Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi F. Prosise, St. Ambrose University; Hank Yochum, Sweet Briar College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Final devices may still only befabricated at one location.The study abroad trip was first piloted in Summer 2011. Students and faculty both felt the tripwas a unique and life-changing experience. The reaction of patients to the devices that wedelivered was also unforgettable. Emotions were high as they expressed their appreciation forour projects, explaining how they never dreamed such assistance was even possible for them.Our patients’ love for life, determination to find a way to improve their conditions, and sincereappreciation of our work, sparked in us (both faculty and students) admiration and desire tocontinue our projects for as many underprivileged persons with disabilities as possible.This unique pre-capstone experience has helped

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vince Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William Howard, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

] compiled a subjective assessment of common mistakesin finite element analysis routinely performed in many industrial sectors. After 5 years ofcollecting anecdotal evidence in both teaching undergraduates and advising capstonedesign projects, we found this list to be nearly inclusive of the most common and moreserious errors encountered by novice users of the finite element method. Here, we addseveral additional mistakes commonly observed in the classroom and in capstone designnumerical analyses and present the augmented list in Table 1. While it may come as nosurprise that novice users commit many, if not all, of these errors, they appear toroutinely and repeatedly encounter a particular subset of them. TABLE 1. COMMON MISTAKES IN

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

student participation (grades), as well as allowingthe material to be tailored to the needs. Often course-based projects and national competitionsare merged, with capstone design courses geared towards a national competition. The obviousdisadvantage to the course-based project is the effort required by the instructors to properly setup and manage the course.Despite the effort required, we chose the course-based project for our hands-on training. Wewanted to have the motivation afforded by course credit, as well as the natural deadlines of finalexams to set and enforce schedule. We also liked the publicity that comes with a course; studentsoutside of the major with an interest in aerospace projects will find it in the course catalog. Wealso

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Richard Mendoza; Brian Stuckman; Anthony Melkonian; Alexander Gilman

- design using the theme of the classic horror movie, Night of thelessly with the outputs of the pinball machine. The project re- Living Dead. It is this design choice that piqued his interest forquires an understanding of various engineering fields and exem- creating a fog production system that would greatly improveplifies how to thoroughly design and complete a project using a the level of immersion of the refurbished pinball machine. Themultidisciplinary approach. client found it to be a project unique enough in its goal that he brought it to the capstone engineering design class at Roger Keywords—fog; production

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Susan J. Masten; Robert V. Fleisig

, engineering education is builton a foundation of sciences and mathematics courses, with students taking engineering courses in their upper years, with fewstudents experiencing design outside of a focused course in their discipline. In the 1990's, in response to. accreditation criteria,most engineering schools added a “capstone” design project in the final year. These projects are meant to be complex, have a“real world” flavor, and are often multi-disciplinary. In some cases, there are industrial sponsors and students work closely withpracticing engineers. As engineering education has evolved in the last decade, the concept of a “cornerstone” or first-year engineering designproject has been added. The goal of these projects to give students early

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Danner Friend, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Paper ID #17267Fostering Professional Practice Skills in a Redesigned Materials Science Coursefor Engineering StudentsDr. R. Danner Friend, Norwich University Danner Friend received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is cur- rently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Norwich University. He teaches a variety of different undergraduate engineering courses including Materials Science, Manufacturing, and Mechan- ical Engineering Tools, and he enjoys mentoring undergraduate students in aerospace-related research projects. He has recently been focusing on course and curriculum

Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Agamemnon Crassidis; Daniel S. Kaputa

benefits students directly by allowing them to focus on an up-and-coming area, i.e., UASthat may be included in resume building and future projects related to UASs. We also outline afoundation for a regional UAS student competition to be housed at RIT’s existing outdoor UASnetted closure facility and, in the future, a student UAS related conference. In particular, weconsider the development of a final capstone requirement for the new proposed UAS relateddual-listed course for mandatory participation in the proposed UAS student competition andstudent conference as part of the curriculum enhancement effort. A new lecture for presentationto RIT’s graduate seminar series was developed in the topic of commercial applications andsocietal benefits of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Schneider, University of Dayton; Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton; Corinne H Mowrey, University of Dayton; Michael Moulton, University of Dayton; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Matthew A Witenstein, University of Dayton

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

interventions were developed: (i)the use of international engineering case studies ina quantitative analysis course,(ii) the intentional formation of multinational student design teamswithin a capstone design course, (iii) a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)research project in a transport phenomena course, and (iv) an engineering course coupled to acommunity-engaged project. The research aims to address the following questions: 1. To what extent can global competence be developed in engineering students through the use of the proposed global engagement interventions? 2. What are the relative strengths of each of the proposed global engagement interventions in developing global engineering competence?For this project, the

Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

proposed courses, undergraduate research projects, and seniordesign projects in the capstone courses were proposed and advised by the project investigators.Limited financial support was also available and provided, via grant funds for these projects. Atthird level several courses on green manufacturing, industrial energy systems, and renewableenergy were developed and offered. Along with course development, substantial efforts werededicated to update, equip, restructuring and add new experiments in the energy conversion,power electronics, green energy, manufacturing and industrial energy laboratories. In the sametime a set of seminars on the green energy, green design and manufacturing, hosted by bothparticipating institutions were scheduled every

Conference Session

Advances in Additive, Hybrid, and Digital Manufacturing Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Khalifa H. Harib, United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Adewale Oriyomi Oseni, United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Al-Ain United Arab EmiratesKey Words: Inverted Pendulum, Capstone Design ProjectAbstract: This paper describes the design and build of a pedagogical setup consisting of a two-DOF inverted pendulum, which is mounted on a three-DOF cart. This was a collaborative projectbetween senior students in the departments of mechanical and electrical engineering at the UnitedArab Emirates University as part of their senior design capstone project. The students withguidance from their faculty mentors followed the various designing and building stages of thedesign process of the involved mechatronics system. This includes the steps of designing the setup,the building of the prototype, and the testing and verification of

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Page 25.778.2undergraduate disciplines that benefit most from experiential learning. Despite acomprehensive classroom and laboratory curriculum, program outcomes are bestachieved when course content includes elements of contextual teaching andlearning (CTL) as even the most complex academic engineering exercises fail tocapture the project and work –based learning experiences that are found inindustry.To address both the outcomes of the program and the expectations of industry, theSoECS embarked on a pilot project with Quanser which led to collaborative andproject-based learning in senior and master level capstone projects. This industrypartnership provided our students with career-oriented education as well as acommitment to practical

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of quality and SWOT analysis were veryinteresting but needed to be more fully explained and linked to an example project. In addition,students requested more information dealing with intellectual property and IP protection. Students also indicated their expectation that the product development course shouldprepare them for their product development-oriented Capstone design experience.Recommendations were also received that one major project be used as a focus throughout thecourse and that small students teams be assigned portions of the entire project to leverage theirtime and understanding. Page 23.79.10

Conference Session

Design Courses 2, Aerospace Assets

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

memo which also helps develop technical communication skills. The final exam forthe course is a flight test taking maximum payload weight to a specified altitude Design-Build-Fly (DBF) projects are most commonly cornerstone and capstone experiencesfor undergraduate aerospace engineering students as a way to get them excited about the major(cornerstone) and give them a chance to demonstrate all they have learned during their degree(capstone).[1] These hands-on projects develop a wide array of engineering skills and have beenshown to increase retention and engagement in a difficult major.[2] However, there are fewer ofthese experiences present in the middle of a typical aerospace curriculum. Early DBF experiencestypically focus on basic

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

manager and course work can be beneficial to students. It however requiresadditional resources and a lot of dedication on the part of the Professor, Project Manager and thestudents to make it work well. This innovative approach can be used together with the traditionalcapstone course to enhance the problem solving skills of students. This knowledge may howeverserve as the experience for the capstone course for Construction Management students.Construction Management students are required to take capstone course in their final year ofstudies to prepare them for the construction industry.Conclusion Page 22.616.11This paper shows that by introducing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University; Wendy Cagle; Scott Rowe, Western Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

the senior engineering capstone program which is a multidisciplinary, two-semester course sequence with projects sponsored by industrial partners. Within this role, he focuses on industrial outreach and the teaching and assessment of professional skills. Prior to joining WCU in 2018, he spent a decade in industry managing and developing innovative technologies across a broad spectrum of applications: SiC and GaN high voltage transistors for energy-efficient power conversion, radio frequency (RF) surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters for mobile phones, and flexible paper-like displays for e-readers. He holds 31 patents related to semiconductor devices and microfabrication and has published in IEEE and AIP journals and

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

agency that provides energy and environmentalinformation and services, a mechanical engineering capstone design team has taken on thechallenge of designing and implementing a heating system for the worms. In keeping with thetheme of the worm composting, it was decided that this heating system must utilize renewableand sustainable energy sources. This paper will share the design process and the details of thefinal design implementation. The project was unique in that it involved considerable interactionamong the mechanical engineering students, the staff of the non-profit community agency, andthe staff and students of Woodcreek Elementary School. The paper will share the lessonslearned through such interactions and will provide some guidance to

