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2020 PPC

Authors

Michael Cox

…  Investing in STEM education  Inspiring innovation in education, our industry and our workforce  Partnering with universities to build core aerospace engineering competencies through hands-on capstone projects (AerosPACE)  Financing advanced learning solutions for current and future employees (MIT, NSF, others)  Improving equity and diversity through policy and

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Clarissa Belloni, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

these humanitarian engineeringprograms is that this may be a way to improve retention of women within engineering.Humanitarian courses, including humanitarian engineering senior design capstones and service-learning study abroad programs, have higher enrollment of women than their traditionalcounterparts. Analyzing the motivations of participants in these programs reveals that womengravitate towards projects that allow them to become a “global professional” and “make adifference” while men want to “make a difference” by working on “exciting immersive real-world projects.” Thus, women seem to prefer projects that make a difference to other peoplewhile men choose work that they personally find to be exciting. However, within the existingresearch

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal; Mark Vaccari; Thomas DeAgostino; Carter Stokeld; Courtney Baukal

problems needs to betaught to students so they will be properly prepared when they enter the workforce. While theymay be exposed to this type of problem in their capstone projects, they usually encounter verylittle of it in their core engineering classes. These ill-defined problems may also be solved usinga variety of methods, to arrive at differing answers that still reinforce one another.Where possible, teachers should give some open-ended assignments where there may be multipleacceptable solutions (Baukal 2017). Students need to determine appropriate boundary conditionsand material properties for these “fuzzy” problems. Students must then defend their ownsolutions as is typically required in industry. This teaches them that many “real” problems

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chao Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Zesheng Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

undergraduate andgraduate levels, as well as student teams involved in Capstone senior design projects. Weexplored Slack in the following three perspectives: (1) sharing information, (2) answeringquestions, (3) collaborating in projects. We conducted analytic study on both the data recordedby Slack and feedback from end-of-semester student surveys. The results show that Slack is anexcellent online tool for improving the communication between students and instructors andamong students working in group projects.The remainder of this paper is structured as follows. We first introduce the context of our study,including different courses in which we have used Slack as a communication tool. We thenintroduce Slack and its related functionalities, and examples

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

Authors

Gül E. Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

environments and promotes creative need-based designs (Crain & Tull, 2004).Reissman et al. (2017) also proposed a new capstone course for Mechanical Engineering studentsat the University of Dayton, which emphasizes the application of physics-based and data miningtoward open-ended project prompts. Peter Idowu (2004) presented a study about the pre-capstonecourse at Penn State Harrisburg to solve the lack of clarity students have in developing projectideas. In this study, researchers concluded that a pre-capstone course enabled students tocommunicate effectively. Elvin Shields (2007) studied the effect of capstone engineering designexperience in fostering creativity. Various methods and techniques can assess students’ creativity. For example

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 5: Energy and Wind and Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

systems to reject heat from therefrigerant to the outdoor air and to help in liquefying the refrigerant as it passes through itstubes. Reducing the surrounding air temperature or the surface temperature for the condenserwould help in eliminating an additional source of heat into the refrigerant and lower thetemperature of air surrounding the condensers which would enhance the air-conditioning systemperformance.A capstone project in the School of Engineering Technology at Purdue University conducted anexperimental and analytical study to investigate the performance of a 3 ton-refrigerant (TR) air-conditioning unit, installed in a residential house, while shading its condenser. The surfacetemperature of the tubes exiting the condenser were measured

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Cornucopia #2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Uma Lakshman, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

opportunities.Introduction The motivation of this study is to determine whether students at New York Universitywould electively enroll in a second semester of EG 1003. Incoming students are beingincreasingly exposed to engineering concepts in high school, resulting in a desire for engineeringchallenges in a project-based format. Integrating project-based curriculum early in engineeringeducation will introduce the engineering design process to socially relevant engineeringchallenges. The goal of the course is to be a comprehensive cornerstone course for students,which provides the foundation for first-year students to be prepared for the engineeringcoursework and future projects like their senior design capstone course. The cornerstone is oneof the few

Conference Session

Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Harold Ackler, Boise State University; Heidi Reeder, Boise State University; Abbey Louie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

of Georgia [12].The current approach was motivated by two primary goals: 1. Provide this education and training to all engineering students in the major without requiring additional courses. 2. Provide this education and training within the context of their team engineering capstone projects to improve their ability to apply what they have learned.These goals highlight perhaps the two main differences between explicit and non-explicit ELEprograms. The former programs are a separate course of study with the benefit of being muchmore rigorous, thorough and resulting in a certificate or minor, but at the cost of more selectparticipation and loss of elective courses as well as greater institutional expense. The latterprograms can

