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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Wicker, U.S. Air Force Academy; Erlind Royer, U.S. Air Force Academy; Allen Arb; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education, 2006 A Multi-Disciplinary Senior Design Project Using Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles1. AbstractTo improve our response to U.S. Air Force requirements, the Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering at the U.S. Air Force Academy has integrated multidisciplinary teamprojects into its two-semester capstone design course. In this paper we present a case study ofone of our multidisciplinary projects for the 2005-2006 academic year; developing a system ofcooperative unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Some of our instructional methods include just-in-time teaching, team faculty mentoring, and requiring timely scheduled oral and writtenreports, to name a few. The goal of the project is to have

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harmon; Glenn Burks; Eva Baker; Gregory Chung

Session 3530 Evaluation of a Simulation and Problem-Based Learning Design Project Using Constructed Knowledge Mapping Thomas C. Harmon, Glenn A. Burks Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UCLA Greg K.W.K. Chung, Eva L. Baker Graduate School of Education and Information Studies National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, Student Testing (CRESST) UCLA.AbstractThis work describes results from an educational evaluation of an environmental

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. , Waldron, W., and Pung, C.,“Vertical integration project with freshman and junior engineering students,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2008.10. Gannodyz G.C. and John J. Doherty, J. J., “Using a Product Line Approach to Develop Course Projects,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2003.11. Hardin, J. and Sullivan, G., “Vertical-Integration Framework For Capstone Design Projects,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2006.12. Howell, S.K., Collier, K.W., Larson, D.S., Hatfield, J. M., Hoyle, G.W. and Thomas, G.A., “An Integrated Engineering Design Experience: Freshman to Senior Level”, 1995 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Anaheim, CA, June 25-28, 1995, 53-55.13. Huang, M., Lord, S. and Malicky, D., “Problem

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 8

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdulrahman Alsharif, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Isil Anakok, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

]. UREs come in many modalities, such as traditional faculty-student collaborations, project-basedinitiatives, community-based projects, capstone projects, internships, co-ops, course-based undergraduateresearch experiences, international research opportunities, and programs like Vertically IntegratedProjects (VIP). These initiatives provide students with versatile chances to participate in hands-onexperiences, acquire methodological expertise, and make meaningful contributions to advancingknowledge in their respective disciplines. [1], [4], [5]. Moreover, the scholarly literature reveals thatparticipation in UREs yields substantial benefits for students pursuing STEM careers. Research findingsshow that UREs can lead to a better understanding of

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Matthew J. Traum; Christopher F. Anderson; Christopher M. Pastore; Michael J. Leonard

arose outside of engineering at PhiladelphiaUniversity, and engineering is a relative latecomer participant in these projects. So, instead ofproviding the foundation and organizational underpinning typical in engineering design-and-build projects (like Capstone Senior Design), engineering students at Philadelphia Universityare in the position of having to adapt to the culture and expectations of other disciplines to fullyparticipate. This necessary adaptation for participation creates a unique flavor ofinterdisciplinarity as well as a unique set of challenges for the engineering student participants.These challenges and how they are being overcome are at the focus on this manuscript.Methods and ResultsA key attribute of Nexus Learning based

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Mohammad N. Amin; Pradip Peter Dey; Bhaskar Raj Sinha; Gordon W. Romney

Mobile Apps need to bedeveloped. This paper analyzes the growth of wireless communication in society, business andeducation, and describes how National University is meeting the need for increased applicationdevelopment skills in its engineering curricula. In 2004, National University initiated a uniqueMaster of Science in Wireless Communications (MSWC) program, in order to better preparewireless communications professionals. To date, many cohorts of students have graduated fromthe MSWC program and are now actively contributing to the field. In order to meet the degreerequirements, students of MSWC are required to complete a relevant research project that is thedeliverable product of the Capstone course. This paper i) investigates the outcomes

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Johanna P Casale, Drexel University

include: the development of technical skillsin each student’s particular discipline, the development of professional skills (communication,presentation, conflict resolution, group dynamics) and exposure to (and further technicalunderstanding and recognition of) disciplines other than each student’s own [2]. Manyuniversities define the term “multidisciplinary” as relating to groups comprised of diverseengineering disciplines only, whereas other universities include in the definition disciplinesoutside of engineering (such as sciences, humanities, business) [3]. Many universities relegatemultidisciplinary team experiences to senior/capstone projects only [4,5] and some includesophomore to senior courses. Other universities run programs that include

