Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology

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Computing & Information Technology

capstone project within theComputer Engineering Technology (CET) department at NYC College of College. The conceptsof parallel, serial and USB ports and Bluetooth wireless communication are explored as part ofthe trend in computer communication technology. In particular, emphasis is placed on thediscussion of how to interface and communicate, using wired serial port and Bluetooth wirelesstechnology, between user designed software and a custom designed hardware system, which mayincorporate an embedded micro-controller.In the past, parallel and serial ports were the standard communication interface available on mostpersonal as well as industrial computers. The underlying hardware and the communicationprotocols were simple and easy enough to be

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Craig B. Putnam, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

undergraduate degree program inrobotics. At that time, there were only a handful of universities worldwide offeringundergraduate Robotics programs, none in the United States, although many universitiesincluded robotics within a discipline such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, orMechanical Engineering. WPI took a decidedly different approach. We introduced Robotics as amulti-disciplinary engineering discipline to meet the needs of 21st century engineering. Thecurriculum, designed top-down, incorporates a number of best practices, including spiralcurriculum, a unified set of core courses, multiple pathways, inclusion of social issues andentrepreneurship, an emphasis on project-based learning, and capstone design projects. Thispaper provides a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Hallacher

the Center that enables Pennsylvania community colleges andother partner institutions to offer degree programs in nanofabrication is a suite of sixnanofabrication courses taught three times per year (fall and spring semesters andsummer session) at the $33 million, Penn State Nanofabrication Facility, part of the NSF- Page 9.990.1sponsored National Nanofabrication Infrastructure Network (NNIN). The capstone 1semester was developed and is continuously improved with extensive industry oversight,and receives funding support form the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since its creation, the ATE Regional Center

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Tuesday Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Marc Lockard, Lockard and White, Inc

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the capstone senior design course. in 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Montreal, Que., Canada, 2002.2. Morgan, J.A., G. Wright, and J.R. Porter. Managing senior design projects to maximize success: The TAT team. in 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Portland, OR, United States 2005.3. Porter, J.R., et al. Project EVIS: An Example of an Innovative Capstone Process. in 2006 IJME - INTERTECH International Conference. Newark, New Jersey 2006.4. Morgan, J.A., Porter, J.R., and Lockard, M.. Engineering Entrepreneurship Educational Experience (E4) Initiative: A New Model for Success. accepted for 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Honolulu, HI, United States, 2007.5. Manseur, R., An

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Angolia, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; Charles J Lesko Jr., East Carolina University

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College Industry Partnerships

experience through internships, co-ops, and capstone projects with industry partners. Page 24.246.2The remainder of this paper will discuss each of these four strategic directions.2. Faculty engaged as consultants to industryPart of the University mission includes regional economic development, which requires buildingeffective industry partnerships through the involvement of the faculty. To encourage faculty-industry collaboration, the College created the Center for Innovation in Technology andEngineering (CITE). CITE’s primary mission is to provide access to college resources forbusinesses and the industrial community. Encouraging faculty to leave

Conference Session

New Developments in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

: Implementing Sophomore Cornerstone Courses in Electrical and Computer EngineeringMany engineering programs have significant project- and design-based courses in the freshmanand senior years. Freshman courses usually serve a dual purpose: a) making engineering a moreattractive study option for undecided students, and b) introducing the basics of technical andnon-technical skills, such as teamwork and project planning. On the other hand, seniors doingtheir capstone projects are expected to perform at a more proficient level, one that woulddemonstrate their readiness for entering the workforce as engineers.As will be discussed below, the project component in our freshman year-long sequence evolvesfrom minimally structured projects

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mesut Muslu

, design is viewed as another hurdle to overcomerather than an important engineering process. This paper describes how the ElectricalEngineering program at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville developed a curriculum toaddress this issue by implementing a distributed design in its curriculum. The idea behind thedistributed design is to introduce simple design concepts early in the curriculum and graduallyincrease the complexity of design projects as students progress toward graduation. The paperprovides examples of several design projects in various courses and how these projects areinterrelated. The paper also provides a discussion of how the “major design experience”requirement of ABET is satisfied without having a capstone design course in

