Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin P. Arnett P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Craig E. Quadrato, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

noted above, BIM as a field of knowledge is often relied up in the field of sustainable design.(13) BIM tools and concepts produce significantly better information for use in sustainabledesign, and there is the benefit of compatible software that can further analyze the data providedfrom a BIM model. This field is the perfect piece of a multi-disciplinary capstone project, whichmay be the best and/or only time an undergraduate program can address the material.Project ManagementIn many ways you could argue that BIM is a preeminent project management tool. In addition tosupporting project management specialties such as estimating, scheduling, and producingquantity take offs which inform management decisions (all mentioned above), BIM is also

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Debra Monson, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering or STEM project before this point. Third, the three teacherswere interested in creating an engineering project that would span the kindergarten, third gradeand sixth grade classes. And fourth, the unit studied was created based on a need these teachersidentified in their own school. This was of special interest for the researchers since a key focus ofthe capstone course was to understand that engineers solve real problems. These teachers agreedto serve as a case study and the following findings focus on these in-service educators.Teacher reflections, student interviews, classroom observations, and teacher interviewscorroborated the findings. The case study allowed for the following data collection: studentinterviews, classroom

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Leiffer

Five Curriculum Tools to Enhance Interdisciplinary Teamwork Paul R. Leiffer, R. William Graff, and Roger V. Gonzalez LeTourneau UniversityAbstractAn ability to function well in a multidisciplinary team has become an expectation of modernindustry and a major goal for engineering students. Since LeTourneau University offers a generalengineering degree with five concentrations, multi-disciplinary design projects naturally arise atall levels of the curriculum. Current capstone projects involve student teams from up to threeengineering disciplines, plus computer science, design technology, and marketing. Obstacles tomulti-disciplinary teamwork, including disciplinary competition

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

25.967.2For any department looking to create or revise a major design experience, determining the scopeof projects, assessment methods, unit requirement, team size requirements, etc. can beoverwhelming. What is appropriate for one school may not be appropriate for others. Toprovide a tool to assist Civil Engineering departments as they develop their experiences, thispaper presents the results of a national survey regarding the capstone design in CivilEngineering. The paper does not evaluate or assess the effectiveness of any one method butrather attempts to provide a comprehensive look at the variations and possibilities within a majordesign experience. Where possible, comparisons to the 1994, 2004 and 2005 surveys are offered.Survey MethodologyThis

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

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

level capstone experience. This newcapstone course is coupled with two other required graduate courses: 1) a newly developedapplied finite elements (analysis) course, and 2) a pre-stressed concrete design course. Thisstructure requires the students to be a cohort through these courses and allows them to developlearning communities, to gain experience on high stakes teams, and to work on a larger projectthan normally available in an academic setting. These integrated projects allow for leveraging ofresources and just-in-time teaching and learning. The capstone design course is designed tofunction as a small structural engineering design office, where the class as a whole is developingalternative design solutions for a common client. A detailed

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Phillips, University of Guelph; Michele Oliver, University of Guelph; Bill Van Heyst, University of Guelph; Douglas Joy, University of Guelph; Warren Stiver, University of Guelph

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Computers in Education

advisorbut they are encouraged and free to seek help from all faculty in the school.To quantify whether CAD/CAE is being used intelligently we asked University of GuephProfessor Emeritus Jan Jofriet to review four capstone design reports (which incorporated CAEas part of the design process) against a number of ‘intelligent use’ indicators. Professor Jofriethas an extensive background in researching and teaching of FEA. The projects utilized eitherCFD or solid mechanics within their design. Six measures were used to assess the level ofintelligent CAE use. Table 1 provides the six measures and the descriptors used for each of thesemeasures.Observations and DiscussionOne of the most valuable outcomes that has resulted from this effort in the second

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kanti Prasad

A case study of eradicating weakness in accreditation owing to vital role played by industrial and government leaders in academia Kanti Prasad, Ph.D.; P.E. Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell MA 01854 Kanti_Prasad@uml.eduIntroduction In the fall of 2000, we were visited by ABET for regular accreditation forour Electrical Engineering Program. We were cited ‘weakness’ in our course16.499 Capstone Project. Although the design content was of great quality, but itlacked in elucidating the design impact on society, its environmental implication,ethical content, and economic

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho; Lance Gerard Funke, University of Idaho; Chris Hoene

