attitudes with respect to community service than did students and that only minordifferences existed based on participants’ age and gender.The current research builds from this prior effort. In Bauer et al., data were collected in theMultidisciplinary Engineering Laboratory, EGGN250, a sophomore level course in the fall of2004. This course was selected because it was required of all students and it preceded the courserequirements within the Humanitarian Engineering minor. In other words, the existence of theminor and the courses associated with that minor would not yet have impacted the students’attitudes. Using the same instrument, data was collected in the spring of 2007 in a senior levelcourse, a time period when most of the original student
do not leave enough room for interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary courses that could be important for the future careers of the graduates. Further, thelack of facilities such as appropriate laboratories and trained faculty could markedly hamper theinclusion of well-structured cross-disciplinary topics in the curriculum. Nevertheless, effortsshould be made to somehow incorporate such activities in the program of study 5, 7, &8. Forexample, students could be engaged in cross-disciplinary projects or case studies at the juniorand senior levels.The survey of pertinent literature suggests an increased need to equip computing professionalswith interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary skills and some solutions have been offered to theproblem
Paper ID #6094The Most Misunderstood ABET Criterion - Criterion 3bDr. K.S. Krishnamoorthi, Bradley University Dr. Krishnamoorthi is a professor of industrial engineering in the IMET Department at Bradley University and teaches mostly engineering statistics, quality engineering and engineering economics. He has a BS in ME from University of Madras, India, MA in statistics and PhD in industrial engineering from University of Buffalo. He has published in the areas of quality costs, process control and statistical thinking for engineers. He has been a consultant to industry in process improvement using statistical methods. His
3 6 Heat Transfer instructional content; thirdEngineering Phenomena. course is reserved for design projects.Civil Structural Analysis, 2 4Engineering Fluid Mechanics.Computer Senior standing in 2 4Science computer science. Circuits and Electronics First course is a projectElectrical Lab, Linear Systems, laboratory course
management, inventory management, service parts logistics, emergency logistics and engineering education. He is funded by the National Textile Center.Muthu Govindaraj, Philadelphia University Dr. Muthu Govindaraj is a Professor of engineering at Philadelphia University. He has graduate degrees in mechanical and textile engineering from India and a PhD from the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic. Before joining Philadelphia University, Professor Govindaraj was an assistant professor at Cornell University. His research interests are in the areas of deformable material modeling and he is funded by the NSF, National Textile Center and the Laboratory for Engineered Human Protection at Philadelphia
AC 2011-2472: MAKING A COLLEGE-LEVEL MULTIDISCIPLINARYDESIGN PROGRAM EFFECTIVE AND UNDERSTANDING THE OUT-COMESShanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist in the College of Engineering and the Design Science Pro- gram at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on teaching and learning design and innovation strategies in interdisciplinary contexts.A. Harvey Bell, University of Michigan . Harvey Bell, IV was appointed Professor of Engineering Practice and Co-Director of the Multidisci- plinary Design Program on September 1, 2010 after a 39 year career in the automotive industry with General Motors. During his career with General Motors some of his significant positions
, a new multidisciplinary teamassessment instrument was piloted during the Fall, 2006 semester with additional measures. Thisapproach allowed for a thorough assessment of the reliability and validity of the new instrument.The multidisciplinary assessment instrument data was also compared with independent measuresof the outcomes of the project to determine the effect of multidisciplinary team work.IntroductionIt is well known that multidisciplinary teamwork is a valuable part of engineering education andthat ABET requires engineering programs to document that their graduates demonstrate “anability to function on multi-disciplinary teams”2. Western New England College has a longhistory of incorporating engineering design into its laboratories
of their own graduates may be modest, departments of chemistry,mathematics, and physics are regarded as essential not only because of the importance of theirfields but also because they offer many courses for other majors. Not infrequently, these coursesare required for graduation, including many E/ET majors. Indeed their non-major coursesgenerate large quantities of student credit hours that further justify these departments and theircourses for non majors provide support for a number of teaching assistants that comprise a goodportion of their graduate students.Members of ASEE’s Multidisciplinary Division are the most likely faculty to develop EI coursesbecause they inherently have wide interests and tend to be familiar with resources for
barriers that Latinx and Native Americans have in engineering. Homero has been recognized as a Diggs scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence fellow, a Diversity scholar, a Fulbright scholar and was inducted in the Bouchet Honor Society.Jazmin Jurkiewicz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Jazmin Jurkiewicz is a first-year PhD student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds de- grees in Chemical Engineering (B.S.) and Engineering - Innovation, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship (M.E.). Her research interests include counseling informed education, inclusive practices, and teaching teams in STEM education.Dr. Kenneth Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
sports projectiles. She is the co-author of an innovative textbook integrating solid and fluid mechanics for undergraduates.Dr. Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College Dr. Kristen Sanford Bernhardt is Chair of the Engineering Studies Program and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College. Her expertise is in sustainable civil infras- tructure management and transportation systems. She teaches a variety of courses including sustainability of built systems, transportation systems, transportation planning, civil infrastructure management, and Lafayette’s introductory first year engineering course. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers
