Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Relmane Baptiste, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; DeOndre L Clark Jr, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

://lectroetch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gmk-grid-marking-kit.pdf11. Alan, D. J., Magleby, S. P., Sorensen, C. D., and Todd, R. H., A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 17-28, 1997.12. Lackey, L.W., Jenkins, H.E., Mines, R.O., and Schultz, S.R., Utilizing Senior Capstone Design as an Instrument for Student and Faculty Assessment of Program Outcomes, 2009 ASEE Conference, Marietta, GA, paper, 2009006MIN, pp. 1-11, April 2009.13. Todd, R.H., Sorensen, C. D., and Magleby, C. D., Designing a Capstone Course to satisfy industrial customers, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 82, No. 2, April 1993, pp. 92- 100.14. Paliwal, M

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

low-tech automated controlsystems, and PBL small group discussions during the weekly group meetings. There are fivesuch courses at our institution – ENGR 199 (freshman level), ENGR 200 (sophomore level),ENGR 350 (junior level), and ENGR 400/450 (senior level capstone). In the SPIRIT meetings,ENGR 199 participants were paired with ENGR 350 participants, while ENGR 200 participantswere paired with ENGR 400/450 participants. However, group work and project managementdiscussions involved participants from each grade level. Groups were asked to record theminutes of their discussions and respond to several pre-prepared discussion prompts.During the semester-long projects, ENGR 350 participants were required to deliver an alphaprototype and to

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Robert Kuehl, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mehdi Mirakhorli

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

havecollected over the years. In addition, we have built in opportunities for students to specify,design, and assess the quality of their own work.The merged requirements and architecture course leads into a two-semester capstone seniorproject. This senior project engages students and external sponsors in an end-to-end,requirements-to-delivery project. Requirements engineering and architecture design are centralto this team-based senior project, and the merged requirements and architecture course givesstudents the system-wide problem-space/solution-space mindset necessary to succeed in theirsenior projects.Course StructureThe merged requirements and architecture course is designed with three main threads that occurin parallel, as Figure 1 shows. We use

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

other relatedissues such as curriculum development, course content, teaching strategies, and appropriatemeans of assessment.1. IntroductionA design project is usually a capstone course in traditional engineering education. To completea design project, students are assumed to have completed all required courses and have mastereda comprehensive knowledge in discipline so that they can apply what they have learned to thedesign project. A new approach is to teach fundamentals of engineering design (FED) tofreshman students. The first objective of this approach is to allow students to learn theengineering subject matter right from the beginning 5. When students spend several semesters innon-major courses without encountering engineering subjects

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William Durfee

increase of sales or cost savings by the sponsoring company. The company is free to pursue those ideas without returning monetary rewards to the student inventors, nor to the University.IV. Program Features and HighlightsThere are several features of the program which make it somewhat unusual and helped tocontribute to its success. One of the most important is that the projects are real. Projects are takenon only if the company has committed to manufacture the future product. This should be contrastedwith our senior capstone design course which also runs industry sponsored projects, but typicallythe results of those projects are not as closely watched by the company.The mix of engineering and business students is a major highlight. Projects

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yasuhisa Komura; Tien-I Liu; Stefan Setiadharma; Akihiko Kumagai

ourundergraduate capstone design courses. For these undergraduate industry-sponsored projects,sponsoring companies often provide materials, hardware, software, and technical mentoring forstudents. In turn, students provide their reports to the companies. For sponsoring companies, thisis often a very economical way of obtaining technical support and analysis. In such cases, projectfunds are not usually requested from companies and therefore, such projects are not consideredto be contract based. In contrast to these undergraduate projects, industry-sponsored projects atCIM Lab for graduate students are usually funded and therefore considered as contract basedprojects. For this reason, these projects must be pursued in a professional manner to accomplish,and

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Sekmen

and the final products they develop. This helps faculty members assess students’ learning.CSS projects target students ranging from freshman to senior and they differ from capstoneprojects that mainly target senior students. In addition, the entire class works on the sameproblem whereas only a group of students are involved in capstone projects.This paper investigates how to partner with industries to design problem-based computer sciencecourse projects. It also discusses how industries can be integrated in student learning assessmentprocess. This paper is organized as follows: Section 2 gives a detailed description of theproblem. The characteristics of the projects are discussed in Section 3. A sample project alongwith student solutions is

