Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley E. Bishop; George E. Piper; Richard T. O'Brien

, sensor calibration, signal conditioning and control of DC motors.2. Learning ObjectivesWhen developing a capstone design project, it is necessary to fully integrate all facets of thedesign in the framework of learning objectives. The light tracker project primarily emphasizesthe progressive flow of design, focusing on inter-related modules with learning objectivesconcerning environmental interaction and measurement as well as modeling and control of thefull system. The primary focus of the design is on selection and identification of sensors,motors, motor drivers, and control circuit elements for an integrated system.The light tracker design project admits varying levels of specificity with regards to bothimplementation and performance, allowing

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louise Chan, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jacob John Swanson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mark Ahrens, Normandale Community College; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

to promote written and oral communication, business skills,project management, and critical thinking within a group setting21, 22. Capstone design projectscan also indicate to faculty areas in which the curriculum can be improved upon. Areas wherestudents struggle can be emphasized in future courses or in revisions to existing courses23.While students are attracted to the hands on nature of building instrumental skills throughproject-based learning and multiple design projects, they often experience a shock when theybegin a curriculum where projects drive the majority of the learning process. Students may notdo as well as expected, in part, because of the transition from lower division programs, whereclasses are more likely to be taught in

Conference Session

Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W Eric Wong, University of Texas, Dallas

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Industry Involvement in an Undergraduate Software Engineering Project Course: Everybody WinsThe “Software Engineering Project” (SE 4485) is a one-semester capstone course in our undergraduateSoftware Engineering curriculum at the University of Texas at Dallas (hereafter, simply referred to asUTD). It is intended to complement the theoretical knowledge that students receive in their prior (andongoing) courses and provide them with an in-depth, hands-on experience in all aspects of softwareengineering. They are expected to walk-through the various phases of a software development life-cyclesuch as

Conference Session

Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne A Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; J.Kevin Taylor; David W. Hey, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

conduct focus groups to explore the barriers people were experiencing to exercise and eating healthfully. For this particular research study David was responsible for collecting and analyzing the engineering student’s focus group data on their capstone projects, specifically in learning design. He credits the cross collaboration between kinesiology and engineering as a most satisfying and rewarding experience. Page 23.139.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Adapted Physical Activity Design Projects: A Collaboration Between

Conference Session

Labs and Demonstrations in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucas Landherr, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

design and computational problem solving using the Engineering Grand Challenges as real-world applications of global issues. She developed and ran for 8 years a faculty-led international program to Brazil focused on Sustainable Energy and Brazilian Culture. This program educates students on the effects of various energy systems and the challenges of social and environmental justice in developing countries. In 2017, Dr. Pfluger moved into the ChE department where she implemented improvements in the Transport 2 Lab and Capstone courses. She assists Capstone students to develop dynamic design projects that address and help solve real-world, global challenges. Dr. Pfluger has served as the AIChE Student Chapter Faculty

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

program.Computer Engineering Senior Design Project Course at UVUThe purpose of a capstone design project course is to provide graduating senior students theopportunity to demonstrate understanding of the concepts they have learned during the course oftheir studies. As with many computer engineering programs, students of the computerengineering program at Utah Valley University conclude their degree programs with a semestercapstone design experience. The intent is for students to utilize competencies developed in thefirst three years of the curriculum in the solution of an embedded design problem. Our senior Page 24.1380.3design course is structured as a

Conference Session

Making in Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy S. Reffeor PhD, Grand Valley State University; John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

provide students with multiple opportunitiesto experience a realistic design challenges before their Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) mandated capstone design-build project.1,2 The literature shows the Page 26.202.2importance, effectiveness and student enthusiasm for real-world design projects performed aspart of capstone design experiences.3-5 However, creating exciting, customer driven andrelevant design experiences for classes other than the capstone design classes has provenchallenging.In the past the authors have struggled to integrate customer driven design and build projects intoexisting courses. When a working

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Warren Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Michael Cassidy

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

electronic key velocity sensing and soundreproduction system was designed and developed.The significance of the methodology to be applied in this capstone course project is to combinetheory and practice to prepare the students to become better problem solvers and obtain practicalsolutions to real life/simulated problems using a project based approach. Students in theMechanical, Electrical, and Industrial fields along with many others can learn many new skillsfrom multi-disciplinary projects such as the design and development of a musical instrument.Such projects show students how to use different types of technology, and demonstrate howadvanced technology can be used in an innovative application. Over the past few years manysenior design projects in

