Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, Purdue University; Joe Orczyk, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

often, forbetter or for worse, education is the easiest thing to let go of.”15Comparison to Other Distance Learning ProgramsFour online construction management master's degree programs were endorsed by theAssociated General Contractors of America in 200616. The Department of Building ConstructionManagement is one of these programs. All four of the programs allow students to choosebetween a thesis and a non-thesis academic writing project. One of the four programs also has acoursework only option. Table 2 summarizes the writing requirements for the four programs. Table 2 - Comparison of Capstone Project Requirements for Online AGC Endorsed Construction Management Masters Programs16

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Information and Network Security

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Computing & Information Technology

capstone project within theComputer Engineering Technology (CET) department at NYC College of College. The conceptsof parallel, serial and USB ports and Bluetooth wireless communication are explored as part ofthe trend in computer communication technology. In particular, emphasis is placed on thediscussion of how to interface and communicate, using wired serial port and Bluetooth wirelesstechnology, between user designed software and a custom designed hardware system, which mayincorporate an embedded micro-controller.In the past, parallel and serial ports were the standard communication interface available on mostpersonal as well as industrial computers. The underlying hardware and the communicationprotocols were simple and easy enough to be

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech University

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First-Year Programs

in dialogue with one another around thesecore issues can be a key step in achieving those goals.References1. Dym, C., et al., "Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning." Journal of Engineering Education, 2005. 94(1): p. 103-120.2. Dutson, A.J., et al., "A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses." Journal of Engineering Education, 1997. 86(1): p. 17-28.3. Pembridge, J.J. and M.C. Paretti. "The Current State of Capstone Design Pedagogy." in American Society Page 22.240.6 in Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition. 2010

Conference Session

Design Spine

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Genevieve Wojcik, Villanova University; M. Clayton, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University; Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University

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Design in Engineering Education

use of impromptudesign exercises across the engineering curriculum. The paper concludes by describing a pilotstudy on impromptu design exercises being conducted by the authors.1. Mind the gapThe call for more design experience in engineering curricula draws attention to a problem indesign education that engineering educators have noted for quite some time. Traditionalengineering programs lack curricular coherence when it comes to design. Students typicallyhave design experiences during introductory coursework (or “cornerstone” courses2) as freshmenand then again later as seniors during capstone projects or seminars. Thus, design experiencescomprise disjointed bookends in students‟ college careers. Their sophomore and junior years aredevoted

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kendra Crider, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

using empirically- based prediction techniques. Dr. Wood’s research also includes the development of robotic ground and air vehicle systems using innovative conceptual design techniques for current technology implementations, as well as futuristic projections, applied in the framework of a senior capstone design course. Page 22.292.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Body-Storming, Super Heroes and Sci-Tech Publications: Techniques to Enhance the Ideation ProcessAbstractThe ideation (concept generation) step in the design process likely has

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erick J. Nefcy, Oregon State University; Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

. Page 22.321.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Characterization of Student Model Development in Physical and Virtual LaboratoriesAbstractThis study characterizes student teams’ use of models as they proceed through three laboratoryprojects in the first quarter of the capstone laboratory sequence in the School of Chemical,Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. Two of the laboratoriesare physical laboratories, based on the unit processes of heat exchange and ion exchange.Sandwiched between these two laboratories, students undertake a virtual laboratory project. Thevirtual laboratory is used to simulate complex or expensive tools that

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

reports on the results of efforts at integrating online learning to the junior-level and capstone fifth-year-level interdisciplinary electromechanical andelectromechanical/biomedical design courses at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Themotivation is to enhance student time management as well as develop an effective model ofhybrid interdisciplinary engineering design course with the most appropriate technology. Thejunior-level course is an intense course where students are expected to complete an originaldesign and a prototype in one semester. Project and time management are critical. The capstoneproject is made of a sequence of 2 semester courses and involves the same requirements as thejunior design course. Groups typically include 3 to 5

