Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #22319Social Network Analysis: Peer Support and Peer Management in Multidisci-plinary, Vertically Integrated TeamsJ. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology Assistant Director, Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program, Georgia Institute of Technology; Doc- toral student in Education at Georgia State University, with a concentration in Research, Measurement and Statistics; Master of Education in Education Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.Dr. Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Effects on Student Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz; Tamara Ball, University of California, Santa Cruz; Zachary W Graham, University of California, Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #14844Facilitating Learner Self-efficacy through Interdisciplinary Collaboration inSustainable Systems DesignDr. Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz Tela Favaloro received a B.S. degree in Physics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Univer- sity of California, Santa Cruz. She is currently working to further the development and dissemination of alternative energy technology; as project manager of a green building design initiative and researcher with the Center for Sustainable Engineering and Power Systems. Her background is in the development of characterization techniques and

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiyong Gu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bridgette Maria Budhlall, University of Massachusetts; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Forance Barry, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alfred A. Donatelli, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jill Hendrickson Lohmeier, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

nanolithography and supported the development of a high-throughput, integrated monolith catalyst reactor system, the Monolith Loop Reactor. I spent the next three years in CSTC as the Project Leader for the High Refractive Index Fluids for 193nm Lithography Program where I was responsible for invention, implementation, and support of advanced immersion fluids for 193nm Immersion Lithography. I also lead and coordinated the Stage Gate of this program, including the development and feasibility efforts between Electronics R&D, Corporate R&D and Electronics Business Development team members. In 2006, I was awarded an International Network of Emerging Science & Technology (INEST) Fellowship from Phillip Morris USA

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Stoppiello, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, TheWorld is Flat by Thomas Friedman,4 the NSF-sponsored Babson-Olin Symposium onEngineering Entrepreneurship Education,5 the Student-Centered Active Learning Environmentfor Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project at North Carolina State University,6 and a2006 Project Kaleidoscope workshop on designing undergraduate science and mathematicsfacilities7 all contributed to the development of engineering at FGCU and to the design of its newbuilding (Holmes Hall), which opened for classes in January 2009. During the U.A. WhitakerSchool of Engineering’s initial 5-year period, its vision and mission evolved based on input fromfaculty and external advisors and in response to the addition of computer science to become

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

integrating multipledisciplines into a single project – some linear, some parallel, and some truly integrated.Regardless of the model it is beneficial to have instructors who have a passion for what theyteach and who want to work together, and have a team of instructors who can bring multipleperspectives to a given topic.It is not uncommon for college level courses to be team taught, but it is not the norm. Instructorsinvolved in team teaching typically have two options available for implementing the course.• A tag team approach where one instructor may teach the first half of the class and the second instructor the later half• A collaborative model where each instructor attends each session and lectures at each session.Classes which

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

for Electromechanical Engineering and Energy and PowerEngineering at Temple University. Only existing courses in EE and ME were integrated intothese plans of study for the BSE degree. The BSE program utilizes no new courses, requires nonew faculty and only administrative resources. Interdisciplinary design objectives were promotedand utilized in discipline undergraduate course laboratories and the capstone design project forthese students. The BSE program is uniquely administered by the College and not by aDepartment and has a Director and not a Chair.IntroductionThe Electrical Engineering (EE) discipline was once embellished with a significant number ofMechanical Engineering (ME) courses suitable for between-the-world-wars technical training

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Monique Jethwani; Vikram Kapila, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Dr. Gennert’s research interests include robotics, computer vision, and image processing, with ongoing projects in humanoid robotics, robot navigation and guidance, biomedical image processing, and stereo and motion vision. He led WPI teams in the DARPA Robotics Challenge and NASA Space Robotics Challenge and is author or co-author of over 100 papers. His research has been supported by DARPA, NASA, NIH, NSF, and industry. He is a member of Sigma Xi, and a senior member of IEEE and ACM.Dr. Nima Lotfi Yagin, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Nima Lotfi received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran, in 2006, his M.S. degree in electrical engineering

