Mediators were allowed to ask questionsof either party to help them with their decision. Sometimes Mediators would ask questions thestudents in the other groups would not be able to answer with the available case informationwhich resulted in some frustration. However, this allowed for further instructor emphasis andpost-debate discussion on the need to document everything during a construction project so therewill be documentation available in the event of future claims.After all Mediator questions are asked, both Constructor and Owner/Designer student groups leftthe room and the student Mediators then caucused to determine their resolution of the case. TheMediators needed to address the case information provided, the relevant case law
Paper ID #19489Re-engineering Bowling Green State University’s Construction ManagementCapstoneDr. Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University Dr. Austin has over 30 years of construction, engineering and facility experience in industrial, trans- portation and building projects across the full range of project delivery systems. His industry experience is multi-faceted with a strong background in civil engineering and construction management on both domestic and international projects. Having served in responsible charge of projects nationwide, he pos- sesses professional engineering licenses in several states. During
. Mr. Bugg earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering in 1983, a master’s degree in Business Administration in 2003, and a master’s degree in Building Construction in 2011, all from Auburn University. Mr. Bugg is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a certified DBIA Design-Build Professional, and a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC).Dr. Wesley Collins, Auburn University Wesley Collins is an assistant professor in the McWhorter School of Building Science at Auburn Univer- sity. Dr. Collins completed his PhD in Construction Management at Arizona State University in 2015, and was awarded the Outstanding
Mechatronics Stakeholder research / customer needs Software architecture Target specifications Communication protocols Concept generation and selection Power Prototyping Measurement systems Design for manufacturing Noise and groundingLike the conventional capstone course, the EMSD course revolves around a semester-longproject. The projects are student initiated and must contain sensing, actuation, and computationelements. While many students in the conventional design course opt for projects that featuresimilar components, EMSD students are required to include those features and are expected todemonstrate superior performance on the
junior years is dominated by coretechnical subjects such mechanics of materials, aerodynamics, propulsion, and controls. Ideally,these engineering science courses give students the theoretical background that they can apply inengineering design courses, on student project teams, and as a practicing engineer. However, itcan be easy to teach engineering science courses with little connection to the practice ofengineering. One way to make the connection between engineering science content andengineering practice is to frame this technical content as mathematical models that describenatural phenomena under certain simplifying assumptions. With this framing, the purpose ofengineering science courses shifts from memorizing formulas and applying them
III. This course is a one lecture hour,three lab hour class and was taught for the first time during the Fall 2019 semester. The lecturecontains topics designed to complement the second engineering physics course onelectromagnetics such as electric fields, magnetic fields, and electric DC and AC circuits as wellas the application of these concepts to real-world engineering problems. In addition, a number ofother topics are addressed including data acquisition, microcontrollers, project management,engineering ethics and art in engineering. The laboratory component is conceptually innovativeand uses a newly developed three-axis positioning and data acquisition system that allowsstudents to automate the sensing and data analysis of electric and
Nicolas Hudon and Louise Meunier {nicolas.hudon,louise.meunier}@queensu.ca Department of Chemical Engineering Queen’s University Kingston, ON, CanadaAbstract This aim of this project is to improve students’ abilities in solving chemical engineeringproblems by implementing, in the chemical engineering curriculum, a consistent and effectiveapproach to problem solving. The key concept is to foster in students an understanding of thestructure of chemical engineering problems from early courses, and to implement the sameapproach throughout their undergraduate training by reinforcing a consistent methodology
2009. He has over 18 years of industrial experience. Before joining Alfred State, Dr. Rashidi was a Senior Engineer at Siemens, where he worked on research projects from 2011 to 2016. His expertise is in the development of micro/nano sensors and actuators in Biomedical Engineering and Energy applications. Dr. Rashidi was a recipient of several awards including the 2008 British Columbia Innovation award, administered by BC province, Canada. He has written over 30 research articles and is currently a reviewer of several journals and conferences worldwide. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Undergraduate Hands-On Approach to Microfabrication Applied
faculty members in 2010- 2011 academic year Leadership Award Ceremony. Dr. Pecen received a Milestone Award for outstanding mentoring of graduate students at UNI, and recognition from UNI Graduate College for acknowledging the milestone that has been achieved in successfully chairing ten or more graduate student culminating projects, theses, or dissertations, in 2011 and 2005. He was also nominated for 2004 UNI Book and Supply Outstanding Teaching Award, March 2004, and nominated for 2006, and 2007 Russ Nielson Service Awards, UNI. Dr. Pecen is an Engineering Tech- nology Editor of American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR). He has been serving as a re- viewer on the IEEE Transactions on Electronics
-flipped approach is the timing: both practice andfeedback occur prior to assessment. (They still occur following assessment, as well.)During this phase of the project, records for 366 students from 7 offerings of the course between2006 and 2012 were examined. The class sizes ranged from 31 to 74, and the results are shownin Figures 3 and 4. The slope of the trendline in Figure 3 is 0.287 ± 0.035, and the averagepercentage of homework completed was 88.8 ± 0.9%. The average exams score of students whocompleted more than the average amount of homework was 77.9 ± 1.7 compared to 68.7 ± 3.2for those who completed less than the average. 100 80 Exams Score