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Marcia Ford, Murray State University; Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University; Brian Giltner, Murray State University; Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University

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Diversity

assistanceof MSU’s Education Abroad Office (EAO) staff, organized U.S. and in-country travel, lodging,extracurricular activities, meals, and program budget. In addition, the faculty collaborated with on-site industry professionals to identify project requirements and scope of work. Faculty-ledprograms were designed with instructional period throughout the semester and travel occurringduring spring or summer breaks. Students were permitted to substitute these programs either as asenior capstone or technical elective course. In the spring semester of 2013, engineeringtechnology students, for their senior capstone course, were tasked with developing a design for anecological and sustainable resort located in San Jose de David, Chiriqui Province, Republic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Design II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vy-Linh Gale, New York University; Victoria Bill, New York University; Jessica Si

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

as leaders within their sub-team and mentor new students.IntroductionAssistive technology projects have been used in engineering capstone and project-based courses,often as a way to introduce a real-world problem or client. Several sources cite both the benefitsand challenges of working with patients and clients through these projects [1, 2]. For example,solutions or prototypes might often be very limited in scope or number of clients but can oftenhighlight or include a service learning component [2]. Thus, embedding the topic in capstonedesign can teach students to identify engineering design projects with positive social impact [3].Overall, these projects are often strongly motivating for students, with student satisfactionreportedly

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

University. His interest include image and video processing, communication systems, digital signal processing, and cryptographic theory and applications.Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University Page 14.67.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Project Implementing a Robotic Arm for the Artificial Insemination of Endangered Amphibian SpeciesAbstractThis paper presents a pilot undergraduate project started in fall 2007 and completed in spring2008 at Eastern Washington University. The goal of the project was to expose

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

ability to function in multidisciplinaryteams and 3) an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessaryfor engineering practice. One of the key challenges faced by the engineering educator todayis how to provide a fast track for the project and design engineering experience while alsoproviding a strong fundamental engineering education and solid preparation in engineeringanalysis and design in a four-year program.The ME program at AAMU strongly encourages teamwork on class projects for courses inthe major. This allows students to develop a design portfolio starting from the freshman year.Project training continues through their capstone design course. The projects assigned tostudents are often combined with on-going

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P. Mwangi P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

Construction, (b) Building Repair and (c) StateUniversity of HaitiFigure 3: Community Visits (a) Sand and Rock Source, (b) Roadside CMU Production and(c) Day at the BeachLiterature ReviewABET accreditation criteria 3 item (h) require engineering programs to provide students with abroad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental and societal context3. Item (k) under the same criteria requiresstudents to acquire an ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice3.Most Civil and Architectural Engineering programs offer a senior project or a capstone course asa graduation requirement. When one looks at engineering in the year 2020 and beyond

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dmitriy Garmatyuk, Miami University

specificallyaddress the problem of students’ declining interest in electromagnetics (EM), while applicationsof EM continue to permeate many areas of electrical engineering both in the industry andacademia. The new approach to teaching introductory course of EM aims to spark students’interest to the subject via offering them several real-world problems. The project has its majoremphasis on increasing students’ motivation for studying electromagnetics by re-developing thecourse flow. The educational concept being explored is based on breaking down the course into4-5 lecture/lab mini-projects, each focused on a particular theme of interest to engineers andresearchers nowadays. As part of this project, a senior capstone research on Wireless ElectricityTransfer

Conference Session

Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Durwin Engle, Purdue University Calumet; Gregory P. Neff, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Engineering Technology

criteriafor accrediting engineering1 and engineering technology2 programs of the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) require some sort of a capstone or integratingexperience for baccalaureate programs and appropriate industry projects can be difficult to find,designing and building trainers and equipment in-house is an attractive option. Examples ofrecent senior design projects and project selection criteria that have developed trainers andexperimental equipment are discussed.The paper will provide insights into finding projects that will provide relevant experientiallearning experiences for the students involved in addition to gaining university grants ordonations from industry while avoiding complications stemming from

