Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Elizabeth Cowan, eGrove Education; Bahar Memarian, University of Toronto

curriculum in earthquake engineering and spatial visualization. In 2016 Lelli co-founded eGrove Education, Inc. an educational software company focused on teaching sketching and spatial visualization skills.Nathan Delson (Professor) Nathan Delson is a Teaching Professor at the University of California at San Diego. His research interests include robotics, biomedical devices, and engineering education. He teaches introductory design, mechanics, mechatronics, capstone design, medical devices, and product design & entrepreneurship. His interests in design education includes increasing student motivation, teamwork, hands-on projects, and integration of theory into design projects. In 1999 he co- founded Coactive Drive

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Shelby Tillema, University of Colorado Boulder

Paper ID #36866Enhancing Engineering Students’ Innovation Self-Efficacythrough Design of K-12 STEM ProjectsAzadeh Bolhari (Associate Teaching Professor) Dr. Bolhari is a professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her teaching focuses on fate and transport of contaminants, capstone design and aqueous chemistry. Dr. Bolhari is passionate about broadening participation in engineering through community-based participatory action research. Her research interests explore the boundaries of engineering and social

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siavash Farzan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

settings. Dr. Farzan has an interest in innovative instructional technologies, and has co-developed the first lab-based online Mechatronics course, which brings hands-on engineering education to anyone around the world who wants to learn. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Project-Based Learning for Robot Control Theory: A Robot Operating System (ROS) Based Approach Siavash Farzan sfarzan@wpi.edu Robotics Engineering Department Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstractControl theory is an important cornerstone of the robotics field

Conference Session

Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #32748Examining the Me in Team-based Projects: Students’ Perceptions of Timeand TasksDr. Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware Dr. Headley is a Research Associate III at the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) at the University of Delaware. She specializes in the development of mixed methods research designs and strategies for integrating quantitative and qualitative research approaches. She is the recip- ient of the 2017 American Education Research Association (AERA) Mixed Methods SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award. Her methodological work has been published in the prestigious

Conference Session

Aerospace Design and Manufacturing (Student Papers)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Braden K. Oh, Olin College of Engineering; Justin Haruaki Kunimune, Olin College of Engineering; Jonah Spicher, Olin College of Engineering; Lauren Anfenson, Olin College of Engineering; Rebecca Christianson, Draper Labs

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

electromagnetic fields to determine physical dimensions of the thruster.Project-based learning has become a popular method for improving engagement in physics andengineering education, 1,2,3 particularly with respect to providing a capstone experience forstudents to apply what they’ve learned in a class. However, such projects are rarely initiated,designed, and completed by students, despite the demonstrated efficacy of self-direction. 4 Thestructure of this project was novel in that it was not intended as a show of understanding ofconcepts we had already been taught, but as a context in which to teach ourselves the conceptsneeded to complete the project. Instead of being a supplement to an introductory physics course,the goal of this project was to

Conference Session

Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

you think such activities will play in your professional engineering life?In addition to developing historical perspective, the project presents students with an op-portunity to practice their written and oral communication skills. The peer assessment isparticularly important, because it provides the students with feedback on how to improvetheir writing and also identifies strengths they already possess. Significantly, it is hopedthat assessing others’ writing forces the students to contemplate the attributes of excellentwriting and leads to improvements in their own writing.Assessment of the Project EffectivenessIn order to assess the impact of the project, graduating students in the capstone designcourse were surveyed and asked to name

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Joseph Frank, Ohio State University; Kelly Lynn Kolotka, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University; Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Robert G. Stricko III, Ohio State University; Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with teaching and developing laboratory content, leading the in-house robotics controller maintenance, and managing the robotics project development.Mr. Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University Michael H. Schulz is a teaching assistant with the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program at The Ohio State University. He is currently the lead developer of the robot course software development team, of which he has been a member for three years. As a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) student, he will graduate in May, 2017 with his B.S.C.S.E and a minor in Music, Media, and Enterprise.Ms. Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department Clare has

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #23507Growing Entrepreneurial Mindset in Interdisciplinary Student Engineers:Experiences of a Project-Based Engineering ProgramDr. Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato Elizabeth leads the Engineering Management and Statistics competencies at Iron Range Engineering, a project-based engineering education program located in northern Minnesota. Her research interests include gamification, entrepreneurship & innovation in engineering, cooperative learning, and engineer- ing management. She enjoys helping student engineers develop entrepreneurial mindsets through active and collaborative learning

