Paper ID #15540A Project-Oriented Capstone Course for Creative Engineering EducationProf. Chi-Cheng Cheng, National Sun Yat-Sen University Dr. Chi-Cheng Cheng has been with the Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering of National Sun Yat-Sen University in Taiwan since 1991. He currently is the Chairman of the Depart- ment. He is also an adjoin professor with the Institute of Undersea Technology and College of General Education of National Sun Yat-Sen University. He was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of University of British Columbia in Canada in 2002 and a
Paper ID #15103Capstone Design Projects: An Emphasis on Communication, Critical Think-ing, and AnalysisDr. Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh Taryn Bayles, Ph.D., is a NTS Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical and Petroleum Engi- neering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, where she incorporates her industrial experience by bringing practical examples and interactive learning to help students understand fundamental engineering principles. Her current research focuses on engineering education, outreach and curriculum development. c American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #15299Capstone Projects in a Computer Engineering Program Using ArduinoDr. Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University Afsaneh Minaie is a professor of Computer Engineering at Utah Valley University. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in Electrical Engineering from University of Oklahoma. Her research interests include gender issues in the academic sciences and engineering fields, Embedded Systems Design, Mobile Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks, Nanotechnology, Data Mining and Databases.Dr. Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University Reza Sanati-Mehrizy is a professor of Computer Science Department at Utah
gains for both the mentor and mentee student. Furthermore,developing social connections to a department, and forming the engineering identity of incomingstudents have both been repeatedly demonstrated to improve student retention. To benefit bysuch teaching and retention potential, we have introduced collaborative projects for inter-cohortteams of freshmen and senior students in the University of Utah’s Department of ChemicalEngineering.Freshmen develop their resumes over their first year in our program. Towards the end of ourspring semester they use their resumes to apply for positions on the senior capstone projects onwhich they are most interested in working. Senior teams then use the resumes to make hiringdecisions. Once teams are assembled
Paper ID #15595An Active Learning Approach to Core Project Management CompetenciesDr. Mark Angolia, East Carolina University Mark Angolia, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Industrial Distribution and Logistics degree program in the College of Engineering and Technology at East Carolina University (ECU). Prior to entering academia in 2005, he held industrial positions in engineering, manufacturing, quality, materials, and operations management for manufacturing companies within the automotive sup- ply chain. Dr. Angolia’s teaching focuses on Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP software
Paper ID #17118Critical Life-Cycle Decision Making for Projects under UncertaintyDr. K. Jo Min, Iowa State University K. Jo Min is Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Director of Undergraduate Education in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at Iowa State University. He teaches courses on pro- duction systems, closed-loop supply chains, and engineering valuation. His education research interests include outcome assessment and visualization aids, and his engineering research focuses on application of stochastic optimal control on engineering decision making. He has co-authored numerous papers in
Paper ID #14793Cross-Cohort Research Experience for Project Management and LeadershipDevelopmentDr. Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University Yung-Hsiang Lu is an associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and (by courtesy) the Department of Computer Science of Purdue University. He is an ACM distinguished scientist and ACM distinguished speaker. He is a member in the organizing committee of the IEEE Rebooting Computing Initiative. He is the lead organizer of the first Low-Power Image Recognition Challenge in 2015, the chair (2014-2016) of the Multimedia Communication Systems Interest Group in
Paper ID #14879Cross-disciplinary Teamwork During an Undergraduate Student Project: Re-sults to DateRachel K. Anderson, Clemson University Rachel Anderson is a doctoral candidate in Engineering and Science Education and the research assistant for Clemson University’s Creative Inquiry program. Her research interests include cross-disciplinary undergraduate teams. Rachel received a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and a B.S. in Physics from Baldwin-Wallace University.Dr. Julie P Martin, Clemson University Julie P. Martin is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at
Systems he worked with Cisco customers designing and deploying core Internet designs and technologies. In 2005 Mr. Smith earned a master’s degree in Computer Science from Colorado State and 1 year later left industry to teach engineering at Oklahoma Christian University. Mr. Smith’s emphasis is in first year student success, mentoring young engineers, and data communications. He consistently scores well in student feedback and enjoys regular strong relationships with his students and classes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Developing an Android-based Layer 3 Switch as a senior projectAbstractA project-based course has been designed with a goal of developing an in-depth
technologiesand systems with modern engineering practice.One of the more exciting additions to the range of inexpensive robotic technologies is unmannedaerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. Drones have a wide range of real-world applications and thefull potential of these devices has yet to be explored by either industry or educators.Drones have an enormous capacity to engage students and facilitate classroom learning. Dronesoffer a challenging platform for existing engineering design modules where students facechallenges in electronics, control, programming and project management.However, one of the challenges facing educators is how to integrate drones within their courses ina meaningful way; so that UAVs are not viewed as mere toys, but as devices that
