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

students to assesstheir interests, motivations, and engagement in their capstone projects. By comparing studentresponses and evaluating the level of service that each project embodies, we can assess whetherstudents in differing projects show different motivations. Our results provide insights intomethods for maintaining student success in capstone projects and for selecting future projects.1. IntroductionCapstone design courses are a culminating experience for engineering students involving one ortwo semesters with a design and build sequence focusing on “real-world” applications. Theseexperiences prepare engineering students for future professional life and are critical junctures intheir engineering education. Recently, some capstone projects

Conference Session

Engineering in Societal Context

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

any suboptimal solution. Once thecase study was developed, the engineering team was given an opportunity to review it foraccuracy and verify its depiction of cognitive barriers in the project.Development of case study These engineers also shared with us BeltLine master plans and documentation packetsthat had been submitted as documentation for several of the Envision credits. These resourceswere used to write a six-page case study about the Historic Fourth Ward Park (included inAppendix 1) to be used as the basis of our Envision teaching module. The case study places students in the role of a project designer during the park’sconceptual phase, and presents context and detailed information about the needs, requirements,and

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

,the investigators of this project also provided each group with the project milestones and finalproject deliverables. The outcome for the first meeting was for each group to brainstorm ideasfor their exhibit and to develop an initial concept idea. The second meeting was to present theoverall project concept. The third meeting was to review the preliminary CAD for the project.The fourth and final meeting was to review all of the components of the project. The authorsconsidered each of these meetings as a milestone towards the execution of the project, and eachmilestone was accompanied by a design review, which will be discussed below. Details abouteach meeting, activities and outcomes are described in Table 1.Table 1Collaborative Meeting

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

disciplinary, cultural, political,and economic boundaries. Every day, engineers are confronted with complex challenges thatrange from personal to municipal to national needs.1 The ability for future engineers to work inmultidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary environments will be an essentialcompetency.2 Furthermore, with greater emphasis being placed on understanding social,economic and environmental impacts of engineered solutions, another essential competency isthe cognitive flexibility to think about the whole system at different levels of fidelity and indifferent time scales.3,4 Undergraduate education must train students to not only solveengineering challenges that transcend disciplinary boundaries, but also communicate

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs; Mark Shaurette, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Wendy Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hyun Joo Kwon, Purdue University; Bill Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David Barbarash, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Landscape Architecture, Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing (MEP), ora combined experience from multiple design disciplines.This curriculum concept was presented to industry representatives during the March, 2016workshop, and one of the break-out sessions of the day included a curriculum discussion.Breakout groups, which consisted of four participants and a moderator, validated the new majorand expressed enthusiasm about producing construction management students who are morefamiliar with the design process. Some of the benefits and challenges mentioned by industryprofessionals regarding the design concentration credits within the DCI degree are indicated intable 1. Table 1 – Benefits and Challenges of Design Course Credits within DCI curriculum

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz; Patrick E. Mantey, University of California, Santa Cruz; Stephen C. Petersen P.E., University of California, Santa Cruz; John F Vesecky, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Capstone PedagogyThe senior design capstone course at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) haschanged significantly over the twenty years since its inception as a one quarter, computerengineering capstone, though its fundamental tenets have remained constant: 1) to providestudents with an authentic engineering design experience directly adapted from industrialpractice and 2) to employ a diverse teaching team where each instructor’s contribution shapescourse pedagogy. Together, these two objectives formulate a fluid, living course that emphasizesstudent-centered learning. Indeed, progressive years have served to consolidate our client-oriented model to engineering design, allowing the course to remain current with industrypractice and

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Zaurin P.E., University of Central Florida

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

for two consecutive years after the interventionshowed a positive difference of more than ten percent positive points for the IDEAS participantsover the non-participants. Graduation rates for IDEAS participants were also higher. Students’perception of instruction and opinions of the project are summarized and discussed.IntroductionThe purpose of this research was to investigate if the introduction of an active learningexperience (IDEAS) into a large-size engineering class improved the class effectiveness, secondand third year retention, graduation rates, and student engagement/perception of instruction.Attrition and Retention are issues that have been object of ample studies [1], [2], [3], [4].Forengineering, student retention rates fall

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

technology programs have sought to establish the correct balance of theory andpractice to maximize student learning. It is often difficult to overcome preconceived notions thatstudents bring with them, such as the comparative speeds at which objects of different weightsfall under the force of gravity [1]. By engaging students through demonstrations, hands-ondesign and fabrication projects, and physical laboratories, misconceptions can be overcome, thusreinforcing the fundamental principles needed in engineering education [2], [3].Eight years ago, the School of Engineering and Technology restructured its undergraduatecurricula to include the PBL core in each program. Each academic year BSEE, BSECET, BSE,and BSET students experience one or more PBL

