Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort; William F. Reiter; Milo D. Koretsky

in PCB design and manufacturing. Each of these three courses will focus on engineering principles associated with PCB design and manufacture and the use of software tools and laboratory equipment available to reinforce Page 2.75.2 these principles.Objective 4: Develop and integrate into the curriculum a capstone laboratory project course that will provide interdisciplinary student teams with the experience of design and manufacture of a functional printed circuit board.Objective 5: Develop curricular materials (e.g.., multimedia computer models; lecture

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Billy Gray, Tarleton State University; Daren Davis, Tarleton State University; Erick C Jones P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

and unconscious assumptions throughout his career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integrating Costing into an Engineering Economics CourseIntroductionThe Engineering Technology department at Tarleton State University has been working with itsindustrial partners for over 20 years to allow students the opportunity to engage in real worldprojects during their senior capstone projects. Over the past few years, the projects haveincreased in complexity and have shifted from facility layout and safety based projects to nowinclude tool and process design, with the added benefit that many of the companies are taking theprojects and implementing them at some point after students have

Conference Session

Lessons learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Ramiro g Gonzalez, Boston Arts Academy High School; Cassandra Wallace, Boston Arts Academy High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teacher at Boston Arts Academy High School. He has been teaching chemistry courses for the past 35 years. He attended the CAPSULE professional development for teachers in sum- mer 2010. He implemented capstone projects in his chemistry class by getting his students to design solar-powered filter and lava lamp wall.Ms. Cassandra Wallace, Boston Arts Academy High School Cassandra Wallace is teacher at Boston Arts Academy High School. She teaches mathematics courses. She attended the CAPSULE professional development for teachers in summer 2011. She implemented capstone projects in her mathematics class by getting her students to design a rocket launcher

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Inniss, Florida A&M University; Enos Inniss, University of Texas-San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-Service Learning Opportunity: A University and Community Partnership in CreekRestoration.” Camilla M. Savitz, 2004. 34TH ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Savannah, GA.10 “Service-Learning in Capstone Design Projects: Emphasizing Reflection.” 2004. Patricia Brackin and J. DarrellGibson. Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Conference for Engineering Education.11 “Service-Learning in CHE Senior Design. 2004. Lisa G. Bullard, Patti H. Clayton, and Steven W. Peretti.Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Conference for Engineering Education. Page 11.294.9APPENDIX A: RESULTS OF STUDENT SURVEYEVALUATIONStudent SurveyPlease complete the survey with responses to certain questions and ranking of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma; Noah C. Golly, University of Oklahoma; Blake Herren, University of Oklahoma; James Ian Macdonald, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

mechanics concepts, such as stress, strain, and fracture. Inaddition, the relationship of 3D printing parameters and the characterized mechanical propertiescan be established, so that the students will have opportunities to obtain hands-on experience insolid mechanics and advanced manufacturing.Design, 3D printing, and product developmentSenior mechanical engineering students are heavily involved in mechanical and product design,particularly in their capstone projects. Well-trained senior mechanical engineering studentsshould be able to sufficiently conduct complex engineering design and meet all the requireddesign criteria. In our study, we created a design project focusing on the artificial prosthetichand. The participating students were required

Collection

2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Katie Knowles; Nick Bovee; Duc Le; Keith Martin; Mollie Pressman; Jonathan Zimmermann; Rick Lux; Raymond Ptucha

carsare a hot research area for car manufacturers. By the mid-2020’s, most agencies predict this newphenomenon will transform the automobile market. These cars will make our roadways safer,our environment cleaner, our roads less congested, and our lifestyles more efficient. Because ofsafety, manufacturing costs, and limitations of current technology, autonomous off-road vehicles,such as people movers in large industrial or academic institutions, will probably emerge beforeautonomous high-speed highway driving. A three year multidisciplinary capstone project isunderway which will transform a golf cart into an autonomous people mover. In year one, thecart will be converted to remote control. In years two and three independent

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

"Engineering for One Planet," expanding thecurriculum with relevant examples, incorporating practical mini-projects, and embeddingsustainability frameworks in capstone design projects. The approach also suggests the inclusionof biomimicry principles, the adoption of advanced Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools, theintegration of energy process assessments, and the utilization of the business model canvas witha sustainability perspective in the curriculum. This holistic educational model aims to not onlyenrich the learning experience of students in engineering technology programs but also to armthem with the essential competencies and insights needed to tackle complex sustainability issuesin their engineering careers. By reimagining the engineering

