AC 2010-1101: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS SITE: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR TEACHERSVikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control
Carolina. Dr. Conrad is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is also a member of ASEE, Eta Kappa Nu, the Project Management Institute, and the IEEE Computer Society. He is the author of numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers in the areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education.Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte G. Bruce Gehrig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Contruction Management. His areas of interest/specialization are: Water Resources Planning and Management, Design and Construction Integration, and
itis essential to provide the students a broad view of engineering while engaging them to thefullest, such that their excitement is allowed to flourish in an active learning environment.This paper presents an overview of half-semester multidisciplinary projects introduced intoVillanova University’s 2009 – 2010 engineering freshmen curriculum and details two successfulprojects that incorporate structural engineering as a means for providing a hands-on, activelearning experience. Both projects combine the disciplines of civil, mechanical, and electricalengineering. One project uses a structural engineering system as the main thrust area, withmodeling techniques from mechanical engineering and data acquisition applications fromelectrical
AC 2010-1285: PRACTICAL, EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSMENT OFENGINEERING PROJECTS AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMSKevin Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1992 and his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998. He has published in the areas of engineering design, pedagogically sound uses for simulation and computing, assessment of student learning, and teaching engineering economy. He has received four ASEE awards: the 2002 PIC-III award, the 2003 Joseph J. Martin Award, the 2004 Raymond W. Fahien Award and the 2005 Corcoran Award
AC 2010-1383: AN INDUSTRY-SPONSORED CAPSTONE PROJECT: A STORYOF SUCCESSKhalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University Page 15.155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Industry—Sponsored Capstone Project: A Story of SuccessAbstractThis paper presents a capstone project that has been sponsored by American Electric Power(AEP). AEP, like other companies, relies on shippers to move equipment long distances.Sometimes during these trips, the shipped object is damaged, causing financial losses. AEPrequested a device which monitors when and where damages occur. A device was designedwhich gives AEP this capability. Since the duration of a shipment may be up to two
Gender Participation in Humanitarian vs. Traditional Multidisciplinary Senior Design Projects Catherine Skokan, Joan Gosink Division of Engineering, Colorado School of MinesAbstractIn 2003, the Colorado School of Mines received a grant from the William and Flora HewlettFoundation to establish a minor in Humanitarian Engineering. One of the goals of the HewlettFoundation’s Engineering Schools of the West Initiative was to increase the number anddiversity of engineering students in the United States. We have investigated the gender mix ofstudents in traditional multidisciplinary senior design projects for the Engineering Division at theColorado School
Reflections on Fifteen Years of Service-Learning Projects in Thailand Richard Vaz Worcester Polytechnic Institute.I. IntroductionWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) provides international experiences for over 50% of itsengineering students, more than any other US-based university. As part of its internationalofferings, WPI has since 1989 been sending mixed teams of engineering, science, andmanagement students to Bangkok to complete 8-week interdisciplinary projects. These projectsconnect science or technology to social issues and human need, and have been sponsored by Thainonprofit organizations, government agencies
Session 3625 Challenges and Rewards on On-Campus Projects in Capstone Design Angela R. Bielefeldt University of Colorado, Dept. Civil, Environmental, & Arch. EngineeringAbstractThis paper discusses the Environmental Engineering capstone design course for Civil andEnvironmental Engineering undergraduates at the University of Colorado. Over the past fouryears, the course has successfully introduced a variety of service learning projects as optionsamong the three to four projects available each year. Clients for these projects have included theUniversity of Colorado and various communities. The structure
Session 1150 Teaching Engineering Fundamentals with a Project-Based Learning Approach B. S. Sridhara Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstract Recruiting and retaining students in the Engineering Technology area has been a majorchallenge to many of us in the Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies (ETIS)Department at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). In the Fall of 2004 the authoroffered ET 1840 – Engineering Fundamentals and teaching this class was a lot of fun. Topicssuch as total quality, engineering design
AC 2010-48: DESIGN OF A MULTI-MODE FINITE-DIFFERENCE HEATTRANSFER PROJECTMichael Maixner, United States Air Force AcademyWilliam Parker, Air Force Research Laboratories Page 15.358.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design of a Multi-Mode Finite-Difference Heat Transfer ProjectAbstract: The development of a comprehensive inite-difference project at the end of a heattransfer curriculum is described. The problem requires evaluation of the school’s football ieldturf heating system, incorporates all of the major heat transfer modes (convection, conduction,and radiation), and requires students to investigate both steady state and transient versions ofthe problem