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2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Agamemnon Crassidis; Daniel S. Kaputa

benefits students directly by allowing them to focus on an up-and-coming area, i.e., UASthat may be included in resume building and future projects related to UASs. We also outline afoundation for a regional UAS student competition to be housed at RIT’s existing outdoor UASnetted closure facility and, in the future, a student UAS related conference. In particular, weconsider the development of a final capstone requirement for the new proposed UAS relateddual-listed course for mandatory participation in the proposed UAS student competition andstudent conference as part of the curriculum enhancement effort. A new lecture for presentationto RIT’s graduate seminar series was developed in the topic of commercial applications andsocietal benefits of

Conference Session

Advances in Additive, Hybrid, and Digital Manufacturing Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Khalifa H. Harib, United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Adewale Oriyomi Oseni, United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Al-Ain United Arab EmiratesKey Words: Inverted Pendulum, Capstone Design ProjectAbstract: This paper describes the design and build of a pedagogical setup consisting of a two-DOF inverted pendulum, which is mounted on a three-DOF cart. This was a collaborative projectbetween senior students in the departments of mechanical and electrical engineering at the UnitedArab Emirates University as part of their senior design capstone project. The students withguidance from their faculty mentors followed the various designing and building stages of thedesign process of the involved mechatronics system. This includes the steps of designing the setup,the building of the prototype, and the testing and verification of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Muthu Govindaraj, Thomas Jefferson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

knowledge domain and its constituents, we look forrelationships and crosslinks between the concepts. General concepts are placed at the top of themap, while the more specific concepts are placed below with relationship links, also known as’propositions.’ The maps are never final. As we gain new knowledge and understanding, both inthe meaning of the concepts as well as its relevance in the subject domain, the map can beimproved and expanded. In the case of using the maps as an addition to syllabi, it is preferable tokeep the maps simple and fit into one page or a slide.Since Senior Design is the capstone course for engineering, and many schools use the course forABET accreditation evaluation, it is essential to convey the concept of the course to

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Matthew Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Course for all types of Capstone Senior Design Projects," in ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, 2018.[16] N. Hotaling, B. Burkes Fasse, L. F. Bost, C. D. Herman and C. R. Forest, "A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design Course," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 630-656, October 2012.[17] C. Funk and K. Parker, "Women in STEM see more gender disparities at work, especially those in computer jobs, majority-male workplaces," in Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity, Washington, DC, Pew Research Center , 2018, pp. 55-71.[18] L. Balachandra, A. R. Briggs, K. Eddleston and C. Brush, "PITCH LIKE A MAN: GENDER STEREOTYPES AND

Conference Session

Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy; Russell P. Lemler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

cadets at WestPoint is their capstone design project. This project spans two semesters and is encompassed bythe courses Mechanical Engineering Design (ME404) and Mechanical Systems Design (ME496).Starting in ME404, mechanical engineering cadets are assigned to a capstone design project teamconsisting of five to seven other cadets. Over half of these projects are multi-disciplinary,collaborating with one or more other academic departments within the Academy. Across thetwo-course sequence, the cadets review the design process first taught in ME201 and apply thedesign process to an externally sponsored engineering design problem primarily fororganizations within the Department of the Army or Department of Defense.The team chartering process sets

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Hung Pham; Anish Khatiwada, University of Houston, Downtown; Jonathan Lopez

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

food consumption. By using organicwaste, this project ensures sustainable consumption and production patterns. Converting wasteto bioethanol creates a fuel from a biomass that would have been energetically wasted during thedecomposition process. Using bioethanol or blending it with gasoline both reduce the relianceon fossil fuel and ultimately reduce the carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere. Thus, it is a trulysustainable transport fuel.In this paper, the design of the bioreactor, instrumentation and automation mechanisms arepresented. Kinetics studies and the results from the optimization of the reactor operatingconditions area also discussed. Since such work also was carried out as part of engineeringtechnology students’ senior capstone

Conference Session

Learning Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Khalifa H. Harib, United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Hayder Zulafqar Ali, United Arab Emirates University; Bobby Mathew, United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

node showing a choice between possible assembly path and the AND node representinga given assembly path. The motivation for the inclusion of this assignment came from theobservation of struggling students in their capstone projects, where assembly planning wouldhave helped them. This paper describes how assembly planning principles and theirimplementation at the product level, is taught to senior mechanical engineering studentsthrough the Design and Manufacture Lab course, so that they can use assembly planning intheir capstone projects.2. The MethodologyThe methodology consists of two steps and an assessment through a practical question in themidterm examination. In the first step a lecture on AND/OR graph explaining how it is used ina matrix

