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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Brian Meadows; Charles Judah; Michael Berman; Derrick Jones; Ryan Rawson; David Alvarez; James Flynn; Sharlene Katz

235 Software Defined Radio Communication Link for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Brian Meadows, Charles Judah, Michael Berman, Derrick Jones Ryan Rawson, David Alvarez, James Flynn, Sharlene Katz California State University, NorthridgeAbstractThis paper describes a Senior Design Project at California State University Northridge to designand implement a communication link between a ground station and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) using software defined radio (SDR). Specifically, this project focused on utilizing andextending an open source software

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan Utschig, Kennesaw State University; Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University; Valmiki Sooklal, Kennesaw State University; Eduardo Farfan, Kennesaw State University

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Design in Engineering Education

nuclearand other fields of engineering is discussed. Also, results of a literature search demonstrate thatnuclear engineering projects are exceedingly rare within interdisciplinary senior design.Therefore, a project management framework using results from an exploration of the literatureon interdisciplinary senior design to identify salient issues pertaining to nuclear engineering ispresented. Issues include raising awareness among faculty mentors from different subject areasabout potential project areas; addressing nuclear specific codes and standards; and challengeswhen working across disciplines in project funding, the student team formation process, studentcredit hours granted, and workload allocation for faculty advisors to the projects

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

William A. Kline; Thomas Mason

Inc., the program has been an incubator/technology center engaging students and technology-based companies in project work thatprovides students employment with the challenges and excitement of real professional practice.Over 1500 internship positions have been offered to 575 students working on a range of design,prototyping, and testing projects for over 84 client companies.The challenges of educating the 21st century engineer call for innovative approaches in bothcurricular and co-curricular programs. The global economy and highly competitive workplace oftoday are creating needs for a solid technical education combined with professional practiceexperiences in the undergraduate curriculum. Many programs focusing on industrialpartnerships

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Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Berdanier

Session 2121 Presentation of Construction Management Topics in a Competitive Bid Module Dr. Bruce W. Berdanier, PE, PS Ohio Northern University, Ada, OhioAbstractEngineering Project Management is a senior level class taught once a year in the Ohio NorthernUniversity (ONU) Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) degree. Topics includeorganizational structures, project delivery systems, engineering economics, critical path methodanalysis, team dynamics within project management, and responsibilities of the engineeringmanager within various

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

John W. Duggan; Michael Davidson; Leonard Anderson

Promoting Intra-Disciplinary Design in Civil Engineering Technology: An Approach to Comprehensive Capstone Design Through Faculty and Practitioner Mentorship John W. Duggan, Ph.D., P.E.(1), Michael Davidson, P.E.(2), Leonard Anderson, Ph.D., C.P.C.(3)Abstract - Working in teams, civil engineering technology students develop an open-ended design on a project of theirchoosing. The design integrates several design and engineering concepts including design alternatives, designassumptions, value engineering, cost, safety, construction feasibility, construction scheduling, engineering ethics andengineering economy. All projects include elements of civil engineering sub-disciplines, including structural, hydraulic,site

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Saad, East Carolina University

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Construction

2006-1600: MULTI-LAYERED, MULTIMEDIA SCHEDULE REPORTINGIhab Saad, East Carolina University Page 11.942.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 MMSR: Multi-Layered, Multimedia Schedule ReportingAbstractScheduling is the art and science of forecasting future performance based on historicalinformation. It aims at charting a roadmap for the project to follow during its differentphases of development to secure timely completion. In most construction projects, anowner-approved schedule becomes one of the contract documents, and a way ofcommunication between the main project team members (Owner, Architect/Engineer,and General Contractor). Changes are one of the few

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Said

Session _2560_ Improving Students Retention by Engaging Them in Real Life Experiences Hazem Said Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computing Technology, University of CincinnatiIntroductionEngaging engineering technology students in real life experiences has a positive impacton retention rate. The Center for Information Technology and Community Development(CITCD) at the University of Cincinnati initiated the IT-Students-Work project (ITSW)as part of its plan to establish strong relationship between students in the InformationTechnology program

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Karen C. Chou; W. James Wilde; Saeed Moaveni

An Unique Approach to Civil Engineering Design Experience Karen C. Chou1, W. James Wilde2, and Saeed Moaveni3 Department of Mechanical & Civil Engineering Minnesota State University, Mankato, MNAbstractThe ABET required major design experience is fulfilled through a 2-semester course sequencefor a total of 3 credit hours. The goal of the major design experience is to emulate the practiceof planning and designing of a civil engineering project in a way that is similar to a typicalengineering office setting. To achieve this goal, we have involved students from the freshman tothe senior level classes, faculty, and the engineering community. In addition, we have

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Saeed Tiari, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

motivationAbstractIn 2008, Gannon University was awarded a National Science Foundation S-STEM grant, knownas SEECS (Scholars of Excellence in Engineering and Computer Science) which providedscholarship funding for academically talented students having financial need. Since then, thegrant has been funded twice more; the current award period started in 2017 and will run until2021. As a requirement for the SEECS program, all students must participate in a community-based design project, undertaken for a non-profit entity in the local region. This project isnominally a two-year effort, though some projects have taken longer to complete. Recently, aproject has experienced several significant setbacks: 1) the original project sponsor decommittedat the end of the

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Brian Eickhoff, Sentera, LLC; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Liang Zhan, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Robert M. Nelson, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Design in Engineering Education

Developing a Computer Engineering Capstone Design Course with a Startup CompanyAbstractEngineering faculty responsible for leading capstone projects are often faced with challenges indefining project topics for students. There is an ongoing need for developing new project topicsthat can be tackled by teams of upper-division undergraduate students. In contrast, during theearly phases of establishing a profitable business, many startup companies are faced with anoverwhelming number of research and development tasks required to build innovative products.Due to constraints in engineering resources or subject matter expertise, some of these projectsmay be deferred or left unsolved within the startup organization. Some of these

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University; Santaneel Ghosh, Southeast Missouri State University; Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

State University Santaneel Ghosh is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Engi- neering Physics at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Ghosh has received his Ph.D in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, in 2005. Prior to joining South- east, he was a part-time faculty in the Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. During his doctoral and postdoctoral training, he has conducted research on design and development of the lead-free solders for semiconductor industries (Semiconductor Research Corporation-funded project and closely worked with Intel Corporation); and multifunctional nanostructure synthesis and

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University; Esther Rodriguez-Silva PhD, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

the Global Supply Chain Laboratory at Texas A&M University, where she conducts applied research and industry projects in the area of global distribution, best practices in distribution profitability, distributor value added services, and within industry Consortia. Dr. Rodriguez Silva is the Director of the Talent Incubator Program where she educates and train students for project development and execution. Also, she coordinates the Global Distribution Study Abroad Program designated to teach students on how to conduct business in the international arena. Dr. Rodriguez Silva has contributed with recognized international institutions on supply chain man- agement and participated on the implementation of

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-2185: ENHANCING THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHEXPERIENCE IN A SENIOR DESIGN CONTEXTFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston FARROKH ATTARZADEH earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming, operating systems, digital logic, and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He has developed a concept referred to as EMFA (Electromechanical Folk Art) as a vehicle to attract young students to the STEM fields. He is the Associated Editor for student papers at

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Vanasupa

-+-. Session 1626 Leveraging the Educational Impact of the lLI Dollar: Ideas from a Microelectronics Processing Laboratory Linda Vanasupa California Polytechnic State University Abstract Typical ILI projects involve incorporating a new set of experiments into an undergraduate lab. These experiments are usually centered around apiece of equipment that is implemented by the principal investigator. An alternative to this scenario is to use the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonie J. Jetter, Portland State University; Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering Education, 2017 Fostering Student Innovators through Small Prototyping Grants – Student Engagement in the Beta ProgramAbstractThe Beta Project was created to inspire and support innovation in engineering students atPortland State University. Each academic term, student teams are invited to submit briefproposals for up to $1000 in funding to purchase materials and equipment for prototypedevelopment. Proposals are screened by the Innovation Council, which consists of faculty,staff and community members. If the proposal passes an initial screening, the studentteam is invited to give a 5-minute presentation, followed by 5 minutes of questions fromthe Innovation Council. A simple majority vote of Council members decides

