Conference Session

Writing and Portfolios

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hull, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; Lillian B Bowles, Louisiana State University; Jennifer Farrell, Louisiana State University; David Bowles, Louisiana State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Courses. One way of accomplishing the goal of improvingcommunication is through the support of C-I courses within the CoE curriculum. C-I designatedcourses meet specific criteria concerning communication, such as focusing on at least two of fourcommunication modes (spoken, visual, technological, and written), multiple iterations of writtenand/or oral projects, and concentrating at least 40% of the course grade on communication.Currently in the CoE, there are 31 C-I designated courses throughout the curriculum, rangingfrom introductory to capstone courses. All Engineering disciplines have at least one C-Idesignated course in their core curriculum. CxC provides several resources for faculty who areinterested in designing a C-I course.Faculty Summer

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Irma Becerra-Fernandez; Gordon Hopkins; Ted Lee

hours as follows: a core consisting of 12 hours of Engineering Management,and 12 hours of Business Administration, 9 hours of electives in a particular area of engineeringspecialization, and the Capstone Project of 3 hours [1]. Graduate students in EngineeringManagement gain knowledge through traditional engineering lectures, guest speakers’presentations, and through study of related cases and articles. Most courses also requirecompletion of a short project. Finally, the Capstone Project serves to integrate the students’knowledge through applied research and development. Typically through the Capstone Project,students lean to respond well to challenges presented at the workplace. The Capstone Projectrequires about half of the time to develop a

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jesus Acosta-Iriqui; Eniko T. Enikov

studyabroad experiences with a capstone research project. This capstone resulted in a 90 page researchreport written by four of the exchange participants summarizing their research on an automatedfish tracking system using MATLAB.It is important to mention that two of the five students of the three-year cohort expressed that,their decision for participating in the exchange program was done once they consulted with theiradvisors and/or professors in their programs if their participation would have an impact on thetime for obtaining their current undergraduate studies. This was the case of one student on year-four. One of the two students, who decided not to participate in the exchange program on year-three, expressed that her decision was made

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Deane Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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New Engineering Educators

develop engineering requirements to meet project needs and formal design techniques are studied. MET40100 Planning and design alternatives to meet cost, performance, (Capstone and user-interface goals are emphasized. System tests and 5 project I) measurements are considered. Project planning, scheduling, and management techniques are studied. Different design approaches are compared. TECH12000 (Design See Above 14 thinking in

Conference Session

Using Communication and Writing Techniques to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Sean Poust, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

capstone design and laboratorycourses. The course runs as a one-semester, stand-alone course (not coupled to a complementarytechnical or laboratory course) with assignments ranging from laboratory reports, design reports,resumes, cover letters, interviews, technical presentations, and project proposals tocommunication with lay audiences. This paper takes a case study approach to examine theevolution of the laboratory report assignment over the course of three semesters. We found thatincorporating additional authenticity into laboratory report writing assignment motivated studentengagement and learning. Midterm and final course evaluations are used as data to reflect on theeffectiveness of three iterations of the assignment:· Fall 2011: Common

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Shelly Tan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

purposes include researchpartnerships, industry advisory boards, and various efforts to provide students with authenticengineering experiences (e.g., sponsored capstone projects, co-op programs, and internships).Literature ReviewWith the knowledge that research on a variety of aspects has taken place, this concentratedliterature review aimed instead to focus on areas critical to these authors. Of particular interestwere research partnerships and those relationships where industry provides input into curricularpartnerships, especially relationships centered around engineering and engineering technologyprograms. A final section of this brief review will outline areas that may benefit from furtherresearch that were found while searching for existing

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Amir Javaheri, Virginia State University; Stephen S. Tompkins, Virgina State University; Keith Williamson, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

450, MANE 315, MANE 400, ENGL Skills 110, ENGL 111, ENGL 342 Teamwork in Courses and MANE 450, MANE 415 Projects Graphical Communication ENGR 200, MANE 310 Skills Computer Experience ENGR 101, ENGR 102, ENGR 203, ENGR 200, MANE 310, MANE 315, MANE 420 Senior Capstone Experience MANE 450 General Education Basic Science and Mathematics MATH 201, MATH 200, MATH 300, MATH350, MATH 392, PHYS 112, PHYS 113, CHEM 101, ENGR 301 Page 13.957.4 Professional Experience

