Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

characteristics ofengineering students from two majors at the start of the second year, which is the first semesterof major coursework at the university in this study. Of the one hundred students in the study,twelve had elected to participate in an interdisciplinary program between the two majors. Thequestionnaire itself asks students to think about interdisciplinary and non-interdisciplinaryengineering projects. Students’ responses to the questionnaire were analyzed using the opencoding method of grounded theory to identify emerging themes or categories within theresponses. The final coding scheme recognizes students’ differing perceptions of whatconstitutes an interdisciplinary collaboration, the purpose of using an interdisciplinary approach,and the

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Duringpast courses, students have worked in teams on projects including hospital clinic constructionand service, coffee cooperative construction, reforestation, potable water delivery systems,alternative energy study, surveying for water piping projects, and research of water deliveryproject financial records. During the two-week trip to Guatemala, students experience learningfrom service projects, cultural exposure, and historical presentations provided by Mayan andLadino hosts.Because the course has been conducted for several years and has been revised and improved overtime, the paper discusses course design and implementation, delivery of integratedmultidisciplinary projects, student feedback, lessons learned, and course

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University; Andrew Ciotola, Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University; Daniel Mancusi, Bucknell University; Mark Yerger, Bucknell University; Adam B Gegg

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #14939The Bucknell Poetry Path App Experiment: A Collaboration Across CampusProf. Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University Prof. Thompson is an associate professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, PA. While his teaching responsibilities typically include digital design, computer engineering electives, and senior design, his focus in the classroom is to ignite passion in his students for engineering and design through his own enthusiasm, open-ended student-selected projects, and connecting engineering to the world around them. His research interests

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth E. Anderson, University of Washington; Beth Kolko, University of Washington

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

populations to identify a pressing problem, designed a technology to solve thatcommunity-based problem, implemented a solution, and evaluated that solution. Studentsworked on projects with real-world impact and gained valuable experience withmultidisciplinary design and multidisciplinary team work. Both sides gained greater appreciationof the difficulties faced by their peers – that fieldwork and software development are both oftenunpredictable and challenging. Part of the course goal was to provide students with difficultenough collaborations that they would be introduced to the complexity of the workplace, anelement of instruction that is often difficult to achieve. In this paper we describe the class format,sample projects, and course outcomes

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering in the First-Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui H Wang, Jacksonville University; Festus Ogbaisi, Jacksonville University; Martins Slaboh, Jacksonville University; Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Maria Javaid, Jacksonville University

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First-Year Programs, Multidisciplinary Engineering

department, we have more students in ME thanin EE. However, it is imperative for all students to have the basics of EE in order to work on therobotic projects. In this case, we mix students from two programs together in the engineeringorientation course. “What topics should be covered in this course?” is always a question and achallenge for the instructors. After 3-year practices and continuous improvements, we decide tocover not only the basics of ME and EE but also diverse soft skills trainings especially theproject management trainings. Three teaching assistants (two juniors from EE and one juniorfrom ME) are assisting a professor in the lab sections. This paper studies the outcomes of severalactivities such as the ethics debates, self-identities

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne; Jenni Goricanec, RMIT University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-1561: ENGINEERING SUSTAINABILITY?!Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne ROGER HADGRAFT is Director of the Engineering Learning Unit in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He has been working on problem-based learning issues since 1991 and has implemented significant curriculum change using project-based learning at both Monash and RMIT Universities. He is a civil engineer with interests in hydrologic modelling, knowledge management and engineering education. He has recently moved to the University of Melbourne to assist in the implementation of the Melbourne Model.Jenni Goricanec, RMIT University Jenni Goricanec has 25+ years of experience in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Solonsky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; M K Parfitt

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Architectural Engineering. Here at Penn StateUniversity, architectural engineering (AE) encompasses: Mechanical HVAC Design, Lighting/electricalDesign, Structural Design and Construction Engineering and Management.The pinnacle of the program is the yearlong capstone with inherent multidisciplinary aspects to it. Withan industry interface, the capstone is critical to enrich the student experience in complex building designthrough simulating the project to be “more real world” than traditional capstones. This capstonedistinguishes itself by the level of relatively independent work done by the student teams (vs. teaching bythe faculty), heavy industry practitioner interactions, mentoring roles of the faculty and lastly, utilizingreal industry projects

