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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Tom C. Roberts; Shagun Sharma

STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Tom C. Roberts, P.E., Shagun Sharma Kansas State UniversityIntroductionFrom Fall 1995 to Spring 2013, more than 2,650 students completed a one hour Personal & ProfessionalDevelopment course in the College of Engineering at Kansas State University. The course originatedfrom a late 1980’s series of Saturday morning professional development workshops designed for key stu-dent leaders. The workshops were combined into an elective one hour course (DEN 275) named“STARS” in the early 1990’s. Enrollments were low (10 to 15 students per semester) and decreasedwhen the university changed from semester to hourly

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Daniel C. Hinkle; Kevin R. Lewelling

Using Student Projects for Recruiting Engineering Students Daniel C. Hinkle and Kevin R. Lewelling, PI University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 5210 Grand Avenue Fort Smith, AR 72904 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Figure 1: (a) This photographs shows the first electric vehicle built at UAFS; (b) this is a photograph of the second electric vehicle built at UAFS; (c) this is a bicycle powered generator built by (a

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal

Summative Heat Transfer Project: Designing a House Charles E. Baukal, Jr. Oral Roberts UniversityAbstractProject- and problem-based learning have been shown to enhance learning and to provide otherbenefits such as improving soft skills including teamwork and communication. They can beespecially effective for engineering students to demonstrate how theory is applied to real worldproblems. While comprehensive projects are an essential element in capstone courses, they arenot used as often in traditional more theory-based courses such as heat transfer. This paperdescribes an example of a summative and ill-structured project to design a house

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barbara E. Mizdail

First Year Engineering Experience with Project Centered Research Barbara E. Mizdail The Pennsylvania State University – Berks CollegeAbstractIn the 21st Century, our educational institutions exist in a climate of accelerating global change.This climate necessitates that engineers understand a systems approach and function asintegrators in a complex global society with ever increasing and demanding problems to solve.Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people, locally andglobally. Consequentially, it is incumbent upon our educational systems to see that the educationof future work forces must include a problem solving systematic approach to

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fani Zlatarova

Diversity in the Development of Computing Projects Fani Zlatarova Elizabethtown College, PAAbstractDeveloping projects in computing-oriented courses is a well-known practice. However, the dynamicnature of the computing sciences poses new challenges for students and their instructors. They have adirect influence on the diversity in the project development aspects: diversity of the project types, topics,goals, participation, presentation, assessment, applications, and ethical issues introduced in the project.The concrete academic environment should be also considered when assigning projects of different types.The job market of computing

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence G. Boyer

An Incremental Measurements and Data Acquisition Project Lawrence G. Boyer Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department Saint Louis UniversityAbstractIn the junior level Measurements course for Mechanical Engineering students, an incrementalproject forms the backbone of the course wherein several practical and theoretical topics areembodied. The goal is to familiarize Mechanical Engineering students with several electricaland electronics concepts and components used in measurement systems. The students areintroduced to LabView and build their first Virtual Instrument which generates a signal in theBlock Diagram and plots it on the Front

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Danai Chasaki

Design of a freshman mini-project in Computing Danai Chasaki, Villanova UniversityComputing and Information Technology are among the fastest growing fields in the U.S. andparticipating in efforts to attract and retain students in this major is critical. Universities andcolleges can recruit new students from their own campuses by restructuring freshmanintroductory courses to make them more relevant to student lives. The Computing field offers aunique opportunity for exciting industry-sponsored mini-projects that involve hands-onexperience and link the applicability of computing skills to the industry world.In this paper, we discuss the design of a seven week long project-based course offered

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Vijay Kanabar; Carla Messikomer

Integrating Project Management Knowledge Modules in Engineering Education Vijay Kanabar, Carla Messikomer, Boston University, Project Management InstituteAbstractA survey of twenty-two programs by Project Management Institute (PMI) in 2013 revealed thatthere is an opportunity to strengthen undergraduate project management (PM) education inengineering schools and colleges. In response to this need PMI sponsored a “for academics byacademics” global curriculum project to baseline undergraduate PM competency. This newcurriculum framework was launched in February 2015. It was the result of five exploratoryworkshops involving eight-five faculty as well as a

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Adel Setoodehnia; Andrew Pantaleo

1 Understanding Physics Concepts through Project Based Learning Adel Setoodehnia (Student) and Andrew Pantaleo (Instructor) Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains, NJ and interdisciplinary education. The Union County Magnet Abstract— Project Based Learning has been researched and High School is one of fifteen schools in New Jersey awardedpracticed at many high schools as well as colleges. Union

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Julie Wang

The “Real-World” Senior Capstone Design Projects Julie Wang Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD 21532 AbstractOur collaborative Mechanical Engineering program with University of Maryland at College Parkhad two successful senior capstone design projects which were completed under the strongsupport by the ITT Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and AES Company in Cumberland,Maryland. Both projects were created by the summer student internships, since the students’excellent work have impressed the engineers in the two companies.The first is a system design project. The project provides ITT Company the ability to test

