Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Paul M. Jones; J. Richard Phillips

Professional Practice and the Engineering Curriculum Paul M. Jones, J. Richard Phillips Corporate & University Relations Group/ Harvey Mudd CollegeAbstractThere are elements of professional practice common to the engineering profession in allengineering fields. However, many, if not most, engineering academic curricula allowlittle or no room for professional practice other than minimal capstone projects. In thosethat do, the approach is widely scattered. The purpose of this paper is three-fold: (1) Tobriefly describe a professional practice program (featuring sponsored senior designprojects) as adopted by California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA); (2) Todiscuss difficulties

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

the vehicle. There is no explanation of how to integratestakeholder-related requirements and considerations throughout the design process. In addition,the texts do not describe how students can or should consider the purpose of the design asviewed by the stakeholders in the operational context, but instead may cause students toimplicitly see the stakeholder as the source of constraints and costs, limiting the design’s abilityto achieve the maximum technical performance highlighted in the text. Page 23.1219.4Design ProjectAn important aspect of the capstone course is the design project. In contrast to product design orother capstone courses

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J Benson P.E., United States Military Academy; Hans J Thomas, United States Military Academy; Shad A Reed, United States Air Force Academy; Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy; Steven J. Condly, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

courses emerged as one responseto an increasingly positive view of incorporating project-oriented work into undergraduateengineering programs. Kolb’s work is often cited regarding experiential learning as the start ofdiscussions regarding active experimentation7. Along with others, Siddique et. al. mapeducational objectives and learning environment to projects in their assessment of a particularcapstone experience8, with a positive assessment for their articulated outcomes. Generally, theliterature is supportive of capstone experiences3, 8-15, and since these senior projects cansometimes span multiple years, extensive administrative and faculty support is often required. Insome cases, new organizations or project centers within departments or

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

control valve simulatesthe press motions. A total of twelve problem solving projects are utilized in thiscourse.The PLC modules and I/O devices used in this junior level course were specified at thesame voltage and have been designed for patch-cord assembly. This allows thestudents to focus on the job of learning the software and interfacing the I/O deviceswithout the danger of injuring themselves or the components. In the capstone course,this safety net is not present and more time is spent on these concepts.Senior levelArmed with the knowledge and abilities in the prerequisite courses discussed above,students embark on a truly challenging project based problem solving adventure. Thesenior level capstone course is entitled Applied Automation

Conference Session

Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mark Anderson, Rensselaer

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

issue tool to manage their projects. On the otherhand, various user statistics obtained from the system allowed the faculty advisors to monitor thefrequency of each student's contributions and to quickly review the content and quality. Thesystem made a significant impact on the outcome of the project results. This paper will presentissues in deploying the tools, the best practices for using these tools, and assessing students’performance in capstone design courses.1. IntroductionTo become successful engineers, students must learn technical knowledge, good communication,skills, and teamwork skills. Traditional lecture-based coursework focuses on providing a solidtheoretical foundation and analytical skills for each of the various disciplines. On

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University; David B. Rank, Root Cause Consortium, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, Development,Production, Installation, and Servicing, requires a company’s product design and developmentprocess to include specific components.1 These include design and development planning, designinput, design output, design review, design verification and validation, and design transfer. Themore our students become familiar with each of these components, the better prepared they willbe for careers in industry. Ideally, capstone design projects would involve each of thesecomponents. In situations where this is not feasible, lectures regarding the details of each designcontrol component can be included in the capstone course.A recent survey of capstone design instructors indicates that the duration of capstone designcourses varies in length.2 As a

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

metric that requires our graduates to demonstrate an ability to evaluate differentcommunication styles. We present the methodology used to assess this performance metric,along with assessment results gathered over the past six years. These results play an importantrole in the program's assessment of communication-related outcomes.IntroductionA number of years ago we revamped our civil engineering capstone design sequence bychanging it from an individual study course into a directed study offering.1 In the new course,students work in six-person teams to complete an integrated design for a private sectordevelopment or public works project. We consider the teams multi-disciplinary since teammembers represent different civil engineering specialty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Ella Willard-Schmoe, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

