Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair McDonald, SUU Integrated Engineering; William Pratt, SUU Integrated Engineering; Nicholas Winowich, SUU Integrated Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering graduates are able to work in a variety of environments and quicklyextend their fundamental knowledge to the focus required by a new or rapidly changingenvironment. The following subjects are presented and discussed: the constituency that initiallyproposed establishing an Integrated Engineering degree program; the original curriculum; theshortcomings, growing pains, and maturing of that curriculum; and the programs current ideals.Introduction Engineers today impact society to a greater extent than ever before. We depend upon thesystems, machines and processes developed by engineers in virtually everything we do. Solvingproblems in our modern world mandates the use of technology that changes virtually as it isembraced. In this

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Tech.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-3068: DEVELOPING ENGINEERING CURRICULUM IN ANINTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENTJosef Rojter, Victoria University of Tech. Page 12.495.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Developing Engineering Curriculum in an Integrated Knowledge EnvironmentAbstractUnlike curricula in professional courses such as medicine and law which are focused onspecific discourses such as health and justice respectively, engineering curricula at Australianuniversities lack, by and large, a unifying ideology. In general schools and faculties ofengineering at Australian universities have failed to address this issue and resisted calls forchange in professional engineering

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald G. Kander, Philadelphia University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

more than 200 times. Kander has secured in excess of $6 million in funded research, approximately half of which was from industrial sources. In addition to his administrative, academic teaching, and research responsibilities, he is also active in industrial consulting and in teaching industry short courses. Page 25.148.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 An Adventure in Extreme Curriculum Integration To Stimulate Innovation and Collaboration1. Introduction Looking back across the history of science, technology, engineering and math

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, electrical and controls design, and the vital role of information in managing an efficient and comfortable environment.ObjectivesOur objective is to design the mechanical systems for an 18,000 square foot commercial building and toutilize integration approaches to achieve minimum energy waste, as well as maximum human comfortsatisfaction. This is a new building with the majority of the building being finished space, while a smallportion on the second floor, the west side of the building roughly spanning 2840 square feet is to beleased or used at a future date. The building is designed for the location, Laramie, Wyoming. The ownerof the building requires that the building needs to be heated to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and cooled to

Conference Session

Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University; Mir M. Atiqullah, Southern Polytechnic State University; John F. Sweigart P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Beth Stutzmann, Southern Polytechnic State University; Wei Zhou

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

prepare engineers to fulfill their cultural and civicresponsibilities. For an engineering educator, it is vital to inculcate in the engineering students,the importance of studying humanities that can open up their minds to the use of creative ideasfrom great minds outside of science. Humanists claim that the state-of-the-art scientificknowledge techniques that engineers learn in their college curriculum have a limited shelf life. Ifthey master the humanities, it can provide tools for extending that shelf life. One of the mostimportant aspects of engineering is effective communication, both verbal and written.Humanities study can strengthen the ability of engineers to work and communicate with others.Importance of HumanitiesA number of engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Brandes, Lafayette College; Lauren Sefcik Anderson, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

department. One of thefirst accomplishments of the committee was to draft and adopt the following mission statement: “The Bachelor of Science in Engineering program provides an integrative engineering curriculum grounded in a systems perspective. Complex systems are analyzed and modeled using an approach highlighting the commonalities between systems across various fields of study. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop systems thinking and to study in emerging and interdisciplinary fields of engineering. Graduates will be distinguished by their broad understanding of design and systems thinking and by their ability to communicate across engineering disciplines and related fields of science.”Because

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-5475: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATIVE BIOMECHAN-ICS COURSE FOR STEM MAJORSDr. Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University Yogen Panta is an Assistant Professor of mechanical rngineering at Youngstown State University, Ohio. He has been teaching and developing courses and research projects in the fluid thermal area. He is cur- rently conducting applied research in thermo-fluids and computational fluid dynamics with local indus- tries and federal agencies. Panta received a B.E. degree from Tribhuvan University, an M.S. degree from Youngstown State University, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Panta’s re- search interests are in fluid dynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Denise H. Bauer, Methodist University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

available until 2021). The plans are to develop longitudinal studies on how thestudents’ writing improves (or does not improve) throughout their four years in the programthrough a series of rubric assessments, feedback from clients, QEP and general educationassessments, and even peer evaluations. Incorporating writing in the engineering curriculum is arequirement at Methodist University through our Writing Across the Curriculum initiative;however, as writing is an important skill for which prospective employers desire, we can furtherdeepen the integration by implementing some of these concepts in every engineering class. Theplan we have in place will begin that process. Our hope is to create a meaningful and seamlessincorporation of writing from

