Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Pringle, Vantage College, University of British Columbia; Gabriel Potvin, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #21632International Engineering Student Motivation to Develop CommunicationSkills: a Case for an Integrated Training ApproachJohn Pringle, Vantage College, University of British Columbia John Pringle M.Ed. (Applied Linguistics) has been teaching academic and professional writing for 15 years. He has previously researched the value of Systemic Functional Linguistics as pedagogical tool to teach report writing, and the benefits of collaborative writing on second-language acquisition.Dr. Gabriel Potvin, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Dr. Gabriel Potvin is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Craig B. Putnam, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. However, as aninherently interdisciplinary activity, no single discipline provides the breadth demanded byrobotics in the future. Truly smart robots rely on information processing, decision systems andartificial intelligence (computer science), sensors, computing platforms, and communications(electrical engineering) and actuators, linkages, and mechatronics (mechanical engineering).Thus, a broad technical education is needed. In effect, robotics engineers must use systemsthinking, even early in their careers. Given the above motivations for a robotics degree, a teamof WPI faculty members from the departments of Computer Science, Electrical & Computer1 No precise and widely-agreed upon definitions exist for either Mechatronics or Robotics. We

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Solonsky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; M K Parfitt

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

programs will be covered.IntroductionMost degree programs that teach building engineering have design opportunities are often less thanideally constructed to reflect practical careers due to relatively few faculty members being trained, or theyhave no similar industry experience necessary to guide students [1]. Consequently in these settings, only asurface level understanding of their value is realized [2]. Many engineering students do not know how toapproach large complex systems due to their exposure to idealistic examples [3]. Additionally, they notcapable of providing critical multi-disciplinary integration of their designs due to the isolated nature oftopics in the classroom [4] [5]. Capstone courses provide a comprehensive evaluation of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette "Peko" Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Amitava "Babi" Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

“machines” generally to describe all of the things that engineers build, including infrastructural,informational, molecular, mechanical and biological constructs. What are the new machines?Simply put, these are the things that we must prepare our graduating students to build in themiddle of their careers, 20 to 30 years from now, to address societal needs. Here is an example ofwhat we have termed as “old machine” and “new machine”.The airplane on the left is a 1950’s era Boeing 707; it is designed based on aerodynamics. Theflying machine on the right is NASA’s X-57 Maxwell, an aircraft that looks like the one on theleft but is being developed based on electric propulsion using lithium-ion batteries; they estimatethat it will reduce fuel use by a