Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Mikesell P.E., Ohio Northern University; David R. Sawyers Jr., Ohio Northern University; Jed E. Marquart, Ohio Northern University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

, residential institution in the Midwest. At the same time, these competitions havecome to play an important role in achieving the educational objectives of the department. Thispaper will review several such competitions, evaluate the degree to which they contribute to theeducational experience of the students, and discuss some of the advantages and limitations ofthese activities.While traditional lectures, tutorials, and structured assignments are still essential to providing thefoundation for an understanding of engineering science and the skills required to solve math- andphysics-based problems, many of the abilities required by accrediting bodies and potentialemployers are difficult to achieve using these methods. Senior capstone projects and

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #10

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis Raje

science and engineering students. High-impact practices reportedon include Capstone Courses, Collaborative Projects, First-Year Experiences, Internships,Undergraduate Research, and Writing Intensive Courses.IntroductionTo address the national need to increase substantially the number of American scientists andengineers, the National Science Foundation (NSF) established the Scholarships in STEM(S-STEM) program in accordance with the American Competitiveness and WorkforceImprovement Act of 1998 [1]. S-STEM programs award scholarships to academically talentedstudents who demonstrate financial need. S-STEM programs are designed to increase the numberand diversity of students entering science and engineering programs as well as to retain morestudents

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Andrew F. Carbonar, Northeastern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Pedagogical Best PracticesAbstractThe pedagogy of laboratory courses has been well discussed in the literature, but the extent towhich these best practices are incorporated into laboratory experiment design varies wildly. AtNortheastern University, various capstone design teams over the years have been tasked withdesigning new experimental apparatus for the undergraduate teaching laboratories along withappropriate lab handouts and other instructional material. In many cases, the students involved inthese projects have taken the lab class for which they are designing the experiment and havereported negative experiences, and therefore are motivated to try to improve the class for futurestudents. Student designed labs have the potential to reduce burden

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

firstprinciples, making assumptions, and self-assessing their problem-solving skills. For the affectivedomain, students demonstrated difficulty in spending time on task, sketching and taking notesduring their problem-solving process, and being comfortable with ambiguity [6].At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT), we have witnessed our students strugglingthrough their capstone projects in terms of defining and approaching the problem, connectingvarious components into one cohesive system, and applying and synthesizing knowledge fromsub-discipline specific design courses to create a complete design. We were able to observethese weaknesses because of the nature of our year-long capstone design course. In the winterquarter, students from different

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald G. Kelley

.” Program, School of Technology, College of The students are empowered to formulate Engineering and Applied Sciences at tilzonastrategies to fulfill the stated mission. They are also State University, where he teachesempowered to: manufacturing engineering technology (MET)● Allocate financial resources within budget courses. guidelines. Develop effective self directed activities. Succeed or fail.Thus, MET 460 Manufacturing Capstone Project givesthe student the freedom to design, evaluate, analyze,and manufacture components, assemblies and systems.3 The capstone course Instructor uses this innovativetechnique to create a learning environment to preparestudents

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

necessary evaluations and/or experimentations, identify and/or proposemeaningful results and solutions, test the proposal to the extent possible, prepare adetailed report, and make a presentation. The ‘front end’ project plan and the ‘back end’documentation and presentation are both important elements. Since the entrance into thecapstone projects follows the completion of other courses, faculty project advisors canassign problems that are not only relevant to the students’ interests but are also helpful inreinforcing the concepts taught. Each class runs for two instructional months. Althoughthe capstone course is done at the end, students are encouraged to identify and select a

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Eric C. Pappas, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

) pedagogy, students also learn and apply engineeringdesign tools and methods to a two semester, real-world, problem-based, service learning project.This pedagogy continues in the capstone design experience (Engineering Design III through VI)where students are provided with important instruction concurrently with their capstone designexperience, in which they work in groups with one or more faculty advisors on a four semester,two-year project. In this four-semester sequence, students start by applying the engineeringdesign process as well as the design tools and methods learned during the sophomore designcourses to their new projects, but also are exposed to a variety of advanced design topics anddesign challenges that aid is helping students

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Weitnauer; Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Martin, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Raise Your Hand. The program brought together severalundergraduate capstone design teams, multiple sub-teams connected through a VerticallyIntegrated Projects (VIP) team, undergraduate researchers, extracurricular high school students,and a graduate student. The contribution of this work is the description of the evolving projectmanagements strategies that project leaders used to organize program efforts and integrate thestudent work for a successful deployment of the exhibit in Fall 2022.In this paper, we discuss the project context, team composition, learning outcomes, projectstages, and key techniques that coordinated and structured the project. The project contextdescribes the design vision for the Raise Your Hand exhibit, which was

