Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saviniano Samuel Perez, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 26.826.4The class will act as a consulting group representing various interests: the community, the city ofGoodyear and the state of Phoenix. The City of Goodyear has strategic action plan found in thislink: http://www.goodyearaz.gov/government/city-manager-s-office/strategic-plan-goals whichcan be used a starting point.The class will be divided into three groups to advocate for three sectors: community citizens, cityadministrators and state officials. The groups will represent the transportation needs, plans andbudgets of their representative sector. Using a brainstorming visualization map (suggestion:Power Point Smart Art Graphics) brainstorm the elements of your group’s vision statement forthe City of Goodyear, Arizona. This vision

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

to formulate researchquestions as well as how to develop and modify research plans with the guidance of their researchmentors. Students will learn to work independently and to collaborate with other group membersas they conduct research in specific topics in energy research. This will enable them to understandtheir own levels of aptitude and interest in a career in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) and give them the tools to prepare for the next stage in their education andcareer development. Students will report and present their research results in multiple settings. Inaddition to the hands-on collaborative research experience, technical and social activities will beincorporated into the program to provide students

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and submit a paper to student-reviewed campus research journal. The program aims to impact a large number of studentsinterested in working on research and development projects in all disciplines within engineering.The program is centralized at the college level and supports student/faculty teams that competeby submitting formal proposals focused on basic research projects or the development of atechnology or product. Proposals are solicited every semester, including summer, and reviewedfor quality and impact with special attention to the mentoring plan. Since its inception (Spring2013), 178 projects have been supported, with participation of engineering students in theirsecond through fourth years. Student participants in this Armour R&D

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl Olsen, Washington State University; Todd Beyreuther, Washington State University; Michael Wolcott, Washington State University; Tamara Laninga, University of Idaho

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and BS/MS in wood science and forestry from the University of Maine. A member of the WSU faculty since 1996, he previously served as an associate professor at West Virginia University’s Division of Forestry.Tamara Laninga, University of Idaho Dr. Tamara Laninga is an assistant professor in the Department of Conservation Social Sciences and the Director of the Bioregional Planning and Community Design program (BIOP) at the University of Idaho (U-Idaho). She is the University of Idaho PI for the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA). She is an IDX instructor and also works closely with the outreach and environmental preferred products (EPP) teams. Dr. Laninga

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

like to workon. Based on their interest, the students were subdivided into two teams: one toaddress the remediation of an acid mine drainage site and one to evaluate possiblehandling methods of flow-back water from fracking sites. The activities includedin the projects were an in depth literature review, prototype design, laboratoryassessment, economic analysis, environmental regulation evaluation, communityaction plan development and submission of a final design report. The objectivewas to assess if these activities could enable the students' to develop into aneffective interdisciplinary team and to address the potential lack of interest in coreSTEM classes. In addition to describing the students' key activities, we willdescribe issues faced

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

“Critical Engineering Challenges”, I thinkit is problems in today’s society. I thought I would be working in a team of 3-4, working onsome sort of project that saves gas. I thought I would be doing lots of planning & engr. des.work.”Q2. Confidence and Success.A2. “Having an idea that I will be working on a motorcycle mademe a little scared due to my lack of motorcycle knowledge. I felt that I wouldn’t be THAT greatat building/machining b/c I’ve done only a little work with mechanical engineering. I did havesome confidence because I helped build a tricycle in engr. des. when I originally had no tricycleknowledge. I had about 50% confidence.”Q3. Faculty Mentoring. A3. “Initially, I thought I would be spending all my time with theresearch advisor

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Macklin, University of Maryland, College Park; Kylie Goodell King, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

weeks of interaction with a team of (program name) students 400-600 hours of consulting services from the student team Innovative recommendations to an identified organizational challenge Support from (university) faculty and staff included a dedicated process expert for the duration of the project.Key Project Dates Project Start: 01/28/2015 Action Plan: 02/18/2015 Status Update: 03/25/2015 Preliminary Results: 04/22/2015 Final Presentations: 05/07/2015 Page 26.13.10Requests and Notes: Major Requirements: List requested majors Other Requests: List any other requestsAPPROVALSPrepared By

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jaclyn L. Cunitz, University of Colorado Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

(either within or outside of class). Comm5 I am involved with the GE+ program. Comm6 I interact with GE+ faculty. Page 26.816.7 Comm7 I plan to complete a degree in engineering. Comm8 I plan to complete a degree in GE+. Comm9 I am a welcome member of the GE+ community. Comm10 Experiences in GE+ have given me a positive impression of engineering. Comm11 Differences exist between GE+ students and other engineering majors.Table 3. Codes and GE+ Survey Identity Statements Used for Analysis12 Code GE+ Identity Statement ID1 I can