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University; David B. Rank, Root Cause Consortium, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, Development,Production, Installation, and Servicing, requires a company’s product design and developmentprocess to include specific components.1 These include design and development planning, designinput, design output, design review, design verification and validation, and design transfer. Themore our students become familiar with each of these components, the better prepared they willbe for careers in industry. Ideally, capstone design projects would involve each of thesecomponents. In situations where this is not feasible, lectures regarding the details of each designcontrol component can be included in the capstone course.A recent survey of capstone design instructors indicates that the duration of capstone designcourses varies in length.2 As a

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. His research focuses on diverse areas such as: D ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Serious Games in Computer Engineering EducationAbstractThe purpose of a capstone design project course is to provide graduating senior students with theopportunity to demonstrate understanding of the concepts they have learned during their studies.As with many computer science and engineering programs, students of the computer engineeringprogram at Utah Valley University (UVU) conclude their degree programs with a semestercapstone design experience. The intent is for students to utilize competencies developed in thefirst

Conference Session

TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

through direct assessments administered in several courses. Figure 1 illustrates therelationship between the various outcomes. Program Educational Objectives - PEO 1, …, PEO 6 Program Outcomes - PO a., …, PO m. Program Courses – Student Learning OutcomesFig.1 Relationship between Student Learning Outcomes, Program Outcomes, and ProgramEducational ObjectivesOne important curriculum change implemented by the program just before the ABET visit in2009 was to introduce a Capstone Project course at the end of the program requiring students tocomplete and present a hands-on project utilizing the knowledge and skills acquired throughouttheir studies. The

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Buchholz, University of Iowa; Pablo M. Carrica, University of Iowa; Jae-Eun Russell, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Required courses • ME:5160 Intermediate fluid mechanics • ME:4175 Computational naval hydrodynamics • ME:4176 Experimental naval hydrodynamics Limited electives (students must complete one from each of the following categories): • Full-year capstone design elective (one semester is required for all students) OR one semester of supervised independent study, each focused on an approved Naval Hydrodynamics project • An approved introductory numerical methods course General electives • Students must complete one additional course from a selection of related courses including topics such as linear systems and dynamics, control systems and theory, and additional continuum mechanics and fluids

Conference Session

MVCC Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Timothy Hyer, US Air Force

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

future. The Air Force needs an ever increasing number of ourgraduates to serve as RPA (Remotely Piloted Aircraft) pilots, and for graduates in general, tounderstand how UAS systems support combat operations. To help students understand thecapabilities and limitations of UAS systems and to help motivate them toward the RPA careerfield, we have developed a comprehensive UAS program ranging from training RPA pilots toperforming research and development for new UAS systems. This paper will highlight both theRPA Airmanship training program and the UAS research program at the U.S. Air ForceAcademy (USAFA), and assess how this comprehensive approach is preparing future RPAleaders. As an example of a cadet senior capstone design project, we discuss the

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Schiano, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

design course and a senior capstone design course. The freshman courseintroduces students to the process skills associated with engineering design. Emphasis is on teamwork, communications skills, and computer-aided analytical tools. Activities include prototypebuilding and testing with industrial collaboration. As students complete this course beforechoosing a major in the College of Engineering, the technical content is general and does notfocus on a particular engineering discipline. In contrast, the senior capstone design courserequires students to apply the tools acquired in both required courses and technical electiveswithin our department. By blending professional engineering topics and project activity, theexisting capstone design course

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Case Studies in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

the University of Waterloo. The goal of the event was to facilitatecapstone engineering students connecting with diverse biomedical stakeholders to gain livedexperience insight and expertise to inform their final year design projects. This multi-stage eventwas intentionally designed to address known challenges with student-stakeholder interactions byincluding capstone team applications, student-stakeholder matching, a preparatory workshop,and finally the student-stakeholder conversations themselves.This paper presents a foundation for an evidence-based student-stakeholder interaction modelthat enables students to build needed skills and include stakeholders successfully in their designprocess by (1) presenting a multi-step student-stakeholder

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore F. Smith; Sharif Rahman; P. Barry Butler

in the engineering and basic sciences courses as well as in the humanities and social sciencecourses and is accomplished by having the students work on a design project. Two weaknesses existin the current teaching of capstone design courses in most engineering curricula. First, the chosendesign projects may not necessarily be real-life or may not relate to a real engineering problem in thefield. Hence, it is highly likely that these design projects, when completed, will not advance to theproduction line. Second, most design projects are required to be completed within one semester.Depending on the scope of a project, a one-semester long time frame may not be adequate when adesign project demands a complete cycle of multidisciplinary