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

double the standard contact time for MATSCIE and ARCHbut meets the accreditation requirements of the National Association of Schools of Art andDesign). The course was open to twenty-four (eight from each unit) junior and seniorundergraduates in 2009-10; and to eight junior and senior undergraduates from A&D andMATSCIE respectively; and eight graduate students from ARCH in 2011. Team projects werethe basis of the learning experience. The students were divided into four teams of six with twoA&D, two MATSCIE and two ARCH students on each. Throughout the course, learninginvolved collective problem definition and solution through a combination of collaboration,negotiation and experimentation.New design practices are emerging that span

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

strategy currently employed for addressing assessment and eventualABET accreditation of the program. Each of these aspects is a great challenge for any newprogram, but due to the complexity and the interdepartmental multidisciplinary requirements of arobotics engineering program great care and effort was made to assure that the foundationalaspects of the program such as projects, research, and student learning were all complementaryto current and future success of the program. The author also discusses innovative approachesused in teaching within this program. The perspectives and impact of multidisciplinary designs,approaches, and experiences of the robotics engineering degree program on constituentsincluding students, faculty, administration

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiences: Teaching in a Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bahaa Ansaf, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

for ductile andbrittle materials, fatigue, and analysis of mechanical components, such as shafts, fasteners, gears, etc. [1].A Project-based multi-objectivesequential teaching strategy is used toteach this course [2]. During thesemester cycle the students work onthree sequential design projects. Theused approach introduces the designprocedures and concepts using a singlemulti-level design problem as asemester-long project. An Excelspreadsheet for the design analysiswas created by each student and wasupdated repetitively during the courseto achieve new design specifications Fig. 1 Design project worksheetand criteria, Figure 1. In addition, thestudents built a numerical model for the same project using Finite

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological University; Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey D. Naber, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; John E. Beard, Michigan Technological University; Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University; Bo Chen, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Dean for Academic Affairs within the College of Engineering.He is an ASEE member, and participates in the Electrical and Computer Engineering, Energy Conversion and Conservation, Computers in Education, and Educational Research and Methods divisions. He is the Past Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division.Dr. John E. BeardDr. Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University Carl L. Anderson is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech- nological University. He is the Principal Investigator for the Department of Energy project: An Inter- disciplinary Program for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jorge R. Lara, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University; Mark H. Weichold, Texas A&M University; Patrick Linke, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

), called for a Decade of Education for sustainabledevelopment from 2005 to 2015 [1]. This worldwide reflection is creating a new engineeringeducation culture. Engineering educators are observing significant shifts in societal expectationsof the engineering profession to help address immediate and longer-term sustainable developmentchallenges. According to the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO),engineering plays a significant role in planning and building projects that preserve naturalresources, are cost-efficient, and support human and natural environments [2]. The NationalAcademy of Engineering formulated in 2004 its vision of the engineer of 2020 [3]. This reportoutlines a number of aspirational goals where it sees the

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Anderson, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; Garry Warren, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama; David Cordes, University of Alabama

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

project trackedthe movement of the dancers on the stage for a performance entitled Frequency that representedthe finale of the Repertory Dance Theatre’s spring recital. “This is probably the most innovativeconcert we have ever done” was the quote of the director of our dance program. The basic themeof “aliens among us” was realized when alien dancers distorted the signals on radios andtelevisions as they came in close contact with them. “We created a workshop this semester sostudents can experiment using technology and engineering in dance performances. The studentshave displayed incredible knowledge, creativity and professionalism in their approach to usingtechnology” according to the computer science faculty member involved in the

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

university usually did not follow theseguidelines although they believed writing to be an important tool for student to learn andunderstand.Universities and colleges have implemented various forms of writing for engineers over theyears; however, the implementations have mainly been at the course level and not an overallcurriculum change [4]. The need to assess the ABET outcome communicating with a broadaudience is usually the main driver of these changes with programs assessing how well thestudents communicate within the criteria set for the respective assignments. This means that thewriting is usually limited to laboratory write-ups, small class project reports, and a capstonepaper (usually written as a team). In addition, most programs offer no