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laine E. Rumreich, Ohio State University; Faith Logan, Ohio State University; Zachary Dix, Ohio State University; Nicholas Rees Sattele, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

questions for this project: 1. How consistent are the three EM frameworks, measured through the similarity of results when used to analyze EM engineering courses? 2. How clear are the three EM frameworks, measured by challenges identified when attempting to utilize ambiguous or overly-specific EM learning objectives when measuring the EM content of courses?To answer these questions, three curricula were identified: first-year engineering laboratorycoursework, a third-year technical project designed with EM in mind, and a multidisciplinarysenior capstone course. These courses were chosen to span the entire career of an engineeringstudent, from first-year to senior capstone, to give a more complete dataset. Each curriculumthen

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Kari Zacharias, Concordia University; Brandiff Robert Caron, Concordia University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

institutionalarrangements necessary to help students develop these skills have not yet settled into a widelyadopted standard. Many engineering programs have turned to STS to provide students withconceptual tool kits to think about engineering problems and solutions in more sophisticatedways. Some programs feature standalone courses on the sociocultural aspects of technology andengineering, often taught by faculty from outside the engineering school. Others incorporate STSmaterial into traditional engineering courses, e.g., by making ethical or societal impactassessments part of capstone projects. This work in progress paper draws on the research team’s personal experience to examinethe character of an atypical, but potentially very powerful, model: STS

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University; Li-Ling Yang, Roger Williams University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

academic content. It is important that the work is done in partnership with thecommunity, and not for the community, in a way that is truly reciprocal. Finally, students mustreflect on their work before, during and after the experience to process, contextualize, anddeepen their learning.While community engagement projects have been primarily incorporated into first-yearcurriculum as well as senior design capstone experiences, there continues to be growth in the useof this pedagogy across the entire undergraduate engineering experience [3]. Communityengagement projects also occur in extracurricular settings, for example through participation instudent clubs such as Engineers Without Borders [4].The benefits of community engaged learning for course

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

others.Dr. William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bill Kline is Professor of Engineering Management and Associate Dean of Innovation at Rose-Hulman. His teaching and professional interests include systems engineering, quality, manufacturing systems, in- novation, and entrepreneurship. As Associate Dean, he directs the Branam and Kremer Innovation Centers which house campus competition teams, capstone projects, and a maker space. He is currently an associate with IOI Partners, a consulting venture focused on innovation tools and systems. Prior to joining Rose-Hulman, he was a company co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Montronix, a company in the global machine monitoring industry. Bill is a Phi

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

are skills most employers are looking for. Suchinnovation is not unusual for well-funded California universities, but we are excited to be trying similarinnovations at an urban university in Texas. There is also literature in sustainability curriculum to suggestthat community partnerships can be an enormous asset.[16] We are in agreement that these partnershipscan be invaluable. We have engaged in one group project at a community garden (mentioned above). Asfield trips we have visited local sustainable energy companies, urban farms science labs and non-profitsfor field trips. As students have started enrolling in the Minor in Sustainability most of them haveengaged with our sustainability for their capstone projects. This has strengthened

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Luis Martinez Medellin; Edward Pines; Patricia Sullivan; Arthur Cox; Motoko Furuhashi

workshop was the first oriented workshopconducted in the satellite location. This was done to introduce students to potential collaborationswith art students. Additionally, metal working and a clay forming workshops were held asadditional multidisciplinary outreach efforts.Since the beginning of the cross-departmental alliance, the AIS has been successful in advancinghigh-resolution prototyping abilities among two high-profile student organization projects andtwo engineering capstone projects. Prior to the alliance, the such projects were dependent on off-campus resources to complete their projects. Specifically, the Design, Build, Fly, and SteelBridge student organization projects were able to benefit from access to the newly available

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Abhaya Datye; Marina Miletic; Jamie Gomez; Eva Chi; Sang M. Han; Catherine Hubka; Yan Chen; Vanessa Svihla; Sung Kang; Heather Canavan

Foundation (NSF) funded projects: Professional Formation of Engineers: ResearchInitiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) - Using Digital Badging and Design ChallengeModules to Develop Professional Identity; Professional Formation of Engineers: REvolutionizingengineering and computer science Departments (IUSE PFE\RED) - Formation of AccomplishedChemical Engineers for Transforming Society. She is a member of the CBE department’s ABET andUndergraduate Curriculum Committee, as well as faculty advisor for several student societies. She isthe instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances,junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with several professionalorganizations including

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Heidi Morano, Lawrence Technological University; Susan Henson, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technological University S. Henson’s career includes working as a chemist, finishing engineer, and materials scientist. In this re- spect, her expertise focused on material analysis and selection. After obtaining her Masters in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), she went on to teach GIS to civil engineering students at Lawrence Tech- nological University. After training in entrepreneurial engineering, she began teaching Fundamentals of Engineering Design Projects. She also acted as the civil engineering capstone coordinator. She is now a project engineer working in the Entrepreneurial Engineering Design Curriculum.Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Matthew Cole is a tenured Assistant Professor in the