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Instrumentation

approved by the Board of Regents in February 2019 andsubsequently by the legislature in March, it will be installed beginning in July. Those who teachsenior capstone design know from experience how rare taking a project to production really is. Itdefinitely proves the most significant education outcome sought in this project: To bring severalelements of the students’ education and experience to bear on a complicated, open-endedproblem to achieve a useful solution. Results are presented in a wikipage and supporting links todocuments and reports.[4]This success, unprecedented in an undergraduate capstone design project at this university,obviously gave the students a great deal of confidence and credibility in their job interviews. Ofthe four

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

capstone design course, he/she should be ready to communicate in the real world. The process of drafting reports for comments has been a part of this activity and now in the senior course, this commenting will be done by both faculty and outside advisors who are involved with each of the capstone projects. The student experiences the need for good communication skills, not simply for a faculty grade but a review by individuals who may be offering employment. Table 1. Communication Elements in the Undergraduate CurriculumFresh.Year WRAC – Writing Rhetoric and Culture Remembered Events Paper, Proposed Solution Paper, Justified Evaluation Paper, Writing Profile Paper Tools: None

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Teamwork in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Horenstein, University of Denver; Daniel D. Auger, University of Denver

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #42853A Discussion and Analysis of Two Methods of Team Selection in an InterdisciplinarySenior Design ProgramDr. Rachel Horenstein, University of DenverDaniel D. Auger, University of Denver ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Discussion and Analysis of Two Methods of Team Selection in an Interdisciplinary Senior Design ProgramINTRODUCTION Senior design capstone projects are a professional opportunity for students to develop realworking solutions for a customer-provided design challenge. During this project-based learningexperience, students work closely together in small

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Robert Alan Hirsh, Cooper University Hospital; Sameer Sood, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine

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Biomedical

the fall semester, two of the three projects continued as capstone projects. At RowanUniversity, capstone (Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic) projects are inspired by a mix ofindustry-sponsored activities, professor research activities, professional society competitions,service learning activities, and student or faculty led entrepreneurial ideas and are conducted byteams of junior and senior students. A unique aspect of the projects that were fostered from thesummer program is that they were student discovered during the immersion process, rather thanindustry, research and/or faculty driven like many capstone experiences.OUTCOMES / RESULTSTwo primary deliverables in the summer program were completed in pairs for each of threedifferent needs

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge E. Bohorquez, University of Miami; Ramón Benjamin Montero, University of Miami

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

Miami Dr. Montero is an Assistant Professor in Professional Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engi- neering under the College of Engineering at the University of Miami. Dr. Montero has over a decade of experience in scaffold fabrication techniques for tissue engineering applications particularly with the electrospinning and bioprinting processes. He has worked in the private sector managing animal labora- tories as well as R&D projects for various private companies and start-ups. Currently, Dr. Montero is part of the faculty team managing all senior design capstone projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress - Introduction to Design Thinking and

Conference Session

Design Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, the projects were done in teams of no more than five students. In all cases, theteams presented their final design to faculty and industrial advisory committee members and thefellow students at the end of the semester (presentation day). The team works were evaluated bya jury of faculty and industry members. At least five reviewers (four Manufacturing Engineeringfaculty, and one from Industry Advisory Committee) have assessed the outcomes of the courseusing rubrics related to oral presentation and final project report. The result of the outcomeassessment of the capstone design experiment is shown in Table 4. Table 4- MANE 450 Course Outcomes Assessment Results (Spring 2008

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Darwin; Joseph Patrick Kale, Bucknell University; Michael S. Thompson, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in engineering design education, engineering education policy, and the philosophy of engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Making a Maker Space Smart Badging System Julie Darwin, Joseph Kale, Daniel Park, Andrew Sellers, Ian Wallace, Zach Winters, Michael S. Thompson, Margot Vigeant, R. Alan Cheville Bucknell UniversityAs a capstone design project a team of students from Bucknell University created a “SmartBadging System” to monitor use and control access of various Maker Space resources, including3D