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; William Arbegast, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

(AMP) employs student/faculty teams to in-vestigate material joining research/design issues. The latest in the state-of-the-art FrictionStir Welding (FSW) equipment is available in the AMP center. Currently, AMP projectsinvolve over 30 graduate and undergraduate students from across campus. AMP providesstudents with: 1. Sponsorship and mentorship of capstone senior design projects, 2. Laboratory employment, 3. Undergraduate research opportunities.Capstone Senior Design Projects – The AMP center routinely sponsors senior capstonesenior design projects ( fourteen over the last three years). These projects raise issues thestudents will encounter during their industrial careers – starting with the development ofan agreed to “statement of

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barnett, Saint Louis University; Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

was 56%. Thenumber of national awards presented to our undergraduates is also significant, ranging fromBMES and Society for Biomaterials Undergraduate Awards and Sigma Xi grants to variousposter and paper recognitions at the local, regional, and national levels. The ability to havecontinuous projects where students can easily pass on their work to underclassmen has also beenimproved thus leading to an increase in overall scholarly activity in the laboratory and a morepositive experience for the undergraduate. Page 12.313.2IntroductionWhile capstone design courses are at the core of all engineering disciplines, the depth ofexposure to

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Miller, University of Oklahoma; Yunjun Xu, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

-fall the rest of the way. After impact, the capsule will deploy therovers. Additional details of the origin of the project are available in [5].Most existing senior capstone projects, for example Big Blue [4], which are fundedby industry or government agencies, try to address different problems each year.The SLS project is used every year with the same mission objectives, though theparticular aspects of the mission under study do change. This allows students tobuild on the previous year’s work while still exploring new problems and chal-lenges.The goal of the SLS mission is to explore a small section of the Moon; conducta materials analysis of the materials left there by an Apollo mission thirty yearsearlier; and to perform a selenographic

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pierre Larochelle

Tech was initiated. The purpose of this overhaul was to develop an experiencethat would serve to: (1) prepare students for the ME curriculum, (2) motivate students tocomplete their studies, (3) provide students with academic success skills, and (4)introduce students to the engineering profession. The format chosen to realize this goal isa yearlong sequence of two courses that freshmen take entitled Introduction toMechanical Engineering I (MAE1022 Fall, 2 credits) and II (MAE1023 Spring, 1 credit).This sequence is a project-motivated experience inspired by traditional capstone designcourses. In the fall students are taught basic academic success skills such as timemanagement, study skills, working in study groups, self-motivation, and goal

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

its 18 year old capstone senior designprojects. The advantages of international experiences for engineering students are welldocumented: • Students have the opportunity to partner with local or international organizations. • Students get exposed to international design codes and standards. • Students get to experience the global working environment.These are just a few of the benefits associated with international projects. However gettinginvolved in foreign projects is not without its problems: • Students face challenges associated with distance (e.g., site visits). • Students have to deal with the different cultural and educational environments. • Students experience difficulty obtaining

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robin K. Burk

crafting similar project-basedlearning courses.IntroductionThe role of capstone projects is well-established in many engineering programs1. Capstone projectcourses have “evolved over the years from ‘made up’ projects devised by faculty to industry-sponsoredprojects where companies provide ‘real’ problems, along with expertise and financial support.”2 Suchprojects may be especially rich in opportunities for students to integrate a variety of curricular materialboth within their discipline and across disciplines.3In lieu of industry-sponsored projects, capstone courses at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) are oftenexecuted on behalf of Army, Defense or other federal agency clients, thereby providing students withopportunities to integrate both their

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona; James R. Lewis, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Computational modeling and interdisciplinary projects for engineering technology students The advances in nanotechnology, tissue engineering, and robotics has precipitated the need forengineering technology students who can understand and contribute to simulation and development ofcomputer models for complex command, communications, biological and control systems.The engineering faculty at our university is developing multidisciplinary projects/classes, which includehands-on application-oriented laboratory exercises, which can actively engage students. These laboratoryprojects will also be helpful to students who will take capstone senior project coursework.This paper will discuss the new, interesting multidisciplinary projects

