Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

/Senior Clinic as the capstone design experiences in their programs. While theChemical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering departments haveseparate capstone design courses, these departments also recognize Junior/Senior Clinicas a course that well reflects engineering practice. Consequently Junior/Senior Clinicfigures prominently in the assessment efforts of all four programs. As noted in theprevious section, the Junior/Senior Clinic final reports were included in the portfolios ofstudent work that were reviewed at the end of every year. While the department obtainedvaluable data from the portfolio evaluation, an inefficiency in the process was alsoevident: each paper was being read by the project supervisor(s), who assigned a

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Humanity, museums, and natural resources and conservation organizations. Anumber of institutions of higher education have engaged in K-12 outreach work6. Typically,students work with K-12 partners in order to produce curricular materials intended to introduceyoung students to engineering and to promote interest in engineering and science. Padmanabhanand Katti7 described an example of a capstone project in civil engineering at North Dakota Stateinvolving community engagement. In this project, students worked with a local homeownersassociation to mitigate slope instabilities.In common to these engineering projects is a sometimes limited amount of back-and-forthbetween the students and the community sponsors. Typically the students contact the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Engineering Design and First-Year Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., Oklahoma Baptist University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

their understanding and enjoyment of engineering,  increase their technological repertoire,  appreciate the integration of design and analysis,  learn how to work in multi-disciplinary teams,  develop leadership, management, and communication skills,  appreciate the importance of professional responsibility, and  become motivated towards their engineering studies.While capstone projects have been a staple of engineering education for many years, freshmendesign projects have more recently also become ubiquitous [4]. That is a dramatic change fromthe past where it was not uncommon for engineering students to first encounter engineeringcourses as late as their junior year [5]. A key recommendation from the iconic

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 15.140.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010An Appropriate Technology Project: A Solar Powered Vaccine RefrigeratorIntroductionNearly half of the vaccines in developing countries go to waste every year due totemperature spoilage, according to the World Health Organization. Currenttransportation and storage methods in remote regions rely on ice packs that lastjust a few days. In order to maintain the optimal temperature range of 2 to 8° Cfor vaccine preservation, these regions need reliable long-term refrigeration whereelectricity is not available.To address this problem, a capstone design team developed an affordable, robustrefrigerator that operates with energy from the sun. The vaccine refrigerator wasdesigned with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Carolyn E Psenka, Wayne State University; Karl R Haapala, Oregon State University; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

by a collaboration of undergraduate engineering students atthree different universities in their senior capstone projects. Additionally, CooL:SLiCE is currentlyincorporated into the sustainability modules of three engineering courses (i.e., Integrated ProductDevelopment, Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, and Sustainable Manufacturing)offered at the three universities from which we expect to collect over 125 student assessments ofCooL:SLiCE for analyses. Additionally, this research will provide behavioral findings byinvestigating how learners with different levels of autonomy engage in cyberlearningenvironments.In one of the engineering courses (Integrated Product Development) that introduced CooL:SLiCE,semester-long group projects

Conference Session

Security

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu Cai, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

are required to complete a capstone senior design projectduring their final year. The senior design project affords students the opportunity to applytheir individual technical skills and knowledge on a real world project, as well as developtheir problem solving skills, communication skills, and teamwork skills.DDoS attack has become a rapidly growing threat to today’s Internet. A large number ofDDoS detection and defense mechanisms have been proposed to combat the problem.In this paper, we present the design and implementation of an Information Technology seniordesign project named DDoS Attack, Detection and Defense Simulation. In this project, weaim to set up test bed and configure the network environment to simulate the “real-world”DDoS

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Tech Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

graduating from 4-year ET program must complete some type of capstone designproject. It is of utmost that the project selected is not any project, but rather one thatsimultaneously enhances the learning experience of students, prepares the graduating ones forthe real world, increases freshmen retention and strengthens relationships between universitiesand industries. The key to making the most out of capstone design projects is to carefully selectones that will accomplish all of the above. After completing a 4-year Engineering Technologyprogram, most students are proficient in the principles they studied in the classroom. Whetherrecent graduates are able to apply these principles to various situations upon entering “the realworld” is another story