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Keat; Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

Session 3266A Complementary Sequence in Thermal/Fluids and Mechanical Systems for Senior Capstone Design Ann M. Anderson, William D. Keat, and Richard D. Wilk Mechanical Engineering Department Union College Schenectady, NYAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at Union College has developed two senior level designcourses, Design of Thermal/Fluid Systems (DTFS) and Design of Mechanical Systems (DMS)aimed at diversifying the senior capstone design experience. These required courses are project-based

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Pam Van Dyk, Evaluation Resources

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8903MISO (Maximizing the Impact of STEM Outreach Through Data-DrivenDecision-Making): Building and Evaluating a Community of PracticeMs. Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University Tracey Collins is the Project Coordinator for the Maximizing the Impact of STEM Outreach through Data-Driven Decision-Making (MISO) Project, at North Carolina State University. Her responsibilities include implementing activities of the project, coordinating efforts among K-12 science, technology, en- gineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach programs, and working closely with university enrollment management and data

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Bergquist, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Urbana-Champaign (2012-2015), Tufts University (2015-2016), and Cal Poly - SLO (2016-present). She has a BS in civil engineering and BA in Spanish language & literature from North Carolina State University, and a MS/PhD in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Multidisciplinary Research Efforts in Post-Earthquake Civil Infrastructure ReconnaissanceAbstract:To address existing challenges with filtering and classification of post-earthquake structuraldamage images, the authors are engaged in a multidisciplinary project to develop and train amachine-learning algorithm that

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Zhiyuan Yu; Jiawei Gong, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

Jiawei Gong yuz29@miamioh.edu jzg317@psu.edu Engineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Miami University, Middletown, OH 45011 Penn State University, Erie, PA 16510 Abstract This research presents analysis of a quick return linkage mechanism utilizing computationalsoftware Mathcad and Inventor. It is implemented as a class project to enhance MechanicalEngineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology students’ understanding of linkagemechanism in courses Dynamics and Machine Dynamics. The objectives of the project are toteach (1) kinematic and kinetic analysis of linkage mechanism (2

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 1 - Capstone & Case Study

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William P. Manion, University of Maine; Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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Construction Engineering

-ended qualitative questions. The survey results are presented, with some examples,qualitative responses, and discussion from the authors. By presenting and publishing this paper,the authors hope to learn from similar programs in practice, share our experiences, and perhapsinspire others to try such ventures.Literature reviewMany construction educators understand that learning through service can be very effective,providing students with opportunities to practice professional and independent learning skills inthe context of “real world” problems which they all seem to enjoy. According to Scott Stanfordet al. [1], service learning is one of the four emerging trends in engineering capstone courses,along with technology, multidisciplinary projects

Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus B. Bartels, San Antonio College; Charles Chris Navarro, The DoSeum

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

from 2000 to 2009, and has been teaching math and engineering classes at SAC since 2000. He has also been involved in various engineering STEM programs at SAC, including instructor for Robotics Camps for 3rd to 5th graders (2012 - 2014), instructor and coordinator for the Early Development of General Engineering program for high school students (2007 - 2015), and faculty adviser for 18 undergraduate engineering research projects primarily involving alternative energy (2011 - present). In addition, he is currently the SAC Co-PI for the 3-year NSF-funded CIMA-LSAMP Alliance grant that is increasing the numbers of underrepresented minority students who successfully transfer from community colleges into high-quality

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Systemsand is part of the four-year Control and Instrumentation Technology program at the University ofHouston Downtown (UHD) in Houston, Texas. Continuing development of the electrical powersystems course includes the knowledge and application of LabVIEW software for various virtualexercises and projects. Included in the class are many actual electrical power control projects thatrange from the initial studies of the basics of electrical power systems and LabVIEW to the finaladvanced capstone project design.Many of the class students work in industry in various related professions. Also, the classstudents have varied technical experience level and background of academics. The proceedingtwo elements make the class both challenging and interesting to