AC 2010-61: A RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR MANAGING STUDENT DESIGNPROJECTSHugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Hugh Jack is a Professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan. His interests include Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering, with a particular focus in control systems. Page 15.84.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Risk Assessment Tool For Managing Student Design ProjectsAbstractMany design projects done by undergraduate students carry a high degree of risk because of inex-perience. In many cases students tend to ignore the
in Technology Education from Millersville University in 1971 and MS in Technology Education from the Pennsylvania State University in 1981. Currently, Mr. McFarland is the Machine Shop Manager in the Department of Physical Science at York College of Pennsylvania. Page 15.144.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010An Automated Bottle Filling and Capping Project for Freshman Engineering StudentsAbstract: All freshman engineering students at York College participate in a spring semesterdesign challenge as part of a year-long, two-course introduction to engineering. This
AC 2010-1477: INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING ECONOMICS, STATISTICS,AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT: REINFORCING KEY CONCEPTSPaul Kauffmann, East Carolina University Paul J. Kauffmann is Professor and Chair in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His industry career included positions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and North Carolina.Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University Stephanie Sullivan is a visiting instructor in the Department of
AC 2010-1543: SIMULATING THE COLLABORATIVE DESIGN PROCESSTHROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE PROJECTCharlie Setterfield, Sinclair Community College Charlie Setterfield is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Technology. B.A. Wittenberg University, M.Arch Ohio State University. With more than 18 years experience in the architectural and construction industries, including responsibilities in all aspects of architectural project delivery and construction management, Mr. Setterfield brings real-world experience to the classroom. Setterfield’s courses focus on materials and means of construction, construction document preparation, “green building”, professional practice and building codes. As
AC 2010-1558: WOMEN-CENTRIC SENIOR PROJECTS FOR FEMALES IN THECOMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES FIELDSMahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, BrownsvilleJuan Iglesias, U of Texas at BrownsvilleKatherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville Page 15.1379.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Women-Centric Senior Projects for Females in the Computational Sciences FieldsAbstractThis paper presents a novel and creative approach to teaching a Senior Project course inComputer Science in a way that allows women to educate themselves about health, politics, andother social and well-being issues while at the same time fulfilling the
Session 1359 The Inverted Pendulum Problem as a Senior Design Project Robert Lynn Mueller The Pennsylvania State University New Kensington CampusAbstractThe 4-year baccalaureate degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology at Penn StateNew Kensington requires a project design course in the senior year. It is a capstone course thatallows the students to apply the engineering principles encompassed in the courses that lead upto and include the senior year. A recent project was the so-called inverted pendulum problem. Itconsists of wheeled
Session 2566 DYNAMIC SYSTEMS TEACHING ENHANCEMENT USING A LABORATORY BASED HANDS-ON PROJECT Dr. Peter Avitabile, Assistant Professor Charles Goodman, Jeff Hodgkins and Kari White, Graduate Students Tracy Van Zandt, Gary StHilaire, Tiffini Johnson, Nels Wirkkala, Undergrad Students Mechanical Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Lowell One University Avenue Lowell, Massachusetts USA Peter_Avitabile
Session Number: 2471 Experience with Multidisciplinary Design Projects at the US Military Academy Peter D. Hanlon, Bryan S. Goda, and Lisa A. Shay Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 {peter.hanlon/bryan.goda/lisa.shay}@usma.eduAbstract - The intent of Senior Design Capstone Projects at the US Military Academy is toprovide cadets with a challenging engineering problem that requires them to integrate keyconcepts from several previous EE courses. Multidisciplinary projects add to that challengebecause the students who
Session 2615 Implementing a Student Design-Build Project in One Semester COL Ronald W. Welch 2LT Brian J. Meister United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a one-semester design-build capstone project in which three senior civilengineering (CE) students designed, completed an environmental assessment, gained approval,and built a 28-foot timber pedestrian bridge. The course was taken as part of the ABET-accredited CE program at the U.S. Military Academy. The team
Session 1532 A Comprehensive Laboratory Design Project for Teaching Advanced Circuit Analysis Samara Firebaugh, Brian Jenkins, and John Ciezki United States Naval AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a design project for sophomores learning advanced circuit concepts relatedto frequency response. The objective of the design project is to design a row or column detectorfor a touch-tone keypad. The project is conducted in small groups of two to three students. Eachgroup designs and builds a detector for a single row that will produce a logical “high” when abutton from