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Doherty; Gerald Gannod

­ Copyright c 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationwith the latest in research and industrial practices 1 . The concentration track emphasizes funda-mental issues such as the balance between hardware and software and the respective trade-offs ofbuilding embedded systems. Our curricular project spans the entire spectrum of activities related to the design and deliveryof educational and research efforts and is characterized by three main innovative components: 1) anew industry-university collaborative model for integrating basic and applied research into a degreeprogram4 , 2) creation and delivery of state-of-the-art course content and appropriate laboratories,and 3) creation of capstone projects that are implemented through internships

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mort Isaacson; Francis Di Bella

straightforward and rewarding exercises. It is the purpose of thispaper, to support the contention that creativity and art in an engineering problem solution canbe demonstrated to the students in a manner that then promotes creativity in the engineeringstudent. Thus, the Design Process Methodology helps to bolster the engineering student’snatural abilities and to establish a personalized technique and talent for creative problemsolving.This paper will detail an Instructor’s personal Engineering Design Project that was presentedto senior engineering students as a ‘work in progress’ ostensibly to facilitate the completion oftheir own and more significant Capstone Design Projects. The actual step-by-step engineeredsolution to the problem at hand was carried

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Marcus

recommended. This method can be used in any number of technology courses and will helpthe student prepare for problem solving and working in a team environment.Attendees willing to use this video and participate in a research survey will be given a free copyof the video.I. IntroductionThe following is a method of problem solving used by project teams in industry1. It has beentailored for use in courses taught in Engineering and Engineering Technology. This example wasused in an introductory course in Engineering Technology and was completed in about twohours. These methods could be expanded and applied to projects of various lengths of time inother courses, including a capstone design project.The project consists of the class dividing into project

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert George; Allen Soyster; John Lamancusa

effort.Acknowledgement: This project was funded by TRP Project #3018, NSF Award #DMI-9413880. Our goal: students interacting with industry sponsors as the result of senior design projects Page 2.233.1 1I. IntroductionOur university graduates approximately 240 Mechanical and 150 Industrial Engineering B.S.degrees each year. Every ME student, and approximately one-third of the IE students take a“capstone design” class in their senior year. Each department has its own class for its ownstudents. The IE class was a true

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Lynn Baldwin Kan-uge; Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

thepotential impact of the on-going work was evident [30]. It is well-accepted that the currentgeneration of college students have an affinity for environmental and social issues and thatlinking efforts to these “Grand Challenges” is inspirational and provides an external motivationfor long-term career goals [31], [32]. The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation(LSAMP) program was used to give the RS students their first experience working in a modernresearch laboratory as a team member under faculty direction [33]. Once the students hadexperienced working under a faculty member, they were given a chance to direct a project oftheir own choosing. Similar to a capstone experience, self-directed technical work buildsconfidence and marketable

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Kwanju Kim, Hongik University; Manuel Löwer, RWTH Aachen University; Pradosh K. Ray, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

learned how to collaboratewith their peers from a different cultural environment residing in different time zones.IntroductionUniversities have the responsibility to educate their engineering students in such a way that theyare able to provide effective and responsible solutions to human-social-environmental needs asan individual as well as a member of a team after graduation with a BS degree in engineering.Engineering capstone design projects are typically taught by forming a team of several studentsfrom the same discipline. However, it is not enough to make them competent workers in today’sglobal market or to act as a better workforce. Universities need to prepare students to be able towork in a diversified environment so that they can interact

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Beena Sukumaran

Multidisciplinary 16-Week Multidisciplinary Design Design Project/Composition & Project/Public Speaking Rhetoric Junior Product Development Process Development Senior Multidisciplinary Capstone Design/Research ProjectThe Sophomore Engineering Clinic has laboratory and design components in at least twoof the major engineering disciplines. In addition, the students are expected to improve Page 7.1098.2their technical presentation skills. The semester-long sophomore clinic course taught inProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

newrelevant themes and focus, our first-year engineering courses can yet again transform with a newlook, yet still retain some of the cherished gems of the old.References 1. Doyle, T (2009). Cornerstone Design – Product Dissection in a Common First-Year Engineering Design and Graphics Course. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Austin, TX. Page 24.880.14 2. Grimheden, M (2007). From Capstone Courses to Cornerstone Projects: Transferring Experiences from Design Engineering Final Year Students to First Year Students. Proceedings of the American Society for

