Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Martin, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

, scienceor engineering major. Those cadets take a three-course engineering sequence in thedepartment, the goal of which is to “enhance[e] their quantitative problem-solving skillsand … provid[e] introductory engineering design experiences.”1 The sequenceculminates with a capstone course in which the cadets work with a real client to solve aproblem for him or her. That course is SE450, Project Management and System Design.This paper focuses strictly on that course, which has been successful in achieving bothdepartment and Academy goals by aligning the course assignments to a decision makingprocess and incorporating a real-world client into the course.This paper will begin by comparing the findings of some of the relevant literatureregarding capstone

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

middle school students and to support entrepreneurship at primarily undergraduate institutions. Her background is in civil engineering with a focus on structural materials. She holds a B.S.E. degree from Princeton, and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell.Ms. Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College Sophia Poulos is a 2016 engineering graduate from Smith College. She is interested in structural engineer- ing and has worked on earthquake engineering projects with NEES@UCLA. She is a research assistant on the CDHub 2.0 initiative and innovations in engineering design education at the capstone level. She is pursuing a masters degree in structural engineering at the University of California Davis.Ms. Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel A Ramos; Mayuri Mahajan; Vishal Naik; Aditya Gupta

Session 15-1 How the Capstone Class Students Perceive Their Knowledge Base?Farrokh Attarzadeh, Enrique Barbieri, Miguel A. Ramos, Mayuri Mahajan, Vishal Naik, Aditya Gupta Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThe Capstone Course is a 5-credit Research and Development course covering all aspectsof project development and implementation, entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity,team-work, and communication. The philosophy behind the course is to provide trainingand real-world, small-scale project experience

Conference Session

STEM Issues

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wei Dai Vian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nancy L. Denton P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

their freshmen through junioracademic years is expected to form a strong foundation for the senior capstone project (animplicit goal of most courses within the MET degree program). At the capstone level,students undertake a relatively unstructured, broadly-defined, real-world problem.Progressing from project-based to problem-based learning is facilitated throughcompletion of the carousel project in dynamics.12 Scaffolded problem and projectlearning experiences such as the carousel project increase depth of student understanding,build students’ confidence in their technical knowledge, and prepare them for moresubstantial subsequent problem solving. Table 3: Rate of Achievement of CLOO SuccessCLOO

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Langdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering background. Studio 6: Explores technical innovation and how design mediates the impact of new technologies on society and culture. This studio places emphasis on entrepreneurship and the business aspects of bringing a new idea to market. This studio is taught in collaboration with faculty from Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management. Studio 7: This is an engineering capstone design course that immerses students in a real world multidisciplinary design experience in the O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory. The design projects are sponsored by either industry, non-profit, or entrepreneurial interests. The projects are very challenging. Three example

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri; Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology; Lanmei Wang, Shandong University of Technology; Yanfei Zhang, Shandong University of Technology; Wenqiang Yu P.E., Shandong University of Technology; Yufeng Sun, Shandong University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

countries. Capstone design is a good startingplace for faculty collaboration and synchronization, because it reflects and assembles allthe features of the curricula in different educational systems across a large number ofcountries.The authors have many years of combined teaching experience in two differenteducational systems and have launched collaborative and synchronous teaching of acapstone design course in the United States and China since 2010. The same designtopics have been offered to student teams in the two collaborating schools. Based on thestudents’ learning experience and performance in the finished projects, the majordifferences in the two systems are significant. For example, American students putmore effort into creativity, team