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Gorman; Edmund Russell III; Donald Brown; William Scherer; Kathryn Neeley

range of intended goals. The University of Virginia’s engineering school hasboth an undergraduate thesis that has been required of every student since the early 1900s and anestablished Systems Engineering capstone project that has been in place since 1988. Both projectstreat constraints in areas such as economics, the environment, ethics, politics, sustainability, andsocial considerations as integral parts of engineering problem solving and decision-making. In sodoing, they anticipated and reflect the integrated approach of EC 2000.Most students who major in Systems Engineering (SE) use their capstone project as the basis forthe undergraduate thesis, which is jointly advised and must be jointly approved by a facultymember from the humanities

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Curriculum II

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

U. P. Kahangamage, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Randolph C. K. Leung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Gloria S.L Cheung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Alan S. L. Kwok

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Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

curriculums; Coremechanical engineering ‘knowledge-building subjects’ such as mathematics, engineeringmechanics, thermodynamics, mechanics of materials and ‘Knowledge-integration subjects’such as engineering design, capstone project. The basic objective of knowledge-buildingsubjects is to gradually develop discipline specific knowledge while knowledge-integrationsubjects focused more on students’ all-round abilities and workplace skill development.The Mechanical Engineering programme in HKPolyU-ME admits students to its BEng(Hons)in Mechanical Engineering programme through 2 major routes; (1) direct admission to year 1based on Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) results (4 years in theuniversity – HKDSE intake) and (2) the Senior Year

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Community Engagement Division

23.835.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 It’s all about relationship – expanding relational learning opportunities in a community engagement project experienceIntroductionIt pays to think big for student project experiences - not in terms of project scope but in terms oflearning opportunities and overall impact. A diverse body of research, as well as 15 years ofpersonal experience with capstone projects and extracurricular student projects, has shown thatthe overall impact of a student project grows through the establishment of relationships thattranscend boundaries. In our ongoing program development, we have worked to create a rangeof relational learning opportunities for

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Chemistry I. However, many of the courses require additionalmathematics courses, such as Ordinary Differential Equations, as prerequisites. (C) Integrated Engineering and Design ProjectsStudents must participate in two semesters of an integrated engineering and design project(capstone design courses). The capstone experience at Binghamton University is a two semestersequence that typically involves a design and build project. These projects are team projects andtypically involve students from several of the engineering and computer science departments ona team. Many of the projects have industrial sponsors. Other projects include professionalsociety competitions, such as the SAE Mini-Baha competition.Students in the program for the minor must

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Smith; James Squire

others. By the late 1920’s,Alfred North Whitehead wrote in his classic Aims of Education 1 that most of what is taught is“…no longer about life as it is known in the midst of living it,” and suggested that efficiency inteaching through subject compartmentalization is achieved at the cost of reducing its ties to thesociety it purports to aid.Community-based projects (CBPs) attempt to restore this link between the undergraduateengineering experience and society by allowing students to learn while creating devices that helppeople or organizations within their immediate community. The projects may be implemented atany level from introductory (such as preparation of a laboratory for local high school seniorslearning Ohm’s Law) through senior capstone

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Semke, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; James Albrecht, Imation Corp.; Jason Moses, Imation Corp.; Peter Ridl, Imation Corp.

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Design in Engineering Education

Corporation to conductresearch on precision engineering projects. The cooperation between these groups hasestablished a successful, unique, effective, and synergistic program that would not be possiblewithout the contributions of each partner. The projects have been ongoing for four years andcontinue to evolve. The lessons learned from this experience are presented to share insightslearned on developing long-term professional relationships between university and industrypartners. Topics include the choice of appropriate projects, the use of capstone design courses,the contributions of graduate students, opportunities for internal and external funding,management strategies, and dealing with intellectual property ownership issues.Thus far, the

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Creating a Robust Infrastructure for Community Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Kennedy P.E., Abilene Christian University; Lori M Houghtalen, Abilene Christian University

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Community Engagement Division

electives and through capstone projects. As a part of thecurriculum, students participate in a three semester capstone sequence that consists of a projectbased junior design course, followed by a yearlong industry sponsored design experience.Originally, the program proposed a capstone model of incorporating Junior students into onesemester of the senior capstone course, but quickly determined students (Juniors and Seniorsalike) were not well prepared to interact with industry clients (whom are financial sponsors andact as clients for each project). As a result, the Junior semester of the capstone course is now itsown standalone course that is taught during the spring semester each year.Course Design and ExecutionThe junior level course in its