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Harry C. Petersen

provide lab and presentationtime, and one classroom exam. Figure 1 shows the initial plan for course conversion. Figure 1: 400/500 COURSES CONVERTED FOR 06/07 TO 08/09 ACADEMIC YEAR DELIVERY1: First Enrolled Course Title and Credit Face-to-Face Component Online Initial Ready Term TermManufacturing Resource Planning & Capstone Project Required Spring 21Control 2006(4 credits) undergraduateManufacturing Resource Planning & Capstone and Industry

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Muthu Govindaraj, Thomas Jefferson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

knowledge domain and its constituents, we look forrelationships and crosslinks between the concepts. General concepts are placed at the top of themap, while the more specific concepts are placed below with relationship links, also known as’propositions.’ The maps are never final. As we gain new knowledge and understanding, both inthe meaning of the concepts as well as its relevance in the subject domain, the map can beimproved and expanded. In the case of using the maps as an addition to syllabi, it is preferable tokeep the maps simple and fit into one page or a slide.Since Senior Design is the capstone course for engineering, and many schools use the course forABET accreditation evaluation, it is essential to convey the concept of the course to

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Matthew Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Course for all types of Capstone Senior Design Projects," in ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, 2018.[16] N. Hotaling, B. Burkes Fasse, L. F. Bost, C. D. Herman and C. R. Forest, "A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design Course," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 630-656, October 2012.[17] C. Funk and K. Parker, "Women in STEM see more gender disparities at work, especially those in computer jobs, majority-male workplaces," in Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity, Washington, DC, Pew Research Center , 2018, pp. 55-71.[18] L. Balachandra, A. R. Briggs, K. Eddleston and C. Brush, "PITCH LIKE A MAN: GENDER STEREOTYPES AND

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: New and Innovative Technologies in Aerospace

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Birch, Weber State University

performance using computational software.The first generation of CHRD has been designed, fabricated, and tested successfully. A small rocketmotor approximately two inches in diameter and ten inches long was fired multiple times during thespring of 2021, with preliminary results of rocket performance being documented. The current rocketprototype was the product of two consecutive academic years of senior capstone teams’ efforts. Thedesign, fabrication, and testing were supervised by a Mechanical Engineering faculty, who assumed therole of project manager and chief investigator.2 IntroductionNumerous examples of student projects focused on hybrid fuel rocket motors and hybrid rocket motorpowered flight vehicles are identified in the literature. The

Conference Session

Manufacturing Workforce Development

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenifer Blacklock, University of Colorado Boulder; Greg Vanderbeek, University of Colorado Boulder

Design andFabrication. This course reinforces CAD skills using SolidWorks, teaches students GD&T andalso trains students on the manual mill, manual lathe and CNC mill. Over 150 students take thecourse every semester (fall and spring).Historically, this course was taught as units, teaching students CAD skills, then GD&T and thenmachining, with an end of semester project that was tied all units together. Students weremissing the connection between these units as seen through their final drawing packages.Average grades on final drawing packages was around a 75% based on several best practicesidentified by a core team of faculty. Additionally, during Senior Capstone, students werestruggling to create drawing packages that clients were happy

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Tolga Kaya, Sacred Heart University; Kevin N. Bowlyn, Sacred Heart University

the curriculum was designed and implemented by thinking the best use of thelab facilities and capabilities, mostly in a project-based learning format. A freshmen, junior,and the capstone course experiences are given here as examples.ENGR 125: Engineering ExplorationsThis freshman exploratory course was built around a semester-long project that focused ongo-kart design and prototyping. Students started from the beginning of 2D and 3D design,fabrication using laser cutting, CNC, and 3d printing. Students also worked on electronics,microcontrollers, and foundations of power train, to give them some ideas on a complexengineering system. The semester ended with a time-trial go-kart race on campus (Figure 1).Each week of the class focused on a

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Woolard, Montana State University - Bozeman; Catherine Kirkland, Montana State University - Bozeman; Kathryn Plymesser, Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman; Susan Gallagher, Montana State University - Bozeman; Michelle Miley; Kristen Intemann, Montana State University - Bozeman; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University - Bozeman; William Schell, Montana State University - Bozeman

because the primary responsibilityfor the course resided in another department (e.g., calculus).Four existing courses within the program were identified for significant modification. Duringthe outcomes review, we determined that these existing courses deliver some critical outcomes,but lacked focus, often repeating concepts covered in other classes. These courses also providean opportunity to integrate concepts covered in other courses.Three integrated project-based courses have been added to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years of ourcurriculum. The existing 4th year capstone course will be modified to account for the newsequence of project-based courses. The project-based courses will be designed to providestudents with repeated opportunities to