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Leo Smith; Hisham Alnajjar; Donald Leone; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Ladimer Nagurney; Devdas Shetty

by (i) Redesign of the Freshman Engineering coursesequence by incorporating Integrative Learning Blocks by involvement of faculty fromengineering, mathematics, physics, humanities and social sciences. (ii) Creation of a newEngineering Design course at Sophomore Year and the development of Integrative Learning witha course on Ethics in the Profession (iii) Redesign of a Junior Year Design course withIntegrated Learning with Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. (iv) Partnership withindustry in the creation of real-life engineering projects for all Senior Capstone projects.The paper narrates the interdisciplinary focus taken by the project, involving faculty fromengineering, mathematics, humanities, etc. It has promoted new teaching

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

AC 2008-757: INTEGRATING EXTERNAL MENTORS INTO BME SENIORDESIGNJoe Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDonna Ebenstein, Bucknell UniversityJames Baish, Bucknell UniversityWilliam King, Bucknell UniversityDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University Page 13.764.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integrating External Mentors into BME Senior DesignIntroductionTo build strong independent design skills, our department exposes students to more andmore open-ended projects through our curriculum. The culminating experience is a two-semester, team-based senior capstone project, mentored by external biomedical expertsand advised by faculty within the department. The single most

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Hunstville; Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew William Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

perspectives, (8) integrated assessment throughout, (9)polished products, and (10) multiple interpretations and outcomes.6 Therefore, the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology in criterion 5, specifies the following requirements withregard to engineering capstone project experiences: "Students must be prepared for engineeringpractice through a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledgeand skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standardsand multiple realistic constraints.”7A 2005 survey of capstone design courses nationwide found that 98 percent of engineeringdepartments have some form of a capstone design course.8 However, reviewing the results of thesurvey indicates

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

with relativelysimple experiences in the first semester and leading up to a significant entrepreneurialcomponent as part of the capstone design project. In between those extremes, students will learnmore about entrepreneurship and complete entrepreneurial design projects in a sophomore-levelcourse on Advanced Digital Logic Design and in a junior-level course in EmbeddedMicrocontrollers. These two courses were chosen because of their heavy design content andtheir emphasis on a final design project. By trimming less than 10% of the material in these twocourses, we were able to add a few lessons on entrepreneurship that then allowed students toselect and complete an entrepreneurial design project in each of the courses.Illustrating the importance

Conference Session

Ethical Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott A. Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Nicholas Tooker, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

practice. Anend of semester survey was given to students only taking the design class, taking the classsimultaneously with a capstone seminar course that included more traditional ethics curriculum,and only taking the capstone seminar course. Results indicate that integrating ethics assignmentsinto design courses can complement traditional ethics instruction. Students enrolled in bothclasses responded with more consistent ethical decision outcomes, where students acknowledgeother perspectives and were less likely to select decisions that avoid responsibility for theiractions. Student responses also indicated a positive experience with the new content deliverymethod.IntroductionEthics instruction in the engineering curriculum is fraught with

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Mana Seifaei; Salah Badjou

mechatronics capstone designproject in the context of a traditional electrical engineering program at Merrimack College, aprimarily undergraduate college in Massachusetts. The electrical engineering (EE) program wasintroduced about a decade ago and is ABET-accredited. The college offers no master’s EEprograms.. Senior students are required to take a capstone design course in the form of a one-credit “Design Project I” course in the fall semester and a continuation course “Design ProjectII” (3 credits) in the spring semester.!!————————————————————————————————————-1 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Merrimack College, Andover, Massachusetts !1!Prior to joining Merrimack College in fall 2018, the

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanie N. Abdelmessih, California Baptist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

.  Figure 1: Thermal Engineering Laboratory in the new Engineering building.Undergraduate Designed, Manufactured, and Assembled ProjectsConducting and assessing a senior capstone design course in a small university setting has itschallenges. The project is very limited by the amount of resources available, both in terms offinance and in expertise. At the same time, the students must be exposed to the real world withcustomer-defined constraints, budgetary controls, and time limitations.Despite budget constraints, the author set up the Thermal Engineering Laboratory at a smallliberal arts university. Heat Transfer Laboratory fees were used for projects that supportedThermal Engineering courses. Also, the author has been successful in obtaining grants

Conference Session

Development Around Diversity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rebekah Oulton P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Tessa Gail Gallagher, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Claire Katherine Anovick, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

homes and use the EPA’s EJSCREEN tool to look at the demographics inthe area and pollutants they are subjected to. During class, students were given a briefexplanation of California’s Cap and Trade Policy. They then played a game to simulate the openmarket of allowances and see where emissions improvements were and were not made. Studentswere then asked what changes could be made to the game (and, by extension, to the Cap-and-Trade Policy) to encourage equity.The senior Capstone class experienced a broader inclusion of social justice in their classcurriculum. From the start of the quarter, students were told they would need to include a socialjustice analysis as part of their Capstone project report. This analysis was required to includemeans

