Conference Session

Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University; Rebecca Thomas, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

most consequential changes to shifting students perceptions towards justice. Figure 2: The timeline above illustrates changes in the 3rd-year design course over the period of the action research project. Grey represents the element of the course was not present, and colors when the element was included.Shift in Focus: The first modification was to shift the course from ‘capstone in miniature’ tofocus it more on choosing appropriate problems. We observed that covering all eightperspectives of Figure 1 introduced too many representations. Students reflected they had littleopportunity to engage with the various representations in-depth as evidenced by reports beingunfocused and rambling. Classroom observations showed that most students saw

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sohum Sohoni; David Fritz; Wira Mulia

, Microcomputer Principles, Computer Architecture, Compilers,Embedded Systems) as students progress through a Computer Engineering curriculum. Thesystem consists of a fully pipelined, MIPS-like processor with surrounding support hardware.The support hardware includes a programmable interrupt controller, VGA controller andframebuffer, UART, memory controller, simple cache, timer, and GPIO hardware. Allcomponents are written in Verilog HDL, are open-source, and are freely available. To supportthe hardware components, a unified assembler, cycle accurate simulator, and board interfacesoftware package is included. The software is written in Java, works on Linux, Windows, andMac OS, is open-source, and is freely available from the project website[1].With only

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Integrated Engineering and Interdisciplinary Impacts

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Emanuela Tilley; Jenna Carpenter, Campbell University

teach applied mathematics supplemented withcomputational tools for engineering applications. Embedding authentic and contextual learningopportunities throughout the degree programmes supported by industry and communitypartnerships provides catalysts for embedding EDI values. Interdisciplinary capstone engineeringdesign projects and the choice of an IEP Minor, an interdisciplinary area of study, allows studentto personalize their undergraduate studies. For more information about the IEP, see thesereferences [3, 4, 5].University of San Diego (USD)Students earn a BS/BA in Engineering. The BA comes from the significant amount of liberal artscourses that students take by completing the university’s core curriculum. Students takefoundational courses

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4: Outreach & Collaboration

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyunjung Lee, Cornell University; Sarah Lane, Cornell University; Christina Sheley, Cornell University; Jill H. Powell, Cornell University

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

efforts and the successes and challenges encountered as we work toaddress business research needs in the engineering curriculum.Introduction and Literature ReviewThe teaching of business competencies to engineering students is exploding in engineeringeducation due to a variety of factors. First, there is a critical need to develop professional skills,including leadership, communication and teamwork, and capabilities for “real-world”engineering design and operations, along with learning the core math, science, and technicalaspects of engineering [1], [2]. Interviews and surveys of early-career engineers revealed notonly technical skills were needed but also skills for industry, like complex project managementand soft skills, that newcomers had to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal; Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Professional Engineers (SHPE), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), andSociety of Women Engineers (SWE) to reach out to URM students in engineering through peermentoring, tutoring, and networking. Also, the ESC will promote engagement and a sense ofbelonging by connecting URMs with successful alumni and industry experts through paneldiscussions, workshops, networking, seminars, career fairs, and other forums. The ESC directorwill establish partnerships with local Bay Area companies to seek internship opportunities for ourdiverse student body, sponsor our Capstone Design Projects, and organize semiannual career fairsand interviews on campus. Industry partnership in senior design projects will provide a year-longculminating hands-on experience on

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

year.Since I also teach two CFD courses at the University of Denver, it is easy to create newgeometries for different airfoils meaning that student projects will have slightly different resultsfrom year to year depending on the chosen airfoil.In additional to using a computational wind tunnel, in recent years, the students are additionallyexposed to a low-speed wind tunnel experiments with an airfoil either at the end of “Introductionto Aerospace Engineering I” or in “Mechanical Engineering Capstone Lab”, both of which aretaught by the me. In the future, students will use our makerspace to 3D print airfoils for use inthe wind tunnel while performing computational wind-tunnel analysis on those same airfoils.Since developing this course with a PBL and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karnveer Gill, Greensea Systems Inc. ; Nick Morales; David Quintero, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

knowledgebetween electronics and software necessary to be a mechatronics engineer with system-levelthinking. The material has been structured in such a way that students can work through each laband walk away learning new skills beyond their fundamental mechanical engineering curriculum.For our student evaluations, we predict to see an increase in student engagement andunderstanding from having a real-world application they are solving, such as a NASA Marsrover mission. Moreover, the proposed mechatronics curriculum should provide students toencompass more challenging mechanical engineering senior design capstone projects that moststudents are taking concurrently or the following semester of taking the mechatronics course.In the future, we have many

