Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Wiedenman

coordination is vital. There are several precedents for this level of coordination. First, there are severalcapstone exercises that draw cadets from both departments. The capstone exercise is a finalculminating project for first-class cadets (seniors) which allows them to work within aninterdisciplinary team to design, build, and test a system. Examples of two such projects, Page 10.18.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationMAGIC (Multi-sensory Autonomous Ground vehicle Intercollegiate

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of New Haven; Onyinyechi Nwadiuto Agu, University of New Haven; Erica Maggiore, University of New Haven

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #34832How Well Can Makerspaces Build an Entrepreneurial Mindset?Dr. Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of New Haven Stephanie Gillespie is the Associate Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven. She previously specialized in service learning while teaching at the Arizona State University in the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program. Her current teaching and research interests are in developing study skills and identity in first-year engineering students and improving re- tention rates. She acts as a faculty liaison for the University of New Haven Makerspace

Conference Session

Microsoft Teams, Deep Learning, and Classroom Flipping

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College; Alexandru Belu

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

. 1, pp. 87–96, Feb. 2011.24. H. Jackson, K. Tarhini, B. Maggi and N. Rumsey, “Improving Students Understanding of Engineering ConceptsThrough Projects Based Learning,” IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 1-6, 2012. 25. R. Belu, “Renewable Energy Based Capstone Senior Design Projects for an Undergraduate EngineeringTechnology Curriculum”, 2011 ASEEE Conference & Exposition, June 26 - 29, Vancouver, BC, Canada (CD).26. G. Verbic, C. Keerthisighe, and A.C. Chapman, “A Project-based Cooperative Approach to TeachingSustainable Energy Systems”, IEEE Trans. Educ., Vol. 60(3), pp. 221-228, 2017.27. A.P.S. Meliopoulos, and G.J. Cokkinides, "Role of laboratory education in power engineering: is the virtuallaboratory feasible? III. Virtual

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

did the workload compare to other (graduate or undergraduate?) 3-hour course at (your institution)? Responses: • The workload was manageable. I think with some additional readings, it would've matched a typical elective class. Definitely less than a typical AE core class however. • Pretty typical • The work is comparable to the 3 credit hour capstone courses that seniors in Aerospace Engineering major have to take. The course layout and workload required is almost identical to the senior space design course I took in Fall 2008. • The workload was very light at the start but increased quite exponentially during project completion time. However, the workload was never overwhelming and on the whole

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Howell; Ken Collier; Debra Larson; Jerry Hatfield

division ismanaged by a faculty member who role plays as a division manager. This paper describes the piloted junior level Path to Synthesis course, called EGR386 Engineering Design III - The Methods, which is vertically integrated with thesophomore course, EGR 286 Engineering Design II - The Process. The junior courseemphasizes analytical engineering skills along with sophisticated project managementtechniques including subcontract management. Written and oral communication skillsand topics on professionalism and ethics are also addressed. Greater emphasis is placedon rigorous planning and scheduling, cost estimation and economics, and coordination ofefforts between: the Design II and III teams, the Design III students and the customer,and

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Huffman, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kathryn Elizabeth Roche

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

. Once a community project and partner have beenprudently chosen, Sutton suggests the following transformative strategies to utilize in servicelearning pedagogy: “cumulative exposures, comprehensive experiences, capstone experiences,immersion experiences, interdisciplinary experiences, community participation, youthparticipation, reflective practice, long term participation, and institutional participation” (Sutton2012). While this is a lengthy list of strategies, not all of these concepts can be applied to asingle course, as several are realized over the duration of one’s academic career. The strategiesmost applicable to this paper are immersion experiences and reflective practice, due to theduration of this particular community engaged

Conference Session

Graduate School

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

as ReverseLogistics and Closed Loop Supply Chain. Two of the surveyed SCM programs ask students tomeet face-to-face through a few interactive on-campus sessions during the semester or aresidency weekend orientation program when the student joins the degree.InsightsHalf of the 20 surveyed programs (4 ISE and 6 SCM) don’t have a thesis or a capstone projectrequirement for graduation and some of the other 10 programs have the thesis/capstone projectrequirement optional. For full time professionals who prefer online programs for their graduatestudies, waiving the thesis/project requirement toward the end of the program is convenient.However, this may cause missing an important hand-on learning experience where the studentcan practice using the