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Taylor; Emília Mironovová

United States were seniors in a two-semester capstone design sequence in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) at PurdueUniversity. The MtF students were enrolled in a course entitled "English for Specific Purposes",allowing all communications to be in English. The students were paired and exchanged resumes(CVs), biographies, and technical works such as research abstracts and design proposals.Internet cameras facilitated on-line meetings throughout the yearlong project. The two groupswere from different disciplines, thereby requiring clear English communications. Both groupsbenefited by practicing reading, writing and speaking in English through their correspondenceand online meetings. One advantage of this collaboration is that it is not

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Nabil Kartam

, cooperative learning, productive teamwork and effectivecommunication. These skills are essential for the real design process.Then, junior students should be ready for a component or system design, e.g., thermal andmoisture insulation of a structure. Case studies, mini-design projects and design laboratoryexperiments are suited to sophomore and junior students. Finally, senior students can wrap uptheir educational experience in a comprehensive capstone design project guided by bothacademic and industrial experts.The process for integrating design into the course curriculum can be broken down into thefollowing steps: 1. Examine and identify those courses within the existing Civil Engineering Program whose effectiveness will be further

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Paul M. Jones; J. Richard Phillips

Professional Practice and the Engineering Curriculum Paul M. Jones, J. Richard Phillips Corporate & University Relations Group/ Harvey Mudd CollegeAbstractThere are elements of professional practice common to the engineering profession in allengineering fields. However, many, if not most, engineering academic curricula allowlittle or no room for professional practice other than minimal capstone projects. In thosethat do, the approach is widely scattered. The purpose of this paper is three-fold: (1) Tobriefly describe a professional practice program (featuring sponsored senior designprojects) as adopted by California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA); (2) Todiscuss difficulties

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Pavan Meadati, Kennesaw State University; Minsoo Baek, Kennesaw State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

construction management program in a university. This study investigates fivemajor aspects of students’ perceptions toward a BIM application including, (1) the source of knowledge ofBIM; (2) the perception of the BIM software applications with a level of competency; (3) the awarenesslevel of BIM to get a job in the construction industry; (4) the perception of BIM-related jobs; the perceptionof the future of BIM in the construction industry; and (5) the importance of BIM education within the CMdegree program and CM undergraduate capstone projects. Thus, this study conducted a survey withdifferent levels of construction management students. Adopting the student population from KennesawState University as the case study, this research initiated a

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Gutierrez, University of California, Merced; Christopher A. Butler, University of California, Merced; Abbas Ghassemi, University of California, Merced

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25651Work in Progress: The Professional Development Track: A Cooperative Ex-periential Learning Approach to Academic Success for Underserved Engi-neering StudentsDr. Alejandro Gutierrez, University of California, Merced Dr Guti´errez is a teaching professor at UC Merced, where he runs the Capstone Design Program in the School of Engineering. This program is the culminating experience for all students in mechanical engineering, civil & environmental engineering, bioengineering, and materials science. All projects in the UC Merced Capstone Design Program are initiated by industry partners, and the main goal of the

Conference Session

Tools and Support for Software Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Gannod, Arizona State University; Kevin Gary, Arizona State University; Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

covered in each course of the sequence.The Software Enterprise combines the presentation and practice of software engineeringconcepts with project activity. Instead of gaining exposure to software engineering disciplineareas in separate courses and then applying them in a later semester in a capstone course, thesequence provides the initial exposure to concepts, follows it with in-depth problem solving, andasks students to apply the knowledge immediately in an ongoing, significantly challengingproject. We elaborate on this approach in the next section. Page 11.1331.2 Course 1 Course 2 Course 3

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Heather S. Lewis, Texas A&M University; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #26738An Analysis of Factors Impacting Design Self-Efficacy of Senior Design Stu-dentsDr. Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University Joanna Tsenn is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She earned her B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. She coordinates the mechanical engineering senior capstone design projects and teaches senior design lectures and studios. Her research interests include engineering education and engineering design methodology.Mrs. Heather S. Lewis, Texas A