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette "Peko" Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Amitava "Babi" Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

student bloggerhave also covered NEET favorably in the short space of eight months.The ContextChuck Vest who served as president of MIT and of the National Academy of Engineering hassaid that much of what we view as engineering fundamentals was shaped by what is commonlytermed “engineering science”1. This approach evolved through World War II and continued afterthat since scientists were increasingly coming to the forefront as inventors. The pendulum swunga bit too far from practical engineering, and it is now time to find the right balance. According toVest, “Students must learn how to conceive, design, implement and operate (CDIO) complexengineering systems of appropriate complexity.”1The last two-three decades have seen exponentially rapid

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Craig B. Putnam, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, qualitative outcomes are also discussed: results fromcompetitions, interaction with industry, accreditation, and external recognition. The paperconcludes with a summary of lessons learned and recommendations for future actions to furtherrobotics education.1. INTRODUCTIONRobotics—the combination of sensing, computation and actuation in the real world—hasexperienced phenomenally rapid growth. In academia, recruiting of robotics faculty is at an all-time high and the number of robotics-related conferences and workshops is exploding. Inindustry, new companies and products appear at an accelerating rate. Public awareness ofrobotics has also increased dramatically, as concerns over loss of jobs and privacy contrast withexcitement over the coolest

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

VIP teams, this analysis considers how 1) academic rank, 2) student major, and 3) number ofsemesters in VIP affect student interactions in peer support and peer management. The study looks atteam-level interactions as well as program-wide patterns, providing a wide view of VIP studentengagement across many different projects and teams. The results and method of analysis would be ofinterest to current and prospective VIP sites, as well as programs seeking to develop or quantifymultidisciplinary student experiences.IntroductionMultidisciplinary learning provides valuable experiences and excellent preparation for the modernworkplace. Twenty-first century challenges are large-scale and wide reaching, spanning academic andprofessional boundaries

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Edward Niemi, Tulsa Community College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. government propaganda filmHemp for Victory concerning the wartime production and use of hemp. The third weekthis instructor lectured on petroleum age history and particularly on the Oil Crisis of 1931and its effect on the economy of Oklahoma. The final week included a guest lecture bymedia studies Professor Ben Peters on the information age, with focus on research fromhis recent book How Not to Network a Nation: The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet.STEMstorySurvey of participantsStudents received an assignment to submit blog postings in response to the followingquestions: 1.) What was your Interest in history before this course and what previous history courses have you been enrolled in at TU? In high school? 2.) In class November 15th

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahaa kazem Ansaf, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of processes and products. Robots, the Mars Rover, a heart-lung machine, a 3D printer, acomputer controlled telescope, and an atomic force microscope are all examples of mechatronicsdevices. Philosophy and structure of a mechatronics engineering program “divert from theclassical single-discipline engineering programs and induce a challenge for the higher educationinstitutions. Different institutions in various countries are reacting differently to this challengebut, all aiming at educating mechatronics engineers [1].” Constructing a high level undergraduatemechatronics course, therefore, poses a clear challenge in selecting the appropriate content,methodology, and course structure. Moreover, specific curricula vary among institutions

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering in the First-Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; David Jacob Taylor, Arizona State University; Ian Derk

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First-Year Programs, Multidisciplinary Engineering

semester. Overall the experimental groupoutperformed the control group for the majority of the questions in all three evaluations. Lesspersonal conflict was found in the control group from the first evaluation where differences inresults between the two groups were of statistical significance. Other statistically significantdifferences with better performance from the experimental group were found in results fromareas of healthy, fact-driven conflict (first evaluation); coordination (final evaluation); andcontribution equity (final evaluation).IntroductionTeamwork has long been recognized as an essential skill for engineering graduates to besuccessful in today’s workplace [1, 2]. It is very common for engineering programs to useexperiential

Conference Session

Experiences of Multidisciplinary Engineering Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

in projects andextracurricular activities completed outside the classroom, than those completed within thetransdisciplinary classroom. This information has proved beneficial for program staff as theycontinue to make programmatic improvements.1. IntroductionMultidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary engineering and technology programsare growing in popularity and prior studies have identified advantages to students whoparticipate in these innovative, boundary-crossing programs. Students develop higher levels ofcognitive processing and critical thinking [1], report positive attitudes toward literacy [2],improve research skills [3] and display high levels of teamwork and leadership skills [4]. Thesefindings are by no means