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sanders; Sanju Patro

alreadybegun to change the way engineers work. In the automotive industry, these challenges havebeen most severe in the areas of supply chain integration, organizational culture shift, andcommunication. More and more newly hired engineers in the automotive/manufacturingindustry are required to work in global team projects. In addition to the basics of engineering,the engineer of the future will need to have a thorough understanding of the extended network ofentities that form the supply chain, need to be adept in dealing with individuals from diversecultural backgrounds, and will need to stay abreast of the latest collaborative technologyavailable. In this paper, we present a model for teaching engineering courses through whichstudents experience

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa A. Riedle; Jill M. Clough

Session 2326 Starting in Reverse Dr. Lisa A. Riedle, Dr. Jill M. Clough University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleReverse engineering, a group project utilized in the utilized in the University of Wisconsin -Platteville's freshman engineering courses. Three years ago the college of engineeringimplemented a freshman engineering course. There were a variety of objectives: retention,getting them involved in the college of engineering as freshmen, group projects, oral and writtencommunication skills, and design experience.The first year the course was taught

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) in Undergraduate Vibration Class Chau M. Tran Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7910AbstractThis paper illustrates the implementation of the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) in anundergraduate vibration class, and reveals the performance of the pertinent assignments. Spring2022 class had two design projects utilized the entrepreneurially minded learning (EML). Theprojects were problem-based learning (PBL) projects imbedded with EML, a strategy aiming

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2004 GSW

Authors

John R. Chandler; John Rivera; A. Dean Fontenot

010 Creating the Engineering Bug in Elementary and Junior High School Students: Texas Tech University’s Engineering Outreach Program John R. Chandler, Ph.D.; John Rivera; and A. Dean Fontenot, Ph.D. College of Engineering, Texas Tech UniversityThrough Texas Tech University (TTU) College of Engineering (COE) Outreach efforts,local schools are participating in science and engineering projects as part of the TechUniversity Pre-college Engineering Academy Program©. The Center for Partnerships inScience and Technology and the College of Engineering have established a means forgetting fourth through ninth-graders excited about science, engineering, and

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2020 ERC

Authors

John Coulter

almost done but need two more months to finish”• August 2018 “We need one more month and went $70,000 over budget. It will not happen again”• Oct – Dec 2018 “Finishing the punch list and only the gas cabinet is left”• January 2019 “The gas cabinet as installed is not correct. They are redesigning it”• Feb – June 2019 Gas cabinet redesign, $90,000 more• Summer 2019 Weekly 1-2 hour meetings with entire project team including all contractors $150,000 more.• Fall 2019 “Almost done but your PI has made changes. $120,000 more.• Dec 2019 “It will be done by Feb 1 and we need more money. Do you want commissioning tests?”• Feb 2020 Project Manager Replaced – they are finishing it soon for $30,000 more as

Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; Peter Hriso, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

MFA from The Ohio State University in 1994 with an emphasis in Computer Graphics and Animation. He has been involved in all areas of digital media production including accident reconstruction, visualization, multimedia, and web development. His job titles and responsibilities have varied from animator, project manager, multimedia programmer and web developer. His main role has always been to bridge the gap between design and technology. Peter has worked with industrial, corporate and education clients including: Compaq, Ford, Daimler Chrysler, VW, Delphia, Siemens, and QWEST. Mr. Hriso currently is an Assistant Professor of Digital Media at East Tennessee State University.Craig A. Turner

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

needs and necessities. Project management,teamwork training, motivation and decision-making are some of these subjects. The progressionof embedment over three-semesters is presented along with brief design project explanations.Unsolicited student comments that are collected during teaching evaluations are also presented asan indication of improved student satisfaction.Index Terms __ Engineering management, and product design education.I. IntroductionAn integrated project team (IPT) is a multidisciplinary, relatively autonomous, project orientedwork team [1]. IPTs are used in industry, not only to increase productivity in solving problemsbut also to form and sustain strategic capabilities through employee learning. New productdevelopment is one

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; David Pines

Session 2615 Town Government, Industry, and University Involvement in the Capstone Design Course at the University of Hartford David S. Pines, M. Saleh Keshawarz Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of HartfordAbstractThe capstone design project at the University of Hartford requires students to work on a “real”civil engineering project that is mentored by an engineering practitioner. This format is anexcellent way in achieving many of the ABET 2000 outcomes. Finding projects that