Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anouk Desjardins, École Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, École Polytechnique de Montréal; Erik Bélanger, École Polytechnique de Montréal

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-228: THE CHALLENGE OF TEACHING SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT WITHINTEGRATED PROCESS DESIGNAnouk Desjardins, École Polytechnique de Montréal Anouk Desjardins has worked on the evolution and the teaching of the course Sustainable Development Capstone Project. After graduating in civil engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal she obtained a Master’s of Applied Science in 1999. Then she worked in industry as a process engineer. Since 2008 she joined Ecole Polytechnique as a research assistant for sustainable development projects and as a lecturer.Louise Millette, École Polytechnique de Montréal Louise Millette is, since 2002, the first (and only) woman to

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Topics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Martin, Penn State University; Aaron Olsen, Penn State University; Kiana Karami, Penn State University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

the involved faculty. The resulting radio telescope projectprovides university undergraduate students with the ability to learn the basics of radio astronomythrough the easily accessible small-scale radio telescope system.IntroductionThis project was developed as an extension of a collaborative project between studentengineering and astronomy clubs. The members of the capstone team took on the design of thecontrol system and coordination of the overall project. During the initial development of theproject, a system block diagram was established as shown in Figure 1. This block diagram givesan overview of the major components of a radio telescope system. It was divided into threemajor sections, which were then assigned to task teams. In this

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

emphasizes research and instruction.Three projects are included in the study, progressing in level of complexity. There was somecommonality in participants between the three. The first is a large open-ended advanced conceptdevelopment exercise in an upper-division course. The second is a Capstone Design course. Thethird is a professional society’s international level vehicle design team competition. The resultsshow where and how students acquired the knowledge, skills, confidence and experience to buildthrough the years and reach a level where they could innovate and perform with excellence at thelevel of the international competition. The case study is aimed to benefit instructors who areinterested in improving the depth of their courses as well as

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sami Khorbotly, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

success in first-year engineering and engineering in K-12. Page 15.431.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Draw Bridge Design: An Interdisciplinary, Project-Based Capstone Course for Freshman Engineering StudentsAbstractEngineering schools have long dealt with issues in recruitment and retention in engineering programs.Retention past the first year of study in engineering is often less than 50%. Efforts to address lowretention often include a redesign of the first year of study, with the intent to of introducing engineeringdesign early in the curriculum.Toward this end, Ohio Northern

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonard Perry

with the framework and structure necessary to successfullycomplete an open ended project within the specified timeframe. The paper presents how theDMAIC methodology has been incorporated into the senior design project at USD.BackgroundThe Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE) department at University of San Diego includesbroad coursework across the spectrum of ISyE disciplines including engineering economics,statistics, manufacturing, human factors and operations research. The number of students in eachcourse varies, but usually ranges from 10 to 25 students. The Senior Capstone Course is onesemester course that culminates the students’ experience within the department. ISyE studentsare also required to complete a comprehensive set of

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rasoul M. Milasi, Pennsylvania State University; Andrzej J. Gapinski, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette Campus

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Paper ID #37273Design and Implementation of Automation Systems as Electro-MechanicalEngineering Technology Senior Design ProjectsDr. Rasoul M. Milasi, Pennsylvania State UniversityDr. Andrzej J. Gapinski, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette Campus ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Design and Implementation of Automation Systems as Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Senior Design ProjectsAbstractThe senior design project is the capstone design course in Penn State - Fayette’s electro-mechanical engineering technology (EMET) curriculum. It is a two-semester project workcomposed of EMET403, design

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Sean Tolman P.E., Utah Valley University; Amanda C Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University; Janis P Raje

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, and support ofdesign competitions; provide tutoring for key 2nd year-level engineering mechanics corecourses.IV. Professional Preparation to Meet Regional Job Demand. Support robust, accreditedcurricular preparation with guest speakers and industry field trips conducted jointly with thelocal American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Society of MechanicalEngineers (ASME) chapters, Career and Internship Center hosted workshops, internshipcoordination and professional network connections, and conference participation andpresentation.V. High Impact Practices. Engage students in evidence-based, high-impact learning activities(both curricular and co-curricular) including capstone projects, internships, collaborativeprojects, and E

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David C. Zgonc, United States Military Academy; Phil Dacunto P.E., United States Military Academy; Emily Arija Ezerins, United States Military Academy; Dalton Jefferson Alexander Combs, United States Military Academy; Jacob Neil Palmer, United States Army