Paper ID #28884Cantilever Beam ExperimentDr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Tech- nology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research interests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.Prof. Siben Dasgupta, Wentworth Institute of Technology Prof. Dasgupta received his
Education at Clemson University. Dr. Dancz’s research interests include creativity in engineering, technology-rich learning environments, STEM faculty development, team formation with conation, and sustainable civil engineering. She earned her Ph.D. in Sustainable Engineering from Arizona State University. She serves as external evaluator on engineering and science education research projects, corresponding member of the Formal Engineering Education Subcommittee to the Committee on Sustainability at the American Society for Civil Engi- neering, teaches an interdisciplinary Creative Inquiry course on Conation and Creativity in Engineer- ing, and is the director for NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program at Clemson.Dr
Design for Homeless (DfH): A capstone experienceAbstractCapstone projects are usually designed to promote critical thinking, problem-solving, andcreativity using the knowledge and skills students acquire in their coursework. This paperpresents the initial findings of a two-semester-long, industry-facilitated, and collaborativecapstone project in Spring and Fall 2018. A team of construction management and interiordesign students at California State University, Fresno was tasked to design and build a temporaryhome prototype for a local homeless shelter to raise awareness of an urgent social and economicissue in the community. The new design aims to create a more comfortable and upliftingenvironment for the homeless. The project provides an
, project-based learning are effective approaches. The‘chalk and talk’ transmittal method in the classroom is being replaced by the constructivistapproach that has some of its basis in the ‘zone of proximal development’ construct [17]. In thisapproach, students are given the opportunity to construct their own knowledge through e.g.cooperative learning opportunities. Team-based learning which promotes cooperative learningimproves student achievement by increasing student reasoning, problem-solving and criticalthinking skills, encouraging more scientific thinking, and developing a deeper understanding ofcourse content [18]-[24]. A team learning environment that promotes interdependence of the teammembers has been shown to positively impact student
the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott campus in northern Arizona. She earned both her M.S. and Ph.D. in so- cial psychology from Texas Christian University and has over 16 years of collegiate teaching experience. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Giving Students Choice in their Capstone ExperienceAbstractMaintaining motivation over an open-ended senior design or capstone project is an ongoingchallenge. We apply self-determination theory which links intrinsic motivation to competence,relatedness, and autonomy (or choice) to motivation in the classroom. Our goal is to see howchoice or perceived choice affects the outcome of students in capstone. We deployed a
Paper ID #26485Building a Functional Cardiograph Over Four Semesters: Part 2 – Program-ming a MicrocontrollerDr. Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago Dr. Gail Baura is a Professor and Director of Engineering Science at Loyola University Chicago. While creating the curriculum for this new program, she embedded multi-semester projects to increase student engagement and performance. Previously, she was a Professor of Medical Devices at Keck Graduate In- stitute of Applied Life Sciences, which is one of the Claremont Colleges. She received her BS Electrical Engineering degree from Loyola Marymount University, her MS
fabrication of the Berkut UAV for Geneva Aerospace, and engine fairings for the U.S. Army. He was the test conductor during the UltraLight Sensor Platform project, which was a research initiative to develop an ultralight sensor platform by creating an optionally-piloted aircraft system. As test conductor he wrote the flight test plans, flight test cards, and supervised the flight test team during test missions. He advises the Student UAS Team. He teaches the capstone aircraft design course, aircraft flight dynamics, and aircraft advanced performance. He has since left Raspet and transitioned to the aerospace engineering department. He is also developing the unmanned aircraft system engineering curriculum
design-build-test approach throughout their project and were drawn to additivemanufacturing (or rapid prototyping) to help them to reduce the cycle time on each iteration ofthe design-build-test process. Two different technologies, fused deposition modeling (FDM) andfilm transfer imaging (FTI), were used to additively manufacture these parts, using a StratasysDimension and 3D Systems VFlash respectively. These technologies provided some significantadvantages in producing complex parts for the robot, but it did come with some limitations aswell. Several students started the project with the mainstream notion that additive manufacturingallowed effortless printing of any part you desired from a CAD file. Through both successes andfailures, they
performing well following theimplementation of the WEAT design prompt.IntroductionCapstone design courses vary between engineering programs and can be structured to includeindustry partners, service-learning projects for communities or competition design projects1.Utilization of a competition prompt as the capstone design project provides many benefits forstudent education2. For instance, students may receive a real-world problem submitted by aregional municipal utility tasking them with the job of treatment upgrades to improve plantperformance. Unlike the use of hypothetical academic prompts, additional opportunities aregiven to the students when they engage with a competition prompt, such as the ability to tour theproject facility, receive
Paper ID #12426PLM Based Digital Design Manufacturing and Process Monitoring of an Im-peller Manufacturing- a Senior Project at Virginia State UniversityDr. Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University Dr. Zhenhua Wu, is currently an Assistant Professor at Virginia State University. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University. His current research interests focus on control and diagnose complex systems, sustainable manufacturing, adaptive machining, and nano manufacturing.Dr. Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University