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Ahsan Mian, Montana State University; Hunter Lloyd, Montana State University; Robb Larson, P.E., Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-531: THE MONTANA MULE: A CASE STUDY IN INTERDISCI-PLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGNBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Dr. Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Montana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engi- neering education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres is also studying the pedagogical impact of interdisciplinary capstone projects compared to traditional discipline-specific de- sign projects. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony J McGoron, Florida International University; Hamid Shahrestani, Florida International University, BME; Michael Edward Brown, Florida International University; James Dennis Byrne, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

design experience based on theknowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineeringstandards and multiple realistic constraints”. It allows students to develop their managementskills while learning design and product development. Students apply what they have learned inthe previous years, develop their communication skills, as well as their interpersonal and projectmanagement skills towards design and product development. The capstone design courseprepares students for successful and productive professional careers. Teams must be composedof members with skills needed to successfully complete the project. For complex problems theseskills often require knowledge from disciplines outside of their own, and

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

established technical specifications. 14. Abilities to deliver project products (design solution and business plan) judged credible by clients and others within the engineering and business professions.This capstone design course sequence has emerged from a decade of cross-college collaborationand refinement. Results are evidenced by greater entrepreneurial competencies of students, morebusiness-ready technological products, and more substantive relationships with collaborators.Increasingly, the courses are managed to emulate business practice and operate on a rapiddevelopment cycle. This paper presents the following templates for establishing anentrepreneurial engineering capstone design course for bioengineering students: 1

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Design Cognition and Self-Perception in Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Hart, University of Texas at Dallas; Todd W Polk, University of Texas at Dallas

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #47517A Structured Approach to Improving Safety in Capstone CoursesDr. Robert Hart, University of Texas at Dallas Robert Hart is a Professor of Practice in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He teaches the capstone design course sequence and serves as a Director for the UTDesign program, which facilitates corporate sponsorship of capstone projects and promotes resource sharing and cross-disciplinary collaboration among engineering departments. Upon joining UTD in 2012, he developed the capstone design course sequence in the newly formed mechanical engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Emmanuel U. Enemuoh

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Approach of Integrating Subject Matter Experts into Capstone Design Course Emmanuel U. Enemuoh, Ph.D. Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, MN 55812, USA Correspondence: eenemuoh@d.umn.edu; Tel.: +1218-726-7686AbstractThis paper discusses an approach of integrating subject matter experts in teaching capstoneengineering design course. The approach requires the engineering student design teams to find atleast five subject matter experts in the field of the defined project. The subject matter experts arecommitted to serve in the

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert S. Woodley

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Annual Conference Failure Mode: An Engineering Capstone Case Study of Educating Despite Failures Robert Woodley1 1Associate Teaching Professor: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri USA; rwoodley@mst.eduAbstractIn the modern engineering curriculum, the highlight of the students’ careers is the capstone classwhere they get to show off their abilities. However, the greatest learning tool they experience isfailure. Capstone projects can be challenging. In this paper, a case study of five

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wade Lee Robison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #22376Risk Management and Ethics in Capstone DesignDr. Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, PhD is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Senior Design Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where students from Biomedical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering work together on multidisciplinary teams to complete a 2-semester design and build project. She received her graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and has worked at RIT since 2000.Prof. Wade Lee Robison c American Society for

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Embedding Industry in Design Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Esther Horenstein, University of Denver; Daniel D Auger, University of Denver

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Johnson where he worked for over 28 years both in the USA and the United Kingdom. Throughout his career Dan has architected multigenerational product platforms, lead projects, built strategy and delivered multiple medical device innovations from research and concept through to the market. He is an inventor with 30+ patents and an author on some 50+ publications. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 How can we instill a post-academic mindset in capstone design?Introduction and BackgroundAt the culmination of their undergraduate studies, engineering students participate in a capstonedesign experience that requires them to synthesize

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Colby Ryan; Alexis Crandall; Mitch Martinez; David Kennedy; Kristian Ecolango; Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

. areas has on recruiting and retention. To this end, the Capstone is designed to prepare future engineers degree program has required course work in four areas:by bridging the gap between the classroom and industry. analog and digital electronics, wired and wirelessStudents are required to form teams of two to six members communications, embedded hardware and software, andwhich allows them to develop the skills necessary to system level design of monitoring and control applications.succeed in a diverse industry setting. Each team is required In addition, the curriculum is augmented through courses into use their knowledge and skills to design, develop, industry-applicable skills including project