different departments represented by studentsmajoring in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, ElectricalEngineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science. This paper will present an overviewof the multidisciplinary capstone project, the lessons-learned from running several iterations ofthe project and recommendations for further improvements. It will present ideas and methodsthat should assist faculty at other small institutions in implementing similar contest-basedmultidisciplinary capstone project.1. IntroductionThe value of competition based senior design projects has been reported across numerousdisciplines. Electrical engineering students have created micromouse and line-maze solvingrobots1, while electrical and
Paper ID #14644The Design Projects for the Simulation-Based Design CourseDr. Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate professor, Ph.D, PE., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Wentworth In- stitute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4223, Email: Lex@wit.edu, Specialization in Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis, Fatigue Design and Solid Me- chanicsProf. Ali Reza Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ali R. Moazed is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Technology department at Wentworth Institute of Technology. In addition
Paper ID #14678The Efficacy of Project Lead the Way: A Systematic Literature ReviewDr. Justin L. Hess, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Justin L. Hess received his PhD from Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education along with his Master’s of Science and Bachelor of Science from Purdue’s School of Civil Engineering. Justin is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the STEM Education Research Institute at IUPUI. Justin’s research interests include developing pedagogical strategies to improve STEM students’ ethical reasoning skills; exploring the role of empathy within design, innovation and
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 3D Printing in a First-Year Engineering Design ProjectAbstractThe current study is a work in progress. First-Year Engineering Students from a medium-sized,urban, public university took part in a semester long design project. The Honors Students (1section or approximately 20% of the class) had an additional design project that utilized 3D printtechnologies. During the 2015-2016 school year the honors students worked in small groups todevelop a concept that was then 3D printed for a design competition and then students had theopportunity to revise their design for a final design competition. Course instructors assessed theexperience to better understand how the use of 3D printing
Paper ID #15828A Bluetooth Audio Amplifier Project for an Embedded Systems CourseDr. James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania James Moscola is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at York Col- lege of Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. in Physical Science from Muhlenberg College in 2000, a B.S. in Computer Engineering, a M.S. in Computer Science, and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Wash- ington University in St. Louis in 2001, 2003, and 2008 respectively. His interests include reconfigurable architectures, and embedded systems. c American Society for
Paper ID #17008A Capstone Project: The Electron Garden on the Green (EGG)Dr. Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University Bora Karayaka is an Engineering faculty at Kimmel School, Western Carolina University. He has worked as a Senior Engineer for smart grid and wireless communication industries for over ten years. He is currently responsible for teaching electric power engineering courses in the department. Dr. Karayaka’s research interests include power engineering education, ocean wave energy harvesting, identification, modeling and control for electrical machines and smart grid. He received his B.S. and M.S
becoupled to the departmental capstone courses to promote quick adoptions of multidisciplinarycapstone projects without sacrificing discipline specific rigor. Two student surveys and one end-of-quarter grading rubric are used to assess the merits of the coupled course design through thefirst quarter of a three quarter capstone series. Results of the surveys show that the SMCCcourse structure resolves student meeting scheduling problems by mandating attendance andretains departmental rigor by having advisors directly assigned in the departmental capstonecourse. We found that highly motivated teams with defined projects thrive with this model butthat industry-defined projects require increased communication for all involved faculty andindustry
Paper ID #16995A Design-and-Build Project for Heat Transfer CourseDr. Mehmet Sozen, Grand Valley State University Dr. Mehmet S¨ozen is a professor of mechanical engineering at Grand Valley State University. His general area of interest is thermo/fluid sciences with specialty in transport phenomena in porous media, thermal management of high heat flux systems and applications of alternative energy systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Design and Build Project for Heat Transfer CourseAbstract Design and build type projects could constitute a part of experiential
Paper ID #15471A Distance-education Model for Project and Lab-based CoursesDr. Suresh Kumar Jayaraman, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK74074 Suresh Kumar Jayaraman completed his Bachelor of Technology degree in Chemical Engineering from SSN College of Engineering (Anna University) in 2009. He completed his Masters in Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston in Spring 2011. He is graduating with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from OSU in Fall 2015. His areas of specialization include process modeling, optimization and advanced process control. He also taught Engineering
