Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University; Randi Shedlosky-Shoemaker, York College of Pennsylvania; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Project Based Service Learning". In​ Proc.of ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition​, 2009[2] ​Engineers Without Borders USA. [Online]. Available: ​http://www.ewb-usa.org/[3] ​EPICS - Purdue University. [Online]. Available: ​http://engineering.purdue.edu/[4] ​J. Pembridge and M. Paretti. "The Current State Of Capstone Design Pedagogy". In​ Proc. of ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition,​ 2010[5] ​S. Reichle, A. Bang, and C. Considine. "International Service Learning Projects For Senior Capstone Projects"in​ Proc. of ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,​ 2009[6] ​J. Duffy, L. Barrington, and M. Heredia. "Recruitment, Retention, And Service Learning In Engineering" inProc. of ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,​ 2009[7] ​M. S. Zarske, D. T

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

project that was firstpiloted in Spring 2012 and revised.8 For this project, student teams were required to develop aninteractive and educational MATLAB-based program that: “that engages peers (first-year and sophomoreengineering students) in learning how Size & Scale and a least one other big idea of nanoscience apply toone or more engineering disciplines via model(s) or simulation(s).” Each team member was to contributea MATLAB-based simulation tool backed by a mathematical model to their team’s cohesive package.The teams iteratively developed their simulation tools through nine milestones and with continuousfeedback from instructors and the project partner.9 Further explanation of the design projects implementedin Spring 2012 and Spring

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

way that has lessimpact on the environment than fossil fuels. There are several different types of water wheeldesigns, such as undershot, overshot, pitchback, breastshot, and pelton wheel. This project wasfocused on the design and implementation of an undershot water wheel. The water wheel wasassumed to be set into a river system with an assumed flow of 10 ft/s. The components designedfor the water wheel system are wheel, shaft, belt, pulley and bearing. The wheel shaft is to beconnected to a generator with a belt system. A journal bearing was selected based on the loadrequirements. The waterwheel’s vanes encountered bending moment and shear force from thetangential flow of water to its circumference. A shaft was designed for torque

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

who did not take the junior Page 15.384.2nanosystems laboratory course).I. IntroductionNanotechnology education is evolving from the inclusion of a broad freshman/sophomore leveloverview courses to greater depth leading to certificates, concentrations, and minors. _ hasdeveloped a complete B. S. level Nanosystems Engineering Degree. Details of the structure ofthis program have been delineated in the literature1,2. The approach utilizes a common freshmanengineering sequence, a nanosystems specific sophomore introductory course, and a junior levelnanosystems seminar course. Pre-existing graduate microsystems engineering courses areutilized to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Glass Interior Operating Conditions: 4.0 Passive System: Insulated Basin 80 Glass Exterior Avg. Wind Speed = 6.4 m/s Passive System: Uninsulated Basin Water Avg. Outside Air Temperature = 30.95 o C Active System: Insulated Basin Distilled Water Yield Rate, L/m2/day Ambient Air Glass Inside Temperature = 37.12 o C

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

in micrrosystems beecause of thee high surfacce arrea to volum me ratio, • TheT no-slip condition maay not alwayss apply, and • Chemical C issu ues at the surfaces can afffect microscale fluid mechanics.This lectuure was desiigned to provvide a commmon background for studdents from thhe threeengineeriing disciplin nes; (all students had preeviously takeen a fluid meechanics couurse within thheirdepartmeent). It also supported new n materialls introducedd in other moodules.Laboratoory Module I: I Flow in Microchannel M s allowed a comparison

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning and Teaching Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emine Celik Foust, York College of Pennsylvania; Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

(advanced global imaging techniques). Areas of applications include flow-induced vibrations, flow around bluff bodies, airfoils, perforated plates, cavity configurations, and biomedical devices.Dr. Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania Inci Ruzybayev is Assistant Professor in Engineering Physics at the York College of Pennsylvania. She received her Ph. D. in Physics from University of Delaware and her M. S. and B. S. in Physics Education from M.E.T.U. in Turkey. Her technical research interests are in structural and characterization of TiO2 thin films and magnetic nanoparticles along with pedagogical research interests in improving engineering physics curriculum and seeking solutions to gender bias