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

. Visualization and engagement from technology-enabled 3. Inquiry-based science instruction (Mackin, 2012)This paper explores applications and delivery methods of VR in engineering using specificprograms recently used or will be used in students’ capstone projects as well as in class.Benefits of VT in Civil Engineering EducationVT offers a plethora of advantages for civil engineering education, encompassing various aspectsof the learning process. These benefits can be categorized into three key areas: deepeningconceptual understanding, bridging the gap between theory and practice, and personalized learningand feedback. All these areas have been tied with learning applications that will get students readyfor the real world.Deepening Conceptual

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, University of Idaho; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Jennifer E. LeBeau, Washington State University; Robert E. Gerlick, Pittsburg State University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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Design in Engineering Education

, including the Integrated Design Engineering Assessment and Learning (IDEALS) project, which seeks to enhance learning and assessment in design. Davis has taught multidisciplinary de- sign that integrates engineering and business development skills. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Steven Beyerlein is professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Idaho, where he coordinates the capstone design program and regularly participates in ongoing program assessment activities. He re- ceived a Ph.D. in M.E. from Washington State University in 1987. His research interests include catalytic combustion systems, application of educational

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

described in more detail elsewhere.14AcknowledgementsThe authors are grateful for support provided by the Intel Faculty Fellowship Program and theNational Science Foundation’s Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program,under Proof-of-Concept grant DUE-0442832 and Phase 2 grant DUE-0717905. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Dutson, A., Todd, R., Magleby, S. & Sorensen, C. (1997). A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses. J. Eng. Ed., 86, 17-28.2. Koretsky, M.D., Amatore, D., Barnes, C., & Kimura, S

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Swaminathan Balachandran; Justin Kile

, supplies, services,and other associated community project expenses. PACCE is also a campfire where thoseinvolved with community-based engagement programs can meet to plan and coordinateawareness, advocacy, training, faculty development, assessment, and communications. Finally, itis a portal through which community and campus entities can meet, plan, and coordinateresources for the mutual benefit of each other. PACCE activities shown in Figure 1 allowstudents to engage with their course materials, take an active role in learning, reflect on theirindividual and collective experiences and develop while completing a team project for acommunity partner (9). Capstone Projects Multidisciplinary

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Sterrett; Richard Helgeson; Robert LeMaster

integrated into the course. course. 7th Semester 8th Semester Sr. Research I (1 hr) Sr. Research II (3 hrs) Initiate Capstone project. Emphasis is Completion of Capstone project. on project definition, project planning, Emphasis is on tracking and monitoring cost estimating, conceptual and resources, detailed design, fabrication, preliminary design. testing, documentation, and oral presentation. Core and specialty engineering courses Core and specialty engineering courses

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Conservation and Optimization

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Zabihian, California State University, Sacramento

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

] and sometimes distinguishing them is not easy. The project-led education hasbeen very popular in engineering programs since the 1990s [2]. The project-based learning isextensively being used for teaching engineering design through capstone or senior designcourses. This is partly due to requirements of accreditation bodies [2].Considering the fact that teaching and research are two most important functions of highereducation systems, the integration of them has been an attractive idea. However, as reported byHealey [4], there are strong feeling among academicians on relationship between research andteaching. While some believe “university research often detracts from the quality ofteaching”[5], other stated “courses taught by those at the

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank D Voss, Taylor University; Jeff F Dailey; William A Bauson, Taylor University; Bill Chapman, Taylor University

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Aerospace

, Fundamentals of Space Flight Systems, Astronomy, and Sr. Capstone Sequence. He enjoys mentoring undergraduate students in aerospace, sensors, and energy-related research projects. Some of the research areas include spacecraft nano-satellite technologies, satellite payload instrumenta- tion, High Altitude research Platform (HARP) experiments, wave particle interactions in space, space- flight X-ray imagers, construction and renewable energy engineering and architecture, and philosophy of science. Dr. Voss has worked as PI on many NASA, Air Force, Navy, NSF, and DOE research grants and has published over 120 scientific papers. hnvoss@taylor.edu, Phone 765 998 4843 or 765 618 3813Prof. Jeff F Dailey Mr. Jeff Dailey

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Ella Willard-Schmoe, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

- based Engineering Redesign of the motorcycle Design Project ambulance for Village25.300 F'11 1 II John Duffy Empowerment in Peru 100% 1 Interdisciplinary Engineering Redesign of the motorcylce Capstone ambulance for Village25.401 F'11 3 Design John Duffy Empowerment in Peru 100% 2Classes in Civil Engineering Groups of 4 worked with science

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kenny Garner; Beth McMillan; Michael DeAngelis; Laura Ruhl; Andrew Wright