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 3 - Grading: Grate or Great

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame; Kristina Wagstrom, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

course at the University of Notre Dame. One challenge associated with instructingCapstone Design is the wide variation in background students bring to the course, both inacademic knowledge and internship or work experience. Additionally, a one semester Capstonehas challenges of placing high academic demands on students due to both lecture material andthe capstone project being completed in the same semester. Compounding this challenge is thedivision of duties among the team within the project. In an effort to increase student agency anddecrease workload on the students, instructor, and teaching assistants, a competency-basedgrading approach was explored. The complex mastery of a capstone course hinges on successful completion of

Conference Session

Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maya Denton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Chi-Ning Chang, University of Kansas; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

disciplines. In the second-year training, students took multidisciplinarycourses (i.e., materials science, informatics, and engineering design), and then engaged in aninterdisciplinary capstone course (materials design studio). This sequencing is designed toprovide students with well-grounded experience that would integrate the materials science,engineering design, and informatics into their interdisciplinary capstone design projects andinternships. Students were encouraged to complete summer internships during the two years oftraining. Additional program components, such as mentoring resources and tools for careerdevelopment, were offered during the academic year for all students in the program. Theseprogram components included ePortfolios

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher Arena, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Elham Morshedzadeh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John L. Robertson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andre Albert Muelenaer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brad D. Hendershot, DoD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; Jessica L. O'Leary, Salem VA Medical Center; Aliza M. Lee, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Devasmita Choudhury; Brandon C. Briggs; Pamela Jean VandeVord, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biomedical Engineering

academic partnerships between BME and ID. In 2006, a formalcollaboration was established between biomedical, electrical, mechanical, and computerengineering students from Marquette University (MU) and ID students from the MilwaukeeInstitute of Art and Design (MIAD) [3]. Mid-way through their one-year, multidisciplinary,capstone course, MU engineering students recruit MIAD students to further develop and refineconcepts. The MIAD students receive course credit and function as design consultants. Overall,the collaboration resulted in improved prototype functionality and aesthetics, and the studentsdeveloped an appreciation for each other’s discipline and role within the project team. There wasalso a desire among the students to work together from the

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Chandika Annasiwatta, Muskingum University; Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University

this project will placethem in a better position in the entry-level industrial job market or will better prepare them forgraduate school.For future semesters, we are planning to assign projects with similar complexity in thesecourses. Future projects are related to materials science and applications. Some possibleprojects are: a thermal conductivity measuring apparatus, a fatigue testing machine and a tensiletest apparatus. In addition, possible improvements to this design have been considered and thesame project could be reassigned in future semesters. It is our intention to evaluate the impact ofthis experience on the student’s capstone project during their final year. Possible project ideaswith an appropriate complexity level for first year

Conference Session

Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

excited, motivated and have therefore performed well in all classes.In the senior design course, students demonstrate their ability to apply the knowledge learned invarious AE courses towards a professional society sponsored aerospace design project. This seniordesign project is a three credit hour class and spans over one semester. Capstone projects are donein groups of three to four students. This capstone class is in addition to the senior capstone projectthat is required for their major degree. Students are able to finish the minor program by typicallytaking one extra class in every semester during their last two years on undergraduate degreeprogram. Some students take these classes over the summer and others have delayed theirgraduation by a

Conference Session

Professional Issues and Opportunities for Engineering Librarians

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

course.In all but one case, the data extracted for ABET assessment (i.e., the data included in the self-study to demonstrate student achievement) came from the senior capstone design experience.The capstone rubrics, however, varied considerably in the information component required, withmost rubrics not mentioning sources or references explicitly. All institutions reported studentperformance directly, but two also indicated student surveys (i.e., self-assessments) as sources ofdata for this outcome (they were transitioning out of that assessment method). Studentperformance was measured by course instructors, project partners, and, in one case, theinstitution’s industrial advisory board.As an example of an ambiguous rubric used for ABET assessment

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 1: Topics Related to Engineering - Part 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caeley Ashtyn Joy Gibbs, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Reality Processing Plant for Chemical Engineering Process DesignAbstractThis work-in-progress study will explore technology aided education in the form of a VirtualReality (VR) application used to support learning outcomes in a chemical engineering capstonecourse. VR has the ability to immerse users in a simulated environment and provide them withexperiential learning opportunities. Most undergraduate chemical engineering students arerequired to design a chemical plant for their capstone design project without ever having visitedor interacted with a full-scale processing plant and could benefit from the immersive experiencethat the VR tool would offer. This study will be conducted over a two-year period fromSeptember 2019 to May 2021