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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Cecilia Santa Cruz, PUCP; Graciela del Carmen Fernández de Córdova, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Marta Vilela Vilela, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

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problem situation and a carrying out a casestudy including desktop and field work. (3) Identifying an intermediate city on the Northerncoast of Peru affected negatively by climate change as case study, aiming for the students todevelop risk management plans and public space design.The course’s theoretical, methodological and procedural contents are aimed at conducting arisk diagnosis and delivering solution schemes. These contents include participatory andsocial responsibility academic methodologies that combine local knowledge and technicalknow-how in order to generate new knowledge.Innovation is applied to the production of information through two participatory workshops:the first one for risk diagnosis and solution guidelines, and the second

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego; Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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), and onebrave sophomore (1).BackgroundAs described by Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick in a work in progress at ASEE in 2017 [16], thecourse that these students participated in was organized around objectives that included studentlearning about working in teams and collaborating while building drones.The output of each team was a jointly-constructed drone and a team-designed plan for a “pro-social drone”—that is, a design that would somehow have a positive impact on society. Studentswere challenged to wrestle with what it means for something to be pro-social. In the syllabusstudents were alerted to the ways that this class was likely to be different than others that theyhad taken before.As Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick describe it, the course was

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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interconnected community of faculty, students, industry partners, alums and athletes who are dedicated to applying their technical expertise to advance the state-of-the-art in sports.Dr. Amitava ”Babi” Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Amitava ”Babi” Mitra is Executive Director, New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET), MIT. He was the founder-Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, BML Munjal University, Gur- gaon, India and the founder-President and Vice-Chancellor, Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, India. Mitra is passionate about evangelizing and implementing an educational vision that he believes in; he enjoys formulating, designing and planning its implementation, and then taking it through to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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ABET student outcomes that are often challenging to assess for EAC andETAC accredited programs [6], [7].Given these goals for the course, the following course learning objectives were established: Atthe successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: • develop a problem statement and a requirements matrix for a relevant industry problem • perform a preliminary design analysis using appropriate computer and mathematical tools • synthesize a technical solution to design specifications utilizing tools and materials • quantitatively analyze multiple alternatives and down select to one approach • develop a Project Plan, including a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Master Schedule • apply the

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Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University; Bart J.A. van Bueren, National Cheng Kung University

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Paper ID #21944Lessons Learned in the Paths of Developing a Multidisciplinary CertificateProgramProf. Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University Hsiao-Wen Wang is an Associate Professor with the Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering in NCKU. Her fields of expertise include river mechanics and restoration, sediment transport, ecohydraulics, water environment planning and assessment, and geomorphology. Her research interests also include innovative learning and teaching design in engineering education. She has been working on sustainability issues based on multidisciplinary collaborations, and established a new

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saniya Leblanc, George Washington University; Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University

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,engineering management, and chemistry departments as well as the university’s Nanofabricationand Imaging Center. Over three years, twenty-six students have been selected for theNanotechnology Fellows Program, and their majors span seven disciplines. Table 1 provides asummary of the program participation by gender and undergraduate major.This paper reports on the program’s evolution over the course of three years as well as thepositive impacts on students’ academic and professional careers. Formative and summativeevaluation tools were developed by program evaluators in the Office of Academic Planning andAssessment and psychology department; the tools include student feedback analysis, focusgroups, and surveys. The evaluation results from the first

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Zhuoyi Zhao, Iowa State University

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calculus, and additive manufacturing (AM). From the integral calculus domain, students will learn multiple ways to visualize theinventory positions and their cost consequences for inventory control. For AM, the samestudents will learn to produce physical models for these mathematical relationships via AMtechnologies. Based on these teaching and learning experiences, we plan to show that thelevel of students’ understanding of the inventory models increases with these visual andtactile aids. Ultimately, we plan to show how tactile aids produced via AM help students learn themathematical concepts of integral calculus. We also intend to demonstrate how this calculusprovides a way to characterize the variations in products manufactured via AM