Conference Session

Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

support the development ofinterdisciplinary curricula at the undergraduate level and encourage faculty and studentengagement in interdisciplinary projects that could be later presented at the university, regional,national and international levels. SEMS-ROC demonstrates diversity in research backgroundsof the faculty and includes interdisciplinary interests of all three departments in the school.Research activities tend to cluster around several broad topic areas involving faculty from acrossSEMS disciplines as well as in some cases, from other Schools at the institution along with otherinstitutions around the country.One of the initiatives undertaken at SEMS-ROC to break down the departmental-level andschool-level silos and encourage to nurture

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Multidisciplinary Engineering

) continuedavailability of critical resources, (2) readiness maintained in the face of climate change, (3) wasteand pollution minimized, and (4) management and practices built on sustainability andcommunity [14]”. The course is designed to develop baseline competencies in students thatprepare them to address these four primary objectives.All graduates of the USAFA will commission into the US Air Force and serve a minimum offive years. In this position graduates fundamentally are decision makers. Regardless of major,they will be prioritizing, executing and advocating for a variety of projects. Their ability tounderstand the long term implications of sustainable and resilient infrastructure is critical tomaintaining national defense. Additionally, many graduates

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of acourse project. To discuss nanomaterial applications, the students employed the knowledge theyacquired from the instructor to supplement literature review to present, share and propose newavenues to explore. This unusual course format (from students’ perspective) presented uniqueopportunities for the students.Core engineering courses typically struggle to function beyond the lower order thinking level;focusing often only on knowledge, comprehension and application. The incorporation of journalclub methods elevated the Introduction to Nanotechnology course to function primarily at thehigher order thinking levels, based on Bloom’s Taxonomy.12 As a result the performance of astudent was essentially based upon their ability to analyze

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2009-83: PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ANDINTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONBradley Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Bradley A. Striebig is an associate professor of Engineering at James Madison University. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Penn State University, where he was the head of the Environmental Technology Group at the Applied research Laboratory. Prior to accepting a position to develop the engineering program at James Madison University, Brad was a faculty member in the Civil Engineering department at Gonzaga University. He has worked on various water projects throughout the US and in Benin and Rwanda.Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University Susan Norwood

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #8104The Comprehension ChallengeDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor of Aerospace Engineering. Former chair, Aerospace Division of ASEE. Over 300 papers (120+ refereed), 3 Patents, 15 PhDs and over 160 undergrads guided in research. Team leader, EXROVERT project on learning to innovate on complex systems. Page 23.1174.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Comprehension ChallengeAbstractThe need for increased

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

freedom and with more advancedrobotic topics. The course culminates with an open-ended final project in which students work inteams to demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired throughout the course.Illustrative Class AssignmentsTo familiarize students with the process, first sample code is provided for the animation of thewheel on a flat terrain and they are asked to now create an interesting roller coaster. They mustthen design the track and the aesthetics of the roller coaster cart. Then, they must determine howto position and orient their roller coaster on the track using the homogenous transformationsdiscussed in class and by considering the geometry of the problem. Students design race cars,trains, airplanes, and animals, like the ones

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

analysis, data modeling, reporting, and fabrication. The course will use weekly activities and conclude with a major design project. “The design of the course was carefully constructed to ensure that it did not devolve into the equiv-alent of an undergraduate experience. The key element was to provide the material as a set ofinterwoven topics. For example, in any given week a Mechanical Engineering student may dosome machining (remedial and tutorial in nature), but also build a motor speed controller using amicrocontroller using interrupts for timing (advanced). Similar counterexamples exist for eachdiscipline. On a weekly basis the instructor monitors the students, identifies problems, and pro-vides remedies as necessary.The course is

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odon Musimbi, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; David Munoz, Colorado School of Mines