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; David A Howell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Leah C. Newman, MSOE

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

where they provide asupportive foundation for the students above them.The authors hypothesize that this supportive structure lends itself ideally to faculty mentorship ofengineering design-and-build projects; for example capstone senior design projects. In well-managed student projects, faculty members do none of the actual design or construction work.Instead, they mentor a team of students toward successful completion of the challenge.To evaluate the impact of a servant-leadership teaching pedagogy in an engineering setting, aninterdisciplinary faculty collaboration was implemented that combined three components: 1) acurriculum-integrated design-and-build project; 2) an industrial engineering project managementcourse; and 3) sponsored service

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University - Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

be able to “design a system, component, or process to meet desired needswithin realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health andsafety, manufacturability, and sustainability.”Various methods2 have been discussed by educators to develop student’s conceptions of designthrough undergraduate engineering curriculums. A project-based approach3-11 has beenconsidered as one of the most effective ways and has been implemented in different courses.More specifically, capstone design courses8-11 were notably preferred among these courses. Thiswas because engineering students were required to synthesize their knowledge learned through awhole undergraduate curriculum, and apply their skills in senior designs

Conference Session

Thermal Fluid Experiment Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Canino, Trine University; Jon Koch, Trine University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

hands-on experiences in engineering education has been recognized fordecades. Yet creating and running an effective hands-on experience, especially in the thermalsciences is challenging. This paper will outline a project that asks students to design, build, andtest a heat exchanger. In addition to being hands-on, the project incorporates two high-impacteducational practices. First, the project is collaborative as groups of 4-5 students work ondesigning their heat exchangers. Second, the project serves a sort of “capstone project” for thethermal science classes by integrating topics from thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heattransfer. While attempts to incorporate designing, building, and testing of heat exchangers as partof a mechanical

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E Matsson, Oral Roberts University; Justice Boisselle, Oral Roberts University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

using SolidWorks, and ANSYS Fluent software was used by a third studentwho was not on the senior capstone team to simulate the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.IntroductionThis project involved the design, building and testing of a Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilityapparatus by undergraduate engineering students. The laboratory will enable students toconduct visualizations of the waves that develop due to the instability.The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is a classical problem originally studied by Helmholtz 1and Kelvin2. The mechanism causing the instability has been studied in detail by Lamb3,Bachelor4, Drazin and Reid5, Chandrasekahr6, Craik7, and many others. The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability can appear at the interface of two fluid layers flowing with

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

seniorscomplete it for the design and capstone requirement. Nevertheless, these projects carryout a bigger purpose than meeting program requirements; they create enthusiasm infreshmen thus improving retention and simultaneously giving seniors real worldexperience that will give them an edge in their professions. Page 9.979.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionMany universities are finding themselves in a familiar crisis. They are uncertain how toretain new recruits through maintaining their excitement

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Pedagogical research in computer science curriculum for undergraduate students.Mr. Nabil A Yousif, Fort Valley State University Mr. Yousif is an assistant professor in the Mathematic and Computer Science Depadtment, at Fort Valley State University. His interest includes System Business Application Software design and database design. Page 22.570.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engaging Computer Science Students in Electro-Mechanical Engineering ProjectsAbstractThis paper describes two engineering projects that were implemented in a capstone

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Jeff Ashworth; Will Quinn

follow, the same students take the aircraftdesign and begin the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) process. A model of theaircraft is tested in the wind tunnel, modified, and re-tested to verify the effectiveness of the proposedchanges. Feedback from students and industry evaluators overwhelmingly support this aircraft researchand projects-based process for enhanced student comprehension and retention.IntroductionThe students in the three-course sequence gain valuable experience by working in groups both small (2to 3) in the first course and larger (6 to 8) in the capstone courses. The larger groups are task orientedand perform much like the industry model of Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). These industry IPTs aresingle