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill

, N., Mikolaitis, D. W., Stanfill, R. K., Vu-Quoc, L., “Maintaining Industry Partnerships in Integrated Product and Process Design Education,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2002 Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, QC, June 16-19, 2002, 13 pp. (CD-ROM). 5. Stanfill, R. K., Crisalle, O. D., “Recruiting Industry-Sponsored Multidisciplinary Projects for Capstone Design,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section 2003 Annual Meeting, Macon, GA, April 6-8, 2003, 12 pp. (CD-ROM). 6. Stanfill, R. K., Sander, E. J., Rossi, W. J., Ingley, H. A., Whitney, E. D., Hoit, M. I., “The University of Florida Integrated Technology

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2005 GSW

Authors

Ross Kastor; Robert Askew; Richard Bannerot; Paul Ruchhoeft; Elena Poltavtchenko; Colley Hodges; Chad Wilson; Cari-Sue Wilmot

a comprehensive set of individual and teamcommunication projects.In the capstone course teams of four students work on individual projects submitted byindustry and faculty. In the past the team had jointly prepared and submitted a variety ofreports throughout the semester. In the new format each team member is madepersonally responsible for one oral and one (different) written report. These reports mayinclude a proposal, a progress report, or a technical report, and these two assignmentsnow represent 15% of the individual’s course grade. The team is still responsible forpreparing five written planning reports, a final technical report, a final oral presentation, aposter, and an extended abstract. To help students prepare these documents

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Gibson; Dorene Perez; Rose Marie Lynch

required in the workplace.In its first year, MIMIC received a Connections Award for Innovative Curriculum from theIllinois State Board of Education.The MIMIC project todayIn the years since MIMIC’s successful debut, both the technical side and the business side ofthe project have been expanded, bringing membership on the student teams closer to anindustrial setting. On the technical side, electronics students have been added to the program.On the business side, a MIMIC business course has been developed as a capstone for studentsin Associate in Applied Science degree programs in marketing, accounting, management,computer systems and information systems. For the engineering and electronics students,MIMIC continues to be a project within one of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Hussen; Jose Castro; Robert J. Gustafson

coverage in current 2.89/4 0.93 courses 4 Increase the business/finance content of the 2.89/4 0.93 capstone/design projectOther Approaches List:Add business/finance courses as Mini design projects in multiple classes technical electives. with cost of technologyProvide a pool of courses (electives)with discussion emphasized. the requirement to take one or Relate importance of finance/business to two of these courses. (2) engineering in all courses.Make business courses BERs. (Basic Integrate into labs. Educational Requirements)(4

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Ossman

 Contract Honors courses  Independent Study  Capstone Design projects  Advanced Placement Credit (up to 6 hrs in two different disciplines)  Co-op (up to 6 credits by completing special projects on co-op quarters)Special Topics Honors Courses: The U.C. Honors program offers at least thirty special topicshonors courses each academic year. These courses are open to any honors student in theuniversity. Faculty interested in developing and teaching a special topics honors course mustsubmit a proposal in November for the following academic year. A committee reviewsproposals and selects which courses will be offered. In the last couple of years, several of thefaculty at the College of Applied Science

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Hossein Rahemi; Shouling He

competition, conference presentation and publishes the best student’s research papers for the technology day presentation.• Vaughn College Annual Technology Day Conference: The morning session is a meeting with the industry advisory council members. In this meeting the industry advisory members will be updated with annual departmental activities related to programs, accreditations, internships, students’ activities and engagement. In the afternoon session, students present their research and capstone degree projects in a paper format to the industry advisory members (Sikorsky, RCM-Tech, Rockwell Collins, Pavon Manufacturing Group, FAA, CDI-Aerospace, U.S. Didactic, Int. Communications Group (ICG), Con-Edison), faculty and

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Salah Badjou

written form. Emphasis is placed on research, innovation, project management, decision- making, prototyping, design for manufacturing, design for testability, environmental and ethical issues in design, depth and breadth of analysis, quality of hardware, documentation, and communications. Prerequisites: Junior Status; ELMC160 Electromechanical Design I; MECH302 Mechanics of Materials; ELEC244 Digital Systems; ELEC443 Analog Circuit Design. Students are subsequently required to take 2 semesters of capstone design course (8 credithours), ELMC 831 and ELMC 881, in their 5th year. Therefore, the design projects provide afocus and integrator of other, more traditional, courses. This approach has been very