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 13.1072.2This four-year project began at the start of the academic year 2003-2004, during which newcourses, projects, and assessment activities were pilot tested. In the fall of 2004, baseline datawas collected concerning both student and faculty attitudes at CSM with respect to servicelearning activities using the “Community Service Attitude Scale” (CSAS). This instrument wasdeveloped and validated by Shiarella, McCarthy and Tucker8, but had not been used prior to thecurrent efforts to measure attitudes within engineering education.Based on the 2004 data, Bauer et al.6 completed and published a comparative analysis of studentand faculty attitudes with respect to community service. This analysis indicated that faculty hadmore positive

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, he was an assistant professor and the director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

presentation on that subject. 3. Each student’s own (“modest”) image processing research project. – As late in the course as the sequence involved allows, each student selects and upon approval for appropriateness conducts an actual image processing project (normally, MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox-based) to test and/or compare the image processing effectiveness of some desired imaging processing algorithm(s). Again, each project’s results are written and presented to the class.The extra requirement for graduate credit for graduate student enrollees is related to thepresentations. While the expectations for the first presentation are about the same for all enrolledstudents, the second project (research literature) has a slightly higher

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Kirk St.Amant, Louisiana Tech University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

communication and management acumen (e.g., technicalwriting, technical presentations, and project management). Such an approach is essential topreparing future engineers for the workplace [1]. The challenge becomes providing studentswith effective exposure to both kinds of skills within engineering programs.Traditionally, the development of such skills has been a matter of content-specific courseworkintegrated into a school’s engineering program(s). (A classic example is the technical writingcourse often offer by English or communication departments and required of engineeringundergraduates.) As institutional resources shrink and student demand increases, the need tofind alternative methods for offering training in these “soft-skill” areas grows

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Bob Nelson, University of Utah

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

areas: (a) cooperativelearning, (b) specific examples of using teams in the classroom, (c) the impact of gender (andother demographic variables) on team productivity, (d) common teaming deficiencies, and (e)approaches for assessing teamwork (i.e. grading or evaluating team projects). Although thisliterature is a valuable resource for instructors of teamwork, it fails to address team pedagogy.That is, of the essays which afford mention of team communication as an important aspect ofeffective professional development, none go on to explain how to teach students effectiveteamwork principles for the benefit of the project and team member relationships.i Often, theunfortunate reality of teamwork in the classroom (stemming from a lack of productive

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Cindi Mason, Wichita State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

paper.SERVICE LEARNING IN ENGINEERINGThe aim of this section is to answer four basic questions regarding service learning:1. What is it?2. Why is it necessary?3. How can it be incorporated?4. How can it be assessed?Although concise definitions of the term ―service learning‖ vary in presentation, there are somedefinitive attributes associated with the term. Service learning is ―experiential education‖12 or―hands-on learning‖13 in which students learn academic objectives by completing a project thataddresses human and community needs12, 13, 14. Factors that differentiate service learning from Page 23.215.3community service are the credit

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narges Balouchestani-Asli, University of Toronto; Matthew Kiprop Greenacre, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry; Kamran Behdinan, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

International, Ford, and DRDC Toronto. He is the founding director of the ”Univer- sity of Toronto Institute for Multidisciplinary Design and Innovation”, an industry-centred project-based learning institute in partnership with major aerospace and automotive companies. Dr. Behdinan is the past President of the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering (CSME), served as a member of the technical and scholarship committees of the High Performance Computing Virtual Lab- oratory (HPCVL) and a member of the Design Division of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI). He is the founding director and principal investigator of the University of Toronto, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ”Advanced

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kahyun Kim, Virginia Tech; Jason Forsyth, Virginia Tech; Ed Dorsa, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Eloise Coupey, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-5469: INTERDISCIPLINARY PEDAGOGY FOR PERVASIVE COM-PUTING DESIGN PROCESSES: AN EVALUATIVE ANALYSISDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech where she serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Education and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engi- neering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, communication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design, writing across the curriculum in stat- ics courses, and a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios