Conference Session

Nanotechnology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Magana, A. J., Brophy, S. P., & Bryan, L. A. (2012). An Integrated Knowledge Framework to Characterize and Scaffold Size and Scale Cognition (FS2C). International Journal of Science Education, 34, 2181-2203.15. Gagne, R. (1987). Instructional technology: Foundations. Hillside, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associations.16. Moore, T. J., & Hjalmarson, M. A. (2010). Developing measures of roughness: Problem solving as a method to document student thinking in engineering. Journal of Engineeirng Education, 26(4), 820-830.17. Klimeck, G., McLennan, M., Brophy, S. P., Adams, G. B., & Lundstrom, M. S. (2008). nanohub. org: Advancing education and research in nanotechnology. Computing in Science & Engineering, 10, 17-23.18

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #19929Improving Non-Electrical Engineering Student Engagement and Learning inIntroductory Electronics Course through New TechnologiesDr. Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout Kenan Baltaci is an Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Stout, in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department. He received B.S. in electrical engineering degree from Istanbul Technical Uni- versity in Turkey. Following, a master’s degree and doctoral degree in industrial technology was granted from University of Northern Iowa.Dr. Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin, Stout Andy S. Peng is an assistant professor with

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Academic Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kylie Goodell King, University of Maryland, College Park; Jessica Macklin, University of Maryland, College Park; Amanda Yard, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Prior to joining QUEST, Jessica was the Graduate Assistant in Columbia University’s Office of Student Engagement.Ms. Amanda Yard, University of Maryland, College Park Amanda Yard is a graduating senior from the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Busi- ness. She is receiving a major in Supply Chain Management and a minor in Spanish Language and Cultures. She will be working for PepsiCo as an Integrated Supply Chain Associate in Schaumburg, IL. Amanda has been a member of the QUEST Honors Program since Spring 2013 where she has served as a mentor, as well as on the capstone project scoping team. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Impact of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. The paper alsoargues that any meaningful change in Region’s classroom practices today (dominated bytraditional lecture-based methods) must be mandated and supported by the universityadministration. What is necessary to create a change, is for the department or college, to have acomprehensive and integrated set of components: clearly articulated expectations, opportunitiesfor faculty to learn about new pedagogies, and an equitable reward system.Introduction“To teach is to engage students in learning.” This quote, from Education for Judgment byChristenson et al, (1) captures the meaning of the art and practice of pedagogies of engagement.The theme advocated here is that student involvement is an essential aspect of meaningfullearning. Also

Conference Session

Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming Li, Tsinghua University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

mainly focused on the reform strategies of engineering① The Engineers’ Council for Professional Development (ECPD) was founded in 1932 as an engineeringprofessional body dedicated to the education, accreditation, regulation and professional development ofengineering professionals and students in the United States. In 1980, ECPD was renamed the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) to more accurately describe its emphasis on accreditation.http://www.abet.org/about-abet/history/teaching and curriculum from the perspective of curriculum design, students appraisal andclassroom teaching evaluation under ABET accreditation, and impact of ABET upon thedevelopment of engineering disciplines and programs. A few monographs were also

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

introduc- tion to engineering course for the Global Freshman Academy. Her Ph.D. research focuses on multi-scale multiphase modeling and numerical analysis of coupled large viscoelastic deformation and fluid transport in swelling porous materials, but she is currently interested in various topics in the field of engineering education, such as innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation; innova- tions in non-traditional delivery methods, incorporation of the Entrepreneurial Mindset in the engineering curriculum and its impact.Dr. David Jacob Taylor, Arizona State UniversityMr. Ian Derk Mr. Ian Derk is an instructor in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts and PhD student in com

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiences: Teaching in a Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Raisa Sara; ABM Rezbaul Islam, Sam Houston State University; Khalid M. Khan, Sam Houston State University; Rasheda Rasheda Sultana, Sam Huston State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

responsibilities effectively and had to sacrificelearning goals to some extent.Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) – Challenges and Solution Typically, the main difference between a pure engineering program versus an engineeringtechnology program lies in the courses' hands-on portion. Thus, almost every course has thelaboratory portion integrated in the course curriculum. Due to the stay-at-home order, theuniversity suspended face-to-face instruction and moved completely online for Spring 2020 andSummer 2020 semesters. This affected the ECET courses to the max due to the lab portions of thecourses. The university resort back to a hybrid model in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021, where thelectures will be synchronous via zoom and labs

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Theresa Vitolo, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Barry J. Brinkman, Gannon University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1154: SCHOLARS OF EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM PHASE I: DEVELOPMENT AND IM-PLEMENTATIONKarinna M Vernaza, Gannon University Karinna Vernaza joined Gannon University in 2003 and she is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. She earned her PhD and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Her BS is in Marine Systems Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Her primary teaching responsibilities are in the Solid Mechanics and Materials area. She consults for GE Transportation and does research in the area of alternative fuels (Biodiesel), engineering education (active learning techniques), high strain deformation of

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Bland, John Brown University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-83: THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE PROGRESSION FROMTECHNOLOGIST TO GENERAL MANAGERLarry Bland, John Brown University Page 12.1460.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Role of Education in the Progression from Technologist to General Manager: A Qualitative StudyAbstractA qualitative research study addressing looking at educational interventions in the careerdevelopment of engineers moving from technologist to general manager. For this study“education” is defined on a four-part continuum of formal, non-formal, informal, andincidental/experiential. Formal and non-formal education is an intentional and systematicenterprise while

