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PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN A SOPHOMORE INTRODUCTORY DESIGN COURSE

Collection: 2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors: Kevin Dahm; Thomas Merrill; William Riddell

PROMOTI G E TREPRE EURSHIP I A SOPHOMORE I TRODUCTORY DESIG COURSE Kevin Dahm, Thomas Merrill and William Riddell, Rowan University Abstract Rowan University has a unique 8-semester Engineering Clinic sequence. This sequence helps develop professional skills identified in the ABET A-K criteria though project- based-learning. The Freshman Engineering Clinics are an introduction to the profession, teamwork, and measurements. The Sophomore Engineering Clinics provide an introduction to technical communication and engineering design principles, and in the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinics, students work in multidisciplinary teams

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A Common Standard For All: Using A Business Oriented Approach To Capstone Design

Conference Session: Capstone Design II
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Juliet Hurtig, Ohio Northern University
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education

Criterion 5 states that “[s]tudents must be prepared for engineering practice througha curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiplerealistic constraints.” However, the definition of what constitutes an “appropriate engineeringstandard” has been subjected to various interpretations, both wide and narrow. Arguments havebeen made that all capstone design projects must include engineering standards from theappropriate professional society: IEEE Standards for electrical and computer engineers, ASMEStandards for mechanical engineers, and so on. However, members of the educationalcommunity have objected to this approach

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Defining The Role Of The Faculty Advisor In A Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Course

Conference Session: Capstone Design I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education

Central Piedmont Community College. He also has nine years of industrial work experience. Page 14.404.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Defining the Role of the Faculty Advisor in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design CourseAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at California State University Chico utilizes atwo-semester capstone course in senior design project. Project work is accomplished in groups,which are assigned a single faculty advisor for the duration of the project.Senior exit surveys, along with substantial anecdotal evidence, have repeatedly identifiedadvisement of

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An Innovative Approach To Teaching Water Resources Design

Conference Session: Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

Resources DesignAbstractA first semester, senior level civil and environmental engineering course, Water ResourcesDesign is, for most, the first experience for students at Florida Gulf Coast University in workingwith non-trivial design projects. To make the course experience as transferable as possible tofuture graduate engineering employment, students learn and apply hydraulic software to projectdevelopment and execution. The course takes an innovative case study approach with 5 designprojects required with rotating teams assigned to each project. The projects are taken from "realworld" engineering problem assignments which impart to students an appreciation of theconstraints and uncertainties inherent in the design process. Project 1 necessitates

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Computed Tomography In Simurad: Medical Imaging Simulation Software

Conference Session: NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

introductory course. A possible solution is to keep thesesubjects at a conceptual (or qualitative) level and allow students to visualize the physical effectsthrough lab exercises.Developing and maintaining a medical imaging laboratory is quite expensive, and it may requiremany specialized equipment and hazardous materials. Although many schools and programshave been offering some kind of lab exercises for this course, not many of them can actuallyafford and support a comprehensive laboratory that can cover all the aspects and modalities ofmedical imaging4,5.The objective of this CCLI Phase 1 Project is to develop a computer simulation labenvironment—SimuRad, that can help junior or senior undergraduate students from differentmajors to understand the

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Teaching Collaborative Engineering Design In A Distributed Environment Through Experiential Learning

Conference Session: Teams and Teamwork in Design I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Katie Grantham Lough, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Dow, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education

Dow, Missouri University of Science and Technology Assistant Chair of Extended Studies, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 14.1127.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Teaching Collaborative Engineering Design in a Distributed Environment through Experiential LearningAbstractThis paper presents a collaborative project conducted by Prairie View A&M University(PVAMU) and Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T) to jointly developcollaborative engineering design instructional projects. The

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A STATE-OF-THE-ART TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE REBUILDING OF AGING INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS

Collection: 2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors: Kunhee Choi