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Estelle M. Eke

. Perform simulations using SIMULINK (a MATLAB toolbox). Reinforce principles of computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering through open-ended robot design with the Basic Stamp (a micrcontroller). Engage students in problem solving via team work. Provide a brief introduction to the design process. Give students an opportunity to demonstrate oral and written communication skills through oral presentations and final project demonstrations. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 151 Serve as a useful

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Christine E King, University of California Irvine

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

) are previously developed ground rules systemsrepeatable in lower-division undergraduate engineering courses that perform group work? 2)does student team cohesion improve when team-specific ground rules are established prior toperforming group projects? The system was applied to a large undergraduate group engineeringproject that focused on a design-build-test application of bioengineering principles usingcomputer-aided-design. The sophomore level biomedical engineering course provided 21 teamsof 5-6 students with a student contract that established which particular ground rules areacceptable given the team’s culture. Students were encouraged to use their ground rules and teamcontract throughout the course’s group project to improve team

Conference Session

Ethical Cases and Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Russell Capelli, Virginia Tech; Estela Patron Moen, Virginia Tech; William N. Collins, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

students must be directly exposed to this global ethical environment whilestill in school, and develop an understanding of engineering ethics in the internationalcommunity3, 10.Engineering students are given numerous opportunities to gain exposure to developing countriesthrough classroom capstone design projects, specialized curriculums, study abroad experiences,service-learning projects, and extracurricular service organizations11, 12. For example, formaluniversity-initiated service-learning programs such as Engineering Projects in CommunityService (EPICS) at Purdue University have effectively allowed students to partner withnumerous non-profit organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, which performs internationalservice-centered engineering

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Petney, Rice 360 Institute for Global Health; Samuel Gonthako Ng'anjo, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic; Joseph Chikaphonya Phiri, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

participated in hands-on workshops, class workand independent projects since its inception.In conjunction with establishing the PIDS, the required first-year drawing course was modified toinclude design projects scoped at a district hospital. The projects selected were a traction systemfor femoral fractures and a manual cast-cutting device. With the curricular modifications, allfirst-year students completed several steps in the engineering design process and createddimensioned drawings as well as low-fidelity prototypes of their design solutions in the PIDS.The final-year capstone design courses in mechanical and electrical engineering have also beentransformed to emphasize prototyping. Final-year students with access to the PIDS completedmore steps

Conference Session

Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

, 2017 Teams and Team Building at Baylor University: Why Should We Do This and Where Should This Occur in the Curriculum?AbstractExperience with teams is a desirable outcome with employers. Academic programs often havestudent teams accomplish course, design, and lab projects starting with the freshmen introductorycourses and culminating with capstone senior design. Where do students learn about teams in thecurriculum? How do they learn to be good team members? It seems the most pervasive approachto teams in higher education is a “sink or swim” attitude where teams are allowed to form on theirown and work out any issues that arise. Little, if any, formal instruction on being a team memberis given throughout the curriculum. Even less

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 3: Digital Learning Part I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Logan Porter, Texas A&M University; Nripendra Sarker, Texas A&M University; Mike Willey, Texas A&M University

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Computers in Education

decided to use an MSP432 MCU. Each course studiesabout different perspectives and different levels of the MSP432 MCU. In embedded system trackcourses, it has been organized to deliver effective education and consistent education over themultiple courses. After taking the courses in the embedded system integration track, studentstake Capstone project courses. Students can choose their own microprocessor/microcontrollermodel according to the project requirements. They may choose one of the SimpleLink MCUs,and they can reuse the code of what they have learned previously. In this paper, an embeddedsystem track that uses a common MSP432 MCU was presented and the assessment was shownand discussed. The positive feedback was demonstrated through the

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

and levee safety, and theshortage will likely increase as “boomer-era” experts retire. Accordingly, ASDSO is providingincentives to attract students to the field through a Speakers Bureau, a Student EmploymentOpportunities Clearinghouse, a Student Paper Competition, scholarship awards, and free studentadmission to the group’s national and regional conferences.Additionally, ASDSO seeks to increase collaboration between its members and universities inthe areas of specialized training, research, and development of capstone courses.This paper will: Look at current hiring needs within government and private sector communities; Outline how ASDSO’s projects are helping to attract students to professions in dam and levee safety; and

