Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Anderton, Middle Tennessee State University; Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

first,” should always apply. Fig. 4 Team Leader John Winker with the 2005 MTSU Mini Baja.Elements of an Effective Safety and Health Program. OSHA Voluntary Safety and Health Program ManagementGuidelines, 1989. Foroudastan, S. & Anderton M., “Implementing a National Competition Design Project as a Capstone Course atMTSU" 2006 Proceeding of ASEE-SE conference.Foroudastan, S. & Anderton M., “Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity at Middle Tennessee StateUniversity” ASEE Conference, 2006.NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools. Chapter 2: How to Establish an Effective Occupational Safety andHealth and Environmental Safety Program. October 2003. < http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-101/chap2.html>

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

team envisioned a single joint research & development-based capstone Directed Project/Thesis required of all students. The team alsoenvisioned, in their initial publication about the concurrent master’s degree program[4]: In addition to the two degrees awarded upon completion, each student will receive a transcript and diploma supplement from each partner university. The European Masters degree may be awarded by either of the two European partner institutions. The duration for the program is planned for four semesters, which is shorter than were the students to pursue two separate programs on their own. This fact in addition to the waiving of external student tuition fees for the exchanging students and the 12K $ or

Conference Session

Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Ying Zhang, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

projectthan the teams in the freshman course, indicating the need of a transition to engage students indesign decision making.Project based learning (PBL), which strongly motivates students, is a well-known pedagogicalapproach.6 In PBL, open-ended problems are provided in courses. As there are multiple feasiblesolutions, students need to evaluate each option, make decisions, and deliver a solution. Thisprocess guides students to use their analytical skills to solve real problems. Previous endeavorsinclude incorporating an open-ended project (delivering a prototype at the end of the semester),into a junior level course to prepare students for the capstone project.7 The outcomes showed thatstudents appreciated this experience with positive feedback

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hull, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; David Bowles, Louisiana State University

typically communicate at varying technicaland managerial levels, conduct comprehensive evaluation of engineers’ work products, and setthe criteria for the education and skills desired in new hires in their respective organizations.One important attribute of Council members is anticipated stability in the local geographicalarea, thus ensuring at least three years of continuity as members. This continuity is required tohelp gauge the long-term progress of the communication initiatives in the COE.The Council convenes formally as a group on a semi-annual basis at the LSU COE. The initialmeeting emphasized the communication initiatives within the College and examples of thecommunication-intensive projects produced by sophomore and capstone design

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Nancy Sundheim; Jungwon Ahn

ETD 365 Multiple Avenues for Industry Input Nancy Sundheim, Jungwon Ahn St. Cloud State UniversityAbstractEngineering programs have many types of industry connections. Examples include industryadvisory boards, alumni, capstone projects working with local industry, guest speakers, fieldtrips, customized training for local industry, and professional organizations such as the Societyof Manufacturing Engineers.All of these connections can be leveraged to inform curriculum. This paper describes how theseopportunities have all been used to make changes to our

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

) ‚ Initial Testing: Oct 8th ‚ Final Testing and Artifact Evaluation: Oct 31st ‚ Team Presentation: Nov 7th ‚ Team Final Report and Extended Abstract: Nov 19th 12% 5. Midterm exam (closed book), Oct 15th 23% 6. Final Exam (closed book), Dec 12thTeam ProjectThe largest single component of the grade is the grade for the Team Project. Asummarized problem statement (The actual problem description is usually seven or eightpages.) for the Fall 2007 team project is presented in Table 2. All elements of the projectare submitted by the team, not by individuals as in the capstone course. Students self-select into teams of four (to the extent possible). The major deliverables for the projectare: a final report, a

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A Goodman, Stevens Institute of Technology; Emily L Atieh, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

. Bielefeldt, “Challenges And Rewards Of On Campus Projects In Capstone Design,” presented at the 2005 Annual Conference, Jun. 2005, p. 10.297.1-10.297.10. Accessed: Feb. 07, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/challenges-and-rewards-of-on-campus- projects-in-capstone-design[16] A. Lundström, J. Savolainen, and E. Kostiainen, “Case study: developing campus spaces through co-creation,” Archit. Eng. Des. Manag., vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 409–426, Nov. 2016, doi: 10.1080/17452007.2016.1208077.[17] L. Klotz et al., “Campus Construction as a Research Laboratory: Model for Intracampus Collaboration,” J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., vol. 135, no. 4, pp. 122–128, Oct. 2009, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2009)135:4(122).[18