A STATE-OF-THE-ART TOOL FOR SUSTAI ABLE REBUILDI G OF AGI G I FRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS Kunhee Choi kchoi@udc.edu University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, Bldg 42, Suite 213-E Washington, DC 20008 Abstract Agency efforts to deliver projects in a timely manner have been furthered by use of innovative software analysis programs and scheduling techniques like CPM (Critical Path Method) or PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique). A more recent tool arising from these efforts is a

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Service Learning And Sustainability: Striving For A Better Future

Conference Session: New Trends in CHE Education I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Chemical Engineering

. Jennifer is currently a student in George Bush School of Government at Texas A&M. She plans to attend graduate school in Fall 2009.Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University Lale Yurttas is a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Head for Upper Division in the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. She chairs the Departmental ABET Committee. She serves as an advisor to AIChE Student Chapter at Texas A&M. She has been the driving force for service learning initiative in College of Engineering. She coordinates the service learning activities for the current NSF Departmental Level Curriculum Project in the Department. She has 12 years of experience in engineering

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"Real Outreach Experiences In Engineering": Merging Service Learning And Design In A First Year Engineering Course

Conference Session: Design for Society and the Environment
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education

faced each year with the challenge of providing a meaningful, appropriate, andvaluable project experience that supports learning and fosters interest about engineering design.While past projects have been suitable for achieving basic learning outcomes, the speculativenature of these projects has not provided opportunities for student learning on broader topicssuch as working with a customer, identifying customer requirements, framing an open-endeddesign problem, and most importantly, identifying their role as an engineer in the world at large.In the spring semester of 2008, the instructors of “Exploration of Engineering Design” exploredthe use of a project set in the context of service learning as a means of achieving these broaderlearning

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The Princess Anne Athletic Center

Conference Session: Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

income families of the Town. This 4 ½-acre project was initially funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program and the MarylandDepartment of Natural Resources. This project was executed in two phases namely: TheDemolition and Site Clearance Phase and the Design and Construction Phase. In the demolitionactivity, over 300 tons of scrap metal were removed from the site for recycling. Environmentalissues of soil contamination and a 1000-gallon tank full of heating oil buried under the factory’sconcrete floor slab were addressed by complying with state and federal environmental laws inthe removal and disposal of the oil and tank and appropriate certificates of compliance

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Atic: A Program To Energize University Industry Collaborations

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jane Laux, Arizona State University; Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-1383: ATIC: A PROGRAM TO ENERGIZE UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRYCOLLABORATIONSJane Laux, Arizona State University Jane Laux is a Program Coordinator Sr. at the Advanced Technology Innovation Center, Arizona State University. Her expertise and experience include project management, development and execution, in addition to research operational responsibilities.Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University Anshuman Razdan received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering and the Director of the Advanced Technology Innovation Center and the I3DEA Lab, ASU’s Polytechnic campus, Mesa, Arizona

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Introduction To Engineering Design: An Emphasis On Communication

Conference Session: Goal Specific First-Year Courses
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Tagged Divisions: First-Year Programs

Engineering Design: An Emphasis on Communication For the last eight years, the Introduction to Engineering Design course at the Universityof Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) has evolved from a traditional lecture and design-on-paper course, to an active learning lecture and project-based learning engineering design course.The importance of learning teamwork skills and communication skills are emphasized in thecourse. Every effort is made to ensure that the design teams are diverse, interdisciplinary, yetacademically balanced. The design teams are required not only to research, design, construct,evaluate, test and present (through oral presentation and written reports) their product, but also todevelop a mathematical model to predict their

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Engineering Internships For First Year Engineering And Undeclared Majors

Conference Session: Preparing and Retaining Engineering Students
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Margaret Nowicki, United States Military Academy; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Cooperative & Experiential Education

recently beenopened to students that have yet to declare their major. One intent of the original program was toenhance the students’ learning and problem solving experience in a real world environment andperhaps give them a start on their capstone project. The summer internship program allows themto conduct research and solve engineering problems with scientists and engineers in some of thenation’s finest facilities. The Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) program ispurely voluntary, but nearly all of the civil and mechanical engineering majors forfeit some oftheir free time to participate in the program every summer. These internships are usually fourweeks in duration due to other institutional requirements that can only be