Collection

ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

Authors

Luka Baramidze, Bucknell University; Peter Mark Jansson PE, Bucknell University

are similar in manyways to experiences we seek to provide in our engineering capstone design course sequence.When the students are given agency, they can often produce their best work. They can applycreativity and explore unconventional approaches in their research and practice.Research Project Ongoing ObjectivesOne of the notable student enhancements from version 3, 3-a to version 4 of the device is the useof the rigid-flexible printed circuits boards (PCBs) described earlier to eliminate wiring issuesand reduce noise. An advantage of the novel PCBs is that they enable the real-time collectionand analysis of each individual battery’s voltage. Since each outlier observation is always anindividual battery, this will give the research team

Conference Session

Aerospace Hot Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Hudson, Western Michigan University; Kristina Lemmer, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

reportedgreater interest in space system design after each workshop.Finally, several key subsystems were designated as capstone senior design projects formechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering students. Delegating these projects to studentsin the capstone course (many of whom were not previously involved in WALI) providesaccountability for key tasks, as the students are required to complete the projects to pass theclass. In a university that does not offer a designated spacecraft design course, these individualdesign projects can serve many of the same functions.Preliminary results of these initiatives are positive. There are currently more than 20 activeWALI members and 10 senior design team members working on CubeSat-related projects

Conference Session

New Media for Ethics Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Allen R. White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

: Project Work Skills and Meeting SkillsSimulation ProcedureThe simulation was performed in two sections of mechanical engineering capstone design duringthe second quarter of a three quarter senior design sequence. After a brief introduction to theFate™ game mechanics, the meeting is convened, each student introduces their PC, describestheir role, and explains their team’s status. Discussions ensue as to the best course of action andonce conflicts arise, the dice, PC skills, and reputation chips resolve the disputes. The outcomeis almost certainly an ethical compromise that has the potential to impact the customers’ safety,the value of the product, and the company’s reputation.After a brief discussion, the engineers are told that they most

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maxwell Reid, Auckland University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Rules andProcedures in June 2011.The following changes are required: A stronger statement of the knowledge profile An expectation that graduates will be able to operate close to the frontiers of knowledge in their discipline An expectation that graduates have the capability to research rather than just investigate problems, and this is not to be at the expense of an integrating design-based capstone project An expectation that students are exposed to the practice (non-theoretical or codified) knowledge being applied within day-to-day practice in their discipline A stronger comprehension of contextual knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge, e.g. in relation to design The ability to apply ethical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #12742Dispelling Student Myths about Writing in Civil EngineeringDr. Susan Conrad, Portland State University Susan Conrad, Professor of Applied Linguistics, is the head of the Civil Engineering Writing Project, in which engineering faculty, engineering practitioners, and writing specialists collaborate to improve writ- ing instruction in civil engineering courses. She has written numerous articles and books about English grammar, discourse, and corpus linguistics. Page 26.552.1

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Jose Morocz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bryan D Levy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Craig R. Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Wendy C Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

following metrics will be used to compare thedifference between the two groups throughout the 4 years of the project: retention in engineeringand major, graduation rates, GPA, design self-efficacy, demographics (gender, race, andethnicity), and idea generation ability.A quasi-experimental approach will be used to compare students that are highly engaged inuniversity maker spaces to those that are not. This study will be performed at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, James Madison University, and Texas States University. Participantswill be recruited from multiple engineering design classes (e.g. capstone courses) and they willself-report their engagement in the university maker space throughout their career. This data willbe used to separate the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jay Tyler Davis II, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Sonya Dick; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bradley Wash, California Polytechnic University, SLO; Julia Holton, California Polytechnic State University: Department of Kinesiology and Public Health

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

. During senior capstone design courses, electrical engineers capturedthe three-dimensional motion of art students as they “painted” in three-dimensions. A secondengineering group teamed with music majors to analyze the motion of music conductors [10].These types of projects provide engineers with a greater appreciation for the humanities, andgive humanities majors a better understanding of how technology can be incorporated into theirown disciplines. We have also had success in having multi-disciplinary collaborations in capstone designprojects; these were year-long collaborations between kinesiology and engineering students [9].Our current project was on a much smaller scale and involved disciplinary courses with specificlearning

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College; John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Jana Goodrich, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

IBM, as well as owning a management consulting firm, Executive Education Services. Her research interests are in electronic marketing, multidisciplinary education, and entrepreneurial ventures.Susannah Howe, Smith College Susannah Howe is the Design Clinic Director in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. She coordinates and teaches the capstone engineering design course and serves as co-faculty advisor for entrepreneurial activity at Smith. Her interests include innovations in engineering design education, entrepreneurship education across disciplines at the undergraduate level, and durability and structural performance of cementitious and natural building materials.Robert Weissbach