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Sievers, US Air Force Academy; Melissa Stewart Beauregard, United States Air Force Academy; James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Adam M Strecker P.E.; Kimberly Kays, United States Air Force Academy; John A. Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy

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education students receive. This background allowed thecourse committee to design a course for non-technical majors which achieves learning objectivesthrough application of technical concepts. All graduates enter into a military career ascommissioned officers and are expected to make informed decisions on topics ranging from spaceoperations to routine military installation maintenance and management. To address this widerange of occupational responsibility, the primary learning goal is for the students to be able tointegrate and advocate for sustainability principles in plans and decisions affecting the builtenvironment at the conclusion of the course. Course design worked backwards to accomplish thisgoal beginning with the summative assessment and

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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these skills, not related to professional ambitions, come into play. Interestingly, aminority of students (14.3%) do not agree that English-language skills are important in thesecontexts, which suggests that their decision to study at a North-American institution is likely forother academic reasons. It should be noted that of those that did not agree on the importance ofEnglish-language skills, half indicated they were planning to stay in Canada after graduation(data not explicitly shown), which suggests a perception that communication skills are notrelevant to engineers or necessary for future success, even in an English-speaking environment. 45 42 40 35

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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collaboratively to improve andextend this type of entrepreneurial learning even further into the program. The impact on ABETand KEEN outcomes are addressed. Student feedback is also positive. The pervasiveness of theapplication of entrepreneurial mindset is present in student reflections, project technicaldocuments, design reviews, oral exams, and other student work. The entrepreneurial mindset hasbecome part of the culture of our program in a short time, which we view as a positive outcome.The experiences of the participating faculty members are presented in the paper, as well asstudent reflections on the application of entrepreneurial mindset in their courses and designprojects. Planned next steps are also addressed in the paper.IntroductionEngineers

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Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Vicki Stieha, Boise State University; Amy J. Moll, Boise State University; JoAnn S. Lighty, Boise State University

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students. The new Engineering Plus degree has a core setof required foundational courses in engineering, a multi-year design sequence, and allows forself-defined pathways. The new curriculum also offers three defined degree pathways that havebeen chosen based on an examination of student “fate” data: secondary education, pre-medical,and environmental studies, with additional pathways planned for the near future. The fateanalysis examined the paths of students who were enrolled in an engineering or STEM major inone year and samples their major choice in the following year. This analysis maps the flow ofstudents into and out of the major with demographic slicers to more closely understand these in-migration and out-migration choices.This paper will

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology

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since Spring 2009, a newwebsite and new recruiting methods were implemented in Fall 2014, which may have changed studentunderstanding of credit-use policies from Fall 2014 forward. The most recent cohort consisted of studentswho first enrolled in VIP in Fall 2016, allowing students one more semester (Spring 2017) to participatein VIP again before the analysis. We initially planned to include fewer cohorts, to focus on differences bynumber of semesters of participation (one to six). However, statistical tests limited the analysis to twogroupings of one semester and of two or more semesters. While not ideal, this allowed the inclusion ofmore recent cohorts, as students planning to complete four semesters would still be grouped with the “twoor

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University Mankato, Iron Range Engineering; Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato / Iron Range Engineering

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of ”yes” or ”no” to assess the students’ answers. Figure 5: Escape Room LayoutNumeric Metrics and Student FeedbackDuring each competency, students were asked to write 2-3 reflections on how useful thegamification tools were towards their learning. They also completed paper and pencil surveys,which included questions on enjoyment, engagement, and value of the games played. An end ofthe semester, students completed an anonymous course evaluation focused on the specifics ofgamification tools. Limited data was collected because our program has less than 50 students inupper division, so the sample size is automatically small. We plan to track the use of these gameslongitudinally in order to reach meaningful

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda C. Rutherford, Montana State University; Brad Thomas Stanton, Montana State University; Staci Turoski; Elizabeth B Varnes, Montana State University

