Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Uei-Jiun Fan, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

learn,develop, and reflect through active participation and thoughtfully organized communityinvolvement. It enhances the academic experience of students by relating academic content andcourse objectives to issues in the community.Community engagement through service learning has become a well-established educationapproach in liberal arts and science education. While engineering education seems like a naturalfit, community engagement through service learning with very few exceptions is not integratedwithin the engineering curriculum. To provide hands-on educational experience, traditionally,engineering schools have developed partnership with industry through various programs such asinternships, co-operative education and sponsored research

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Baca, University of Missouri-Rolla; Steve Watkins, University of Missouri-Rolla; Ray Luechtefeld, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

part of the Smart Materialsand Sensors course. Half of the students were given Traditional training17 which covered topicssuggested as essential for teams while the others received Mutual Learning training18. The first Mutual Learning Model training session illustrated to the students the differencebetween specific, observable data and higher levels of abstraction that are reflected in everydaythinking. Figure 1 shows an excerpt from the team training. An individual homework exercise is included as part of the training to reinforce theconcepts. Students are encouraged to use conversations from team meetings to help themdirectly apply the Mutual Learning Model to their team interaction. Assignment Write down two or

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nosa Egiebor, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Arizona State University; Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Chalmers Sechrist, Florida Gulf Coast University; Sam Hulbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Osborn, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

continuously pursue academic excellence, to practice and promoteenvironmental sustainability, to embrace diversity, to nurture community partnerships, to valuepublic service, to encourage civic responsibility, to cultivate habits of lifelong learning, and tokeep the advancement of knowledge and pursuit of truth as noble ideals at the heart of theuniversity’s purpose. Florida Gulf Coast University is guided by the principles given in Table 1(http://www.fgcu.edu/info/mission.asp), which were developed by the Founding Faculty of theuniversity. Some of the phrases given in Table 1, those in bold and underlined, reflect theFGCU’s principles that overlap with ABET accreditation requirements and assessment activitiesand were used to guide the development of

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, and Chin An Tan, “Achievement of Course Leaning Objectives: An Assessment Tool That Promotes Faculty Involvement,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2003.6. King, Franklin G. and Shamsuddin Ilias, “Imbedding Assessment and Achievement of Course Learning Objectives with Periodic Reflection,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2003. Page 11.794.6 Appendix A: Ethics Questions - PretestPlease answer the following questions by placing the letter corresponding to you choice in the blank beside the number._____1. You miss a day of work because you have partied

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Dom Acciani, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Chenguang Diao, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Divergent inquiry by contrast “often seems to conflict with theprinciples and values that are at the core of the predominantly deterministic, engineering science Page 11.359.3approach.”10 These observations are reflected in the outcome of the fall 2003 and 2004 offeringsof the Sophomore Engineering Clinic, which are described in the next section.The Hoistinator ProjectIn the fall 2003 and fall 2004 semesters, the semester-long project was a crane design projectcalled the Hoistinator.11 This section describes the project itself and discusses outcomes fromthese first two offerings of the project.The student teams were provided with a substructure and

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin; Edward Wheeler, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, it is not unusualfor a student in engineering to repeat a course. However, at UT Martin, the GPA that is reportedon the transcript is based on the most recent grade earned in a course. Thus, the GPAs for thesecond and sixth row students in Table 6 would reflect actual courses taken since these studentsdid not repeat any course. The GPAs for all the other students in Table 6 will be artificiallyhigher than a true GPA reflecting all the attempts made. Since this GPA computation isunalterable due to computer constraints in the program that archives the grades, this presents aunique problem in terms of predicting success in passing the FE exam for the program

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the Bridge) reflect his determination to define and demonstrate structural art.His most recent issue, the Innnovators, moves beyond specific civil works to focus on theevolution of American technology, organized to emphasize both key technologicaldevelopments and the individuals who played central roles in their development. Thus,through a history of technology approach which includes a strong biographical character,Billington provides opportunity for a multidsciplinary representation of technology, asseen from his chapter sequences summarized in Table 4Table 4 Engineer-Technology associations in The Innovators8______________________________________________________Engineer TechnologyNewcomen (steam engine)Watt

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Chen, Keck Graduate Institute; Jeremy Bolton, Keck Graduate Institute; Erika Palmer, Harvey Mudd College; Stephanie Bohnert, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Moyer, Harvey Mudd College; Ekaterina Kniazeva, Harvey Mudd College; Alyssa Caridis, Harvey Mudd College; Colin Jemmott, UVP, Inc.; Darius Kelly, UVP, Inc.; Deb Chakravarti, Keck Graduate Institute; Qimin Yang, Harvey Mudd College; Patrick Little, Harvey Mudd College; Sean Gallagher, UVP, Inc.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the kurtosis value. Kurtosis isdefined asK= ∑ (X − µ ) 4 (2) Ns 4where X is the individual data points, µ is the mean, N is the total number of samples, and s isthe standard deviation. A value of –1 is considered acceptable for quantitative work6.Other statistical measures considered and rejected include the uniformity gradient, Laplacian,lighting uniformity ratio and point spread function.Flat image analysisIn order to test the planar uniformity in these designs, a flat piece of white paper was placed onthe imaging surface, and a image was taken via a CCD camera. Typical white paper is a usefultest target due to the high uniformity of reflectance and color. These pictures are then loaded intoMatlab

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Charlene Yauch, Oklahoma State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

differences, which aresummarized in Table 5. Both authors feel that the project worked best in a multi-weekvenue with freshman-level students taking the orientation course. Reflecting on thedifferences between the two offerings, the authors think that five of the dimensionscontributed to the varying outcomes observed. First, the orientation class was moresuccessful because of the greater maturity level of the students. The REACH studentswere typically one to two years younger than the college students in the orientation class.Second, the smaller class size made it easier to manage the class and to generatediscussion. Third, the smaller teams helped to get all students on the team engaged in theactivity. There were some students in the summer academy

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Figure 4. Mechanical solution to trailer release system. Page 11.766.11 Figure 5. Photo of students racing their solar car. Note the crack in the pavement.Figure 6 shows a graph of the motor current data demonstrating the time at which the trailerrelease motor was energized to pull the pin and release the trailer. This is reflected by the dropin current between about 170 and 180 feet in the course. The current to the vehicle drive motordrops because the motor used to pull the trailer release pin is activated and the solar panel is onlycapable of about 2.4 amps. The students measured the current