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Scott’s research relates to accessible and inexpensive engineering equipment for laboratory education.Wendy Cagle, Western Carolina UniversityDr. Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University Andrew Ritenour is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering + Technology at Western Carolina University (WCU). In addition to teaching in the field of electrical engineering, he coordinates the senior engineering capstone program which is a multidisciplinary, two-semester course sequence with projects sponsored by industrial partners. Within this role, he focuses on industrial outreach and the teaching and assessment of professional skills. Prior to joining WCU in 2018

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Engineering Education, 2023 Putting Individual Learning Responsibility Back into the Team Experience – An Application of the Design ExperienceIntroductionFor years engineering programs have focused on the importance of students participating in teamexperiences within subject and capstone classes. This team experience need was emphasized byABET in its Criteria 3 – Student Outcomes, specifically outcome d (for years 2000 to 2019) andoutcome 5 (for years 2019 to present) and emphatically adopted by most engineering programs[1] [2].The need for teamwork is also emphasized by industry. Industry, especially those associated withthe development of new or improved products, benefit from interdisciplinary teams which canrepresent various

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha; James D. Goedert Ph.D., P.E., University of Nebraska, Durham; Asregedew Kassa Woldesenbet, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

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Construction

; Pollard, D. (1986). The role of computer simulations in engineering education. Computers & Education, 10(3), 335–340.Starkey, B. A., & Blake, E. L. (2001). Simulation in International Relations Education. Simulation & Gaming, 32(4), 537-551. doi:10.1177/104687810103200409Szot, J. M. (2013, 3). The value and effectiveness of project management simulation as a capstone activity in an executive MBA educational program. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Strategy, Programme & Project Management. Lille, France: Skema Business School.Wall, J., & Ahmed, V. (2008). Use of a simulation game in delivering blended lifelong learning in the construction industry

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Labs/Design II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joon Kim; Daniel Biezad

endeavor, combined with the lack of faculty expertise in aircraftfabrication that may exist in the department. Traditional projects and grades are also aproblem, since failure or sub-standard work to meet any standard for flight is not acceptable.Adequate lab space, resources, specialty tools, and expertise in blueprint analysis are alsodifficult challenges to meet, especially for the large number of inexperienced students whocome into this course at every offering.The way that Cal Poly has been meeting the above challenges is both unique and risky. Therecruiting and inclusion of resources from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), from industry,from the university, and from local hobbyists to help establish these special lab courses ispresented

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

homeworkproblems and tests have explicit answers, given the problem statement. Unfortunately most, if notall, engineering problems do not follow this cookbook approach. Students must be allowed toexperience problems that require them to formulate solutions to problems with no specific straight-line structure to the solution – they must learn how to “think outside the box” [7].Laboratory (and the senior capstone project) is the one place where students have the opportunityto “think on their own” and assemble separate pockets of knowledge to solve a complete problem.The biggest advantage is that real-world exercises and experimental approaches clearly show thatthere is not always an “answer at the back of the book”. Students are often frustrated by this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Brian F. French, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

World Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and entrepreneurship pedagogy and assessment, technology development, and clinical applications of biomedical instrumentation.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University Shane Brown conducts research in conceptual and epistemological change, social capital, and diffusion of innovations. In 2011, he received the NSF CAREER Award to investigate how engineers think about and use concepts that academics consider to be important.Dr. Brian F. French, Washington State University Brian F. French is an Associate Professor of educational leadership and counseling psychology and Co- Director

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

) the FEA results and (2) the handcaculations using the curved-beam theory. A review discussion, focused on the interpretation andcomparison of results and the causes of the discrepancy of the results, is followed after thestudents reports are graded and returned. Page 12.1387.7Student Projects and FEAThe capstone educational experience for OIT Mechanical Engineering Technology andManufacturing Engineering Technology undergraduates is the year-long Senior Design Project.Over the course of three terms, teams of MET/MFG students design, build, and test theirsolutions to selected engineering design problems and present these solutions to a

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

features (force and weight), and then it maps genericinventive principles to specific solutions (the counter weight principle yields the solution ofspoilers.) Obviously, creating more examples will help users understand the mapping processand help them to work on their own problems.TRIZ in Teaching Engineering Design Page 12.483.2There is a definite need to provide students with helpful strategies and guidelines to solve designproblems. The ultimate student design experience in an engineering curriculum is the seniorcapstone design course. Some of our senior capstone projects like SAE Mini Baja and SAE AeroDesign are annual competitions, and