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ossama Elhadary

ROOT CAUSES OF CHAGE I IT PROJECTS Ossama Elhadary OELHADARY@CITYTECH.CUY.EDU 300 Jay St, Brooklyn, Y ABSTRACT In this paper the author studied 58 IT projects implemented during the period 2006 - 2007 and attempted to categorize the root causes of changes in those projects as well as identify the frequency of occurrence changes driven by each of those categories. The author also tried to discover relationships between the number of changes occurring and various project variables like project size, duration, etc. The research concluded that 22% of the projects implemented experienced at least one change and that the 2 most

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Vojin Nikolic

ROLE OF INDUSTRY SPONSORED PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Vojin Nikolic† Minnesota State University, Mankato ASEE North Midwest Regional Conference Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, October 9-11, 2003 Abstract The experience gathered with industry-provided projects for senior design coursesfor mechanical engineering majors at Minnesota State University, Mankato, in recentyears has been discussed. The author acted as the faculty adviser to three student designteams which addressed three such project topics. The projects are briefly described.These company-sponsored senior design

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Lizabeth Schlemer; Jose Macedo

162 Teaming Multi-level Classes on Industry Projects Lizabeth Schlemer & Jose Macedo Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Cal Poly – San Luis ObispoAbstract For the past few years we experimented with teaming students from a sophomore-levelclass and a senior-level class to work on industry projects. The classes are “work design” and“facilities design.” Projects are selected to require the application of knowledge from bothdisciplines. In addition, the projects are selected from small

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jiancheng Liu

422 Laboratory Projects Introduced in Teaching Manufacturing Processes Course Jiancheng Liu, Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering University of the Pacific 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95211-0197 jliu@pacific.eduIntroductionMechanical engineering students should graduate with strong practical and interpersonal skills (1,2) . Manufacturing Processes is a fundamental mechanical engineering course

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Michael Berry; Paul Russo; Joshua Wyrick

Cultural and Academic Learning Through Project Based Initiatives 1 2 3 Michael Berry, Paul Russo, and Dr. Joshua Wyrick The Civil and Environmental Engineering Program, College of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, ,ew JerseyEngineers Without Borders (EWB) provides students a unique outlet to experience academia through awhole new lens, one that sheds light on global issues and the opportunity to effect the lives of others.Rowan University’s EWB project, involving clean water distribution in Senegal, is one such project thathas exposed our young intellect to a breadth of different

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Junichi Kanai; Jeff P. Morris; Mark Anderson

Project-Based Engineering Design Courses and Computer Literacy Junichi Kanai, Jeff Morris, and Mark Anderson O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Session: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for digital generation AbstractThe current generation of college students grew up with personal computers, the Internet, andother digital “gadgets”. Despite their confidence, typical students in sophomore and senior levelengineering design courses utilize only the basic features of software tools, such as wordprocessing, graph generation, information sharing

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Colleen Symansky; Hudson Jackson; Kassim Tarhini

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Preparing Civil Engineers for Construction Project Management Colleen Symansky, Hudson Jackson, and Kassim Tarhini United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CTAbstractPart of the Civil Engineering Program graduation requirements at the United States Coast GuardAcademy includes the successful completion of a two-sequence construction projectmanagement study. This sequence consists of a Construction Project Management (CPM) courseand a Civil Engineering Design (CED) Capstone course. The CPM course provides anintroduction to the management practices of the construction industry, specifically focusing onhow projects are

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Barbara E. Mizdail

First Year Engineering Experience with Project Centered Research Barbara E. Mizdail The Pennsylvania State University – Berks CollegeAbstractIn the 21st Century, our educational institutions exist in a climate of accelerating global change.This climate necessitates that engineers understand a systems approach and function asintegrators in a complex global society with ever increasing and demanding problems to solve.Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people, locally andglobally. Consequentially, it is incumbent upon our educational systems to see that the educationof future work forces must include a problem solving systematic approach to

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Christopher Palmieri; Judith Hooymans; Cole Gingrich; Tooran Emami Ph. D.; Aaron Dahlen; Joseph Staier

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Electrical Engineering Capstone Project on Dynamic Position System Christopher Palmieri, Judith Hooymans, Cole Gingrich, Tooran Emami, Aaron Dahlen, and Joseph Staier Department of Engineering- Electrical Engineering Section United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT, USA Christopher.A.Palmieri@uscga.edu Judith.A.Hooymans@uscga.edu Cole.R.Gingrich@uscga.edu

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

James R. Rowland

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Control Systems Term Projects with Multidisciplinary Teams James R. Rowland University of Kansas 1520 West 15th Street, EECS Dept, 2001 Eaton Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045AbstractImprovements in multidisciplinary teaming are described for a two-phase Matlab projectperformed by over 300 seniors in the past 10 years in an undergraduate control systems course atthe University of Kansas. Aligned with engineering education research reported in the literature,these dynamic teaming concepts provide

