Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Liberal Arts: A Technologist’s Guide to history, Literature,Philosophy, Art, and Music The Existential Pleasures of Engineering The Introspective Engineer Aftermath: A Novel of Survival The Civilized Engineer Blaming Technology: The Irrational Search for Scapegoats This exemplar has not been duplicated: the industry engineer is an uncommonauthor among the small group of engineer-authors writing today. Nonetheless, the “grandview” of engineering which Florman provides, illustrated through his willingness toexplore aspects of history, philosophy, music and the fine arts places engineering in amultitude of contexts. Florman’s earliest book, Engineering and the Liberal Arts, introduces each of thelatter

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

changes to the requirements were made inthe past two years. This author believes, as mentioned in the introduction, that higher levels ofintegration require higher levels of interdisciplinary interaction. Page 11.766.4The main requirement change was the addition of an automatic trailer release mechanism. Thesolar powered vehicle was required to tow a 6-lb. trailer for 1/3 of the race and automaticallyjettison the trailer. The idea was that the computer engineering student would write a programto keep track of the distance traveled and send a signal to the electrical engineering student’scircuit board to control a relay that, in turn, would power

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Gosink, Colorado School of Mines; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; John Weese, Texas A&M University; Edwin Jones, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

are also asked to statehow their background and experience can contribute to the engineering accreditation process,and to describe their contributions to improving gender and cultural diversity. During fall 2005,more than 40 applications were received. The candidates are highly qualified, and most are fromthe programs affected, so that peer evaluation will be a reality. The first training session willoccur at the 2006 ASEE Conference and Exposition in Chicago.Training Materials for PEVsTraining sessions for PEVs will follow the standard ABET procedure, consisting primarily ofmaterials prepared for this purpose by ABET 2. In most of the other professional societies(ASME, ASCE, IEEE, etc.), these materials are supplemented with discipline