Conference Session

Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny Davis, Washington State University; Jerman Rose, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the jointly-taught entrepreneurial engineering capstone course have been encouraging.Students have demonstrated impressive growth in professional skills and have producedsolutions that have significant business potential. Project sponsors, industry advisors, andbusiness plan judges note admirable achievements of student teams. This course model is offeredto stimulate transformation of capstone design courses to outcomes-driven student learningexperiences that can better prepare graduates for global challenges of the future.IntroductionNational leaders are sounding the alarm: The United States is losing its competitive edge in theglobal marketplace1. Some perceive that the nation is not preparing adequate numbers of peoplein technological

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, 2008 Web-enabled System for Managing Student Applications for a Selective Industry-sponsored Multidisciplinary Capstone Design ProgramAbstractIntegrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) is an institutionalized two-semester industry-sponsored multidisciplinary capstone design option for seniors in engineering, business, andpackaging science at the University of Florida. Preparing for the launch of the IPPD program inthe fall semester requires coordinating with dozens of project sponsors, faculty and staff fromnine academic departments and students from more than 12 disciplines. Obtaining 25 suitablemultidisciplinary industry projects each year is a time consuming activity. So too is the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

an ability to engage in life-long learningj. a knowledge of contemporary issuesk. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Page 6.842.1 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”II. Our Capstone Design CourseOur capstone design course is a one-semester, three-credit design course where students work inteams on hardware, software, and research-oriented design projects. In addition to the designexperiences

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

Industry-Based Software ToolsIntroductionService learning or civic engagement is a goal being pursued by many institutions of higher education.This goal is addressed by computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) programs whichencourage or require some form of real world experience. However, students in computer science and inother science fields are not typically attracted by community or real world projects. Faculty and staff inthese disciplines have a responsibility to connect students with the community and the world that theywill support upon graduation. This paper describes a paradigm for community-based capstone coursesthat uses industry-sanctioned software engineering support tools. A discussion of the supportingpedagogical

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Farag K. Omar, United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Designing with Lessons from the Machine Design Course: A Capstone Experience Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan and Farag K. Omar Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering United Arab Emirates University P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain United Arab EmiratesKey Words: Machine Design, Capstone Project, Impact of Designed ArtefactsAbstract:Extensive procedures and complex calculations involved in the Machine Designcourses make the students feel dull. To enthuse the students there is a need to haveinspiring capstone projects that

Conference Session

Equity and Ethics in Engineering-II

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

James Gordon Walker, Seattle Pacific University, College of Arts and Sciences, Engineering Department; Gina Howe P.E., Seattle Pacific University; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission, Diversity

faculty can best facilitate student learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Interdisciplinary engineering capstone course sequence designed for career preparationAbstractThe engineering senior design year-long capstone course sequence at Seattle Pacific University(SPU) is designed to mimic a high technology incubator and involves students working ininterdisciplinary, diverse teams to implement a design project while developing professionalskills. This paper will describe the course sequence including the design process, teamingguidance, project ideation, professional skills development; and grading/assessment

Conference Session

ETD Design IV: Construction and Civil Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

“student project” led to substantial donations of money, labor, excavating, and materials frommany sources. As a result, the project was completed at one-quarter the price bid by a privatecontractor. Assessment of student learning was conducted by the instructor, departmentalcolleagues, and working construction professionals.IntroductionIn part, this is the story of collaboration between two professors. Regina teaches ConstructionEngineering Technology, and Barry teaches Mechanical Engineering Technology. We both teachSenior Design Capstone classes. While Barry’s seniors design and build machines for localsponsoring companies, Regina’s seniors plan and build residential or commercial structures.In the summer of 2009, Barry joined the Board of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

