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Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Elif Kongar, University of Bridgeport

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-574: NOT JUST INFORMATIVE, BUT NECESSARY: INFUSING GREENAND SUSTAINABLE TOPICS INTO ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCURRICULAKurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS Dr. Rosentrater is a Lead Scientist with the United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), where he is developing value-added uses for residue streams from biofuel manufacturing operations. He is formerly an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Industrial Technology at Northern Illinois University.Elif Kongar, University of Bridgeport Dr. Kongar is currently an Assistant Professor at Bridgeport University and a Part-Time Researcher in the Center for Industrial Ecology at Yale University

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Nelson, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-2239: BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED DESIGN: A UNIQUEMULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN MODELBrent Nelson, Georgia Institute of Technology Brent Nelson received the B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California – Berkeley in 2002 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004 and 2007, where he held an NDSEG graduate fellowship and a Woodruff Teaching fellowship. He currently holds a National Academy of Engineering CASEE postdoctoral fellowship to work with the Center for Biologically-Inspired Design (CBID) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, studying the use of BID as an engineering design education and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Thornton, Emerson Climate Technologies; Kyle Shipp, Kettering University; Tony Lin, Kettering University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

20 20 20 Student 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 6 7 5 20 20 20 20 20 Student 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 6 7 7 20 20 20 20 20 Student 5 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 6 6 6 6 20 20 20 20 20 Average 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 20 21 19 20 20 Figure 5. Self-Assessment Worksheet DataThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Inc. engineeringaccreditation

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Jacques; Deepti Suri, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. She received her PhD from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in 2000 and has several years of industrial experience. She joined the SE faculty in 2000 and has been the program director of the SE program since 2006. Her research interests include software engineering architecture, analysis and design and educational research. Page 13.1101.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Strategies for Assessing Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative ExperiencesAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in its Criterion 3 requires

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Fred Looft; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schachterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

that can converttechnological know-how into products. To do so, technological proficiency is necessary, but notsufficient. The added ingredient is the presence of individuals with the creativity to imagine newproducts, the preparation to engineer them and the desire to see the products to market. The newB.S. degree in Robotics Engineering will provide a solid foundation in state-of-the-arttechnology, give sufficient hands-on experience to build confidence and stimulate theimagination, and foster the entrepreneurial spirit that leads to the establishment of start-upcompanies and creation of jobs.2.0 Why robotics engineering?The decision to create a new major in robotics engineering was the result of intense discussionamong a group of faculty

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ejiwale, Jackson State University; Della Posey, Jackson State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-2457: ENHANCING LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH SERVICELEARNINGJames Ejiwale, Jackson State UniversityDella Posey, Jackson State University Page 13.546.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Enhancing Leadership Skills Through Service LearningAbstractService learning has been adopted in the Department of Technology to help prepare and put thegraduates of the Industrial Technology (IT) program at the forefront of employment in the newindustrial revolution. It is therefore essential that the IT majors should participate in servicelearning so as to improve their leadership skills. This paper addresses the enhancement ofleadership skills through the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Kander, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-416: BUILDING A NEW KIND OF ENGINEERING DEGREE AT JAMESMADISON UNIVERSITYRonald Kander, James Madison University Dr. Ronald Kander is Director of the School of Engineering at James Madison University (JMU), where he teaches and does research in the area of polymer processing, manufacturability, and rapid prototyping/tooling technologies. He received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1980, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1987. Before becoming Director of the School of Engineering at JMU, Dr. Kander was Department Head of Integrated Science and Technology, and before that was a faculty member in the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Heun, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-2264: WHY A LIBERAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION ISNEEDED TO SOLVE THE ENERGY CRISISMatthew Heun, Calvin College Matthew K. Heun received his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a staff engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California and a Senior Engineer at Global Aerospace Corporation in Altadena, California before joining the Engineering Department at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College Steven H. VanderLeest is a Professor of Engineering and currently the Engineering Department Chair at Calvin College. He has an M.S.E.E. from Michigan Technological

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Robert Grondin, Arizona State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

StateUniversity.The Electrical Engineering emphasis area envisions a setting such as automation, robotics, aviation,or automotive, where electrical technology plays important roles in system integration. In thesesettings, electrical technologies are combined with other technologies inside one overall system. Webelieve that an essential component of the electrical emphasis area in this setting is an understandingof how the electrical portions of mixed systems are designed and fabricated as well as how systemlevel design issues affect and are affected by electrical system implementation.To this end, we have designed and are implementing a three credit-hour course to help studentsdevelop an appreciation for how one chooses between various solution

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-879: TEAMWORK AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS: PROMOTINGCREATIVE THINKING THROUGH TEAMSRalph Ocon, Purdue University Professor of Organizational Leadership & Supervision Page 13.1180.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teamwork and the Creative Process: Promoting Creative Thinking Through TeamsAbstractIn today’s complex and dynamic business environment, companies in every industry, includingthose in the manufacturing industry, cannot afford to become complacent in their operations, orthe ways they provide products and services. As global competition and technological innovationcontinue to challenge the manufacturing

