Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J.P. Agrawal; Omer Farook; Chandra R. Sekhar

regular lecture and the second component through an interactive session. Page 3.540.1 INTRODUCTION Senior Design Project is the capstone course in the Bachelor degree program of ElectricalEngineering Technology. The primary focus of the course is on the planning and the execution ofa demonstrable project. There is very little time to learn and practice the principles of soundproject engineering and management. A course to address these needs is being felt for quite sometime in the technology program. An effort is made1 in this

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Innovative Approaches to Teaching & Developing Engineering Leadership

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

effective way to assess learning of the coursematerial as a whole. It also provided no mechanism for assessing individual learning orleadership development.In 2017, the original midterm and final projects were replaced with the Leadership PracticeProject (LPP). This new project was designed to help students apply their learning in real time.Each student identifies a team-based project on which they are already participating and thatrequires application of leadership concepts and skills learned in the course. Typical examplesinclude design competitions, capstone projects, and service activities through campusorganizations. In an effort to accommodate students with family and professional demands, wealso accept other types of projects, such as

Conference Session

Empowering Marginalized Voices in STEM: Perspectives and Initiatives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Paper ID #42243Exploring Equity and Resilience Perceptions of Marginalized Architecture,Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Students in Infrastructure ProjectsMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. student at Department of Civil and Environmental

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Prototyping andwind tunnel for aerodynamic applications. The method showed success and some of the studentswere able to work with the author and publish research paper after the course, Mokhtar4,5,6. Denget al. 7 introduced CFD as a design and analysis tool in a senior capstone project. The studentsused a CFD code (WIND) to perform a thermal analysis for the electromagnetic control ofhypersonic shockwaves for re-entry bodies. The authors indicated that no CFD course was taughtin the program and they spent some of the lab time to introduce the students to the fundamental Page 22.1188.2concepts of CFD. Topics such as finite difference methods, grid

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal, Cal Poly, SLO

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

studentannouncements, class announcements, or word of mouth. The MEDITEC program is well-known, and participation in the program is highly desired by students, so there is often a largepool of students to choose from. Some faculty advisors may choose to run a project in aclassroom environment, such as in a capstone design sequence. Student recruitment in thosecases is dependent on the instructors.Once students have been identified by the faculty liaisons or advisors for the projects, theresumes of the students are sent to the technical leads. Next, an interview is arranged betweenthe student and the company either through a phone call or in-person meeting. While aninterview is most often a formality, this does ensure the students have the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael J Batchelder; Iyer L. Srinivasa; Daniel F. Dolan

education, students participate in enterprise teams centered on industry-sponsoredprojects or competition projects. Teams consist of students at all levels, from freshmen throughgraduate students, together with faculty and industry partners and are open to students from alldisciplines. As CAMP students gain experience, they qualify to be team leaders. Project work iscoordinated with designated CAMP courses.All work on the projects is done in student teams. The student leaders are CAMP members, andteam members join to gain engineering experience on real projects. They can receive credit fortheir project work in capstone design courses or design courses as part of the normal curriculum.Freshman courses through graduate courses have incorporated

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

discussions after each alternating 12 week co-op term with their corporatesponsor.One of the most reoccurring challenges that our students often face in their co-op jobs, seniorthesis projects, and other capstone course projects is how to design stronger and lighter products.The driver behind this persistent question, obviously, is the never-ending demand of higher fuelefficiency in transportation industries, and more mass and cost reduction in all engineering fields.Often our students are asked by their industrial sponsors to investigate the use of alternativematerials in current or emerging designs. Even though there is no straightforward answer to sucha question, composite materials do offer unique solutions in developing stronger and

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Eleonore Lickl, HBLVA for Chemical Industry

Tagged Topics

Invited - Student Development

didactics in STEM field and the professionalization of kindergarden personnel in STEM. Page 21.41.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Faculty professionalization in industry sponsored projects in Austrian Vocational Education and TrainingSince the end of the 1990s Austrian VET college student can work on industry sponsoredprojects in their last two semesters of study. As the term capstone project is not used in Austria,these projects are called diploma projects, their final examination has also the term diplomaexamination.The Austrian school system has a