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Environmental Engineering

) changes over time.7 In fact, in another publication, Chua claims that the morea student participates in project-based learning, the better the student grows in critical thinkingand generates better project-related products.5 For similar reasons, Rasul et al. advocate early,deliberate preparation of a student before their senior year capstone project.8 The importance of capstone design courses in an engineering education is well-documented.9Ward writes that capstone projects “bring all aspects of an undergraduate student’s experiencetogether”.10 Ward further notes that the completion of capstone projects do not only benefit thestudent but also serve as validation by potential employers of the student’s ability to applyknowledge and generate

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jeffrey Lange, Iron Range Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

,graduates, and faculty are presented. This paper also provides direction to the faculty for whichtypes of projects should be pursued for optimal educational benefit and to pinpoint areas thatmight need improvement in project design and implementation.1. IntroductionEngineering design courses provide valuable design experience for engineering students. Thecapstone design courses has gained considerable attention ever since it was found that the studentoutcomes set forth by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) areachievable in this course1 . Although capstone design courses are commonly taught at mostengineering schools, how they are taught and what they include varies widely2. Manysuggestions have been made to improve the

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Diversity

finishedprototypes.KeywordsTower Bridge, Engineering Design, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical EngineeringIntroductionDesign, in its nature is a multidisciplinary pursuit, is difficult to teach and most collegeundergraduate engineering programs defer the offering of any full-blown design course until thesenior year, often as a capstone course [1]. These capstone courses provide students theopportunity to work on real-world engineering projects. Usually, these design projects are openended and tackled in student teams [2]. Many educators are starting to realize that emphasizingdesign early in the engineering program provides certain benefits for the professional formationof the undergraduate engineer. Nowadays, it is common to see a design project moduleintegrated in the

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

from across the U.S. Starting 2007 he is affiliated with Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Department of Engineering. His research areas are: Rocket and Aircraft Propulsion; Aerothermodynamics; Chemical Kinetics; Combustion Analyses; Thermo-chemical Non-equilibrium Flows; Internal Combustion Engines; Thermal/Fluid Systems; Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Flow; Microgravity Fluid Flow and Phase Change Heat Transfer. He is teaching the following disciplines: Propulsion; Advanced Propulsion; Combustion; Aeronautics; Heat Transfer; Applied Fluid Mechanics; Instrumentation; Thermodynamics; Senior Capstone Design Projects. Dr. Naoumov initiated a Moonbuggy project at the CCSU

Conference Session

Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #6224Talkin’ Teams – Strategies for Elevating Student and Team Skill Developmentover Project CompletionDr. Greg Kremer, Ohio University Robe Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering, and the director of the ”Designing to Make A Difference” ME senior capstone design experience. Page 23.1131.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Talkin' Teams – Strategies for Elevating Student and Team Skill Development over Project CompletionAbstractThe purpose of this

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

totheir future employment. Students benefit from the knowledge and experience of practicingengineers. Combining classroom instruction with a capstone design project reinforces keyprinciples and gives students a practical application for their knowledge. This paper reports howelectrical facilities of a university and personnel responsible for its design and maintenancebecame key partners in energy management and renewable power projects for a capstone seniordesign course. This paper documents grid operations, power plant efficiency, and energy costcontrol projects, focusing on a substation design for integrating a wind turbine into theuniversity’s grid. The project includes topics in power systems analysis using practical designmethods. Effective

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul A Bender, Ohio Dominican University

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Software Engineering Division

semester senior capstone course, which follows thedescription in the guidelines, which reads as follows: Provides students, working in groups, with a significant project experience in which they can integrate much of the material they have learned in their program, including matters relating to requirements, design, human factors, professionalism, and project management.The university has also made the determination that projects in this course will be studentselected, with guidance from the instructor.Several issues arise with the small student population when faced with the requirements of thedescription above. Two of these seem to be most important here.First, because of the small student population, we cannot justify

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Yu Yan P.Eng., University of British Columbia; Vladan Prodanovic P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Ray Taheri

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Design in Engineering Education

common to all students and the following two years are specific to disciplines. Through the course of their education, students take part in several interdisciplinary design projects, including three major design projects offered in first and second years and capstone projects in fourth year. In the capstone course, students work on industry motivated real-life projects. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of these project-based learning activities, and to better understand how students evolve through the completion of these projects, a survey was conducted among first year, sophomore and senior students. The survey asked students for their views on the structure of these design courses

