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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #43295Pedagogical Changes to a Capstone Course to Foster Refinement of ProfessionalSkillsDr. Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy Captain Corinna Fleischmann is a licensed Professional Engineer with military, academic and research experience in water resources engineering, environmental engineering, coastal resiliency, construction project management and engineering education. CAPT Fleischmann is a career educator who has been a member of the US Coast Guard Academy (CGA) faculty since 2004. She served as the Department Head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Program from 2017-2021

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan Morgan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Civil Engineering

enjoyed the interaction withthe students. This paper will describe in detail the course objectives, course outline, placementstrategies, assessment procedures, and the successes and failures of the method with localengineering firms and agencies of varying size.IntroductionEngineering capstone courses are excellent tools for preparing traditionally-educated engineersfor the real world of design. As a result, a plethora of schools use such courses and knowledgein the area is vast. For example, as of 1997 there were approximately 100 papers related toengineering design courses 1 and at the time of this writing, at least 150 papers were published.Several of these previous studies focus on student design projects involving real-world projects.Some

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Byron Garry

(l) - (p). ABET requires at least oneevaluation of each student outcome at some point in the program, preferably toward the end ofthe curriculum. We have chosen to do most this evaluation in the Project Management/Capstonetwo-semester course sequence. In the first semester, students learn the theory and basic practicesof project management, and also define, plan and begin their capstone project. In the secondsemester they complete their group project. Mo of he og am lea ning o come a ea e ed ing di ec mea e f om e idence of den ojec o k, i h a fe a e mencoming from the studen o inion of hei o n og e , an indi ec mea e. Wha e a econcerned with is how to evaluate the direct evidence of student work, that i , g ading he den

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

Design CourseAbstractThe paper describes a civil engineering capstone design course led by faculty and practitioners.The objectives, content, and organizational structure of the two-quarter capstone course aresummarized. The primary student activity involves work on a multidisciplinary private sectordevelopment or public works project. During the first term, the students prepare a writtenStatement of Qualifications in response to a specific Request for Qualifications. During thesecond term, the students prepare a written Design Report with a full set of calculations anddesign drawings. Each term, the students present their ideas orally to a panel of faculty andpractitioners. An instructional team of three to five faculty members and up to thirty

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Leonard, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Merrill, Roch Inst of Tech; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)has implemented an alternative to the capstone project technique commonly used to satisfy theABET Criterion 5 Curriculum section d. (Capstone or other integrating experiences must drawtogether diverse elements of the curriculum and develop student competence in focusing bothtechnical and non-technical skills in solving problems.)1A majority of Engineering Technology and Engineering Science programs rely upon a capstoneproject for providing an integrating experience which, by their very nature, are burdensome tothe program resources and invariably suffer many disadvantages in their operation. Due to thesize and complexity of capstone

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Christine E King, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

Industry Engagement versus Faculty Mentorship in Engineering Senior Capstone Design CoursesAbstract:The senior design capstone course is an important experience for engineering undergraduatestudents. This course prepares students for industry by having students solve open-ended real-world problems. During the course, a student team defines a problem, plans an approach,develops a solution, and validates their solution, which culminates in oral and writtendissemination. Typically, undergraduate programs have provided students with facultymentors to develop a solution for a specific project. In order for projects and teams to besuccessful, the mentors must provide invaluable support, collaboration, and interest in

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

George Ioannou; Michael P. Deisenroth

I .— - ...... .. Session 3257 . .. . . . The Plant Layout Project Revisited Michael P. Deisenroth, George Ioannou Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University The plant layout project has been the mainstay of industrial engineering curriculum for many years.Yet, even today, some schools miss the educational opportunities offered by these projects. While workingthrough the steps of the layout design process, students can be

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliot Bethke, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ali Ansari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

. Washington, D.C: National AcademyPress, 2000.[4] N. Budwig, J. Ratliff-Crain, and M. Reder, “Student Preparation for and Engagement with SignatureWork,” AAC&U, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 15–20, Mar. 2018.[5] S. Chaiklin, “The Zone of Proximal Development in Vygotsky’s Analysis of Learning andInstruction,” in Vygotsky’s Educational Theory in Cultural Context, A. Kozulin, B. Gindis, S. M. Miller,and V. S. Ageyev, Eds., in Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives. ,Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 39–64. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511840975.004.[6] ChatGPT, “‘define, “[term]”’.” OpenAI, Jan. 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: chat.openai.com/chat[7] C. A. Cooper et al., “Mini-design projects in capstone: Initial design

