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Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany in 1995.Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology Peter Russell is an Industry Assistant Professor of Engineering and Science at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. He earned a BFA, BARCH from the Rhode Island School of Design. Mr. Russell has extensive experience in the architectural profession. As an Assistant Professor, Mr. Russell is managing interdisci- plinary projects for both The Department of Energy and The Department of Defense. Page 22.1278.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 SE CAPSTONE

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James A. Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Kirsten S. Hochstedt, Penn State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Robert M. Capuro, Pennslyvania State University; Sven G. Bilen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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-level multidisciplinary capstone course, Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Project (ICDP). Thecourse is open to students from biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, computerengineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and industrial engineering. Whileall engineering students at The Pennsylvania State University complete a capstone design course,most students complete a discipline-specific capstone. An interdisciplinary design course thatmeets ABET criteria for the engineering majors listed above has been developed by Penn Stateto allow students to work on multidisciplinary, innovative design. This course, therefore, servesas an ideal test bed for the introduction of systems engineering into a senior capstone designcourse

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Corns, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Cihan H. Dagli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2011-1211: SE CAPSTONE: INTEGRATING SYSTEMS ENGINEER-ING FUNDAMENTALS TO ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECTS: EX-PERIENTIAL AND ACTIVESteven Corns, Missouri University of Science and TechnolotyCihan H. Dagli, Missouri University of Science & Technology Cihan Dagli is a Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, and Affiliated Profes- sor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received BS and MS degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Middle East Technical University and a Ph.D. in Applied Operations Research in Large Scale Systems Design and Operation from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, where from 1976 to 1979 he was a British

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

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Richard W. Freeman, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

- Introducing Multidisciplinary Capstone Design to the United States Coast Guard AcademyThe United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is one of five Service Academies educatingand training generations of Military Officers. USCGA offers eight majors including fourengineering majors- Civil, Electrical and Computer, Mechanical and Naval Architectural andMarine Engineering. Each major has traditionally taught its own capstone design course, whichranged from a one-semester paper project to a two-semester project with a functional prototype.Multidisciplinary projects have been rare and collaboration on projects has usually been limitedto having cadets from other majors working as part of design teams, but usually being enrolled ina separate

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

years of active duty Air Force service, Dr. Colombi led command and control systems integration projects, systems engineering for the Air Force E-3 aircraft program office, researched biometric systems security at the National Security Agency and managed/ researched communications networking in the Air Force Research Laboratory.Richard G Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology Page 22.7.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Fostering Systems Engineering Education Through Interdisciplinary Programs and Graduate Capstone ProjectsAbstract The

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Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Jayson F. Clifford; Michael P. Dop, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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and systems engineering communities have defined a large number of processes thatcan be characterized by models such as the waterfall model, v-model, spiral model, etc10. Thesemodels include large monolithic requirements and design activities with feedback loops. Someimplementations such as the Team Software Process6,7 cause a significant amount of overheadfor students from stringent requirements in documentation and data logging. Unfortunately,during a capstone design project in which students are working with new tools, programminglanguages, multidisciplinary domains, etc., they often encounter setbacks, requirements changes,and design changes because they are learning. More traditional processes do not lend themselvesto change.An agile

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

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suchas design and construction of a vehicle or robot quickly see the application of lecture topics toprojects. Although the topics such as Quality Function Deployment and Failure Modes andEffect Analysis have broader applications, many students working on paper designs orhumanitarian projects had difficulty relating the importance of the topic to their project. Theadded communication time that a hybrid class can offer will aid the students in making theseconnections.Background on the Senior Design CoursesThe Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Program in the Engineering Division encompasses atwo-semester course sequence. Students from Civil, Environmental, Electrical, and MechanicalEngineering specialties from the CSM Division of Engineering

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Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University

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, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Software Engineering in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. Prior to entering academia she worked in industry and government as a software and electronics engineer. Her research interests include problem solving in software and systems design, team learning, and project management. Page 22.838.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Improving Team Learning in Systems DesignAbstractA detailed statistical experiment to study the effect of the cognitive collaborative model (CCM

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

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Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology

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activities such as collection and analysis of data and publications as part of the National Science Foundation’s Science Partnerships Program as well as in the implementation of capstone projects at the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Educa- tion (CIESE). Prior to joining CIESE he was a practicing chemical engineer on water treatments, envi- ronmental management systems and quality assurance. Chris received a BE in in Chemical Engineering from University of Guayaquil, an Environmental Technology Certificate from the Swedish International Development Agency, and a ME in Engineering Management from Stevens Institute of Technology. He’s currently pursuing a PhD in Financial Engineering at Stevens.Alice F