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Yuille

projects intheir senior capstone design course. For the past three years, at least one SPEED project has beenincorporated in this design course. Examples of the projects include the flotation device for theMini Baja car, a solar array stand for the solar car and the mechanical subsystems for the FIRSTRobotics robot.fundraising The SPEED Director works very closely with Institutional Advancement to raise moneyto support the teams. She authors, co-authors, and edits grant proposals requesting support forSPEED. She travels with the Director of Corporate and Foundation relations to meet with andgive presentations to potential sponsors. As the principal investigator on a number of grants, theSPEED director is responsible for managing the grants

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Sylmarie Davila-Montero, The Citadel

Micro:Bitand the online Micro:Bit Python editor. The project was subdivided into three components: (1) acoding segment, (2) a written report, and (3) a project demonstration, aiming to offer designexperience akin to a Capstone class, where comprehensive design documentation is crucial. First 40 minutes of class: • Read the “Choose your own adventure” section and choose one of the options. • Create the chosen function and the program that will use it. • Test your code! Last 10 minutes of class: • In one or two minutes, present your code to the class. Indicate which adventure you choose and explain your code. Choose your own adventure: Option 1: Lights Create a function that will

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Salman Siddiqui, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

-on design at the freshman level. 4. Collaborative Learning and Teamwork: The environment fosters collaboration and teamwork, enhancing students' sense of community and mutual support. 5. Capstone-Like Projects: Students are given the opportunity to apply their learning in comprehensive projects, which solidifies their understanding of the core concepts. 6. Early Development of Communication Skills: The model encourages the development of communication skills through presentations and report writing, essential competencies in the engineering field. 7. Enhanced Course Performance and Success: By integrating these elements, the model aims to significantly improve students' overall performance and success

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

lectures and laboratory activities that promote activestudent interaction, critical thinking, and problem-solving; and (3) conducting assessment andsurveys to gather feedback from students. This section mainly describes the details of this pilotstudy.The team has followed the logic model in Figure 1 that has been established and tested in ourprevious study for enhancing STEM gateway courses with evidence-based pedagogies [18].During Fall 2023, faculty catalysts in our project team selected three courses in STEMdisciplines to integrate data analytics into ProjBL: CS405 – “Linux with ApplicationProgramming”, ME360 – Fluid Mechanics, and CMG461 – Capstone Project. The project teamintended to test how the strategies are effective in different projects

Conference Session

Advances in CAD with Emphasis on Dimensioning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo A. Bueno, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

the drawing sets as measured by the higher scoresin their capstone assignment.BackgroundThis research attempts to investigate the difficulty in the adaptation of open-ended design Page 24.906.2problems in the Graphical Communication Curriculum. This is done with the use of a personaldesign project in which all design decisions are left to the student. This encourages a higherlevel of involvement and brings to the forefront the need to be accurate in the use of properdimensioning. This is a reasonable assumption given that the student is now aware that they aretrying to communicate their own idea and not attempting to replicate a problem

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yljing Stehle, Union College

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

-social-justice [2] Mingqian Zhang, Cheryl Newton, Jason Grove, Mark Pritzker, Marios Ioannidis, Design and assessment of a hybrid chemical engineering laboratory course with theincorporation of student-centred experiential learning, Education for Chemical Engineers, 2020, 30, 1-8, [3] Alvaro Orjuela, Paulo César Narváez-Rincón, Gabriel E. Rocha, A capstone laboratorycourse on separations, reactions and control operations, Education for Chemical Engineers 2023 44, 1-13 [4] A. M. R. P. Bopegedera and Christopher L. Coughenour, An Interdisciplinary, Project-BasedInquiry into the Chemistry and Geology of Alkaline Surface Lake Waters in the General ChemistryLaboratory, Journal of Chemical Education 2021 98 (4), 1352

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James G. Steuber

) wants, it is fair. Inthe classroom is it often prudent to develop a factor of merit (f.o.m.) to evaluate the designs andprovide the f.o.m. to the teams with the problem statement. Perhaps the best way to assess a students ability to design a machine is a competitive projectlike the RC car used at the UTA and USAFA. However, in the machine component design courseit is sufficient to assess the students design abilities at the machine component level on an exam.Then, the final assessment of the design abilities of students can be left to the senior design project(capstone-course).An example exam question: x Design a support for a 5000 lb static load suspended from a 1/2 − 13 UNC bolt between two rollers that are 12 in apart. The design

