Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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Design in Engineering Education

comparable courses in the subjects of mechatronics and embeddedsystems given at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. In the capstoneproject described here, students work in teams of about 10 students, over a period of aboutnine months.Six capstone projects are studied; three of these were organized according to scrum [1] andthree according to more formal methods. The six projects involved in total 54 students. Thesix capstone projects were divided into two groups, following two different courses. Studentsof both courses took a course in project management, either prior to the capstone course or inparallel. One of the two project management courses emphasized agile methods, the othermore formal methods. The student teams who followed

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Denny C. Davis, The Ohio State University; Sarah Winfree, The Ohio State University ; Kaycee Ash, The Ohio State University; Bashirah Ibrahim, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #19292Early Validation of the Motivation in Team Projects (MTP) AssessmentDr. Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University Dr. Peter Rogers is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. He joined the university in October 2008 bringing with him 35 years of industry experience. His career includes senior leadership roles in engineering, sales, and manufacturing developing products using multidisciplinary teams to convert customer needs to commercially viable products and services. Rogers co-led the development of an ABET-approved year-long Capstone design experience

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jesse Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Zachary Johnson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Lovell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Maria Van Houten, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

client companies began to expand. In fact, project solicitation is rare; moreproject requests come in each year than can be fulfilled.The client-based projects are vetted and teams are selected early in the academic year. Projectproposals by potential clients are received in August. The best projects are retained based onscope of work, variation in civil engineering disciplines, and faculty and client interest. Studentsvote on their top five choices based on project abstracts during the first week of class (moreprojects are available than teams). Teams of four are selected by the faculty based on studentinterest and team considerations.The capstone design experience lasts a full year. The projects commence with a client meetingand a site visit

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Hamworthy Combustion; Andrew Walter; Bethany Dickie

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College Industry Partnerships

unique partnership because the industryadvisor was an adjunct instructor at the university and one of the university team members wasan intern at the company before and during the project, working for the industry advisor. Theindustry advisor also taught all three senior design team members in two different mechanicalengineering courses in their junior year. This capstone project involved redesigning a simulatorwhich was originally a senior design project at two other institutions. The improved designcorrected some of the original design issues and added many new features. The very closecollaboration between the industry advisor and the university intern made this a particularlysuccessful and award-winning project. However, despite the intimate

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania; Benjamin J. Zile; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Taylor Schmidt

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Engineering Physics and Physics

certainly beneficial to student development, the types of projectsassigned are usually solved using trial and error methods and rarely require the application of theconcepts the students are learning in their math and science courses. These projects can solidifythe idea students hold that math and science background is not required for design work and thatthe courses are merely intended to “weed out” students. Furthermore, it can cause students tobecome disillusioned with the engineering curriculum. This paper suggests that physics classes are a good place to apply the basic skills beingcovered in the course to real-life situations. Specifically, it explains how to take a large-scaledesign problem actually encountered in a capstone course

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Aiden James Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh

address Water and Sustainability grand challenges. Current thrusts focus on Smarter Riversheds, Microbial Fuel cells and advanced oxidation and separation processes. Focused on co-creating long term partnerships that synergize community vision with Pitt’s core compe- tencies of research and education, Sanchez has built up Pitt Hydroponics in Homewood, founded Con- stellation Energy Inventor labs for K-12 students, and re-created the Mascaro Center’s Teach the Teacher sustainability program for science educators in the region. As a teacher he designed and created the Sustainability capstone course which has annually partnered with community stakeholders to address sustainability challenges at all scales. Past projects

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leandra Ramos, United States Military Academy; Heather J. Yoshii, United States Military Academy; Kyle Beyer, United States Military Academy; Morgan R. Corliss, United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

Bachelor of Science degree from West Point, a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from Missouri S&T, a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. Aaron has served in the military for 23 years as an Engineer Officer with assignments around the world to include Afghanistan, Egypt, and Bosnia- Herzegovina. He is a licensed professional engineer in Virginia and a Project Management Professional. Aaron’s primary areas of research are engineering education, the behavior of steel structures, and blast. Aaron mentors students by serving as an advisor for capstone projects and through service as an Officer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Hicks; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Adetoun Yeaman, Northeastern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

projects.IntroductionInternet of Things (IoT) capable products and applications continue to become more prevalent.As memory, digital storage, stand-alone processors, sensors, cloud-based storage andcommunication services have continued to generally become more affordable and readilyavailable, research on new IoT applications continues. This project has developed materials onIoT concepts to facilitate students gaining hands-on IoT experience. The students working withthe materials and or working on IoT related projects are enrolled in one of the following: 1. anIndependent Study course in which the student learns about IoT and works on a project thatutilizes IoT functionality, 2. a two-semester Capstone Senior Design course in which a studentteam works on a project