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Mehrnaz Mostafapour, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Andrea Prier, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Jason Grove P.E., University of Waterloo; Eugene Li, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

as conflict. We believe thisexperience helps us better relate to student needs and enables us to enrich our teaching ofteamwork concepts with our own real examples of team experiences, overall increasing theauthenticity of the instruction.ReferencesAl-Hammoud, R., Hurst, A., Prier, A., Mostafapour, M., Rennick, C., Hulls, C., Jobidon, E., Li, E., Grove, J. & Bedi, S. (2017) Teamwork for engineering students: Improving skills through experiential teaching modules. Proceedings of the 2017 CEEA Annual Conference, Toronto, OntarioBandow, D. (2001). Time to create sound teamwork. The Journal for Quality and Participation, 24(2), 41.Campion, M. A., Medsker, G. J., & Higgs, A. C. (1993). Relations between work group characteristics

Conference Session

Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Paper ID #15385Systems Engineering and Capstone ProjectsDr. Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Prof. Looft earned his B..S, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michi- gan. After a brief period on industry, he joined the faculty of WPI 1n 1980 where he is now a professor in the ECE department and a founder of, and Academic Head of the Systems Engineering program. His interests include projects based education, curriculum development, international study abroad programs and mentoring, and autonomous robotic systems.. c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

tura tura tura ion trac -Struc i -S truc i -S truc Relat e d Abs P re Un Mul t end Ext Figure 1. Variations in CEE seniors’ sustainability knowledge (n = 63). Page 24.583.11Table 3. Examples of student sustainability definitions

Conference Session

Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

(PPR) Session.The reviews are presentations to their peers that includes students in both capstone sequencecourses. Students are requested to assess the team’s progress and recommend whether the projectshould continue to the next step or return to the previous step and address issues unveiled by thereview. See Figure 3.Figure 4. Weekly Robosub Testing Sessions4. Time LineThe first three years of these capstone projects were ran through the mechanical engineering(ME) department, and all students were required to meet the course requirements of the MEdepartment. In each of these years the students started from scratch and developed a newsubmarine without major input from faculty or previous design teams. See Figure 5. The firstyear (F’10-S’11

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

this increase is due to the 0course getting the status of a regular S-2009 S-2010 F-2011course as opposed to a special topic Semester-Yearcourse or the course being classified asan undergraduate course. Prior to the Page 25.721.4Fall-2011, Nanotechnology-1 course was Fig 1. Number of students enrolled as a functionoffered at 600-level which allows of semesters and years, F: Fall, S: Springundergraduate as well graduate students to take a 600-level course. Fig. 1 has also thestudent enrollment data from our earlier NUE project (2007-2010, NSF-EEC 0634218).A.1. Description Nanotechnology

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1099: USING THE ECOCAR CHALLENGE AS A NON-TRADITIONALDOMAIN FOR SOFTWARE AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING CAPSTONECOURSERichard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Richard S. Stansbury is an assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He instructs the capstone senior design course for computer and software engineering. His current research interests include unmanned aircraft, certification issues for unmanned aircraft, mobile robotics, and applied artificial intelligence.Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Massood Towhidnejad is a tenure full professor of software engineering in the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud K. Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

3 BIOL Electives 6Course Description and Learning outcomesThe following list, details the courses’ content and their expected outcomes. Name & Number: COSC 4315 Advanced Networking Course Description: This course covers the design of networks and their performance. Modern networks such as ATM and Gigabit Ethernet network will also be studied. Other topics that will be studied are cryptology, network programming, and secure channels. Prerequisite(s): COSC 4313, or consent of instructor. Lec 3, Lab. 1, Cr. 3. End-of-Course Outcomes: 1. Understand common barriers to network security and the major issues involved in implementing proper

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology; Xiaojun Chen, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jill May, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

measure. The researchers intend to collect more data for thenext revision of the measure. We encourage future researchers to validate the CDFS for similarcross-disciplinary teams use.Bibliography1. Solomon, G. (2003). Project-based learning: A primer. Technology and learning - Dayton, 23(6), 20-20.2. Fruchter, R., & Emery, K. (1999). Teamwork: Assessing cross-disciplinary learning. Paper presented at the 1999 Computer support for collaborative learning Conference, International Society of the Learning Sciences.3. Agogino, A., Song, S., & Hey, J. (2007). Triangulation of Indicators of Successful Student Design Teams. International Journal of Engineering Education, 22(3), 617.4. Sage, A., & Rouse, W. (2009