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University; Stefan J. Grimberg P.E., Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

provide experiential learning siteson campus for project-based and student-centered professional experiences that are integral totheir preparation for further studies or employment. The nature of the student involvement versusthe quality of their deliverables and output has been assessed. Research projects (graduate orundergraduate) that include direct on-on-one interaction with a faculty advisor have generatedthe highest quality work – though this approach is also time intensive and not sustainable.Integrating this system into senior capstone design classes involves more students and is a morerealistic model for the real world. Final deliverables from these classes are, however, morevaried in their quality.IntroductionThe use of on-campus

Conference Session

Best Paper, Best Diversity Paper

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

communityengagement projects, have gained popularity for their documented ability to improvecommunication and collaboration skills, while challenging the students to apply their engineeringknowledge in a real-world setting [6], [7], [8], [9]. While the ability to travel for inter-universitydesign competitions and meet face-to-face with community partners are challenged by thecurrent pandemic, creative measures are being employed such as virtual competitions and onlinecollaboration.Inside the classroom, the same challenges exist to implementing successful experiential learningactivities, especially when those classrooms are remote or hybrid. Project-based learning (PBL)is frequently employed in first-year survey courses as well as senior capstone courses, for

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Vincent C Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William C Farrow, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hope Leigh Weiss, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

rocket motor grain that presents a constant area combustion front.In the future, the Thermodynamics Applications course design-and-build project will also bemodified to become the capstone element of the multi-course rocket project. Given the samedesign constraints as the freshman design course, seniors in this class will design a rocket with arapid prototyped nosecone to carry aloft the same altimeter payload as in the freshman course.Armed with knowledge and experience from previous elements of the multi-course project;design, performance simulation, aerodynamic drag, and rocket motor combustion analysis; theseniors are expected to create rockets that in general achieve better performance than thefreshmen.Moreover, as part of the course

Conference Session

Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel A Acuña, George Mason University; Nathalia Peixoto, George Mason University; Holly Matto, George Mason University; Siddhartha Sikdar, George Mason University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

teachingsocial scientists to think like engineers, which will better prepare all of them to develop solutionsfor major societal problems.Community-engaged design projectsThe integrative capstone experience is the yearlong design project, where multidisciplinaryteams work together with community partners on problems at the intersection of health, society,and technology (Fig. 2). Teams are composed of 4-5 graduate students from different disciplinesand local community partners invested in solving big societal challenges. Graduate students areimmersed within community settings, challenging the traditional hierarchies between researchersand participants by engaging community stakeholders as full participants in the research process[10]. Over the year, these

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Gallagher, Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University - Bozeman; Amanda Hohner; Otto R. Stein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Craig R. Woolard, Montana State University - Bozeman; Catherine M. Kirkland; Kathryn Plymesser P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

Villanueva and Nadelsonas the “stasis of engineering curriculum” [4, p. 639], has remained largely unchanged since itsintroduction in the nineteenth century. In this model, students are introduced to common math,science and engineering fundamentals during the first three years and receive more discipline 1specific instruction only in their fourth year of study through professional electives. Applicationof core knowledge and skills to real-world problems and projects is confined primarily to thefourth-year senior design capstone project [4].Figure 1. Current topic-focused undergraduate engineering curriculum model [6]There is extensive literature highlighting the deficiency of this approach. First, the

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Emily Deterding, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Nathan Agyeman; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carter Keough, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Topics

Diversity

team members need to be happy about the work they’re doing Responsibility get the work done on time Achievement team members collectively want to succeed to their best ability The personal growth and/or new goals the participants felt developed during theirteamwork projects were diverse and far-ranging, including the following: starting more projects,using more SolidWorks and coding software, thinking about their senior year capstone project,finding their desired career path niche, improving their understanding of MatLab and coding,restoring their faith in

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

the instructors were pleased with how the course went and the students’ demonstratedlearning and responses. The seniors were all in their capstone design course at the same time asthis class so they had more experience with longer-term open-ended projects and presentationsthan the juniors. Initially some of the juniors were more tentative in their groups and theirpresentations but it was great to see improvement and by the end of the semester, all students tookownership of the projects. Note that all juniors were on teams with some seniors. One teamincluded only seniors. Having the whole class collaborate on the final presentation to outsidestakeholders was the most risky aspect of the project. This turned out to be one of the most