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engineering design process [3], [4], [5] and how it maps with the RCV development project; • Demonstration track for the RCVs to run o A streamlined method that would enable 45-88 student groups to demonstrate their RCV design project at the end of the semester. o A plan to house the track within the existing Makerspace facility without taking up an “unreasonable” amount of space. • Rules for RCV demonstrations; • Grading rubrics for each of the deliverables as they pertain to each unique engineering discipline; • Methods for incorporating soft skills (i.e., project management, oral communication, documentation development, portfolio development); • Ethics studies

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Engineering in a Societal Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashraf Ghaly P.E., Union College

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a now-defunct water agency, some of the types ofprocess wastes deposited there may be identified. With this information, scientists candevelop a sampling and analytical plan to locate and identify residual chemicals from thehistoric operation and to compare them to the contamination problem at hand.5. History of environmental regulationsIn 1899 Congress passed the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA). The RHA prohibits thedischarge of refuse matter “of any kind or description whatever” into the navigablewaters of the United States without a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.However, the RHA was difficult to police and, therefore, rarely used for enforcement.The following lists the major environmental regulations enacted in the United

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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graphic overview of the curriculum. All courses areFigure 1. The WPI robotics program is structured around a core offered over 7-week terms with 4consisting of Introduction to Robotics, Unified Robotics I-IV, and the hours of lecture and 2 hours ofcapstone project [8]. laboratory per week. Further, inkeeping with the long history of the WPI Plan, the courses emphasize the combination of theoryand practice as embodied in project-based learning, hands-on assignments, and studentcommitment to learning outside the classroom. Robotics Engineering majors are expected tocomplete all five core courses before

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jack Bergquist, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Paper ID #21441Multidisciplinary Research Efforts in Post-Earthquake Civil InfrastructureReconnaissanceMr. Jack Bergquist, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jack Bergquist is a undergraduate student at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a major in architectural engineering and minor in Italian. He has formally been engaged in earth- quake engineering and reconnaissance research for the past year, and has a specific interest in the seismic performance of historic and vernacular structures. After graduation, he plans to continue working in this field as a structural

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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(baseline models) that are in current formats A project where variety of systems could be feasible Available local codes from municipalities Available utilities plans and rates for the area Structural 60’≥ high above grade or some unique configuration to force complex loadings Available geotechnical reports Lighting/Electrical Variety in the types of spaces for different lighting conditions Opportunity for daylighting Mechanical Opportunity for energy savings Construction A semi-realistic to real project budget/final price A

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Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chi-Ning Chang, Texas A&M University; Courtney Lavadia, Texas A&M University; Douglas Allaire, Texas A&M University; Debra A Fowler, Texas A&M University; Raymundo Arróyave, Texas A&M University

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asuccessful interdisciplinary program.To provide a collaborative learning platform and break down disciplinary barriers, during thetraining process, students are required to participate in a learning community, writingcommunity, coffee talks and seminar series also designed to enhance professional and technicalskills (see Table 1). Students are mentored through the use of an Individual Development Plan(IDP), which facilitates student self-reflection, goal setting, and career planning supported byannual discussions of the student and advisor [2, 3].Table 1. Desired Skills. Professional Skills Technical Skills TS1 Application of core knowledge to

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce E Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Paul Keenlance, Grand Valley State University

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the process. In the second term of the capstone(EGR 486), the students begin the build phase of the project. Completion of the course isindicated by the sponsor’s signoff of the resulting prototype, which is expected to meetall specifications as agreed to earlier.The capstone process thus described has worked well at our institution for many years.Recently, however, large increases in enrollment have put a stress on our ability to locateacceptable projects that meet the criteria. Five years ago we required about a dozenprojects to handle our senior class of about 65 students; now, in the most recent cycle, wehave about 130 seniors, necessitating around 25 projects (project space is another issue,but there are plans in the works to address

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinsung Cho, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Giuseppe Lomiento, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Gad M. Ghada, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Katrin Terstegen, Cal Poly Pomona

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, mechanical, and plumbing plans, andspecifications. The project is, then issued for bid to hire a general contractor, usually using acompetitive low bid procurement process. However, this system has often proven to developadversarial relationships among the project participants, majorly attributed to the lack ofcontractor's input in the design process, leading to change orders. Since the design process iscompleted with no contractor input, the probability of disputes deriving from behavioral andtechnical problems is significantly high. As for DB, the owner hires one single entity that servesas both the contractor and designer, allowing a single point of responsibility, contractor’s earlyinvolvement in design, and faster delivery [2, 3]. This setting