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Gross, Kettering University; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Stacy Lynn Mann, Kettering University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

ability to discern best fit is gained by experience with successin this area. In regard to safety, safety concerns are paramount in industry, while they may not beextensively covered in engineering coursework. Certainly, safety is emphasized in lab classes,and a capstone design project may include safety as a criterion; but the issues of meetingindustry-specific safety standards, machine guarding, and OSHA requirements are much moreprevalent in industry than in any undergraduate courses.ImplicationsReturners and direct pathway students do not differ in their self-perception of their ability toutilize computer applications. Since it is a commonly held belief that there is a great differencebetween older and younger students—“digital natives and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico; Kevin Orner, University of South Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

students (n=79) at a Hispanic-Serving Institution(HSI) through a semester-long group project. Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costanalysis (LCCA) were used to analyze the environmental and economic impacts of energyrecovery, water reuse, and nutrient recycling processes from a small-scale agriculturalwastewater treatment system in rural Costa Rica. Students’ ability to solve problems and producesolutions that accounted for environmental, economic, and social factors were evaluated usingdirect measures of student performance on specific assignments (e.g., final report, final videopresentation) and indirect measures using a self-efficacy questionnaire. Direct measures weregraded by the instructor of the course and an in-country partner

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safeer M. Khan P.E., Arkansas Tech University; Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University; Nansong Wu, Arkansas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 2003.[5] Gainsburg, J., "The mathematical modeling of structural engineers", Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 8(1), 3–36, 2006.[6] Gainsburg, J., "The mathematical disposition of structural engineers", Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 38(5), 477–506, 2007.[7] Cardella, M., “Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Design Projects: Insights from an Undergraduate Capstone Design Project and a Year-Long Graduate Course” Research Gate, Purdue University, 2019.[8] Khan, M., Ibrahim, M., and Wu, N., “A study on Measuring Self-Efficacy in Engineering Modeling and Design Courses", Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 24

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hue V. Tran P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents findings from an impact study of a lower division student experience withinan undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. This experience, culminating in the secondyear of the curriculum, is integrated across multiple first and second year courses and includeselements commonly found in senior-level capstone project courses. An introductoryprogramming course utilizing an embedded platform is the first course in the sequence. Thefinal course in the sequence requires students to design, build, and test an autonomous mobilerobot. Through a series of milestones, students systematically complete both the hardware andembedded software tasks required for the project. The final milestone

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, Ohlone College

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International Forum

Experience in the Introduction Engineering Course atOhlone CollegeThe RET experience was an invaluable experience that supported the pedagogical methodologiesof humanitarian Engineering and Context Based Learning. Community College Faculty engagedin research on Sustainable Manufacturing which was easily embedded in the Introduction toEngineering Course as a topic under Engineering Ethics and Engineering Design. Students had toinclude different aspects of sustainability in their Capstone Projects which was underlined byhumanitarian engineering theme. The research experience at UC Berkeley provided Faculty withan in depth understanding of global sustainability issues which faculty discussed in the classroom and provided students with a better

Collection

2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force; Traci A. Sarmiento, United States Air Force Academy; Cory Cooper, U.S. Air Force Academy; Donald William Rhymer, United States Air Force

Force Academy, Fulcrum Group, Golden, CO, 2018.3. C. Cooper, C. Bruce, M. Anderson, S. Galyon-Dorman, and D. Jensen, “Designettes in Capstone: Initial design experiences to enhance students’ implementation of design methodology”, Proc. Amer. Soc. Eng. Edu. Annu. Conf., Seattle, WA, June 2015.4. K. Fu, J. Murphy, K. Wood, M. Yang, K. Otto, D. Jensen, and K. Wood, “Design-by-Analogy: Experimental evaluation of a functional analogy search methodology for concept generation improvement,” Res. Eng. Des., vol. 26, pp. 77-95, 2005.5. B. Camburn, B. Dunlap, T. Gurjar, C. Hamon, M. Green, D. Jensen, R. Crawford, K. Otto, and K. Wood, K., “A systematic method for design prototyping,” ASME J. Mech. Des., vol.137, no. 8, pp

