Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

undergraduate programs requiresenior level students to complete a comprehensive capstone experience prior to graduation. Suchexperiences are usually structured in a manner that requires student teams to design constructionoperations for realistic projects. Often, the goal is for teams to mirror standard industry practicesduring the development of bid-level cost estimates, project schedules, etc. and thereby providestudents the opportunity to demonstrate and integrate the myriad of skills and knowledge learnedover the course of the undergraduate curriculum.To facilitate learning and improve student performance faculty mentoring of the capstoneprojects is often used. Faculty members frequently have actual industry experience that allowsthem to

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven O'Hara; Suzanne D. Bilbeisi

Session 1606 Utilizing A Capstone Design Project for EC 2000 Assessment Suzanne D. Bilbeisi, Steven E. O’Hara Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractArchitects and architectural engineers should have the ability to coordinate and integrate themany issues involved in the creation of architecture. This requires them to have a basic workingknowledge of and sensitivity to several disciplines, as well as expertise in their individual field.One measure of this ability is through a comprehensive capstone design experience.Architecture, as a profession, requires the teamwork of professionals

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh; Nashwan Younis

Session 1566 Local Industry Involvement in the Support of Capstone Design Projects Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Nashwan T. Younis Department of Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USAAbstractThis paper discusses why the involvement of the local industry and its sponsoring of seniordesign projects is crucial to the students to be exposed to quality and real life design problems.Also, examples of some of the projects that the local industry has

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Hensel

Session 2525 A Multi-faceted Design Process for Multi-disciplinary Capstone Design Projects Edward Hensel New Mexico State UniversityEngineers are called upon to design a wide variety of devices and systems, typically in a multi-disciplinary team environment. We try to incorporate this design environment into the seniorcapstone design experience in mechanical engineering at NMSU. In this two-semester sequence,each design team is led by a student manager, often a graduate student from another engineeringdepartment. Since these student

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Halliday; Israel Urieli; Gregory Kremer

Session 2525 Putting the "Engine" Back Into Engineering Education - A Capstone Design Project Kenneth R. Halliday, Gregory G. Kremer, Israel Urieli Department of Mechanical Engineering Ohio UniversityAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Department at Ohio University has recently radically transformedits Senior Design Curriculum. This change was motivated by the perception among the entiremechanical engineering faculty of the need to improve the way that engineering design is taughtat the senior undergraduate level. Three separate

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

James N. Peterson

Session 2625 Experiences in Capstone Design Projects: Partnerships with Industrial Sponsors James N. Peterson Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844AbstractCapstone design projects in the department provide student teams opportunities to createengineering solutions to problems identified and sponsored by industrial partners. A partnershiprelationship model for achieving engineering education goals, which is initiated between thedepartment and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell D. Massie; Cheryl A. Massie

Session 2559 Framework for Organization and Control of Capstone Design/Build Projects Darrell D. Massie, Cheryl A. Massie United States Military Academy/Flack + Kurtz Consulting EngineersAbstractSenior design capstone projects frequently require team members to self-organize for a projectand then execute the design/build portion within a resource-constrained environment. This isusually challenging for inexperienced students who are struggling with technical as well asprogram management and team building issues. This paper outlines a general framework thatcan be used by

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael McGeen; Larry Groser; J. Michael Hassler; Douglas C. Stahl; Craig Capano

Session 1606 Implementation of Project Specific Web Sites in a Capstone Design Course Douglas C. Stahl, Michael McGeen, Craig Capano, J. Michael Hassler, Larry Groser Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractProject Specific Web Sites (PSWS) promise to revolutionize the way designers, constructors,and owners process and transmit information regarding a design/construction project. ThePSWS can be thought of as a clearinghouse for project data, including text, graphical, and videodata ranging from contracts and meeting minutes to final

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University; Cyril B Okhio P.E., Kennesaw State University

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Developing Entrepreneurial Skills through an Innovative Senior Capstone Design Project - MouseHeadAbstractWhilst the Senior Capstone Design Project course has traditionally been used to train students ofengineering (E) and engineering technology (ET) with practical skills and to prepare them for realengineering life, there has been somewhat of a lack of training and encouragement of students tobecome entrepreneurs after graduating from their degree programs.Through recent modifications and additions to the course content offered by the ECE and EETprograms at Kennesaw State University, the Capstone Design course experience now includes acomponent that seeks to encourage

Conference Session

Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Burnett, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Framework Development with Successive Capstone Projects1. IntroductionThe undergraduate program at the Portland State University Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering (PSU ECE) includes a three-quarter capstone design sequence typicallytaken during the student's senior year. For the last three years, and a fourth currently ongoing attime of writing, a capstone project has been sponsored by the author's Wireless EnvironmentalSensing Technology (WEST) Lab. The purpose of these sponsored capstones are as follows: 1. In the short term, design a wireless sensor to solve a specific problem. 2. In the long term, converge at a more general-purpose hardware and software solution set with which to design future wireless

