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Multidisciplinary Design Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Nicole Hesson, York College of Pennsylvania

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Education, 2017 Benefits and Challenges of Transitioning to Community Service Multidisciplinary Capstone ProjectsAbstractSignificant research has shown the positive benefit of service and community-based learning onstudent diversity, engagement, and retention. Elements of service-learning have beenincorporated across disciplines into traditional classes as well as capstone experiences. Whileproviding significant benefits, challenges also exist in managing relationships with externalclients, finding administrative support for these experiences, and engaging students in moreopen-ended projects.Recognizing these benefits, new capstone projects have been introduced at our mid-sized mid-Atlantic college over the last two

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Multidisciplinary Design Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David R. Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Ahmed Abdel-Mohti P.E., Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

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Ph.D. from The university of Akron. His research interest are in the area of embedded computing of real-time image processing techniques. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work in Progress: Merging Departmental Capstone Courses into a Single College-Wide CourseAbstractAll three engineering departments at Ohio Northern University, a small, private comprehensiveuniversity, have long required that students complete a capstone design project. Until this year,however, each department managed the course independently, resulting in substantial variationin requirements, course outcomes, schedules, and expectations. Over the past ten years, thecollege, which comprises a

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Andrew Simon Scott, Western Carolina University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick C. Berry, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette

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experienced computer science lecturer, software engineer, mobile applications developer and re- searcher with a flair for creativity and visual design. At Western Carolina University I have taught a diverse range of topics under the umbrella of computer science and supervised undergraduate research projects (capstone). My current research interests revolve around computer science education, best prac- tices in team formation and assessment of work, the visualization of programming concepts, and mobile applications. I have been programming in the OO and imperative paradigms for over 15 years. Since 2006 I have been lecturing and tutoring computing subjects. In addition to my teaching record, I have also gained significant

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Multidisciplinary Design Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Yazdanshenas, University of Texas, Tyler ; Caleb Nathaniel Nehls, The University of Texas, Tyler; Chung-Hyun Goh, University of Texas, Tyler

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departments of business and accounting, computer science, and mechanical engineering.In this project, ME students have had an opportunity for understanding the basic structure of costestimating relationship (CER) equations and AI techniques. This professional expertise can beeffectively and efficiently applied to economic analysis in the Senior Capstone Design and tofurther solve ill-structured problems the professional setting.5. Concluding remarksThese types of team dynamics are not common among engineering students in the traditionallecture setting. Allowing students to form teams with multiple disciplines and to work on projectsthat require knowledge from many different areas of study affords them a great opportunity forbroadening the scope of

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Behnaam Aazhang, Rice University; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jan P. Allebach, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); L. Franklin Bost, Virginia Commonwealth University; Joseph R. Cavallaro, Rice University; Edwin K. P. Chong Ph.D., Colorado State University; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University; Sonya M. Dennis, Morehouse College; Yingfei Dong, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Prasad N. Enjeti, Texas A&M University; Afroditi V. Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; David Garmire, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Jay George; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail S. Hohner, University of Michigan; William L. Hughes, Boise State University; Amos Johnson, Morehouse College; Charles Kim, Howard University; Hale Kim, INHA University; Robert H. Klenke, Virginia Commonwealth University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kevin James Lybarger, University of Washington; Stephen Marshall P.E., University of Strathclyde; Subra Muralidharan, University of California, Davis; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Francisco Raul Ortega, Florida International University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; David M. Rizzo; Candace Renee Ryder, Colorado State Univerisity; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Seyed Masoud Sadjadi, Florida International University; Scott Munro Strachan, University of Strathclyde; Mohsen Taheri, Florida International University; Gary L. Woods, Rice University Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brian C. Fabien, University of Washington; Phiilp Johnson, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Robert Collins, Univesrity of Strathclyde at Georgia Tech; Paul Murray

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Biotechnology Park. In addition, he is currently CEO of SpherIngenics Inc. an early stage company focused on enhancing stem cell therapies for therapeutic and reconstructive procedures. Previously in academia, Bost was at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he developed the Master of Biomedi- cal Innovation and Development (BioID) Program. For six years, he was also director of the biomedical engineering capstone design courses and sophomore introductory course for medical engineering design. During this time, over 200 BME capstone teams worked on projects with clinicians, surgeons, non-profit medical organizations, and medical industry companies to create unique solutions for improved patient care. Prior to