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ingrid Buckley, Florida Gulf Coast University; Peter J. Clarke, Florida International University

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Software Engineering Division

, 15]; pro-viding supplemental learning materials online that support the use of testing tools [16]; improvingtesting courses by identifying the difficulties and challenges students encountered when perform-ing testing [17]; and, testing real-world projects as a significant part of the software testing course[18].This paper presents the experiences of teaching an undergraduate software testing course over foursemesters using three different approaches for the project component of the course. A major com-ponent of the course is a semester-long group project with several deliverables. The nature of thegroup projects includes (a) testing different capstone projects that are sponsored by local compa-nies, (b) all student teams testing a single

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Diane Folz, Virginia Tech

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Materials

Instructor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech. She also is the faculty advisor for the Material Advantage Student Professional Organization and of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR). In addition to teaching the materials processing laboratories, she mentors at least one team each year in their senior capstone project. Her research is primarily in the area of microwave processing of materials. Page 15.99.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Summer Transitional Program for an Undergraduate Interdisciplinary

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement: Innovative Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Instrumentation

insight into the “laboratory based problem solvinglearning environment” that has been developed with financial and technical assistancefrom local industries. The discussion will also identify how the “need” for this type ofproject based curriculum became obvious. Four prerequisite courses are briefly describedbefore focusing on the project based capstone course. These four courses provide thestudents with the technical skill sets needed to succeed in the senior level capstonecourse. Accomplishments and outcomes from the student perspective, the Universityperspective, and the industry perspective will also be shared.Our advancing world of computer integration, process control, industrial automation, andtelecommunications requires technical problem

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Guevara, University of Puerto Rico; Ismael Pagan-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Didier Valdes-Diaz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Eileen Pesantes, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Francisco Maldonado-Fortunet, University of Puerto Rico; Miguel Pando, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-1605: INCORPORATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN EXPERIENCEIN THE INTEGRATED ENGINEERING PROJECT DESIGN MODELJose Guevara, University of Puerto Rico Dr. Guevara is an associate professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, he is leading the work to make improvements to the capstone course and helping also in the improvements to the curriculum. He has also work as a structural consultant for a wide variety of projects including commercial, residential, industrial, transportation, marine facilities as well as the tren urbano.Ismael Pagan-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezDidier Valdes-Diaz, University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezEileen Pesantes, University of Puerto Rico

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April M. Bryan, University of the West Indies

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Design in Engineering Education

design courses into every year of their program,while others provide students with a single capstone design experience in the final year.While some institutions use problem based learning approaches, others use guidedexperiential learning to teach engineering design. Design courses also vary by the source ofthe projects. In some institutions, instructors design the courses while in other institutions;students propose their design projects. A recent trend has been the use of industry-led andservice-based projects for capstone design courses. Projects often vary by team size and mayconsist of teams of one to as many as five members.A review of the literature reveals that there has been considerable investigation into thetechniques used to teach

Conference Session

Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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International

AC 2010-957: BRINGING OUT THE BEST FROM THE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTS THROUGH A SENIOR PROJECT COURSEStephen Frempong, State University of New York Page 15.242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing out the best from Engineering Technology students through a capstone (project) course at SUNY CantonAbstract:The capstone (project) course in the Electrical EngineeringTechnology program was developed four years ago at the StateUniversity of New York at Canton is making a big difference inour senior students. This paper will discuss a more hands-onsenior capstone course that gives the student an opportunity tothink, research, design, construct

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lauren M. Ronsse; Lily M. Wang; Clarence E. Waters

Industry Participation in the Interdisciplinary Team Design Project Course of a Master of Architectural Engineering Program Lauren M. Ronsse, Lily M. Wang, Clarence E. Waters Architectural Engineering Program University of Nebraska – LincolnAbstractThis is a case study of extensive industry participation in the capstone design course of theMaster of Architectural Engineering program at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Thiscourse, entitled Interdisciplinary Team Design Project, pairs teams of professional engineers andstudents to provide mentoring, assessment, and feedback, as the students work oninterdisciplinary teams to design the