Novel Collaboration between Engineering and Geosciences to Design a Green Power Station for Field Camp: A Case StudyAbstractOne of the Department of Systems Engineering’s capstone projects was to design a portablesustainable power generation unit to support the Department of Earth Sciences’ Geology FieldCamp. The team of electrical and mechanical engineering students worked with the faculty ofEarth Sciences to develop specifications. The design had to fit within the existing trailer withoutmajor modifications to the trailer. The final design housed the battery pack in a tongue-mountedbox on the trailer with water proof outlets to charge devices. Four solar panels were connectedthrough keyed connectors to the box to work

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Folz, Virginia Tech; Christine Burgoyne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Materials

characterization lab toa new instructor in spring 2008. The communications instructor remained the same in bothinstances.In this paper, a comparison will be made between the course as it existed before and after thecurriculum change.ObjectivesThe primary objective of this course restructure is to broaden the materials processing experienceof materials science and engineering students at Virginia Tech and to better prepare them todesign their senior capstone projects. This paper will outline changes made to the processingcourse and the motivations behind those changes. A detailed discussion of the course structureand assignments will illustrate fundamental differences in the approach as of fall 2008.Approach and MethodologyIn the original physical ceramics

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahbub Uddin

central focus of our program. An eight-semester engineering design course sequence that begins in the first semester of the freshman year and terminates with a two-semester senior capstone design project from the backbone of our curriculum. The first design course introduces students to the engineering design process utilizing a competitive design project. The second semester freshman design course continues the introduction to engineering design concepts with another interactive team-oriented design project. Examples of freshman design projects: design, build , test and analyze the performance of a wooden truss; design, build and test a water balloon launcher, etc

Conference Session

Lessons Learned through Community Engagement of Engineering Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; J. Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University; David W. Hey, California Polytechnic State University

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Community Engagement Division

two multidisciplinary service-learning programs: the Access by Design project that has capstone students design devices for people with dis- abilities to participate in adapted physical activity, and Organic Twittering that merges social media with sustainability.Dr. James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University Jim Widmann is a professor of mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently, he is a visiting Fulbright scholar at Kathmandu University in Nepal. He teaches mechanics and design courses. He conducts research in the areas of machine design, fluid power control, and engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering curriculum went through a major curriculum change in2001 that included adding an interdisciplinary sophomore and junior design course to theexisting freshman and senior design capstone courses. The new courses were added as part of aNSF grant entitled “Integrating Engineering Design with the Humanities, Social Sciences,Sciences and Mathematics.” The interdisciplinary sophomore design course has undergoneseveral iterations since its inception. Initially, the sophomore course paralleled our seniorcapstone design course with each project team of 3 to 6 students working on industrial sponsoredproject with a practicing engineer as the technical mentor. This approach has worked extremelywell for our senor design course because of the effort put

Collection

2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Junichi Kanai; Mark Anderson

Redmine in an Academic Setting Junichi Kanai and Mark Anderson The Design Lab at Rensselaer, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAbstractA web-based collaboration system called Redmine was introduced for use in our capstone designprogram. Many project teams effectively used both the project's wiki, discussion forums, and arepository tool for recording and communicating their design work. The students also learned touse the discussion forums and the issue tool to manage their projects. On the other hand, varioususer statistics obtained from the system allowed the faculty advisors to monitor the frequency ofeach student's contributions and to quickly review the

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development

experiences may be problematic as an abundanceof anecdotal evidence and calls by professional engineering organizations, including ASEE andNAE, suggest that engineers must learn to work effectively with accounting, marketing,communications, and other functional group members within a given organizational structure toattain project success. And while those calls are not new, there are only a handful of documentedundergraduate-level capstone experiences focusing on leadership development that have crossedcollege boundaries in a graded academic course, and thus have a higher level of risk for thestudent versus extra- or co-curricular activities.A survey of engineering alumni in senior management positions identified the ability toeffectively work in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 14.564.7References1. Dutson, A., Todd, R., Magleby, S. & Sorensen, C. (1997). A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses. J. Eng. Ed., 86, 17-28.2. Koretsky, M.D., D. Amatore, C. Barnes, and S. Kimura, (2008). Enhancement of Student Learning in Experimental Design using a Virtual Laboratory," IEEE Trans. Ed., Special Issue on Virtual Laboratories, 51, 76.3. Koretsky, Milo D., Sho Kimura, Connelly Barnes Derek-Meyers Graham, and Danielle Amatore

Conference Session

Nanomaterials for Learners of All Ages!