Paper ID #17452Open-Ended Design Projects in a Rapid Prototyping CourseDr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University Arif Sirinterlikci is a University Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and the Depart- ment Head of Engineering at Robert Morris University. He holds BS and MS degrees, both in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey and his Ph.D. is in Industrial and Systems En- gineering from the Ohio State University. He has been actively involved in ASEE and SME organizations and conducted research in Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering, Biomedical Device Design and
Paper ID #15443Student Perceptions of Course Projects as a Learning ToolDr. Wendy S. Reffeor, Grand Valley State University Wendy Reffeor is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. She earned her Bachelors from GMI Engineering & Management Institute, Masters from Purdue University and Doctorate from Michigan State University. Her industrial experience includes designing quality systems for Allison Engine Company in Indianapolis. Since joining GVSU, she has focused on introducing design and build projects in traditionally
power device fabrication. He is also specialized in using microwave power for diamond thin film fabrication and convert tar to light hydrocarbon species while working as a postdoc in Norfolk State University. Dr. Xiao is a member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a member of ASEE Engineering Technology Division. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Power System Hands-on Skill Enhancement through Senior Design Project Weican Xiao, School of Technology, Michigan Technological University AbstractWith the growing demand of electrical energy, skilled engineers in power engineering are alsodesired. Current
Paper ID #16813Student Proposals for Design Projects to Aid Children with Severe Disabili-tiesDr. Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a facility partially funded by the National Science Foundation that provides resources for the
objective of the present paper is to describe students’ self-regulation while workingon their senior capstone design projects. The specific focus of this study was to understand howstudents manage their projects with their teammates on three major issues: Team Management,Resources Management and Time Management. Quantitative data associated with student Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) on project management were collected using our Engineering DesignMetacognitive Questionnaire (EDMQ) survey instrument. Three hundred and fourteen studentsparticipated in the study. Data collected were evaluated quantitatively by comparing the meanvalue of each item from the same project-management-related issues (i.e., teamwork, time, andresources) across SRL episodes
42 49Associate 6 2 12 13Certificate 1 3 12Table 2: Graduation in Computer Science DepartmentLEAP Project Goal and ObjectivesThe goal of the LEAP project is to increase the graduation rate for students in Computer Scienceand Engineering programs at UVU, which is an open enrollment university, and to better preparethem for continued education and/or success in the STEM workforce. This is accomplished byproviding scholarships to academically talented students with financial need and by providingleadership training and opportunities, engaged learning activities, and mentorship (both student-to-student and faculty-to-student) 6.The objectives of the
done biomedical research during post doctorate research positions at the Uni- versity of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), and Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN). He has taught classes for and been an advisor on capstone senior design projects for Wentworth students in the programs of electrical engineering, computer engineering, electromechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Project-based Learning for Electrical Engineering Lower Level CoursesAbstract:Project-based learning (PBL) is applied as an attempt to increase both understanding and senseof inspiration for a field. PBL works to integrate and apply 1
Paper ID #14248Expanding Applicability of Senior Projects: Portable EGCC for GreenhousesDr. Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan UniversityDr. Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University Alamgir A. Choudhury is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. His MS and PhD are in mechanical en- gineering from NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, fluid power, and instrumentation & control. He is a Registered Professional
Paper ID #12938Game Design and Development Capstone Project Assessment Using ScrumJohn Glossner, Daniel Webster College Dr. John Glossner is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Daniel Webster College. He also serves as CEO of Optimum Semiconductor Technologies. Prior to joining OST John co-founded Sandbridge Technologies and served as EVP & CTO. Prior to Sandbridge, John managed both technical and business activities in DSP and Broadband Communications at IBM and Lucent/Starcore. John was also an adjunct professor at Lehigh University. John received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from TU Delft
Paper ID #10639Wireless Sensor Networks Projects in a Computer Engineering ProgramDr. Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University Afsaneh Minaie is a professor of Computer Engineering at Utah Valley University. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in Electrical Engineering from University of Oklahoma. Her research interests include gender issues in the academic sciences and engineering fields, Embedded Systems Design, Mobile Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Databases.Dr. Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University Reza Sanati-Mehrizy is a professor of Computer Science Department at Utah Valley University, Orem
. He is the president of the Rowan University Chapter of AIChE and a member of Tau Beta Pi. He was the recipient of AIChE Delaware Valley Section’s 2014 Outstanding Sophomore of the Year award and is a three-time Black Box Cooperation Yost Scholar of Excellence. In the future, he intends to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering and become a professor. Page 26.20.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Cloud-based Tool for Assigning Students to ProjectsAs a part of the overall engineering curriculum, senior capstone projects provide the necessaryopportunity for