Conference Session

Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yongming Tang, Southeast University; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

reviewingpresentations and reports and serve as mentors for some projects. Students bring together theknowledge gained during the engineering curriculum in this capstone experience in their senioryear. To be successful, students must take ownership of their project and go beyond what istaught. This helps them develop as autonomous lifelong learners.SummaryThe cases of the Electronic Sciences and Engineering School at Southeast University in Chinaand the Electrical Engineering program at the University of San Diego in the U.S.A. have beenconsidered. These are two very different programs in terms of institutional context, size, andcurricula. Both are committed to providing practical training experiences for their students.Each program’s approach has its strengths

Conference Session

New Directions for ET

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Glen Wood, University of Houston, Downtown; Sergio Pena Diaz; Victoria Valencia, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

food for a growing population using less water orenergy? How can we feed more people in urban centers and therefore reduce the carbonfootprint for food production and transport? How can we feed more people and produce lesscarbon dioxide waste, while reducing our risk of global warming? These are questions we pose toour students in both biology and engineering technology. We also try to embrace projects thatforce them to work together to solve a problem through collaboration and technology.This paper describes the technologies used to implement a senior capstone project which focuseson sustainable development. The overall goal of the senior capstone project was to bring togetherstudents from different disciplines to address a problem related to

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John A. Kleppe; Eric L. Wang

. The lectures cover areas including: patent law, financial records, venturecapital, SBIR, product liability, ethics, product development, creative thinking, invention, andstarting your own company. Perhaps the best known of all the guest speakers is Dr. PaulMacCready from Aerovironment, developer of the human powered Gossamer Albatross5. Byproviding students with a broad experience of relevant lectures, it is hoped that the students willinfer what innovation and entrepreneurship is all about.Like many capstone courses, the lectures are supplemented with a large-scale project-basedlearning activity. In the span of 90 days each E-Team must go from concept generation toworking prototype. Along the way they work within a budget, order supplies

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

student-generated soft robotics modules to impact the learning andinterest in soft robotics of both the students designing the modules and the students participatingin the modules once they are developed. Our project leverages a course structure called‘engineering clinics’, which are modified versions of capstone design experiences. Within clinics,third and fourth-year students engage in team-based projects with faculty or industry mentors. Theten students in our clinic were split into three teams and tasked with 1) surveying existing softrobotics designs and applications, 2) creating a soft robot prototype, and 3) designing a learningactivity around their prototype. At the end of the semester, student module designers were askedto self-report

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

ABET ASSESSMENT USING CALIBRATED PEER REVIEWIntroductionMost engineering programs have some type of capstone design experience. At Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology (Rose) the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department alsohas a similar set of courses. Therefore, the ECE Department decided to use senior design toassess EC3(g) (ABET Engineering Criterion 3-g): “ability to communicate effectively”.However, we needed/wanted a tool to help us develop our assessment process for EC3(g).The ECE Department was introduced to the Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) [1]. CPR is anonline-tool with four structured workspaces that perform in tandem to create a series of activitiesthat reflect modern pedagogical strategies for using writing

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico

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ASEE Headquarters

, but given little guidance on how to do soeffectively [17]. In engineering, faculty frequently use interventions unsupported by relevanttheories to direct students to manage their time, work together well and contribute their fair shareof effort [18]. According to Lancellotti and Boyd, “Students are often placed in teams for a classproject where it is optimistically assumed that the experience of teamwork itself will makestudents better at working in teams” [16]. Teamwork is an integral part of capstone designcourses that provides “many opportunities to participate in team projects, but they do little tohelp students develop or improve specific teamwork skills” [19].However, some research suggests that engaging in longer term, authentic team

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

perceptions of the problem being solved, and theAdoption of a Capstone Assessment Instrument. Journal Page 23.299.3 potential efficacy of involving adopters in developmentof Engineering Education of innovationsTable  2.    Summary  of  preliminary  research  on  adoption  and  key  findings  B. Proposed WorkThe  first  step  in  this  project  will  be  a  summer  workshop  in  2013  to  bring  together  the  project  team  and  disseminate  a  first  round  of  curricular

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Al-Aubaidy, Norwich University