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Electronics and Telecommunications from theUnive Page 22.613.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enhanced Airport Management Information System for Small and Medium- Sized Airports: A Systems Engineering Capstone Design ExperienceAbstractThis paper presents the capstone design course educational process in place within the SystemsEngineering Department at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, emphasized through thework of a group of students that were enrolled in the capstone design sequence during the 2006-2007 academic year. The process includes preparation for the capstone design project

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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Matthew Dettman P.E., Western Kentucky University; Walter L. Collett, Western Kentucky University

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single project, these barriers can beminimized, allowing students who were formerly segregated by classes to work together as acohesive unit to solve a problem.During the 2009-2010 academic year, students from the Electrical Engineering program workedwith a Civil Engineering Capstone Design team on the latter’s senior project. During the yearlong project, team meetings were held, requiring the students from each discipline to worktogether, share information, understand what the others were doing, and ultimately complete theproject successfully. Upon completion, students were asked to reflect on their experience andwhat they gained from it. This paper presents the project the students were engaged in, theassessment of the outcomes, and some of

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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Ruth E. Anderson, University of Washington; Beth Kolko, University of Washington

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based on student projects and survey responses. Thecourse sequence is currently being offered for a second time.IntroductionResearch on attracting and retaining students suggests that educators should portray engineeringas a field through which one can contribute to the social good. ABET, in turn, asks that weprovide our students with “the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.”1 Exposingstudents to ways that technology is having an impact in low-income regions and the developingworld is one mechanism for making engineering relevant and showing its power to impact theworld positively. In this paper we describe a year-long multidisciplinary capstone

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Ahsan Mian, Montana State University; Hunter Lloyd, Montana State University; Robb Larson, P.E., Montana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-531: THE MONTANA MULE: A CASE STUDY IN INTERDISCI-PLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGNBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Dr. Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Montana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engi- neering education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres is also studying the pedagogical impact of interdisciplinary capstone projects compared to traditional discipline-specific de- sign projects. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering Capstone CourseAbstract:This paper presents the opportunities provided by EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge in supporting acapstone design course in computer and software engineering. Students participating in thecourse were responsible for implementing a sub-system of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.Being a sponsored competition organized by the Department of Energy, the project providedmany unique learning opportunities for students in the course and those that they interacted withfrom other disciplines. This paper will discuss both the benefits of utilizing such a competitionfor a senior capstone design course as well as some of the challenges faced. The paper concludeswith some recommendations for those considering such a project as a

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Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Pedagogical research in computer science curriculum for undergraduate students.Mr. Nabil A Yousif, Fort Valley State University Mr. Yousif is an assistant professor in the Mathematic and Computer Science Depadtment, at Fort Valley State University. His interest includes System Business Application Software design and database design. Page 22.570.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engaging Computer Science Students in Electro-Mechanical Engineering ProjectsAbstractThis paper describes two engineering projects that were implemented in a capstone

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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Pavlos George Mikellides, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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materials self-study after the need has been identified through a project’s context. It hasbeen used in many senior capstone and freshman design courses to enhance students’ competence indesign and other outcomes required by ABET. In most engineering programs, engineering analysis isstill taught mainly through sequences of traditional lecture-based courses. PBL, if adopted, usually isembedded in various courses that focus on specific technical areas to facilitate the learning process.Compared with independent project courses, such embedded PBL approach usually faces morerestrictions on its open-ended nature, project selection and technical topics covered. This paper presentsthe results of a study on the effectiveness of teaching engineering

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal, Cal Poly, SLO

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studentannouncements, class announcements, or word of mouth. The MEDITEC program is well-known, and participation in the program is highly desired by students, so there is often a largepool of students to choose from. Some faculty advisors may choose to run a project in aclassroom environment, such as in a capstone design sequence. Student recruitment in thosecases is dependent on the instructors.Once students have been identified by the faculty liaisons or advisors for the projects, theresumes of the students are sent to the technical leads. Next, an interview is arranged betweenthe student and the company either through a phone call or in-person meeting. While aninterview is most often a formality, this does ensure the students have the

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Electromechanical Design I; MECH302 Mechanics of Materials; ELEC244 Digital Systems; ELEC443 Analog Circuit Design.Students are then required to take 2 semesters of senior capstone design course (8 credit hours),ELMC 831 and ELMC 881in their 5th year. Therefore, the design projects provide a focus andintegrator of other more traditional courses. This approach has been very successful judgingfrom winning numerous competitions both regional (ASME, IEEE) and national as well as thehigh demand in industry for graduates of this program. It has always been of interest to theElectromechanical Engineering Faculty Committee3 to continually find ways for improving theprogram. The present author, based on this objective and his experience (he joined this

