Expansion of the ME/MET Capstone Course from One to Two Quarters
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- Location
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Indianapolis, Indiana
- Publication Date
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June 15, 2014
- Start Date
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June 15, 2014
- End Date
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June 18, 2014
- ISSN
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2153-5965
- Conference Session
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Design in Engineering Education
- Page Count
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13
- Page Numbers
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24.569.1 - 24.569.13
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--20460
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https://peer.asee.org/20460
- Download Count
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450
Paper Authors
Martin William Weiser Eastern Washington University
Martin Weiser is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Design Department at Eastern Washington University. He earned his BS in Ceramic Engineering from the Ohio State University and his MS and PhD in Materials Science and Mineral Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He then joined the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of New Mexico where he taught Materials Science, Thermodynamics, Manufacturing Engineering, and Technical Communication. Martin then joined Johnson Matthey Electronics/Honeywell Electronic Materials where he held positions in Technical Service, Product Management, Six Sigma, and Research & Development. He is an inventor on a dozen patents and patent applications and has published over 30 papers and book chapters on topics including ceramic processing, Pb-free solder development, experimental design, and biomechanics. His current research focuses on rocket propellant characterization, fin flutter, and heat transfer.
Hani Serhal Saad Eastern Washington University
Robert E. Gerlick Eastern Washington University
Dr. Gerlick is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology at Eastern Washington University. He teaches courses in the areas of Thermodynamics, Fluids, CAD, and Capstone Design.
Abstract
The Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Department at EasternWashington University has traditionally taught the Senior Capstone course in a single 10-week quarter. The MEdegree is a relatively new addition to the program and has resulted in more emphasis is placed more on research anddevelopment than production as was done when we only had the MET degree. This has definitely increased thecomplexity of the projects and made it easier to reach out to assist local industry. However, the students must rushthrough some phases of the project in order to obtain the parts they need to build and test their design. As a result,we have converted the single quarter, 7-contact hour course into a two quarter, 8-contact hour course. We willdiscuss the details of why we felt this change was needed and the preliminary results from the first offering of thetwo-quarter sequence.
Weiser, M. W., & Saad, H. S., & Gerlick, R. E. (2014, June), Expansion of the ME/MET Capstone Course from One to Two Quarters Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20460
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