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

-making skills.Framework into the content of four existing courses to enhance the educational The Capstone Project Course involved senior students working on green building The curriculum encouraged students to view construction projects through a Professional Skills: Collaboration, teamwork, communication, and decision-outcomes of the Civil Engineering and Construction Management Department. By projects, aiming to achieve LEED Silver certification. They researched materials, sustainability lens, broadening their understanding beyond profit and structural making.aligning curricula with the ABET program criteria through the EOP Framework

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession – and ASCE

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville

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Civil Engineering

of programsrequired students to take a specific one semester capstone or design course (62%), and theremaining programs (38%) required all students to complete a specific two-course capstonedesign project (Table 4). The course descriptions of most two semester capstone coursesincluded professional issue topics in the first course in the sequence.Table 3. Capstone Courses in Civil Engineering Curriculums Specific Design Course Elective Capstone Course 41 9 (82%) (18%)Table 4. Number of Courses in the Capstone Sequence

Collection

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

Authors

Gretchen Mosher

variables that predict ET student “seriousness of purpose” as defined by the senior capstone instructor? 3. What academic and curricular variables influenced student success in an ET undergraduate degree program?Use of Multiple Linear Regression and CART ModelingPredicting student success has traditionally utilized multiple linear regression (MLR), and thismethod was used to predict student success (defined as having GPA>2.8 at graduation).However, a binary classification method was preferable in this case, as primary project goal wasto predict whether the student will be successful or not, rather than trying to predict the specificGPA he or she might earn. Further, MLR assumes Type 1 and Type II errors are approximatelyequal. When

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering in the First-Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven P. Marra, Johns Hopkins University; Jenna Adele Frye, Maryland Institute College of Art; Edon Muhaxheri, Maryland Institute College of Art; Laure Drogoul, Maryland Institute College of Art

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First-Year Programs, Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering and creative/fine arts students have been reported in recentyears, including • Design of automobile option packages at Howard University [5] • Creation of “technology-mediated” sculptural works at the University of Waterloo [6] • Design and construction of an interactive sculpture at Binghamton University [7] • Various projects combining engineering with aerial photography, music, dance, theater, and drawing at Valparaiso University [8],[9]The collaborative engineering-art project assignment described in this work differs from thoselisted above in several ways. The students involved in this work were all first-year students,whereas the above projects were all at the capstone/senior-level. This work

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

,especially as projects, an essential aspect of the engineering education.Therefore the purpose of this paper is to describe topical subjects and projects covered in thisrenewable energy course, involved in our capstone senior design project. The renewable energycourse outline may also be used as a starting point for other instructors considering offering asimilar course. This course is primarily focus on the wind and solar energy sources, and to alesser extent on the other renewable energy sources and related technologies. One the other hand,the senior design project course is a 3-term core course usually taken by the students during theirterminal year in the ET program. The lessons learned are presented and the ways to improveproject management are

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin M. Gray, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Terri S. Krause, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

incorporation of groupwork experiences into cornerstone and capstone experiences, where individual work hashistorically been typical. However, as many institutions are experimenting with alternativemodels that incorporate group work throughout a degree program, there is little understanding ofhow—or whether—students are able to develop the skills they need to work on their own. In thisstudy, we address students’ views towards collaboration and their construction of individualcompetence in a novel transdisciplinary learning environment, where group projects are typicaland individual work is highly atypical.Collaboration and Teamwork SkillsEngineering education researchers have long recognized the importance of collaboration andteamwork, reflecting the

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and entrepreneurship pedagogy and assessment, technology development and clinical applications of biomedical instrumentation.Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein serves as the coordinator for an inter-disciplinary capstone design course in the College of Engineering at the University of Idaho. In this endeavor, he collaborates with five other colleagues from the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biological Engineering, and Computer Science. He is engaged in multiple research projects associated with engine testing, alternative

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sara E. Wilson; Emma Grob-French; Patsy Maddy; Nancy Noyes

improving teamwork developmentand communication skills to improve the quality of the final products and the teamwork skillsdevelopment within the class.KeywordsService learning, programmingIntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering (ABET) requires engineering programs documentseven student outcomes on key program educational objectives. Of these seven outcomes, the 5thoutcome is “an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provideleadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meetobjectives.” Teamwork has long been acknowledged as an important skillset valued by futureemployers. While this outcome is often evaluated in capstone projects in the senior year,fundamental

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jean N. Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Student and Curriculum Development

