Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun J. Kwon, Andrews University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

themselves and by the world. Web page development can be an effective way tocommunicate and to share their projects with classmates and the public. In addition, it is a greatway to get the students excited about writing project descriptions with enhanced visuals. Weincorporated web publication within the freshmen class for this study; however, it can and shouldbe used in other classes including senior capstone projects. We suggest that web publication beincorporated as an additional communication tool for all engineering students.Bibliography:[1] Leonard D. The web, the millennium, and the digital evolution of distance education. Technical CommunicationQuarterly, Special Issue: Technical Communication, Distance Learning, and the World Wide Web

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Kari Zacharias, Concordia University; Brandiff Robert Caron, Concordia University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

institutionalarrangements necessary to help students develop these skills have not yet settled into a widelyadopted standard. Many engineering programs have turned to STS to provide students withconceptual tool kits to think about engineering problems and solutions in more sophisticatedways. Some programs feature standalone courses on the sociocultural aspects of technology andengineering, often taught by faculty from outside the engineering school. Others incorporate STSmaterial into traditional engineering courses, e.g., by making ethical or societal impactassessments part of capstone projects. This work in progress paper draws on the research team’s personal experience to examinethe character of an atypical, but potentially very powerful, model: STS

Conference Session

Gamification

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Leigh S McCue, George Mason University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

Engineering student? Tune in for capstone day interviews with graduating seniors on teams High Rollers, PIT, and Glide Walkers. o 2022 Capstone Design To learn more about the projects described here and our capstone design program, check out the Department of Mechanical Engineering's Capstone Brochure and Annual Report at: https://mechanical.gmu.edu/connections/senior-design- capstone. • Target audience: college students o Mason ties to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) In this episode hear from Jazzmin Robinson, Mason alum and student leader, on her pathway to a Navy civilian career, along

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John McKelliget, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Eugene Niemi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Sammy Shina, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Chris Niezrecki, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Robert Parkin, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Majid Charmchi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

students compared to the student engineering population17. Our ownexperience with voluntary capstone courses also indicates a similar overrepresentation ofwomen (in one course 4 to 1 over 6 years) and older and more diverse students.Service-learning itself is certainly not new, and S-L in engineering is not new. Some ofthe authors have been integrating S-L into courses at UML for about ten years. Oakes(2004)14 has a list of 33 universities that have S-L in engineering and describes a numberof examples of S-L. In 2004-05 the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded tenprograms to introduce S-L into engineering, which would add about 8 more universitiesto the list. EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) started at Purdue andnow includes

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; Charles Snead, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

joinedtogether to work on projects involving composite materials.19 In another institution, art studentshave been used in a Capstone Design course to enhance the creativity of the project20 whileengineering, art, and architecture students solved a community lighting problem as part of aservice learning project.21 A summer program where students and faculty work with teenagersfor creating a “magic show” based on scientific principles is an example of a creative way toinvolve youth.22 The creative design process is considered by some to integrate the engineeringdesign process and the creative process established from the field of cognitive psychology.23 Increativity workshops, through a mixture of experiential and cognitive techniques, the mean

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

codes.During all of this classroom discussion, actual work experiences are solicited from the students.Many of the students have previous or current job experiences and most of the students have, bythis point in their academic program, completed an internship. Experiences that the students havehad in these working environments provide a wealth of material for discussion. Additionally, theinstructor provides a few examples of his own, and also includes some of the classic examplesused to discuss ethical failures within the technology and engineering professions. This entirelesson is also a subset of a lifelong learning project each student in the capstone course mustcomplete. In this project the students create a ten-year career plan that involves

Conference Session

Experiences of Multidisciplinary Engineering Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyona Sharunova, University of Alberta; Mehwish Butt, University of Alberta; Jason P. Carey, University of Alberta; Ahmed Jawad Qureshi, University of Alberta

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

graduates? What are the most important skills, abilities, qualifications that employers are looking for today? What do alumni think about technical and professional qualifications and skills of the new graduates? 3. Alumni Experiences with Design Education: What were alumni experiences with design courses during their undergraduate studies? Based on alumni feedback, how can we enhance engineering design education? What do alumni think about the first-year common design course and transdisciplinary capstone courses?As part of the project, the purpose of the focus groups was to collect the first-hand informationfrom the Faculty alumni regarding their experiences in industry to properly enhance the overalldesign curriculum, account for

Conference Session

TYCD 2005 Lower Division Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Shanehsaz; Michael Qaissaunee