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Giada Biasetti, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

develop online environments that promote democratic and equitable learning in secondary and higher education. Nilakanta has worked closely on national and international projects funded by the NSF and FIPSE-EU.Dr. Giada Biasetti, Iowa State University Giada Biasetti is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at Iowa State University. Her areas of interest are 20th century Latin American literature, as well as translation and interpretation studies. She obtained her Ph.D. in Spanish at the University of Florida and an M.A. in comparative literature at Florida Atlantic University. She also holds a B.A. in foreign languages and linguistics with a double major in Spanish and Italian and a degree as a professional translator and

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Adams, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Aturika Bhatnagar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeff Knowles, Oregon State University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Paper ID #42477Bridging the Gap: Exploring Real-Life Experiences of Engineering Facultyin Implementing EBIPsStephanie Adams, Oregon State University Stephanie Adams is currently enrolled as a doctoral student at Oregon State University, where she is working towards her PhD in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Education. Her current research focuses on the adoption of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) among engineering faculty members. Additionally, she is investigating the identity development of engineering students in capstone courses.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

experiences.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

) – Indicates a Work in Progress Friday, April 1, 2011 (Morning)08:30 – 09:45 AM Concurrent Session Presentations Experiential Learning  Jim Helbling, et al., Configuration Of Senior Capstone Course Using Team- 1 Teaching To Maximize Communication Skills And Minimize Team Conflict  Mohammad Amin, et al., Investigation of a Masters Research Project for 13 Validation of Program's Goals and Student Learning Outcomes  Jennifer Van Donk, et al., Developing a low cost prosthetic foot for the Vida Nueva 30 Clinic: A multidisciplinary senior design project Instrumentation & Lab Studies  Ricardo Medina, et

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Judith Ellen Sheine, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gary LeMarr McGavin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Department of Architecture

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Civil Engineering

architecture degrees within the College of Environmental Design. Although there are somediscussions about creating an architectural engineering minor shared between the Civil Engineer-ing and Architecture Departments, no such program presently exists. The emphasis on structuralengineering is typically addressed through technical electives. The AE Studio is one such elec-tive.The impetus for experimenting with this type of collaborative environment was the College ofEngineering’s desire to build a pedestrian bridge connecting two engineering buildings. The con-ceptual design by students was attempted as a senior (capstone) project effort on more than oneoccasion. The results were predictable; the designs produced were structurally sound and eco-nomical

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Philip Varney, Georgia Institute of Technology; David MacNair, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

as well as other outcomes that are more distantto the experiments themselves; e.g., teamwork, professionalism and ethics, life-long learning,and especially communications. This paper will describe the process of redesigning a junior-level mechanical engineering laboratory on measurements and instrumentation at Georgia Tech.Such classes are fairly standard in ME curricula, and they are often structured so that a newmeasurement technique, or new sensor/actuator is introduced in every lab. Such courses have theadvantage of introducing students to a wide variety of instruments and measurement techniques,but they do this at the risk of losing conceptual connections between the weekly projects. Thispotential problem was compounded by the original

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leila Keyvani, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

listening are key to success in a highly collaborative working environment [6].Studies have shown that involving students in engineering projects helps improve technical andinterpersonal communication within teams, with the suppliers of technical parts, and non-engineers. It has also helped improve English writing skills for international students [7].One would expect engineering students to possess high levels of these skills upon graduation;however, the results of past surveys show that engineering students are inadequately equipped tomeet this need [8-9]. Although engineering students are typically required to communicate theirdesign to a broader audience at the end of the senior capstone course, there is not much emphasisand attempt to provide

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Rosaurelis Marín Ramírez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Paola Pacheco Roldan, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

”.Engineers and non-engineers alike widely characterize engineering as a discipline whose purposeis to “solve problems”, and this is often framed as “design”1. Despite movements since at leastthe 1990’s to reform engineering education to integrate design throughout the curriculum,including during the freshman year, engineering curricula remain dominated by “linear” and “topdown” models that postpone the introduction of design. In this standard model, basic math andscience (“analysis”) courses are given during the first two years, followed by application of thisknowledge to conduct basic engineering analysis during the second and third years, andculminating in engineering design (e.g., capstone design projects) during the last year2, 3. Theinherent

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; John E. Weaver, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Luis Falliner, The University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

executives in the sponsoring company in addition to the creation of written internalmemorandum or technical reports within the company. We are trying to mirror the MedicalSchool model by requiring about 500 hours of on-site industry practice; we consider the practiceto be similar to a capstone project but the major difference being the actual experience in realisticenvironments where the students are exposed to the dynamics of leading, advocating,communicating, technical and non-technical issues, etc. in a multidisciplinary team.This combination of industry practice and PBL approaches presented the most difficultchallenges for the program implementation due to the very different financial models betweenacademia and industry; details of the hybrid