Conference Session

Engineering in Societal Context

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Shealy is an assistant professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and principal faculty member in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech. He received his doctorate from Clemson University. His research is broadly focuses on judgment and decision making for sustainable infrastructure. This includes engineering education for sustainability. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Bridging Engineering and Psychology: Using an Envision Gold Certified Project to Teach Decision Making for SustainabilityAbstract The objective of this research is to help engineering

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Topics

ASEE Headquarters

Paper ID #28126Board 18: Multidisciplinary Engineering Division: Architecture, Engineer-ing, and Construction Interdisciplinary Senior Interdisciplinary Project Ed-ucational ModelDr. Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Ghada Gad is an Assistant Professor in Construction Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. She received her PhD in Civil Engineering (Construction emphasis), from Iowa State University. Her main areas of research is in construction management focusing on contracts, procurement, project delivery methods, estimating, and risk management, in addition to the cultural aspects of construction

Conference Session

Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Daniel Albano, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

gained utilizing various versions of the Arduino microprocessor will help develop future ultra-low power capstone and embedded processing class projects.- Knowledge gained from the use of the integrated development environment (IDE) software package in this project can be used to create tutorials and labortory exercises for the digital design and the advanced embedded design courses.- System-level designers need to be able to develop hardware driver(s) for targeted hardware platforms. Knowledge gained from developing ultra-small hardware drivers for a specific application will help create advanced laboratory exercises for the system- level design course.IV.F. Future ImprovementsWhile the platform created was successful in

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, Oregon State University; Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

student studying Public Policy at Oregon State University. She also holds an M.S. in Environmental Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State Univer- sity. Her research in engineering education is focused on student teams engaged in the Virtual Bioreactor (VBioR) Laboratory project. She is specifically interested in understanding the student-instructor interac- tions and feedback that occur during this project and how these factors influence student learning.Dr. Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rex Ramsier; H Michael Cheung; Edward Evans; Francis Broadway; Helen Qammar

calculation-intensive engineering courses,particularly lower-level engineering-science type courses, promote working in groups and whilethis collaborative-learning process leads to a higher retention of concepts, it is not effective forteaching teamwork. In fact, over-dependence on group work may undermine the learning ofeffective teaming skills in capstone design courses, because the cost of learning new skills(Atherton, 1999) (i.e. changing their ways) may inhibit or discourage the learning of essentialteaming skills. The critical factors for a successful project are that the students understand what Page 8.577.2an effective team is and how it

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Equity, Inclusion, and Access

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hicks, Texas A&M University, Kingsville ; Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC; Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Rajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mahesh Hosur, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

engineering students are required to complete a one- or two-semesterlong capstone course sequence that emphasizes integration of concepts and material fromprevious classes in the completion of a substantial design project. Education researchers havealso recognized the potential benefits design experiences can offer at earlier stages of anengineering curriculum, including introductory level courses [24, 35]. An important benefit ishelping to make clear to students at an early stage the importance of and linkage between thesupporting math and science courses they are required to take and the engineering field whichthey have chosen to study [10, 25, 32]. Design experiences completed early in the engineeringcurriculum can also make technical course

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Nadine Ibrahim, University of Waterloo; Gordon Krauss, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #41521A Multi-institution Design Project on Sustainable Cities: The Sustainabilityand Social Entrepreneurship FellowshipMr. Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo Mr. Christopher Rennick received his B.A.Sc., Honours Electrical Engineering in 2007 and his M.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 2009, both from the University of Windsor, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Chris is the Engineering Educational Developer in the Pearl Sullivan Engineering Ideas Clinic at the University of Waterloo, where he focuses on implementing hands-on, real-world design experiences across Waterloo’s engineering programs. Chris is

Conference Session

The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emil H. Salib, James Madison University; Eric Vincent Walisko, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

also fromtechnology, engineering and social context perspectives. During their junior and senior years, theprogram provides undergraduates with a number of unique hands-on research, design, andprototyping experiences including Senior Capstone Projects and specially designed semesterprojects for numerous courses. In addition, in the Networking and Security sector, we designed acourse to mirror this type of rapid development by taking a group of under-skilled sophomore,junior, and senior students, assigning them to groups, and demanding a final product over justone semester. In that class (to be referred to as all-class project-based) just 11 to 14 studentswere challenged to work together to identify a single idea for a network-based end-to