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. • Professional – Included for all E majors and covers topics common to disciplines. Currently, ET programs do not have a professional component. • Capstone – An integrating experience of 3 to 6 semester credits and taken in the final year of study in which the student completes an unscripted design project. • Other – A technical communication course sequence focused on written and oral skills taken by all ET majors.Broader Educational ContextThe changes being mandated by NEASC are part of a much larger policy initiative that isnational in scope. Most, if not all regional accreditation boards are undertaking similar efforts intheir respective areas of authority. Over the last decade, concern over the quality of highereducation

Conference Session

Design Spine

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Pemberton Cyrus, Dalhousie University

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Design in Engineering Education

substantial body of research into the PBL methods,many engineering faculty continue to come to the model reluctantly. In an effort to give moreweight to the benefits of PBL teaching within the Dalhousie University experience, DalhousieUniversity is eager to assess and evaluate the impact of PBL additions to the curriculum..Motivated by new accreditation rules that will take effect in 2012, the first group of studentsentering Dalhousie University engineering program will encounter a core PBL design course ineach semester of their first two years, as well as a capstone design project in their final year.Thus, we are moving from a “bookend” design experience—having PBL courses in the first andfinal years of the program—to a three-year PBL design

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

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Architectural

22.637.4General Studies Track: CurriculumModifications to the GS track after the fourth semester include the following:Making the previously required design classes after the fourth semester electives Design courses AET 352 Design IV and AET 367 Design V would be elective choices.Repositioning some of the technical specialties and professional electives In order to balance the number of credits per semester and provide required courses in an appropriate sequence, we had to rearrange our technical and professional electives.Making an elective thesis course a required capstone project course Previously our thesis course was not required and only our graduate bound students would take it. It would now be required by all and renamed AET 489

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees

to the workon instructional development, the degree of assessment has been sparse.11-13Our intent is to provide students a capstone experience in which they can apply experimentaldesign in a context similar to that of a practicing engineer in industry. The objectives of thisresearch are to explore the types of cognition and social interactions of student teams as theyengage in these virtual laboratories, to determine the role of instructional design in the responseof student teams, and to ascertain whether virtual laboratories can effectively promote types oflearning that are difficult or impossible to achieve from physical laboratories.Objectives The specific objectives of the NSF CCLI Phase 2 project are to: 1. Create the following

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

accustomed totravel in a developing nation and that I wanted to use my educational background in particular toaddress how end users of the filter design can properly be educated in its use and benefits.Within a month, I was informed that I was selected for the project. Starting in January, we hadour first class meeting. Myself included, there were thirteen students in the class. I was the onlygraduate student but the majority of the class included senior level students from the School ofAgricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) at Purdue. These seniors were using the projectas a capstone-design project, a graduation requirement. Two students were from the School ofChemical Engineering and another student was from the School of Pharmacy. These

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Women in Engineering

132 Develop a business plan to fund the design and development of a product which would be considered an "Assistive Technology" device. Students work with a specific client and identify Capstone Assistive F Capstone I Donn Technology project to

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

and developed ananimatronic polar bear robot shown in Figure 11. The robot successfully competed at the 2003Society of Manufacturing Engineers/Robotics International (SME/RI) event at RochesterInstitute of Technology, earning the 3rd place in the Robot Construction Category. This capstone Figure 1. Animatronic Polar Bear for the 2003 SME/RI Competitioncourse project led to the development of a cross-disciplinary honors course, enrolling art,engineering, technology, and pharmacy students2. Puppetry and mechanism design projects were Page 22.558.2the focus of this 4 hours a week course. Also following the capstone project, the author

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brandes, Lafayette College, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

and highlights priority retrofit projects on our campus.Bibliography 1. Mahendran, M., 1995. Project-Based Civil Engineering Courses. Journal of Engineering Education, v84 n1, p75-79 2. Thomas, J.W., 2000, “A review of research on project-based learning”. Available at http://www.bobpearlman.org/BestPractices/PBL_Research.pdf 3. Orlins, J.J., Groff, K., Greger, P., and Groff, R.W., 2002 "A Community-Based Hydrologic Design Project," 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 16-19. 4. Padmanabhan, G., and D. Katti, 2002. "Using Community-Based Projects in Civil Engineering Capstone Courses", ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, vol. 128, issue 1, pp