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 4: Projects

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut; Kristina Wagstrom; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Marina Creed

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

incorporated into capstone design projects, core engineering classes, orextra-curricular activities as part of the engineering curriculum to improve the achievement ofthe course’s learning outcomes [2]. Therefore, such projects are intentionally designed for allstudents (inclusive of background and cultural groups) to meet the course learning objectives,foster creative and critical thinking, promote engagement and teamwork, and connect to theneeds of the community by developing a socio-economic context, where students can implementengineering solutions to real-world problems. There are profound outcomes associated with PBSL. Studies have shown that PBSLeffectively helps students develop core concepts, technical skills, and critical thinking

Conference Session

Mechanics & Mechanics Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #33514Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindset through a Hands-on Design Project in aMechanism Design CourseDr. Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University Dr. Haolin Zhu earned her BEng in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University, with a focus on computational solid mechanics. Dr. Zhu is a Senior Lecturer of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU) and the recipient of the Fulton Outstanding Lecturer Award. In this role, she focuses on designing the curriculum

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher Dalton, University of Oklahoma; Allison Quiroga P.E., University of Oklahoma; Bobby Reed, University of Oklahoma Libraries

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #33608Transitioning an In-person Team Engineering Design Project to a VirtualSettingDr. Christopher Dalton, University of Oklahoma Dr. Chris Dalton is originally from Wichita, Kansas, where he developed his interests in mathematics, science and engineering through a variety of experiences as a student. He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he went on to complete his Bachelors (2004), Masters (2007) and Doctoral (2010) De- grees in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in thermal/fluid sciences. While at OU, Dr. Dalton was the recipient of two different NSF fellowships, the second of which focused on K-12

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Jason Zapka, Youngstown State University; John Martin, Youngstown State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

clients with their printing needs. Students who use ourservices most often are those requiring additive manufacturing to build prototypes or models fortheir capstone projects, entrepreneur business classes, and first-year engineering projects.Figure 1: Launch Lab maker space with AR/VR systems and 3D printersParticipation in Launch Lab is inclusive and dynamic. The group meets weekly to discuss newand ongoing business. Attendees include students, faculty, staff, and persons from outside ouruniversity. Everyone with an interest is welcome to participate in Launch Lab projects and toattend our meetings. A few founding faculty members provide a stable core of membership whilemost students, faculty, and community members participate when their

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #18566Assessing Individual Temperament and Group Performance in a Project-Based Learning ExperienceCapt. Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy Captain Jeremiah Stache is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point; M.S. from both the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla; and is currently a Ph.D student at Mississippi State University, Starkville. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Jennifer Gonser, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

rathera necessary design consideration in any process or project. Lectures have been added thataddress sustainability in the water, energy, and doctrine/policy blocks. On a wider scale, theprogram as a whole has likewise taken steps to integrate sustainability throughout the entire civilengineering program curriculum. In addition to the Infrastructure Engineering course, it iscurrently addressed in Hydrology and Hydraulic Design, Construction Management, CivilEngineering Site Design, as well as the Senior Capstone Project. Due to the pervasiveness of thetopic throughout the curriculum, civil engineering majors have shown heightened interest insustainability in civil engineering. The program has seen a 22% increase in the independentstudy elective

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

quarter.4. Conclusions and Future WorkStudents learn, verify, and reinforce lecture concepts by performing power converterexperiments in the laboratory sessions. In our approach we adopted the principles of theproblem-learning methodology. With this approach, students can develop confidence andthe abilities needed in project design, as well as in their senior capstone design courses.The design experience develops the students’ lifelong learning skills, self-evaluations,self-discovery, and peer instruction in the design’s creation, critique, and justification.Students learn to understand the manufacturer data sheets, application notes, andtechnical manuals. The experience, which would be difficult to complete individually,gives the students a

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury; Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2009-424: PREPARING BETTER ENGINEERS: COMPULSORYUNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT UNIVERSITIESAND THE PROFESSIONAisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury Dr Aisling O'Sullivan has been teaching and researching in the discipline of Ecological Engineering as a senior lecturer (US associate professor) at the University of Canterbury since 2004. Prior to that, she was a visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Oklahoma and a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the National University of Ireland in Dublin. Along with Dr Thomas Cochrane, she has led curricular developments, including undergraduate research projects, for the Natural Resources Engineering Programme. Aisling