILING WELL-DEFINED CAPSTONE OBJECTIVES AND CRITERIA WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTY INVOLVEMENT Mark Archibald, Mark Reuber, Blair Allison GROVE CITY COLLEGEAbstractMechanical engineering capstone design students benefit from interaction with practicingengineers. This is widely recognized, and many programs require students to work onprojects that originate with local industry. This approach has the appeal of “real-world”engineering, and the benefit of external project evaluation. However, it can be difficult toreconcile industry-sponsored projects with established

Conference Session

Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu; Fred Lacy, Southern University and A&M College

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Educational Research and Methods

joined the faculty at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in August 2002 and is currently a professor and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department. Dr. Lacy specializes in developing, man- ufacturing, and characterizing electronics based microsensors for various applications (including sensors for biomedical applications). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A Service-oriented Learning Approach for the Electrical Engineering Capstone DesignCourse Introduction, Senior Design Courses  Project-based learning (PBL) provides a contextual environment that is making learning excitingand relevant to modern industries. Projects are providing opportunities for students to explorereal

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wall; Kathy Belknap

experience either through coop programs and/or the senior design experience. The twosemester senior design sequence offered at the University of Idaho attempts to provide a credible industrialdesign experience by working with industry sponsors. The first semester centers on an individual project and the second semester on a team project. For theteam projects, the instructor identifies an industry sponsor, a support faculty and a group of interested students.During the initial team project identification phase, the instructor works with industry to establish expectations,limitations, and benefits. Involving industry with capstone design keeps the university in touch with industryneeds, helps the students to understand their future role in the

Conference Session

Real-world Applications in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall Timi; Dannie Hutchinson; William Strenth; James Otter

learning styles vs deliverymethods.With the construction industry demands on graduates of construction programs constantlyincreasing, it is important that students in the program receive "real-world" experiences early andoften in their academic career. The importance of integrating real-world professionalconstruction experience, team work/team building, construction company operations andinteractive communication guided the objectives for the second phase of this project.DESCRIPTIONIn order to implement this pilot study, the faculty changed the name of the capstone course toConstruction Senior Projects, and rewrote the description to reflect the proposed methodology.A pseudo-construction company called "PSU Construction" was developed along with

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Paul Harvie, United States Military Academy; Tanya Thais Estes, United States Military Academy; Lisa Shay, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Know Your Role! Designing Faculty and External Stakeholder Roles in a Multidisciplinary Capstone CourseAbstractThis paper describes our development of novel faculty roles and our method for the planning andexecution of projects in our year-long, multidisciplinary capstone experience. Well-defined rolespermit management of increasingly complex multidisciplinary and multidepartment projects,prevent duplication of effort, and help ensure an enriching and rewarding student experience.These roles have enabled us to offer an unprecedented variety and scope of projects with anaverage of

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Jonathan Alan Meckley, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

additionalwriting support to students in multiple courses and provide a bridge for them to connect writingconcepts learned in composition courses and their technical reports.WATTS was developed in a junior-level circuit analysis course, where students were completingthe same lab and writing individual reports. This paper focuses on a senior capstone course thatutilizes concepts taught in previous courses to prepare students to complete an independent teamresearch or design project. Projects are unique, usually based on the needs of an industrialsponsor, and are completed over three consecutive semesters. Each semester, teams write areport based on their activities during that semester, with a comprehensive report in the finalsemester.The multi-semester

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert C. Knox; Robert W. Nairn

, civic organization or environmental authority. The practitioner(s) proposesa specific project with relevant work efforts that will complement their real-world assignmentsand can be completed by undergraduate environmental science and engineering capstonestudents. Faculty members work with the practitioner to refine the proposed capstone project tomeet the educational objectives of the capstone course. These mutually beneficial relationshipsresult in positive “community engagement” which is an increasingly important factor touted byuniversities. The positive community engagement aspect of capstone projects is especiallyimportant to state-funded universities for student recruiting, promoting programs to non-localalumni and for interacting with