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McNally, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2009-899: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGYHelen McNally, Purdue University Page 14.395.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Curriculum Development in NanotechnologyAbstract The field of nanotechnology crosses multiple disciplinary boundaries and requiresa unique approach for curriculum development. The very nature of nanotechnologyallows for courses in most colleges and departments and thus requires the material to beemphasized to align with the department offering the courses. The instructor andstudents must have basic understandings in math, physics, chemistry, biology andengineering. These can be required as prerequisites; however a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idir Azouz, Midwestern State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

theseinstitutions was charged with developing innovative curricula in an effort to enhance theexperiences of students at the freshman and sophomore levels in an attempt to increase students’interest in the science and engineering fields and improve retention beyond the sophomore year.One of the most reported curricular changes involves the careful integration of several courseswithin the discipline and across several disciplines. This was prompted mainly by the belief thatstudents’ understanding of the subject matters and their interest in engineering are greatlyimproved once they realize why the courses are important and how they are related to each other.The Integrated Engineering program introduced at Southern Utah University is based upon adifferent

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

program focuses on the integration betweenarchitecture and engineering. It includes capstone design courses that cover the major areas. Theintegration aspects of different disciplines of architectural engineering will be discussed.As well, a methodology presented to our students in the framework of this course is discussedthrough case studies. This methodology is based on using actual buildings, where local weatherconditions as well as engineering considerations and architecture are used in an integratedapproach to achieve a successful design.History of Architectural Engineering at University of Wyoming:Over USA, only 18 programs of architectural engineering are accredited by ABET(Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). Architectural

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Otto, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin, and Singapore University of Technology & Design; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Giacomo Nannicini, SUTD; Roland Bouffanais, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Elica Kyoseva, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Jean Wan Hong Yong, SUTD; Dario Poletti, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Robert E Simpson; Aditya Prasad Mathur

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

, c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrated 2D Design in the Curriculum: Effectiveness of Cross- Subject Engineering ChallengesAbstractMultidisciplinary engineering design is difficult in the undergraduate years. It is particularlyso in the early Freshman and Sophomore years, since the students have not enrolled in abreadth of subjects. Multidisciplinary problems are often left to latter years, thereby leavingthe students with an incomplete picture of how course subject matters relate and fit in alarger view of engineering and design. A novel approach to multi-disciplinary engineeringeducation was instituted in the Freshman and Sophomore years at the Singapore Universityof Technology and Design

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #18886Formalizing Experiential Learning Requirements in an Existing Interdisci-plinary Engineering CurriculumDr. Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College Dr. Underwood received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC) in 1989, and has been a faculty member of the engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching Circuits, Electromagnetics, and Communications Systems, he su- pervises engineering students in the Communications Technology Group on credited work in the Inte- grated Projects Curriculum (IPC) of the Engineering Department, and those who

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, the program culminates in acapstone design experience wherein students synthesize their accumulated knowledge in a majorproject. There are many paths through the curriculum; select illustrative samples are shown in 9.1.2. ContextAssessment is an integral part of the accreditation process6. As an emerging engineeringdiscipline3,4, Robotics Engineering falls naturally under the purview of the ABET EngineeringAccreditation Commission. However, Robotics Engineering is not recognized by ABET as adistinct engineering discipline, hence there are no program-specific criteria to follow foraccreditation. Nonetheless, we have planned the program as if it were accreditable, based onprogram objectives and outcomes, and with mathematics, science, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Curriculum Development for an Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering ProgramAbstractThis paper outlines the curriculum development effort for improving the interdisciplinaryengineering program at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). UMR currently offerstwo BS degree option programs in manufacturing, one in Mechanical Engineering andthe other in Engineering Management, and MS degree programs in manufacturing arealso offered. As the manufacturing engineering program is relatively expensive to run,especially the manufacturing laboratories, a strategy to integrate various campusresources in materials and processes on campus to improve the curriculum has beenimplemented. The collaborations with manufacturing companies and

