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Capstone Projects, Design Projects, and Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Gregory Wight P.E., Norwich University; Peter Kjeer, Harvard University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Generator System Electrical Mechanical Civil Generator Turbine I Structure Monitor Turbine II Transmission Figure 1. Top-level organizational structure for the generator project.Electrical teamThe generator design was based largely on a straightforward permanent magnet generator (PMG)plan that is designed to be built with basic tools that are likely to be found in communities indeveloping countries. The plans are available on line from Hugh Piggott,2 as well as through theoriginal sponsoring organization Practical Action

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Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devdas Shetty, University of District of Columbia, DC; Arunkumar Chandrashekarappa Giriyapur, B.V.Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering & Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

a model-based design and development methodology. If mechatronics systemdesign is accepted as an evolution of engineering design, then a formal perspective designprocess can be developed and the course delivery can be effective with project basedapproach. This paper outlines the results of international collaboration between the twoinstitutions on the perception of mechatronics as a modern design philosophy emphasizingteam dynamics, project based learning and integration of disciplines. The collaboration wasinitiated by Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE), a US based non-profit organization promoting quality and collaboration in innovative engineering education.1. Introduction Mechatronics as a multidisciplinary

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Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

introductory engineering courses in the College of Engineering. In addition,the microscale fluid mechanics and heat transfer experiments may be incorporated into theundergraduate chemical engineering Unit Operations Laboratory courses.   1. IntroductionTransport phenomena, including fluid mechanics, heat transfer and mass transfer, are importantfundamental subjects in fields, such as Chemical and Mechanical Engineering. This type ofknowledge also is important in Electrical Engineering (electronics cooling), Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (fluid flow), and Materials Engineering. These subjects are oftentaught at the junior or senior levels, and most courses are focused on macroscale behavior. Fewcourses have been developed for the micro and scale

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Curriculum Development and Multidisciplinary Instruction

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

principles inengineered systems. World consumption of energy has been growing for decades and continuingto be able to supply this energy in a cost effective way is an ongoing challenge. Recent datapublished as part of the British Petroleum World Energy Report (BP, 2012) illustrate the growthof world energy usage. See Figures 1 and 2. Page 23.83.3 Figure 1: Recent world energy consumption (BP, 2012). Figure 2: World energy consumption by region and type (BP, 2012).In addition, the global environmental impacts of the continuing use of fossil fuel are a concern toboth the general public and the industrial manufacturing sector. The trends

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Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne A Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; J.Kevin Taylor; David W. Hey, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

as they see them actively engaged “outside of the illnessmetaphor” (ref [3], p. 392). KinesiologyIn order to help address these issues, the Kinesiology Department at Cal Poly conducts has acourse, Kine 307 Adapted Physical Activity, as well as a series of programs (see Figure 1) tohelp these athletes achieve their goals. As part of this program, the Kinesiology Department hasmade kayaking in a local bay accessible to over 40 community participants who are diagnosedwith differing levels of spinal cord injuries. Similar benefits have been obtained through theEyeCycle program, where people who are blind or visually impaired ride tandem bicycles.Kinesiology students take the “captain’s” position while participants sit in the “stoker

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Juan Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal de Parana; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

studentsbecomes difficult when there are several time zones between them. They are required to holdregular team meetings, sometimes biweekly, so coordination is a key to their success andfunctioning as a cohesive team. How the workload is distributed and managed between the teammembers is another key component to address when working on an international capstone designproject. 2Figure 1 shows the evolution of the industry sponsored senior design projects in the past 13 yearsin the Department of Mechanical Engineering at our university. It is also shown the increase inthe number of students and projects in the same period. Page 25.572.3

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Below is the GanttChart for the automotive industry sponsored project. Figure 1 – Gantt Chart for a Successful Capstone ProjectThe automotive industry sponsor provided wind tunnel research capability and available datesfor testing. The available dates provided a deadline for the specific project hurdles and theproject Gantt Chart was built around those dates. Once the Gantt Chart was established and Page 25.657.8approved by the facilty advisor and project coordinator, the students started researching mainsources of drag on a typical SUVs. Discovering the primary sources of drag, the students startedcreating prototypes in a CAD

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Mainul Kader Faruque, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