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Dana E Schnee, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has also served as the ABET assessment coordinator for the CEAE Department since 2008. She has taught first-year introductory courses for CEAE students and capstone design for environmental engineer- ing since students since 1998. The capstone design course first included service-learning projects in 2001. Bielefeldt currently conducts research on social responsibility among engineering students and practition- ers, teaching sustainable engineering, engineering ethics, and faculty attitudes toward service-learning.Prof. Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Size of Capstone TeamLogistics of the Course Figure 9: Student team size based on institution type.In respect to the basic logistics of theculminating design experience: team size, course length, course units and required weekly workhours per unit, there are some differences between the institution types as highlighted in Figures9 – 13. Undergraduate Only institutions are the most likely to have individual projects, whileUM and Ph.D. universities have a strong preference for team sizes of four to five students.Semester long courses are the most common lengths and definitely predominant for Ph.D.granting and public institutions. Departments at UO, UM, and private universities are morelikely to have yearlong programs.The

Collection

2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Paul McMullin

A Framework for Teaching Project Based Structural Engineering CoursesPaul McMullinPaul is an educator, structural engineer, and mountaineer. He holds degrees in Mechanical and Civilengineering, and is a licensed engineer in numerous states. He worked through college as a steel detailer,and spent the last 20 years working on unusual (and ordinary) projects. His favorite work is on historic,industrial structures, on the verge of falling down (or well on their way). He is the lead editor of theArchitects Guidebook to Structures. In his spare time, he loves being with his wife and kids; climbing,hiking, sewing packs, remodeling the house, and living life. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023A Framework

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Svetlana Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Maria Suntsova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Irina Pavlova

», International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy. eISSN: 2192-4880 Vol 6,N2 4, pp. 6079-6085. (2016).7. Schmidt, H.G., «Foundations of problem-based learning: some explanatory notes», Medical Educ., 27,pp. 422-432, (1993).8. Sanger P., «Integrating Project Management, Product Design with Industry Sponsored Projects providesStimulating Senior Capstone Experiences», International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy, Vol. 1 (2), N2 1,(201 l)9. Carol H. Fitzsimons, «Role of Project based learning in education Case study of Young EnterpriseNorthern Ireland», in Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning(ICL2016), 21-23 September 2016, Clayton Hotel, Belfast, UK, pp. 1289-1293, (2016).10. Rideout, E

Conference Session

Product Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Sevener, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University

create asuccessful project while obtaining a learning experience that is enhanced with the culturaldiversity and service of helping a community in need.9. References1. D. Tougaw and J. D. Will, “An Innovative Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Course Sequence,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (2003).2. W. L. Stone and J. D. Will, “Optimizing the Structure for a Multidisciplinary Senior Design Experience,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (2004).3. D. Tougaw and J. D. Will, “Integrating National Robotic Competitions into Multidisciplinary Senior Project Courses,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Illinois

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-2381: GROUP SELECTION TECHNIQUES FOR A MECHANICALENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT COURSEGregory Watkins, California State University, Chico Page 13.656.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Group Selection Techniques for a Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project CourseAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at California State University Chico utilizes a two-semester capstone course in senior design project. It is required that students perform the projectwork in groups, as that is a measured outcome in the course. Assigning students to groups haslong been problematic, with no satisfactory solution despite numerous

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

experiences. • Faculty members should be careful both with selecting projects and selecting students. This is telling because selectivity is highlighted by their award winning paper.Selectivity, or “putting a fence around” undergraduate engineering research projects isthe focus of this paper. Such selectivity or delimiting of projects is critical to a successfulexperience for both the faculty member and the student. Before discussing these items in detail, it may be helpful to itemize what does notconstitute a research project. Senior design projects such as capstone projects typicallyare not considered research, since they usually work on a design problem that can beotherwise classified as large, complicated class assignments

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Gartner, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John TIng, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Oguz Gunes, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

way tointegrate activities designed to strengthen abilities in technical subject matter with otherwiseseparate activities focused on the above (ABET) aspects of student development.While service-learning has been well established in many disciplines in higher education [1],engineering has been slow to adopt the pedagogy [3, 4]. Recently, efforts have been made toimplement S-L in engineering contexts. Examples include civil and environmental engineeringcourses [5]; first-year introductory courses [6, 7]; capstone senior design courses [8];multidisciplinary approaches [9, 10]; and the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)program at Purdue University [11]. However, it appears no program in engineering has service-learning spread