Conference Session

Materials

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

Bar Apparatus for use with Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials, Master thesis, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 2012.5. Alan, D. J., Magleby, S. P., Sorensen, C. D., and Todd, R. H., A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 17-28, 1997.6. Lackey, L.W., Jenkins, H.E., Mines, R.O., and Schultz, S.R., Utilizing Senior Capstone Design as an Instrument for Student and Faculty Assessment of Program Outcomes, 2009 ASEE Conference, Marietta, GA, paper, 2009006MIN, pp. 1-11, April 2009.7. Todd, R.H., Sorensen, C. D., and Magleby, C. D., Designing a Capstone Course to satisfy industrial customers, Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Daughton

principles and concepts Engineering economics and finance Project management Quality, strategy, and value creation Process management methods Leadership and management Technical Electives (9 hours) Technical courses selected from the College of Engineering Capstone Project (3 hours) Original research projectAn alumni survey3 was conducted for our

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Swedish

develop the equipment wherever possible. Inthis way, the Lab better fulfills its potential as a teaching facility. The primary vehicle for thiswork is the senior capstone design project. Several pieces of equipment have been designed inthis way: a 140 ft/sec wind tunnel, a smoke tunnel for flow visualization, and most recently thepsychrometric test chamber.A team of two students was given the chamber design project. The stated purpose for thechamber was to demonstrate the basic psychrometric processes of heating, cooling,humidification, dehumidification, and mixing. A number of criteria were defined, and a costtarget specified. The design report was used as the basis for construction of the chamber, and is

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; James DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; David Sianez, CCSU

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

use in the capstone performance. Figure 2. Sub unit overview. The sub-units represent a series of science, mathematics, and technology themes (see Table 2),although in no sense do they encompass the complete range prescribed in state frameworks inthese areas. The “Demystifying Magic” Curriculum Guide also includes additional enrichmentideas, suggested research projects, and four optional extension activities.Table 2. Sub unit content and themes.  # # # extension scientific / mathematical engineering theme illusions activities activities principles connectionsProperties of Water 2 2 0 surface

Conference Session

Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas at El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Erik Lopez; Deena Mustin, UTEP Academic Technologies ; Robin Munoz, Academic Technologies; Jackeline Munoz; Sarah Huizar, UTEP Academic Technologies Learning Environments; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, Carnegie Mellon University; Celena Arreola; Tetyana Zhyvotovska, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

heavily integrated into the classroom piece whichwould be not be replicable in our project as we had no classroom piece to use to grade such. “Inengineering, there are many examples of service-learning programs ranging from freshmanintroductory courses to senior capstone courses. Despite their successes, an area that theengineering education community has yet to fully develop is the reflection component of service-learning.”3 We have made a conscious choice to keep the project housed outside the bounds of a forcredit course due to student feedback which will be specifically discussed in the results section.RESULTS The exhibits that have been created over the years have varied greatly in design and have grown in depthand complexity over that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees

grant), advancing problem based learning methodologies (NSF CCLI grant), assessing student learning, as well as understanding and integrating complex problem solving in undergraduate engineering education (NSF CAREER grant). Her other research interests lie in cardiovascular fluid mechanics, sustainability research, and K-12 engineer- ing outreach.Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineer- ing at the University of Colorado - Boulder (CU). She has taught the capstone design for environmental engineering since 1998 and began incorporating service learning projects into the course in 2001. She also

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is co-PI on several NSF grants to explore interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering design.Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech LISA D. McNAIR is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). She is co-PI on several NSF-funded projects that explore issues of learning, practicing and teaching

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernard Amadei; R. Scott Summers; Angela Bielefeldt

standardfor developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. About 1 week is devoted to this topic.Senior year:Environmental Engineering Design (CVEN 4434; optional capstone for all CVEN students;required for Water Resources/Environmental option) Prof. Bielefeldt has included 1 or moreEDC projects in the course for the past three years. These projects are real needs in variouscommunities, thus integrating a service learning (SL) component into the curriculum. Examplesof recent projects include: upgrade over-loaded evaporative wastewater treatment lagoons forJemez Pueblo, New Mexico (Fall 2003); replace existing individual cesspools and septic systemsin the community of Guadalupe, CO (Fall 2002); provide reliable water and sanitation for aprimary

Conference Session

Design Realization

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul O. Leisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard W. Liptak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sergio Granieri, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