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Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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. Page 22.96.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A SCALE DYNAMIC MODEL FOR FIRE PROTECTION EDUCATION Ahmed Cherif Megri Associate Professor, amegri@uwyo.edu University of Wyoming Civil and Architectural Engineering Department Laramie, WY, USAAbstract:This project was performed in a capstone design course. The objective of this paper is todemonstrate the design and describe the construction process of a 3-D scale model fordowntown Chicago. The model will be used to simulate and test the effectiveness of firedefense strategies to address fire

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

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waterpurification equipment for Brazil and biogas fermentation units for deployment in India; (3) SolarCar competition team: building power storage units; (4) Capstone design courses provided byindustry and (5) Students participating faculty research: creating new thin film conductingmaterials. The complete design, build, test cycle requires significant effort and thus the minimumparticipation level for actual project work is one semester; more typically students participate in Page 22.1031.4project teams for 12 to 18 months. Single semester experiences are most typically limited tocapstone design courses.Students with the highest participation level will

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Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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process will be used for this capstone course assessment. o Individual instructor evaluation of the degree of learning achievement of individual students on a capstone team, which includes consideration of the collective achievements of the team. o Peer evaluation (optional by instructor). o Grading of deliverables by the instructors (project plan, mid-term review, final report, exhibit (and abstract), oral presentation, team minutes, web site if applicable). o Teamwork survey. o Self-assessment. o Senior Design Symposium judging (with evaluation criteria explicitly indexed to the learning objectives and articulated via

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis ; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Electron Devices Letter)The term papers also included end of the semester poster presentation in a formal poster session.The poster session had a great impact on all students and faculty. Faculty members from bothscience and engineering schools attended the session and discussed the outcomes of the students’term paper and understanding of the topic.3. Educational ElementsThis program will enhance team work, multidisciplinary activities, new teaching methodology,research based learning, and integration of knowledge through:Team Work Projects: Team work projects are included in the capstone senior design. In thenanotechnology track a mix from ME and ECE students may pursue the same project innanotechnology.Multidisciplinary Activities: The new track

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Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shanette A. Go; E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 22.1214.3for a complete reworking of the disciplinary boundaries among engineering disciplines, andbetween engineering and science, as part of engineering education. Sheppard11 has argued thatthe ABET-required senior engineering design capstone subject, the typical experience forprofessional practice in engineering curricula, is not enough to create an engineering graduateready for innovative engineering practice. Sheppard’s study suggests that curricula that include adesign subject each academic year that parallels engineering fundamentals subjects wouldprovide students with experiences that permit them to apply fundamentals each year. Moreover,this curricular design would also permit an increasing degree of sophistication in

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian German, Georgia Institute of Technology

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in learning Page 22.694.3across disciplines. Beasley et al [10] considered detailed processes for curriculum design. Theylisted several integrative experiences that would bring together diverse parts of the curriculum inan engineering department. Carlson et al [11] viewed Design-Build-Test project cycles as anexcellent means of cross-disciplinary innovation and knowledge transfer. Kleppe [12] describes amultidisciplinary capstone design course for high school teachers, bringing together variousaspects of innovation and entrepreneurship. Kostoff [13] looked at developing processes forenhancing innovation, by transferring information and

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Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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C.S. Chen, Miami University; Steven Elliott, Miami University, Department of Economics; Mark Boardman, Miami University

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mostcredible data to guide energy investment and policy. Its vision is analyzing, speeding and Page 22.192.3smoothing the transition to sustainable energy worldwide. In doing so, it recognizes that it mustbring together the decisions made by policy makers, energy companies, investors and lawmakersworldwide, building project teams from all disciplines and all countries. This is the kind ofmodel we are aiming to replicate in our course.At Miami University a group of faculty from across the institution began to meet to consideramultidisciplinary energy studies program. The goal was to create an interdisciplinary major inenergy studies that exposed the

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Sarah L. Codd, Montana State University; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carla M. Cortes, Northwestern University

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Education Program at Pennsylvania State University and is a graduate research assistant on two NSF-funded engineering education projects. His research interests include STEM education, interdisciplinary teaching and research, organizational issues in higher education, and leadership and administration in higher education. Email: dbk144@psu.eduCarla M. Cortes, Northwestern University Carla Cortes serves as an instructor and research associate in the Higher Education Administration & Policy program at Northwestern University. She also conducts analysis and manages projects for DePaul University’s Division of Enrollment Management and Marketing