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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Philip J. Lunsford II, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University; Dale Drummond, East Carolina University; Zachary Ryan Zynda, East Carolina University; Spencer Lee; Sean Wear

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

multiple admin domains without requiring significant local IT resources [11]The second project is providing the monitoring tools deployed on the platform developed by this project.3. Project SetupDuring their degree seeking studies students are mostly exposed to individual projects or projectsinvolving classmates studying the same subject matter. Capstone projects, when offered, are the mostcommon opportunities for more diverse and more creative learning opportunities. The challenge faced bythe video-conferencing service provided an opportunity to explore models for formalizing models ofengaging students from different departments to advance their own domain knowledge and to workacross domains by addressing real-life problems. In this section we

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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Jacob Murray, Washington State University, Everett; Lucrezia Cuen Paxson, Washington State University, Everett; Soobin Seo, Washington State University, Everett; Mark Beattie, Washington State University, Everett

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

interdisciplinary course design has been one of the key interests amongresearchers in the field of engineering education. A cross-disciplinary learning (CDL) frameworknoting that CDL facilitated effective learning which increased motivation and satisfaction ofstudents was presented in [5]. The importance of project-based interdisciplinary learning washighlighted by [6] asserting that entrepreneurial mindsets are significantly enhanced throughtaking interdisciplinary engineering capstone courses.Advancements in various engineering foci require interdisciplinary cooperation, yet studies havefound the lack of communication between engineers and other fields of study is often a limitingfactor in developing effective working teams. Special efforts to design

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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Denise H. Bauer, Methodist University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

guide the program’s overallwriting integration. Initial assessments of the EGR 4900 papers indicate that the students stillhave room for growth in their writing. However, we will not have assessments from the fullwriting integration program until 2023 when the first cohort that experienced the total integrationgraduates. Until then, we will only use the scores based on the general education writingassessment to compare the engineering students with others across campus.This is the first offering of our senior capstone design course. Therefore, we did not have anyfindings or observations except the writing requirements for the course at the time of this paper.In the senior capstone design course, each team will be completing a formal project

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Innovations for Multidisciplinary Programs

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Michaela E. Amoo, Howard University; Jack Bringardner, New York University; Jen-Yeu Chen, National Dong Hwa University; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jillana Finnegan, Boise State University ; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; Patricia D. Koman, University of Michigan; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Louise Logan, University of Strathclyde; Julie Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nadia Millis Trent, University of Pretoria; Scott Munro Strachan, University of Strathclyde; Bennett C. Ward, Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

and health clinics. He is also the co-director of the university’s flagship Ver- tically Integrated Project for Sustainable Development program, which coordinates undergraduate and post-graduate research tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Low Carbon Energy Development Network.Dr. Bennett C Ward, Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering Ben Ward is Associate Professor, Chemical and Life Science Engineering, and Director Project Outreach in the College of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. In his role as Director Project Out- reach he is director of the College’s Capstone Senior Design program. A key part of this

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Maria Barichello, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Richard Li, University of Waterloo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

foundthat team conflict is highly negatively correlated with team performance and team enjoyment incapstone design courses, with 1 in 4 students reporting that they experienced significant conflict,with the majority of cases consisting of conflict of a personal, or relationship, nature [1].In 2015, a series of teamwork training modules were developed by the Teamwork Clinic throughthe collaboration of various departments on campus [2]. Each of the six modules were designedto integrate seamlessly into courses with large or lengthy design projects, with the goal thatstudents apply what they learn directly to their team processes and team projects. This papercontinues to expand on work that has been published about the first four teamwork modules inthe

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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Sebastian Dziallas, Fulbright University Vietnam; Naoko Ellis P.Eng., University of British Columbia; David Robert Bruce P.E., Fulbright University Vietnam

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

professional development skillsgoing forward.” In this module, students had the opportunity to investigate their own interests, todevelop their CVs, and to prototype a Compelling Academic Problem plan (which describes theirproposed major courses and a capstone project), as well as ample time for reflection.Finally, module 5, following spring break, provided space (across several two-week segments)for faculty and students to prototype new courses, to test existing ideas, and to get to know eachother in reading groups. Faculty used this time as an opportunity to work with students, forinstance, to develop the transition to major experience, to co-design a new arts core course and arevision to the Logic & Limitations core course, as well as to run

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Multidisciplinary Learning Experiences

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Lynal Albert, Tarleton State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

think are the critical environmental problems of today (list a maximum of 5)?c) Identify practices that will enable us to mitigate these concerns (list a maximum of 5).Students enrolled in multidisciplinary capstone engineering courses were provided the samesurvey based on sustainability. The survey results were then collected and analyzed for directcomparison. The obtained data facilitates identification of key areas of sustainability thatstudents have been exposed to and retained during their undergraduate engineering education. Italso highlights areas that educational interventions need to target to efficiently disseminatefundamental knowledge in the area of sustainability. To fill this gap, the next research stagefocused on examining

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University; Steven Y. Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen Jernquist, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

work of Robert Irish [18], data and analyses of style and verb use, voice and pronoun use, anddevelopment via use of extended prose or visuals show significant variation in “technical writing.” Thefindings can support faculty in identifying nuances of expression, articulating expectations in writingassignments and assessments, and guiding upper-class undergraduates to develop professional-levelexpression.The goal of the current project is to better identify the codes and dialects among engineering disciplines:specifically, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Research questions guiding this work are:In what ways can using a rhetorical language to analyze the professional writing of engineers revealdiscipline-specific codes and

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madeline Nelson, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

JEE and the 2011 and 2015 Best Paper Awards for the IEEE ToE. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China teaching and doing research. She is on the USD team implementing ”Developing Changemaking Engineers”, an NSF-sponsored Revolutionizing Engineering Education (RED) project. Dr. Lord is the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020What is Energy? Examining Engineering Students’ Conceptions of EnergyAbstract Public opinion about energy issues has created an ideological divide between renewableand non-renewable energy sources. In engineering