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; J. Mitch Wolff, Wright State University; Joseph Slater, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Education, 2007 An Integrated Interdisciplinary Technology Project in Undergraduate Engineering EducationAbstractThe ever changing engineering curriculum mandates an emphasis on interdisciplinary projects.Through interdisciplinary projects, students will be exposed to a curriculum that allows them towork in teams of multi-disciplinary members with focus geared towards integrated technologies.This effort requires collaboration of students and faculty from multiple disciplines, and providesstudents an opportunity to learn from several other engineering systems. In addition, theseprojects will also help students to learn and deal with the societal aspects of engineering.The main focus of the paper is the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Molly M. Gribb P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Adel Nasiri, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, while “business topics” are very much in demand, it is not obvious how to integrate this into existing undergraduate engineering curricula. Finally, as new courses are developed, unintended impacts on potential transfer credits across institutions may occur. • Students will need to be exposed to concepts that are outside of the traditional curriculum. This can lead to resistance to these new ideas – i.e., “I went into X so I wouldn’t need to learn Y.” Additionally, cross-disciplinary courses also pose challenges because any classroom will have an especially wide range of backgrounds and prior knowledge. • Faculty who tend to stay within the “silos” of their disciplines were also seen as a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Uei-Jiun Fan, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. However, implementing asustainable model of service learning in engineering is very different from industry-basededucation, and faces serious challenges.Cal Poly Pomona has recently established an Engineering Service Learning Institute (ESLI) withNSF support to integrate service learning in engineering curriculum. This paper focuses onservice learning as an effective pedagogy to provide authentic learning experiences, discusses theprojects implemented at Cal Poly Pomona and the engineering service learning course content.IntroductionCommunity-based Service learning1-7 is a pedagogy that provides students with opportunities tolearn, develop, and reflect through active participation and thoughtfully organized communityinvolvement. It enhances the

Conference Session

Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Marshall PhD, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

provided students with an integrative, hands-on learning experience. The course,SmartSurfaces operated as a “multidisciplinary, hands-on, think-tank” and enrolled students fromthe Stamps School of Art & Design (A&D); the Department of Materials Science andEngineering in the College of Engineering (MATSCIE); and the Taubman College ofArchitecture and Urban Planning (ARCH). The three-credit course was offered by each of theunits and was operated as a ‘meet-together’ model (i.e. it was listed in each unit’s offerings as aseparate course that met at the same location and time). The course was team-taught by threeprofessors (one from each unit). All three professors attended each class meeting - 6 hours; oneday a week; for a semester (this is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas-Brownsville; Amajd Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, mainlyminority, computer science and engineering students, we have recently embarked on anambitious and comprehensive transformation of a major sector of our Computer Science andEngineering curriculum, the first stage of which is transforming the means by which major goalsand objectives of three key courses, Data and Information Structures (COSC-3345), DigitalImage Processing (COSC-4333), and Computer Graphics (COSC-4330) are achieved. The goalis to integrate in a rather “fun and games” way basic concepts from mathematics, statistics,signal and image processing, and computer graphics into a real-life game project. The threecourses are meshed synergistically through a well thought-out 2-D/3-D gaming project, which isintroduced in the junior level course

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Waidley, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jason Bittner, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

commitments are in effect, personnel with expertise in those fields will be employed, as applicable.This description of disciplines and their responsibilities is an extensive one, though not entirelyexhaustive (especially if you consider modes other than highway). Some of the other disciplinesnot mentioned but that are still integral to the overall successful operation of a multimodaltransportation system include researchers, law enforcement officers, vehicle and systemoperators, and managers of port authorities, among others.While it is absolutely critical for these parties to be involved to provide a transportation systemof high quality, getting these parties to work together can be a very

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcos Esterman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Edward Hensel, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of the Aerospace Systems and Technology Track, with particularemphasis on the Microsystems Engineering and Technology for the Future Exploration of OuterSpace Regions (METEOR) family of projects will be used as a case example to illustrate theprocess.IntroductionProject-based “capstone” design has become an integral component of the undergraduateengineering experience. As noted by Dym, et al.1, this has been the standard academic responseto address the need to produce engineering graduates able to practice in industry. TheMultidisciplinary Senior Design (MSD) program at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)arose from departmental capstone design experiences within Mechanical, Industrial, andElectrical Engineering2. Since its inception