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Design Competitions: A Practical Approach To Improving Students' Hardware And Software Skills

Conference Session: Design in the ECE Curriculum
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint COLE, Washington State University, Pullman; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Joe Harris, DigilentInc; Albert Fazekas, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Ioana DABACAN, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania
Tagged Divisions: Electrical and Computer

community 4. Several students answering the surveys said that it sounded fun or cool, and one student was proud to represent his school. At both schools, the emphasis of the competition is on conceptual design, implementation andvalidation of original and projects using FPGA boards and HDL languages (VHDL at TUCNand Verilog at RHIT). The contest is mainly dedicated to undergraduate students, who enter thecompetition with original projects. In terms of logistics the idea is to have a “Call for Projects”in the fall quarter at RHIT /fall semester at TUCN, to assess and accept the projects in the Page 14.414.3winter quarter/ fall semester, and to

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Aligning Goals Of Capstone Design, Service Learning, And Adapted Physical Activity

Conference Session: Capstone Design I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; J. Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education

1992, 1993, and 2001, respectively. She worked with the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) Program from 2001 to 2003. In Fall 2003, she started a tenure-track assistant professor position in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She received a Frontiers In Education New Faculty Fellow Award in 2003. In 2006, she was named the Hood Professor of Electrical Engineering. Her research is in the areas of haptics, human computer interaction, computer vision, and engineering education. In her free time, she enjoys mountaineering, kayaking, and photography.Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University

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Utilizing The Xo Computer For Undergraduate Research And Learning Opportunities

Conference Session: Software and Hardware for Educators III
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mauricio Rodríguez Alcalá, Skidmore College; Maria Rodriguez Alcala, Paraguay Educa
Tagged Divisions: Computers in Education

AC 2009-2181: UTILIZING THE XO COMPUTER FOR UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESSilas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, MadisonMauricio Rodríguez Alcalá, Skidmore CollegeMaria Rodriguez Alcala, Paraguay Educa Page 14.1342.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Utilizing the XO Computer for Service Learning Opportunities: Collaborating with US Institutions and Paraguay Educa to Support XO Implementation in Wisconsin and ParaguayAbstract The One Laptop Per Child Project, created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)Foundation, the program’s mission is to serve the worlds’ children by providing educationalopportunities

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"The Capstone Design Experience in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California State University, Fullerton"

Collection: 2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting
Authors: Jesa H. Kreiner; Peter W. Othmer; Timothy W. Lancey

taughtrespectively in the Fall and Spring semesters. These two courses have the goal of immersingthe students in the real-life engineering problems where they are engaged in systematicapplication of the principles of design and solving open-ended problems for specificsituations and/or needs and in utilizing knowledge acquired during their studies at theUniversity. Design is about testing ideas, failures and successes and solving problems asthese appear during the semester. Decisions have to be made at each step of the process,compromises must be reached among the team members, optimization of components isdone and ultimately the project must be fabricated, tested and it must perform as stipulated,that is the requirement that the department has imposed on

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Applying The Six Sigma Process When Creating A Modular Six Sigma Green Belt Program

Conference Session: Applying What We Teach to IE Education
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University; Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University
Tagged Divisions: Industrial Engineering

(ECU)developed a modular Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) course to deliver the Six Sigma body ofknowledge to customers. Since the Six Sigma process is also used in the development of finalproducts in manufacturing, it is anticipated that other researchers and academicians will benefitfrom the lessons learned in creating this training product.OverviewOnce the need for the modular Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) course was determined, the DMAICprocess most often used for Six Sigma projects was deployed. Tollgates to move from one phase ofthe process to another were utilized in managing the project. This process helped ensure that aneed to backtrack did not occur. The body of this paper describes each phase of the DMAICprocess along with an overview of

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Lean Six Sigma Principles In Capstone Aeronautical Engineering Technology Courses

Conference Session: Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mary Johnson, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Technology