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

]. Traditional classroom teaching is often based on lecturing and examinations; therefore, theymight lack going beyond teaching students technical and discipline-specific skills.On the other hand, student competitions go beyond and offer students soft skills, which are thekey to successful experiential learning [6]. In engineering education, senior capstone projectshave become typical venues for teaching soft skills as well; however, these are often still limitedwith class-time and curriculum expectations [7]. Capstone projects, by nature, are towards theend of students’ educational careers, and therefore, students may not have time to practice thesoft skills they just have exposure. Earlier research shows that students’ ability to understandethical

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Melanie Bastiaan, Kettering University; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Juan R. Pimentel, Kettering University; Mehrdad Zadeh, Kettering University

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College Industry Partnerships

freshmanclasses [17] all the way through senior design (capstone) projects [18, 19]. The autonomousvehicles have a variety of different scales and designs, including solar-powered vehicles [20],wireless vehicles, and a vehicle with a focus on infrared sensing [21]. Because of spaceconsiderations, we do not provide a summary or review of the technologies underlyingautonomous vehicles, as they are available in a number of publications on the subject [22–25].II AutoDrive at Kettering UniversityParticipation in SAE programs is a large part of the education of many students at KetteringUniversity. The institution has traditionally supported four SAE Collegiate Teams (“Teams”),including SAE Aero Design, Baja SAE, Clean Snowmobile Challenge and Formula SAE

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Yue Liu, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

’ Design Process Concept MapsIntroductionIn our ongoing exploration of this EAGER EEC NSF-funded project, we share results of thedesign concept maps part of our research project. This paper is intended to share formativedevelopment of a coding scheme to assess and evaluate drawings by undergraduate engineeringstudents of their engineering design process. There is a spectrum of student responses anddeveloping a taxonomy, or categorization, is helpful to better understand where students beginand end from a design project learning experience. This can then inform and illustrate the waysin which students balance breadth and depth and learn and apply their engineering know how.Design may appear throughout a curriculum or be substantiated as a capstone

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

professional engineering. These coursesare capstone courses taken at the end of the MEP curriculum. 10. Elective or Independent Study (3 credits): Page 22.825.6Can be substituted for one of the industrial projects. Approval of advisor required.7. Implementation It is anticipated that the first cadre will be made up of approximately 20 students. Theprogram will be structured in an executive format. In this structure, professional engineers fromindustry or the military will remain together as one cohort and take courses in a prescribedsequence. Each course will be offered during the latter part of the week and during weekends andbe completed in

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology / Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC); Tim L Ferris, University of South Australia; Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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ASEE International Forum

. Program Attributes Delivery Mode Face to Face 94% Online 41% Hybrid 25% Multi-modal 50% Average Course/Module Session 16 weeks Average Program Length 2 years Project Thesis or Capstone Project required 94% Program Focus General Systems Focus; SE; Systems Architecture; Systems Design; 66

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley Bazuin; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader

DSP,independent study or faculty directed research opportunities are available through both a project -based course ECE 490 and senior design capstone projects ECE 481 and ECE 482. To expandstudent exposure to include real-time, hands-on work, the department has begun to incorporate anew sequence of experiments into the Digital Signal Processing course, ECE 455, using a newlyestablished DSP laboratory. The laboratory has been jointly funded by the National ScienceFoundation, Texas Instruments, and Western Michigan University.DSP Laboratory SettingThe DSP laboratory consists of PC-based workstations equipped with specialized DSP hardwareand software. The Computer workstations are internally equipped with TI TMS320C6701Evaluation Module (EVM

Conference Session

Student Feedback and Assessment in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

design process. 11. Frame of reference At the University of Oklahoma, we offer an engineering design course in the semesterpreceding their capstone project to expose senior-level mechanical engineering students to theprocess of design. In the course, AME4163: Principles of Engineering Design, we leverageexperiential learning to enable students to internalize the Principles of Engineering Design(POED) and to transition from students to Junior Engineers, who we distinguish from studentsby their ability to identify new principles to suit their needs. From a research standpoint, we areprimarily concerned with improving assessment of student learning in design, build, and testcourses. We assert that

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Patrice M. Ludwig, James Madison University; Erica J. Lewis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, marketing, and graphic design.20 At California Baptist University,engineering capstone students design devices to assist hearing impaired individuals and workwith nursing students to prepare the units for clinical testing.23 A cross institution collaborationbetween biomedical engineering students at Lawrence Technological University and mechanicalengineering and nursing students from University of Detroit, Mercy has resulted inmultidisciplinary capstone teams focused on helping patients from a local VeteranAdministration hospital with physical disabilities.24 In all three cases, a human-centered designapproach was taken.Opportunities to engage in interdisciplinary projects outside capstone are rare. Two examplesfrom literature include the global