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard W. Liptak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

mechanical,electrical and optical engineering including statics, AC and DC circuits, and photonics, openingthe students to upper level courses in these disciplines. The capstone sequence begins with a 10week junior design course where a series of small design projects tests their ability to solveproblems in a variety of disciplines. Following the junior design course, the students have a 20week senior design sequence where they design, build and deliver a prototype for an externalclient. Aside from these core components the students gain additional breadth through courses inmath, chemistry, and computer science. This curriculum was designed to include room for atechnical area of focus outside of the engineering physics curriculum through a set

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Steve Szablya, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

undergraduate electrical engineering capstone project at SeattleUniversity in which the students gained first-hand experience designing and implementing anoff-grid solution in an LEDC. In particular, four students designed and assisted in the installationof a 4.8 kW hybrid wind and solar energy kiosk as part of a larger multidisciplinary team ofabout 20 volunteer practitioners. The energy kiosk provides electricity to 70 families in ruralMuhuru Bay, Kenya. The project is the grand prize winner of the 2014 National Council ofExaminers for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Award for Connecting Professional Practiceand Education.This paper provides an overview of the project and highlights the technical and non-technicalconstraints encountered. Because

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julia Williams

the Brigham Young University College ofEngineering and Technology demonstrates that the effort to include ethics instruction wasalready gaining momentum in 1995. Responses from 360 engineering departments in NorthAmerican showed that ethics were taught in more than 40% of all capstone engineering designcourses. Topics taught at higher percentages were as follows: Oral Presentations (61%);Creativity, Concept Generation (48%); Teamwork Essentials (44%); and Project Planning andScheduling (42%). Engineering Economics (40%) and Ethics were tied. 5 Absent from theBrigham Young survey, however, is information regarding the nature of the instruction offeredto students. Survey respondents were not required to assess the quality of instruction in

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

RIT’s Women in Engineering Program (WE@RIT); ME Department Advocate for Engineering Honors Program; and Member of Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Leadership Team.Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ELIZABETH A. DEBARTOLO is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She earned her BSE at Duke University in 1994 and her MSME and Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She works with several students on predicting and enhancing fatigue life in aircraft materials and structures. Dr. DeBartolo serves on her college's leadership teams for both multi-disciplinary capstone design and

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl F. Zorowski, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

International

comment were withheld until the teamcompleted its report. An example of the slides used by Team 1 is presented in Appendix 3.Both electronic and hard copies of the presentation slides were provided to the Caterpillarvisitors.Assessment Evaluation and assessment of student performance, success and satisfaction together witheducational goal achievement in engineering design courses has resulted in a variety of practices,methodologies and instruments that deal largely with capstone design project activity 12-15. In Page 22.33.7this abbreviated industry based design project a limited set of desired educational outcomesappropriate to the student

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Colin S. Howat

Session 3613 Process Simulation in Chemical Engineering Design: A Potential Impediment to, Instead of Catalyst for, Meeting Course Objectives Colin S. Howat Kurata Thermodynamics Laboratory Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2223 USA cshowat@ukans.edu Capstone Design is creativity -- synthesis and evaluation. It is focuses on developing the confidence to practice

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Kelley Dugan, University of Michigan; Shanna Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen Seifert, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Pollack

open-ended exploration of the problem and solution. Similarly, commercial product “flops” werepotentially familiar to students, close-ended, and difficult to collect sufficient contextualelements related to the failure. Thus, we elected to focus on student design projects. Studentdesign projects were collected from publicly available engineering capstone design coursewebsites, which typically provided ample information about projects. The capstone websiteswere located through Google searches of university engineering capstone design programs fromaround the United States.Our initial search identified 13 student design projects fitting our criteria, covering a range ofdomains and including a diverse set of contextual elements. Three of these

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Richter, Technische Universitat Berlin; Sven Grottke, Technische Universitat Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1733: LEARNING ABSTRACT INFORMATION THEORY ON VISUALDATA: AN INTEGRATED COURSE ON WAVELET-BASED IMAGECOMPRESSIONThomas Richter, Technische Universitat BerlinSven Grottke, Technische Universitat Berlin Page 12.1007.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Learning Abstract Information Theory on Visual Data: An Integrated Course on Wavelet-Based Image CompressionAbstractWe describe the implementation of and our experiences with a capstone course on wavelet basedimage compression held at the University of Technology Berlin in the years 2002 to 2006. Thiscourse has been designed as an “integrated project”, which means that it combines

Conference Session

Issues in ET Education I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Joseph Michael PE, Gannon University; Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

problem. This is the second of two major semester capstone projects given in this senior levelmaterial science course. The emphasis of the first project, Design Optimization Problem in aMaterials Engineering Course1, is on design, material selection, and optimization while thisproject focuses more on analysis and requires the additional use of supplementary knowledge in Page 24.599.2the areas of thermodynamics, corrosion, and heat transfer.Problem Definition: Students are provided with a two-page executive summary containing details of theantique tractor explosion. The document summarizes operating conditions, bystander testimony

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch. Engr.