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahdi Norouzi, Grand Valley State University; Janice S. Pawloski, Grand Valley State University; Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State University; Farid Jafari, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

true value is known. However, in real life, the correct value remains anunknown and an analyst is only able to specify a range for the measured value with a probability. Uncertainty is typically indicated using an interval along with a certain probability (usually95%). For instance, if the measured value of a variable is 𝑥𝑥̅ and the uncertainty is u x with 95%confidence, then Eq. (1) means that the true value of x would fall within the defined range 95percent of the time on average.𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥̅ ± 𝑢𝑢𝑥𝑥 (1) The uncertainty of an instrument is typically indicated by its manufacturer. As a rule ofthumb, if the uncertainty of a device is unknown, one can

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anique Julienne Olivier-Mason, Brandeis University; Marina Dang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Diana M. Chien, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

, the Communication Lab’s free online collection of discipline-specific guides to technical and professional communication. She is dedicated to promoting peer-to-peer professional development experiences for scientists and engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Experiments in the Communication Lab: Adaptations of the Comm Lab Model in Three InstitutionsAcross engineering and science disciplines, individual schools and programs are searching forways to better support science and engineering students as writers and communicators [1] [2] [3].Despite rich accounts of these interventions, it is difficult to imagine how to implement them indifferent

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Horst Hohberger, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Chengbin Ma, University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Pradeep Ray, University of Michigan Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

major. By far, a 100% ofundergraduate placement for totally 2006 graduates has been maintained at the JI. Over 80% ofthe graduates pursued higher level studies in graduate schools, mainly in the US. Among thestudents who pursued graduate studies in US universities, over 55% were admitted to the top 10engineering schools. The students who chose employment after graduation were placed inengineering as well as non-engineering organizations.Different forms of multi/inter-disciplinary effort have been tried with some successes achievedand lessons learned [1][2][3]. Publications suggest that integrating curricula and organizingactivities across disciplines are not easy [4][5]. Yet it is believed that interdisciplinary curriculaand activities relate

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris A. O'Riordan-Adjah, Principia College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

presenting the findings in both oral and written form. The project wasinstrumental in teaching the value and importance of the following: (1) close interaction andpersonal relationships between students and instructor; (2) collaborative efforts and teamworkamong the students themselves; (3) organization and discipline; (4) time management andcommunication skills; (5) openness to research ideas and concepts; and (6) appreciation of theschool’s diverse curriculum. Finally, the overall goal was to encourage and teach the studentshow to think, plan, analyze, create, revise or improve what they create, and above all askquestions.IntroductionThis eight-week summer research project, also referred to as the Maybeck Chapel project, wasundertaken for the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Park, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Ananda Mani Paudel, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

is Assistant Professor of Engineering at Metropolitan State University of Denver. He was formerly on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He has a B.S in mechanical engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, a M.S. in Mechatronics from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Western Michigan University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Page 1 of 9 ©2019 American Society for Engineering Education. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, June 15-19, 2019, Tampa, FloridaInnovative Baccalaureate Degree Program in Advanced Manufacturing SciencesRobert Park 1 and Ananda Paudel 21 Lockheed

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Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2014 What’s in the Soup? Reflections from an Engineer, a Physicist, and an English Professor on an Interdisciplinary Summer Grand Challenge ProgramIntroduction to the Summer Grand Challenge ProgramThree professors with common interests and goals piloted in Summer 2013 a program focused onsolving one of the fourteen Grand Challenges of the 21st Century identified by the NationalAcademy of Engineering (NAE).1 These challenges range from providing energy from fusion toengineering better medicines. The summer program was centered on making solar power cheaperand locally manufacturable in a less developed region. The program purposefully broughttogether humanities, science

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

growing number of educational institutions and educators have taken up the mission ofproviding young engineers with a liberal education. Lessons learned through integratingengineering with teaching and learning in the liberal arts are routinely shared at the Division ofLiberal Education/Engineering & Society in American Society for Engineering Education andother platforms, such as Union College’s annual symposium on engineering and liberaleducation.1 Publications on the integration of engineering and liberal education focus primarilyon the perspectives of faculty and administrators; few have investigated students’ experiences oflearning engineering in a liberal education environment. Except for the occasional headlinesuccess stories about

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia H. Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; John G. Adams, Merrimack College; Jocelyn Fraga Muller, Merrimack College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

program in STEM Education programavailable to students majoring in Education.These were ongoing “real” projects based in the community, that the Commission saw as havingpotential for collaboration with students. 1. Dam Removal Monitoring - The Shawsheen River is a 25 mile-long tributary of the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts. Historically, dams along the Shawsheen were used to help harness power of the river for industrial mills. Removal of the two dams most downstream in the river, the Balmoral Dam and the Stevens Street Dam, has been funded and was scheduled for Fall 2016. Downstream of these two dams, there are no additional barriers to fish passage before the Atlantic Ocean. The town was interested