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2013 GSW

Authors

Tyler Crosson; Monica Hew; Bernd Chudoba; Amit Oza

Extended Abstract with Poster Fall Semester Mini-Project: Reverse Engineering a WWII Fighter - The North American P-51D Mustang Tyler Crosson, Monica Hew Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington Bernd Chudoba, Amit Oza Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington In the fall of 2012 the senior design capstone class has been assigned a semestermini-project that challenges the students to reverse engineer a high performance WWIIfighter

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

individuals toone team.Project Based Learning and Experiential LearningProject based learning entails the students working in teams on a particular project. Experiential learningplaces the focus on assigning a real world problem for the team to solve. This is best accomplished whenthe team is required to produce a final package which will be graded and judged. This forces everymember of the team to be a shareholder in the final result. A typical package is a Capstone Project or aResearch Report to be written and then orally presented to their peers. Defense of their conclusions ismade to the class. Peer review comes into play here. The team understands that their grade is decided onthe total package of work, not the individual’s contribution, but

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1: Robotics and Bio-Inspired Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Jianfeng Ma, Saint Louis University; Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Khalid H. Tantawi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Introduction to Engineering and the other one isSenior Capstone Design. Introduction to Engineering usually provides engineering students with a betterunderstanding of engineering disciplines through hands on experience and can engage students. SeniorCapstone Design courses offer rich opportunities for engineering students to work in teams or individuallyon industrial and real-world projects [2][3]. However, Introduction to Engineering is usually offered at thebeginning of freshman year, and Senior Capstone Design is usually offered during a student’s senior year.As a result, there are commonly limited design opportunities for engineering students in between.Second, many universities are emphasizing experiential learning and encourage engineering

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Matthew Lamparter, Bucknell University

introduces design in engineering followed by an ECE specific design course in thesecond semester (ECEG 100) that introduces students to various sub-areas in the discipline andwhich is supported by a basic Internet of Things (IoT) project. There is a half credit course ineach of the second and third years. The second-year course, described in detail in this paper,emphasizes providing students practical skills in design while the third year course introducesteam projects contextualized in larger social issues. The design thread concludes with a two-course capstone sequence in the fourth year in which students undertake client-sponsoredprojects.The concept of a design “thread” in the curriculum purposely evokes continuity, that coursesbuild on each

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

offerings were as follows: Figure 1: Project Based Learning Core of CoursesBy starting in the Junior year and culminating with a year-long senior capstone, participants wereable to progressively build their professional skills over several semesters. Detail PBL coursedescriptions may be found after the following titles: ENGR 350 - Engineering Practices and Principles III - Engineering project-based learning (open-ended) with emphasis on project control and engineering design processes. Special emphasis will be placed on professional, ethical, global, environmental, and contemporary issues. Contact Hours: 2 Lecture, 2 Lab. ENGR 400 - Engineering Capstone I - Senior engineering project

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

engineering practitioners.Curriculum for an engineering major consists of foundation courses in engineering, science andmath, mezzanine coursework consisting of a focus on technical engineering content knowledge,and capstone courses pulling this material together and often applied to example engineeringprojects. Course sequences chain together, building on the relevance and complexity of thesubject matter. While active-learning techniques can take shape in any classroom learningexperience, project-based learning pervade the capstone experience1. Project-based learning2focuses pedagogical efforts on open-ended, authentic problem solving. The basis of manycapstone engineering design courses are engineering challenges undertaken on behalf of a third

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

good understanding of the design process and, in particular, of how to perform each of thetasks involved in it.A very effective approach to teach product design and development is to use a project basedlearning strategy in which students have to immediately apply the concepts, methodologies andtools presented in the course to a project that has the key elements found in an industrial settingbut that meets the severe time constraints found in an academic environment. At the present timesome Senior Design Project and Capstone-type senior-level courses are following that particularapproach (see for example Dutson et al.1, Catalano et al.2, and Muci-Küchler and Weaver3). Inaddition, some of the freshman, sophomore and/or junior level design

Conference Session

Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Allen; Mike Klein; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Ronald Smelser; Edwin Odom

