Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3821: INTEGRATING PROJECT MANAGEMENT, LEAN-SIXSIGMA, AND ASSESSMENT IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CAP-STONE COURSEDr. Ana Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University Ana ”Anita” Vila-Parrish is a Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.Dr. Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College Page 25.803.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Project Management & Lean-Six Sigma Methodologies in an Industrial Engineering Capstone CourseAbstractThe ability to

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Rowe

Measure What You Value: Developing Detailed Assessment Criteria for Engineering Capstone Projects John W. K. Rowe Sheffield Hallam University, UK.AbstractAn important area of development in the UK and other systems of higher education over the lastdecade has been the wide spread use of specific statements describing the intended learningoutcomes students achieve, in contrast to using syllabus content to define courses and programs.In measuring how well students have satisfied an intended learning outcome one approach is touse developed assessment criteria that specify qualitatively, by level of achievement, studentperformance. Writing

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karim Muci; Jonathan Weaver

Session 1125 Using Industry-Like Product Development Projects in Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Courses Karim H. Muci-Küchler1 and Jonathan M. Weaver2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2 Mechanical Engineering Department University of Detroit Mercy Abstract A good engineering education involves more than preparing students that have soundtechnical knowledge in a

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Kobus

Session 2366 A Unique Leak Detection Precursor Capstone Design Project for a Hands-On Senior-Level Design Experience Christopher J. Kobus Department of Mechanical Engineering Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309AbstractThis paper describes a design project for the senior level Fluid and Thermal System Designcourse, which is a precursor to the Capstone Design Project at Oakland University. The Fluidand Thermal System Design course is geared to taking students through the entire taxonomy ofthe design process; from knowledge

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Erik Bowman; Kenneth Siegenthaler

Session 3266 A Community Public Service Capstone Engineering Design Project: A Collapsible Ramp for an Electric Cart/Wheelchair Kenneth E. Siegenthaler and Erik C. Bowman Department of Astronautics United States Air Force AcademyAbstractA capstone engineering design and construction course, required for graduation at theUnited States Air Force Academy, has often involved community service projects. Onesuch project was the design and construction by students of a collapsible electriccart/wheelchair ramp for a

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Rossi; Herbert Ingley; Erik Sander; Dow Whitney; Marc Hoit; R. Keith Stanfill

Session 1693 Integrating Entrepreneurial Projects into a SuccessfulMultidisciplinary Capstone Design Program at the University of Florida R. Keith Stanfill, Erik J. Sander, William J. Rossi, H. A. Ingley, E. Dow Whitney, Marc I. Hoit University of Florida Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering / University of Florida College of Engineering / University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration / University of Florida Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering / University of Florida Department of Materials Science

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

Session 1447 Mechanical Engineering Technology Division: “Integrating Culture as well as Engineering Instruction in Capstone Project and Machine Design Courses” Francis A. Di Bella, PE (617 373 5240; fdibella@coe.neu.edu) Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Technology Northeastern University; Boston, MAC.P. Snow’s famous 1959 Rede Lecture on the clash of the “Two Cultures”: Art andScience continues to reverberate in the halls of science and engineering education. Snow’slecture brought to the surface what seemed apparent to most

Conference Session

Design in the CHE Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Joseph Shaeiwitz

Session 1413 Life-long Learning Experiences and Simulating Multi-disciplinary Teamwork Experiences through Unusual Capstone Design Projects Joseph A. Shaeiwitz Richard Turton West Virginia UniversityIntroductionThere is significant consternation among engineering educators regarding the teaching of and theassessment of “an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams,” and “a recognition of the needfor, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.” 1 Questions commonly heard are: “Are werequired to have a multi

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed El-sharkawy; Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

A Process for Screening Capstone Senior Design Projects for Compatibility with Department ABET Program Outcomes Maher E. Rizkalla, Mohamed El-Sharkawy, and Paul Salama Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 1. Introduction:The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) uses its senior capstonedesign course as a major source of data for its outcomes assessment process for ABETaccreditation. Thus, we must insure that the projects we assign address our ProgramOutcomes (PO), which are our version of Criterion 3 in EC2000, to the extent possible.In this paper, this paper presents a description to the process that we have developed toscreen projects before they are assigned to

Conference Session

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Session 3566 Methods of Assessing Student Learning in Capstone Design Projects with Industry: A Five Year Review M. Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe benefits of company sponsored student design projects, both to academia and to industry, havebeen well established recently in symposia and in publications. However, assessing these benefits inorder to improve the students’ experiences can be difficult. This paper discusses techniques ofassessment used

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Robert Drew; Matthew Walker; Karl Rink; Dan Gerbus; Dan Cordon; Edwin Odom

Session 2555 Improving the Professional Skills of Engineering Graduate Students through Capstone Project Mentoring in IEWorks Dan Gerbus, Dan Cordon, Matthew Walker, Robert Drew, Edwin Odom, Steven Beyerlein, Karl Rink University of Idaho Mechanical EngineeringAbstractTraditional engineering graduate programs focus on coursework and thesis research, which mayor may not adequately develop students’ professional skills for engineering positions in industry.This paper describes an alternative graduate program