Aeronautical Engineering Technology program has senior level capstone courses thatintegrate knowledge gained through undergraduate courses. Three of these capstone coursesrequire the students to plan, design, build, test, and implement product or process improvements.Faculty members have designed these courses in the curriculum to focus students on productdesign and process improvement. The courses use Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology andtechniques as a structured approach to problem-solving, product design, and processimprovement. This combination of design project experience and LSS knowledge is anadvantage for graduates seeking careers in aerospace and aviation, as the LSS methodology iswidely used across multiple disciplines to achieve dramatic

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Course Transformation From Synchronous To Asynchronous Using Technology

Conference Session: Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Technology

AC 2009-2319: COURSE TRANSFORMATION FROM SYNCHRONOUS TOASYNCHRONOUS USING TECHNOLOGYAli Mehrabian, University of Central FloridaWalter Buchanan, Texas A&M UniversityAlireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida Page 14.375.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Course Transformation from Synchronous to Asynchronous Using TechnologyAbstractA robust project-based engineering course at the undergraduate senior level, traditionally taughtface-to-face synchronously, has been transformed to a distance course taught asynchronouslyusing distance modes. In this case, pedagogical transitions, alterations, and adjustments arerequired for

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Active Learning Experiences On Medical Devices For Manufacturing And New Product Development

Conference Session: NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida; Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida

on Medical Devices for Manufacturing and New Product DevelopmentAbstractThis paper describes the ongoing work of a NSF CCLI project for analyzing the impact ofmedical device-related active learning pedagogies in manufacturing and new productdevelopment courses within the engineering curriculum. The main focus of the study is on theimpact of these approaches on students’ engagement, retention of material, and conceptualunderstanding of course material. A project-based learning (PBL) approach was incorporatedinto a manufacturing processes course through a real-world medical device project to providestudents with active learning experiences on medical device design and manufacturing. Thecourse was redesigned to provide a

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Using Engineering Design As A Retention Tool For First Year Engineering Students

Conference Session: Retention Tools and Programs
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University
Tagged Divisions: First-Year Programs

engineering degree. For students at MichiganTechnological University, this decision primarily occurs during their first or second year.Therefore, the contents of the first-year engineering courses make a crucial first impression.The first-year engineering program at Michigan Tech consists of a two course sequence that wasdesigned to give the students the engineering skills necessary to succeed at any engineeringdiscipline while providing the opportunity to learn more about the different majors. From 2000to 2006, students were scheduled for their engineering courses as part of a cohort with calculusand physics. While the material covered in the first semester was common throughout thesections, the design projects for the second semester course were

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A Portable Workcell Design For The Robotics Industry

Conference Session: Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1176: A PORTABLE WORKCELL DESIGN FOR THE ROBOTICSINDUSTRYTaskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Taskin Padir is a visiting assistant professor in the robotics engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Prior to WPI, he was an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lake Superior State University where he taught undergraduate courses in robotics, machine vision and systems integration, circuit analysis, electronics, and introduction to engineering and advised capstone design projects within the robotics and automation option. He received his PhD and M.S. degrees from Purdue University, both in electrical engineering. He received his

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An Experimental Set Up For Optimal Design Of A Human Powered Hydraulic Bicycle

Conference Session: Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Technology

AC 2009-2467: AN EXPERIMENTAL SET UP FOR OPTIMAL DESIGN OF AHUMAN-POWERED HYDRAULIC BICYCLEAlamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan UniversityPavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan UniversityJorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University Page 14.193.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Experimental Setup for Optimal Design of a Human-Powered Hydraulic BicycleAbstractProduct development competitions through capstone design courses pose both, opportunities andchallenges for graduating seniors in engineering and engineering technology programs. Facultiesof relevant programs recognize the value of industry-sponsored projects for involvement

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Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering

Collection: 2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting
Authors: Estelle M. Eke

. Perform simulations using SIMULINK (a MATLAB toolbox). Reinforce principles of computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering through open-ended robot design with the Basic Stamp (a micrcontroller). Engage students in problem solving via team work. Provide a brief introduction to the design process. Give students an opportunity to demonstrate oral and written communication skills through oral presentations and final project demonstrations. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 151 Serve as a useful