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

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Ron Lasser, Tufts University; Katie Su, Smith College; Sarah Pedicini, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and developmentand b) the disconnect between perceived and expected proficiency for capstone graduates. Thiseffort adds to a growing body of work to understand and ultimately improve capstone education.1. Introduction and MotivationCapstone engineering design course program instantiations are based upon academic institution,department, and instructor. Each brings a unique perspective to the course and the learningenvironment. Capstone engineering design projects are each unique in their own right sinceindividuals or teams may select a project that has never been done before. In this context ofvariations of uniqueness, if that can be used as a means to define an educational environment, isit possible to evaluate a capstone engineering design

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

he led efforts in advancing both the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Department including the improvement of the senior capstone design project course sequence by providing students with real-world professional experience through the establishment of strong multidisciplinary and international collaborations. Dr. Shih’s research interests are in the areas of unsteady aerodynamics, separated flow control, aero-acoustics, and optical diagnostic techniques. In recent years, Dr. Shih is responsible for the establishment of the Aeropropulsion, Mechatronics and Energy (AME) Center to build a coalition of multidisciplinary researchers in these three fields. He currently serves as the Director of the AME Center

Conference Session

ET Capstone Courses

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Currin

findings to their peers and faculty 6. Prepare meaningful progress reports 7. Prepare a set of engineering plans Page 7.1125.4 8. Present and defend a proposal for a project 9. Integrate knowledge from other classes 10. Work independently 11. Prepare a feasibility studyGrading: Progress Reports 10 Preliminary Engineering 40 Preliminary Design 50The reader will note that this syllabus is similar to the typical syllabus for capstone design coursesoffered by engineering and engineering technology schools throughout the nation. The coursewas developed to be a

Conference Session

Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

. Joe earned his bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, his master’s in Mechanical Engineering (minor Electrical Engineering) from Iowa State University, and his MBA and PhD in Systems Engineering both from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work-in-progress abstract: Identifying Effective Student Leaders to Improve Capstone Design Team AssignmentsAbstractEngineers in industry are required to work in teams to accomplish large goals. Similarly,engineering students often work in teams in course projects cornerstone through capstone. Thestakes of capstone design projects are often high as teams work

Conference Session

Real-World Manufacturing Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Attila Yaprak; Ece Yaprak; Mulchand Rathod

of Engineering Technology at Wayne State University(WSU) falls into this category. The National Science Foundation funded GreenfieldCoalition’s (GC) capstone design course, however, is unique since students are given creditfor their projects based on real-work experiences. This paper discusses how this is done atthe Greenfield Coalition and the implications of adapting this course to Wayne StateUniversity’s Division of Engineering Technology (ET) curricula.INTRODUCTION The last two decades have been marked by the globalization of markets, technology,and competition. This transformation has necessitated sharpened skills and competencies inengineering applications that are relevant to the business community’s needs. An importantarea in

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

engineering.Students apply engineering design principles through completion of a team design project with Page 11.401.2realistic constraints. The course serves as the entry point for the four-quarter sequence in whichstudents undertake and complete their capstone design project.Principles of Biomedical Design is a two-credit, required course for all biomedical engineeringstudents in the spring quarter of their junior year. The course meets twice a week, with one 50-minute lecture session and one 160-minute laboratory session. A unique feature of this course isits overlap with the final quarter of the senior design sequence. Half of the laboratory exercisesin

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Reissman, University of Dayton; Allison L. Kinney, University of Dayton; Kevin Patrick Hallinan, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Montgomery County Exemplary Service Award, 2013). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Capstone Engineering Modeling Course for Developing Creative Problem-Solving A.L. Kinney1, M.E. Reissman1, K.P. Hallinan1 1University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.AbstractOver the past twenty years, nearly all job growth in the United States has emerged from new companiesand organizations with assumedly innovative products, services, and practices. Yet, the nurturing ofstudent creative thinking through truly open-ended problem solving is infrequent in engineeringeducation. Engineering design projects most often come with constraints and