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs

challenges associated with nanotechnology.Similar courses developed for non-science and non-engineering majors are intended to broaden thetechnological understanding of these students. Senior capstone design projects (in engineering) and seniorthesis projects (in the sciences) are the basis for interdisciplinary, industry-sponsored projects innanomanufacturing. Implementation of these course activities is expected to begin in the spring semesterof 2005, and outcomes will be reported. The primary evaluation of this activities related to this educationplan will be conducted by the Research and Evaluation Group of the University of Massachusetts,Amherst, Donahue Institute.Introduction: The ProposalThe plan was simple. As shown in Table 1, the three

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Lin Lin

courses in junioryear, followed by one year capstone project. Some programs start from sophomore year, someextend it into senior year. There are also many programs that adopt integrated curriculum,therefore the lab components are integrated into regular courses. For example, when engineeringdynamics course is offered, a 1 credit lab course is offered in conjunction with the lecture. Thisarrangement ties the experiments to course content very well, helps to reinforce the knowledgethat students learned from lectures. It brings the real world into theoretical education.While it is the general agreement that laboratories, hands on experience are necessary, little hasbeen said about what they are expected to accomplish [2]. Many times course

Conference Session

Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Dakotah M. Karrer, Texas A&M University; Vincent Michael Rodriguez, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

project is greater or less than what will normally be taken on as partof a course or Capstone project. This method allows the faculty member to hire studentsspecifically for their talents or interests from sophomore to senior level. When the project has a significant number of deliverables or requires a higher degree ofcertainty in the outcomes needed by the external sponsor, a research contract can be set in place.However, now faculty members will probably be offloaded to work on the project rather thanjust manage the work of the undergraduates and graduate students or students from otherdisciplines such as mechanical engineering who may be hired depending on the scope of theapplied research. Recently, some small businesses have

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Kelso; John D. Enderle; Kristina Ropella

. Typically, the class is divided into small teams of no more than 5students. Each team meets with the course instructors and faculty advisors on a regular basis, andwhen appropriate, with clinicians and industrial sponsors. Some programs have teams consistingonly of biomedical engineering students, while other programs offer truly interdisciplinary teamsof biomedical, electrical, mechanical and chemical engineers. For example, at MarquetteUniversity1 , all senior biomedical, electrical and mechanical engineering students are combinedinto one capstone design course where students may select projects offered by any of theparticipating departments. Project sponsors typically request that a team be comprised of a mixof engineering disciplines.Typically

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant P. Richards, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donald (Don) D. Cummings, Endress+Hauser; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

within the process control industry leading to the design and installationof new industrial-grade laboratory infrastructure in an undergraduate capstone experience.The multi-year collaboration between academia and industry resulted in the development of ayear-long student-driven project centered on the design, development, and installation of newlaboratory infrastructure on a scale beyond the budgetary resources of the host institution or anyindividual industry partner. The resulting installation is a permanent education anddemonstration system constructed to industry standards, utilized in the delivery of conceptsrelated to process control, measurement, and communications in undergraduate courseworkwhile also providing a platform for

Conference Session

Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle M. Blum, Syracuse University; John F. Dannenhoffer III, Syracuse University

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Mechanical Engineering

for using modern engineering tools,specifically in the machine design process. This was accomplished by developing analysis-basedprojects that students code in a math computational program (typically MATLAB). Three ofthese projects were carried out throughout the semester in conjunction with an introduction to thedesign philosophy presented by the textbook by R.L. Norton [1]. The following manuscript (1)describes the rationale for the introducing the projects, (2) gives detail description of the projectsand (3) assesses the efficacy of the projects to achieve the objectives through results obtainedfrom a survey given to students during their senior capstone design course.1. Introduction and Background Machine design is a required

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

lectures, problems and projects. Whether the courses are introductory orcapstone level, they are lecture driven with problem and/or project components filling in the restof the learning experience. This three-tier approach is essential for students to develop intopracticing engineers who are capable of applying fundamental concepts to the solution ofcomplex problems. Typically, one thinks of introductory courses as a series of lecture/recitation sessionswhere the pace of the course is set by the amount and degree of technical material to be covered.By contrast, the capstone design courses, or project-based courses, have a less formal structurewith content based on the specific project goals, the knowledge base of the students, and the