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nael Barakat P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; John Austin McCoy, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Aws Al-Shalash; Jong-Won Choi, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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-enhanced JIL-enhanced Senior enhanced enhanced e capstone capstone capstone capstone capstone It is to be mentioned that although all student in each of the designated courses wererequired to participate in this project, the number of participating students used for this paper wastaken from the survey responses which was voluntary. Students in the course were asked to goonline and fill the surveys but were not obliged to that. This method carries with it an inherentnon-response bias. Participant who chose not to answer surveys are not included in the results. Inaddition, allowing voluntary survey-taking

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College PA; Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Christopher Michael Korpela, United States Military Academy

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et al. 2009) also showed the value of self-discoveryand learning with minimal input from instructors. Regardless of the classroom objective,robotics seems to be a topic in which students will devote time and energy learning newmaterials to accomplish specific tasks or goals. Robotics is a multi-discplinary field incorporating elements of mechanical and computerengineering, and computer science. Traditionally, robotics courses and degrees have typicallybeen offered through graduate programs but has seen an expansion into the undergraduatecurriculum through capstone projects (Michalson 2010), upper-class courses (Keer 2012, Meuth2009, Garcia 2015, Lessard 1999) and freshman engineering (Xu et. al 2014) throughintroductory platforms such as

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Engineering in Societal Context

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Shealy is an assistant professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and principal faculty member in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech. He received his doctorate from Clemson University. His research is broadly focuses on judgment and decision making for sustainable infrastructure. This includes engineering education for sustainability. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Bridging Engineering and Psychology: Using an Envision Gold Certified Project to Teach Decision Making for SustainabilityAbstract The objective of this research is to help engineering

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Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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the Space Engi- neering Institute and in 2010 she accepted a position with the Academic Affairs office of the Dwight Look College of Engineering where she oversaw outreach, recruiting, retention and enrichment programs for the college. Since 2013, she serves as the Executive Director for Industry and Nonprofit Partnerships with responsibilities to increase opportunities for undergraduates engineering students to engage in experiential learning multidisciplinary team projects. These include promoting capstone design projects sponsored by industry, developing the teaching the Engineering Projects in Community Service course, and developing curricular and co-curricular programs at the Engineering Innovation Center

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Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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for Electromechanical Engineering and Energy and PowerEngineering at Temple University. Only existing courses in EE and ME were integrated intothese plans of study for the BSE degree. The BSE program utilizes no new courses, requires nonew faculty and only administrative resources. Interdisciplinary design objectives were promotedand utilized in discipline undergraduate course laboratories and the capstone design project forthese students. The BSE program is uniquely administered by the College and not by aDepartment and has a Director and not a Chair.IntroductionThe Electrical Engineering (EE) discipline was once embellished with a significant number ofMechanical Engineering (ME) courses suitable for between-the-world-wars technical training

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Engineering in Societal Context

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neil Littell, Ohio University; Sara Lohrman Hartman, Ohio University

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be continuing to develop new ways to fund these experiences and working withother collaborators to continue to add value to the exhibits.ReferencesChua, K. (2014). A comparative study on first-time and experienced project-based learning students in an engineering design module. European Journal of Engineering Education, 39, 556-572.Dunlap, J. C. (2005). Problem-based learning and self-efficacy: How a capstone course prepares students for a profession. Educational Technology Research and Development, (1), 65-85.Fitzgerald, H., Bruns, K., Sonka, S., Furco, A., & Swanson, L. (2015). The centrality of engagement in higher education. APLU Council on Engagement and Outreach. Retrieved from http

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Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Patrice M. Ludwig, James Madison University; Erica J. Lewis

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, marketing, and graphic design.20 At California Baptist University,engineering capstone students design devices to assist hearing impaired individuals and workwith nursing students to prepare the units for clinical testing.23 A cross institution collaborationbetween biomedical engineering students at Lawrence Technological University and mechanicalengineering and nursing students from University of Detroit, Mercy has resulted inmultidisciplinary capstone teams focused on helping patients from a local VeteranAdministration hospital with physical disabilities.24 In all three cases, a human-centered designapproach was taken.Opportunities to engage in interdisciplinary projects outside capstone are rare. Two examplesfrom literature include the global