Conference Session

Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

variety of sustainability assessments, ranging from indirect todirect measures of student learning, are available but a comprehensive review of the field isneeded to make the assessments more accessible and implementable by educators from acrossengineering disciplines.A systematic review of ASEE conference proceedings was conducted to identify and discuss thequality of available methods for assessing student knowledge of and interest in sustainability.First, a search of the ASEE PEER database for the terms “sustainability + assessment” yielded1001 results. Records with relevance indexes above 1.0 were screened based on their abstractsand appraised by their full texts according to four inclusion criteria: (1) The study was publishedduring 2011 to

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

. For example, robots withsimilar capabilities may be able to rescue people who carry wireless device, to navigate infactories or warehouses to retrieve items, and to lead customers to certain items in supermarkets.In this paper, we will present the electrical, mechanical, and software design of the winning teamof the Bocce game. The bill of materials and details of the Bocce game will also be included.On the educational front, we discuss a couple of efforts we made to help the students build,program, and test the robots: (i) we design an introductory LAB to introduce Raspberry Pi to ourstudents and (ii) we utilize project-based learning techniques to encourage the students to learnnew things along the way.1. IntroductionWe recently established

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson, Bennett College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

studies to cover the same content. For this work, institutional survey datacollected over two years assessing student impressions of the case study method were evaluatedto determine if the responses vary by institution type. Early data reveals some interestingdemographic trends and possible reasons for the behavior are discussed.IntroductionMany millennial generation students indicate an interest in taking classes that increaseengagement, use technology, and demonstrate relevance for how their class content applies toreal, societal contexts.1 This education research study is a collaborative effort to investigate howto improve STEM laboratory instruction at three different institutions. These institutions areNorth Carolina Agricultural and

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Cecilia Santa Cruz, PUCP; Graciela del Carmen Fernández de Córdova, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Marta Vilela Vilela, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the production of projects with a holistic visionand the ability to respond with greater relevance to the needs and physical and socialcharacteristics of different territories.This document presents the results of an innovation project in undergraduate universityeducation oriented to the development of the students’ skills for working in teams and inmultidisciplinary endeavors in a Disaster Risk Management (DRM) course. The projectfollows three lines of action: (1) Redesigning of the curricular content of a Civil Engineeringspecialty course to integrate professors and students from the Architecture and UrbanPlanning specialty. (2) Working in coordination with an Architecture and Urban Planningspecialty course, focusing jointly on a common

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Pringle, Vantage College, University of British Columbia; Gabriel Potvin, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, both international and domestic,attach relatively little importance to their development, and adopt a mentality that language is forthe humanities disciplines, and thus irrelevant to their training [1] [2]. Since technicalcommunication is most often only covered in one or two dedicated courses or modules that aregenerally independent of core engineering curricula, and that the focus is placed on technicalengineering concepts in other courses, there is usually very little extrinsic incentive for studentsto develop and sustain communication skills as they progress through their studies. Vantage College (VC) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) was established in 2014to offer innovative specialized first-year programs that fully

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University; Bart J.A. van Bueren, National Cheng Kung University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

instance, fossil fuel is a convenient energy resource, but it is causingproblems to air quality and the global climate. It seems almost obvious that these problemswould need to be addressed by collaborations and integrated solutions. The famous wordsfrom Einstein in 1946 seem to be very well in place: "We can't solve problems by using thesame kind of thinking we used when we created them [1].” The sustainability problemsobviously need a more multidisciplinary type of thinking strategy.Circular Economy is becoming widely accepted strategy for integrating solutions to providefor humanity’s needs, while creating profit in a sustainable manner [2]. The Ellen MacArthurFoundation is one of world’s leading promoters of Circular Economy. They have used

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Novoselich P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Tom Weis, Rhode Island School of Design; Harry Howard Jones IV

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

unprecedentedincrease in technological advancement has increased the need for multi-disciplinary teams tosolve the complex engineering problems of the future [1]. The well-structured, multi-part‘complicated’ problems of the past have transformed into the interdependent, multi-part‘complex’ problems of today and the future [2]. These problems prevent one person ordisciplinary-specific group from having the requisite knowledge and skills to solve the problemindependently [1], [3], [4]. ABET acknowledges this reality by requiring undergraduateengineering programs demonstrate the ability of their students to work within a multi-disciplinary team upon graduation [5]. Faculty may be challenged to meet this requirementbecause of a lack of sufficiently complex