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Koehnemann; Barbara Gannod

, students incomputing fields that intend to become software developers should be exposed to and,ideally, have practical experience with modern software processes. This paper describesexperiences in a software capstone course which teaches students the activities associatedwith two popular industry processes: XP and RUP. In particular, the course uses studentprojects to create applications used within the university. The unique aspect of the coursethat differentiates it from other software engineering capstone experiences is theemphasis on agile processes (primarily XP) and the use of software development tools(e.g. configuration management, automated testing, modeling) commonly used inindustry.Four university projects have been created to date. The

Conference Session

Design in BME Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen May-Newman, San Diego State University; Peter Newman, San Diego State University; Urban Miyares, Interwork Institute - Disabled Businessperson's Association

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Biomedical

capstone courses,which range from 1-2 semesters and generally take place during the senior year2. Students mustwork in teams of 3-6 in the majority (83%) of programs, and work on the completion of a projectsolicited from faculty, industry, a sponsored design competition, or a student’s own idea. Theteams are advised by a faculty member, with whom they have weekly meetings, which carries asignificant time requirement. The number of projects offered each semester varies, and does notalways match the numbers of students especially in large engineering programs. Most projectscan be completed on a modest budget, providing there is access to a machine shop and otherneeded fabrication facilities3. While the cost is not excessive, properly supporting

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Anthony H. Hawes LCDR, USCG, United States Coast Guard Academy; Royce Warner James Ph.D.; Eric Jonathan Page, United States Coast Guard Academy; Ali M. Reza, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Electrical and Computer

. Coast Guard Academy Received Ph.D. from University of Wyoming in 1986 and started his academic carrier at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) right after graduation. He was with UWM until recently and since August 2011 is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Dr. Reza’s main research area is in signal and image processing. He has over ninety publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Page 23.1062.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Collaborative Advising of Capstone: a Project in the Development of

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University at Erie – The Behrend College

Mechanical Engineering Technology Senior Projects – An Industry-Education Partnership Robert Edwards Pennsylvania State University at Erie – The Behrend CollegeAbstractAt Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) seniorsare required to successfully complete a senior design project for graduation. The vast majority ofthese projects are industrial based design and/or analysis projects which are sponsored by localand regional industries. They are part of a two semester capstone course for seniors. Typicallytwo students and a faculty advisor are assigned to a project however more students may be partof a team for larger

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 2

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Yue Hung, Farmingdale State College; Wenhai Li, Farmingdale State College

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Professional Papers

and skills they gained throughhands-on projects, or experiences as a part of their course work, or as a co-curricular support activity.The concept of Applied Learning is even more crucial in the senior level Mechanical EngineeringTechnology program courses. At the senior level, students have completed majority of their degreerequirements and able to combine multiple different skills and knowledge they gained when they aresolving a problem. To ensure students gain the proper applied learning experience and to fulfill theApplied Learning Graduation requirement, senior project course is selected as the designated appliedlearning course. Senior project course is 3 credit capstone project course, where students completecapstone projects from

Conference Session

ECE-Instructional Tools and Online Resources

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

toolbox of many relevant toolsfor working on international development projects. These include low-cost, open-sourcemicrocontrollers (such as the Arduino) and computers (e.g. Raspberry Pi), low-cost communicationsdevices (e.g. Ubiquiti equipment), low-cost solar panels and LED lights, etc. There is an opportunity toengage ECE students in humanitarian engineering-oriented capstone projects that are focused onaddressing the UN Sustainable Development goals in underserved communities around the world.These types of projects are particularly engaging with today’s students who are interested in making adifference in the world and may struggle to see such an impact in traditional electrical engineeringcurricula. The topic of humanitarian engineering may

Conference Session

Useful Assessment in Materials Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

AC 2005-683: USING PROJECT PORTFOLIOS TO ASSESS DESIGN INMATERIALS SCIENCEMarie Paretti, Virginia Tech Page 10.1422.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2005 Using Project Portfolios to Assess Design in Materials Science and Engineering M. C. Paretti Department of Engineering Education & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia TechAbstractThis paper evaluates the effectiveness of capstone design project portfolios as tools to assessstudent performance with respect to ABET’s EC2000 Criterion 3 outcomes. After reviewing thepotential for

Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristin Wood; Daniel McAdams; Robert B. Stone; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

methods course, anundergraduate capstone design course, two graduate-level product development courses, and aMasters of Science research project.IntroductionProject-centered education is becoming an emphasis of many engineering curricula. As part ofthis emphasis, unique opportunities exist to expose our students to a variety of design or open-ended projects. Service projects, or those that emphasize human need, represent one suchopportunity. According to the NSPE Engineers’ Creed, Professional Engineers are called uponto “place service before profit … and the public welfare above all other considerations.” In thisspirit, it is possible to create successful service projects that directly benefit a number of groupsin our society: those marginalized

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

James Helbling

297 Using Design, Build, Fly Projects to Provide Life Lessons in Engineering James Helbling, Department of Aeronautical Engineering Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZThis paper recounts the methods applied in a senior design course taught at Embry-RiddleAeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona. It will discuss the life lessons providedvia design, build, fly (DBF) projects which allow students to experience competition andcollaboration as part of the same year-long project.The capstone sequence at ERAU consists of Preliminary and Detail

Conference Session

Industry Advisory Boards, Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Carl Backus, Project Unlock; Jessica P.M. Fick, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Jennifer S Atchison, Drexel University; Jagadish Torlapati, Rowan University; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Jodi F. Prosise, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

Paper ID #45856Project Unlock - A Journey to your New Industry Partnership BoardLt. Col. Erik Carl Backus, Project Unlock Erik C. Backus, PhD, PE, is a Professor of Practice at Clarkson University and the Howard E. Lechler Director of the Construction Engineering Management (CEM) program, teaching and supporting undergraduate, graduate, and other students and trainees. He has a bevy of expertise, experience, and knowledge in instructing project based engineering courses working closely with industry and community partners. Erik has spearheaded the Clarkson Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) Capstone design

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

circuitry not only works, but interfaces seamlessly with the overall system. This includes ensuring that the device can communicate with the system’s master controller. ≠ Documenting their design in such a way that it could be duplicated by a third party.Through this process, the students develop their own set of best practices so that they are trulyprepared for a very rigorous and time intensive capstone design sequence. In addition, whilethey have seen most of the design tools before, this experience prepares them to use the toolsprofessionally. Finally, this new project also gives the students a deeper understanding ofprocess control and digital instrumentation, a secondary goal that is part of the new PowerEngineering Technology

Conference Session

Design in BME Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Eric Haffner, Western New England College; Anne Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.; Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.

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Biomedical

cornerstone of engineering education is design education. Accredited programs are required toprovide a capstone design experience in which students integrate knowledge gained from theircoursework. For many engineering programs, design education begins in the freshman yearwhere students are introduced to the design process.1, 2, 3, 4 Following this freshman experience,many students are not required to implement the design process in a systematic fashion until theyperform their capstone project . Integration of design across the curriculum is challenging sincethe outcomes of most lecture courses rely predominately on mastery of subject matter.Both freshman and capstone design courses for biomedical engineering students often involvethe design of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jonathan Barnett; Holly Ault

have expanded the global project program to include projects in the students'major disciplines. Several senior capstone design projects have been completed at internationalsponsors' agencies. The teams are composed of competitively selected WPI engineering studentswho work on-site to solve a key problem posed by the sponsoring agency. During the process thestudents experience hands-on application of engineering projects and learn to work astechnologists within the engineering domain of the host country. The outcome of their work is afully documented professional report containing complete results and key recommendations, asappropriate, as well as a high quality presentation of the highlights of their findings to thesponsors. This paper

Conference Session

Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleshia Huber, Binghamton University; Jill Dixon, Binghamton University; Sandy Card, Binghamton University

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Engineering Libraries

: A Collaborative Project with Engineering StudentsAbstractThis paper describes Binghamton University Libraries’ (Libraries) relationship with an industrialengineering senior design course by serving as a client in two different capstone projects. TheLibrarians involved were the Director of Public Services, the Director of Technical Services, andthe Engineering Librarian. Each project involved a group of engineering students who weretasked with redesigning a library space to meet the needs of its users, one a public service spaceand the other a technical services space. The two groups of students used their engineering skillsto evaluate the current space and study its users to then craft and model a redesign