(ATE) national centers, two of the premier engineering schools in thecountry, magnet high schools in Monmouth County that focus on technology andcommunications curricula, and a regional leader in the wireless telecommunications industry, ismodifying its existing Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program in ElectronicsEngineering Technology to integrate wireless communications and security, and creating modelAAS degree and certificate programs in wireless communications and security articulated fromhigh school through community college and to the university level. As an NCTT RegionalPartner, the project staff will implement similar programs throughout the region and generallycontribute to program development and improvement at

Conference Session

Methods of Teaching and Learning in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arundhati Ghosh, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

More Clash Detection: Updating Files, Redline Tools 15 Navisworks Manage 4D Timeliner: Import Schedules, Create Tasks, Search Sets, ExportCON 453: BIM and Project Management (capstone course)A senior level capstone course in a lecture-lab format introduced BIM in the curriculum four (4)years ago. As the industry has progressed and software workflows have changed, the course hasundergone several changes to keep the course updated. The objectives of the course are -  Develop an understanding of the project management process, including defining, planning, executing, controlling and closing and the use of BIM technology to support the construction process.  Gain a general

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jagadish Torlapati, Rowan University; Jodi F. Prosise, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker, P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Moira Kelly Smith

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

and energy is spent training new hires. Potential student hires are often a “neglectedpopulation,” but are an important group that can increase the efficiency and productivity of acompany [7].Industry-based projects, or capstone projects, are a common example of how IABs can directlyimplement their experiences in the industry to make students familiar with their day-to-day work.[3] researched the role of IABs in the two-semester capstone design project in the ElectricalEngineering Department at the University of San Diego. The advisory board was highly involvedin the project: attending the presentations, changing the structure of and brainstorming ideas forthe project, and aiding lectures on professional topics. The result for students was

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Maurizio Manzo

a load into discrete elements connected by nodes [2]. Commercial FEA softwareis moderately used in the engineering technology programs during coursework; however, its usebecomes essential during capstone design. Some capstone projects are fluid mechanics-based andthe need to use CFD software comes at hand to develop a complete project in this field. Forexample, the simulation of a new valve design, or the design a new fire sprinkler head, are someof the topics that were sponsored by industry partners at the University of North Texas. Studentswere not equipped with CFD knowledge, and they were limited to very simple designs.For these reasons, there is a need to introduce CFD into fluid mechanics courses in engineeringtechnology programs but

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Lance Traub, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

for use of the Rapid Prototyping Lab by students to allow fair andequitable access to the printers. The build times for parts can be rather lengthy, especially forthose for which aerodynamic shaping is critical. Therefore, all parts to be fabricated must beapproved by a faculty member who is placed in charge of the lab and who ensures that the partshave some stated academic purpose. The CAD files are then brought to one of two labtechnicians, who evaluate the parts in terms of fidelity, projected build time, and cost. Build jobs(which typically consist of several parts which make up an assembly) are limited to a 48 hourbuild time and $500 cost. The senior capstone design courses are given priority, with all othercourses queued on a first come

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Philip Knodel, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Robert Vincent, U. S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

ladders. The small size constraints (based on the 8 inch insertion/extraction bore hole)and the aggressive navigation requirements for these systems pose extremely significant designchallenges.This has been a multi-year project with each year’s final designs originating from varyingcomponents from the CG suite mentioned above. During the 2009-2010 capstone design course,the students designed a dual-powered Ducted Fan Climber robot system using a two-wheeledconfiguration to better facilitate the insertion and extraction requirement. The robot used adifferential steering scheme with a trailing stabilization device and is shown in Figure 5 below. Figure 5. Ducted Fan Climber counter-tunnel robotic system [13].The counter-tunnel robotic

Conference Session

Laboratories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andre' Butler; William Moses

the capstone experience. Part of this increase in performance may be due to the additionaltime available to solve the experimental problem – 7 weeks per project in MAE 402L (NSL)versus 5 weeks per project in MAE 407L (OSL). However, some of this success is alsoattributable to the more focused introduction to open-ended experimental problems in the pre-requisite laboratory.ConclusionsThis paper examines student laboratory performance under two organizational models. In theold laboratory scheme, experiments were organized around a specific topic area (mechanics,thermal science, materials) and lab exercises were selected based only on their applicability tothe current lab topic and class level of the students. The new lab scheme uses essentially