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Shohana Iffat

2025 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, March 22, 2025, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Instigating a Research Project Shohana Iffat Civil Engineering Technology Farmingdale State College (SUNY) Farmingdale, NY, USA Email: iffats@farmingdale.edu Abstract— In today's world, artificial intelligence (AI) is being and Tesla Autopilot. AI can serve as a tool to quickly review autilized

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

HughHugh L. McManus; B. Kris Jaeger-Helton

2025 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, March 22, 2025, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA. Project Team Bonding: Approaches, Activities, Analysis, and Advice Hugh L. McManus & B. Kris Jaeger-Helton Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Northeastern University Boston, MA h.mcmanus@northeastern.edu Abstract—Capstone project teams of 4-5 students participated correlated student-designed

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Latorre, University of Florida; Elizabeth Louise Meier, University of Florida

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #39686Evaluating Student Project Choice, Course Satisfaction, and Performancebetween Community Service, Internal Projects, and Industry-SponsoredProjects in a Multidisciplinary Industry-Sponsored Capstone ProgramEdward Latorre, University of Florida Dr. Edward Latorre-Navarro is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) program within the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. He joined UF from his pre- vious role as Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. As an educator, he is interested in improving the academic experience

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2018 Mid Atlantic Section Fall Meeting

Authors

Tak Cheung; Vazgen Shekoyan; Kimberly Anne Riegel; Rex Taibu; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos, Queensborough Community College

Paper ID #24685Transformation of graduate school research projects to community college in-ternship projects with translation to high school Science Talent Search projectsProf. Tak Cheung Tak Cheung, Ph.D., professor of physics, teaches in CUNY Queensborough Community College. He also conducts research and mentors student research projects.Prof. Vazgen Shekoyan Dr. Vazgen Shekoyan is a professor of physics and his experiences include pedagogy, CubeSat, etc.Kimberly Anne Riegel Kimberly Riegel has been an assistant professor at Queensborough since 2015. She completed her Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University and

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Krueger

Session 1076 Promoting Civic Involvement through Project-Based Learning? Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Interactive Qualifying Projects and the Worcester Community Project Center Rob Krueger, Ph.D., Lance Schachterle, Ph.D. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609Introduction: Today’s American political culture seems to be hopelessly swamped by apathy. In 1996,President Clinton won a majority of votes from a minority of the population (39%). In ourhometown of Worcester, Massachusetts, last fall’s mayor’s race was won with 17,909 votes,representing 27% of the

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-Based Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marissa Christina Owens, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Jasmine Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

. This study provides implications for the importance of the PBL method to teachengineering curricula in elementary education and the importance of including engineeringcurricula in elementary schools.References[1]. L. Katehi, G. Pearson, and M. Feder, “Engineering in K-12 education: Understanding the status and improving the prospects, “Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2009.[2]. J. Yuan, C. Kim, L. Vasconcelos, and M. Y. Shin, C. Gleasman, and D. Umutlu, “Preservice elementary teachers’ engineering design during a robotics project,” Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 4-104, 2022.[3]. D. H. Jonassen, “Toward a design theory of problem-solving,” Educational

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-Based Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

tangible products with some engineeringcomplexity as the learning goal of a course. Both because of more available and accessibledigital fabrication tools and a rise on maker-based pedagogy, such educational approaches areprogressing past just learning experiences that are project-based but more and more one canrealize a functional and desirable product (in addition to the underlying technology). This greateravailability of rapid prototyping and maker spaces can support these types of learningexperiences, allowing student teams more access to holistically imagine, design, and morereadily build their solutions. The more authentically these learning experiences can be curatedand staged by instructors, the more meaningful and useful such courses can

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-Based Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ji Yu, Tsinghua University; Wangqi Shen, Tsinghua University; Anqi Ma, Tsinghua University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

and parallel ideas. tasks. Curriculum objectives related  Select an engineering project to the Washington Accord; outcome (PO) in the corresponding standard for the e.g. environment and learning outcome (CO) requiredEvaluation based on sustainability, abstract thinking by professional coursesthe matrix of and originality in analysis to  Construct the CO-PO matrixcompetency criteria Isa et al.[24

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-Based Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Laine Schrewe, University at Buffalo; Scott M. Ferguson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

(andimplementation), and assessment (Figure 1). These key elements of instructional design will bediscussed in detail in the subsequent sections.Design and Learning ObjectivesResearch suggests that it is critical to carefully consider the specific objectives and type ofproblem that best fit each topic when using PBL to execute an engineering curriculum. De Graaf& Kolmos [1] suggest considering a series of questions when determining the objectives forwork in PBL, including (but not limited to): where will the problem lead, what goals does itfulfill, and what should students learn? These questions should help the PBL designer identifykey student learning outcomes that should be highlighted in both the implementation andassessment of the project. Once

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-Based Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaa Jaber; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Khairul Mottakin; Zheng Song, UMDearborn

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #36958A Study Report in the Web Technologies Course: What Makes FeedbackEffective for Project-based Learning?Alaa Jaber Alaa Jaber is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan Dearborn. She has always been passionate about technology and its potential to transform the world. She is excited about the possibility of continuing her studies by pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science.Dr. Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur is a researcher and evaluator with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She holds a dual appointment with the