Energizing your Engineering program through competitions and team-based projects Paul Gordy, Associate Professor – Engineering, Tidewater Community College Steve Ezzell, Assistant Professor – Engineering, Tidewater Community CollegeEngineering faculty members Paul Gordy and Steve Ezzell had been looking for opportunities toget their students involved in more than just coursework as they pursued their degrees. TheEngineering curriculum at Tidewater Community College was a solid two-year transfer program,but Gordy and Ezzell felt that students didn’t have the same opportunities as four-year studentsto experience the excitement of engineering projects. Four-year colleges and universities havenumerous
Session 2547 Overcoming Problems in Mechanical Engineering Technology Education through Innovative Projects Saeed D. Foroudastan, Ph.D., Associate Professor Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Department Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractTwo of the biggest problems facing mechanical engineering technology programs areretaining freshmen students and adequately preparing graduating seniors for the realworld. The reasons for these problems are simple. Freshmen students often becomefrustrated early in their college careers because they have to take so many classes yet
Paper ID #8907ENGINEERING PROJECT PLATFORM FOR ELECTRICAL AND COM-PUTER ENGINEERING CURRICULUM INTEGRATIONDr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University Dr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram is on the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Gannon University, Erie, PA where he is a Professor. He received his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University. His areas of research include digital signal and image processing, artificial neural networks, and outreach in STEM education. Page 24.503.1
Paper ID #9582Aligning Design to ABET: Rubrics, Portfolios, and Project ManagersDr. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University Alan Cheville studied optoelectronics and ultrafast optics at Rice University, followed by fourteen years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering edu- cation. While at Oklahoma State he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is
Design Project for the Freshman Engineering Experience Page 24.178.2 An Update to a Multidisciplinary Hydroelectric Generation Design Project for the Freshman Engineering ExperienceAbstractA two-semester freshman course sequence at Norwich University brings MechanicalEngineering (ME), Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Electrical and ComputerEngineering (ECE) students together during the first semester for a general Introduction toEngineering course. They complete the second introductory course in the sequence in theirrespective disciplines. A final project in the second semester that could bring the students backtogether to make discipline-specific
geotechnical structures. In addition, he was the recipient of the 2009 Inter- national Road Federation (IRF) Fellowship Grant selected on the basis of strong academic background, professional qualifications and leadership potential. Currently, he is a Graduate Teaching Associate for the undergraduate level courses of the First Year Engineering Program at The Ohio State University. He has also served as a Resident Director for Engineering Service Learning programs in Honduras where sustainable humanitarian engineering projects have been implemented to bring better life to the people of the community.Ms. Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, The Ohio State University Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in
Paper ID #9307Assessing interactions among students geographically disperse during multi-national design projectsDr. Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in engi- neering design education, innovative design, global design, and global engineering education. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in col- laboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for
Paper ID #10525Challenging Students’ Values and Assumptions Through Project-Based Learn-ingDr. Diana Bairaktarova, The University of Oklahoma Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Practice in the College of Engineering, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma. Diana has over a decade of experience working as a Design Engineer. Her research is focused on human learning and engineering, i.e. understanding how individual differences and aptitudes affect interaction with mechanical objects, and how engineering students’ personality traits influence ethical decision-making
Paper ID #8681College-Industry Design Project Case Study: Process Heater SimulatorDr. Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Hamworthy Combustion Chuck Baukal, Ph.D., P.E. is the Director of the John Zink Institute, which is the training organization for John Zink Hamworthy Combustion where he has been since 1998. He has over 30 years of industrial experience and over 20 years of adjunct teaching experience. He teaches chemical and mechanical engi- neering courses as an adjunct instructor at Oral Roberts University, the University of Tulsa, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Utah. He is the author/editor
Paper ID #8608Competitive Placement of Engineering Students on Multiyear Project TeamsDr. Harold R Underwood, Messiah College Dr. Underwood received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at UIUC in 1989, and has been a faculty member of the Engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching Circuit Anal- ysis, Electromagnetics, and Communications Systems, he supervises students in the Communications Technology Group on the credited Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) track and those participating vol- untarily via the Collaboratory for Strategic Parnternships and Applied Research. His on-going projects