target audience: civil engineers in the fall of 2017 andmechanical, aerospace, and chemical engineers in the spring of 2018. All of the teaching materials areavailable at http://ece.uah.edu/~gaede/capacity_building/teaching/. We are not aware of any otherinstitution that has offered this type of instruction. If such instruction exists, we can use it tostrengthen our offering.Lecture 1 The lecture material begins with the definition of cyber security. It then introduces theusage of embedded systems in the ICS that are used in dam control and monitoring, powersubstations, water distribution systems, oil/gas distribution systems, and petrochemicalrefineries. In each of these industrial control systems, the instructor helps the students
Education, 2016 Systems Engineering and Capstone Projects Abstract Systems Engineering (SE) methods are increasingly being integrated into capstone design projects as a critical component of capstone design competitions, through mentoring during capstone project advising, and through capstone course syllabi development. In this paper, we describe an “engineering science” course developed specifically to teach selected SE topics and designed to primarily prepare third and fourth year undergraduate students for their engineering (ABET) capstone project. The course was developed using an inverted classroom format where students view short, topic
iterative 3-way dialogue between the large group (10-15 students), themodule design group (2-4 students), and a recognized expert. The process encouragesdeep learning as students actively engage in creative conceptualizing, teaching each otherfrom general engineering principles and from their own disciplines, and interaction with aprofessional. Even though only a subset of the students will travel to the host country, allof the students on the project team have a sense of being involved with the siteassessment planning and are invested in the project from the point of view of their chosendiscipline. The IPD adventure is one that gives the student an actual engineeringexperience while engaging his/her passion for the social good
Paper ID #9075Integration of Art and Engineering: Creating Connections between Engi-neering Curricula and an Art Museum’s CollectionDr. Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering Katherine Wikoff is a Professor in the General Studies Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where she teaches a variety of humanities and social science courses including literature, film studies, po- litical science, and communications. In addition to her teaching at MSOE, she consults and teaches tech- nical communication courses on-site for industry professionals at companies like Harley-Davidson and Milwaukee
forimprovement in the form of providing more guidance in terms of literature reviewing andpresentation skills. A number of students pointed out the benefit of this course towards a graduatecareer. Similarly, the graduate students expressed to the instructor how taking this course wouldhelp them with their research efforts for their master’s degree in engineering.ConclusionsJournal club activities are tremendously beneficial tools for teaching emerging science fieldssuch as nanotechnology, biotechnology, microfluidics, micro-electro-mechanical systems(MEMs), advanced alternative energy systems, etc. They allow the courses to remain current andfoster student-driven content leading to a more engaging environment for the students. With thecorrect format and
nine years, teaching Technical Writing and also serving on the teaching team for the NSF Freshman Integrated Program for Engineering (FIPE). She returned to NMSU in 2002 and began work- ing for New Mexico AMP, where she currently holds the position of Alliance Programs Manager. In this position, Jeanne works with the thirteen partner institutions statewide and helps with reporting and publications of New Mexico AMP. She is also involved with the professional development training of the Undergraduate Research Assistants (URAs), and each summer, Jeanne coordinates the Summer Commu- nity College Opportunity for Research Experience (SCCORE) program, a bridge program for community college students that provides research
interests include product family and product platform design, trade space exploration and multi-dimensional data visualization, and multidisciplinary design optimization, and he has co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers to date. He is the recipient of the 2011 ASEE Fred Merryfield Design Award and has received numerous awards for outstanding teaching and research, including the 2007 Penn State University President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Integration. He is a Fellow in ASME and an Associate Fellow in AIAA. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.Mr. Marcus Shaffer, Penn State
-disciplinary teams”1. Western New England College has a long history of incorporatingengineering design into laboratory and course work. Additionally, interdisciplinary team effortsare initiated in the freshman year and continue for all four years.2,3 This paper describes theassessment instrument used in a senior-level interdisciplinary course that students take during thefall semester. The design project brings together students from mechanical, electrical, andcomputer engineering in teams typically consisting of 4-5 members. During the most recentdelivery of the course, due to a limited number of platforms and a larger senior class, the teamsconsisted of 7-8 students.To achieve a good level of interdisciplinary teamwork, educators need to motivate
. Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University Robert Scott Pierce is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina Univer- sity. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993. Prior to his teaching career, he spent 14 years in industry designing automated equipment.Prof. Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University Dr. Kaul is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western Carolina University. His re- search interests include Fracture Diagnostics, Structural Dynamics and Control, and Motorcycle Dynam- ics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Promoting Innovation in a Junior-Level, Multidisciplinary
Paper ID #10170A Hybrid Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Engineering Course Using ContentBased Learning and Project Based LearningProf. Genisson Silva Coutinho P.E., Instituto Federal de Educac¸a˜ o, Ciˆencia e Tecnologia da Bahia Genisson Silva Coutinho currently teaches in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Technology at the Instituto Federal de Educac¸a˜ o, Ciˆencia e Tecnologia da Bahia. He is a mechanical engineer and holds a Bachelor’s degree in law and a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He has been teaching at different levels, from the first year of technical high school to the final year of