‘Fundamentals of Nanoscience and Engineering.’The NUE project (2009-2010, NSF-EEC 0939344) refers this course as Nanotechnology-I.The Nanotechnology-I offered as aspecial topic course in the first year of 20project has now become a regular coursein the Department of MechanicalEngineering, with the aforementioned 15 No. of studentscourse title. This course is now plannedto be offered every fall semester in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering. 10Fig. 1 shows a continuous increase in thenumber of student enrollment eachsemester with substantial increment in 5the student enrollment in the Fall-2011.It is not clear if

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, includingoperating as productive members of multidisciplinary teams in a global environment.1-3 Whilerecent trends in engineering education have emphasized the importance of teaming andleadership development, the majority of the engineering curriculum involves interaction withstudents within the same discipline.4,5 As a result, engineering students are often ill-prepared towork in multidisciplinary environments that are needed to solve many real-world problems. Inorder to address these needs, engineering programs must provide opportunities for students towork in multidisciplinary teams during their undergraduate studies. Moreover, it is particularlyimportant that these experiences involve real-world problems rather than traditional academicexercises, since

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

(e.g., management, technology, different engineering disciplines, computing, psychology, or thenatural sciences) depending on the project. As one example, the CTI’s engineering program andmultiple engineering technology programs have successfully implemented two semesterinterdisciplinary capstone projects involving industry sponsors.A number of challenges inhibit creation of an environment where authentic practice-basedexperiences can be a significant element of all students’ engineering education experience.These included the following challenges. 1. There was a need for large numbers of team-based projects to enable all the students to have such experiences. 2. A traditional engineering degree program is not structured for pervasive

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

interdisciplinaryexercises achieved four outcomes: 1) the workshops encouraged disciplinary groundingfor all the disciplines using domain knowledge from each participating discipline, 2) theworkshops promoted team-level interdisciplinary integration, 3) the workshops helpedstudents to reflect on their own choices and make more interdisciplinary decisions, and 4)the workshops provided integrative tools that led students to frame projects withinterdisciplinary approaches.Key words: interdisciplinary, teaming, designI. IntroductionThis paper focuses on evaluating the processes of interdisciplinary teaming in anundergraduate pervasive computing design course. Pervasive computing products requireinterdisciplinary or at least multidisciplinary approaches because, like

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Patrick lee Kirby, Drexel University; Bailu Xu

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

opento them. Due to its straightforward conceptual basis, amenability to visual demonstrations,accessibility of the prototyping technology to students, and its impressive applications in thebiomedical area, microfluidics offers an excellent avenue for attracting students to science andengineering 1-7.Microfluidics has become an important commercial technology and engineering discipline in itsown right, with extensive applications in biotechnology, medicine, chemistry, materials science,nanotechnology, and energy conversion. Microfluidics also provides an outstanding vehicle toeducate and expose students to engineering subjects that are hallmarks of EngineeringTechnology curricula. Further, the instructional materials and resources developed here

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Sarah Stephens Bettinger; Virginia Sisiopiku, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Isabel C. Scarinci, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mona N. Fouad

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 25.857.2be found, studies indicated that neighborhoods where people were more involved with theircommunity and had more choices for recreation, shopping, and transportation had a tendencytoward overall better health.From the review of the literature, three basic areas of engineering impact were identified: 1)Housing conditions; 2) Environmental concerns; and 3) Transportation options and livability.Within these areas, potential engineering factors contributing to the incidence of obesity wereidentified as follows.Housing ConditionsOf all the engineering factors correlated with negative health outcomes, housing conditions arethe most closely tied to actual health, rather than lifestyle, impacts. Seven potential factors wereidentified: 1

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julanne K. McCulley, Weber State University; Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University; Megumi Usui Leatherbury, Weber State University; Kelly A. Harward, Weber State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

baccalaureate degree programs, graduates must demonstrate the “ability tofunction effectively as a member or leader on a technical team” and demonstrate “a knowledgeof the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context”1.The overall MEPP team is comprised of twenty-three diverse students from four technologydisciplines: Electronics Engineering Technology (EET), Design Graphics EngineeringTechnology (DGET), Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET), and ManufacturingEngineering Technology (MFET), under the auspices of four faculty advisors. The large groupis broken down into five sub-teams with student representatives from each of the disciplines. Thestudents have been given the freedom to be innovative in their subsystem

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

degree or a degree which is philosophically devoted to the value ofbreadth across engineering. This last type of degree was categorized by Newberry and Farisonas philosophical.DataIn Table 1, we provide a list of schools that had programs that were accredited as a generalengineering or engineering program by ABET in the 2010/2011 academic year. We also showhow Newberry and Farison categorized the program if they included it in their 2003 paper. Inaddition to classifying programs that have come into being since the time of Newberry andFarison, we also revisited all of the surviving programs from their study and independentlyclassified them as well. In almost every instance where the program was independentlyclassified in both surveys, we came to