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State University; Tanzeena Karim, Middle Tennessee State University; Tamir Shahir Hussain; Cen Li, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The TNT Board: An Interactive Electronic Board GameAbstractIn summer 2020, a research and enrichment program funded by a Student Engagement,Retention, and Success (SERS) grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents took place in theform of online/remote delivery. The goal of the program was to improve the GPA and retentionrate of underrepresented and minority students by engaging them in multidisciplinary andcollaborative summer projects. This paper presents the project carried out by one of the studentgroups, in which two students in Mechatronics Engineering and one student in Computer Scienceworked together remotely and designed and implemented an

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chris A. O'Riordan-Adjah, Wake Technical Community College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

University of Central Florida respectively. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Self–Initiative Undergraduate ResearchAbstractThis paper describes an undergraduate research project conducted at a liberal arts institutionduring the summer of 2019. The undertaking was distinctive in that it was an engineering projectconducted at a liberal arts college by undergraduate students enrolled in the college’sengineering program. A multidisciplinary research team was assembled, composed of studentsmajoring in civil, chemical and mechanical engineering.It should be emphasized that this seven-week program was designed to serve primarily as alearning experience for the student researchers

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Ahsan Mian, Montana State University; Hunter Lloyd, Montana State University; Robb Larson, P.E., Montana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-531: THE MONTANA MULE: A CASE STUDY IN INTERDISCI-PLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGNBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Dr. Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Montana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engi- neering education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres is also studying the pedagogical impact of interdisciplinary capstone projects compared to traditional discipline-specific de- sign projects. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware

Conference Session

Design in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lina Zheng, Tsinghua University; Dexin Hu, Tianjin University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

make current efforts and practices more visible and accessible,including by identifying accredited programs, different formats and approaches tried, and types of capstonedesign experiences. Three phases of review were conducted with emphasis on multidisciplinary programs,multidisciplinary approaches, and multidisciplinary capstone, separately. The results reveal an increasing trendin the development of multidisciplinary engineering programs, the significant role of capstone projects infacilitating multidisciplinary engineering education, including integrated and real-world trends inmultidisciplinary capstone experiences. In addition, there are gaps in the literature that required more insightsregarding non-accredited programs, student outcomes

Conference Session

Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University; Jasmine Cherelle Washington; Steven Howell Sims, Hopewell Designs, Inc.; Kevin Stanley McFall, Kennesaw State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, mechanicals, as well as programs and project management. Since graduation, Jasmine has been working in a technical program management position at a company in Atlanta, GA that specializes in the use of ultrasonic technologies.Mr. Steven Howell SimsDr. Kevin Stanley McFall, Kennesaw State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Mobile Telepresence Robot: a Case Study for Assessment of Capstone Design CourseAbstractThis paper presents the assessment scheme used to evaluate that learning outcomes are met in thecapstone design course for an undergraduate Mechatronics Engineering program. Included aresample rubrics used to evaluate the design-build-test model

Conference Session

Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

traditionalclassroom-based structure-oriented strategies. As the course balanced advanced reading,lectures, fieldwork, and exercises, students applied their practical background knowledge,based on international and multidisciplinary experiences, with an understanding of relevantand domain-specific theory and tools. In terms of international and multidisciplinaryexperiences, students were under the guidance and received the support of professionals frommultiple fields, including engineering, education, and design and from a multitude ofbackgrounds, including academia, industry, and government. In terms of domain-specifictheory and tools, the projects were based on a graduate level lowland flooding course whichincluded students from a variety of cultural

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 11.729.3 2out and properly implemented instructional strategy. Our experience in service learning revealsthat service learning by its nature can provide authentic learning experience. * Authentic learning strategy invariably involves the learners in activities that deal with a real-life problem. * Service learning involves real people in real time, and therefore, it contains certain elements of drama and dilemma, just like in real world. * In service learning projects, content knowledge usually is embedded in the situation in which it is used. * In service learning, students are not usually given engineering specifications to start with (as opposed to class projects

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Dom Acciani, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Chenguang Diao, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

in 1999. His interests include the physics of polymers and numerical computational methods in materials science. Page 11.359.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 CONVERGING-DIVERGING APPROACH TO DESIGN IN THE SOPHOMORE ENGINEERING CLINICAbstractThe Rowan University Sophomore Engineering Clinic is a two-semester sequence intended toteach engineering design and communication. Historically, the course has been taught withsemester-long projects, one in the fall and one in the spring. An example from the fall 2003 and2004 semesters was the Hoistinator project. Student teams of 4-5 were challenged