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Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University

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abilities to incorporate sustainability into capstone design projects in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2013. Atlanta, GA.25. L., C.A. and M.C. A., Teaching sustainability as a contested concept: Captializing on variation in engineering educators’ conceptions of environmental, social, and economic sustainability. J. Clean. Prod., 2008. 16: p. 105.26. A., Y., S. D., L.M. A., and B. C., Problem-based learning: Influence on students’ learning in an electrical engineering course. J. Eng. Educ., 2011. 100: p. 253.27. Sattler, M.L., Y.P. Weatherton, V. Chen, S.P. Mattingly, and K.J. Rogers, Engineering sustainable civil engineers, in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Mehrnaz Mostafapour, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Andrea Prier, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Jason Grove P.E., University of Waterloo; Eugene Li, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Paper ID #19163Practicing What we Preach: A Multi-Disciplinary Team Teaching Multi-DisciplinaryTeamworkDr. Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo Ada Hurst is a Lecturer in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. She has taught and coordinated the capstone design project course for the Management Engineering program since 2011. She also teaches courses in organizational behavior, theory, and technology. She received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, followed by Master of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Management Sciences, all from the University of

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mei-Mei Song, Tamkang University; Shang-Hsien Hsieh, National Taiwan University; Shih-Yao Lai, National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Building and Planning

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Civil Engineering Elective; for Civil Engineering, Capstone 3 advanced NTU Challenge undergrad Workshop of Required with Environmental elective Building and 3 6 Planning and projects; Planning, NTU Design graduate level Elective; for Principles of Air

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Engineering in Societal Context

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, University of San Diego

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and the school of peace studies. The course will be co-taught, with GDHrepresenting engineering and ACF representing peace studies. The semester will be spent on asingle project, designing a drone for social good. Drones come with an ideal combination oftechnical and ethical challenges that will force students from both schools to wrestle togetherwith unfamiliar questions. One of our primary learning outcomes will be for this struggle tocultivate individual empathy across disciplinary boundaries. Put more practically, we want thestudents to understand how using alternative disciplinary frameworks changes theirunderstanding of problems. During the semester small teams (4-6 students) will each 1) build aquadcopter drone using the open source

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Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Teresa J. Sakraida, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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multipledimensions. The three faculty members involved judged the presentations at semester end, toprovide relative rankings for grading purposes.Once the infrastructure is developed, it is our intention to utilize it to enhance retention ofwomen and underrepresented minority students in engineering and to encourage moreengineering students to undertake such transdisciplinary projects for their capstone designproject in their senior year. Research studies will be set up to pursue these studies. Anothersimilar study, documented at this conference, provides more details on this future researchendeavor (Shankar et al., 2017b).Rationale - A Health Sector Perspective:Health care cost has skyrocketed to 17% of the US GDP. Americans are not living longer

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Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Lynn Jensen Worden, University of Delaware; Jennifer Gallo-Fox

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surveys were administered prior to and after this one semester course and focused on: (1)a priori knowledge and experience of the other group’s subject area; (2) effect ofinterdisciplinary project on interest in other group’s subject area; and (3) perceptions of othergroup’s profession and/or their skills. Survey results showed that neither ME nor ECE students had a prior exposure to theother discipline. After completing the course, ME students perceived that they knew more aboutchild development, play, and the design of children’s toys, and ECE students reported they betterunderstood the types of engineering disciplines. Interesting, ECE students less positively ratedtheir ME counterparts post versus pre-course in the following areas

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Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ming Li, Tsinghua University

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animportant aspect of the quality assurance in engineering education. Related researchesconcentrated on general course assessment, capstone design course assessment,22 EPICSproject assessment,23and also share experiences based on course assessment withininstitutions practice.24The research perspective tends to the nature of “practice” when responding the programaccreditation, however, weakens the nature of “theory” when discussing the quality ofengineering education. Most researches are conducted to better answer the technicalquestions, which has the obvious nature of “practice”. The issue is the lack of diversity inresearch dimensions and perspectives. First of all, most researches focus on the programaccreditation system of engineering education in