Figure 1. The University of Idaho Stirling Engine. Figure 2. Labeled cut-away solid model of the UI Stirling Engine.For this project to be incorporated into our curriculum several obstacles needed to be overcome.Obstacles included identifying and developing the educational objectives for this project,reducing the Stirling engine cost to fit within the university’s fee structure, and identifying anexisting course in which to include this project.We incorporated this project into our curriculum in our Sophomore Laboratory. This is the firstof a three-course laboratory sequence that culminates in a capstone laboratory project. OurSophomore Laboratory course focuses on hands-on experiments. Students manually take databut reduce and

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

interests in engineering education focus on project-based learning and service-based pedagogies.Dr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Angela Bielefeldt, PE, is a professor and associate chair for Undergraduate Education in the De- partment of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She began incorporating service-learning projects into the capstone design course for environmental en- gineering in 2001. Her engineering education research interests include attracting and retaining students, sustainable engineering education, engineering ethics, and assessment of learning outcomes.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological UniversityProf. David O

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jennifer Van Donk; Justin Lekos; Sarah Baker; Kevin Yamauchi; Adam Paicely; Brian P. Self; A. Matthew Robinson

projectseries. Mechanical Engineering students at Cal Poly participate in a year-long design project of Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education  33    their choice that serves as a capstone to their education. The students have the option of participating in a variety of projects that may be sponsored by industry professionals or tailored specifically by the students themselves. During this nine month project

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Brian Scott Krongold, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, The University of Melbourne; Bagus Nugroho, The University of Melbourne

Melbourne, and part of the fluid mechanics research group. His research is centered around wall-bounded turbulent flow and flow control. He is also an ITC (Infrared Training Center) Level 2 Thermographer, and a member of the accredited Thermography professional training team at the University of Melbourne. Dr Nugroho teaches/coordinates various engineering subjects at the university at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels such as engineering mechanics, engineering modeling and design, manufacturing processes and technology, and final-year capstone project. 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference: University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee Jul

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2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan; Carey Snowden

Session ETD 506 Connecting Industry and the Community to Engineering Students’ Vehicle Projects at Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Carey Snowden Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThe Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP) at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) hasbeen successful in promoting engineering education through hands-on vehicle projects. EVPserves as a conduit between the vehicles projects at MTSU and representatives from localindustry and the engineering community in the middle Tennessee area.The successes in increasing local industry

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

design. Multi- Sections are Two semester Sections are Projects designed semester described as capstone projects. described as to be one “teams” and span Required for some “companies”. semester, though multiple majors. Projects can span projects can carry semesters. semesters or on longer. All Projects can span years. Can undergraduate semesters. participate students at the Students can multiple

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Min Huang; Michael Trevisan

stage in development. Early involvement of Page 9.579.10 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationevaluators will help to ensure that the evaluation plan is appropriate, useful, not over promised,and has sufficient budget to support the work.In addition, evaluators working to assist innovative projects or programmatic initiatives, such asprojects funded through IGERT or new senior capstone design experiences, will need to devisean evaluation plan to support programs, given their innovative nature

Conference Session

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Kerr, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

literature on conflict in engineering student project teams which found conflictin capstone design teams around design decisions, workload imbalances, and personalityconflicts [14]. The students described both process and relationship conflicts within their projectteam. From our limited research, it does not appear that there is a clear relationship betweenconflict (a)symmetry and conflict type. Future research should be conducted to explore thisfurther. It should be noted that all of these conflicts were generally low intensity and no majorissues (such as a complete lack of participation from one or more team members) were present.The students felt that they were able to manage these conflicts within the team and did notattempt to utilize the

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2010 7 ME680 (RIT, 3rd - 5th) Team Presentation Sub-total 90 Team PresentationAs indicated in Table 1, the technical book review project has been assigned to varying audiencesizes and year groups. Students who have completed this project range in year level from secondthrough fifth year standing. The author has found that notable successes on both projects aredemonstrated by students of all year levels. There have been many examples of the book reviewproject sparking an interest in a second or third year student which has lead that individualtowards a certain co-op position, capstone design project, or research. The team presentationproject has