Student Learning Outcomes Through Senior Capstone Experience
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Virtual On line
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June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
- End Date
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June 26, 2021
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Engineering Technology
- Page Count
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8
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--35225
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https://peer.asee.org/35225
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372
Paper Authors
Adel Salama P.E. Austin Peay State University
Prof. Adel Salama, M.S., P.E.
Adel Salama is a Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator of Engineering Technology and coordinator for BS of Electrical Engineering technology and AAS Electronics Engineering Technology at Austin Peay State University where he has taught since 1990. Prior to this he taught for seven years at different institutions and sixteen years service in Air Force and seven years in petroleum industry. He is a registered Professional Engineer and Member of National Society of Professional Engineers and Member of IEEE since 1990. Also he is a fellow of Tennessee Academy of Science. He served as Department Chair from 2005 to 2015. He and the department faculty had extensive curriculum revisions for the Engineering Technology Department which has led to TAC of ABET accreditation 2008 and to ETAC of ABET 2014.
Chin-Zue Chen Austin Peay State University
Dr. Chin-Zue Chen is a Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he has taught and has been in charge of the robotics program since 1985. He initiated PLC, CAM, CIM, and Sensors & Vision Systems courses in earlier years of his teaching tenure. He became involved in Additive Manufacturing (AM) in 2006, initiated AM option under the Manufacturing curriculum and set up the AM Lab in 2014. Because of his background Dr. Chen has been involved in many student capstone projects. Prof. Chen is a Fellow of the Tennessee Academy of Science.
Abstract
Over several years of advising Graduate and Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Technology students at Austin Peay State University, students are required to solve open-ended real world problems in their respective engineering disciplines prior to graduation by way of a Capstone Experience. To achieve this, we have focused on this Student Learning Outcome (SLO): “Students graduating with an Engineering Technology degree will demonstrate an ability to design systems independently, or modify needs for engineering problems through a case study”. Our focus is also on a team-oriented design project in electrical engineering technology that incorporates technology standards and realistic design constraints which cover the following SLO: “ability to design systems, components or processes meeting specified needs for engineering problems.” The project requires formal reports and oral presentations which cover the SLO “ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature”. Such experiences are typically expected to take place during the senior (last) year of the undergraduate curriculum.
Salama, A., & Chen, C. (2020, June), Student Learning Outcomes Through Senior Capstone Experience Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--35225
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