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

may direct their area of study after theirsophomore year in one of four focus areas – robotics, mechanical engineering systems, electricalengineering systems, and civil engineering (land development). Every student, regardless offocus area, must complete a project-based course each semester of his or her degree. The cohortof students was mostly male (91%) with a high percentage of non-traditional students (28%)returning to school.For the study, students were asked during their required engineering project course, to representtheir understanding of how the DC voltage measurement function (Figure 1) works in amultimeter that they assembled. Students were first asked to submit for homework their responseto the following question: Q1

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glen Dudevoir, United States Air Force Academy; Andrew Laffely, United States Air Force Academy; Alan J. Mundy, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-1013: "SURVIVOR" MEETS SENIOR PROJECTGlen Dudevoir, United States Air Force AcademyAndrew Laffely, United States Air Force AcademyAlan J. Mundy, United States Air Force Academy Page 15.3.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 “Survivor” Meets Senior ProjectAbstractWe have all seen the formation of tribes and cliques on the latest edition of the television hitSurvivor. Has Survivor mentality invaded your senior projects as well? For the last ten years orso, engineering programs nationwide have, with varying degrees of success, tried to incorporatethe ABET-required outcome of “ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.”1 Whilerecognizing

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanja Magoc, University of Texas at El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Francois Modave, Central Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

in computer science tocomputational sciences courses and stimulate their interest in continuing study of computation. Toachieve these goals, besides teaching students the basics of programming, CompSE aims atattaining two other learning objectives: 1. Students will examine and understand the basis of analytical techniques that they have probably seen and memorized in mathematics or science courses but have frequently not been comprehended deeply enough to be able to apply them to real-life problems, thus enabling students to use analytical techniques in real-life problems that they have not seen before. 2. Students will learn how computation can be used to analyze problems that are difficult or

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

and at the same time remain currentwith the developments in the field.1 This approach is particularly suitable for emerging fields thatare being actively researched.2 Traditional courses that offer insight into these fields are oftenchallenging for instructors due to the inherent nature of the content. The textbooks and contentdeveloped for a course focusing on these frontier fields become quickly outdated. Applying thejournal club ideology to these courses can dramatically enhance the course content and lead to anengaging experience for the students. One such field is the research of nanomaterials formechanical, electrical, chemical, thermal and optical applications.The current progress in nanotechnology indicates its tremendous potential to

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

). The course was taught for 16 weeks with 3 lecture hours weekly. The textbook selected was“Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis”, published by John & Wiley Sons, Inc. 2007 [1]. The bookcovers most of the topics required by the course, specifically AC circuits and power analysis,steady–state frequency responses, the Laplace circuits and their solutions, the determination of atransfer function, and the calculation of a circuit’s step response or impulse response. The text Page 15.1178.4presents course materials at an appropriate math level, uses an ample amount of accurateexamples, adopts MATLAB and PSPICE programs to demonstrate simulations

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

first electric bicycle in 1977 and has been actively developing improved electric vehicles ever since. He founded the RIT Ebike club in 2006 and has been the advisor since inception. Scott led the club to the 2006 Tour de Sol ebike competition in Saratoga Springs, NY. The team placed first and second in the student category with both entered bikes finishing 1, 2 in the three hour marathon race.Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 15.1332.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using National Competitions to Focus and Energize Student ClubsAbstractThis paper

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

15.896.3During the classes preceding the travel, students studied reading material and the course met foran hour and a half every other week for lectures followed by in-class discussions. During the 7meetings the following topics were covered: Week 1 – Syllabus, course goals, establish teams, assign literature reviews, logistics and immunizations, personal travel after the course, and planning for fundraising. Week 3 – Lecture on history of Guatemala – plantations and land tenure, civil war. Week 5 – Lecture on people, language and culture. Week 7 – Lecture on geology, climate, fuel sources, and deforestation. Week 9 – Lecture on public health related to housing conditions. Week 11 – Lecture on construction

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

identified these skills as criteria 3d and3g. Particularly in multidisciplinary fields, engineers have different motivations, technicalbackgrounds, and ways of learning. In the undergraduate classroom, students can develop skillsto communicate with their multidisciplinary team members and other audiences by taking intoaccount the variety of learning styles and backgrounds. Felder et. al.1 developed a classificationof learning styles in which individuals’ natural tendencies fall on a continuum in four categories:visual-verbal, sensing-intuitive, global-sequential, and active-reflective. We used this learningstyle classification as a framework to incorporate teamwork and professional development into amultidisciplinary course.Structural Aspects of