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Ravi S Thyagarajan, Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Arun R Srinivasa, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #44756Teaching concepts in STEM to two generations through senior capstoneprojectsDr. Ravi S Thyagarajan, Texas A&M University Dr. Ravi Thyagarajan is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. He teaches senior design courses, is the Faculty Advisor for the TAMU Formula SAE Electric vehicle program, as well as for several other innovative senior capstone projects. Dr. Ravi Thyagarajan has provided technical leadership for almost 30 years in the areas of design, development, and analysis of ground vehicles and occupants, pertaining to

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fiona Levey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Alireza Ebadi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John McNeill, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

fluids classes and advises capstone design projects. She employs active learning and project-based learning in her curriculum, using varied approaches for different levels, and correlating course design and teaching techniques to learning outcomes. Dr. Levey was awarded Best Professional Paper at the ASEE NE conference in 2020 for collaborative research related to identifying and addressing gaps in Math skills needed for courses at the sophomore level. She draws from her cross-functional team experience as a Metallurgical Engineer in applied research and development prior to moving into academia.Prof. Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Sabuncu holds a Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from Old

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Mohammed Alani; Alaa Ayoob; Jino Raj Xavier; Sameeullah Sharief; Mohammad Amin; Marcos Turquetti; Pradip Peter Dey

Easy Tracking System: a Valuable Outcome of a Student Capstone Project Mohammed Alani, Alaa Ayoob, Jino Raj Xavier, Sameeullah Sharief, Mohammad Amin, Marcos Turquetti and Pradip Peter Dey National University, San Diego, CaliforniaAbstractEasy Tracking is a unique and an innovative tracking system that uses Bluetooth, ShortMessage Service (SMS), Global Position System (GPS), and Google Map technologies todevelop a new mobile application. This system helps to keep monitoring of someone’spersonal belongings or loved ones (children or pet). The application utilizes the Javaprogramming language and Android platform. It can be installed on

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Hani Sait; Hamzah Raja

1 Managing and Assessing Senior Project Capstone Design by Implementing ABET Criteria Hani Sait1 and Raja, Hamzah,R.I.2 1 Kung Abdulaziz University- Rabigh 2 University of Technology MalysiaAbstractPrior studies on educational engineering has shown that the graduates from engineering collegeswere lack of practical skills which are not given enough attention in the existing curriculum ofengineering. From this study, it has been shown that Senior Project Capstone

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Steve Watkins

The Comprehensive Handling of Safety in an Autonomous Robot Capstone Project Dr. John G. Ciezki, U.S. Air Force Academy Dr. Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstractA systematic approach to safety issues is described in the context of an autonomous robotcapstone project. The treatment of safety should not be an ad hoc or after-thought aspect ofdesign projects. Engineering students need to consider safety as an integral component of thedesign process and to identify and address hazards systematically in each stage of project work.Appropriate actions include researching professional standards and regulations, incorporatingsafety

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

years of active duty Air Force service, Dr. Colombi led command and control systems integration projects, systems engineering for the Air Force E-3 aircraft program office, researched biometric systems security at the National Security Agency and managed/ researched communications networking in the Air Force Research Laboratory.Richard G Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology Page 22.7.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Fostering Systems Engineering Education Through Interdisciplinary Programs and Graduate Capstone ProjectsAbstract The

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Pakkala, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

dynamics simulation tool developed by students and for use by student design teams ispresented in this work. The project is the result of work done by students participating in anexchange program between international partner universities. Students in the exchange programcomplete a Senior Capstone Design project and additionally write a Diploma Thesis as part ofearning degrees from both universities. The simulation tool is meant for use in the early stages ofthe design of four-wheeled vehicle projects such as the SAE Mini-Baja challenge or the SAEFormula competition. The simulation tool uses MATLAB and Simulink and simulates a14-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) system. The model can accommodate different suspension linkagesand allows anti-roll bars in the

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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International Forum

Paper ID #14274Ten Year Experience of Global Capstone Design Projects in ChinaDr. Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yiming (Kevin) Rong is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Program Director of Manufacturing/Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He received his Ph.D in Me- chanical Engineering from University of Kentucky, in 1989. Dr. Rong worked as a faculty member at Southern Illinois University for eight years before joining WPI in 1998. Since 2010, Professor Rong has also worked at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, taking the leadership in Manufacturing Engineering

