Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

ability to function in multidisciplinaryteams and 3) an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessaryfor engineering practice. One of the key challenges faced by the engineering educator todayis how to provide a fast track for the project and design engineering experience while alsoproviding a strong fundamental engineering education and solid preparation in engineeringanalysis and design in a four-year program.The ME program at AAMU strongly encourages teamwork on class projects for courses inthe major. This allows students to develop a design portfolio starting from the freshman year.Project training continues through their capstone design course. The projects assigned tostudents are often combined with on-going

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P. Mwangi P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

Construction, (b) Building Repair and (c) StateUniversity of HaitiFigure 3: Community Visits (a) Sand and Rock Source, (b) Roadside CMU Production and(c) Day at the BeachLiterature ReviewABET accreditation criteria 3 item (h) require engineering programs to provide students with abroad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental and societal context3. Item (k) under the same criteria requiresstudents to acquire an ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice3.Most Civil and Architectural Engineering programs offer a senior project or a capstone course asa graduation requirement. When one looks at engineering in the year 2020 and beyond

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Tyler Crosson; Monica Hew; Bernd Chudoba; Amit Oza

Extended Abstract with Poster Fall Semester Mini-Project: Reverse Engineering a WWII Fighter - The North American P-51D Mustang Tyler Crosson, Monica Hew Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington Bernd Chudoba, Amit Oza Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington In the fall of 2012 the senior design capstone class has been assigned a semestermini-project that challenges the students to reverse engineer a high performance WWIIfighter

Collection

2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

individuals toone team.Project Based Learning and Experiential LearningProject based learning entails the students working in teams on a particular project. Experiential learningplaces the focus on assigning a real world problem for the team to solve. This is best accomplished whenthe team is required to produce a final package which will be graded and judged. This forces everymember of the team to be a shareholder in the final result. A typical package is a Capstone Project or aResearch Report to be written and then orally presented to their peers. Defense of their conclusions ismade to the class. Peer review comes into play here. The team understands that their grade is decided onthe total package of work, not the individual’s contribution, but

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dmitriy Garmatyuk, Miami University

specificallyaddress the problem of students’ declining interest in electromagnetics (EM), while applicationsof EM continue to permeate many areas of electrical engineering both in the industry andacademia. The new approach to teaching introductory course of EM aims to spark students’interest to the subject via offering them several real-world problems. The project has its majoremphasis on increasing students’ motivation for studying electromagnetics by re-developing thecourse flow. The educational concept being explored is based on breaking down the course into4-5 lecture/lab mini-projects, each focused on a particular theme of interest to engineers andresearchers nowadays. As part of this project, a senior capstone research on Wireless ElectricityTransfer

Conference Session

Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Durwin Engle, Purdue University Calumet; Gregory P. Neff, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Engineering Technology

criteriafor accrediting engineering1 and engineering technology2 programs of the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) require some sort of a capstone or integratingexperience for baccalaureate programs and appropriate industry projects can be difficult to find,designing and building trainers and equipment in-house is an attractive option. Examples ofrecent senior design projects and project selection criteria that have developed trainers andexperimental equipment are discussed.The paper will provide insights into finding projects that will provide relevant experientiallearning experiences for the students involved in addition to gaining university grants ordonations from industry while avoiding complications stemming from

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session: Developing Engineering Competencies II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolina López, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Gabriel Astudillo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Luis Eduardo Vargas-Vidal, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

specifications. Amongthese requirements, the engineering education curriculum must include a total duration of 3,200to 3,600 instructional hours, of which at least 500 must be dedicated to professional internships.Although there is significant variability in completion of these programs nationwide [7],engineering training must culminate in a capstone project, a thesis, or passing a comprehensiveexamination, which may be part of credit requirements or plan-specific milestones.According to guidelines established by the Chilean National Accreditation Commission (CNA)[8], engineering programs must ensure that their students acquire the necessary competenciesto apply a distinctive set of scientific, mathematical, and technological knowledge dimensions.To

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1: Robotics and Bio-Inspired Projects