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Mariaeugenia Salas Acosta; Krishan Kumar Bhatia, Rowan University; Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, tachometer, etc.) in earlier semesters. The control system is the “capstone” forthe five-semester design project, which has been described in an earlier publication [1]. Thispaper describes the development of the “faculty prototype” of the control system, and givespreliminary results of implementing the control system design project in the classroom.IntroductionToyota has been recognized for developingcutting-edge hybrid systems. Specifically, theyhave developed and implemented the ToyotaHybrid System (THS) which combines agasoline engine and an electric motor, with theadvantage of not requiring external charging.According to the Toyota [2] the THS II systemachieves nearly twice the fuel efficiency ofconventional gasoline engines. This system

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Nadel; Dan Walsh

Session 1520 Advanced Technology Laboratories: A Crucible for Technology Enhanced Learning Jeff Nadel, Dan Walsh College of Engineering California Polytechnic State UniversityAbstractA partnership among industry, academia and government has led to the construction anddevelopment of a facility which provides a capstone experience for engineering students. Thepurpose of the ATL is to provide a vehicle that enables partnerships between industry, faculty, andstudents. This partnership is designed to produce

Conference Session

Active Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay A. Weitzen, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alan Rux, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Erin Isabel Webster, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

through 3 laboratorywork. Because students can and probably would prefer to work at home, we will change from 2hours of formal lab with the TA to an open laboratory format in which the students bring in theirwork to show their TA and get help if they need it. This addresses the space issues and reducesTA cost issues. We are also experimenting with access via Instant Messenger or Skype sostudents can ask questions of a TA.Goal Number 3: Enhance Open Ended Design and Innovation Experience: Our industrialadvisory board has for years been concerned about both the lack of student exposure to state ofthe art test equipment and test procedures, and the lack of open ended design experiences prior totheir senior capstone project. As the University

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Jeffrey Jonathan Yackley, University of Michigan, Flint

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

software product is likethat used to specify any other type of software product. However, unlike most software products,games have an entertainment dimension. People play computer games because games are fun[6].The authors believe that the capstone design course should not be the only opportunity forstudents to manage complex software development projects. This suggests the use of othercourses in the curriculum such as a game design course as a means of providing additionalsoftware engineering experiences. This paper describes the authors’ experiences revising andemploying active learning materials to teach software engineering content in a sequence of twogame design courses offered in both face-to-face and asynchronous online modalities during

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. Page 25.97.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Quarter-Century of Teaching Spacecraft-Mission DesignAfter more than twenty five years of teaching a capstone spacecraft-mission design course in anaerospace engineering curriculum, the instructor looks back on the evolution of the course andchanges in student capabilities. The evolution in course structure, types of projects, projectdepth, and instructor understanding of the design process are discussed. The effect of thetremendous increase in information available to students through the Internet is discussed.Instructor BackgroundThe author became a member of the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin in September1965. From 1965

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Simoni, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Xiaoyan Mu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne T. Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

projects must be externallydriven or supported. Faculty research projects can be used as long as there is a well-defined goalto which the faculty member will hold the students accountable. As such the variety and types ofprojects available is dependent upon availability.The senior capstone design course is a challenging experience for both the faculty and thestudents. For the students, this course is often the first experience in which they have the primaryresponsibility to formulate and solve a complex open-ended problem over an extended period oftime. For the faculty, the challenge is to develop a course structure that  teaches students how to break down the open-ended problem into manageable pieces and

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, The Ohio State University at Marion; Kathryn Kelley, The Ohio State University; Sandra L. Furterer, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

learn while pursuing anengineering technology degree at Ohio State. Since the previous paper was published, there havebeen major developments in the curriculum, especially with the development of the final-yearcourses. The capstone project is still two-semester long and involves project management andtechnical aspects of manufacturing and industrial automation. Figure 1: Course Framework for the BSET ProgramIV. Program Delivery MethodsThe Engineering Technology program is developed to be administered by the regional campusesbecause of their strong history of supporting the needs of their surrounding communities andcollaboration with co-located community/technical colleges and area manufacturers. It will beoffered at four

