Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

applied and leveraged to enhance the capstone experience thatentails industry sponsored design and build style projects. The ability to comfortably interactwith professionals in an industrial environment, manage projects entailing interactions withother portions of the business outside of engineering such as purchasing, skilled trades,marketing, sales and others allows a wide variety of challenging projects to be considered for thecapstone design course. Frequently capstone projects are proposed by companies that currentlyhave one or more co-op students. If appropriate, the co-op student acts as the point of contactbetween the student team and the industry sponsor. This minimizes the amount ofmiscommunication and also allows faster turn-around

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

traditional role of teaching and administering a modest research program. At Trine University, a small private school in Angola, Indiana, Scott taught ten different courses from introductory freshman courses to senior design, while serving as advisor to many undergraduate research projects. For the last four years, Scott has been at York College of Pennsylvania where his concentration is on undergraduate education in mechanical engineering.Dr. Tristan Martin Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Tristan Ericson is an assistant professor at York College of Pennsylvania. Prior to this appointment, he was a visiting professor at Bucknell University and received his PhD from Ohio State University in 2012. His research

Conference Session

ECE-related Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Retz, California Polytechic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dennis Derickson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

producedmicrocontrollers such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi that provide robust capabilities for sensing,control and communication. These tools are useful for both teaching and research in fieldsoutside of ECE, but require the traditional understanding of basic electrical circuits andprogramming methodology in order to be effective. This dilemma led to development of a coursefor non-engineers to allow such technologies to be used effectively. Students participated from adiverse array of fields, including agriculture, animal science, biology, finance, fine arts, physicsand statistics. The pedagogical approach used was a combination of traditional short lectures,hands-on small lab projects performed in two-person student teams, and a team-selected specialproject

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Brian Howell, Western Carolina University; Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

researchprojects (Discovery), the on-campus students engage with the industry by working onreal-world projects brought by off-campus students (Integration and Application), and theTAs help professors with their innovative teaching projects (Teaching). Some exampleprojects will be discussed more in detail in the following sections.Implementation II – Curriculum DesignLike the students selected for the program, the MST program curriculum is also designedto improve the students’ skills to engage research, industrial integration and applications,and innovative teaching methods development. The MST curriculum at Western CarolinaUniversity is shown in Table 2. Table 2 A Typical MST Course Checklist Area Credit Hours

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Dulaski, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter. Page 23.721.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Improving Students’ Capstone Experience with Community ParticipationSenior design projects are a culmination of students’ academic and lifelong lessons, and as aresult, should be meaningful, have multiple outcomes, and far-reaching benefits. Moreover, theyshould challenge students and provide a real-world experience. One component of the designprocess it that is often overlooked is community involvement. Local citizens are a critical part ofthe project success and must be included.In order to

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Paper ID #6816An Introductory Course in Practical Systems EngineeringDr. Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University Dr. Michael Swartwout is an assistant professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis University. His research is on the design and operation of low-cost, capable space systems. He has sponsored many student-built space projects, with two due to launch in 2013 and 2014.Dr. Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Dr. Sanjay Jayaram is an associate professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department of Saint Louis University. He obtained his Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint; Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

involved in the learning process taking place inthe classroom, as opposed to the teacher centric traditional lectures. Engineering faculty havelong been using such approaches in many of our courses, for example in courses which includeexperimental laboratories and projects. This initiative has prompted us to focus more consciouslyon the effect of teaching on, and the assessment of student learning. This paper will discuss avariety of design projects we are using throughout the curriculum in the Mechanical Engineeringprogram before the Senior Design Project, how they fit with the Learner Centered Instructioninitiative, as well as how they support the Program Outcomes and Program EducationalObjectives of our ABET accredited program.Projects from

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-3693: EMBEDDING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABIL-ITY INTO THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULADr. Radian G. Belu, Drexel University Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Research Institute, Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nev. Before joining to Drexel University, Belu held faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada, and the United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project manager and senior consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate courses in electronics