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Jianfeng Ma, Saint Louis University; Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Khalid H. Tantawi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Introduction to Engineering and the other one isSenior Capstone Design. Introduction to Engineering usually provides engineering students with a betterunderstanding of engineering disciplines through hands on experience and can engage students. SeniorCapstone Design courses offer rich opportunities for engineering students to work in teams or individuallyon industrial and real-world projects [2][3]. However, Introduction to Engineering is usually offered at thebeginning of freshman year, and Senior Capstone Design is usually offered during a student’s senior year.As a result, there are commonly limited design opportunities for engineering students in between.Second, many universities are emphasizing experiential learning and encourage engineering

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Matthew Lamparter, Bucknell University

introduces design in engineering followed by an ECE specific design course in thesecond semester (ECEG 100) that introduces students to various sub-areas in the discipline andwhich is supported by a basic Internet of Things (IoT) project. There is a half credit course ineach of the second and third years. The second-year course, described in detail in this paper,emphasizes providing students practical skills in design while the third year course introducesteam projects contextualized in larger social issues. The design thread concludes with a two-course capstone sequence in the fourth year in which students undertake client-sponsoredprojects.The concept of a design “thread” in the curriculum purposely evokes continuity, that coursesbuild on each

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Amber C. Thompson, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

offerings were as follows: Figure 1: Project Based Learning Core of CoursesBy starting in the Junior year and culminating with a year-long senior capstone, participants wereable to progressively build their professional skills over several semesters. Detail PBL coursedescriptions may be found after the following titles: ENGR 350 - Engineering Practices and Principles III - Engineering project-based learning (open-ended) with emphasis on project control and engineering design processes. Special emphasis will be placed on professional, ethical, global, environmental, and contemporary issues. Contact Hours: 2 Lecture, 2 Lab. ENGR 400 - Engineering Capstone I - Senior engineering project

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

engineering practitioners.Curriculum for an engineering major consists of foundation courses in engineering, science andmath, mezzanine coursework consisting of a focus on technical engineering content knowledge,and capstone courses pulling this material together and often applied to example engineeringprojects. Course sequences chain together, building on the relevance and complexity of thesubject matter. While active-learning techniques can take shape in any classroom learningexperience, project-based learning pervade the capstone experience1. Project-based learning2focuses pedagogical efforts on open-ended, authentic problem solving. The basis of manycapstone engineering design courses are engineering challenges undertaken on behalf of a third

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

good understanding of the design process and, in particular, of how to perform each of thetasks involved in it.A very effective approach to teach product design and development is to use a project basedlearning strategy in which students have to immediately apply the concepts, methodologies andtools presented in the course to a project that has the key elements found in an industrial settingbut that meets the severe time constraints found in an academic environment. At the present timesome Senior Design Project and Capstone-type senior-level courses are following that particularapproach (see for example Dutson et al.1, Catalano et al.2, and Muci-Küchler and Weaver3). Inaddition, some of the freshman, sophomore and/or junior level design

Conference Session

Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Allen; Mike Klein; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Ronald Smelser; Edwin Odom

Figure 1. The University of Idaho Stirling Engine. Figure 2. Labeled cut-away solid model of the UI Stirling Engine.For this project to be incorporated into our curriculum several obstacles needed to be overcome.Obstacles included identifying and developing the educational objectives for this project,reducing the Stirling engine cost to fit within the university’s fee structure, and identifying anexisting course in which to include this project.We incorporated this project into our curriculum in our Sophomore Laboratory. This is the firstof a three-course laboratory sequence that culminates in a capstone laboratory project. OurSophomore Laboratory course focuses on hands-on experiments. Students manually take databut reduce and

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jennifer Van Donk; Justin Lekos; Sarah Baker; Kevin Yamauchi; Adam Paicely; Brian P. Self; A. Matthew Robinson

projectseries. Mechanical Engineering students at Cal Poly participate in a year-long design project of Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education  33    their choice that serves as a capstone to their education. The students have the option of participating in a variety of projects that may be sponsored by industry professionals or tailored specifically by the students themselves. During this nine month project

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

interests in engineering education focus on project-based learning and service-based pedagogies.Dr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Angela Bielefeldt, PE, is a professor and associate chair for Undergraduate Education in the De- partment of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She began incorporating service-learning projects into the capstone design course for environmental en- gineering in 2001. Her engineering education research interests include attracting and retaining students, sustainable engineering education, engineering ethics, and assessment of learning outcomes.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological UniversityProf. David O

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Student Motivation and Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kayla Arlene Pagan, Florida Polytechnic University; Corey James Kado, Florida Polytechnic University; Grace Noel Sturtevant, Florida Polytechnic University; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Polytechnic University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