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2019 CIEC

Authors

Joseph Morgan; Jay Porter

Session ETD 545 Issues Associated with Capstone Courses and Growing and Expanding Engineering Technology Programs Joseph Morgan and Jay Porter Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University, College Station, TXAbstractTen years ago, the Electronics Engineering Technology program at Texas A&M Universitytransformed their senior design course into a two-semester capstone design sequence basedaround a rigorous, real-world product design challenge. The projects undertaken by the studentswere almost all industry-sponsored

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shoshanah Cohen, Stanford University; Jeff Wood, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #34139Engagement in Practice: Creating an Enduring Partnership in a MechanicalEngineering Capstone CourseMs. Shoshanah Cohen, Stanford University Shoshanah Cohen is the Director of Community Engaged Learning for Engineering and Lecturer in Me- chanical Engineering at Stanford University. She has more than 20 years of industry experience managing complex supply chain projects; her teaching focuses on experiential project-based operations courses. Shoshanah is actively engaged in local community organizations focused on public education and services for underserved students. She is a passionate advocate for girls in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Solonsky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; M K Parfitt

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Architectural Engineering. Here at Penn StateUniversity, architectural engineering (AE) encompasses: Mechanical HVAC Design, Lighting/electricalDesign, Structural Design and Construction Engineering and Management.The pinnacle of the program is the yearlong capstone with inherent multidisciplinary aspects to it. Withan industry interface, the capstone is critical to enrich the student experience in complex building designthrough simulating the project to be “more real world” than traditional capstones. This capstonedistinguishes itself by the level of relatively independent work done by the student teams (vs. teaching bythe faculty), heavy industry practitioner interactions, mentoring roles of the faculty and lastly, utilizingreal industry projects

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

produce a total of15 fully functioning products. This was a good approach to the course when the students were amix of MET and applied technology students. When the ME degree was added to the program in2010, the course shifted more to a research and development focus than production. It requiresone single functioning prototype instead of 15, and has ME and MET students working togethersince a separate capstone course was created for the applied technology students. This hasdefinitely increased the complexity of the projects and made it easier to reach out to assist localindustry. In order to successfully complete these projects, students must spend a lot of time onresearch and design before they begin building their working prototype. This was

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Session: Make-it!

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Chao Ma, Texas A&M University; Brey C. Caraway, Texas A&M University ; Jorge I. Roa, Texas A&M University; Alejandro X. Trejos, Texas A&M University; Pauline Davila, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

facultyadvisors. This team started their capstone as usual. However, in the middle of the first semesterof the capstone (Spring 2020), the team has experienced imposed restrictions due to COVID-19.Restrictions due to COVID-19 were still active in the second semester (Fall 2020). The teamcould complete the capstone project in Fall 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, thepowder compaction system is introduced. The details of the block diagrams and fabricatedprototype device are presented. Testing and verifications are shown, and the capstone evaluationis presented.I. Introduction A powder compaction system can be useful to various manufacturing technologies, such aspowder metallurgy [1] and additive manufacturing [2-5]. In powder metallurgy, a

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 19

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Behbood Ben Zoghi P.E., Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

specific, its aid in instructional and course design. The METM program curriculum offers courses that focus on Project Management,Strategic Planning and Management, Financial Resource Management, etc., that are included inthe Engineering Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK)[3]. At the conclusion of theMETM program, students must research, design, and showcase a real-world project that requirescomprehensive application of the knowledge they have learned throughout the program, in orderto bring significant impact to the stakeholders of their chosen organizations. The Capstone course spans over two semesters, Fall (Capstone I) and Spring (CapstoneII); it was first offered in 2019, and in 2023, the fifth student cohort started their

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Clark Shaver; Crayton Caldwell; Jim Lookadoo

engineering design problem. The objectives of most capstone courses areprimarily design and design implementation. Additional objectives are typically included.Common objectives include teamwork, professionalism, decision making, and communication.Most capstone course structures make these objectives a natural part of the course [1-2]. Forinstance, communication, both written and oral is often an inherent aspect of the course.Programs may also include additional, non-traditional objectives to the course [3]. For instance,many capstone courses focus on interdisciplinary team aspects to help students adapt to workingwith colleagues from differing backgrounds. An intertwined aspect of capstone objectives is thesource from which the capstone projects are