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Susan Garver Stirrup, University of Colorado Denver

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Design in Engineering Education

opportunities early and throughout an engineering student’s education to practicedesign is essential. Many engineering programs now require first year design experiences, aswell as senior capstone projects. Between those early and late design courses, there can be a“desert of design” -- many dense analytical courses with few structured opportunities for team-based design work. Institutions that manage to build in design across the curriculum have beenhighlighted as groundbreaking (e.g. [2]). To avoid the problem of encapsulation, or only seeingwhat they learn as relevant within a specific course [3], it is important to provide students avariety of contexts where they can apply their design skills. Notice, too, that the problem ofencapsulation also

Collection

2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Sharan Kalwani, IEEE; Subramaniam Ganesan, Oakland University

design, simulation, iterative redesign andsimulation to meet the goals, and implementation details on hardware with software. The wholeprocess, design tradeoffs and history are kept in the final project document folder. In addition tointellectual property /commercialization of the final product, the integration of all the conceptslearnt in the curriculum is considered throughout the capstone design course. The projects areevaluated by a number of multidisciplinary faculty, fellow students and the instructors. The studentoutcomes and design criteria are considered in the evaluation. Later the design and software aremade public as Open source. Full documentation for the interface is also submitted in the finalproject report.Some of the recent

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Herbert L. Hess P.E., University of Idaho in Moscow; Frank Pietryga, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 11.900.4poorly employing subscripted variables. In every successful case, run times were less than 3seconds. The whole exercise was somewhat shorter in duration for efficient code writers, about2-4 hours, than for the 65% who wrote inefficient code, 6-25 hours.Electrical engineering technology (EET) students at Buffalo State were also assigned similar taskbut this was the first time such an assignment was given to them. Ten students were involved inthis project. Their mathematics background varied with three students just being transferred fromcommunity college and taking technical calculus concurrently with Power Systems 1 course.Several students did not take programming course yet. Five students were taking MATLAB®and MathCAD

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University; Cherrylynne Rochelle Nethken, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

analysis: 1) first semester,second-year use-inspired design project course (EGR 201), and 2) first semester, seniorengineering capstone design course (EGR 401). EGR 201 enrolled 213 students (177 consentingresponses; 83% response rate) during the Fall 2015 semester, while EGR 401 enrolled 168students (115 consenting responses; 68% response rate) combining the Fall 2015 and Spring2016 semesters.Data CollectionThe student sample in each of the selected courses were all asked to respond to the followingquestions in class: 1. How do you define reflection? 2. Why do you think reflection activities are used in your engineering design courses throughout your curriculum?These questions were administered to all students enrolled in the Fall 2015

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Isaac Aunkst, General Dynamics Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

solar panel, willvary in two directions. The azimuth angle is the horizontal direction from the observer to thesun4. There is also an altitude angle, representing the vertical direction from the observer to thesun. More effective solar panel trackers are two-axis in nature5,6,7 and have been demonstrated,for example, in the use of a solar oven concentrator8.The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a project whereby an Electrical EngineeringTechnology student developed a one-axis (azimuth) solar panel tracking system to satisfy therequirements for his capstone senior project. The capstone design project covers two semesters.In the first (fall) semester, requirements for the project are identified and long lead materials areordered

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Prince Anyalebechi; Okechi Egekwu

year a student acquires deeper understanding byselecting an emphasis or concentration area. This requires a student to take a minimum offour 4xx-level courses and six credit hours of capstone work (i.e., 18 credit hours) in aspecific technology area. To broaden their undergraduate education, students, in addition tothe ISAT courses, must also satisfy a required 30 credit hours of liberal studies (generaleducation) electives. Twenty-one credit hours are available as approved electives toencourage the student to develop further in an ISAT related area of interest. The capstoneof the program is a senior project, in which students work in teams of four to six membersto solve an industry or government-related problem. These problems are

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Council of Sections

sequence at Stevens known as the Design Spine3. The first five courses are core designcourses taken by students from all intended disciplines; the last three are taken in the discipline - a juniorcourse followed by a 2-semester capstone senior year project. In most cases the core design courses arelinked to concurrent engineering science courses, thus providing context for the latter. The Design Spineis a key vehicle to develop a number of threads that build both technical and so-called “soft”competencies. The latter include communications, creative thinking, teaming, economics of engineering,problem solving, project management etc. It should be noted that the first four design courses have beentaught by adjunct engineers, either practicing or