- based Engineering Redesign of the motorcycle Design Project ambulance for Village25.300 F'11 1 II John Duffy Empowerment in Peru 100% 1 Interdisciplinary Engineering Redesign of the motorcylce Capstone ambulance for Village25.401 F'11 3 Design John Duffy Empowerment in Peru 100% 2Classes in Civil Engineering Groups of 4 worked with science

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven F Barrett, University of Wyoming; Ivo Wambeke

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Education Excellence Award.Ivo Wambeke Page 23.1065.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Service Learning: Industrial Embedded Systems CourseAbstractService learning is defined by the National Service-Learning Clearing House as “a teaching andlearning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection toenrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.” Aservice learning capstone project was incorporated into a senior/graduate level industrial controlcourse. The course provides instruction on control system

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Thomas Michael Tylutki, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

fieldsMediboticsTo address this issue, the authors were awarded a National Science Foundation ITEST grant.During the original Medibotics NSF ITEST program, a total of 60 teachers participated in aseries of school year and summer workshops, where they worked in teams to model foursimulated surgeries using the LEGO® NXT Mindstorm kits. Training was face-to-face, and theassessment of teacher proficiency in terms of understanding the medical robotics program wasdemonstrated through a Capstone project. A workbook including details on construction of therobots, computer programming, the mathematical and scientific topics involved in each surgery,and other support materials for use in STEM classes was created.The emphasis on biomedical engineering applications and

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Chemistry. They have a chance to work on some real-world projects during theirsenior year in capstone/senior design courses. Before students get a chance to work on their real-world projects, which typically happen in capstone/senior projects, some of the students wouldhave made the decision to transfer out of engineering school. Based on the feedback fromindustry, even students who finished their engineering degree need more experience with real-world product development experience.To enhance the educational experience for students, TAMU made significant amount ofinvestment in seven activities. The majority of the investment went to Activity 1 with a goal ofenhancing the students’ preparation for the workplace and society through high impact

Conference Session

Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, designedtop-down, incorporates a number of best practices, including spiral curriculum, a unified set ofcore courses, multiple pathways, inclusion of social issues and entrepreneurship, an emphasis onprojects-based learning, and capstone design projects. This paper provides a brief synopsis,comparison with other approaches, and multi-year retrospective on the program. The curriculumhas evolved rapidly from the original to its current state, including changes in requirements,courses, hardware, software, labs, and projects. The guiding philosophy remains unchanged,however, providing continuity of purpose to the program. The program has been highlysuccessful in meeting its desired outcomes, including: quantity and quality of enrolled students,ABET EAC

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bryndol Sones

. This development culminates with (3) student research and project design in the capstone experience during the second year. Students enter the process as novices, and faculty use MCNP5/X to demonstrate fundamental interactions and to explore different scenarios that would be difficult to build experimentally. Later in the curriculum, students become licensed MCNP5/X users, and they make modifications to faculty-prepared MCNP5/X input files that support activities in the laboratory. This first year builds student confidence and demonstrates the merits and limitations of MCNP5/X. The next year begins with a two-week intensive MCNP5/X training program which includes

Conference Session

Topics in Energy Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

paper presents the detaileddesign of a flexible low-cost Wi-Fi enabled cloud monitoring device by undergraduate electricaland computer engineering students in a capstone senior design project class.Keywords: Smart meters, Power monitoring devices, Embedded Systems design, Electrical andComputer Engineering capstone design projects.1. Introduction:Cloud computing is increasingly used by corporations for storing digital information. As aresult, the ability to monitor, and manage the power consumption of servers in a cloud network isessential. “Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient on-demand network access to ashared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. network servers, storage, applications, andservices) with minimal

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Estimating CET 462 Construction Scheduling CET 458 Construction Administration (capstone)To better understand how the innovation center examples are employed, brief discussions ofimplemented exercises will illustrate.CET 221 is a sophomore course that introduces students to the equipment and techniques used inconstruction projects. It provides students with an overview of heavy civil and commercialbuilding techniques. Two basic exercises using the innovation center are assigned in this class.Students self select teams of up to 4 students to develop a written overview of how they wouldbuild that aspect of the project. Students are given ½ size .pdf files of the plan set for use. Thereare no stated guidelines other than how would you

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel K. Jones P.E., SUNYIT; Mohammed Abdallah, SUNYIT