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Christos Christodoulatos, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Leslie R Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Sandra V. Furnbach P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology; Vikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE); Bruce McNair, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Thomas G. Lechler, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

published in the leading technology manage- ment journals and he has published four books. His research has received several awards. In 1999 at the Rent 13 Conference in London he received the best Paper Award. In 2010 he received the PMI Project Management Journal Paper of the Year Award. He has received several research grants from NSF and from other funding organizations. From 2003-2005 he was appointed NASA research fellow in project management. Page 26.81.3 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015  A Pilot for Integrating Capstone Design with a Two-Semester

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shruti Misra, Unviersity of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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College Industry Partnerships

pervasiveness of capstoneprograms that partner with external sponsors to provide a “real-world” design experience tostudents. In this vein, the industry-sponsored Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship(ENGINE) capstone program was established at the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at a large research university in the US. ENGINE is designed to provide a holisticand professional engineering experience to students in an educational setting, where studentteams work on a six-month long project under the guidance of an industry and a faculty mentor.The program is overseen by a course instructor and teaching assistants who manage the coursestructure and expectations.This study compares student experiences in ENGINE during remote

Conference Session

Design in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lina Zheng, Tsinghua University; Dexin Hu, Tianjin University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

make current efforts and practices more visible and accessible,including by identifying accredited programs, different formats and approaches tried, and types of capstonedesign experiences. Three phases of review were conducted with emphasis on multidisciplinary programs,multidisciplinary approaches, and multidisciplinary capstone, separately. The results reveal an increasing trendin the development of multidisciplinary engineering programs, the significant role of capstone projects infacilitating multidisciplinary engineering education, including integrated and real-world trends inmultidisciplinary capstone experiences. In addition, there are gaps in the literature that required more insightsregarding non-accredited programs, student outcomes

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Christine Co, Oklahoma State University; Bear Turner, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-748: IMPROVING TEAM PERFORMANCE IN A CAPSTONE DESIGNCOURSE USING THE JIGSAW TECHNIQUE AND ELECTRONIC PEEREVALUATIONAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State UniversityChristine Co, Oklahoma State UniversityBear Turner, Oklahoma State University Page 12.864.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Improving Team Performance in a Capstone Design Course using the Jigsaw Technique and Electronic Peer EvaluationIntroductionMost engineering departments use capstone design courses to give student teams theopportunity to design, build, and test a complex project. The advantages of capstoneprograms are numerous. Such courses expose students to many of the realistic

Conference Session

Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University; Jasmine Cherelle Washington; Steven Howell Sims, Hopewell Designs, Inc.; Kevin Stanley McFall, Kennesaw State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, mechanicals, as well as programs and project management. Since graduation, Jasmine has been working in a technical program management position at a company in Atlanta, GA that specializes in the use of ultrasonic technologies.Mr. Steven Howell SimsDr. Kevin Stanley McFall, Kennesaw State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Mobile Telepresence Robot: a Case Study for Assessment of Capstone Design CourseAbstractThis paper presents the assessment scheme used to evaluate that learning outcomes are met in thecapstone design course for an undergraduate Mechatronics Engineering program. Included aresample rubrics used to evaluate the design-build-test model

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Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Todd; Spencer Magleby

andsafety for the sponsoring institution. Issues such as these inevitably draw the attention ofadministration requiring explanation and justification.Many capstone courses utilize design and build projects sponsored by industry5,6. Whileproviding valuable interaction for students, the involvement of sponsors brings more issues todeal with along with a new group of interested parties.We will refer to each of the interested parties and individuals as stakeholders. When consideringthe design and organization of a capstone program, the institution should carefully consider thevalues of their stakeholders along with the educational objectives that they wish to accomplish.The design of the program influences both the scope of stakeholders and which of

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cecilia La Place, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Division

students in this opportunistically structured program, hackathonspresent a potentially familiar environment though shorter in duration. The projects developed ineach capstone and hackathons will allow for an exploration into a selection of skillsets softwareengineers bring to hackathons, and the processes used in their projects both consciously andunconsciously.This work will inspire a series of research following knowledge transfer within hackathons asmore domains such as engineering, math, science, and art join the event and shape developmentprocesses. Though motivational studies on hackathons are thorough, considering how thesemotivations play into the projects developed at hackathons may lend to a deeper understandingof student experiences