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marla Constanza Barrera Botero, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Oscar G. Duarte, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Carolina Sarmiento, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Rene Alexander Soto Perez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Angélica Rosmery Ghisays, universidad nacional de Colombia

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

set of knowledge. Since these skills and knowledge can be nested, they can be representedby a tree. The depth and number of nodes are different for each tree.Definition 1. Let S a set of nested Skills. S = {s1 , s2 , s3 , . . . , sn }S is the set of all nodes of tree shown in figure 1. Skills S11 S12 ... S1δ s211 s212 . . . s21π1 s221 s222 . . . s22π2 s2δ1 s2δ2 . . . s2δπδ Figure 1: Skills Tree StructureDefinition 2. Let K a set of nested Knowledge. K = {k1 , k2 , k3

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Adriana Perez, University of Texas, Brownsville; Gabriala Oropeza, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Perez, sought steps to reproduce similar collaborative outcomes in the futurein a methodical way. Since the CIS students are required to finish a capstone project during theirsenior year, it was thought very useful to allow interested student to pursue a similar experiencewhile earning credit for graduation. While taking the senior project, students who pursue thispath will be asked to follow the steps.Project Selection: Student(s) will be given a range of projects to choose from. The selection will becoordinated by a joint faculty from the CIS and the Public Health departments.Project Presentation: Student(s) will be required to present the project upon its completion to the rest ofthe class; they will detail their experience and point out any

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Patrice M. Ludwig, James Madison University; Erica J. Lewis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

higher on all oral final exam questions,the peer evaluation, and the course project. Students in the second iteration also improved intheir ethical reasoning ability.Table 6. Objective assessment data for course measures of student learning. Course Percent Percent Desired Learning Attainment AttainmentAssessment Level of Outcome(s) - 1st - 2nd Attainment Met

Conference Session

Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pearl Elizabeth Ortega, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

element),  Multidisciplinary Perspectives (interdisciplinary element), and  Interdisciplinary Integration (interdisciplinary element).Under each category, there is a set of questions for a total of 55 criteria. Each criterion was ratedon a scale of 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest) with interpretations provided to guide the ratings. There arepositive and negative elements under each criterion and users of the rubric are encouraged toreference a section(s) of the student’s work that exemplified the element when giving a score.Drawing on Disciplinary Sources as a category evaluated familiarity with the disciplines beingpresented in the research. Critical Argumentation evaluated understanding of the topic beingpresented and its importance

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

initialscholarship recipients left the program to pursue non-STEM majors where theycould help others and four left for that they perceived to be less time consumingundergraduate programs so that they could spend more time working or on socialactivities.In this program, NSF S-STEM scholarships were awarded to 15 students. Therequirements for students to maintain their NSF scholarship were continuousenrollment in courses leading toward a STEM degree, 3.0 GPA, and activeparticipation in the one-credit course associated with the scholarship eachsemester. The course was used to enable more one-on-one interactions betweenstudents and faculty as well as with their teammates from different disciplines.Interacting with faculty, whether in the classroom, the

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

teami For an exception, see Seat, E. and Lord, S. M., “Enabling Effective Engineering Teams: A Program for Teaching Page 12.564.2Interaction Skills,” Journal of Engineering Education, Oct. 1999, pp. 385-390.pedagogy) is that students find themselves in patterns of unproductive team communication thatcan lead to conflicts. What is more, they may be ill-equipped to manage or resolve thoseresulting conflicts, and thus find themselves inadequately prepared to handle team issues in theworkplace.1-2The Department of Mechanical Engineering at a large Western University recently adopted aformalized, integrated communication and engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Gutierrez, University of Wyoming; Charles Dolan, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

skills of engineering students. Since itscreation in the 1950’s, Bloom’s Taxonomy has been widely studied and accepted as the standardevaluation tool. By using Bloom’s Taxonomy, people not associated with engineering educationcan identify with this multi-disciplinary project and its objectives. Bloom’s Taxonomy forms thebasis for the development of assessment rubrics used as evaluation tools. The assessment evaluation is independent of problem grading. The class grade is basedon the instructor’s objectives, while the cognitive assessment is based on rubrics independent ofthe numerical solution. It was never Bloom’s idea to have his taxonomy used to provide coursegrades. A participating student may demonstrate a high level of critical