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Davis; Frank Severance; Damon Miller

Session 2793 An Interactive Web-Based Analog Grade Computer as an Electrical Circuits Capstone Lab Project Kevin Davis, Damon Miller and Frank Severance Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Western Michigan UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the use of an interactive web-based circuit demonstration system to providea mid-semester superposition capstone experience for electrical circuit fundamentals labstudents. The particular circuit to be interactively demonstrated is a simple electronic artificialneural network which is used

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew P. Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Richard B. Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2011-2789: USE OF CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT IN UNDERGRAD-UATE MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING AND EXPERIMENTATIONCOURSES.Dr. Andrew P Conkey, Texas A&M University at Qatar Andrew Conkey has been an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M at Qatar since January 2009. He is involved with the mechanical engineering capstone design class as well as vibrations, and mechanics of materials. His research interests are in fiber optic based vibration sensor for machinery condition monitoring.Richard B. Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar Richard B. Griffin, Ph. D., P. E. (TX) has been a faculty member at Texas A&M University since 1977. He earned his BS at Pennsylvania State University (1964) in Metallurgy

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-3782: COMPETITIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER-ING CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS: STUDENT PREFERENCES ANDLEARNING OUTCOMESDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). She was attracted into environ- mental engineering as a high school student participating in a summer research program at Iowa State University. While at CU, she has mentored more than 30 undergraduate student research projects. Page 25.336.1

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Charles Cappello, York College of Pennsylvania; Takeshi Jonathan Ei, York College of Pennsylvania; Edward Miller Jr., York College of Pennsylvania; Dan Bosse, Weldon Solutions; Berne S. Edwards, Graham Packaging Company; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Gregory M. Link, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

well as becoming a certified Professional Engineer while working for an electrical engineering consulting firm in Pennsylvania.Dan Bosse, Weldon Solutions Dan Bosse graduated from York College of Pennsylvania with a degree in mechanical engineering in the summer of 2011. He now works at Weldon Solutions in York, Penn., designing automation systems and precision grinders. The capstone design project was one of the highlights of his time at York College. Given the opportunity, he would gladly work on another robotics project.Berne S. Edwards, Graham Packaging Company Berne Edwards received his B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from York College of Pennsylvania in 2011 and works as a Project Management Engineer at

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stefan J. Grimberg, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

recently he and his students are investigating the most efficient process to convert farm waste into biogas using anaerobic digestion. Page 25.1415.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Using a P3 funded project as part of a capstone design class in environmental engineeringWhile many capstone design courses are limited to paper designs and some involve laboratorytesting this design course was more comprehensive in scope providing for a realistic/professionallearning environment. Over the past 15 years students enrolled in the capstone design project inthe

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; William C. Barott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-4447: USING MINI-PROJECTS TO FOSTER STUDENT COL-LABORATION IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSEProf. Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Richard S. Stansbury is an Associate Professor of computer engineering and computer science in the Department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. He teaches courses in artificial intelligence, data structures and algo- rithms, and the capstone senior design course. His research interests include unmanned aircraft, mobile robotics, and applied artificial intelligence.Dr. William C. Barott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona BeachDr. Salamah

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Cheng Lin

Session 3548 PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT FOR A LEAK-PREVENTIVE TOILET FLUSH SYSTEM – AN MET SENIOR DESIGN (CAPSTONE) PROJECT Cheng Y. Lin, PhD., PE. Department of Engineering Technology Old Dominion University Norfolk, VirginiaAbstractA senior design (Capstone) project for three mechanical engineering technology studentsat Old Dominion University is described.A prototype design is presented to perform the functional test of a leak-preventive toiletsystem. There are two major leaks in the toilet

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; Kevin Schmaltz; Dan Goodrich; Pamela Schmaltz

Session 2525 A Capstone Senior Engineering Design Course: A Project Case Study and Its Subsequent History Pamela Schmaltz, Kevin Schmaltz and Paul Duesing Lake Superior State University Dan Goodrich Continental Teves, Inc.I. IntroductionA senior engineering design course can be used to develop ties with industry while givingstudents a taste of real-life project engineering. The engineering and technologycurricula at Lake Superior State University (LSSU) incorporate a two-semester,multidisciplinary capstone senior

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James . McDonald

Session 2532 Hand-Held Video Games Using a PIC Microcontroller and Graphic LCD Module: A Capstone Design Project James S. McDonald Kettering UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a capstone design project carried out by several groups of seniorundergraduate students in the author’s computer engineering capstone design course during theSummer 1998 term at Kettering University. The basic project requirement was to design and builda hand-held video game using a Microchip PIC 16C74A microcontroller, a 128×128-pixelgraphic