Conference Session

Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cade Fleaher; Dechathon Suwanakeree, United States Military Academy; Scott Amos Collins; Geoff Kirk; Antonio La Torre; Peyton James Pisacane; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

primary areas of research are engineering education, the behavior of steel structures, and blast. Aaron mentors students by serving as an advisor for capstone projects and through service as an Officer Representative for Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Basketball. His passion for teaching and developing tomorrow’s leaders resulted in his selection in 2009 for the American Society of Civil Engineers New Fac- ulty Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2013 Outstanding Young Alumni Award for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Project Based Learning in a COVID Environment

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,Computer Science, Computational Data Science, and Software Engineering. This paperpresents the progress report of this scholarship program and its impact on the institution, itsComputer Science and Engineering Programs, and the community. Also, it presents the effect ofthe high-impact practices in this program in retention of computer science and engineeringstudents. High-impact practices reported include Capstone Courses, Collaborative Projects,First-Year Experiences, Internships, Undergraduate Research, and Writing Intensive Courses.IntroductionThe National Science Foundation (NSF) established the Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM)program in accordance with the American Competitiveness and Workforce

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Vijay Kanabar

. Programs must satisfy these curriculum elements – Project Management Foundation, Technology &Management Theory and Concepts, and Specialization. The specialization block includes capstone courses andcareer track electives. A minimum foundation of pre-requisite knowledge and practical experience is also needed.A practical illustration of the model would be the Boston University PM core – covering the following courses:Project management (PM foundation), Project cost and risk management, Communications Management Program(Technology & Management) and Program & Portfolio management (Specialization). The University of MarylandGraduate Certificate in Project Management for Engineers also fits the model: Introduction to Project Management(PM

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas

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College Industry Partnerships

Engineering Education, 2017An Evaluation of Two Industry-Defined Senior Design Project ProgramsIntroduction.Engineering curricula typically include a capstone senior design class in which students engagein a realistic team project that aims to integrate knowledge gained in previous classes andsimulates real workplace conditions. We report on the experience at a large EngineeringSchool with two distinct industry-defined senior design project programs, one initiated in 2005for Software Engineering majors (SE Design) and the other in 2009 for all the other majors in theSchool (UTDesign). In both programs participating company sponsors provide the project, ownany intellectual property that derives from it, contribute an employee from their technical

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Susan Freudzon, Fairfield University

active, project-based learning in class promotes projectcompletion. Students learn about FDA design controls through small group design reviewmeetings and by completing a design history file. In summary, this course prepares students fortheir capstone or senior design project as well as for employment in the medical device andbiotechnology industries.References[1] Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/biomedical-engineers.htm[2] ABET Student Outcomes https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2021-2022/[3] Design Control Guidance https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/design-control-guidance-medical-device

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biological & Agricultural

Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME and TAP. Page 26.710.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Expanding Applicability of Senior Projects: Portable EGCC (Environmental Growth and Cloning Chamber) for GreenhousesNowadays it has become a common practice to do senior design projects or capstone projectsunder the sponsorship of an industrial entity, or a technical business/agency, where students willbe performing technical activities closely related to their specific engineering field. A wonderfulopportunity for the students to realize the reach

Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Ryan C Cooper

Project-based engineering competition in upper-level engineering laboratory Ryan C. CooperAbstractIn this paper, I discuss novel features in an upper-level engineering course that have been used toenhance technical writing and problem-solving skills. I redesigned the course in Fall 2018 toprepare students to make engineering decisions and accomplish design goals. My short-termobjectives were to prepare the students to start their capstone projects senior year and improvetechnical writing. The laboratory course includes a number of novel features: specificationsgrading, interactive Jupyter lab handouts, and problem- and project-based learning.Problem-solving

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1: Mechanical and CAD Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Amber C. Thompson, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

program and workforce developmentduring the first year of implementation were published in 2019 ASEE conference proceedings.Here, we present the results of the first- and second-year efforts involving the implementation ofthe program (Phase II). Accounts involving students, both scholarship recipients and others, whohave engaged in capstone projects related to the nuclear power industry are also discussed. Thefindings of the first- and second-year assessments on student outreach and educational goals areshared. We provide an update on the status of the program, and summarize lessons learned as aguide for other programs in support of nuclear workforce development.II. IntroductionWorkforce development in nuclear related energies is more