Dimeff), NASA grant NNX09AF65G (CDIO-NAAP (North America Aerospace Project)), Tigon EnerTec, Inc., Plandienst, the Erich-Becker-Foundation and the “Verein der Freunde der Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität Stuttgart e.V.” association.References:1. Michael Nielsen, Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, (New York: Princeton Univ. Press: 2011)2. Kyle, Peterson, A Wing And A Prayer: Outsourcing At Boeing [Rep. Everett: Reuters, 2011. http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/11/01/Boeing.pdf]3. P. Witte, W. Cann and H. Jiminez, “Capstone Design Project Challenges in Inter-Institutional, Geographically Dispersed Teams”, AIAA 2010-893, 2010.4. Xiaohua Lu, Yinghui Fan, S. Banzaert, J. Jacobs, “Multi

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

committed to seeking external funding sources through endowments to support E4.• Formalizing ET/Businesses Teams – It is anticipated that by the Fall of 2007, a formal process for the creation of ET/Business student teams will be in place where all students can receive course credit for participation.Bibliography1. Porter, J.R., J.A. Morgan, and B. Zoghi. Integrating project management into the capstone senior design course. in 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. 2002. Montreal, Que., Canada: American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC 20036, United States.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 Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

engineering.All students at WSU, enrolled in engineering and engineering technology programs, are required tocomplete a senior capstone project. The proposal to develop the Concept Hybrid Rocket Demonstrator(CHRD) into the high temperature materials testbed was conceived of as a unique opportunity to engagestudents in engineering activities beyond what is possible to accomplish in a typical two semester, sixcredit hour capstone project. Members of the Mechanical Engineering faculty as well as themanagement team at Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center (MARS) recognized that a muchmore immersive student experience than what is possible in the standard capstone curriculum, waspossible in the development of the experimental testbed. For the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

: Capstone Courses:In order to take advantage of the interdisciplinary program structure, an interdisciplinarycapstone design project course was created with the support of distributed and integratedmanufacturing processes. Funded by SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers), thisproject course provides students with the experience of integrating the technicalknowledge they have learned from other courses. The project highlights include 1)Integration of business and engineering skills through a two-semester, team-basedcapstone manufacturing project course; 2) Development of a distributed product designand manufacturing environment including a realistic supply-chain network; 3)Development of modular courseware to support the capstone design project; 4

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Herbert Detloff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

robotics platform while enrolled in an Introduction to Robotics course.The Introduction to Robotics course, a senior level elective, included 9 students, 7 of whom werealso enrolled in a preparation course for the Senior Capstone Design Project, entitled SeniorThesis Proposal. The Senior Thesis Proposal course guided students through the planning stagesof the capstone design project, including topic selection and project plan creation. Assessmenttools were designed to assess whether the project-based experiences with the mobile roboticsplatform positively impacted the senior students who were enrolled in Senior Thesis Proposaland Introduction to Robotics compared to the group of senior students enrolled only in SeniorThesis Proposal and not

Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Edmond John Dougherty, Villanova University; Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Kenneth F. Bloemer, University of Dayton

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

HHDN project’s contribution to exposing the student to all aspects of intrapreneurship, shown here in the funnel and gauntlet model form.Currently, the learning objectives outline above are met in part and to varying degrees by theHHDN partners, primarily through real-world capstone project experiences. The HHDN partnerswill leverage their industry outreach to conduct an in-depth study of intrapreneurship toprecisely define the educational outcomes listed above and map them to a generic engineeringcurriculum. The HHDN partners will also synthesize their combined experience and practices inindustry-connected, project-based learning to create a proven, scalable and transferable set oftools for the proper

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

question,estimating the scope of the project, writing an acceptable statement of work, completing theproject, and delivering results that could be readily disseminated.The undergraduate engineering curriculum at our institution has built-in project-basedcornerstone, sophomore, and senior capstone design courses. The master of engineering is a 30credit course-only program. By leveraging these two curricula, we developed a successfulmultidisciplinary modeling course where key learning outcomes strengthen student readiness toperform research. This paper describes the evolution of our overall strategy to overcomechallenges and put solutions in place. An overview of the course is presented in the context ofhow the pedagogy of student research has

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Howell; Pat Shamamy; Feierfeil Greg; Chris Reidel; Tarek Rizk; Lisa Anneberg