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

hybrid powertrain, and is targeted to weigh in at500kg (1100 lb). It is one of only three competition entries from educational institutions worldwide. Figure 1 - WWU VRI Viking 20 Figure 2 - WWU VRI Viking 45 Rendering Project- Based Instruction Project-based instruction, as presented in this paper, is intended to compliment the theoreticalconcepts introduced during classroom discussions by serving as a concrete means of reinforcingabstract concepts, and to provide a tactile learning environment for hands-on experience. This conceptis further emphasized by experientialist philosopher, John Dewey, when defining experimentalism, orhands-on, inquiry-based instruction as “reconstruction or reorganization of

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Cressler, Georgia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

generally exposed to the disciplines of microelectronics andnanotechnology 1-3 only if they major in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) or associatedmajors, often only in advanced ECE classes (typically senior year), and in many cases perhapsnot until graduate school. Counter examples to this classical model do exist 4-11, but they arerecent and clearly in the overwhelming minority. In addition, such micro/nanotechnologycourses remain largely for specialists with a well-defined skill set coming into the class (e.g.,advanced undergraduate engineering or science students). Given the pervasive changes beingthrust upon our global society by the remarkable cross-disciplinary innovations which are beingfueled by microelectronics and nanotechnology

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, U of Texas at Brownsville; Katherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

behind. UTB/TSC, unfortunately, is no different. As the fall-2009 UTBdemographics table below shows, 60% of the university’s 17,000 students are females; however,less that 27% of the graduates in Engineering and Computer Science are females. Page 15.1379.2 Table 1. UTB Fall-2009 Demographics UTB at a Glance ENROLLMENT Total enrollment: More than 17,000 • Graduate: 5% • Undergraduate: 59% STATUS • Full-time: 48% • Part-time: 52% GENDER • Female: 60

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

report.Student delivered poster and hardware presentations to their sponsors at an annual Design Expoor at their sponsor site.Course content is somewhat typical of a Capstone Design Course (see Eggert 2007)1, butenriched by the viewpoints of three faculty and enhanced teaming activities. Responsibility forthe instruction and lab activities was distributed between the three faculty with the goal ofachieving the stated student learning outcomes (listed in the assessment section). All threefaculty attended the lectures and labs to see the different points of view teaching the same topicsand provide insight from their department’s background. The students met weekly with theirfaculty advisor during a lab sections as to monitor their progress and provide

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

work atthe collegiate level, which was originally created to assess the performance of liberal artsstudents participating in interdisicplinary projects.4,6 The framework and rubric were developedusing a comprehensive definition of what constitutes a student’s interdisicplinary understandingbased upon faculty assessment of student interdisicplinary research. The definition consists offour dimensions of interdisicplinary understanding presented in the rubric and framework: (1)purposefulness, (2) disciplinary grounding, (3) integration, and (4) critical awareness.4 Figure 1: The four dimensions with which to assess interdisciplinary understanding4,6In the original studies used to develop these dimensions, students’ projects were only

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Darryl G. Thelen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Klingenberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 15.13.3for academic reform are enumerated as: 1) Build awareness and commitment 2) Commission pilot projects 3) Create venues for ongoing discussion and development 4) Organize skill development and consultation services 5) Broaden the rewards, recognition, and incentives environment 6) Adopt performance-based resource allocation 7) Develop an internal oversight and review capacityIn June 2009, Task Force members again participated in an NAE-sponsored workshop on“Developing Engineering Faculty as Leaders of Academic Change.” This workshop set out withfour key goals: “catalyze knowledgeable faculty to engage in change leadership activities ontheir individual campuses, convene knowledgeable engineering faculty

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Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron M. Cramer, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

(including exam-based assessment of outcomes and student self-assessment) as well as anecdotal evidence of how well this challenge is being met are discussedand analyzed. In particular, the performance of electrical engineering students and students fromother engineering disciplines is compared for the various course outcomes. Lessons learned fromoffering this course are presented. I. IntroductionNew challenges associated with power and energy and a rapidly retiring workforce have createda great demand for power and energy engineers from across engineering disciplines[1]–[4]. In2010, the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) was established with funding from theDepartment of Energy to respond to these challenges[5]. A motivating