Conference Session

BME Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko

in a manner to maximize student learning and satisfaction. A designcourse sequence presents many significant challenges related to both technical contentand "people issues." The manner in which these have been dealt with effectively in theBME 455 - 469 course sequence is detailed below.Course ObjectivesThe objective of the BME design course sequence is for students to learn essential designmethods and skills and to be able to function efficiently and effectively as individuals andas members of design teams. Specifically, students must be able to perform acomprehensive project literature review including a patent survey, and they mustformulate product design objectives and specifications and develop design alternatives.Students must be able

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Bury; Bruce Mutter

to provide valuable real project workexperiences to students, while allowing professionals to obtain specific limited services atsubstantially reduced costs, while freeing their staff to perform more complex activities in theoffice. The ARA Program was designed to provide a wide range of services to localprofessionals and businesses in the region. Anticipated services that will be available include;architectural design and drafting, graphic services, existing conditions drawings for buildingrenovations, "as-built" drawings for completed projects, and product research. These servicesare intended to provide assistance in short duration projects, under the direct supervision ofarchitects, professional engineers and industrial managers.As

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Sterrett; Richard Helgeson; Robert LeMaster

design project. Lovas1 developed workshops that focused on integrating design intothe engineering curriculum. Fronczak and Webster2 and Thompkins3 describe a sequence of sixdesign courses that biomedical engineering students start taking during their first semestersophomore year and finish in their last semester senior year. This design course sequence isintended to provide the students a sustained opportunity to develop their creativity and judgment.Sheppard and Gallois4 describe a “design spine” of eight design courses that run through all eightsemesters of a student’s education. The goal of these eight courses is to achieve greaterintegration of design with the science and engineering science courses. Brousseau, etal5,describes a similar

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamad Ahmadian

Session 2147 A Senior Seminar Course for Engineering Technology Outcomes Assessment Mohamad H. Ahmadian Electronics Engineering Technology Eastern New Mexico University Portales NM 88130 Mohamad.Ahmadian@enmu.eduAbstract Traditionally, a capstone course includes projects where students work in teams on a givenproblem. Results are reported to the course instructor when the project assignments are completedat the end of the semester

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Shreekanth Mandayam; Douglas Cleary

Session: 2793 Multidisciplinary Research using Nondestructive Evaluation Shreekanth Mandayam, Kauser Jahan and Douglas Cleary Rowan University, GlassboroAbstractA major objective of the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinics at Rowan University is to introducestudents to open-ended engineering projects. All engineering students from the four engineeringdisciplines, namely Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical share a common engineeringclinic class. The Junior/Senior Engineering Clinics, part of the innovative 8-semesterEngineering Clinic sequence, provides the venue for multidisciplinary student

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Majdi Najm

.• Management of Technology: The focus is on administrative aspects and decision-making in an organization including human relations, management principles, accounting, finance and marketing in a technological enterprise. The MS degree program in Engineering Management is offered on the Rolla campus and as outreach programs at the UMR Engineering Education Center in St. Louis, Fort Leonard Wood, Columbia, industry and government installations in St. Louis, as well as to the National Technological University (NTU). More than 2,200 students have earned Master of Science in Engineering Management degrees from UMR. Project Management Course at Fort Leonard Wood A cooperative Master of Science program for U.S. Army officers is

Conference Session

Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

some type of participation in capstone design projects, as industrialcollaborators [1], sometimes as industry liaisons in real-world projects [2], or as industrialadvisors to meet with students and review their reports, or industrial partners pitching projectsfor students’ choice, attending, and grading final presentations, or invitees for special topics (i.e.,safety, team building, PI&Ds) [1].2.0 Project Description2.1 An initiative inserted in the capstone course for chemical engineers.Teaching the capstone course for chemical engineers (generally a process design course) isalways very challenging. Students come with the expectation of wrapping up all that they werelearning in college and projecting their application in the upcoming jobs

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Zickel; Gary B. Randolph; Ronald Goodnight

determined their final learningobjectives, interim benchmark targets, and individual responsibilities in fulfilling these contracts.At each benchmark 360O evaluations were performed including team peers, instructor and labassistants to provide timely feedback allowing for student and team improvement. Preliminaryresults indicate (1) improved learning, (2) increased acceptance of responsibility, and (3) asignificant understanding of how team members must function to attain the desired results.INTRODUCTIONThe andragogical methodology for college engineering students has been found to be superior toother teaching methods.2 Once a foundation has been established, students develop self-directed,team oriented projects, plus final and interim learning