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Bridget N. Bero, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

a larger,more challenging real-world project selected by faculty, e.g., designing, prototyping, and testingan anaerobic waste digester for a sewage treatment plant. Although not required by the program,interdisciplinary projects were envisioned at the senior capstone level as well, where teamsexecute real projects solicited from actual industry sponsors.Although the Design4Practice program overall has been very successful, the interdisciplinary Page 22.1037.3aspects have proven to be challenging, resulting a slow deterioration of the interdisciplinaryfacets of the program, particularly in the upper division; only the freshman level course

Collection

2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Victoria Schuele; Ronald Edwards; Don Gillich; Andrew Kovanen; Brian Moretti

Educational Applications of Pyroelectric Acceleration Victoria Schuele1, Ronald Edwards1, Don Gillich1, Andrew Kovanen1, Brian Moretti1 1 Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996AbstractIn order to graduate the United States Military Academy (USMA) with an undergraduate degreein nuclear engineering or physics, each cadet must complete a capstone project. They also havethe option of completing an independent study to graduate with honors or further their futureeducational opportunities. The Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center (NSERC), aDefense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) office, sponsors these projects, providing

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aura Gimm, Duke University; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Kevin Caves, Duke University; Robert Malkin, Duke University

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Biomedical

experience can be limiting for both student learningand the depth that project teams can achieve. While providing challenging engineering problems,all capstone design courses address basic principles of engineering design, teamwork, technicalcommunications, ethics, and professionalism. In this paper, we will discuss how a few simpledesign challenges have been used in three capstone design courses to practice and applyengineering design principles and problem solving skills. These challenges are relativelyinexpensive to implement and could be done in teams or individually. The competitive aspectsof the challenges can further motivate students. The design challenge goals can be tailored tofocus on specific aspects of design practice or skills, such as

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Frank, Queen's University; David S. Strong, Queen's University; Rick Sellens, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

first year introduces designprocess, constraints, project management and teamwork. Second year builds on these skills andbegins to integrate the engineering sciences and adds additional elements including creativityconcepts. The third year continues the progression of sk ills development and projects are drawnfrom industry, government and non-profits. The final year capstone design course allowsstudents to pursue entrepreneurial projects of their own choosing or with external partners. In allyears, students are free to work in multidisciplinary teams according to their own preferences. 21Guelph is one of the only documented North American engineering schools with separatediscipline-specific programs that offers fully multi-disciplinary design

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

,especially as projects, an essential aspect of the engineering education.Therefore the purpose of this paper is to describe topical subjects and projects covered in thisrenewable energy course, involved in our capstone senior design project. The renewable energycourse outline may also be used as a starting point for other instructors considering offering asimilar course. This course is primarily focus on the wind and solar energy sources, and to alesser extent on the other renewable energy sources and related technologies. One the other hand,the senior design project course is a 3-term core course usually taken by the students during theirterminal year in the ET program. The lessons learned are presented and the ways to improveproject management are

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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Design in Engineering Education

Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and entrepreneurship pedagogy and assessment, technology development and clinical applications of biomedical instrumentation.Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein serves as the coordinator for an inter-disciplinary capstone design course in the College of Engineering at the University of Idaho. In this endeavor, he collaborates with five other colleagues from the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biological Engineering, and Computer Science. He is engaged in multiple research projects associated with engine testing, alternative

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

waterpurification equipment for Brazil and biogas fermentation units for deployment in India; (3) SolarCar competition team: building power storage units; (4) Capstone design courses provided byindustry and (5) Students participating faculty research: creating new thin film conductingmaterials. The complete design, build, test cycle requires significant effort and thus the minimumparticipation level for actual project work is one semester; more typically students participate in Page 22.1031.4project teams for 12 to 18 months. Single semester experiences are most typically limited tocapstone design courses.Students with the highest participation level will