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Katie Grantham Lough, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Dow, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Collaborative Engineering and Product DataManagement,” presented at PACE Annual Forum, Mexico City, Mexico, July 27-30.15. Jensen, C. G., Dean, C. , Bohn, J. H., and Marshall, J., 2005, “Using Collaboration and PLM Tools to LinkRemote Capstone Team Members,” presented at PACE Annual Forum, Mexico City, Mexico, July 27-30.16. McCammon, J. B., Brooks, B. W., and Jensen, C. G., 2006, “Hosting/Participating in Global CollaborativePACE Projects,” presented at PACE Annual Forum, Provo, Utah, July 24-29.17. Hinds, T. J. and Lloyd, J. R., 2006, “Teamcenter Tools Collaboration Project,” presented at PACE AnnualForum, Provo, Utah, July 24-29.18. Anderson, J., Eastein, M., Nielsen, B., and Rochow, T., 2006, “Virtual Engineering Design Collaboration: AJourney into

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University; Li-Ling Yang, Roger Williams University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

academic content. It is important that the work is done in partnership with thecommunity, and not for the community, in a way that is truly reciprocal. Finally, students mustreflect on their work before, during and after the experience to process, contextualize, anddeepen their learning.While community engagement projects have been primarily incorporated into first-yearcurriculum as well as senior design capstone experiences, there continues to be growth in the useof this pedagogy across the entire undergraduate engineering experience [3]. Communityengagement projects also occur in extracurricular settings, for example through participation instudent clubs such as Engineers Without Borders [4].The benefits of community engaged learning for course

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 10

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert E. Curtis, Jr. P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

multipledisciplines within the College of Engineering). The teams were composed of students from threecolleges: Engineering, Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Information Sciences and Technology andwere interdisciplinary in composition. Ninety-eight percent of the project teams containedstudents from multiple departments from these colleges, while sixty percent of the teams consistedof students from three or more departments.The capstone design projects were facilitated over the course of a semester through regular classmeetings supervised by engineering faculty members across the College of Engineering. As partof the course, students were prepared to communicate their final projects at a public end-of-semester showcase event, where design teams presented

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University; Brian Charles Capt, Brigham Youmg University

Tagged Divisions

International

experiences. This model has focuses onthree fundamental dimensions of leadership: the leader as an individual (personalcharacteristics), in an organization (organizational skills), and in a global setting (global andcultural perspective).16 These focus areas and their associated student learning outcomes forleadership development have greatly influenced the BYU Construction Management Program’sinternational travel opportunities. To graduate from the BYU Construction ManagementProgram, students must complete a capstone course, one option of which consists aninternational experience. This course is designed to provide “the culmination and application ofcore construction management principles. Project teams design, analyze, manage, and constructan

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John (Lalit) Jagtiani, University of Bridgeport; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

metrics related topics are inadequately covered across the entire population of suggested courses given current standards (i.e. low population mean defined as µ): µ 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 = 3.2 and µ 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 = 3.32. The sample of common SE courses from the list of all courses also has inadequate coverage of the critical topics required for long-term successful SE efforts. A conservative tabulation of the courses suggests that only 6 out of the list of 28 suggested courses are standard SE course offerings in most universities – namely, Introduction to Software Engineering and Computing, Software Engineering Capstone Project, Software Engineering and Computing II, Software Engineering and Computing III

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

the workforce isrooted in educational development. The majority of the staff is comprised of students at variouslevels of their industrial education, including postdoctoral scholars, graduate students in bothMaster’s and PhD programs, and undergraduate students. Students are involved in our centereither full time in the form of internships and co-ops, or part time as a work study, researchassistant, project support, or capstone team. In the past two years, interning students have beenapplying from various disciplines beyond industrial and systems engineering, including bio-medical engineering, economics, statistics, human factors, electrical and computer engineering,medical, and nursing. These students are the main driving force behind

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Daouda Diarra, University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

the solenoid valve for therequired amount of water needed for the crops, based on the average soil moisture reading, or theagronomist remotely use the cloud data to trigger a channel by writing a specific value. The linklocated below the channel is assigned to turn on and off a solenoid valve. Sensor data arecollected using wireless communication to avoid loose running signal wires and cables in thefield.This is a one semester senior capstone project, involving four electrical engineering students.Senior Capstone Projects represent the culmination of the educational experience, integrating theclassroom with real world problems. The students handle open ended engineering problemswhose solutions require a synthesis of engineering knowledge

