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Experiments in the Communication Lab: Adaptations of the Comm Lab Model in Three Institutions

Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anique Julienne Olivier-Mason, Brandeis University; Marina Dang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Diana M. Chien, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering
of Research ethics, the MIT Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program (KTCP) course, and un- dergraduate genetics. She believes in the power of peer-coaching as a method of improving an entire community’s ability to communicate effectively.Dr. Marina Dang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Marina Dang holds a PhD in Chemistry from Brandeis University, where she also served as an instructor for the Science Posse Boot Camp program. She taught chemistry at Emmanuel College and later became a STEM curriculum developer for an educational startup. In 2014, she joined the MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering to serve as its first Communication Lab manager. As the Communication Lab model spread to new
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Work in Progress: "I’m Not Your Standard Student": Examining the Rationales for Studying MDE or IDES Programs through Usability Interviews

Conference Session
Experiences of Multidisciplinary Engineering Students
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
Paper ID #26440Work in Progress: ”I’m Not Your Standard Student”: Examining the Ratio-nales for Studying MDE or IDES Programs through Usability InterviewsMs. Brianna Shani Benedict, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brianna Benedict is a Graduate Research Assistant in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Her research interest focuses on interdisci- plinary students’ identity development, belongingness in engineering, and recognition.Dr. Robin Adams
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Capstone Courses

Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Benjamin Goldschneider, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
Paper ID #26593Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Capstone CoursesBenjamin Goldschneider, Virginia Tech Benjamin Goldschneider is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. His research interests include multidisciplinary collabo- ration, engineering identity development, student motivation, and student competencies.Dr. Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech Nicole is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining VT, Dr. Pitterson was a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. She
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The Impact of Multidisciplinary Teams on Sustainability Projects in EPICS

Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephanie M. Gillespie, Arizona State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jared Joseph Schoepf, Arizona State University; Joshua Loughman, Arizona State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
years, mentoring over 200 teams. Currently he teaches introduction to engineering, EPICS, and chemical engineering courses. He has founded 2 starts ups and has 3 patents for water purification, removal of trash from storm water, and antibacterial liquid hand soap formula. He has a passion for teaching and mentoring students, aiming to help each student achieve their goalsMr. Joshua Loughman, Arizona State University Joshua Loughman is a Lecturer for the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He is the Director of Development for the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program. His research interests are in engineering education, sustainable engineering, and science and technology
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Teaching Across Boundaries: Examining the Institutional Process of Establishing Multidisciplinary Courses

Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech; Desen Sevi Özkan, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Thomas W. Staley, Virginia Tech; Stephen Biscotte, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
student experiences that lay “outsidetraditional engineering disciplines” [3, p. 39]. The integration of these educational features iswhat is currently lacking, as they may be included in engineering programs but generally asafterthought activities engineered to tick boxes for accreditation [3], [4].Individual faculty have undertaken efforts to provide more opportunities for students to broadentheir education through multi- and interdisciplinary design-related courses that engage studentteams in complex socio-technical problems [5], [6], [7]. However, there are many institution-specific challenges that faculty navigate when developing and implementing courses that divergefrom traditional content-heavy lectures [8], [9]. Additionally, as
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