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reem Khojah, University of California, San Diego; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California, San Diego; Isgard S. Hueck, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

research question, “What are the industry perspectiveson assessed strengths and challenges related to professional and engineering design skills ofbioengineering seniors?”Building on prior coursework, the senior design capstone experience provides students with theopportunity to apply concepts and develop important skills necessary for transition to theirprofessional careers. In the bioengineering undergraduate programs at the University ofCalifornia San Diego, the senior design experience culminates with an event calledBioengineering Day (BE-Day), in which senior students present posters on their design project.Students have the unique opportunity to interact one-on-one with industrial professionals todiscuss their projects. After visiting with

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick L. Walter

Session 2259 Rocket Payload Load Assessment and Motor Performance- An Instrumentation Challenge Patrick L. Walter, Ph.D., P. E. ASEE/Senior Design Lecturer-Texas Christian University AbstractA complete design experience encompasses many facets including: specificationinterpretation, project management, proposal writing, preliminary and final hardware design,communications, supplier/vendor relations, testing, and human interactions. All of thesefacets are contained in the Capstone design experience in TCU’s new engineering program.The first class from

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Roth

, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Therefore, the internship course allows unique assessment opportunities that may beworthy of consideration by other academic institutions because of its inherent andcontinuous cooperation with industry.Merging Outcomes of Internship Course with Existing Capstone Project CourseABET requires a senior capstone experience (2004-2005 ABET Criteria, Criterion 4,Program Characteristics). The MET program had an existing senior capstone projectcourse that fulfilled this ABET criterion. The question was raised, was there a secondoption for the seniors that would include a senior internship experience? If this was to beaccomplished, it was essential that the course learning outcomes of each of the two-capstone courses be

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger

no significant effect on theirreadiness for self-directed learning. It would appear that some of the students are being adverselyaffected by their experience in the capstone course; in some cases the effects are dramatic. Twostudents, one from each section, had post-test scores that were more than 40 points below theirpre-test scores.In an effort to understand potential effects of the project on changes in the SDLRS score betweenthe post-test and pre-test, the average change in the team score was plotted versus the averagepre-test score of the team. The plot is presented in Figure 2. Two teams have relatively lowaverage pre-test scores. One of these teams showed an average increase of 9 between the pre-testand post-test while the other had a

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Frank Peters, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

limited to, setup reduction,ergonomics analyses, machine specification, process improvements, layout, information flow,quality analyses and mistake-proofing. Small weekly assignments are made which generallysupport the overall final project results.The capstone design course is typically assigned three to five outcome items for assessment eachsemester. These assignments are made by the IE Department’s Curriculum, Assessment, andStandard Committee (CASCOM) and are announced mid-semester. Assignments are largelybased on the need at the time and the available data at the time. For example, if the assessment ofa particular outcome item is ambiguous at the time of assignment decisions, that outcome itemcould be assigned to more courses for clarity and

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Mehdi Khazaeli; Camilla Saviz

interest in engineering 6, 7, 8.With an emphasis on project selection for capstone design, Brackin et. al 9 note that factors thatcan lead to project success include the level of students’ interest in the project and the ability tostimulate students’ creativity, both of which are present in service learning projects. Aspects ofservice learning projects that challenge students to think critically include the fact that theproblem itself may not be well-defined in “engineering terms”. Students must be able tocommunicate with non-technical clients, external stakeholders, or supporters, and students mayface unusual obstacles not present in typical course projects.Course OverviewEngineering Administration (EMGT 170) is a junior-level course that

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Yung Lun Wong, AquaSolve Ventures; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

competition focuses on designs whichhave values of real world application, it is also a great opportunity to create entrepreneurial spirit.We have successfully turned a design from a capstone design prototype to a commercial productthrough the EPA P3 awards. Similar successful stories have been heard within this program. Wewill share our story in this paper with an attempt to encourage educators who are working ontechnologies with commercial viability to take advantage of this unique opportunity to grow morestudent entrepreneurs.IntroductionFinding appropriate projects for capstone design courses has never been an easy task [1, 2]. A goodcapstone design project should equip students with essential design skills while meeting budgetand time