Conference Session

Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ji-Ho Park, Pennsylvania State University

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Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

design for freshmen majoring incivil and environmental engineering was summarized in this study. The studyincludes editing a text book and design projects. The text book for the course consists of mainlyvarious methodologies and their activities for creating new ideas. Two independent designprojects are to be undertaken during a semester which are well-knitted to help students obtainthe potential for a soft landing at higher major courses.Keywords: Engineering design, Civil and Environmental engineering, Course plan, Creating anew idea, Designing project Page 17.33.2

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Schreuders; Arthur Johnson

Session 2408 The Wizard of BOD Paul D. Schreuders, Arthur Johnson University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractSeveral years ago, the Biological Resources Engineering Department reexamined and updatedthe format of its Capstone Design Project. The revised Capstone Design experience was intendedto give students an opportunity to manage a product while observing resource constraints.Unfortunately, very few course plans survive intact after contact with the students. This casestudy will examine the intended processes, the successes, and the failures of the

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jess Everett

undergraduate degreeprogram. Undergraduates will go to the Garden City website to obtain data and design criteria forhomework and projects, and to access photos. They will also be able to store their projects anddesigns in the city, allowing them to record their accomplishments. Finally, the Garden Citywebsite will provide a central location for course webpages, tutorials, etc. Faculty will useGarden City to demonstrate the context (i.e., human communities) of many civil engineeringprojects. The purpose of this paper is to provide detail on the Garden City project, including howother institutions can adopt it.INTRODUCTIONThe following text is the Project Summary of “Sooner City - Design Across the Curriculum”,NSF grant # 9872505 (CEES 1998). It is

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Guangyan Li, The Johns Hopkins University; Kwame Kutten

Figure 1. Huntington Disease project for pre-college students Objectives ● Introduce data structures in Python through simple project identifying Huntington diseaseIntroduce 20 pre-college in JHU Biomedical Engineering causing mutation in DNA text string ● DNA replication, transcription, mRNA translation, and looking for mutation patterns Figure 4. U-Net architecture for nuclei segmentation project [4]department’s summer outreach program (ISPEED-BME) and 122 ● Given the U-Net

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sydney Simpkins, Farmingdale State College; ZsayKaryzmh Harris, Farmingdale State College

into the digital system. The purpose of this project is to design, test, and implement a controllable fault injection circuit that can be easily applied to devices under test described using VHDL language. Transient Fault Injection Simulation ToolsHardware Platforms: Digilent Nexys A7 FPGA Digilent Analog DiscoverySoftware: Xilinx Vivado Digilent Waveforms Fault Injector Block Control Logic Block Diagram Diagram

Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Longfei Zhou, Gannon University; Varun K Kasaraneni, Gannon University; Longyan Chen, Gannon University; Ahmed Abuhussein, Gannon University

ofengineering and computing as professions and disciplines. The course is designed to serve as afoundational exploration into the interconnected worlds of engineering principles andcomputational problem-solving. The course covers professional and ethical considerations, careerdevelopment, and communication skills vital for success in these fields. Students are alsointroduced to the resources available in MakerSpace, including but not limited to 3D printing, lasercutting, and microcontroller applications. Through hands-on projects and instructional activities,students explore fundamental concepts in engineering while fostering critical thinking andproblem-solving skills. This paper outlines the course, and the project structure details, andprovides a

Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Edward T. Bednarz III, Wilkes University

Paper ID #45048GIFTS - First Year Foundations Learning CommunityDr. Edward T. Bednarz III, Wilkes University Dr. Bednarz was a Senior Mechanical Engineer for 12 years for the U.S. Army before becoming a full-time professor at Wilkes University in 2013. He has a passion for teaching and working with students and enjoys working on a variety of research projects with his undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Bednarz has presented at a number of conferences, is published in several academic journals and has been awarded several US Patents. He enjoys introducing engineering to students and encouraging them to become