– concept generation through volume production in less than three hours1. AbstractDesign for manufacturability (DFM) is the practice of engineering products such that they aremore easily produced in volume. DFM is traditionally taught by lecture and students aresubsequently encouraged to utilize the underlying concepts in their engineering design coursesand capstone project. One of the problems with this approach is that the design is rarely taken tovolume production, giving students little chance to see firsthand the benefits of employing DFMin their work. To address this, we have developed an in-class activity which allows studentteams to design a widget and take it to volume production all within the span of a single three-hour

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Derby; Stephen Frempong; Willie Ofosu

programs, the primary focus is to provide students with theeducational resources to apply cutting-edge tools of the technology in industry. This objective oftechnological empowerment is achieved through student projects, capstone courses, andsometimes internships. Such activities are designed to ensure that students acquire a firmer gripof principles and application of concepts and tools. Capstone courses and student projects aredesigned to encapsulate several essential components of a course or program content. Theseapproaches are effective in institutions that have a wide array of industry standard equipment forstudents to use in real world applications. Internships, however, allow students to train onequipments whose prices far exceed the

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Stewart; Carole Goodson; Susan Miertschin; Luces Faulkenberry

(CIES). The CIES is a survey instrument that has been used for a number of years to gather data about student satisfaction of courses and instructors. It is administered every regular semester and it is scored by the University Measurement and Evaluation Service. Their evaluation of the CIES indicates it is a reliable and valid instrument. Additionally, records and statistical analysis of components of the CIES are readily, though not always speedily, available. This measurement tool provides course-by-course data from which teacher and course effectiveness information can be gleaned. • Capstone Courses. Upper level capstone courses with projects, research

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahra Pournorouz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

and enhancing the thermophysical properties of synthetic oils. This was the first demonstra- tion of the work ever done in this field and resulted in broad environmental and cost benefits, especially in energy storage and heat transfer applications. She has more than three years of experience teaching ther- mofluidic, mechanical design, and solid and structure courses and supervising senior capstone projects collaborating with industries such as Saint-Gobain, Klein Tools, and Parker. She also has served in lead- ership roles at the Society of Women Engineers and STEM advisory task force to represent diversity and inclusion and improve student success and retention for underrepresented students

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Dennis George, Western Kentucky University; john bruni, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

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Educational Research and Methods

student engagement as defined for the EE program. These items are listedin Table 1 below.Table 1: NSSE Questions in Support of Engagement NSSE Questions NSSE Number Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience, or 7A clinical assignment Work on a research project with a faculty member outside of 7D course or program requirements Study abroad 7F Independent study or self-designed major 7G Culminating senior experience (capstone course, senior 7H project or thesis, comprehensive exam, etc)The students were asked to

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjiv B. Gokhale; Michael O'Dea

in partnership with the Concord Community Development Corporation.The CET 484 course forms the last of a four course “Design Sequence” required of students inthe Department of Construction Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology,IUPUI. The specific learning objectives of this course are to introduce students to: buildingloads utilizing prevailing codes; engineering properties and construction applications of wood &lumber; and fundamentals of structural analysis & design of wood structures. The main generallearning objective of the course is to serve as a “capstone design experience”. In the past thisobjective was fulfilled through having students work on a Design Project, usually one out of thetext book or from plans

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher G. Braun

satisfaction of designing,building and using working electronic systems. The enthusiastic response from both the studentsand industry employers indicates this approach may be of interest to other sites.The impact of this facility has been several fold. First, all of our electronics specialty studentsare exposed to production processes as a natural part of their Junior year electronics laboratoryprojects. They enter the job market with skills and experience that is important to manyemployers. Second, as students progress to their Senior year, they then use their production skillsto implement many of their laboratory and Capstone Design projects. This enables them toattempt projects that could not be done otherwise due to complexity and/or cost. As a

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University

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Design in Engineering Education

are formed, the early design stages, prototyping and test, oralpresentations, and conference attendance for the last two years. The students’ evaluationmethods and outcomes assessments are also presented. Finally, the problems and challenges inthe Senior Design course are discussed. Overall, this “new and improved” Senior Design coursehelps students to develop many skills which were not previously developed. As one example ofa successful student project, “Sense-o-matic Cane: Ungrounded Detection for the Blind” wonSecond Place in Technology and Engineering at the 2008 HBCU-UP National Researchconference.IntroductionThe Computer Engineering Program at the Virginia State University, a small Historically BlackColleges and Universities (HBCU), was