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Charles J Camarda, NASA

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

10 1 5 10 1 1 1 7 63.6% 4.1Teamwork & Collaboration 10 1 5 10 1 1 1 7 63.6% 4.1Aircraft Design & Requirements 10 5 10 10 1 1 1 10 8 72.7% 6.0Project Planning & Management 5 1 5 1 10 5 45.5% 4.4Systems Engineering & Critical Thinking 10 5 5 10 1 5 5 10 8 72.7% 6.4Configuration Selection & Vehicle Performance 5 1 10

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne R. Garland, New Mexico State University; Michele A. Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Ricardo B. Jacquez, New Mexico State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

establish peer/mentor relationships.Students receive a paid 2-week research skills workshop, followed by 8-10 weeks of researchtraining as a full-time UMB employee during the summer.24Promoting early engagement for community college students in STEM research, the Internshipsin Nanosystems Science, Engineering, and Technology (INSET) program, is held at theUniversity of California at Santa Barbara, a tier-one research university. Similar to the SCCOREprogram goals, INSET provides research opportunities to increase retention and degreecompletion. Unlike bridge programs that were researched, the INSET program involvescommunity college faculty in all aspects of program planning and implementation of theprogram. The faculty from the four community

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois, Chicago; Stephanie Tharp, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 26.1013.4campus through establishing better relationships with various departments, including Pediatrics,Family Medicine, and Oncology/Hematology; (2) deepening the user-centered research approachby adding a design research and strategy professor to the faculty; (3) including participation ofgraphic design students, who bring new competencies and different thinking to the process; (4)including a variety of stakeholders who provide clinical feedback throughout the process (theemphasis in the first year was on receiving feedback from only patients). In the current offeringof IMPD (2014-15), the teams also include medical students to strengthen the clinical inputthroughout the design process.III. COURSE DESIGNA. Planning During the Summer

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Fevre, Elizabethtown College; Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

day of researchwas dedicated to the elaboration of a “wish list,” as well as the planning of the 7-weekexperience. The student was free to include any ideas he ideally wanted to cover or implement.This list was then reviewed and arranged in order of importance by the faculty advisor and theundergraduate student. Being relatively new to programming on Arduino and with the concept ofcontrol and signal processing, the student started the experience by tackling multiple easyindividual tasks in order to get more familiar with the material involved in this mechatronicproject. The initial wish list included such tasks as adding LEDs to the car to provide visualchecks to the user; creating a smartphone application for wireless user input

Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana C. El Debs, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rich Dionne, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

problem solving.1. IntroductionProblem solving is seen as a desirable skill for recent graduates1, and also for students ingeneral2–5. This paper analyses problem solving strategies of first year students in a newlydeveloped program. The program has been created to focus on developing students for a neweconomic and social reality, in which higher order thinking skills are the driving force. Higherorder skills, such as analysis, evaluation, and creation, are extremely important for criticalthinking and unstructured problem solving. Or-Bach6 indicates “…the retrieval and handling ofinformation; communication and presentation; planning and problem solving; and socialdevelopment and interaction…” (p. 17) are abilities much in demand by the general

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory; Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory; Brian K. Johnson, University of Idaho, Moscow; D. Subbaram Naidu P.E., Idaho State University; Lawrence H Beaty; John F. Gardner, Boise State University; Indrajit Ray, Colorado State University; Katya L Le Blanc, Idaho National Laboratory; Michael Guryan, Idaho Regional Optical Network, Inc.

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

current and planned efforts to modernizethrough smart grid initiatives. The goal of the course is for students from multiple disciplines,ranging from college juniors to graduate students, to arrive at an intuitive perspective on thecontrol, human, and cyber security aspects of the electric grid through a game-ified gridsimulation. Understanding of the multiple challenges and failure modes in critical infrastructure(e.g. growth without investment, arbitrage, and malicious actors), is achieved intuitively throughthe “Grid Game,” shown in Figure 2. That intuitive study, though important in its own right, isaimed at developing curiosity to engage students in attacking the underlying details of thevarious aspects affecting the technology outcomes.The

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

most valuable aspects of yourexperience with the program for your professional career?, 2) what were the benefits Page 26.1178.5of your interactions with graduate students?, 3) if you are planning to purse graduateschool, did participation in the program have an impact on your decision? The surveydata have been grouped in six categories: (i) multidisciplinary teamwork, (ii) effectivecommunication, (iii) understanding of impact of engineering on society, (iv) problemsolving, and (v) design, (vi) research /graduate school.Multidisciplinary Teamwork: To evaluate development with respect tomultidisciplinary

Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denia Djokic, University of California, Berkeley; Wil V. Srubar III, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

presentations and written reports.Multidisciplinary Module: Structure, Lesson Plan, AssignmentStructure of the Multidisciplinary ModuleThe framework implemented in the multidisciplinary module is illustrated in Figure 1. Themodule was divided into three distinct phases. In Phase I, the two instructors taught fundamentaldisciplinary principles to students in their respective courses, as elaborated in the coursedescriptions above. For example, the civil engineering instructor taught the principles of staticequilibrium, structural design, and environmental impact of construction materials to the civilengineering students. The nuclear engineering instructor taught the principles of reactor physics,nuclear waste, and containment to the nuclear engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

making based on initial problem articulation to address tradeoffs,performance, design requirements, and broader impacts. The challenges allow for peer teaching andclass discussions of what answers/decisions are justifiable, as well as an opportunity to clear up anymisconceptions. Table 2: Summary of In-class Activities Analysis Phase Multidisciplinary Systems for In-class PBL Activities Coffee maker, Vehicle suspension, Land use planning, Wyndor Glass Co. Define manufacturing, Radiation therapy treatment design Represent Stereo speaker, Vehicle suspension, Student motivation to study in college Stereo speaker

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, Cal Poly Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Fang Tang, Cal Poly Pomona; Scott Matthew Boskovich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

aspects ofunmanned systems are not or cannot usually be taught in classroom settings. Students and/orresearch projects are effective ways of exposing students to the state-of-the-art in unmannedvehicles technologies. Moreover, multidisciplinary projects provide students opportunities tolearn real-world problems in a team environment. The projects include many aspects ofunmanned vehicles technologies such as Sense & Avoid, Computer Vision, Path Planning,Autonomous Routing and Dynamic Rerouting, Geolocation Techniques, et cetera, and involvemore than 90 students from Aerospace, Electrical & Computer, Mechanical, and IndustrialEngineering, and Computer Science Departments. The projects have been found to effectivelyengage students in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Kelly Klima, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

the world, and has been applied in the City of Pittsburgh and counties in New Jersey. Previously, Dr. Klima worked at the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), where she helped New York and Washington DC advance their adaptation planning. Dr. Klima completed her doctoral research in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) at Carnegie Mellon University where she used physics, economics, and social sciences to conduct a decision analytic assessment of different methods to reduce hurricane damages. She has published several journal articles, won multiple speaking awards including the AGU Outstanding Student Paper Award, is an active member of 9 professional societies, and serves on the Natural Hazard

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willard W. Neel, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-michael Hardin P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

interwoven pathway. Theauthors also include the Onegar project description at length to inform and guide engineeringfaculty who are particularly interested in developing similar types of historically-basedengineering course projects. The authors also include in the paper a discussion of theirassessment of the project with respect to the targeted skill sets and of their plans for future work.The Onager ProjectThe students found that the historical information referencing the Onager is rather sparse. Little Page 26.70.2is known about this machine despite its supposed frequent appearance at sieges during the lateRoman Empire. One armed throwing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Wuerffel, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Dale Will, Valparaiso University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

complex activity with skills ranging from motivational psychology, intricate repertoire, rehearsal and logistical planning, to score reading and error perception required for success. The conductor's demeanor and physical appearance are important in building and maintaining rapport with the performers, and as such are important aspects of the conductor’s physical performance. However, the critical information about when to perform – tempo and its modifications, cuing and ensemble entrainment, and how to perform – interpretation of dynamics and changes of dynamics, attack and release variables, what we lump under the word "style," are communicated largely independent of demeanor and physical

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

withweekly progress were used to document the tasks performed by the students, and also providedformative feedback to the course. For example, remarks such as “we haven’t done this in class”or “needed a lot of revision” helped the instructor to adjust the pace of lecture instruction.3.3 Weekly ScheduleThe following rubric was provided to students to plan and schedule their work:Week 1: Design area selectionList and describe the method that is being used to select a topic and why. Present a shortdescription of how you came to the decision, which could be a literature search, personalcommunication, or other method. Page 26.1309.6Week 2: Identification

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Kylie Hensley, SUSTAIN SLO; Rachel Pittman; Jada Golland, SUSTAIN SLO