Conference Session

A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Armineh Noravian, San Francisco State University; Patricia Irvine, San Francisco State University

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Two Year College Division

and ill-structured problems at a community college. Thetechnology program at North-West Community College (NWCC) is a two-year program. In the first year, students learn fundamentals and basic low-tech skills. The learning takes place in courses that incorporate projects withwell-structured problems, often with both a theoretical classroom and a labcomponent. In the second year, students engage in ill-structured problemsolving in their technically sophisticated capstone projects that integrate theprinciples that students have learned during the first year and continue tolearn and practice in the second year. The findings suggest that scaffolding experiences, that is, movingfrom very well-structured problems to ill-structured problems

Conference Session

Student Teams and Design Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Mohammed, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

thebeneficial effects of higher tolerance for ambiguity on increased efficacy, satisfaction, andconflict resolution in the context of an open-ended, team-based, industry-sponsored engineeringdesign project.Keywords: Design teams, tolerance for ambiguity, efficacy, design performance.1. IntroductionBecause “engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have: …an ability todesign a system, component, or process to meet desired needs,” and “an ability to function inmulti-disciplinary teams….”1, design is integrated to the engineering curricula through the use ofdesign teams. In many cases, this integration also uses industry-sponsored design projects. Mostof the industry-sponsored design project applications are at the capstone design level

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Megan Tomko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Oumaima Atraoui, James Madison University; Caroline Clay, James Madison University; Zachary Harris De Bey, James Madison University; Johannah Daschil, James Madison University ; Bethany Popelish, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

structure of an engineering curriculum and the learningthat occurs outside of the classroom in makerspaces. Ethnographic methodologies of participantobservation, unstructured and semi-structured interviews enable exploration of how students (1)interact within and construct the culture of makerspaces; (2) talk about makerspace culture asimportant to their commitment to engineering; (3) learn within makerspaces; and (4) choose thetype and direction of projects.This paper specifically describes the ethnographic methodologies used to track four differentundergraduate student teams participating in a two-year senior capstone project, as well as studentsparticipating in a sophomore design class in which they use makerspaces to build a human

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley A Brashear, Texas A&M University; Sandra B Nite, Texas A&M University; Richard Lawrence, Texas A&M University; Dhruva Chakravorty, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

dense landscape of topics from which to developcurricular materials. To meet these challenges, we developed an effective approach to teaching Pythonprogramming to secondary students with no prior programming experience in a week-long summer camp.The method we used employs project based learning and highly curated foundational lessons. Thisapproach begins with the identification of an appropriate capstone project that falls within the theme ofthe camp (e.g. coding, cybersecurity, data science) and that can be completed by students with minimalinstruction from camp staff. These projects should also be able to incorporate more advancedprogramming techniques than those that are covered during the camp to keep all students engaged,including those

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Nelson; David Flegel; Brian Johnson; Herbert Hess

transientperformance of a section of the grid. Many utilities own such hardware. Larger TNAs havereplaced smaller ones or, more frequently, advanced digital simulation systems have taken theplace of TNAs. Occasionally, a TNA becomes available for university donation. The questionthen becomes how to install such equipment on limited university resources.In this paper, such a TNA provided an opportunity for undergraduate research and teaching.Through a series of projects, the TNA was installed and outfitted for use in both research andteaching. By combining the enthusiasm and ideas of the capstone design process with a solidlyfunded followup, a working tool became available. This paper begins with a synopsis of TNA’shistory, background, and initial installation

Conference Session

Design Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Michael R. Maughan P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Matthew John Swenson P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Daniel J. Robertson, University of Idaho, Moscow; Sean Michael Quallen, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Design in Engineering Education

assesses competencies in system design, implementation,project management and documentation. Each competency is evaluated on a 1 to 5 scale,representing skill levels associated with a Pre-Engineer, Trainee, Intern, Entry-Level Engineerand Professional, respectively. The competencies were assessed using freshman, sophomore andsenior capstone design courses in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University ofIdaho. The data show that the scores improved consistently from freshman to senior years, withthe largest increase in system design skills, followed by implementation, project management,and then documentation. The data provide an overview of the changes in design skills throughthe curriculum, helping to identify weaknesses within

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Omid Ansary; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

relatedto each other. The students also gain practical experience in problem definition, laboratoryskills, teamwork and inter-group communication, prototyping techniques, project scheduling, aswell as economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health and safety,social, and political aspects of engineering practice that are not encountered in other coursework.Capstone design topics may be suggested as a part of the course, but students usually select theirown projects. In most cases, students work in a team of two students. An increasing effort isbeing made to involve students in projects that require a wide range of disciplines, both withinelectrical engineering and beyond. Some examples of the capstone projects that have