. BackgroundThis study views the impact of cornerstone design on student engineering design self-efficacythrough participation in a Hackathon style event. This section seeks to expand on the concepts ofcornerstone, hackathons, the cornerstone course at the university, and the theoretical frameworksand survey instruments used for the study. 2.1 Cornerstone DesignCornerstone design courses are a common feature of undergraduate engineering degrees [2], [3].In a broad sense, cornerstone design courses are design projects aimed at freshman- andsophomore-level students. Cornerstone courses are comparable to senior-level capstone courses;students must solve an engineering problem, typically with a team. Cornerstone design courses, incontrast to capstone

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Team-Based and Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prarthona Paul, University of Toronto; Anipreet Chowdhury, University of Toronto; Loura Elshaer, University of Toronto; Anushka Sethi, University of Toronto; Hamid S Timorabadi P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

engineering challenges.IntroductionParticipating in project-based courses is a common experience across many engineeringprograms from first year design courses to capstone and more. The Canadian EngineeringAccreditation Board (CEAB) includes project management as one of the twelve graduateattributes engineering students must develop and demonstrate throughout their degree [1]. Oftenthis attribute is embedded within project-based courses, such as final year capstone courses, andfirst year and upper year engineering design courses [2]. Many of these projects are team-based,teaching engineering students important attributes, such as, individual and teamwork,communication, professionalism in addition to technical skills related to their disciplines

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - AI and Digital Futures in Design Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Linda Davis Ahlstrom, Utah State University; Kevin Lawanto, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

has become increasingly essential. This work-in-progressstudy investigates how senior engineering students leverage AI-based learning tools, such asChatGPT, in design projects and explores the need for integrating formal AI training into engineeringcurricula. The study is guided by two central research questions: (1) How does AI enhancestudents’ ability to navigate complex design processes and improve outcomes? (2) What are theperceived impacts of AI on students’ learning, skill development, and ethical considerations inengineering design?Eighteen senior capstone students from three design project groups at a land-grant university inthe western United States were selected and recruited through convenience sampling toparticipate in the study

Collection

14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Brian Scott Krongold, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, The University of Melbourne; Bagus Nugroho, The University of Melbourne

Melbourne, and part of the fluid mechanics research group. His research is centered around wall-bounded turbulent flow and flow control. He is also an ITC (Infrared Training Center) Level 2 Thermographer, and a member of the accredited Thermography professional training team at the University of Melbourne. Dr Nugroho teaches/coordinates various engineering subjects at the university at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels such as engineering mechanics, engineering modeling and design, manufacturing processes and technology, and final-year capstone project. 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference: University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee Jul

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan; Carey Snowden

Session ETD 506 Connecting Industry and the Community to Engineering Students’ Vehicle Projects at Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Carey Snowden Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThe Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP) at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) hasbeen successful in promoting engineering education through hands-on vehicle projects. EVPserves as a conduit between the vehicles projects at MTSU and representatives from localindustry and the engineering community in the middle Tennessee area.The successes in increasing local industry

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

design. Multi- Sections are Two semester Sections are Projects designed semester described as capstone projects. described as to be one “teams” and span Required for some “companies”. semester, though multiple majors. Projects can span projects can carry semesters. semesters or on longer. All Projects can span years. Can undergraduate semesters. participate students at the Students can multiple

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Min Huang; Michael Trevisan

stage in development. Early involvement of Page 9.579.10 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationevaluators will help to ensure that the evaluation plan is appropriate, useful, not over promised,and has sufficient budget to support the work.In addition, evaluators working to assist innovative projects or programmatic initiatives, such asprojects funded through IGERT or new senior capstone design experiences, will need to devisean evaluation plan to support programs, given their innovative nature

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Engineering Design and First-Year Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Kerr, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

literature on conflict in engineering student project teams which found conflictin capstone design teams around design decisions, workload imbalances, and personalityconflicts [14]. The students described both process and relationship conflicts within their projectteam. From our limited research, it does not appear that there is a clear relationship betweenconflict (a)symmetry and conflict type. Future research should be conducted to explore thisfurther. It should be noted that all of these conflicts were generally low intensity and no majorissues (such as a complete lack of participation from one or more team members) were present.The students felt that they were able to manage these conflicts within the team and did notattempt to utilize the