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J Novoselich P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Tom Weis, Rhode Island School of Design; Harry Howard Jones IV

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

both West Point and RISD studentsthe opportunity to better understand the challenges associated with a dense urban operatingenvironment.Background The term ‘design’ is used in a wide variety of contexts such that it is often unclear what onemeans by design, even when the context is relatively clear. There have been numerous bookspublished in the last decade on design thinking e.g., [7]–[9], usually in a business context.Engineers apply a design process to engineering problems [10]. Industrial designers apply adesign process to a variety of problem types. Even the United States Army has taken up a designprocess in service to operational planning [11]. Then there is architecture, graphic design,fashion, organizational design, and so forth

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University; Charles McDonald Cowan II, James Madison University; Robin D Anderson, James Madison University

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Dr. Elise Barrella is an Assistant Professor and Founding Faculty Member of the Department of Engineer- ing at Wake Forest University. She is passionate about curriculum development, scholarship and student mentoring on transportation systems, sustainability, and engineering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she conducted research in transportation and sustain- ability as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. Dr. Barrella has investigated best

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz; Patrick E. Mantey, University of California, Santa Cruz; Stephen C. Petersen P.E., University of California, Santa Cruz; John F Vesecky, University of California, Santa Cruz

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model of their capstone project.In order to exhibit feasibility and gain approval as a capstone project, teams must:  Articulate the problem statement and demonstrate understanding by clearly identifying the need.  Acquire new knowledge on the subject matter by managing the diversity of internet and professional literature sources  Directly interact with the client and recognize potentially disparate perspectives  Outline criteria for a successful project deliverable  Context a proposed design through environmental, societal, economic, and technical lens  Create implementation and assessment plans  Assess potential short- and long-term impacts on communitiesThe team charter validates a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bahaa kazem Ansaf, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo

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has been a Visiting Associate Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Michigan State University. From 2014 to 2016, he has been a Visiting Professor with the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Missouri. Currently, he is Assistant Professor with the Engineering Department, Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is the author of two book chapters, more than 50 articles. His research interests include artificial intel- ligence systems and application, smart material applications and robotics motion and planning. Also, He is a member of ASME since 2014 and ASEE since 2016.Dr. Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo NEBOJSA I. JAKSIC earned the Dipl

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Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Julie Clingo, Utah Valley University; Marty J Clayton, Digital Media; Cody Anderson

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. Hersam, “Nanotechnology Research Directions for Societal Needs in 2020: Summary of International Study”, Springer, 2011.5. The National Nanotechnology Initiative – Strategic Plan, December 2007.6. “History of Military gaming,” www.army.mil. [Online]. Available: https://www.army.mil/article/11936/history_of_military_gaming. [Accessed: 26-Jan-2018].7. E. C. Crossman, “"Dry Shooting" for Airplane Gunners,” Popular Science Monthly, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 13–14, Jan-1919.8. M. Bernard, “Real Learning through Flight Simulation: The ABCs of ATDs,” FAA Safety Briefing, pp. 8–10, 2012.9. E. A. Keshner and J. Fung, “The quest to apply VR technology to rehabilitation: tribulations and treasures,” Journal of Vestibular Research, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 1

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Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Zaurin P.E., University of Central Florida

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. This must happen during the first two weeks of class.After the groups are formed, the students research project topics they would like to work on.Due to the fact that the class is required for nearly all engineering majors, many of the groups aremultidisciplinary, which increases the diversity in the projects since every member looks at aproblem from a different perspective. Once the group agrees on one (or several) ideas, they mustdiscuss and obtain approval from the IDEAS Showcase Coordinator (the class professor in thiscase) by presenting a proposal which briefly describes the topic of study and how they plan toachieve it (Figure 3 a). A template for the proposal and several examples are provided to thestudents

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology

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