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Mohammad A. Zahraee; Niaz Latif

partnerships could be through sponsoredcapstone projects for engineering technology programs or other technology programs that requireculminating experience by its students.Numerous articles described the benefit of industry sponsored (funded or unfunded) projects thatsometimes actively involves industry professionals. Goldberg et al. (2014) described howindustry involvement in a multidisciplinary design course benefited both students as well asindustry participants. In addition, such involvement by the industry professionals makes thecurriculum current and relevant to the discipline [2]. Weissbach, et al. (2017) demonstrated thatindustry sponsored capstone projects provided immediate and ongoing benefits to sponsor aswell as enhanced students

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

International Education Through Engineers Without Borders Christi Patton Luks, Laura P. Ford The University of TulsaAbstractThe University of Tulsa started a chapter of Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB-USA) in the fall of 2006. EWB is a non-profit humanitarian organization established topartner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life.This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects whileinvolving and training internationally responsible engineers and engineering students.The EWB-USA project application process requires that the students educate themselvesabout their partner international community

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Richard Mendoza; Brian Stuckman; Anthony Melkonian; Alexander Gilman

innovative fog feature has been designed and design, fabrication and implementation of a fog productionintegrated into the back-glass of a restored vintage pinball ma- system that fits in the back-glass of a retro pinball machinechine. The fog feature adds an interesting effect to a zombie such that it can be triggered by actions performed by the playergraveyard scene painted on to the back glass of the Night of the to enhance the aesthetics of the machine. The client for thisLiving Dead themed game. The designed system is able to pro- particular project was a Vice President and Manager ofduce fog instantaneously through the use of a newly created at- Engineering Products and System Development at a globalomizer design

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Susan J. Masten; Robert V. Fleisig

Engaging First Year Students in Engineering Design through Engineers Without Borders Susan J. Masten and Robert V. Fleisig McMaster University, First Year Engineering Program, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1 mastens@mcmaster.ca, robert@mcmaster.caAbstract - It is important first year engineering students learn the engineering design process involves more thanmathematics and physics. To accomplish this, students choose design projects from a variety of disciplines, developed withEngineers without Borders and situated in either a developing country or a remote area of Canada. All the projectsrequire, not only a technical solution

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2: Experiential Learning in Biomedical Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M. Golecki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

several levels of design across different programs. This includes Capstone in theBachelors (BS) program, Professional Capstone in the Master of Engineering (MEng) program,and the Capstone Projects course in the College of Medicine. Having multiple disconnected levelsof design presents numerous challenges, such as sourcing projects, structuring the scope ofprojects, and sharing resources both physical and personnel related. As a result, we elected todevelop a shared resource model for projects across these programs to meet the needs of eachprogram and to enhance the learning experience and professional preparation for students. In thisnew model, medical students develop projects based on needs identified during clinical rotations.Medical students

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Miguel A. Ramos; Enrique Barbieri

to study various factors that impactstudent academic performance and learning to ensure that the course is fulfilling itseducational responsibilities. A key component of this evaluative process has been thedevelopment and implementation of a multi-faceted assessment plan. The paper providesan exploratory analysis of the most recent assessment instruments used to evaluate eachstudent and team in the class from fall 2006, spring 2007, and fall 2007. Using multiple-regression modeling, we examine the predictive effectiveness of intermediate assessmenttools (e.g. midterms, project proposals) in terms of summative course outcomes. Whileassessment tools in fall 2006 and fall 2007 generally functioned as appropriate predictors,the specific

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Aeronautical Engineering Technology program has senior level capstone courses thatintegrate knowledge gained through undergraduate courses. Three of these capstone coursesrequire the students to plan, design, build, test, and implement product or process improvements.Faculty members have designed these courses in the curriculum to focus students on productdesign and process improvement. The courses use Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology andtechniques as a structured approach to problem-solving, product design, and processimprovement. This combination of design project experience and LSS knowledge is anadvantage for graduates seeking careers in aerospace and aviation, as the LSS methodology iswidely used across multiple disciplines to achieve dramatic