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

of experiential learning that integrates academic learningobjectives with community engagement. It can develop both technical and the broad professionalskills needed in today’s global economy and is well-matched to the literature on diversity. Inengineering and computing education, service-learning is typically project-based where studentsdevelop a project that adds value to the community partner. At a large Midwestern university, adesign-based service-learning program engages students in teams that partner with local andglobal community partners to develop technological solutions to human, community andenvironmental needs. This article presents a case study of a software-based service-learningdesign class with multi-disciplinary students

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Schmucker P.E., University of Utah; Joshua Lenart, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian P.E., University of Utah; Amir Mohaghegh Motlagh, University of Utah

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-scale interventions and chose to approach changes cautiously byconducting a small pilot study involving the courses in the professional “core.”Three course were selected (CVEEN 1000, 3100, and 4910) as appropriate candidates. Thesecourses represent students from across the program and constitute the core of the department’sprofessional skills-related offerings. Practical issues caused the co-authors to implement theinfrastructure theme in only two courses: CVEEN 1000 and 3100. The capstone course (CVEEN4910) was already overloaded with a focus on development and execution of design projects; aswell, many aspects of an infrastructure perspective were already embedded in the course from theoutset of this study.4 Rubric DevelopmentThe initial

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Projects-Based Courses to Validate Practical Engineering Solution Techniques ........... 53Student Learning and Engagement through First Year Programs .................................................................... 61The Study of Gyroscopic Motion through Inquiry-Based Learning Activities ............................................... 69Cyber Education Motivated the Creation of the Virtual Instruction Cloud CLaaS, a New DistanceLearning Modality ................................................................................................................................................................ 81Learning by Doing, a Method to Engage Underrepresented Minority Students Learning ElectricalCircuits

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

questions about the strengths and weaknesses of the undergraduate research experience, and (d) general questions about the team, demographics, etc.More details about NESLOS, including a list of some of the outcomes, are included in a previousASEE publication, in which NESLOS was employed to assess students’ learning outcomesduring capstone design projects 7. During this previous effort, both students and faculty wereadministered NESLOS and results revealed a strong correlation (75%) between students’ self- Page 13.231.4ratings and faculty ratings of their students’ learning. This finding revealed that NESLOS isvalid as a self-assessment

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

], [2] stressed the need for engineers to possessleadership abilities. The former emphasized engineering graduates “must understand theprinciples of leadership and be able to practice them in growing proportions as their careersadvance. Additionally, the latter report stated, “it is becoming increasingly recognized that it isimportant to introduce engineering activities, including team-based design projects … early inthe undergraduate experience.” Curricular approaches that engage students in team exercises, inteam design courses, and in courses that connect engineering design and solutions to real-worldproblems demonstrate the social relevance of engineering. However, the designs of theseapproaches and assessment of their effectiveness are not

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Jokar, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hamid Rad, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering, control, automation, and robotics, materials and manufacturing, computer-aided engineering, and machine design. • Engineering software skills; an introductory software called Working Model 2D, was taught and practiced in class in order to be used for solving real-world engineering problems, and to be used in individual or group design projects later in the semester. • Design project competition; a design project, entitled “Water-Powered Vehicle”, with a competition at the end was used as a motivation tool to instill critical thinking and creativeness. The twenty one enrolled students were divided into seven teams and each team was given a one-liter bottle of drinking water to use it as the only source of

Conference Session

FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Tracy Volz, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9120Assessing Knowledge and Application of the Design ProcessDr. Ann Saterbak, Rice UniversityDr. Tracy Volz, Rice University Tracy Volz, PhD, is the Director of Rice University’s Program in Writing and Communication. Prior to this role, she spent fourteen years teaching technical communication in the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership and in the Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication at Rice. In addition to working with Rice faculty and students, Dr. Volz has conducted communication seminars for professional engineering societies and corporations. Her scholarly interests focus on oral

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Milin Shah; Guoqing Tang; Bala Ram

Curriculum” [3,4],“Mathwright Library” [5], and “Mathematics Across the Curriculum” [6], conducted atother institutions. These studies on integration of subject matter in engineering or sciencecurricula can be classified as either vertical or horizontal integration. The “Early DesignExperiences,” “Introducing Biology into Engineering Curricula,” and “MathematicsAcross the Curriculum” are three examples of vertical integration. These efforts haveattempted to provide linkages across the curriculum among courses placed in differentyears of a curriculum. For example, in the “Early Design Experiences” effort, freshmenare provided the opportunity of working with seniors in a capstone design project team,giving the freshmen a “glimpse” of a capstone