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkata Alekhya Kusam, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Larnell Moore, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Summit Shrestha, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Zheng Song, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Jin Lu, University of Georgia; Qiang Zhu, University of Michigan, Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Paper ID #41083Generative-AI Assisted Feedback Provisioning for Project-Based Learning inCS CoursesVenkata Alekhya Kusam, University of Michigan, Dearborn Venkata Alekhya Kusam is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer and Information Science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She has always been fascinated by the transformative power of technology. Her research interests lie in generative AI, large language models, and natural language processing (NLP).Larnell Moore, University of Michigan, Dearborn Larnell Moore is an undergraduate student in his final year pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer and

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 2: Enhancing Learning through Hands-On Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew S Ballard, Utah Valley University; Taten McConahay, Utah Valley University; Brett Swain, Utah Valley University; Sarah Dayley, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

in person, including people who hadpreviously worked on the project and people who will work on it in the future, through effectivedocumentation.”Through the project, students learned and refined a variety of skills, such as computer aideddesign, 3-D printing, silicone molding, manufacturing processes, computer programming, datacollection and analysis, attention to detail, and many others. Of special note is 3-D printing.Entering the project, very few of the students had any experience with 3-D printing. However,they left the project with significant 3-D printing expertise and many went on to use those skillsin course and Capstone projects, personal projects, entrepreneurial endeavors and in futureemployment. This is a skill that our

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston (CoT); Xiaohui Yuan, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

education to address a need in 21st century instrumentationand measurement workforces. The developed modules have been offered in several courses since2010 and the assessment results demonstrate that they not only effectively introduced recenttechnology advances in wireless sensor networks to students, but also nurtured their system-levelcritical thinking skills. Six project-based WSN learning modules with twenty-two hands-on experiments weredeveloped to teach students the fundamentals of WSN design and how to develop networkeddata acquisition systems to monitor and control a physical system. These six modules weredistributed across four WSN technical content areas: component-level, system-level, network-level, and capstone/project-level

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 4: Project-based Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryann Renee Hebda, Baylor University; Morgan R Castillo, Baylor University; Tracey Sulak, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

undertaken via observations by the researchers. Essentialexperiential elements of each course were observed, with the researchers observing small groupsof students in the context of their projects (e.g., capstone for EDII, school outreach for SL).These observations triangulate the analysis of innovative teaching practices through studentlearning outcomes.Findings Six generative processing strategies were present in the experiential learning courses (seeTable 1) particularly through the course design in both EDII and SL. Both courses were found tobe rooted in contextual generative learning, particularly learning by teaching and enacting,considered the most high-leverage generative processes [3]. To further examine the context inwhich these

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Akundi, RIMES, University of Texas at El Paso; Eric D Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

SE 5345 Project Practicum:Each student shall participate in the SE 5345 Project Practicum capstone course after theyhave participated in an internship. An internship consists of fulltime systems engineeringwork at the worksite of an industry partner. Students may secure an internship independently, via student-to-companyapplications to internships, and via RIMES facilitated applications, in which student Page 23.44.10resumes are forwarded to companies, and the companies choose candidates.5, OBJECTIVESSystems Engineering Educational ObjectivesThe program has defined five principal

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

2011 ASEE Annual Conferenceinitial cost or in the long term operating costs. While one system may be more expensivein the beginning, by using more natural ventilation and lighting it may save costs for theowner over time.These variables can be used to find the balance between energy consumption andperformance. In other cases, the owner is concerned about other issues such as pollutionand the protection of the environment. 4. Assessing students learningIn the capstone presented here, the learning approach was composed of project basedlearning combined with continuous discussions between the students, team leaders andthe instructor (the instructor is the main author of this paper and the two other authors arethe team leaders). Two approaches

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 10: Capstone and Design Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Tolman, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

electives) Courses teaching design 43% (7 core, 3 electives; 3 cornerstone/capstone) Faculty teaching design 70% (Possibly 4) Faculty incorporating design 100% (2 not teaching design process) project Weight of Design project (avg) 20% (range of 10-30%) Faculty Agreeing to standard 85% (no opposition in dept. discussion) process Willing to incorporate design 100% processIn a previous work a review of a variety of design processes was presented. [3] From this and areview of other processes [4]–[11] , a basic framework was determined based on what wasidentified by the authors to be the key and common elements of the various processes

