, faculty can encounter difficulty ensuring individualgrades reflect the quantity and value of individual work and not just the collective grade of thegroup. This paper outlines the various steps the mechanical engineering faculty took to provide amore standardized, objective, fair grading process in the capstone course. These steps includeuse of a non-numeric rubric for grading briefings, graded peer reviews, a more objective rubricfor grading written documents, and the use of course directors to standardize the grading process.Introduction The mechanical engineering curriculum at the United States Military Academy (USMA)includes a capstone design project as a culminating experience that draws on fundamentalengineering concepts students have
format for the class allowed us to successfully addressfour issues: to establish and achieve higher expectations for the teams, to improve eachteam’s understanding of the fundamental engineering and science of its project, toencourage and increase the interactions between the teams, and to help the students tobetter “think through” the writing process which in turn helps them to better understandthe organization of their project.IntroductionThe multidisciplinary capstone design course at the University of Houston, taken by thestudents in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), IndustrialEngineering (IE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME), has been described previously 1.This course is a one semester, three-hour credit course
, researchshows that introducing HE projects and themes into courses can improve student retention [12]. Itfollows that a viable strategy for broadening participation in engineering could be to incorporateHE themes and engagement opportunities into the traditional engineering programs.The linkage between engineering and serving humanity varies unevenly by discipline. In a studyof 1900 undergraduate students, 73% of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) majorsagreed or strongly agreed that “helping others is a central message in my discipline”, the most ofany engineering discipline [13]. However, only 45% of electrical engineering students agreed orstrongly agreed with the same statement. It may not be coincidental that CEE has double
, while maintaining academic effectiveness. The procedureincludes implementing seven universal design of instructions (UDI) principles [13] and strength-based final project options. The UDI implementation and final project description and rubrics areprovided. A work in progress report was previously presented and this paper will provide acomplete work [14]. Since Fall 2020, this course has been offered for 3 consecutive semesters.The first cohort in Fall 2020 has 2 groups: 1 comparison group and 1 experimental group. Thesecond cohort in Spring 2021 has 1 experimental group; the third cohort in Fall 2021 has 1experimental group. Each semester a formative evaluation regarding the UDI implementation hasbeen conducted for the experimental group. For
,encouraging problem solving, and identifying skill weaknesses among participants in botheducational and workplace settings [1]. Historically, practitioners have also used this model tosupport peer-to-peer learning, in which community members learn from and encourage eachother [2], in both teacher education [1] and technology use [3], two paramount components of acollaborative makerspace like the BeAM Makerspace. CoP research shows that peer-to-peerlearning paired with product-based work yields better knowledge retention and personalaccountability amongst users [2][4]. Eager to encourage these outcomes in its own staffmembers, the BeAM Makerspace designed CoPs that would incorporate adaptiveteaching-projects to improve both the collaboration between
, Architectural Technology, and a Master’s in Facility Management. His field experience includes residential and light commercial construction. He has been an architectural designer as well as superintendent for single and multi-family residential construction projects. Mr. Ray worked as an engineering design manager in the Building Components Manufacturing Industry for over fifteen years.Elizabeth Freije, Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis Elizabeth Freije is Program Director and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology at Purdue University, Indianapolis. She received her BS in Computer Engineering Technology with a minor in Mathematics. She received her Masters in Technology at Purdue
failure mechanisms at the micro-scale. In 1998 he received a NSF CAREER award to study thermal barrier coatings and was later active in studying dura- bility of solid oxide fuel cell materials. After one year at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics in Holzkirchen, Germany, in July of 2015, Dr. Walter joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. At UCI Dr. Walter teaches regular MAE classes and helps to manage the senior projects program.Prof. Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine Natascha Trellinger Buswell is an assistant professor of teaching in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of
capabilities, IoT Edge Devices require more sophisticated designsthan typical IoT Sensor Nodes that in turn require more sophisticated Design Engineers to buildthem. To prepare our students for these new challenges, we developed a hands-on laboratorycourse focused on the development tools, system components, and design paradigms used whenbuilding IoT Edge Devices. In this paper we describe the development of the course, oureducational objectives, course syllabus, project assignments, results and suggestions for futurecourse improvements.KeywordsInternet of Things, IoT Education, Remote Learning, Edge Computing, Embedded LinuxIntroductionOver the past year, we have developed a new university-level Internet of Things (IoT) courseprimarily focused on
-Hoon Lee, University of Houston Dr. Sang-Hoon Lee is an Assistant Professor of Construction Management at the University of Houston. His research, teaching and consulting are in the areas of construction engineering and management, quantitative methods, construction finance management, construction safety, and information technology. He has taught courses in Construction Management I & II, Construction Finance Management, Cost Analysis and Bidding, Quantitative Methods for Project Management, Construction Safety, Reinforced Concrete Construction, Soil Mechanics and Foundation, Structural Steel &Timber Construction, and Strength of Construction Materials. His most recent research
students tospace-related problems and careers as they work toward solving a NASA mission-relevantdesign objective. Participating students work as part of an engineering design team under theguidance of a faculty advisor and alongside a dedicated workplace mentor to solve a “real-world” problem identified and provided by NASA. Over the course of one or two semesters,each team simultaneously secures funding for their individual project and satisfies course creditrequired for graduation.The opportunity to engage in substantive student research is the hallmark of the program’s effortto encourage and prolong student interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)related academic studies and careers. A measure of success is assured for all
