Current Practices in Engineering Capstone Education: Further Results from a 2005 Nationwide Survey

Wilbarger, Jessica; Howe, Susannah

doi:10.1109/fie.2006.322616

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“…Despite these barriers, engineering educators have incorporated professional skills in higher education at the program level (Cajander et al, ), in stand‐alone courses (Mohan, Merle, Jackson, Lannin, & Nair, 2010), as part of “integrative” courses (Humphreys, Lo, Chan, & Duggan, ; Palmer, ), in modules (Seat & Lord, ), in design courses (Dabbagh & Menascé, ; Davis et al, ; Kremer & Burnette, ), and in cooperative learning experiences (Pimmel, ). A recent survey of 444 programs from 232 institutions showed that in capstone engineering design courses, professional skills compose a majority of the most frequently taught topics (Howe & Wilbarger, 2006; Wilbarger & Howe, ).…”

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Feedback on Professional Skills as Enculturation into Communities of Practice

Gilbuena

Sherrett

Gummer

et al. 2014

J of Engineering Edu

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Background Professional skills are critical in engineering practice. Differing definitions and lack of empirical evidence make it difficult to help students develop these skills. Purpose This research seeks to understand what it means to have professional skills in an industrially situated capstone project and, by extension, in engineering. We also aim to demonstrate the influence on those skills of the feedback provided to students. Design/Method Our ethnographic study employs discourse analysis to focus on professional skills. Using the construct of communities of practice, we describe and analyze conversations between a coach and four student teams as the coach provided feedback, and conversations among students as they worked in teams. Results Approximately half the discussion addressed the following professional skills: communication, documentation, teamwork, the economic impact of engineering solutions, and project management. Development of professional skills promotes students' enculturation into both a disciplinary community (chemical engineering) and an industrial community (semiconductor industry). Feedback on professional skills generally was given in the context of technical aspects, and we found an interplay between the teams' participation in professional skills activities and participation in more technical activities. Conclusions Participation in engineering design projects provides students opportunities to practice both professional and technical skills. Feedback on professional skills helps students recognize how to simultaneously represent themselves as legitimate members of multiple communities of practice.

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Feedback on Professional Skills as Enculturation into Communities of Practice

Gilbuena

Sherrett

Gummer

et al. 2014

J of Engineering Edu

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“…In addition, the emerging trends in cloud computing, big data analytics, IoT, financial technology, and artificial intelligence have strong impacts on higher education [2]. Many universities begin to embrace the trends and propose several innovations and refinements in education, including teaching improvement [3], integrated curriculum, multidisciplinary programs [4], and capstone courses [5] to better incubate students for future [6].…”

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Curriculum Design for Students in Mathematics: Data Science Courses as Examples

Kao¹

2019

Sustainable Innovations in Education and Technology

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The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) academic discipline has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Many universities begin to embrace the trends and propose several innovations and refinements in education, including teaching improvement, integrated curriculum, multidisciplinary programs, and capstone courses to better incubate students for future. In this paper, the experience of curriculum design and implementation for data science courses to the undergraduate program in mathematics is introduced. Based on the original focus on mathematical and computation theories, the employment of data science courses can provide students with the comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for the challenges and industrial requirements nowadays. In addition, the curriculum is designed and implemented from the perspectives of students who major in applied mathematics (non-CS students) to better stimulate the learning, participation, exercise, and innovation. Major findings and lessons learned from the refined courses are discussed for more insight into the following deployment and refinement of the curriculum.

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“…Feedback from our local Industry Advisory Council has offered only praise for benefits of the capstone design experience. Furthermore, ABET requires that "Baccalaureate degree programs must provide a capstone or integrating experience that develops student competencies in applying both technical and non-technical skills in solving problems" 1 , and the capstone project has become a critical component in engineering technology curricula nationwide [3][4][5] .…”

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New Dimensions in Engineering Technology Education – Introducing a Novel International Collaborative Component to the Undergraduate EET Senior Project Experience

Addeo¹,

Santoso²,

Wang³

et al.

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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Dr. Addeo is a Professor at DeVry University in North Brunswick, NJ. He has more than 18 years of experience at the senior management level in the industrial sector where he has managed the day-to-day technical and strategic directions of world-class applied research organizations at Lucent Bell Labs, Telcordia, and most recently at Panasonic Labs in Princeton. He has an earned Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. His research interests include e-Health applications, services and associated underlying technologies.He is the recipient of NJITs Distinguished Alumni Medal for his impactful management and leadership of industrial research organizations. He holds ten patents and has published more than 90 papers and talks at national and international conferences on emerging wireless technologies and novel IP-based information networking applications.He is the recipient of the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his seminal contributions to cellular communications that lead to the global deployment of current nomadic cellular communications systems. He has received the International Teleconferencing Societies highest award for "The Most Significant Advance in the Field of Teleconferencing" for his contributions to the synthesis and development of a new Large Screen Teleconferencing research prototype. This award-winning research prototype was on display in the Information Age Exhibit of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. Dr. Nugroho Iwan Santoso, DeVry University, North BrunswickAfter receiving his PhD degree from Louisiana State University, N. Iwan Santoso has been working in industrial R&D and education for more than 25 years. His experiences include R&D technical-lead, project/program director and consultant in intelligent control, data analysis and decision support for industrial, power and medical systems. He was with Siemens R&D prior to forming Predictive Diagnostic, LLC where he extended his R&D roles to several other companies. He has served as adjuncts and lab director at several universities. He is currently a faculty and program chair at DeVry University while continuing his function as an R&D consultant. He has authored numerous papers and granted many global patents. He is a member of ASEE and senior member of the IEEE Dr. Chao-Ying Wang, DeVry University, North Brunswick Dr. Wang has been teaching in DeVry University EET program for the last 22 years. She worked as an Electrical Engineer for 3 years before teaching.She earned Ph.D EE and M.S. EE in Southern Illinois University. She has been active in DeVry University to develop and update EET curriculum. She specializes in computer architecture and embedded design fields. She published a number of papers in the fields. Dr. Raul San Martin Rivadulla, Graduate EducationHe holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Bahia (1980). Graduate studies at the University of Manchester, UK (1990) This paper presents the outcomes of a new initiative that extends ...

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Current Practices in Engineering Capstone Education: Further Results from a 2005 Nationwide Survey

Cited by 24 publications

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Feedback on Professional Skills as Enculturation into Communities of Practice

Feedback on Professional Skills as Enculturation into Communities of Practice

Curriculum Design for Students in Mathematics: Data Science Courses as Examples

New Dimensions in Engineering Technology Education – Introducing a Novel International Collaborative Component to the Undergraduate EET Senior Project Experience

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