Conference Session

Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Marcus Shaffer, Penn State Architecture; Elisha Clark Halpin, Penn State University, School of Theatre, Dance Program; Amy Dupain Vashaw, Center for the Performing Arts @ Penn State; Dorothy H. Evensen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #7070Integrating Engineering and Arts through Capstone Design: Creative Cam-pus Meets the Learning FactoryProf. Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Timothy W. Simpson is a Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Penn State with affiliate appointments in Engineering Design and the College of Information Sciences and Technology. As the Director of the Learning Factory, he coordinated 150 industry-sponsored senior design projects each year for over 700 students in the College of Engineering. He also serves as the Director of the Product Re- alization Minor. His research

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nga Hin Ben Fong, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Patrick Brunese, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

tospend millions of dollars for on-job training and rotational development program on their newlyhires. At the university level, there is always a challenge to implement the engineeringknowledge into industry practice and the real-life product and process applications.Traditionally, higher education institution in engineering introduced the experiential learningcurriculum via Senior Design Capstone Project with the local corporate partnership and theindustrial alumni network [1,2,3,4]. Industries value higher education institutions as the idealpartners to outsource their research and development activities and increase theircompetitiveness via the exchange of knowledge and technology. Meanwhile, their industrypartnerships represent a value-added

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2 - Community Engagement without Frontiers

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Hunt, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Matthew Williamson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Paper ID #37503Engagement in Practice: A model for community partnershipin an infrastructure capstone courseGeorge A Hunt Dr. George Hunt is an environmental and water resources engineer and Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Nebraska.Matthew Williamson (Assistant Professor of Practice) Dr. Matt Williamson is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Dr. Williamson's teaching interests include team-based learning, student inclusion and retention, and engaged project-based learning. Prior to joining the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark F. Costello; Jerry W. Samples

Session 3625 Client Based Capstone Design in Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy Jerry W. Samples, Mark F. Costello United States Military AcademyAbstract: Over the past year the Mechanical Engineering Program at West Point developed a client based capstonedesign course. The clients for the capstone projects are Army Research, Development, and Engineering Centers,Army Research Laboratories, or other Department of the Army agencies with a need. Since cadet interest

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

of Capstone DesignAbstractThe Mechanical, Electrical, and Computer Engineering Programs at York College ofPennsylvania have mandatory co-op programs in which each student receives three semesters ofengineering work experience. Our senior design courses further develop our students’ designand project development skills by intentionally targeting projects that emphasize working withina larger team. For example, we have built autonomous robots for the International GroundVehicle Competition (IGVC) and formula style race cars for the Society of AutomotiveEngineering Formula Student Design Competition (FSAE). While successfully developing ourstudents’ project development and group communication skills, these projects lacked thepersonal

Conference Session

Design Teams 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caroline Clay, Arizona State University; Johannah Daschil; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

- sity. Dr. Nagel joined James Madison University after completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Oregon State University. Nagel teaches and performs research related to engineering design. Specifically, through research, Nagel explores how design interventions commonly used to teach design influence stu- dent learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Qualitative Differences in Learning Processes and Skill Development Across Engineering Capstone TeamsAbstractThis work in progress paper presents a study that follows four engineering capstone teams overthe course of their two-year projects. Students on four

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jesa H. Kreiner; Peter W. Othmer; Timothy W. Lancey

224the design projects. The Power Point or similar presentations which take place at the end ofthe semester in front of Design Juries is the climactic event of the courses where thedefenses of the projects are conducted and which is a significant component of the gradesgiven to each design team member for their performance and contributions to the project.IntroductionContemporary work environments request/mandate that engineers be able to participate inwork on diverse projects and make their contributions to the effort. Therefore it isincumbent on the Universities teaching design to provide the requisite learning experiencespreparing the future engineers to hit the ground running and deliver what is expected ofthem. The Capstone Design