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

collected: gender,major(s), year in school, relevant course work, and the results of the online learning stylesassessment. The learning style assessment gave the students a numeric indicator for theirlearning preference in each category, over a range from -11 (extreme to one side), to +11(extreme to the other side). Using this information the course and lab instructors assigned elevengroups with 3-5 students in each. Groups were assigned such that they had a roughly equalrepresentation of gender and majors and had an “average” learning style for each group that wasbalanced within each of the four categories. We did not mix undergraduate and graduatestudents. It was obviously impossible to perfectly mix the groups, but the average learning styleof

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 25.1263.5 World   Table  4  MBTI  Step  II  Facets20   E I N S Initiating Receiving Abstract Concrete Expressive Contained Imaginative Realistic Gregarious Intimate Conceptual Practical Active Reflective Theoretical Experiential Enthusiastic Quiet Original Traditional T

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University; Carmen Li Shen, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 11.62.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Look at the Programs in Multidisciplinary Engineering Areas for which ASEE Is Now the Lead Society for ABET Accreditation ReviewAbstractAs the result of ABET Board action in spring 2005, ASEE is now the lead society for theaccreditation of multidisciplinary engineering programs for accreditation visits beginning in thefall of 2006. In this context, the terminology “multidisciplinary engineering programs” isdefined as the set of engineering programs with one of the following program titles (with a fewslight variations): Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, or EngineeringScience(s). ASEE also has lead society role

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nosa Egiebor, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Arizona State University; Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Chalmers Sechrist, Florida Gulf Coast University; Sam Hulbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Osborn, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

27 *One of these courses must be a writing course to satisfy the Gordon Rule (W). Total Hours = 129 Engineering common core - engineering courses Engineering courses unique to B. S. in Bioengineering Page 11.279.8Engineering topics Table 3: B.S. in Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, Cal Poly Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Fang Tang, Cal Poly Pomona; Scott Matthew Boskovich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Navigation,” U.S. Army Research Laboratory, ARL-TR-4462, May, 2008.5. Tanner, H.G. and Christodoulakis, D.K., “Decentralized Cooperative Control of Heterogeneous Vehicle Groups,” Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 55, No. 11, pp. 811-823, 2007.6. Fechheimer, M., Webber, K., Kleiber, P. B., “How Well Do Undergraduate Research Programs Promote Engagement and Success of Students?,” CBE Life Sciences Education, Sundberg, MD, 2011.7. Anderson, N., Hagenauer, B., Erickson, R., and Bhandari, S., “Flight Testing of a UAV Airplane for Autonomous Operation using Piccolo II Autopilot,” Proceedings of AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Honolulu, HI, 18-21 August 2008.8. Bhandari, S., Pernalete, N., Bettadapura, A

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Teresa J. Sakraida, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

does not do one-to-one comparisons. That is, the number of observations in the pre and post surveys can bedifferent. For this statistical testing, we used an online tool (Astatsa, n.d.). Null hypothesis isassumed to be rejected if the p value is < 0.10, recorded below as Significant (S); otherwise, it isnot significant (NS) that is it is not certain there was a significant difference between the pre andpost-survey responses for that category. Table 3: Results from Pre and Post Surveys.Survey Question Pre-Survey (n = 34) Post-Survey (n = 42) p value and SignificanceImage Capture 1.94 + 1.91 2.63

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Jiaxin Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of the students to communicate effectively.There are also other assessment activities related to the capstone senior design project.Throughout the first semester, the project advisor(s) assess the problem statement, the generatedconceptual designs, the evaluation of the conceptual designs, and the detailed final design. Theassessment is based on the written reports provided by the team. Throughout the secondsemester, the project advisor(s) assess the measured parameters statement, building prototype,testing and evaluation, and the final design report. The measured parameters statement and thefinal design report are assessed based on the written reports provided by the team. The buildingprototype, testing and evaluation are assessed through

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

largely throughthe window of history.” Such a description is easily received by the public, because itcould have been penned by a designer, an artist, or a composer as well. His ability towrite as “a story-teller who informs and enchants” (S. Reiser, jacket review comment7)illustrates nicely Lienhard’s bidisciplinarity as engineer and communicator. Further,Lienhard’s two books illustrate different bidisciplinarities, those of engineer-historian (The Engines of Our Ingenuity ) and engineer-biographer ( Inventing Modern: Growingup with X-rays, Skyscrapers, and Tailfins ).2. Bidisciplinary professions Recent bidisciplinary areas of research have become new “subdisciplines” orsubjects in their own right. Examples include optoelectronics