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Bilbeisi; John Phillips

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”form of structural drawings that show the final design and detailing for the structure of thebuilding. These design problems are meant to simulate actual structural engineering designproblems to give the students an academic experience that has direct application to professionalpractice.Computer Analysis For Adv. Steel Project Construction Drawing for Adv. Steel ProjectThe capstone design course for the architectural engineering student occurs during the fifth yearof study. This nine hour credit course meets in the studio twenty hours a week, and is taught bytwo architecture professors and two architectural engineering professors

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Junichi Kanai

Polytechnic Institute (RPI)is an educational laboratory that supports capstone design courses. A multidisciplinary team of seniorengineering students works on an open-ended design problem specified by an industrial partner that istypically a global company1. The course goals are to develop a solution to a problem and to demonstrateits feasibility within a 15-week semester. A project typically consists of two or more semesters.Therefore, it is essential for students to prepare well-written documentation of their results so that a newteam can extend their work. A faculty adviser and a sponsor mentor assigned to the team serve as coachesand consultants.On-line collaboration tools, also known as groupware, are widely used in many industrial organizations

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Junichi Kanai

Polytechnic Institute (RPI)is an educational laboratory that supports capstone design courses. A multidisciplinary team of seniorengineering students works on an open-ended design problem specified by an industrial partner that istypically a global company1. The course goals are to develop a solution to a problem and to demonstrateits feasibility within a 15-week semester. A project typically consists of two or more semesters.Therefore, it is essential for students to prepare well-written documentation of their results so that a newteam can extend their work. A faculty adviser and a sponsor mentor assigned to the team serve as coachesand consultants.On-line collaboration tools, also known as groupware, are widely used in many industrial organizations

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston; Victor J. Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Morteza Sameei, Houston Community College Northeast

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

possibility of closing the gap increases. Another mechanism for closing this gap is theimplementation of efficient peer-to-peer mentorship programs to facilitate knowledge and skillstransfer.With these concerns in mind, the main objectives of the project included:(1) developing experiments that engage students with inquiry-based learning style; Page 22.1059.3(2) introducing students to real world projects; and(3) improving communication skills through required product documentation.In our capstone course specifically, the student project has many components that emphasizecommunication skills. These include weekly progress reports, weekly meeting agenda

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2 - Student Papers 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabrina Olson, University of Michigan; Oliver Jia-Richards, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

Center's expansion was not universally well-received during its creation, and methodsused by the government to acquire land were discussed. Parallels were then drawn with thedeveloping spaceport in Biak, Indonesia, with the region's history of military violence andintimidation negatively impacting resident perception of the spaceport (Adinda, 2023). Finally,the failure of the spaceport in the university’s host state of Michigan was discussed as anexample of how communities are able to actively resist unwanted technical developments (Ledy,2023).Course Final ReportFor their capstone design project, students were tasked with developing a cislunar space systemof their choice. As part of this, students applied this same rightsholder analysis process to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis E Monterrubio, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability Page 26.52.3e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems2. Hands-on projectThe added hands-on project consists in basic laboratories to design and test an injection plasticmold. The activities will be carried out in groups of three students. Although there are severalpublications from previous ASEE Conferences related to capstone projects3 and Machine Designcourses4, this publication differs in that this work proposes a new

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin M. Ertekin, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 25.458.2from multi-disciplinary projects such as the rapid prototype design of consumer products, awalking robot or various designs related to capstone senior design projects3, 4. Such projectsshow students how to use different types of technology, and demonstrate how advancedtechnology can be used in an actual application. However, many of these courses are offered inface to face format and do not pose many challenges as it is more difficult to duplicate similarexperiences for online students in the online graduate program. Overall, many different fields ofengineering can benefit from this application, enabling the development of skill and knowledgein many different engineering aspects and processes.Preliminary ResultsThe pilot course

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Haeseong J. Jee, Hongik University

Tagged Topics

Track 1 - Student Development

Harmful Materials and ProcessesSession 15: Green Energy Conservation and Power GenerationFig. 3 shows an example, a speaker for mobile phone, of student project results made in thecourse of DVSM.Figure 3 A case example of GPDD product design (speaker for mobile phone, [Dresselhaus Page 17.14.92011])3. Discussions The current design educations for engineering students in Korea has mainly focused on„capstone design‟ partially supported by the University through the “Specialty CurriculumDevelopment Program” funded by the Ministry of Education, for nurturing qualified engineeringstudents. Since designers and engineers usually have not closely worked