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Halada, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Mary Frame, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Chad Korach, State University of New York at Stony Brook; David Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-1914: DEVELOPMENT OF A RESEARCH-INTENSIVE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY MINOR IN NANOTECHNOLOGY STUDIES (NTS)Gary Halada, State University of New York at Stony Brook Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 11794-2275Mary Frame, State University of New York at Stony Brook Department of Biomedical Engineering Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 11794-2580Chad Korach, State University of New York at Stony Brook Department of Mechanical Engineering Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 11794-2300David Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook Department of Technology and Society Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Bachmann, James Madison University; Jeffrey Tang, James Madison University; Carl Puffenbarger, James Madison University; mike kauffman, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

for a new typeof science and technology program that provides a broad scientific and technical education,engages students with real-world problems, and seriously addresses societal influences andimpacts. The department cuts across typical disciplinary boundaries, focusing more on practicalproblem solving than on theoretical knowledge. The curriculum emphasizes learning-by-doing,and includes several hands-on laboratory courses and a 3-semester senior capstone project.Upper-level instruction in the department is organized around strategic industry sectors, withstudents choosing to concentrate their studies in biosystems, engineering and manufacturing,information and knowledge management, telecommunications, energy, or environment.In 1997, the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-2038: A 5-YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS ENTERING AT THE COLLEGE ALGEBRALEVELRichard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has three years industrial experience at General Motors and three years at Lucent Technologies. He has been an Assistant Professor rank in the Engineering Department at USI since 2002, and has taught some of the freshmen engineering courses, including ENGR 103, 104, and 108, and has been involved in curriculum development. Currently course load includes Introduction to Design, Statics, Vibrations

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Zahed Sheikholeslami, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Crockett received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Crockett is a specialist in technology development and commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he was founder and President of Xeragen, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based biotechnology startup company. He has also served as an Assistant Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering and was employed by

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Bioengineering departments, including 10 years as dean of engineering in between, before moving to Baylor in 1998. He is currently a member of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission, a fellow of ASEE, a senior member of IEEE, and holds PE registration in Ohio and Texas. Page 13.747.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Innovations and Experiences in an Engineering Course Called Image Formation and ProcessingIntroductionFor the past many years, the author’s favorite specialization for teaching and research has beenthe field of imaging and image processing. Imaging technology

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia; Farhad Omar, University of Virginia; Alexander Hydrogen Martin, University of Virginia; James Durand, University of Virginia

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

to achieve optimum robustness. For an energy collection systemwe decided to use evacuated tube technology. To store this energy we selected a basic,well-insulated water tank. Much deliberation was put into what type of collector to use. The Architecturestudents were looking for a technology that was both aesthetically pleasing and resistantto the corrosive saltwater environment of the Elizabeth River. As engineering students,we were looking for an efficient system that could provide the requisite heat to the poorlyinsulated classroom space (three walls of floor to ceiling single-paned hurricane glasswith an R-value of one). Both parts of the team found a compromise in evacuated tubetechnology. This technology provided a high level of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Ewing, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Barker, Regis University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

physical science. Offering a workshopthat focused on the television series NUMB3RS and that used the previously developedcurriculum seemed to be a natural extension of these prior efforts. The specific goals ofthe workshops that were developed as part of the CDE program are as follows: 1. Improve middle school mathematics and science teachers’ knowledge of the disciplines that they teach through practical examples of the use of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. 2. Assist middle school mathematics and science teachers in developing a repertoire of standards based teaching strategies, activities and lesson plans that employ engineering and technology in their mathematics and science classrooms. 3. Provide

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Jiaxin Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Zhao is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. He received his BS from the University of Science and Technology of China, his MS from the University of Missouri-Rolla, and his PhD from Purdue University-West Lafayette. His research and teaching interests are tribology, machine design, solid mechanics and numerical methods including finite elements and parallel computing. Page 13.784.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Interactive Sensor Package Unit – a Multidisciplinary Design

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Waidley, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jason Bittner, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

andPolicy. The Practicum is a three-credit course that must be taken once during the program, whilethe Colloquium is worth one credit and must be taken at least twice. Both of these courses willbe discussed in further detail later in this paper.Beyond the core courses, each TMP student must take one course in each of the focus areas.These areas include Technology/Engineering, Economics, Policy/Management, andEnvironmental. Each focus area lists two to three recommended courses but the student can, withapproval from the TMP Chair, take courses outside of the recommended ones. However, thesubstituted course must adequately satisfy the intent of the of the focus area in which it’s beingsubstituted. These recommended courses are offered by multiple

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. This process will be completed before the larger group meets todiscuss sustainability issues.Sustainability review. Sustainable engineering is a multidisciplinary task and will involveall participants for a thorough review. The questions for consideration will depend upon Page 13.913.7the type of project, but will include at least the following: • Does the design employ “appropriate technology”, that is, technology that matches its particular context in terms of cost, scale, complexity, cultural acceptability and level of ownership? [2] • Is the design able to be constructed using local materials and local

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Research Centers Approach to Environment, Safety and Health Manager for the Center for FunctionalNanomaterial ESH Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, DOELocal Oversight of Emerging Technologies, The Cambridge Director of Environmental Health, Cambridge Biosafety Committee,Experiment Cambridge Public Health DepartmentRisk Mitigation Strategies For Companies Manufacturing Engineered Reed SmithNanomaterials: A Legal PerspectivePanel Discussion All SpeakersTours and Social EventsREU participants have always expressed the desire “to have more contact with students

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zachary Gutierrez, University of Wyoming; Charles Dolan, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-459: VERTICALLY INTEGRATED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGNPROBLEM CASE STUDY ASSESSMENTZachary Gutierrez, University of Wyoming Graduate Reserach AssistantCharles Dolan, University of Wyoming H. T. Person Professor of Engineering, University of Wyoming Page 13.1381.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Vertically Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Design Problem Case Study AssessmentAbstract The National Science Foundation is sponsoring a vertically integrated multi-disciplinarycapstone problem study based on the technology of wind turbines and windmills. The projectdevelops a series of capstone

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Rabb; David Chang, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

feedback systems have drawn several disciplines closer together overthe decades. It is not difficult to find a mechanical system that has an electrical analogy and viceversa. This natural equivalence between these two disciplines has allowed a single course toevolve concerning the theory and fundamentals of control systems engineering. Requiring thestudents to see a broader picture across several disciplines also requires the instructors to changetheir discipline specific practices.Integral to the education of its engineering graduates, the United States Military Academy(USMA) ensures all of its engineering graduates take a set of engineering courses to developtheir problem solving skills and expose them to technology in society. The academic

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

building’s construction. The building was constructedspecifically to support the programs in engineering and computer science. Somewhere duringthose early years, the program and degree were renamed to the B.S. in Engineering.When some of the early students were completing the full professional B.S.E. curriculum planand were ready to graduate, the institution requested an accreditation visit for the new programby the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). Accreditation was granted in 1989. By 1992, the Page 13.1246.2computer option was subsumed into the electrical option (as a

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Achintya Bezbaruah, North Dakota State University; Wei Lin, North Dakota State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-2617: DESIGNING AND DELIVERING AN ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT COURSE FOR ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE STUDENTSAchintya Bezbaruah, North Dakota State University Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering & Environmental and Conservation SciencesWei Lin, North Dakota State University Associate Professor of Civil Engineering & Director, Environmental and Conservation Sciences Program Page 13.378.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Designing and Delivering an Environmental Management Course for Engineering and Sciences StudentsAbstract Environmental education for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Richard Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-1675: STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL LABORATORY EXERCISESFOR ALL ENGINEERING DISCIPLINESJeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin CollegeRichard Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Page 13.1096.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Statistical Process Control Laboratory Exercises for all Engineering DisciplinesAbstr actDespite its importance in industry, statistical process control (SPC) is rarely taught inundergraduate controls courses. However, one or two lectures, coupled with the hands-on assignment in this paper, are sufficient to give a good introduction to the topic. Thispaper presents a case for why all engineers

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Dolan, University of Wyoming; Ovid Plumb, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-463: INTERDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGN PROGRAM - A CASESTUDYCharles Dolan, University of Wyoming Charles W. Dolan is H. T. Person Professor of Engineering at the University of Wyoming. He has over 20 years of design experience prior to joining the university faculty. He is a fellow in the American Concrete Institute and serves on the ACI 318 Building Code committee.Ovid Plumb, University of Wyoming O. A. "Gus" Plumb served as Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Wyoming for the past eight years. Page 13.786.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odon Musimbi, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; David Munoz, Colorado School of Mines

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

implement humanitarian based projects. Page 13.1072.3Eleven courses have been developed or modified at CSM to include a humanitarian emphasisand two minors in humanitarian studies are available, Humanitarian Studies and Technology (fornon-engineering majors) and Humanitarian Engineering. One of the modified courses is arequired course at the freshman level, Nature and Human Values, and the remaining ten coursesare technical and non-technical electives at the junior and senior level.Students enrolled in the Humanitarian Engineering minor are also required to complete acapstone senior design course that involves a hands-on community service engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Houston, Texas; at Ericsson/Sony Ericsson in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; and at BPM Technology in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Conrad is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is also a member of ASEE, Eta Kappa Nu, the Project Management Institute, and the IEEE Computer Society. He is the author of numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers in the areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education. Page 13.371.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008DESIGN OF