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

weekly meetings, more independent projects, most students workingfull-time, and time off for vacation.Although these issues may be valid, the poor performance continued in fall 2012. The mostsuccessful students who graduate in four years typically take the capstone course during springof their senior year, and students who take longer to graduate typically take the course during thesummer or fall. Perhaps these students do not perform well, especially when working on teamsof similar peers. To see how this trend relates to a specific performance measure, Figure 2 showsthe trend for teamwork performance category (a), the ability to communicate within the team.Between spring and the subsequent fall, the number of students scoring 3 or 4 dropped

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mei Zhang, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Amy B Chan Hilton, Florida State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

web resources andpresented to the local community through outreach activities.  To provide students with the opportunity to participate in a more in-depth and hands-onnanotechnology learning experience, we had a pilot effort to sponsor senior design during theNanoCORE II project phase. This capstone project was consistent with ABET requirements andwas implemented in conjunction with the yearlong Capstone Senior Design course in the relateddepartments. This senior design team is a multidisciplinary team with three students fromIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) and two students from Electrical and ComputerEngineering (ECE). The team was co-mentored by faculty from these two departments, who alsoare principal investigators in the

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #7162Spectra of Learning Through Service ProgramsDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Angela Bielefeldt, P.E., is a professor and associate chair for Undergraduate Education in the De- partment of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She began integrating service-learning projects into her senior capstone design course for environmental engineering in 2001.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson is a associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, but also director of Michi- gan Tech’s

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

ampleexamples.Product case studies with global implications – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles / Systems(UAV/UAS) and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles can cross national boundaries, presentingopportunities to discuss global issues in classroom activities and in-class projects, or in stand-alone capstone and other required projects. See, for example, [8] which examines robotics inocean-based farming and the effect of the Law of the Seas Treaty.Code of Ethics – Many engineering programs require coursework on ethics. The proposedRobotics Engineering Code of Ethics [9] can be a valuable resource. It touches on global issues,such as the responsibility to protect the global environment, respect for diverse cultures, andawareness of international laws.Off-campus projects – Some

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

of practice-oriented work hosted by a workplace with engineering-related functions. The academicsemesters include the upper-division coursework for each major. Included in each major‟s upper-division coursework is a senior capstone design course. The capstone project is interdisciplinary– students from each engineering major work together on selected industry-sponsored projects.The projects are selected by the faculty and typically proposed by the student in conjunction withhis/her co-op workplace colleagues.Co-op Program OverviewAll admitted undergraduate students participate in a mandatory co-op program, for a total oftwelve months of work experience, during the junior and senior year of the academic program.The cooperative education

Conference Session

Design Based Energy Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez PhD, MBA, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Department ofIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering, teaching fundamentals of energy efficiency will be mainlythrough the thermodynamics and fluid mechanics courses. For a more comprehensive practice of thesubject from freshman thru senior level, a new freshman level product design fundamentals is introduced.The thermodynamics and fluid mechanics courses are reformed as a lecture and lab classes, and a newadvanced product design course is introduced. Prior to graduation, students would utilize this knowledgein their capstone design project for design of innovative energy efficient products.3. Energy efficiency testingIn recent years students of engineering technology programs of WMU have been offered capstone designprojects for innovative design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

perceptions of the problem being solved, and theAdoption of a Capstone Assessment Instrument. Journal Page 23.299.3 potential efficacy of involving adopters in developmentof Engineering Education of innovationsTable  2.    Summary  of  preliminary  research  on  adoption  and  key  findings  B. Proposed WorkThe  first  step  in  this  project  will  be  a  summer  workshop  in  2013  to  bring  together  the  project  team  and  disseminate  a  first  round  of  curricular

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jean N. Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

Dimeff), NASA grant NNX09AF65G (CDIO-NAAP (North America Aerospace Project)), Tigon EnerTec, Inc., Plandienst, the Erich-Becker-Foundation and the “Verein der Freunde der Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität Stuttgart e.V.” association.References:1. Michael Nielsen, Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, (New York: Princeton Univ. Press: 2011)2. Kyle, Peterson, A Wing And A Prayer: Outsourcing At Boeing [Rep. Everett: Reuters, 2011. http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/11/01/Boeing.pdf]3. P. Witte, W. Cann and H. Jiminez, “Capstone Design Project Challenges in Inter-Institutional, Geographically Dispersed Teams”, AIAA 2010-893, 2010.4. Xiaohua Lu, Yinghui Fan, S. Banzaert, J. Jacobs, “Multi