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogical Techniques II: Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Jo Pinkelman, Technische Universität Darmstadt; David J. Dixon, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Manfred J Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

capstone chemical engineering process design course. TheAdvanced Design Project (ADP) course is a three-week, intensive senior level design course,which includes mechanical engineers and chemists from a technical German university andchemical engineers from a private German university of applied science and an Americanuniversity. The nontraditional approach utilized in the ADP course meets the ABET accreditationstandards set by the traditional American chemical engineering capstone process design course.Additional emphasis, especially in terms of acquisition of communication skills, ability to workon a multidisciplinary team, and obtain a global perspective, is obtained in the ADP course. Theseskills are typically much more difficult to practice

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shama Rajan Iyer, Marymount University; Eric J Bubar, Marymount University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions(IUSE HSI Program) NSF grant. We present the initial findings on student perceptions from ayear-long introductory engineering course that employs low-cost makerspace technologies, suchas 3D printing, Arduino, Python programming, and virtual reality, in project-based experiencesto enhance foundational engineering skills. In the first semester students receive instruction inbasic math and physics to supplement those introductory courses as well as comprehensivetraining in how to use 3D design software, operate 3D printers, program circuits, write basiccode in Python and interact within VR environments, culminating in a capstone projectexperience. In the second semester, students apply these

Conference Session

ETD - A Technology Potpourri II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Kennesaw State University; Eric Redding, Kennesaw State University

Thermal Scan that wasdeveloped as part of a Senior Capstone Design Projects course at Kennesaw State University(KSU).The design of the Automated Door System with Thermal Scan was tested to verify thefunctionality of the design, and most of the objectives for the design project were met. However,this is an ongoing project and recommendations for further research and development work willbe documented. Some specific recommendations for future work include more rigorous testing indifferent outdoor environments, designing a housing unit to house the components to create amore controlled environment for the system, and testing the performance at different distanceswith the thermal scanner.Background The project was undertaken to fulfill the

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Hannemann, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Internet as well as experienced in FIEworkshops. The author has adapted/developed evaluation rubrics to grade the reports andpresentations. Finally a rubric to evaluate the students’ performance and their projects on thefinal showcase has been developed. Graduate students, faculty, and industrial advisors have usedthis rubric now for several semesters to find the best-presented project of the showcase.The author hopes that the full set of outlines along with evaluation rubrics stimulate ideas in thecommunity to develop new and better means of teaching and evaluating the technical as well asprofessional skills needed by our graduating seniors.IntroductionSenior Design or Capstone courses are common for most engineering degrees. These coursesprovide

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Jing Guo, D.Eng., Keysight Technologies Kathy Kasley, Ph.D, Emeritus Professor, Pamela Phillips, Professor, Ce Yao, MSEE College of Engineering, Colorado Technical UniversityIntroductionThe key contribution for this paper is that two frameworks were used to apply systemengineering and further promote entrepreneurial-minded concepts for a capstone course at themaster’s level in electrical engineering. In addition, entrepreneurial-minded learning (EML)activities were implemented in several courses in electrical engineering and computerengineering based on the recent results in the undergraduate program. For this project,background and explanation of the frameworks are described in a capstone course for the

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

their design project as a daily exercise in paperwork rather than a year-long experience of learning and implementing a technical design process. 2. The conclusion of the first semester of design can be unsatisfying Like many other institutions, our senior design is a two-semester sequence where the first semester concludes with a written design proposal and the second semester culminates in a functional deliverable. As such, teams are typically far from a final deliverable at the conclusion of the first semester. For students who are accustomed to finishing a course project at the end of the semester and experiencing a strong sense of completion, the first semester of the capstone leaves many students

Conference Session

Topics in Computing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis P. Raje

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

(including students from underrepresented groups) with an interest and aptitude for computer science and engineering degree programs by offering an average of 21 scholarships per year over a four-year period. 2. Increase the graduation rates of participating students in Computer Science and Engineering. 3. Provide leadership training and opportunities for students within the student section of a professional organization (IEEE or SWE) or club (Computer Engineering (CE) Club) linked to the LEAP program. 4. Strengthen engaged learning opportunities for students through collaborative projects and a required for-credit capstone project. 5. Provide faculty mentors for each program participant

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma; Andrew Meier, University of Central Oklahoma ; Grant M. Armstrong; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Dynamics Research on Undergraduate EducationAbstract The obtaining of an undergraduate degree concludes a successful student universitycareer. For many pursuing an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, the process canbe tedious and difficult. Much like an engineering design, an engineering education requiresspecific tools to see the problem from design to production. For many, the desired solution toproducing the degree is supplemented only by an introductory design class, a few hands onlaboratories that provide an introduction to a few key basic concepts, and a capstone course thatrequires the implementation of the acquired knowledge in a final design project intending tomimic the design process