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

(Sino-US Strategic Alliance for Innovation) was formed as aninternational institute committed to innovating for sustainable design in rural Chinesecommunities. As soon as the partnership began to identify sustainability indicators for the worktogether, the U.S. team realized that it didn’t have a legitimate voice in the partnership since theU.S. is itself out of sustainable balance. SUSTAIN SLO was established in 2009 to mirror theChinese partners’ collaboration between university, local government, business, non-profits andcitizens. One portion of the work is a freshman learning initiative that was launched in 2012 atCal Poly, SLO, after several years of planning and capacity building by the collaborators. Thefaculty involved are dedicated to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, [and] collaborative learning.”1 Faculty at FloridaGulf Coast University (FGCU) set out to improve their gateway course to the engineeringcurriculum, a one-credit hour course common across three of the four programs within the U. A.Whitaker College of Engineering, being mindful not only of including identified high impacteducational practices, but also incorporating the University’s upcoming 5-year QualityEnhancement Plan (QEP), which focuses on “improving student learning in relation to Writing,Critical Thinking, and Information Literacy.”b The result of these efforts is a course with anemphasis on the development of information literacy, teamwork, and communication skills,focusing on engineering innovations related to the Grand Challenges

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineeringdegree programs of 155.7. The GE+ program plans to seek accreditation under ABET’s generalengineering program criteria.BackgroundIn the 2005 publication, Educating the Engineer of 2020, the National Academy of Engineeringrecommended that undergraduate engineering programs introduce interdisciplinary learning and“more vigorously exploit the flexibility inherent in the outcomes-based accreditation approach toexperiment with novel approaches for baccalaureate education.”1 The American Society ofMechanical Engineers (ASME) Vision 2030 Task Force echoed this recommendation and named“increased curricular flexibility” as one of seven recommended actions intended to strengthenundergraduate mechanical engineering education.2 Developmentally, infusing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College; Donald George Pratt, Messiah College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

digitizeddata, and plan the flow of information through newly designed systems. This paper providesdetails on course content division, textbook selection, lecture and lab adjustments, studentreaction and other lessons learned, for the benefit of those who wish to try this approach.I. IntroductionA course on electric circuits has long been one of the core courses in a traditional engineeringcurriculum, providing a basic foundation for students specializing in a variety of disciplines. Atypical first semester engineering course on electric circuits such as Circuit Analysis emphasizeslinear, discrete elements such as the voltage and/or current source, resistor (R), capacitor (C) andinductor (L), focusing on how to find simplified equivalent circuit

Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cynthia Wise Barnicki, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

what it is” (variation) and “how it fits within itscontext” (distribution). The above example is a thought exercise and just represents the startingpoint. One could envision a number of different problem statements with very different criteriaand constraints depending on how the questions raised are answered.ConclusionThe authors believe that tagmemics, which has its roots in linguistics, has the potential to assistengineering students in describing and understanding complex problems. The authors plan onusing the technique in the 2015/2016 academic year with first year engineering students in boththe beginning engineering design course and in first-year general studies courses (a sequencecombining study of humanities/social-science topics with

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University ; Rosie Sullivan, Drexel University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

average of 16%.Survey ResultsAnonymous quantitative and qualitative data was collected through surveys and focus groups atthe end of the 2012-13 academic year and also the end of the winter term of the 2013-14academic year for first year (mentee) and second year students (Paul Peck Scholars mentors).The survey data collected recently used questions adapted from National Engineering Students’Learning Outcomes Survey.10On the scaled survey, freshmen students reported the highest improvements in their ability to:• Communicate effectively with others• Manage planning and organization of project tasks and processes• Value how team diversity leads to diverse talents and ways of thinking• Apply interpersonal skills when working with others• Take

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

of procedures, construct working models, students analyze results andwrite formal reports. Module 2 (transitional projects) have defined objectives; however, somedesign elements are intentionally left out prompting students to synthesize a working model sothat meaningful results can be acquired. Although the goal is clearly stated, the task of filling inthe missing pieces is the challenge. Module 3 (DoM project) is the culminating experience inwhich students working in teams of two are required to integrate prior skills into an independentresearch initiative. Each team must propose, plan and execute a design that is relevant to thecourse topics and suitable in rigor. At an end-of-the semester event, each team delivers a formaloral

Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

understanding, and that are packaged along with other curricular materials such aslesson plans and learning modules. Educational simulations typically have animation and varyconsiderably in terms of activities, from serious games12 designed to mimic real life scenarios tovirtual physics labs, such as ThinkerTools13. Educational simulations are designed and intendedfor one purpose, that is, student learning. They are not intended for a research context; they donot generate new knowledge, rather they enable learning of previously discovered knowledge.Educational simulations are analogous to a calculator; students input values and an output isgenerated. A calculator does not teach students how to multiply, but it will give students theanswer to a