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 4 - Design, Participation, and Projects

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

solve real-world engineering problems. These courses often involve complex 2projects requiring teamwork, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and timemanagement. Students also learn to present their work effectively and defend their solutions in aprofessional setting. Capstone courses are project-based and faculty guided and will often requirea multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving and team collaboration to leverage each other'sstrengths. Project management skills, critical thinking and team collaboration are keycharacteristics of the capstone.A large volume of literature exists that describes lab and project activities in engineering andscience courses and how it helped in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 10: Capstone and Design Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California at San Diego; James Lynch, University of California at San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

emphasizesapplying dynamics modeling to predict hardware performance. Afterwards students work inteams of 4 or 5 on a capstone design project with sponsors from industry, the medical school,engineering faculty, and the community. This study was conducted during the mechatronicsproject in the first five weeks of the sequence, where emphasis was placed on curiosity in lectureand lab activities. The study took place during the winter quarter of 2023 with 131 studentsenrolled in the course. A survey was conducted at the beginning of the class and at week 5,which will be discussed in the Results section.The first 5 weeks of the class were based on a mechatronics project where students connected anArduino to a motor driver which was used to spin an acrylic

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Filip Cuckov, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Wayne Bynoe, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James McCusker, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the Project Management Institute (PMI).Marisha RawlinsWayne Bynoe (Assistant Professor)James R Mccusker (Associate Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comQuantifying Compliance of Computer Engineering Curricula with IEEE and ACM GuidelinesAbstractThis paper presents a methodology, applied via a novel framework, that quantifies the degree towhich computer engineering curricula meet the most current guidelines prescribed by the IEEEand ACM. By using our framework, engineering educators can identify

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

works… for sustainable[3] Design a system… to meet desired needs within such performance realistic constraints as… sustainability.EnvE BOK Explain the need for and ethics of integrating sustainability Design a complex system, process,AAEE 2009 throughout all engineering disciplines and the role [of] or project to perform sustainably[5] environmental engineers…. Evaluate the sustainability of Quantify environmental releases or resources consumed complex systems…. for a given engineered processABET Criterion 3, c: design a system… within realistic2015 constraints such as … sustainability.[4] CE: Include principles

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yufang Jin, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Chunjiang Qian, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Sara Ahmed, The University of Texas at San Antonio

outcomes of REU programs. The goal of this project is toestablish a closed-loop evaluation structure for identifying significant factors topromote undergraduate students in the engineering career path, and integrating theexperiences learned from the previous REU program into an ongoing REUprogram.Methods: We executed a survey for 26 former REU trainees who were trained 10years ago. Questions in the survey for former REU trainees include when and wherethey earned their highest academic degree, GPA at graduation, a career path inacademic or industrial sectors, careers in STEM or not, regions of current locations,trainees-advisor interactions using email/social media, and REU trainees’ follow-up evaluation of the REU site. Among all 26 former REU

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie Patrick, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott Dunning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mary Brewer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kimberly Johnston, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole Gholston, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Broniak, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

the professional academic advisors. The white paper isnot the only means to perform this work of advising translation to the faculty. However, it servesas an example. For that reason, the remainder of this paper discusses three key considerations thatwent into choosing and developing this project that can be utilized by other similar departments.The first part of this paper provides a brief background to the history of academic advising andhow it has changed over the last two hundred years. This background concludes with researchdetailing the shift from the faculty advising model to the professional advising model and the needto facilitate communication between these two department stakeholders. The second part describesthe two research

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

for theinstructors and to provide an interactive learning environment outside the lecture period for thestudents. Using ViTAS, students will be able to submit the homework assignments online, toengage in anonymous homework review, and to discuss with their peers. The idea of studentsgrading the homework assignments of their peers is very beneficial, because during the processof grading other’s homework, the students get the opportunity to learn/review their ownwork/mistakes. Also, the instructors finalize all grades and post them on the website to confirmthe students’ learning activities. In particular, this project focuses on the Agile systemdevelopment process, which is a group of system development methodologies based on iterative