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratory and SoC Developments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Schuman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Justin Kleiber, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

achievable capstone projectaligned with the university’s ECE curriculum revision that expands the range of disciplinaryexperiences for students. The foundational knowledge students will be required to integrate intotheir design are a simple controls system, microcontroller programming, Bluetoothcommunication, and circuit design. Following Prince and Felder’s findings that it is more likelythat students can connect their learning to existing cognitive models when engineering work isrelated to a local context, we chose to situate technological design in autonomous farmingbecause the university is in a rural area [2]. The effectiveness of this project in terms ofencouraging student engagement, the alignment of skills to course goals, and

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Frederick, Mechanical and Aeropace Engineering; Rebekah Frederick, Homewood Academy for Girls

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. Page 12.1560.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Regional Technical Conferences to Augment Aerospace Design ProjectsAbstractSuccessfully integrating academic and industry players into the aerospace engineering classroomrequires innovation and focus. The benefits, however, include the illustration of currentaerospace design practices and tools. This paper describes the co-location of a regional technicalsymposium alongside a capstone aerospace design project. With this approach, industry has afocused interaction with students and faculty that significantly augments the traditionalclassroom experience. A case study on a tactical missile project is discussed in detail to

Conference Session

Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Diane DiMassa

Session 1478 Ocean-Related Senior Design Projects for Mechanical Engineers at UMass Dartmouth1 Prof. Diane E. DiMassa Mechanical Engineering II-116, U Mass Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Rd., North Dartmouth, MA 02747 508-910-6606 ddimassa@umassd.eduAbstractThis paper discusses several ocean-related capstone design projects completed bymechanical engineering students at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Someprojects are detailed analytical projects that involved complex simulations, others aresystems engineering projects

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis P. Raje

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

graduation rates of participating students in Computer Science and Engineering. 3. Provide leadership training and opportunities for students within a student chapter of a professional organization, through multidisciplinary projects, and through student-to- student mentoring. 4. Strengthen engaged learning opportunities for students through a CS 1400 (Fundamentals of Programming) course project (freshman level) and through multidisciplinary IEEE student section projects and a required for-credit capstone project. 5. Provide faculty mentors for each program participant; increase the efficacy of faculty mentoring provided to each student participant in the scholarship program by faculty- mentor training and

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy; William Parker, Air Force Research Laboratories

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

employed in many steady state and transient heat transfer problems—infact, students have employed the modeling and programming techniques learned in this projectto other courses, including their Senior Capstone projects. Results of a student opinion survey,anecdotal data, and performance on the heat transfer portion of the Fundamentals of Engineeringexamination data are presented.I. Considerations in Designing a FDM ProjectWhen designing a problem appropriate for completion in a certain number of class meetings,certain educational and institutional constraints had to be considered. As opposed to the inite-element method (FEM), the inite-difference method (FDM) does not have a steep learningcurve, and was therefore ideal to provide students

Conference Session

Developing Programs for Adult Learners

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Plemmons; Ray Jones, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

adult learners. As a result ofconstituent involvement and input from industry professionals, the TPM program consists of fourgraduate courses that address the professional and career development challenges of experiencedproject and program managers. This interdisciplinary program provides a professional learningenvironment for adult students (with and without technical backgrounds) to acquire advancedproject management knowledge, skills, and abilities. Innovative learning strategies includestudent-selected capstone projects, course content supplemented by subject matter expert (SME)presentations, as well as advanced assignments and site visits to projects that provide material forcase studies. Collectively, the TPM program provides a unique

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ellis

. I. INTRODUCTION Capstone courses in which students participate in a design project are an accepted part of theengineering curriculum at most schools1. In the Department of Mechanical Engineering atVirginia Tech, the capstone experience is a two semester sequence of courses in which studentsdesign and implement a product or engineered system. The first course in the sequence,ME4015, introduces the product development process and stresses concept development andpreliminary design. The subsequent course, ME4016, focuses on detail design, implementation,and testing. The courses are taught in multiple sections with each section assigned a specificteam project. Enrollment in each section ranges from 5 to 30 students depending on the scope ofthe

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy S. Tillman

Session 3230 Planning Activities and Evaluating Student Performance for Concurrent Engineering Class Projects Dr. Tracy S. Tillman, CMfgE, CEI Eastern Michigan University Introduction This paper will describe student-based planning and evaluation techniques for a 300-leveldesign for manufacturing course and a 400-level manufacturing program capstone course, inwhich students learn and apply concurrent engineering techniques in order to design andmanufacture a product