Paper ID #7973A Multidisciplinary Hydroelectric Generation Design Project for the Fresh-man Engineering ExperienceDr. Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University Dr. Prairie is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Norwich University in Vermont where he teaches electrical engineering courses and guides undergraduate student research in electrical system design. Prior to joining Norwich he spent 10 years in industry developing sensor systems after serving as an officer managing Science & Technology development programs for 15 years in the United States Air Force (USAF). He holds a PhD in
AC 2010-1558: WOMEN-CENTRIC SENIOR PROJECTS FOR FEMALES IN THECOMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES FIELDSMahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, BrownsvilleJuan Iglesias, U of Texas at BrownsvilleKatherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville Page 15.1379.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Women-Centric Senior Projects for Females in the Computational Sciences FieldsAbstractThis paper presents a novel and creative approach to teaching a Senior Project course inComputer Science in a way that allows women to educate themselves about health, politics, andother social and well-being issues while at the same time fulfilling the
Paper ID #9794Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Minor Program in Nano-Science and Tech-nology at North Carolina State UniversityDr. Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University Elena Veety received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, in 2011. Her research focused on liquid crystal polarization gratings for tunable optical filters and telecommunications applications. Since 2011, she has been a Teaching Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Assistant Education Director for the
capacity of transmission lines, six- sigma, Design for Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, QFD, Statistics, project management, consulting, and holding workshops on team building, leadership, and creativity and innovation. Presently teaching en- gineering design methods, and coordinating/ co supervising, and instructing senor design classes and projects.Dr. Okenwa I Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State UniversitySungmoon Jung Ph.D., FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dr. Jung joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in August 2008, after working at Caterpillar Champaign Simulation Center as a staff engineer for two and half years. Dr. Jung’s research interests
joined East Carolina University as an Assistant Professor in August, 2005. Prior to this appointment, he served as a Research Engineer in China from 1995 to 2001. His research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, control systems, and biosignal processing. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University Paul J. Kauffmann is Professor and Chair in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His industry career included positions as Plant Manager
, sustainable practices, art & literature, and history & geography.They will also gain knowledge about energy sustainability through alternative sources ofenergy provided by photovoltaic solar panels, wind turbines, and solar thermal spaceheating for the classroom produced by an evacuated tube heating system. A monitoringsystem with a large display will provide feedback on energy generation and consumptiononboard the Learning BargeTM to collect accurate data on the performance of the solarand wind systems, and to teach visitors about conservation and renewable energy.Multidisciplinary Collaboration The project is conducted through classes taught by Phoebe Crisman of the Schoolof Architecture and Paxton Marshall of the School of
expertise in modeling architectures for complex engineering systems such as transportation, infrastructure, water resources and energy distribution using computational intelligence techniques He is the founder and Boeing Coordinator of the Missouri S&T’s System Engineering graduate program. Dr. Dagli is the director of Smart Engineering Systems Laboratory and a Senior Investigator in DoD Systems Engineering Research Center-URAC. He is an INCOSE Fellow 2008 and IIE Fellow 2009. He has been the PI, co-PI, or director of 46 research projects and grants totaling over $29 million from federal, state, and industrial funding agencies Dr. Dagli is the Area editor for Intelligent Systems of the International Journal of
is also an Adjunct Faculty member in the ECE Department at the University of Kentucky. Dolloff developed and teaches a renewable energy course, a power distribution systems course, a system protection course, and is developing a system protection lab. Dolloff received a B.S.E.E. from Tennessee Tech University, a M.S. and a Ph.D. in E.E. from Virginia Tech University, and a M.B.A. from Morehead State University.Bob Gregory, University of KentuckyDr. John George Groppo Jr., University of Kentucky John Groppo is a Senior Engineer and Program Manager at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, where his research currently focuses on developing processing and utilization strategies for coal
AC 2011-2669: FOSTERING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGHINTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS AND GRADUATE CAPSTONE PROJECTSDavid R Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology Associate Professor and Chair, Systems Engineering Programs at the Air Force Institute of Technology.John M Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology John Colombi, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, Faculty Scholar-in-Residence for the Air Force Center for Systems Engineering and Chair of the Operational Technology Program at the Air Force Institute of Technology. He teaches and leads sponsored research in systems engineering, human systems integration, architectural analysis and enterprise/ software services. Retiring after 21
, the student had fewer resources available thanhe would have at a larger research university, but benefited from a very close interaction with hisadvisor. Furthermore, using the Informed Design Teaching and Learning Matrix5 as a framework,an evaluation was performed before and after the experience to monitor the evolution of thestudent as a researcher. The student, who was used to traditional course-based learning,manifested remarkable ability to progress and learn in a research-based environment. After theconclusion of the research experience, the student showed growing interest in continuing toperform mechatronics research at the graduate level.The rest of the paper is organized as follows: in Part I, we begin by addressing the project set