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2010 7 ME680 (RIT, 3rd - 5th) Team Presentation Sub-total 90 Team PresentationAs indicated in Table 1, the technical book review project has been assigned to varying audiencesizes and year groups. Students who have completed this project range in year level from secondthrough fifth year standing. The author has found that notable successes on both projects aredemonstrated by students of all year levels. There have been many examples of the book reviewproject sparking an interest in a second or third year student which has lead that individualtowards a certain co-op position, capstone design project, or research. The team presentationproject has

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

, business and design. Multi- Sections are Two semester Sections are Projects designed semester described as capstone projects. described as to be one “teams” and span Required for some “companies”. semester, though multiple majors. Projects can span projects can carry semesters. semesters or on longer. All Projects can span years. Can undergraduate semesters. participate students at the Students can

Conference Session

Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Pakize S. Pulat, University of Oklahoma

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 23.1027.6Additional, survey responses are discussed in later sections of the paper. Figure 2 shows thatmost ChemE students are second semester seniors (4.5) and most of the ME students are secondsemester sophomores (2.5).Fig. 2: Spring 2012 Survey: progress towards degree. 1.5 = 2nd semester freshman.From experience with this course, the sophomore level ME students tend to embrace theopportunity to do a robot competition, but the ChemE students are more resistant because seniorsdon't feel they have time for an additional project as they are busy working on capstone courserequirements and making preparations to graduate. III. Implementation of a Robotics ProjectThe decision to incorporate a robotics project into the ENGR 3431 course came

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

capstone course by extending the time period over which such credited treatmentoccurs, while offering additional benefits. Among the added benefits is increased projectcontinuity, as senior students pass on knowledge, expertise and progress to juniorstudents, sustaining project work in service of the client over multiple academic cycles.While clients and faculty enjoy project continuity and longevity, the multi-year projectplan benefits students by increased opportunities for management and leadership, makingthe educational experience a more complete and realistic one. Coyle, et al. has presentedthe EPICS model for a multi-year engineering project program with multidisciplinary andservice-oriented emphases, as implemented at a large university.1

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Evolving Pedagogies in Capstone Design Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle H. Rosen, The Cooper Union; Melody Baglione, The Cooper Union; Benjamin John Davis; Kamau Wright, The Cooper Union; Sam Keene, The Cooper Union; Carl Sable, The Cooper Union; Neveen Shlayan, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ; Cosmas Tzavelis, The Cooper Union; David Wootton

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

climate, the Engineering School faculty and staff at The Cooper Unionfor the Advancement of Science and Art have undertaken an initiative to improveinterdisciplinary collaboration in senior capstone design projects. Interdisciplinary projectsprovide opportunities for students to collaborate across disciplines on complex problems andstrengthen ties between departments and faculty. We have endeavored to maintain theindependence of departmental capstone courses while still encouraging and facilitatinginterdisciplinary collaboration. We formalized the advising and assessment structure betweendepartments and adjusted the course schedule to have all departments’ capstone courses meet atthe same time each week to allow common workshops, presentations

Conference Session

Technical Session M5C

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Erica J Marti, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Cory Budischak, Temple University; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Carlo Salvinelli, University of Colorado Boulder

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Full Papers

yourlearning?” This project has been an obvious fit for our curriculum as college faculty have been taskedwith incorporating engineering design in more courses before the students take their capstone seniordesign experience.At DU, we believe the Engineering for People Design Challenge is a great way to accomplish many ofour engineering goals. First, it allows us to introduce the design process to freshmen. We expect thesefreshmen to thus be better prepared for our more advanced junior and senior design project courses.Second, this project really helps to motivate many of our students to stick withengineering. Often, courses in the first two years of engineering are not very applied and some studentslose interest. Seeing how engineering can help solve

Conference Session

Machine Design Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alan Jones, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Michael Golub, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Confidence Question Difference Use Computer Tools +0.4 Use Technical Concepts -0.1 Use Fabrication tools +0.1Table 7. Questions about Solving ProblemsIn general, the students in the project-based curriculum indicate more confidence in designingbut less confidence in identifying a design need than students in the traditional curriculum. Thiscould be a result of the students in the project-based curriculum being faced with the open-ended,multidisciplinary, design problems associated with the competition projects. Students in thetraditional curriculum typically will not have that experience until the capstone design course.Students in the