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas E. Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

done biomedical research during post doctorate research positions at the Uni- versity of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), and Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN). He has taught classes for and been an advisor on capstone senior design projects for Wentworth students in the programs of electrical engineering, computer engineering, electromechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Project-based Learning for Electrical Engineering Lower Level CoursesAbstract:Project-based learning (PBL) is applied as an attempt to increase both understanding and senseof inspiration for a field. PBL works to integrate and apply 1

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

very good outcomesduring its first run. By revisiting a previously covered topic, the students get a chance toreinforce their knowledge on the topic and take it to the next level with the new approach. Also,by using the same instrument that they previously designed and built themselves, they arefamiliar with its performance and can quickly apply the enhancements.Since the course ended, I have had many of the senior students meet with me to discuss how theycan incorporate an embedded processor into their capstone design projects. Other students fromthe course have purchased microcontrollers for personal use in their homes and vehicles forvarious sensing and control applications. Some of the projects are very innovative and show thatthey were

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Lynne Tennison, Saint Louis University; Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Saint Louis University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

,mechatronics-style courses and design experiences that have been developed to address this gap[1, 8, 9, 10] (for a thorough sampling of mechatronics education resources, please see [11]).Inevitably, resource and time restrictions, coupled with needing extensive training through pre-requisite courses, limits early exposure to mechatronics-style design projects. Unfortunately, thisoften delays this important introduction to mechatronics and system design to late in theengineering curriculum, likely coinciding with other courses which would benefit from studentshaving had prior experience of such skills (such as capstone design projects). As a result, there isa growing interest in providing systems-level, mechatronics-like training early on in

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Joshua R. Wyrick, Rowan University; Dustin M. Kuzan, Rowan University; Carolyn D. Braun, Rowan University; Jared S. Krause, Rowan University; David M. Santino, Rowan University; Mary E. Wellspeak, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

International

service-learning projects offer students an opportunity to experience first handthe application of technology within the framework of cultural dynamics to benefit acommunity. International hands-on experiences play a key role in the development of futureglobal engineers who can navigate the complexities of global market forces. These engineershave a better understanding of the global community and the role of engineers in improvingthe quality of life for the world’s people. Integration of the local community in projectdesign, development and implementation results in a more sustainable solution with theneeds of the community at the forefront. Students benefit from this integration by gaining abetter understanding of the community and its culture

Conference Session

Improving Multidisciplinary Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan Gosink; Catherine Skokan

attract larger numbers of female and minority students into the pool ofapplicants to CSM through the program in Humanitarian Engineering. As we discuss below, thenewly inaugurated Senior Design projects with humanitarian themes are attractive to currentfemale upper-class students. The next step is to publicize these activities to K-12 students andteachers to improve their understanding of the contributions that engineering makes to society.Through these efforts, both the K-12 teachers and students will learn that engineering is aprofession dedicated to the benefit of the community. We believe that this awareness willencourage more students to seriously consider careers in engineering.Senior Design ProgramThe CSM Engineering Division Capstone

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

Session 2566 Integrated Professional Component Plan from Freshmen Experience to Senior Project Chris Byrne, Robert Choate, Joel Lenoir and Kevin Schmaltz Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering (ME) faculty at Western Kentucky University (WKU) havedeveloped and implemented a Professional Plan to assure that graduates of the program will haveexperienced key areas of the engineering profession and demonstrated their abilities to performin a professional manner. This Professional Component has been divided into EngineeringDesign

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering III

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hung Nguyen; Charles McIntyre

Session 2221 ELECTRONIC PROJ ECT DELIVERY VIA STUDENT GENERATED WEB SITES " LESSONS LEARNED" Char les McIntyr e and Hung Nguyen Civil Engineer ing and Constr uction Nor th Dakota State Univer sityIntroductionIn traditional “project-based” courses (senior level design and capstone courses), the finalproducts are typically paper-based reports and plans (CAD drawings) which include informationrelated to the design and construction aspects of the project. On occasion, the final projects aresubmitted in some form of electronic format