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Initiatives

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State University; Jamshid E Farzidayeri, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter Boles; Ahad S. Nasab P.E., Middle Tennessee State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

cooking.Dr. Walter BolesDr. Ahad S. Nasab P.E., Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Ahad Nasab received his PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1987. He then worked as a research scientist at the Center for Laser Applications of Physics Research Group of University of Tennessee Space Institute. In 1991 he joined the faculty of Middle Tennessee State University where he is currently the coordinator of the Mechatronics Engineering degree program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An indoor Bocce game played by autonomous robotsAbstract: This paper presents a course project assignment in an upper-division engineeringcourse: Controls and Optimizations. Students

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Effects on Student Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Ortegon, Universidad Icesi

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

members of the team composed of students from the UniversidadIcesi and the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali participating in the SolarDecathlon for Latin America & Caribbean 2015 was carried out three timesduring the competition: at the beginning stage, in the middle of the project, and atthe end of the competition. The goal was to analyze the attainment of studentoutcomes and their development over time. This team was comprised of 40students from eight professional disciplines (including four industrial engineeringstudents) for more than a year. Furthermore, this study presents how theinterdisciplinary composition of the team evolved throughout the development ofthe project in order to fulfill the requirements of the competition. The

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

, evaluation, process analysis, and instructional design.Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of TechnologyXiaojun Chen, Purdue UniversityMargaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of TechnologyJill May, Illinois Institute of Technology Page 15.1370.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 What makes a Team “Cross-disciplinary”? Development and Validation of Cross-disciplinary Learning MeasuresAbstractThis a progress report on a research project funded by the National Science Foundation toidentify or develop, and validate measures of cross-disciplinary team functioning, in order toassess the best practices for

Conference Session

Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Burks Fasse PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology; James William Schwoebel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ethan James Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anish Joseph, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ajit Vakharia, Georgia Institute of Technology; Steve M. Potter PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kim Dooley, Texas A&M University; James DUPE Linder, Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #7102Developing Interdisciplinary Research Partners: The Learning by InnovativeNeuro Collaborations Research UREDr. Barbara Burks Fasse PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology Barbara Burks Fasse is the Director of Learning Sciences Innovation and Research in the Coulter De- partment of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Georgia Tech. Dr. Fasse studies the efficacy and value of student-centered learning initiatives and reform pedagogy, specifically Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning, in classrooms, instructional labs, capstone design, and undergraduate research experiences. She joined the BME faculty in 2007

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

Engineering Capstone CourseAbstract:This paper presents the opportunities provided by EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge in supporting acapstone design course in computer and software engineering. Students participating in thecourse were responsible for implementing a sub-system of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.Being a sponsored competition organized by the Department of Energy, the project providedmany unique learning opportunities for students in the course and those that they interacted withfrom other disciplines. This paper will discuss both the benefits of utilizing such a competitionfor a senior capstone design course as well as some of the challenges faced. The paper concludeswith some recommendations for those considering such a project as a

Conference Session

Engineering in Societal Context

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neil Littell, Ohio University; Sara Lohrman Hartman, Ohio University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

early childhood development class with an engineering design class. Thefocus of the project was to allow the students to partner to accomplish an open ended designchallenge. The challenge presented by the professors was to design and develop the engineeringspecification and collateral documentation to execute the fabrication of a museum display. Themuseum displays are targeted towards teaching early childhood through middle childhoodintegrated STEM topics.The professors systematically grouped the students into 13 groups of 4-6 students from bothearly childhood education and engineering technology and management. The professors held abrief seminar with the students, where they explained the requirements of the design project aswell as providing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

to design, build, and test alphaprototypes that are student-generated ideas. Students propose ideas that are electro-mechanicalin nature; they are grouped into teams; and they go through the product development cycle of asubset of the project ideas. Not only has this course become an outstanding opportunity to assesseach program at a common point, it has served as a key feeder to the senior capstone project, atwo-semester sequence that is industry sponsored. Projects that have been implemented inENGR 350 have been wide-ranging in nature, such as a motor-driven fishing reel for anglerswith the use of one arm; an inexpensive water-filtration system for countries with waterchallenges; a self-propelled longboard (skateboard) with braking

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Initiatives

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research interests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Different Lab Formats in Introduction to Engineering CourseAbstractMany incoming freshmen are ambiguous about which engineering major they are interested in.Exposing them to different engineering labs in freshman year will help them have a clearunderstanding about different majors.The objective of this