Conference Session

Innovation In Teaching - II

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California; Yee Lan Elaine Wong

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Conference Submission, Diversity

other engineering education institutions: at heart, the project aims to helpstudents better understand, and hence be better prepared for, their post-graduation futures. Lackof student preparation in all dimensions needed to succeed in the engineering environment–a“misalignment” between engineering education and practice has long been noted, and manyengineering graduates still endure a challenging transition to the workforce [1], [2]. To addressthis need, engineering educators have incorporated project-based learning in the curriculum [3],[4], [5], including capstones [6] and design projects [7]. [7] proposes more broadly that“curriculum developers and instructors should employ an integrative approach where studentscan connect their use of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Alvarez Pino, UAB Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center; Andrew J. Sullivan; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama - Birmingham

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Principles of Sustainable Development 2. Introduction to Sustainable Smart Cities 3. Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Systems 4. Managing Natural Resources and Sustainable Smart Cities 5. Green Infrastructure and Transportation 6. Green Buildings 7. Health & Livability 8. Smart Technologies for Cities & Buildings 9. Big Data & Smart Cities 10. Research Methods & Project PlanningCapstone Research Project– during the capstone research project the students will design andimplement a piece of research that will enable them to reflect on the knowledge and skillswhich they have learned during the taught modules and apply them to a real world problem orissue. This research may

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emil H Salib, James Madison University; Ryan Lutz, James Madison University

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Computing & Information Technology

laptops with more computing power and the smalllaptops that are portable and easy to carry. Due to the large amount of traveling that many collegestudents endure, many students find the less powerful, more portable option more inviting. Yet,what if they did not have to make the choice? Instead, the campus could host servers to allowstudent to lease computing power to create a more flexible computing environment while notmaking the students carry heavy computers around campus.This has been the primary motivation behind the adoption of this project by two senior students astheir senior capstone project. In this paper, we provide highlights of the challenges, successes andresults. The purpose of the project was to virtualize the Telecom, Networking

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ciletti; Gregory Plett

Role playing/ journal writing Capstone/ design undergraduate research Field trips/ simulations Group problem solving/ project reports Motivational examples/ stories Think tanks/ student lectures Interactive discussion/ lecture Problems prepared by students Class/group discussion Homework problems/ guided laboratories Formal lecture, visual aids, notes Computer simulation/ demonstrations

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Jayant Rajgopal; Bryan Norman; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

. Experiences Senior Capstone Project Outside the Classroom Integration Across •Co-op Courses •Internships Localization/Globalization Problem

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

, political,ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainabilityIn keeping with the major design experience required in the capstone sequence EENG 489, 491,the final project report requires student teams to consider their designs within realistic constraintsand any ethical issues with regard to product safety, disposal, regulation, etc. and the outcome ofa global perspective. To foster cross-cultural interactions/global competency students are askedto consider the following questions in analyzing the societal and ethical implications of theirdesign projects: 1. What is the effect of the project on natural resources? 2. What are the raw materials this project would consume? their availability

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Norton

; rehabilitation andmaintenance; and financial and reliability analysis, the students were turned off by the focus on a“civil engineering” project. The “Mission to Mars” theme was then chosen to explicitly link thecourse to as many engineering disciplines as possible. The students in the MEPO course learnedfrom the experience of other Mars student projects on campus including the robust “Mars Rover”student team and the proposed Mars-focused senior capstone design course.Michigan Mars Rover TeamThe College of Engineering houses several active student teams including the Michigan MarsRover Team. The Rover project is an extracurricular activity with all work done outside of class.The Team consists of students from most engineering departments and from all

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2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Gang Sun

University.Development of the Embedded RTOS Educational Platform The embedded RTOS educational platform consists of two parts: the Modular IntegratedStackable Layer (MISL) intelligent layer and the analog system environment (ASE) board(Figure 1). The MISL intelligence layer, typically the TI-MSP430F5438A, can be directlyinterfaced to the ASE board. The RTOS platform has integrated numerous typical analog devicesand new communication technologies into RTOS curriculum education, which mainly includesMISL architecture, inputs and outputs, analog and digital signal conversion, and wired &wireless communications. This platform is also designed for embedded systems education fromentry-level courses at the sophomore level to final Capstone Design projects