Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

this new curriculum in 1997.10 The program was successful inincreasing retention and graduation rates in our engineering disciplines. Recently, we updated theIEC in order to address several factors described by the National Academy of Engineering’sreport: The Engineer of 2020.11 The newly implemented curriculum relies on a concept entitledLiving With the Lab (LWTL).The Living with the Lab ConceptIn the traditional laboratory and shop settings, faculty members or technical staff mustensure that the required equipment is ready and that supplies are on hand so that project activitiescan be performed and/or data can be collected. While it’s possible for energetic faculty membersto guide students through creative design projects and laboratory

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Chad Newswander, Virginia Tech; Eloise Coupey, Virginia Tech; Ed Dorsa, Virginia Tech; Tom Martin, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-919: SELF-ORGANIZING UNITS TO PROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARYTEAMING IN A COURSE FOR PERVASIVE COMPUTING DESIGNLisa McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center. She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Chicago in 2002. Her research explores collaboration in interdisciplinary and distributed settings, and institutional structures that encourage transformational learning.Chad Newswander, Virginia Tech Chad Newswander is a graduate student in the Center for Public Administration and Policy at Virginia Tech, studying