Tech’sengineering program while maintaining the same credit hour requirements for a B.Sc degree.This is accomplished by redefining some technical electives and restructuring the traditionalengineering capstone project sequence as a student enterprise.Table 1: Entrepreneurial Program at Lawrence Technological University Fall Semester Spring Semester Credit CreditYear 1Year 2 Technical & Professional Finance for engineers Communication 3 credits 1 credit Marketing for Engineers Engineering Enterprise 1 credit 1 creditYear 3 Business

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 11: Integration of Problem-Solving and Design Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Merrimack College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

application. This paper explores avariety of potential metrics and how each platform performs in each metric. Illustrative examplesfrom mechanical engineering courses and capstone projects are used to provide additionalcontext. Examples include platform selection for an introduction to mechatronics course and acontroller for a safety system for the Ohio Northern University (ONU) dive team (capstoneproject).These metrics are combined into an easy-to-use and adaptable decision matrix that can beapplied in a variety of contexts. It is presented with illustrative examples, and feedback on theutility of such a method is sought. Additionally, supervising personnel will come with their ownset of knowledge, experiences, and potential biases. These can play a

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

theprocesses that are used to integrate the teams, and provides specific examples of projects wherethese tools are utilized.IntroductionThe importance of significant design experiences to prepare undergraduate engineering studentsfor engineering careers has been well-documented1-4. These experiences typically emphasizethe application of technical skills as well as professional skills, such as communication in bothwritten and verbal form, working as a team, and customer interaction. The need for suchexperiences has spawned many innovative approaches to capstone senior design courses.However, capstone senior design courses do not include underclassmen. Earlier designexperiences have become more common and have shown to be valuable in motivating students

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Cathleen Jones, Robert Morris University; Jon Radermacher, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Social commentators [e.g. 1)] havehighlighted the need for businesses to succeed in a global environment and as such theeducation system must attempt to create engineers with global perspectives. There areseveral solutions to achieve this objective such as internships, co-op programs, studentexchange programs, laboratory-intensive classes and the ever-popular Capstone SeniorDesign Project. This last and the most important topic of integrated design has beenreviewed 2, 3) and discussed extensively in literature and engineering educationconferences. There is considerable variability in the scope; breadth and depth of thesecapstone projects, the team size and composition and the time, and sponsors and budgetfor the projects. Some of these projects

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Jane Parmentier; Rajeswari Sundararajan

illustrates the course distribution for thesis and appliedproject students related to research sequence and capstone experience.Table 1: Course Distribution for Thesis and Applied Project Students related to research sequence and capstone experience Course Thesis Applied Project GTD 505 Research Design 3 3 GTD 506 Quantitative Analysis 3 3 GTD 599 Thesis 6 0 GTD 593 Applied Project* 0 3 Approved Elective 0 3Students are encouraged, via their elective courses, to specialize in a

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeannie S. Stephens, University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

and associate director of BME’s undergraduate program. In this role, she will strengthen the department’s connection with the local medical community, both in clinical and industrial settings, in order to foster undergraduate design projects as well as internship and employment opportunities for our students.Dr. Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware Sarah I. Rooney is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Delaware, where she seeks to bring evidence-based teaching practices to the undergraduate curriculum. She received her B.S.E. (2009) and M.S.E. (2010) in Biomed- ical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

their requiredmajor courses. In the junior year, disciplinary grounding in a student’s major continues whiledisciplinary grounding in the other major (ECE for SYS majors, SYS for ECE majors) tapers off.The tapering is due to an increased focus on integration in the junior year. The focus of thejunior year is two LEP classes (one each term) in which teams work to design and build actualsystems. Finally, in the senior year, students continue to concentrate on integration whilecompleting capstone projects designed specifically for LEP teams.Purpose/need and critical reflection are incorporated into the LEP curricula through the LEPLearning Community. The LEP Learning Community meets every two weeks for one hour withgoals of developing a sense of

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

initiative for curriculum reform via an integrated teaching of innovativedesign, entrepreneurship, and energy efficiency concepts, in a sequence of courses fromengineering fundamental to capstone design. The topics will be introduced by the use of newlydeveloped materials for lectures and labs in standard courses, and then students will apply thislearning in design projects that will focus on human powered transportation system (HPTS).2. Background and ContextAt the undergraduate level, in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) atXXXXX University there are twelve engineering and three engineering technology programs,all of which are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).The Department of