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Caroline Carvill, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

content andtechnical content together in ways that are manageable by faculty who are not engineers. Thecourse in professional and technical writing at our college is required of all engineering andcomputer science majors and is usually taken in the junior year. The course has undergone manytransformations in content and focus since it was first developed in 1994. The latest iterationblends communication principles with technical projects that can bridge the divide and helpstudents see how the two fields are intricately intertwined in the engineering workplace.This paper reflects on the work-in-progress at Rose-Hulman focused on helping our studentsdevelop their communication skills in technical contexts. Currently five faculty are

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lynn Albers, Hofstra University; Edward H. Currie, Hofstra University; David M. Rooney, Hofstra University; Robyn Alma, Hofstra University; Travis Chen Shen, Hofstra University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

10-weeksummer program where students are paired with faculty to engage in a research or design project.The student is paid a weekly stipend of $400 while being mentored one-to-one by a full-timefaculty member. Approximately 29 students took part in this program during the summer of 2019,culminating in a presentation to their peers and faculty mentors, and members of the Dean’sAdvisory Board for the school.It is hypothesized that the process and completion of the research or design project through theprogram positively impacted the students’ confidence and self-efficacy. To determine if thehypothesis is true, the students were assessed through a simple survey, the results of which arepresented. In addition, two of the 29 students were asked

Conference Session

Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Antonio Riofrio, Western New England University; Steven G Northrup, Western New England University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

,methodology, and course structure. There are a few relatively well-known textbooks which aimto facilitate this instruction; however, due to the broadness and diversity of the field, theseattempt to cover too many different topics and are therefore most useful as references, and not ascourse outlines. In this paper, a project-based hands-on approach for teaching this course is presented. Sinceit is taught only to Mechanical Engineering students, the electronics, controls and computerscience elements of Mechatronics at large are simplified by the use of the Arduinomicrocontroller, which is a popular device amongst non-technical hobbyists and artists, and istherefore a perfect gateway for students to gain understanding and appreciation for this type

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denine Northrup, Western New England College; Steven Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 13.914.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Multidisciplinary Teamwork Assessment – A Generalizable InstrumentAbstractDuring a semester long course entailing a multidisciplinary team project, students in computerengineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering were required to work togetherto design, integrate, and test their project. Over the past four years, teamwork surveys for thisproject have been implemented and analyzed. Iterations of this survey have been revised todevelop a shorter and non-project specific survey instrument that measures the effectiveness ofteamwork. The purpose of a concise global teamwork survey is to allow assessment acrossprojects in a consistent manner with established

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

societal context ofengineering and a passion for life-long learning. This will be achieved by guiding studentsthrough new educational opportunities to: • build disciplinary excellence with multidisciplinary perspective, • nurture critical thinking, • develop multicultural competence, • cultivate collaboration and leadership skills, and • promote an ethic of service to the profession and the communityTo provide the necessary incentives and mechanisms for change, to-date the College has heldthree internal solicitations for proposals to transform undergraduate education providing facultyand staff with modest grants for release time and other resources. A total of 26 projects havebeen funded. The purpose of this paper is to describe our

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University; Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Learning, Agility, and a Focus on the individual.These values are related to the program mission as the program is built around the concept ofengaged learning: discovery-based education and learning by doing. Classrooms are defined notas lecture halls but as engineering studios. Courses are delivered not as lengthy exercises intheory but as integrated opportunities to apply knowledge in real-world projects. The expectedoutcome of the program is an agile engineer, a lifelong learner with a comprehensive set of skillsappropriate to the needs of today and tomorrow. Agility also characterizes the program itself:streamlined, purposeful and flexible in adapting to changes in pedagogy, knowledge or the needsof its stakeholders. We also express the brand

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Charlene Yauch, Oklahoma State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 11.1460.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 You’ve Been Slimed!: Process and Product Design Experiences for Recruitment and Retention of Chemical and Industrial EngineersAbstractThis paper will compare and contrast the use of a one-day “slime” project as part of aweek-long summer program for high school students and the use of the same project as amulti-week project for an orientation class. One of the key project goals was to comparethe chemical engineering and industrial engineering disciplines. Pre and post surveyassessments were done and will be discussed.In the summer of 2005, a week-long academy, Reaching Engineering and ArchitectureCareer Heights, was hosted by the College of Engineering, Architecture and