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

applied and leveraged to enhance the capstone experience thatentails industry sponsored design and build style projects. The ability to comfortably interactwith professionals in an industrial environment, manage projects entailing interactions withother portions of the business outside of engineering such as purchasing, skilled trades,marketing, sales and others allows a wide variety of challenging projects to be considered for thecapstone design course. Frequently capstone projects are proposed by companies that currentlyhave one or more co-op students. If appropriate, the co-op student acts as the point of contactbetween the student team and the industry sponsor. This minimizes the amount ofmiscommunication and also allows faster turn-around

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Q Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; J. A. M. Boulet, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Wetteland, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #18808Case Study: A College-Wide Engineering Capstone Experience at the Uni-versity of TennesseeDr. Jennifer Q Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr. Retherford is an alumna of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and received her graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University. She currently teaches a variety of courses supporting the department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Among many structural engineer- ing courses, Dr. Retherford manages the Senior Design Project course for all undergraduate seniors.Dr. J. A. M. Boulet, University of Tennessee, Knoxville J. A. M

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University; Tricia Heather Hatley, Freese and Nichols, Inc

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Civil Engineering

curriculummust prepare graduates to… include principles of sustainability in design...” 8Implementation into Capstone Design ProjectsWhile the Civil Engineering Program Criteria do not explicitly require that sustainability beaddressed within the capstone design project, that is usually the most logical place to include it.Further information is provided in the ASCE Commentary on the Program Criteria 9.As an example, Sattler et al. developed a multidisciplinary capstone course with NationalScience Foundation (NSF) funding support focusing on sustainability. Senior students from civiland industrial engineering participated, designing a biodiesel refinery using vegetable oil wastefrom campus food service. This was the culmination of a series of prior

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Queen Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kelly Summerford Ellenburg, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #16049Impacts of a University-wide Service Learning Program on a Senior Under-graduate Capstone CourseDr. Jennifer Queen Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr. Retherford is an alumna of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and received her graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University. She currently teaches a variety of courses supporting the department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Among many structural engineer- ing courses, Dr. Retherford manages the Senior Design Project course for all undergraduate seniors.Kelly Summerford Ellenburg, The University of Tennessee

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Shannon K Reynolds

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Civil Engineering

engineeringeducation. One approach has been to use professional rating systems as a vehicle in designcourses. This paper describes such an approach using the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure(ISI) EnvisionTM rating system as part of a learning module in the capstone design course at theUniversity of Utah. In the module, students are first presented fundamental sustainabilityconcepts and tools, and in a separate seminar are introduced to the Envision rating system.Students are exposed at least two more times to brief follow-up discussions applying Envision totheir project. It was expected that the use of Envision helps students reinforce underlyingsustainability concepts and improve the learning about Envision by applying it to a project. Themodule

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2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Ankur Shukla; Prafulla Kesari

roles and responsibilities. IntroductionThe role of a teaching assistant in a capstone class cannot be overlooked. He or she has avery important role as well as carries many responsibilities towards the functioning of thelab. The teaching assistant acts as a bridge between students and the instructor. The TA istheir first point of contact with the instructor as well as the technology. This paperdescribes all the aspects of a TA of a capstone course from the recruiting process to hiswork and responsibilities in the senior project lab [1, 2, 3]. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iem H. Heng, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

cross-departmental collaboration. The hands-on robotic design project is introduced in the capstonecourses to teach interconnected STEM concepts. This type of project, which has proven veryeffective in engaging students, is used in many areas of technical courses as hands-on activitiesand demonstration and, in addition, lab work. Additionally, the focus of robotic project is onhardware/software interface, data communication, electrical circuits, and mechanisms whichreflect actual engineering activities in a company. These areas provide a tight integration ofmany STEM concepts and activities for capstone course. In general, the capstone course is aparent course that has inherited the knowledge of many feeder (pre-requisite) courses, and