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

was ready earlier), even more substantive improvementsmight be made.And in fact, we saw students introduce those further improvements inspired by the usabilitytesting after the summer was over. One of us teaches an engineering capstone design course, andone of our summer students is a member of that course (taking place during the regular academicyear). The carry-over student is part of a capstone design project team that continues to workwith our non-profit client on refinements to the design developed over the summer. The posterfound below shows the team’s current thoughts about the design. Figure 5: Poster from 2015-2016 capstone design team that continues to work on the projectLooking under “Design limitations” on the left-hand side of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

programs have engaged in comprehensive curricularchange, others have designed new stand-alone communication courses for engineering students4. Manyof these communication-intensive courses target technical communication as a key critical skill to learn5.Other such communication courses for engineers focus on different communication skills such aslistening, teamwork, visual aids, group creativity, and audience analysis6. Most often, the communication and teamwork instruction that occurs in engineering curricula iswithin the senior capstone course (such as a design course). In many of these cases, senior level coursesinclude assignments that require communication and teamwork skills such as team design projects, teambrainstorming sessions, or

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

M. Ginger Scarbrough

communicate with and meet the needs of a client 6,7. Wu et al. observed thatproject- and team-based courses have a particularly positive effect on the academic achievements offemale students8.Historically, design projects have been reserved for senior capstone design courses. In someinstitutions, these are pen-and-paper studies, and in others they are hands-on design projects. Morerecently, freshman PBL (often referred to as “cornerstone” courses) has been added to manyundergraduate engineering curricula to motivate young engineering students while teaching thebasics of engineering design and entrepreneurship 6, 9, 10, 11, 12.For most institutions, this leaves a gap between the Freshman and Senior years with few hands-ondesign experiences available

Conference Session

Teamwork and Student Learning in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Maria Barichello, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Mehrnaz Mostafapour, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Jason Grove P.E., University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

theirparticular course or project. Several implementations are described below.The workshop was implemented twice in a management engineering capstone design projectseries of courses. In one implementation, it was delivered just after the mid-point of the designprocess, as students were creating detailed design verification plans. In this case, the “concepts”on which the students sought peer feedback were different ideas they had come up with to verifytheir designs. In the other implementation, the workshop was delivered about one-third of theway through the design process, once students had completed their problem formulation phaseand had begun creating a number of different conceptual designs to address the identified need.The workshop was also

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park ; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 25.631.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Faculty Beliefs of Entrepreneurship and Design Education: An Exploratory Study Comparing Entrepreneurship and Design FacultyAbstractEngineering capstone design and certain entrepreneurship courses have some similarities interms of student outcomes, course structure, and instructional methods. Both types of courseshave the tendency to be less structured than traditional courses and utilize teaching methods suchas problem-based or project-based learning. The goals relating to the professional skill set areoften similar and can include communication, writing, business, and team

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

effectively analyze a complex problem arising from a variety of application fields. e. The student will learn how to work collaboratively and productively on complex projects that arise in current research. These projects will provide a capstone experience for Page 15.160.3 students in this degree. f. The student, upon completion of this program, will be able to find employment in a large number of industries including aviation and aerospace industries, or the student, upon completion of this program, will be able to pursue graduate work in either an applied mathematics program or a computational science program

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Jason Bruns

expedition towardsembracing a Lean culture. The initial training adopts a Train-the-Trainer approach, enablingcompanies to convey these crucial concepts in an academic instruction format which is enhancedby hands-on projects and problem-based activities.The curriculum promotes partnerships between industries and academia through this Leancommon language. One way this collaboration can take shape is through the incorporation ofLean capstone projects, offering students a chance to analyze real-world operational challenges Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell

Education Figure 2: The students begin by developing their web portfolio within a nine step introductory “wizard”.resolved by an environment similar to that of a word processor, the issue of getting students tocompose concise descriptions of their projects is still a problem. This difficulty is addressed inthe next section.2.2 From the Bottom up (Moore)ME 333T, Engineering Communication, is a required course that students usually take duringtheir junior year. It is a prerequisite for the design methodology course and the capstone designcourse. The major project in the course is a semester-long research project that culminates in aformal report on a topic relevant to engineering or science. In the spring

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Tadd, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan; Elaine Wisniewski, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

compared to the traditional approach.Introduction  For approximately 10 years, the instructional team, consisting of technical and technicalcommunication faculty, has taught the Chemical Engineering senior capstone process designcourse the same way. The 5-credit course has been project-based where students in the sameteams (4-5 members) for the entire semester develop a process design, including all required unitoperations, equipment sizing, and energy requirements, and an economic evaluation of the finaldesign. In a typical semester, the design problem prompts are generated by the course technicalinstructors, and are not repeated semester to semester. The prompts generally consist of at mosttwo paragraphs identifying desired feedstock and