by Providing a Failure Risk Free Environment and Experiential Learning OpportunitiesAbstractIn second year civil engineering, students participate in a horizontally integrated bridge designproject to increase their exposure to engineering application and prepare for their fourth-year design project. To compliment this project, a two-day event called CivE Days wasimplemented. This event freed students from classes and deadlines and allowed themto completely immerse themselves in a simulated bridge design project. The set-up of the event issplit into four stages: preliminary design, bridge construction, bridge testing and projectreflection. Learning takes place through a combination of experiential learning
industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His educa- tion and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development.Dr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on
skills for the first timein their projects with little opportunity for continued reinforcement. In addition, some projectsmay not appropriately address all necessary skill areas. One curricular model that may addressthese limitations has recently been implemented by our Biomedical Engineering Program. Thisnew model, consisting of a sequence of four courses spanning the junior and senior years, wascreated to ensure that all students receive repeated exposure to a wide range of skills relevant tothe biomedical engineering profession as well as those required for accreditation.In this sequence, the first and second courses are each half-credit and focus on specific ‘soft’ and‘hard’ biomedical engineering skills, respectively, that students may find
appropriate context for integrating ethical issues in the curriculum. The case reviewsthe ASCE and NSPE Codes of Ethics and presents a real-life account of the failed ManhattanWestway project development owing to a breach of ethics in the development of theEnvironmental Impact Statement. With the ethical context of the project, students are then askedto develop a relative ranking of the project alternatives using a simple multi-attribute decisionmaking framework to instill an appreciation of the subjectivity involved in identifying theoptimal project, the ethical dilemmas that could arise in such situations, and the ethicalresponsibilities and pressures that civil engineers may face during project development. Suchcases may be integrated into
nature of these projects has engaged students in cross-cutting technologies by inspiring the integration and synthesis of ideas and facilitating a betterunderstanding of engineering design at the system level.For the past two summers, we have recruited 33 REU students, 22 external and 11 internalstudents into the program. Among external participants, seven are international exchangestudents from three Brazilian universities. During the 10-week summer program, they wereassigned to 31 projects supervised by 10 engineering faculty and 18 postdoc/graduate studentmentors. In addition to their individual projects, REU students were engaged in group activitiesincluding a group design project, research lab tours, weekly seminars, outreach and
University. AET was introduced at Drexel University in2002 as a five-year co-op-based program with a mission to “provide contemporary students withan academic foundation and practical education in engineering technology through anoutstanding curriculum and applied research program, and the participation of our students inone of the nation's most successful cooperative educational programs.” The Senior DesignProject provides major evidence in demonstrating how well the program meets its mission.Program Educational Objectives (PEO) are consistent with the AET mission and the generalABET outcomes.1 The three-term nine-credit course sequence of the senior design project duringthe senior year is discussed term-by-term in detail. Groups of three or four
CapstoneDesign course where teams work on company-sponsored projects. Teams include bothengineering and non-engineering students and projects include product, process, and systemdesign opportunities. This active learning opportunity allows students to apply their academic,professional, and practical skills to real-world problem solving. This two-semester programbegins with a seven-week pre-capstone course. During this time the capstone coordinators formteams based on student preference and disciplines appropriate to the project scope. Thecoordinators assign a faculty advisor and identify an industry liaison to provide leadership andcoaching throughout the project.The program enhances critical thinking skills by providing open-ended projects. By
Session xxxx Engineering Design in Five Weeks – Designing a Wind Chime S. Scott Moor Indiana University-Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractProviding first-year students with a realistic engineering design experience is both difficult anddesirable. The benefits of hands-on projects to student learning and to student interest are welldocumented. However, it is a challenge to pose simple design problems that include bothengineering analysis and engineering synthesis. The construction of a wind chime provides anexcellent and yet quick engineering design problem for first-year
2004-2399 Leveraging Expertise in Time of Economic Constraints Sasima Thongsamak, Dr. Glenda R. Scales, Cheryl Peed Virginia TechAbstractTo address the need to improve the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) atVirginia Tech, the college relied upon the expertise of students completing graduate theses andgroup projects in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department. This arrangement allowedgraduate students to work on real problems as well as conduct applied research projects for anorganization – the College of Engineering. The students benefited from the
andteamwork. However, more is required to prepare engineering students to interact in teams withmembers of different backgrounds and to meet the challenges that they will encounter in theircareers. Universities and industry must work together to identify and eliminate those barriers toeffective teaming and communication. This paper addresses some of the issues associated withthe modification of the aforementioned capstone design activity to include multi-disciplinaryteams of engineering students addressing real industrial problems.Since 1970 over 3000 mechanical engineering seniors have teamed with other mechanicalengineering seniors in the capstone design class at Clemson University to address more than 200industrial projects proffered by 76