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Roy Myose

Junior-level Jet Engine Design Project Incorporating Aircraft Performance, Cost, and Environmental Issues Roy Myose Department of Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State UniversityAbstract Capstone design classes in aerospace engineering oftentimes employ a multi-disciplinary team-based approach to design projects. In discipline-specific non-capstone classes, the typical emphasisis to cover the necessary conceptual material, and the design project in such a class tends to consideroptimization issues related to the discipline-specific topic. This paper discusses the author’s attemptto incorporate aircraft performance, cost, and environmental issues in the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Michael Brennan

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Materials

the ‘perfect’ capstone project that captures the student’s interest and personal passion,and incorporates the fundamental engineering knowledge they have gained over the past 3 or soyears, is always challenging. As students master the fundamentals in their engineering education,the senior capstone project offers an opportunity to students to work on a problem that mighthave driven them to study engineering in the first place or, now armed with the new formalengineering knowledge, apply it to seeking solutions in areas of personal interest, experience andpassion. The challenge here as a faculty advisor, it to work with the student to develop a viableproject, which meets the educational outcomes, provides an exciting experience, and fits in

Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Albert Sanger, Western Carolina University; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University

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International

knowledge about structures, anticipating and mitigatingrisks through concurrent testing and development activities, maximizing team performancethrough organization and delegation of tasks, trading off technical performance within a definedand fixed budget and drawing quality of construction and aesthetics into design decision.It occurred to the authors that this exercise might expose interesting differences and sensitivitiesfor an American participant group compared to a Russian group of participants. The Americangroup is a fifty three member senior capstone project class of traditional and non-traditionalmultidisciplinary students. The Russian group was composed of faculty and graduate studentsparticipating in a workshop held during a conference

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Civil Engineering

classes or capstone style courses hasbeen well documented. Design projects introduced in a single course can help connect esotericconcepts, reinforce team-building principles, and bring practical considerations into theclassroom. However, many of the concepts taught and learned in these courses may be leftbehind when the student moves on to another design course or focus area within civilengineering. Capstone style courses are frequently used to instill the importance of the overalldesign process, but this may not be completed until the final semester or year of study. Theglobal objective of this research study was to horizontally integrate the same design project inmultiple structural design courses to incorporate the concepts of iterative

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1 - Skill and Competency Development through the Co-op Experience

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Wendy S. Reffeor, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung P.E., Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

assignment was added to the co-op sequence, it was noticed that students wereproposing some projects that had a lot of merit but that they were too complex for one student tocomplete within a single co-op semester. To support the overall curriculum within the GVSUengineering programs, the employers were encouraged to submit these proposals forconsideration as a project for the industry sponsored capstone projects that all GVSUengineering students are required to complete. These multi-disciplinary projects are completedby teams of four to six students over the course of two semesters. Having a well-defined projectproposal and a student that is familiar with the company, which the employer can request be amember of the team, leads to very successful

Conference Session

Design Teams 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Akhil Krishna Mohan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Priyanka Dey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sizhi Tan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

sxover 80% of the theoretical satisfaction ( smax ), based on every student getting their firstpreference. On average, it took 350 generations to converge at a solution, which translates tounder 3 minutes on most systems.User study 1: a Mechanical Engineering capstone coursejunto was used by the instructor of a senior capstone course in the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of a large public research university in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters. Whilethe front end was not yet complete, the backend code proved effective both semesters. Thissection summarizes background information about the course, and the method previously used toassign students to projects, the results from junto and the instructor feedback.Course descriptionThe capstone

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nan Kong, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Eunhye Kim, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Carolina Vivas-Valencia, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

professional development of a competent biomedical engineer workforce that can effectivelyaccomplish emphatic innovation, and one that can frame and re-frame problems through theinnovation process. Our research examined how engineering students empathize with users anddevelop empathic abilities that have implications on their design innovation skills. The projectteam developed empathic innovation workshops and embedded them into existing biomedicalengineering capstone courses. Data were collected using surveys, student project reports,ideation tasks, and observations. These workshops resulted in significant changes in students’emphatic tendencies. From our qualitative studies, we also conjectured that the overall empathicpotency of a student design

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Victoria Louise Graf; Shawna Leigh Draxton, WISH Charter

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #8657Student Perceptions of Design Projects That Involve Developing Assistive De-vices for Elementary School Children with DisabilitiesDr. Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University Dr. Matthew T. Siniawski is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. He teaches the senior capstone design project courses and has recently begun mentoring students on the design of assistive devices for children with disabilities. One of his research interests lies in understanding how these Learning Through Service projects impact participating engineering students