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Arnold F. Johnson

Session 2522 Capstone Design via Distance Education A DESIGN Partnership Including Industry and Higher Education Arnold F. Johnson University of North DakotaAbstractA unique capstone design course was offered by the University of North Dakota (UND) to distanceeducation students at their industry work sites using company based projects and industry mentors for thefirst time in the fall of 1996; the course was offered again in the fall of 1997. The structure of thecapstone design course, the university-industry partnership, the selection and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Komarek, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Julie Elizabeth Steinbrenner, University of Colorado Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder, where she teaches Senior Design and thermo-fluids courses. Her teaching philosophy focuses on student preparation for engineering practice – incorporating industry and alumni interactions into curricular and co-curricular activities. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Managers and Engineers: Impact of Defined Roles on Shared Leadership in Capstone DesignAbstractThe aim of this study is to learn how the assignment of project roles in engineering capstonedesign teams influences leadership skills such as accountability, communicating a vision,teamwork, role identity, and management, along with a measure of

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; John Phillips, Oklahoma State University

, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Benchmarking Architectural Engineering Capstones Part 2: A deeper dive into Trends and OpportunitiesThere are currently 25 ABET accredited Architectural Engineering (AE) programs in the UnitedStates that offer degrees closely associated with the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction(AEC) industry. AE programs are sparse and unique compared to civil engineering, constructionmanagement, and architecture programs, and must be adaptable to the AEC industry to remaincurrent with leading industry practices. To remain relevant to industry, AE programs regularlyevolve their senior capstone project experience, incorporating new methods and

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SE Curriculum and Course Management

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

performance. This approach isevaluated versus the previous, a more highly subjective, assessment approach for this course.The paper concludes with a discussion of how this process will be implemented for later years.Introduction:At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Daytona Beach campus, two courses, CEC420/421: Computer System Design Lab and SE 450/451: Software Team Project, comprise thetwo halves of a single year-long capstone course provided by the Department of Computer andSoftware Engineering. There is typically a significantly higher number of software engineeringstudents versus computer engineering students. The course also invites participants from otherdepartments such as human factors in order to encourage a multidisciplinary

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Jeff Williams; Beth Milligan; Andrew DuBuisson; Robert Drew; Karl Rink; Edwin Odom

Session 2793 Early Development of Capstone Design Teams through Graduate Student Mentoring and Team Building Activities Robert Drew, Andrew DuBuisson, Beth Milligan, Jeff Williams, Steven Beyerlein, Edwin Odom, Karl Rink University of Idaho Mechanical Engineering DepartmentAbstract Capstone design teams at the University of Idaho undertake year-long, industry-sponsoreddesign projects extending from conceptualization through realization of functional prototypes.Team experiences at the U of I have shown that teams that have

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering Capstone CourseAbstract:This paper presents the opportunities provided by EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge in supporting acapstone design course in computer and software engineering. Students participating in thecourse were responsible for implementing a sub-system of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.Being a sponsored competition organized by the Department of Energy, the project providedmany unique learning opportunities for students in the course and those that they interacted withfrom other disciplines. This paper will discuss both the benefits of utilizing such a competitionfor a senior capstone design course as well as some of the challenges faced. The paper concludeswith some recommendations for those considering such a project as a

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Anthony DePina; Kevin Burnett; Molly Mariea; Michael Bush; Christina Amendola; William Nowak; Jason Kolodziej

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design: VIA Dynamic Load Simulation On A Journal Bearing Test Rig In 2010, Dresser-Rand, a global supplier of rotating equipment, donated ESH-1 reciprocating compressor to the Rochester Institute of Technologyand has continually sponsored multidisciplinary senior design (MSD) projects. Dr. Jason Kolodziej, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineeringat Rochester Institute of Technology, commissioned the construction of a dynamic journal bearing similarity test rig. The objective of this rig is toreduce the time required to perform seed of fault research of journal bearings. The project was split into a two phase build utilizing twoconsecutive multidisciplinary senior design teams. While the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Course Design & SE Competencies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachana Ashok Gupta, North Carolina State University; Greg A. Dunko, NantHealth

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #23976A Four-step Method for Capstone Design Teams to Gather Relevant andWell-defined Product RequirementsDr. Rachana Ashok Gupta, North Carolina State University Dr. Rachana A Gupta is currently a Teaching Associate professor and Associate Director of ECE Senior Design Program at NCSU. She teaches and mentors several senior design students on industry-sponsored projects (On average 12 / semester) to successful completion of an end product. These projects include all aspects of System Engineering: concept design, product design and design trade-offs, prototyping and testing (circuit design, PCB, mechanical