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Forsberg

Session 1566 A Student-Centered Senior Capstone Project in Heat Exchanger Design Charles H. Forsberg Department of Engineering, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549OverviewHofstra University recently received a grant from the American Society of Heating,Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for students to design and build a heatexchanger demonstration unit for the mechanical engineering laboratories. The grant wasawarded through ASHRAE’s Undergraduate Senior Project Grant Program. Senior mechanicalengineering students designed and built the heat exchanger unit as their

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Long; Donald Leone

Session 2793 Using Professional Mentors for Capstone Design Projects at a Distance Donald Leone, James Long University of Hartford / Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Inc.AbstractFor over ten years, the University of Hartford’s Department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering has used professional engineers from the local region as mentors for capstone designprojects. The mentor is asked to propose a candidate project, and if the project is selected by astudent group, to oversee its technical direction. The mentors become role models for thestudents, and by allowing students to visit their offices

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2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Okechukwu C Ugweje, Sacred Heart University; Kevin N. Bowlyn, Sacred Heart University

Paper ID #44841Engineering Ethics Education for a Capstone Design Project CourseProf. Okechukwu C Ugweje, Sacred Heart University Okechukwu (Okey) Ugweje, Ph.D., is a Computer Science and Engineering Professor at the Sacred Heart University (SHU), Fairfield, CT. He teaches courses in Microelectronics, Sensors and Robotics, Data Structures, Statistics and Probability, Computational Methods in Engineering, power systems, commu- nication, controls of dynamic systems, and electromagnetic theory. He has over 26 years of teaching experience, starting at the University of Akron (UA), Akron, OH. After ten years of service to UA, he

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anouk Desjardins, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Marc-André Plasse, _naturehumaine; Erik Belanger, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-870: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CAPSTONE PROJECT:COLLABORATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSAnouk Desjardins, Eng., MASc, Ecole Polytechnique de Montral Since 2008, Anouk Desjardins has been developing and teaching the ING4901 Sustainable Development Capstone Project course. She graduated from the cole Polytechnique de Montral (EPM) with a degree in Civil Engineering, and earned her Masters of Applied Sciences in 1999. She worked on engineering design projects for several years as a project engineer and project leader. In 2008, she joined EPM as a research associate for sustainable development projects, and as Instructor for capstone projects in Civil Engineering and sustainable development, and

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter L. Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gloria A. Murphy, NASA; Thomas H. Morris, Mississippi State University; Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Paul J. Van Susante, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 22.309.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Case Studies in Application of System Engineering Practices to Capstone ProjectsAbstractThe Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) of the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA) sponsors a faculty fellowship program that engages researchers withinterests aligned with current ESMD development programs. The faculty members arecommitted to run a capstone senior design project based on the materials and experience gainedduring the fellowship. For the 2010 – 2011 academic year, 5 projects were approved. Theseprojects are in the areas of mechanical and electrical hardware design and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-962: CLASSROOM LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT CAP-STONE PROJECT ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTSJay McCormack, University of Idaho Jay McCormack is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Idaho where he is an instructor for the college’s interdisciplinary capstone design course. Dr. McCormack received his PhD in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003.Denny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led numerous multidisciplinary research projects to enhance engi- neering education. He currently leads projects creating

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Christensen; R. M. Seymour; Kim McKeage; Deborah Skinner; Darrell Donahue

Session 1308 Interdisciplinary Team Projects With Marketing Students To Improve Engineering Capstone Experience R.M. Seymour, Kim McKeage, Darrell W. Donahue, Deborah Skinner and Tom Christensen University of MaineAbstractMarketing and bio-resource engineering faculty developed an interdisciplinary cross-course projectfor their senior students at the University of Maine. Marketing and bio-resource engineeringsenior level courses included the interdisciplinary project to provide students the experience ofworking on multidisciplinary teams

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Laguette, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

firms. Page 15.419.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of High Performance Capstone Project Teams and the Selection ProcessAbstractA successful Capstone Design program including companion design courses has beendeveloped1,2 that has become an integral and important component of the MechanicalEngineering curriculum. A variety of challenging projects are created each year to appeal tostudent academic and career interests. Students work in teams with the assistance of a facultyadvisor to tackle a significant mechanical engineering design project. The formation of studentteams

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jones, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, U; Anglo Tadros, SUNYIT

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Engineering Technology

Capstone ProjectsAbstractCapstone Experience, MTC 420, is a required course for all Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) students during their senior year. The capstone projects are intended to be culminatingexperiences, drawing upon a wide range of knowledge from courses in the curriculum. Studentsare responsible for written project specifications, planning and milestone identification,implementation of the work, an oral presentation, and a final written report.Because these projects are so comprehensive, they provide an opportunity for faculty to assess awide range of student learning that is directly related to program outcomes. For this reason, METfaculty developed a rubric for assessing capstone projects, as shown on the following page