illustrates howdistributed decision making methods can be applied to entrepreneurial teams with memberslocated in different locations.IntroductionThe focus of this project was to create a distributed team of high school and college students tosolve a design challenge. By communicating over the Internet, this distributed e-teamresearched, evaluated and applied technologies for remote learning, design and manufacturing.The objective for the college students was to apply their undergraduate education to solve amodern problem, namely working in teams with members in remote locations. The objectivesfor the high school students were to develop a new set of communication skills, introduceleadership and responsibility in a team scholastic activity, and
executive advisory board, composed of representatives fromall areas of the building design and construction profession.The hallmark of the 30-credit, 10-month program is a 9-credit, 3-course design project sequencein which student teams design a real-world structure from initial concept to final constructiondocuments. An individual project assignment, as well as technical elective courses, allowsstudents to tailor the program to their unique interests and career goals. A laboratory classprovides hands-on learning of structural behavior. Interaction with industry leaders throughseminars, field trips, and externships provides students ample opportunity to network withprofessionals and gain an understanding of their chosen industry.Assessments were
Ph.D. degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is an Asso- ciate Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. In this role he has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. His research interests are in the areas of semiconductor device characterization, design and simulation, signal integrity and THz sensors. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE.Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Portland State University Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske received her M.S. degree in electronics engineering from Politechnika Warszawska (the Technical University of Warsaw) in Warsaw
AC 2011-1317: CRITICAL ISSUES AND LESSONS LEARNED IN ESTAB-LISHING CONCURRENT INTERNATIONAL MS DEGREE PROGRAMSIN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYMichael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael Dyrenfurth is professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation, in the Col- lege of Technology at Purdue University. He is co-PI of the DETECT project. He collaborates frequently with ProSTAR to deliver industry-oriented graduate programs to professionals in the field. Active in in- ternational aspects of the profession, he teaches and researches in the areas of technological innovation, technological literacy, and international dimensions of technological education.Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of
Technology Departments at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College since 1989. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 2008. Page 15.320.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Controlling a Power Supply via the Internet Provides a Capstone Design Experience In Topics of Applied DesignAbstractThis paper focuses on using an off-the shelf Programmable Power Supply Kit to illustrate theconcepts required in successfully completing a junior level capstone project. The capstoneProgrammable Power Supply Project is structured to support course goals and
AC 2010-2235: CAREERWISE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE FORGRADUATE STUDENTSErika Murguia, Arizona State University Erika Murguia Blumenkranz is a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Engineering, School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. She earned her Master’s degree in Quality and Productivity Systems and her BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. Her personal research interests are focused on the dynamics of workforce protocols in manufacturing environments and supply chain management. Erika has worked as a research assistant on the CareerWISE project since October 2008 and her role has been recruiting
the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. He received his B.S. from National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan, and M.S. and Eng.Sci.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Columbia University. After a 20-year career in the semiconductor industry, he joined SUNY New Paltz in 2018 with research interests in stress-induced phenomena in engineering materials, microelectronics reliability, additive manufacturing, and interdisciplinary engineering education.Dr. Nancy Campos, SUNY New Paltz Nancy Campos is the Project Director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation & Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at SUNY New Paltz. She received her B.A. in Art History, Ed.M
professionals and leadersin the AEC industry are in high demand regionally, nationally and internationally. From a globalperspective, AE programs are unique and sparse compared to civil engineering and architectureprograms. In total there are 22 ABET accredited AE programs in the United States that offerdegrees. These programs must be adaptable to the industry to remain current with, and ahead of,leading industry practices. To remain most relevant to industry, AE programs regularly evolvetheir senior capstone project experience. Since the building industry is so diverse, and the AEprograms themselves are often diverse from one another, the composition of capstone coursesacross programs has not been heavily studied in looking for critical trends. Thus
AC 2007-1092: STUDENT DESIGN OF LEHIGH UNIVERSITY GOLF FACILITIESKristopher Lengieza, Weitz Golf International Kristopher M. Lengieza is a Project Engineer at Weitz Golf International. He earned a BS from Lehigh University. He is currently involved in constructing several buildings at Bella Collina, a Ginn Development in Montverde, FL. Kristopher has used his involvement in the 2003 Golf Practice Facility project to springboard his career into the Golf and Resort Construction Industry. Weitz Golf International is considered to be one of the top Golf Course and Hospitality Contracting companies in the world. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the
. Page 25.590.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Evaluation of Design Work and the Achievement of Learning Outcomes in Senior Capstone CoursesAbstractThe two-semester Mechanical Engineering Capstone course at Brigham Young University(BYU) was created in 1990 to help students learn a structured design process and assist them indeveloping design skills for the practice of engineering. Course outcomes were establishedbased on stakeholder input and students receive classroom instruction as well as do projectdesign work on projects provided by industry sponsors. To date more than 575 design and buildprojects have been completed for more than 300 industry project sponsors