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 12: Creativity and Problem Framing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Karen Elaine Anderson, Destination Imagination Inc.; Daniel D. Jensen, Singapore University of Technology and Design/MIT International Design Center

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering design studentsAbstractThis evidence-based practice paper describes the use of creativity practice exercises intended toenhance student creativity in a capstone design program. Engineering programs, in general, andcapstone design programs, in particular, that seek innovative conceptual solutions to complexproblems would benefit from techniques to develop and assess student creativity. Therefore, astudy was performed to evaluate two such techniques. Over the first two years of the study,capstone design students in the United States Air Force Academy’s Department of EngineeringMechanics were each assigned to one of 14 teams which received various learning experiences(treatments) intended to enhance individual creativity and design project

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Jerry Gintz, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

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International

generated by cooking fires in developing countries. Furthermore, theonce abundant resource is becoming scarce, so that in many cases women must travel largedistances on foot to gather the wood they need, an effort that occupies much of their day. Onesolution is to change fuels and cook with gelled ethanol created from locally available biomass.This is the purpose of the gelled ethanol production unit which was being built by 13 students inthe Capstone design sequence in the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering TechnologyDepartment on the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University, and which will be describedin this paper.For this project, ASU has partnered with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science andTechnology in Kumasi, Ghana and with

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kevin Gary; Harry Koehnemann

The Software Enterprise at ASU’s Polytechnic Campus Kevin Gary, Harry Koehnemann Assistant, Associate Professors Division of Computing Studies, Arizona State University {kgary,harry}@asu.edu, (480)727-1373The Software Enterprise is a multi-year capstone project sequence designed to expose students to practical, “realworld” considerations in software development. By the conclusion of the Enterprise sequence, students have anappreciation for the role of software process, the challenges of software maintenance, the impact of open source, thepros and cons of off-the-shelf

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Schreuders; Arthur Johnson

Session 2408 The Wizard of BOD Paul D. Schreuders, Arthur Johnson University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractSeveral years ago, the Biological Resources Engineering Department reexamined and updatedthe format of its Capstone Design Project. The revised Capstone Design experience was intendedto give students an opportunity to manage a product while observing resource constraints.Unfortunately, very few course plans survive intact after contact with the students. This casestudy will examine the intended processes, the successes, and the failures of the

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Aja Rachel Bettencourt-Mccarthy, University of Cincinnati; Matthew Sleep, University of Cincinnati

Construction Management Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 University of Cincinnati Email: bettenar@ucmail.uc.edu Cincinnati, OH 45221 Email: sleepmw@ucmail.uc.eduProject-based learning is core to many first-year engineering, engineering design, andengineering capstone courses. Ideally, students in courses that use project-based learning workon real-world projects that are relevant to their communities with a sponsor or outside partnerwho helps to guide the work and assess deliverables. By working with a community partner orclient, students practice incorporating outside perspectives and empathy into their designs.Realistically, a

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mamdouh Bakr, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dept. Of Engineering Technology

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College-Industry Partnerships

market, and the need to modifythe current design in the project under development to include a revised set of product features inresponse to the competitor's action.It is worth noting that the majority of these projects were performed by senior students as part oftheir capstone courses, which are similar to those in most other institutions.4 In our case thecapstone courses consist of a series of two courses; the first covers project fundamentals,proposal development and project planning, and the second course involves the projectundertaking.9 Students work in teams, following their project plan under the guidance of aninstructor, and may consult with other faculty in the department.Project information, including the definition and assessment of

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-2872: AN INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP CASE STUDYPeter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University Peter Schuster is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His areas of interest include design, stress analysis, and biomechanics. Page 22.176.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Industry-University Partnership Case StudyAbstractAt many universities, senior undergraduate mechanical engineers work in teams on industry-sponsored capstone design projects. These projects provide an excellent

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 12

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel E. Horenstein, University of Denver; Daniel D. Auger; Peter J. Laz, University of Denver

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

design courses are typically project-based, where students work inteams to address a “customer-provided” problem and develop real working solutions. This typeof project-based learning requires that students synthesize knowledge and apply skills to anopen-ended design problem. The open-ended nature of “customer-provided” problems thatstudents encounter in capstone design courses contrasts with the structured and constrained“instructor-provided” problems seen in their earlier coursework [1], [2]. Solving complex,unstructured problems is an essential skill for a working engineer, but it requires a differentskillset than that which is needed to solve the standard textbook problems typically seen inclassrooms [2]–[6]. Solutions to textbook problems