Conference Session

WiP: Gen AI, Mixed Reality, and Simulations

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Verrett, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

and usage in a second-year chemical engineering fundamentals and design course ata large research intensive Canadian public university.ContextThe course is a second-year chemical engineering course focusing on physical chemistryfundamentals as well as an introduction to process design. At the institution students complete ageneral first year and then in the second year start coursework in their discipline of interest. Thecourse covers topics including reaction characterization, vapour-liquid phase equilibrium, energybalances and unsteady-state balances. During the same term students are taking a material andenergy balances course and this content is also relied upon for the design project that studentsundertake. For the course design project

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Tech Session 3: Engineering Management — From Classroom to Practice

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Baytop Russell, The Johns Hopkins University; Illysa Izenberg, The Johns Hopkins University; Michael Agronin; Aabhas Jain

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management Division (EMD)

students for engineering work after they graduate, especially as they become“innovators (who) seek out new solutions to problems facing our society” [2] many universitiesoffer experiential coursework, such as senior design (a required team-based capstone project),and extracurriculars (e.g., Baja SAE and Design, Build, Fly competition teams). These activitiesand courses provide the collaborative, hands-on, meaningful application of engineering learningthat students need. Explicit instruction in team citizenship, shared leadership, and projectmanagement as well as the other capabilities and knowledge needed by working engineers isusually beyond the scope of these courses and experiences, yet are critical to the completeengineer. To support

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tord Dennis; Robert Fulton

virtual meetings (see Figure 9).To start, a series of planning teleconferences were held between the sponsor administrators to set theroles and responsibilities of each entity. It was expected that this phase would be more of a researchand discovery activity as the teams learned more about the scope of the project and how to collaboratewith distributed members. The project managers at GT and John Deere prepared a Project Plan toserve as a living document to guide the team through the project. A master ProE model of the vehiclewas built using skeletons to help define the interfaces between functional subsystems. At GT the projectincorporated both the CAx/PxM class (ME 4041) and the senior capstone design course (ME 4182).Five students were charged

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher Arena, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Elham Morshedzadeh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John L. Robertson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andre Albert Muelenaer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brad D. Hendershot, DoD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; Jessica L. O'Leary, Salem VA Medical Center; Aliza M. Lee, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Devasmita Choudhury; Brandon C. Briggs; Pamela Jean VandeVord, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

academic partnerships between BME and ID. In 2006, a formalcollaboration was established between biomedical, electrical, mechanical, and computerengineering students from Marquette University (MU) and ID students from the MilwaukeeInstitute of Art and Design (MIAD) [3]. Mid-way through their one-year, multidisciplinary,capstone course, MU engineering students recruit MIAD students to further develop and refineconcepts. The MIAD students receive course credit and function as design consultants. Overall,the collaboration resulted in improved prototype functionality and aesthetics, and the studentsdeveloped an appreciation for each other’s discipline and role within the project team. There wasalso a desire among the students to work together from the

Conference Session

Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in IT/IET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hata, Portland Community College; James Dockendorf, Normandale Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

materials onto asubstrate. Laboratory exercises range from low-cost transmission lineexperiments to capstone laboratory activities using a table-top sputtering system.Faculty-enhancement workshops include both basic and advanced workshopsrelated to RF plasma processing and measurement.The project, funded through a grant from the Advanced Technological Educationprogram at the National Science Foundation (NSF # 0603175), is an extension ofwork performed at Portland Community College (NSF # 0101533). This projectincreases the robustness of the instructional modules, expands the number andscope of the laboratory exercises, and provides basic and advanced faculty-enhancement workshops for college and university faculty.This paper provides an overview of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland; Andrew M. Nuxoll, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

, there is a need to incorporate thisinto the curriculum as a focal point of teaching software development to undergraduate computerscience students.BackgroundVariants of agile development have been slowly integrated with traditional approaches intocourses, most commonly in capstone courses and project management courses. (e.g., [3, 4, 5, 6]).However, it is rarely a focal point as most textbooks provide minimal content on Agile[7]. Thereis a need to incorporate Agile into both the content and pedagogy of courses[8]. Agile has beencombined with service-learning[9], but there has not been a lot of work integrating Agile withactive learning techniques. A specific implementation of agile that is inherently and especiallyactive is Scrum. Scrum or a