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Kelli Jayn Nichols, University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Bioengineering; Laura Wright, University of Washington; Christopher Neils, University of Washington

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Biomedical

Systems Lab 2 Failure Analysis and Human Physiology 4 TOTAL 26 TOTAL 31 Introduction to BIOEN Capstone 4 BIOEN Capstone Fundamentals 3 (Individual-based Research-Design Project), OR Capstone

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Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

unfamiliar withePortfolios and was somewhat incredulous that the ePortfolio in conjunction with the requiredinternship (or undergraduate research) and senior capstone seminar could provide an adequatecapstone experience for the ET students. The lack of a capstone experience was cited as aweakness, and no mention of the recently implemented capstone ePortfolio was made in thepreliminary report. If such unfamiliarity with and resistance to use of the ePortfolio is commonin the ET community in general and amongst TAC of ABET evaluators in particular, thenprograms may be well advised to retain a traditional senior project in conjunction with acapstone ePortfolio.SummaryInternal funding was obtained from a UD Center for Educational Effectiveness grant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn Wagoner, Binghamton University; David Klotzkin, Binghamton University; E. White, Jr., Binghamton University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

, and junior levels followed by a comprehensive capstone course inmicrofabrication at the senior level. In this paper, we describe the specific microfabricationmodules being developed and their method of implementation.Introduction Microfabrication, the processes for fabricating structures at length scales below severalmicrons, is critical to many branches of science and engineering. It is heavily used to fabricateelectron devices, integrated circuits, accelerometers, lasers, and miniature microphones and isbecoming more prevalent in the biological sciences. Since microfabrication is such a broad andmultidisciplinary activity, the conventional approach of presenting this topic in a single course inone department seems inappropriate. Many

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald M Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

include a patent search using the online service of United States PatentOffice. In a paper delivered at the 2010 ASEEE Annual Conference in Louisville, KY, the valueof understanding the patent search process and the entrepreneurial mindset was presented1. It wasfocused on senior capstone projects and the creation of entrepreneurial teams. Studentexperiences and outcomes were documented through individual interviews and assessment tools. Page 22.1235.2The constraints and challenges of developing a product, engineering it and preparing it formarket were presented. Real world entrepreneurial learning experiences are linked to eachstudent team as

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

evaluation of work product. Numerous authorshave outlined the assessment strategy of constructing rubrics for measuring studentachievement of learning outcomes and applying them to portfolios of student work.Other authors have outlined use of rubrics for evaluation and grading of individualassignments and projects. This paper will describe the use of a consolidated rubric forevaluating final reports in the capstone Chemical Plant Design course. Instead of gradingeach report and then having some or all of the reports evaluated through a separateprocess for programmatic assessment purposes, the instructor evaluates the report onceusing the rubric, and the same raw data is used both for grading and for programmaticassessment.BackgroundSince 2000, ABET1

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Wroblewski, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

factors of real-life applications.This approach is vital for reinforcing basic principles (Newton’s Laws in Mechanics, First andSecond Laws in Thermodynamics, etc.). But, by itself, it ignores the interconnectivity of theseconcepts and how they are interwoven in the fabric of real engineering problems—i.e., system-level engineering. This big-picture view is often covered in capstone design courses, butcapstone design projects themselves cover a broad spectrum of applications, and don’t guaranteethat all students leave with the same exposure to system-level integration and interactions.In addition, the development of engineering science core concepts relies upon pre-requisite pathsthat allow advanced topics to be built upon more basic concepts

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

bear on a givenmulti-discipline problem, the faculty decided that the grading rubric should be adjusted toensure that each outcome to include professional outcomes is being assessed within thecapstone course.21,22,23,24 There were over 17,000 search results for capstones being usedto provide direct results.25 Each capstone project requires coverage of the seventraditional sub-disciplines of civil engineering. Therefore, the capstone course is biggerthan one faculty to assess properly, so each faculty member assesses portions of the Page 22.1294.7submissions that fall into their areas of expertise. The entire faculty team has beeninvolved in the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

professor and the director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities