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Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright; Paul Skaggs; Richard Fry, Brigham Young University; C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University

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AC 2009-1906: INCREASING THE INNOVATION ABILITY AND APTITUDE OFTECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH FOCUSEDCOLLABORATIVE, CROSSDISCIPLINARY DESIGN-THINKING BOOT CAMPSGeoffrey Wright, Brigham Young UniversityPaul Skaggs, Brigham Young UniversityRichard Fry, Brigham Young UniversityC. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University Page 14.731.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Innovation Boot Camps: a Collaborative, Cross-Discipline, Technology Enhanced Approach to Enhancing Student Innovation Aptitude and Ability Dr. XXXXX XXXXX University

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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AC 2009-2413: A REVIEW OF PROBLEM-BASED APPROACHES TOENGINEERING EDUCATIONJosef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology The author has an academic background in chemical and materials engineering at bachelor and master level and a doctorate in engineering education.He teaches primarily in areas of materials, manufacturing and process technology and is an active member at University's centre for innovation and sustainability. Page 14.100.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Review of Problem-Based (PBL) Pedagogy Approaches to Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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AC 2009-2414: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PBL AND OTHERINDUCTIVE PEDAGOGIES IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE: WORK IN PROGRESSJosef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology The author has an academic background in chemical and materials engineering at bachelor and master level and a doctorate in engineering education.He teaches primarily in areas of materials, manufacturing and process technology and is an active member at University's centre for innovation and sustainability. Page 14.466.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Development of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Other

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Engineering and Other Disciplines

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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AC 2009-743: MERI: MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICSINITIATIVECarlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyMatthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySteve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDavid Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 14.877.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 MERI: Multidisciplinary Educational Robotics InitiativeAbstractThis paper will describe the implementation of an innovative multidisciplinary roboticscertificate program at a small teaching institution in the Midwestern United States. TheMultidisciplinary Educational Robotics Initiative (MERI) is a product of a collaborative effortbetween

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Loutfallah Georges Chedid, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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AC 2009-796: IMPLEMENTATION OF A NOVEL BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMSENGINEERING CONCENTRATION WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED ANDEAC-OF-ABET ACCREDITED INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTROMECHANICALENGINEERING PROGRAMSalah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor SALAH BADJOU, Ph.D. Wentworth Institute of Technology Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Department Boston, MA 02115 USA Email: badjous@wit.edu Telephone: 617 989 4113 Salah Badjou received a B.S. in physics and mathematics and a M.S.in physics from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Northeastern University, Boston, MA. He has a combined multidisciplinary experience of more than 24 years university

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Engineering and Other Disciplines

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Anderson, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; Garry Warren, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama; David Cordes, University of Alabama

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project trackedthe movement of the dancers on the stage for a performance entitled Frequency that representedthe finale of the Repertory Dance Theatre’s spring recital. “This is probably the most innovativeconcert we have ever done” was the quote of the director of our dance program. The basic themeof “aliens among us” was realized when alien dancers distorted the signals on radios andtelevisions as they came in close contact with them. “We created a workshop this semester sostudents can experiment using technology and engineering in dance performances. The studentshave displayed incredible knowledge, creativity and professionalism in their approach to usingtechnology” according to the computer science faculty member involved in the

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Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Wankat, Purdue University; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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anti-technology and anti-government attitude in the USA. Thegoals of the IDES division were to help recruit and retain students who had the ability to doengineering but also had other compelling interests. To retain maximum flexibility the decisionwas made to not seek ABET accreditation and to require a minimum of 30 credits ofengineering. Students were only allowed to follow plans of study that could not be done in oneof the standard disciplines offered at the university.By the early 21st century it was evident that IDES was serving two groups of students. Onegroup of students wanted an engineering education but did not plan to pursue an engineeringcareer. For example, these students were in preprofessional programs such as

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Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maher Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Research & Technology Corporation 351 West Tenth Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 2. Department of Mechanical Engineering at IUPUI 723W Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202Abstract:The multidisciplinary activities within the MURI (Multidisciplinary Undergraduate ResearchInitiative) program conducted at IUPUI campus require departmental and school collaborationfrom across the campus. A research project model is described here to emphasize researchelements from physics, electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical engineering thataddresses issues related to thermal sciences

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Engineering and Other Disciplines

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Weese, Texas A&M University

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colleges of engineering not to offer courses for non-engineers isolates engineering anddeprives engineering colleges from allies in other colleges, cuts them off from sources ofstudents in the very groups engineering would like to entice, and misses the opportunity toeducate other majors about the contributions engineering has made and will make to society.Instances of engineering college courses offered for non-majors are discussed and thecharacteristics and topics for additional courses are presented.Introduction and MotivationIn our country, where technology make access to information, data, statistics, and even opinionsreadily available, our citizens need to know a great deal more about engineering and technologyso they can make intelligent

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Moderick Greenfield, Eastern Michigan University

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AC 2009-2493: A PROPOSED APPLIED ENGINEERING DEGREE AT EASTERNMICHIGAN UNIVERSITYModerick Greenfield, Eastern Michigan University Page 14.94.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009A Future Proposed Applied Engineering Degree at Eastern Michigan UniversityAbstractPresently, many universities are offering the BS in Electronics Engineering Technology(EET) and the BS in Engineering Physics in separate departments. The BS in ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET) focuses on applying practical engineering principles;however, the BS in Engineering Physics concentrates on applying traditional physics andengineering concepts. With regard to national standards, graduates of

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Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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General Engineering in the College of Engineering at SJSU where she is responsible for coordinating the College’s efforts in green engineering. As the co-author of the book Contemporary Technology she has conducted research for the past ten years about the interactions of technology and society. Page 14.1277.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Transdisciplinary Green Engineering Education at San José State UniversityAbstractClimate change is a pressing issue for the world today. There are an increasing number oftechnological by-products posing a

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Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

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AC 2009-83: PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ANDINTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONBradley Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Bradley A. Striebig is an associate professor of Engineering at James Madison University. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Penn State University, where he was the head of the Environmental Technology Group at the Applied research Laboratory. Prior to accepting a position to develop the engineering program at James Madison University, Brad was a faculty member in the Civil Engineering department at Gonzaga University. He has worked on various water projects throughout the US and in Benin and Rwanda.Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University Susan Norwood

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Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dugan Um, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Jesus Jimenez, Texas State University

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AC 2009-3: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MICRO/NANO ASSEMBLY WORK CELLVIA MICROVISUAL SENSINGDugan Um, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi DUGAN UM achieved his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Sensitive robotic skin for unknown environments motion planning was the subject of his dissertation. After he received his degree, he joined Caterpillar Inc. as a research engineer and worked for 4 years at Caterpillar R&D group and Research center. Currently he is at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi delivering his 4 years of engineering experiences into classes. He is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Engineering & Technology, Mechanical

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen McNally, Purdue University

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provide a significant challenge in the cost of the equipmentrequired10, the necessary environmental conditions11 as well as issues of biohazardousmaterials12 associated with nanotechnology.Curriculum Development Within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology(ECET) a nanotechnology curriculum is being developed to complement our currentareas of analog, digital, communications and power. Nanotechnology can actually beapplied to each one of these areas or stand on its own as a separate area of concentration.Our spiral curriculum lends well to introducing nanotechnology in each one of theseareas starting with the freshman year, leading to more advance nanotechnology coursesas selectives during the junior and senior

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Redekopp, University of Southern California; Cauligi Raghavendra, University of Southern California; Allan Weber, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Therese Wilbur, University of Southern California

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Page 14.30.1 former leadership positions at Mattel, Prudential, and Andersen. Her marketing experience includes both domestic and international, for brand management, marketing strategy and execution, packaging, advertising, distribution, and new product development.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Page 14.30.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Fully Interdisciplinary Approach to Capstone Design Courses1. IntroductionWe live in an era with unprecedented changes due to dramatic advances in technology on manyfronts. The explosive growth in computing and communication has revolutionized the way wework and live. Increasingly the

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Paul Kuban, University of Southern Indiana

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AC 2009-1498: A NEW MECHATRONICS CURRICULUM WITHIN ANACCREDITED B.S.E. PROGRAMRichard 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. In 2009 he was promoted to Associate Professor in the Engineering Department at USI, where he has been employed since 2002. He is the coordinator for the mechanical engineering concentration, and co-coordinator for the mechatronics concentrations within the BSE degree program. Courses developed and taught include: statics, vibrations

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Engineering and Other Disciplines

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Adriana Perez, University of Texas, Brownsville; Gabriala Oropeza, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas, Brownsville

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, and Public Policy. Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research. National Academies Press, Washington DC, 2004 2. Kurland and Rawicz, Involving students in undergraduate research and development: two perspectives, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1995. 3. Madler, L., Genesis of an undergraduate research experience, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998. 4. Anwar, S. and P. Ford. Use of a Case Study Approach to Teach Engineering Technology Students. International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, 38 (1), 2001. 5. http://research.microsoft.com/towards2020science/background_overview.htm. 6. Jacobson, Iror, Griss, Martin and Jansson, Patrick, Software Reuse Architecture, Process and

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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robotics engineering”courses. Although Robotics Engineering is not recognized as a distinct engineering field byABET, the program is designed so that it can be accredited under the “General Engineering”ABET criteria. The new major is already very popular.1.0 IntroductionAs technology changes, the occasion sometimes arises when a new engineering field that eitheraddresses a new technology, combines current areas in a new way, or both, is needed. Not allnew degree programs have been a success. However, a few, such as Aerospace Engineering andComputer Science, have been exactly what the relevant industry needed at the time they wereintroduced.Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) introduced a BS degree program in Robotics Engineering(RBE) in the

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Engineering and Other Disciplines

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Chang, United States Military Academy; Peter Hanlon, United States Military Academy; Kirk Ingold, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy

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AC 2009-750: EDUCATING GENERATION Y IN ROBOTICSDavid Chang, United States Military AcademyPeter Hanlon, United States Military AcademyKirk Ingold, United States Military AcademyRobert Rabb, United States Military Academy Page 14.510.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Educating Generation ‘Y’ In RoboticsAbstractWe present our approach to educating the new Generation ‘Y’ using robotics in undergraduateeducation. This course is a laboratory based education for life-long learners through a look at anew course for non engineering majors in the senior year. As the centerpiece of this course, weuse a robotics platform to integrate introductory

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Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

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Indians.Navajo Technical CollegeServing about 350 students, Navajo Technical College is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico.In 1979, the college began as the Navajo Skills Center. Associate degrees were offered by 1985with the goal of working toward programs that would bolster the science, technology,engineering, and math competitive needs of the 21st century. Navajo Technical College servesthe Navajo Nation which has a population of almost a quarter million people in a geographicregion extending into three states5.The Overall Energy CurriculumThe original concept was to create one comprehensive course; however, through discussion withthe administration and teaching staff from the Native American Tribal Colleges, it was

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Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elif Kongar; Jani Pallis; Tarek Sobh

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by any other DMU. With similarreasoning, if the technical efficiency value is less than one (TE < 1), then DMU p is not on theoptimal frontier and there exists at least one efficient DMU in the population.The following demonstrates the application of the CRS DEA model to the evaluation process for theSchool of Engineering.3. Applying Data Envelopment Analysis to the School of Engineering departmental reviewprocessAt the graduate level, the School of Engineering has a total of four departments each offering aMaster of Science degree, viz., Computer Science and Engineering (CPSE), Electrical Engineering(EE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Technology Management (TM), in addition to thedoctorate degree offered by the Department of Computer

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarel Lavy, Texas A&M University

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management encompassesseveral disciplines, among them engineering, architecture, management, business, andconstruction. As a result, it has not traditionally been well developed enough in any of theseprograms to a level that covers the large variety of topics and aspects of facility management.Today, there are only six universities in the US that offer a degree in facility management;several other universities offer courses in facility management. Those with full degree programsare Brigham Young University (College of Engineering and Technology), Cornell University(College of Human Ecology), Ferris State University (College of Engineering Technology),Georgia Institute of Technology (College of Architecture), Pratt Institute (School ofArchitecture

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Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University; Zhuocheng Yang, Baylor University

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accreditation for ABET. In a Prism article8while she was ASEE President, Sherra E. Kerns noted that “ASEE is a founding member societyof ABET.” Finally, in 2005, after several years of groundwork, from the initiative of ASEEmembers, the support of many other multidisciplinary engineering educators, and thecooperation of both ASEE and ABET leadership, ASEE had become the lead society for theaccreditation of multidisciplinary engineering (and engineering technology) programs.As a result of this new accreditation role and with leadership from Edwin C. Jones, Jr. and thesupport of many other ASEE leaders, ASEE adapted and strengthened its AccreditationActivities Committee (AAC) during 2005-06 to include this new role in its purview, inpreparation for the

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science at IPFW and alocal company initiated a 5-year project to promote robotics, artificial intelligence, and softwareengineering in the college curricula. The main goal of this project is to build a robot team tocompete in the Robocup Middle Size League competition2 by 2012. This project also aims atintroducing robotics into a variety of computer science and engineering courses. As part of thefirst year plan, a Pioneer 3-DX robot was purchased. Using this robot as a development platform,the first task was to design and build a kicking mechanism that is seamlessly connected andinterfaced with this robot. This task was carefully reviewed by the professors whose expertise arein Robotics and machine

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Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Andrew Biaglow, United States Military Academy; David Chang, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Government,private industry and various academic institutions feel that it is important to integrateengineering because most systems existing presently are developed with integrated engineeringteams. Discipline specific organizations have identified the need for their disciplines to crossboundaries. In the “2028 Vision for Mechanical Engineering,’ from ASME, the report drawsattention to the complexity of advanced technologies and the multiple scales at which systemsinteract. Both will require engineers to collaborate in developing multidisciplinary solutions.2 In Page 14.1016.2“Vision 2020: Reaction Engineering Roadmap,” from AIChE, participants

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Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Norton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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, it is very common to findrobotics related modules and projects in undergraduate courses on embedded systems, analogelectronics, dynamics, algorithms, as well as introduction to engineering. Moreover, roboticsprojects are frequently encountered in capstone design courses.Robotics as an engineering discipline requires a strong background in mathematics and sciencesas well as in engineering design and programming5,10. For this reason, robotics courses havehistorically been offered at the graduate level and have mostly focused on the study of robotmanipulators. Over the past several years, however, robotics has evolved to become a ratherdiverse field covering a wide spectrum of topics and educational endeavors ranging fromassistive technologies

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Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gary Pollice, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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AC 2009-1681: BALANCING BREADTH AND DEPTH IN ENGINEERINGEDUCATION: UNIFIED ROBOTICS III AND IVWilliam Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. William R. Michalson is a Professor in the ECE Department at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he performs research and teaches in the areas of robotics engineering, navigation, communications and computer system design. He supervises the WPI Center for Advanced Integrated Radio Navigation (CAIRN) where he is developing a Public Safety Integration Center focused on the integration of communications, navigation and information technologies for public safety applications. His research focuses on the development, test, and evaluation of

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Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University

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AC 2009-237: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTIMPLEMENTING A ROBOTIC ARM FOR THE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATIONOF ENDANGERED AMPHIBIAN SPECIESClaudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University Claudio Talarico is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Eastern Washington University. Before joining Eastern Washington University, he worked at University of Arizona, University of Hawaii and in industry, where he held both engineering and management positions at Infineon Technologies, IKOS Systems (now Mentor Graphics), and Marconi Communications. His research interests include design methodologies for integrated circuits and systems with emphasis on system-level design, embedded