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

systems.The specific details of the courses have been the topic of several previous papers, however thecore of the program consists of an Introduction to Robotics in the first year, followed by a seriesof four unified robotics courses which are normally taken in the second and third year[1-5]. Thecatalog descriptions of these courses are paraphrased below: RBE 1001, Introduction to Robotics. RBE 1001 is a multidisciplinary introduction to robotics, involving concepts from the fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science. Topics covered include sensor performance and integration, electric and pneumatic actuators, power transmission, materials and static force analysis, controls and programmable embedded

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #11223Strategies to Integrate Writing in Problem-Solving Courses: Promoting Learn-ing Transfer in an Interdisciplinary ContextDr. Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology Reneta D. Lansiquot is an Associate Professor and Program Director, Bachelor of Science in Profes- sional and Technical Writing, as well as the Assistant Director of the Honors Scholars Program at New York City College of Technology. Dr. Lansiquot earned an A.A.S. in Computer Information Systems, a B.Tech in Computer Systems at the New York City College of Technology, City University of New York, a M.S. in Integrated Digital

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

theNational Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges and exploring ways to integrate thechallenges into coursework. Unlike Borrego and Newswander’s findings where typical cross-disciplinary collaborators often seek-out experts in another field with a specific purpose of a pre-conceived idea, this collaboration began more “by chance.” As Kirkpatrick stated, “A group had been developed in previous years with an interest in the grand challenges. I was jealous, the grand challenges sound cool and I want to do them. So I walked over to that group. I was slightly surprised to find the group being represented by Humanities and Social Sciences faculty (but not too much-- I had friends who had degrees in English that could turn a wrench far better

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Paul Kuban, University of Southern Indiana

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, modeling dynamics systems, machine design, and several freshmen engineering courses, and has been involved in curriculum development. He is a member of ASEE, where he serves as the campus representative, the Acoustical Society of America, and the Institute for Noise Control Engineering. He continues to conduct research in acoustics and mechanics. He has been married for 18 years to his personal and professional partner, Laura, who is also an engineering faculty member at USI and member of ASEE.Paul Kuban, University of Southern Indiana Paul is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Southern Indiana. He is the coordinator for the electrical engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Norton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2009-1161: DESIGNING AN UNDERGRADUATE ROBOTICS ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM: UNIFIED ROBOTICS I AND IIMichael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteEben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteFred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteRobert Norton, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTaskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Taskin Padir is a visiting assistant professor in the robotics engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Prior to WPI, he was an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lake Superior State University where he taught undergraduate courses in robotics, machine vision and systems integration, circuit analysis, electronics, and introduction to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 26.992.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Integrating Research in Sustainable Energy and the Environment across Disciplines through a NSF funded REU SiteAbstract:This REU Site supported by the National Science Foundation's Division of EngineeringEducation and Centers is designed to develop and implement a model environment formultidisciplinary collaborative efforts where research and education are tightly integrated aroundthe different facets of energy research. It seeks to provide an impactful summer researchexperience in the emerging field of sustainable energy and expand research opportunities forunderrepresented students. The program is structured to teach students how

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Clayton, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; Evelyn Thrasher, Auburn University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-1123: INTEGRATION OF BUSINESS APPLICATIONS ANDFUNDAMENTAL SKILLS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS STATISTICSCOURSEHoward Clayton, Auburn UniversityChetan Sankar, Auburn UniversityEvelyn Thrasher, Auburn University Page 11.798.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integrating Business Applications and Teaching of Fundamental Statistics Skills in an Undergraduate Business Statistics CourseResearch Problem Motivating college of business (COB) students to enjoy learning statistics has been amajor challenge for decades in many American colleges and universities. It is a widely heldbelief that if students enjoy what they are being taught they will

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Hüseyin Sarper, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

becontroversial. We learned that we experience very little push back from students. Presentingsustainability in the context of the engineering profession lends it credibility. For example, thesustainability focus in the NAE Grand Engineering Challenges certainly shows that sustainabilityis now mainstream engineering. Without calling attention to sustainability, we incorporateapplications of sustainability in a way that conveys to our students that sustainability is obviouslyand without controversy part of engineering.Sustainability is just one way to achieve multidisciplinarity in engineering and we use otherthemes as well. We use design as an integrating idea in our curriculum, building up students’ability to do design. We stress community engagement as