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kais Abdulmawjood, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Muhammad S. Zilany, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Muna Sheet, Lusail University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #43290An In-Depth Examination of Assessment Methods for Capstone Projects—MeasuringSuccessKais Abdulmawjood, Texas A&M University at Qatar Mr. Kais Abdulmawjood is expected to complete his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Ontario Tech University in 2024. He received his Master of Science degree (MSc) in electrical engineering, electronics, and communication from Al-Mustansiriya University (Baghdad, Iraq) in 1998. His B.Sc. was in Electrical Engineering from Baghdad University (Baghdad, Iraq). Kais is currently a Manager for the laboratories of the Electrical and Computer Engineering program (ECEN) at

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1226: PROGRESS REPORT - THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHPERFORMANCE CAPSTONE PROJECT TEAMS AND THE SELECTIONPROCESSStephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a Lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management Pro- gram and is responsible for the undergraduate ME Capstone Design program. He received his BS, MS in ME from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive Research and Development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Soares, Florida A&M Univeristy; Chao Li, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

drinkholding unit. The drink is then dispensed to the strategically parked robot which will thenatomically return to the original location where the user can retrieve the drink. The user canchoose from three beverage choices by pressing 1, 2, or 3 on the remote.IntroductionThe Electronic Engineering Technology Program at our university implemented several yearsago a capstone course intended to capture graduating seniors’ ability to design and implement acomplete project using design methods and tools used in today’s industry. It is a two semestercourse designed to capture many aspects of engineering and to allow the students to integrate theknowledge received over the years in the program. The Senior Design Proposal (EET 4950) isoffered during the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Andrew Wolfe; Christine M. LaPlante

Session 3253 Bridge to the Future: the Freshmen Capstone Design Bridge Project at Union College F. Andrew Wolfe, Christine C. Laplante Department of Civil Engineering, Union CollegeI. IntroductionUnion College is a small, 2000 student, undergraduate liberal arts and engineering collegelocated in Schenectady, NY. The Engineering Division with an enrollment of approximately400 students consists of four departments: civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanicalengineering, and computer science. In 1995, Union College was awarded a grant from

Conference Session

Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Jed Marquart, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-197: ADDRESSING THIRD WORLD POVERTY IN FIRST-YEARENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECTS: INITIAL FINDINGSJohn K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is Chair of the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department, and Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, at Ohio Northern University. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process, first-year engineering instruction, and the pedagogical aspects of writing computer games. Dr. Estell is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Upsilon Pi

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-226: A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR STUDENT ASSESSMENT INPROJECT-BASED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGNMark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteJunichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRichard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Page 15.42.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Holistic Approach for Student Assessment in Project-based Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone DesignAbstractA capstone design course involves multiple variables and complexities which make its teachingconspicuously challenging1,2; e.g., sponsors

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

achievingthe TAC2000 outcomes. In particular, our Senior Design capstone course (TEET4010/ 4020) isa comprehensive three-credit, two-semester engineering design course, that all engineeringmajors are required to take as their capstone experience. We view this course as a veryimportant component in the preparation of a trained EET professional. The course emphasizesboth hard and soft skills and serves as an emulation of a real world engineering project. We useboth, projects proposed by the faculty and projects contributed from local industry and wepartner the teams of student with faculty and industry mentors. As a result of their participationin this course, students are subjected to a real world engineering project development experiencefor the first

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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College-Industry Partnerships

AC 2010-2035: PROJECT-ORIENTED CAPSTONE DESIGN IN CIVILENGINEERING: LINKAGES WITH INDUSTRY TO ENHANCE THE PRACTICEWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Page 15.999.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Project–Oriented Capstone Design in Civil Engineering: Linkages with Industry to Enhance the PracticeAbstract: Teaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses,with industry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend towardincreasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better preparegraduates for engineering practice. While some design

Conference Session

Track 1 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology; Greg Jensen, NSF Center for e-Design –BYU Site; Barry McPherson, The Boeing Company; James Fehr, The Boeing Company; Matthew M. Symmonds, The Boeing Company; David E French, The Boeing Company

Tagged Topics

Track 1 - Student Development

where he provides the strategy and vision for all the PLM services the group provides around the world. Page 17.6.3 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Richey, French, McPherson, Symmonds, Jensen, Winn, Schrage, Cortese, Zender, Cruz An Innovative Approach to an Integrated Design and Manufacturing Multi- Site “Cloud-based” Capstone Project Michael Richey, David French, Barry McPherson, Matt Symmonds, The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA C. Greg Jensen, Joshua D. Winn, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Daniel Schrage, Adam

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Gary Pawlas, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-2353: FIRST-YEAR AND CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS: IS THEBOOKEND CURRICULUM APPROACH EFFECTIVE FOR SKILL GAIN?Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder DARIA KOTYS-SCHWARTZ is the Faculty Director for the Mesa State College-University of Colorado Mechanical Engineering Partnership Program and an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Kotys-Schwartz has focused her research in engineering student learning, retention and diversity. She is currently