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

initiative for curriculum reform via an integrated teaching of innovativedesign, entrepreneurship, and energy efficiency concepts, in a sequence of courses fromengineering fundamental to capstone design. The topics will be introduced by the use of newlydeveloped materials for lectures and labs in standard courses, and then students will apply thislearning in design projects that will focus on human powered transportation system (HPTS).2. Background and ContextAt the undergraduate level, in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) atXXXXX University there are twelve engineering and three engineering technology programs,all of which are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).The Department of

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Robert O. Warrington Jr., Michigan Technological University; Madelyn Marie Espinosa, Michigan Technological University - Pavlis Institute; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Student Development

internationalexperience, and a senior Capstone project, they receive a certificate in Global TechnologicalLeadership.While there are many other programs available for undergraduate students that provideinternational experiences, there are three major differences between these programs and thePavlis Institute. First, Pavlis teams are multidisciplinary, consisting of students from a variety offields. Second, project sites are revisited year after year, and are continually improved. The thirdand most important difference between the Pavlis Institute and other programs with aninternational component is that Pavlis trips abroad are student-led, with faculty onlyaccompanying students for a few days at the beginning of the trip.Data presented in this paper comes from

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kabirian, California State University Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge; Mark Rajai, CSUN

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

pretty much the typical requirements of an MBA, though they somehowaccommodate engineering titles: o Engineering Management (gateway course) o Accounting for Engineers o Financial Issues for Engineers o Marketing Issues for Engineers o Decision Tools for Managers o Strategic Management for Engineers (capstone course)The students should take the above 6 cores and 6 others as electives; of which some are taught inbusiness school. The program allows optional concentrations in one of 3 areas: Supply Chain andOperations Management, Design & Innovation, or Project and Process Management.• Dartmouth University [4] also has a Master of EM (MEM) that is “jointly taught by facultyfrom Thayer School of Engineering and Tuck

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Gustavo Narez; Sarah Hussein; Bernd Chudoba; Amit Oza

of the United States tomaintain economic leadership if the students, teachers, and professionals are not at thesame stride of the international community in STEM education. Although the majority ofthese concerns should be targeted at the early stages of education that inspire andmotivate the development of the STEM influence, the focus here lies on the existingundergraduate engineering university student. This student’s  academic  course  work, which was taken over the years, is applied not only to the capstone design project but alsoto the collaborative effort that will bring the best out of an organized group. This is oneaspect in education that will generally not be initially taken into consideration in theeducators’ curriculum.To

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

student participation (grades), as well as allowingthe material to be tailored to the needs. Often course-based projects and national competitionsare merged, with capstone design courses geared towards a national competition. The obviousdisadvantage to the course-based project is the effort required by the instructors to properly setup and manage the course.Despite the effort required, we chose the course-based project for our hands-on training. Wewanted to have the motivation afforded by course credit, as well as the natural deadlines of finalexams to set and enforce schedule. We also liked the publicity that comes with a course; studentsoutside of the major with an interest in aerospace projects will find it in the course catalog. Wealso

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of quality and SWOT analysis were veryinteresting but needed to be more fully explained and linked to an example project. In addition,students requested more information dealing with intellectual property and IP protection. Students also indicated their expectation that the product development course shouldprepare them for their product development-oriented Capstone design experience.Recommendations were also received that one major project be used as a focus throughout thecourse and that small students teams be assigned portions of the entire project to leverage theirtime and understanding. Page 23.79.10

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Jonathan Crosley; Vincent Ricketts; Amit Oza; Bernd Chudoba

for the capstone class. This project consists of a dedicatedliterature search generating a pertinent database and knowledge base. In addition, a designmethodology is developed leading to a parametric sizing tool capable of visualizing the availablesolution for long-range electric aircraft. Central to this project is a study by NASA, who startedcontracting major corporations (i.e. Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Cessna, etc.) to address about30 years (N+3) of future technologies concerning the use of hybrid electric aircraft forcommercial use by 2030-2035. The mission, identified by the AVD Laboratory, is along theRoute 66 highway, from Chicago to L.A., a distance of roughly 1,660 nm. This experimental-type aircraft will be electric with no hybrid