treatment wetland system, we collected a stormwater sample from campus andpumped it through the wetland. Water samples were then collected at the outlet of each subbasinto investigate removal of nutrients, suspended solids, and organic material at each stage throughthe wetland system. Beyond the initial construction and testing, the main goal of having afunctioning wetland system is to utilize the treatment wetland for laboratory experiments inRHIT’s Environmental Engineering Lab course, as well as for future student research projects andpotential demonstrations in other courses at RHIT. This will provide students with an activelearning experience by performing tests of treatment capabilities on a real constructed wetland.IntroductionNatural
all” traditional lab setup is unlike real world scenarios and in the end,students learn to mimic experimental setups but the connection to theory and practice is lost. Ithas been suggested that relevant, real-world applications can promote student motivation,engagement, and comprehension1. Another study demonstrated that students are more likely tochoose engineering and stick with their choice if provided real world, authentic learningexperiences2. One suggestion to overcome the limits of traditional labs is to use field studies as apractical project-based learning that connects theory to practice.Project based learning has been stated to be the “application of knowledge” with tasks that aremore realistic and comparable to what practicing
, Fairbanks, Upward Bound John Monahan is currently the Director of University of Alaska Fairbanks, Upward Bound and Princi- pal Investigator of the National Science Foundations EPSCoR Track 3 ”Modern Blanket Toss” project investigating the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in K12 classrooms.Mr. Samuel VanderwaalCarl H FranceLogan Walker Graves, UAF c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 UAS Systems Engineering Design Process in Active LearningAbstractUnmanned aircraft systems (UAS) offer a fresh opportunity to teach students the systems engineeringdesign process (SEDP) and basic principles of aerospace engineering. The widespread popularity ofUAS, the explosion of affordable and
Paper ID #16028Mentored, Unpaid Design Team Internship ExperienceProf. Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Schubert is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and serves as the Director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy (www.lugarenergycenter.org) and is the faculty advisor for Stu- dents for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) at IUPUI. He holds 40 US Patents, a Pro- fessional Engineering License (Illinois), and has published over 95 technical papers and book chapters. Schubert has managed research projects from USDA, NASA, DOE, NSF, and DoD
American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Preparing Aerospace Engineering Students for Career in UAV TechnologiesAbstractUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have potential of reducing human casualty and cost formany dull, dirty, and dangerous missions. UAVs are one of the fastest growing sectors ofAerospace Industry. However, there is a lack of professionals entering the workforce. There isalso a lack of students pursuing studies for graduate degrees in the UAV related areas. Thispaper talks about innovative projects and teaching practices designed to increase students’interest and involvement in UAV related projects. Many aspects of UAV technologies are not orcannot usually be taught in classroom
experientially, on timelines typically longer than available for capstone experiences.As a result, students often lack the time to test or iterate on their design. Because the capstoneexperience is at the end of the undergraduate education, students taking analysis based coursesdo not connect their coursework to design, the key engineering discipline. Additionally, at someuniversities, capstone projects are department specific and projects do not build on anunderstanding of the inter-relationship of different disciplines.In this paper the authors discuss their experience and lessons learned from creating a multi-yearintegrated system design (ISD) project. The experience seeks to mediate the above concerns bybeing multi-disciplinary and engaging all
Engineering from National In- stitute of Technology, Warangal, India. She earned her Master of Science and doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University. Her research interests lie in the area of sustainability in asphalt pavements using material considerations, green technologies, and efficient pavement preservation techniques. Her doctoral work focused on improving the performance of recycled asphalt pavements us- ing warm mix asphalt additives. As a postdoctoral scholar at North Carolina State University, she worked on several NCDOT sponsored research projects including developing specifications for crack sealant ap- plication and performing field measurements of asphalt emulsion application
users.The processing unit is the core of the VR hardware system, which enables fast reaction andpowerful processing ability. It is critical in generating real-time graphics in VR. The processingunits can be a computer, console, or smartphone with substantial computation and graphics-processing capacity. The actual gestures of the head and body movement are captured by theinput device to the computer to calculate the corresponding real-time synthesized graphics andaudio effects.The most characteristic output is the visual content that can be displayed through Head-MountedDisplay, creating a distraction-free immersive visual and audio environment for the users.However, it is also common to have multiple large projecting screens in specially
learning and has led two interdisciplinary undergraduate translational research and education courses - Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries (CEDC) and Clemson Engage. Both courses include trips to developing countries, international internships and sig- nificant fund-raising to support projects with community partners. As a result of her efforts, the CEDC program grew from 25 students to over 100 from 30 different departments and was recognized by the Institute for International Education (IIE) with the Andrew Heiskell Award. As a first generation student, and the first tenured female in her department, Dr. Ogle is an advocate for improving inclusion and di- versity in Civil Engineering. In 2012, she was