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

estimation andlevel of difficulty of the experiments for both EE and ME students. The instructor selectedmultidisciplinary teams for each lab experiments. In addition to the multidisciplinary nature ofthe teams, the instructor also rotated partners from one experiment to another. The laboratoryexperiments were based on Seeed Studio CAN Shield,6 Arduino Mega board 2560,7 sensors andactuators. The boards programming was done via Arduino’s Integrated DevelopmentEnvironment (IDE), which is a free software.8 The IDE is a text editor like program that allowsone to write computer code for an Arduino board. The IDE has a serial monitor screen, showingthe serial port activity. Students of both majors who were not familiar with the Arduino programhad access

Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denia Djokic, University of California, Berkeley; Wil V. Srubar III, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

radioactive waste management, advanced nuclear fuel cycle systems, and nuclear security policy to energy science and technology, energy sustainability, engineering ethics, and engineering education. She is a national member of the American Nuclear Society and a founding member of Nuclear Pride.Prof. Wil V. Srubar III, University of Colorado Boulder Wil V. Srubar III is an assistant professor of civil, environmental, and architectural engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Prof. Srubar received his PhD in structural engineering and materials science from Stanford University in 2013. He received his bachelors degree in civil engineering and ar- chitectural history from Texas A&M University in 2006 and his

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

college of engineering to develop and lead the program. Faculty from mechanicalengineering, electrical and computer engineering and computer science departments, however,each extensively contributed to development of the program curriculum. Faculty from thesedepartments now also teach required specific courses from within their own respectivedepartments as well as the new integrated core-courses required for this engineering degree. TheBS in Robotics Engineering at Lawrence Tech is one of three known such degrees in the UnitedStates, the other two being Worchester Polytechnic Institute, the first to offer a BS in RoboticsEngineering, and University of California Santa Cruse, that also initiated a BS in RoboticsEngineering degree in the fall of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shanette A. Go; E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineeringdesign curricular experiences from freshman to senior years.Defining Inter-, Multi-, and Cross-Disciplinary EngineeringSeveral authors have addressed the crucial definitional issues involved in defining the integrationof engineering with other disciplines in engineering education. Some commonly used termsinclude multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and cross-disciplinary engineering.Williams14 notes that traditional engineering disciplines are becoming increasingly―interdisciplinary‖ as technological problems require an integration of engineering disciplinesand sciences. Coso and Bailey3 also employ the term ―interdisciplinary‖ to describe engineeringcurricular subjects or programs that develop graduate abilities and tools from

Conference Session

Experiences of Multidisciplinary Engineering Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and holds a PhD in Education, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. She researches cross-disciplinarity ways of thinking, acting and being; design learning; and engineering education transformation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work-In-Progress: “I’m Not Your Standard Student”: Examining the Rationales for Pursuing an Interdisciplinary Engineering EducationAbstractThis Work-in-Progress paper in the Multidisciplinary Engineering Division begins to explore howundergraduate students use program

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Existing programs are often uniquelydesigned for their host institutions and may be difficult to adapt and replicate. In aiding manyschools in overcoming these barriers, several options exist. For example, entirely digital coursesor regional collaborations with co-taught components are possible.Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) is a national network built upon relatively autonomousindividual chapters. Because of this, we chose to focus our responses on a hybrid of physicalclasses that are asynchronously connected to shared curriculum content, community, andprofessional expertise. An asynchronous approach allows greater scale by avoiding the need toschedule several classes simultaneously. Our overall response is titled the Wicked Problems

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

curriculum within ECE and ME programs. This paper presents theeducational objectives of the program, and in particular new modes of instruction used in thedelivery of the coursework. These modes include the integration of knowledge, just in timedelivery, multidisciplinary components, and undergraduate research. The nanotechnologycourses offered in this program also serve as elective courses within traditional engineeringprograms. Assessment was accomplished by comparing satisfaction data from students enrolledin traditional courses to those participating in these new elective courses. The nanotechnologytrack shows an average satisfaction of 4.2 out of 5.0 as compared to the traditional departmentalelectives that averages 3.8 out of 5.0. Assessment

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Brian T. Kench, University of New Haven; Summer J. McGee, University of New Haven; Michael A. Collura P.E., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Charles David Skipton, University of New Haven

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

simply manner and then revisited at a higher level ofsophistication in subsequent courses, as the students’ mathematical prowess develops. Figure 1. “Spiral” curriculum The administration of the courses in the spiral curriculum is awkward within a standarddiscipline-based department structure and has been handled in an ad hoc manner for many years.Also, as further curricular innovations were developed and more and more faculty becameinvolved in engineering education research, a need for leadership and coordination of activitiesemerged. In order to maintain the integrity of the curriculum it is essential that its managementbe separated from specific degree programs and yet faculty from those degree programs

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Muthu Govindaraj, Philadelphia University; David Brookstein, Philadelphia University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

separatecourses. However, many institutions have moved to integrate design courses through the four-year curriculum as an integrator not only for the engineering courses but through the entirecurriculum. 10-11Engineering educators in the 21st century are challenged to restructure higher educationcreatively to continue producing well-educated graduates and to maintain the leadership incutting-edge research. To accomplish it, we need to work in interdisciplinary research teamsinside and outside the university, including industry, government, K-12, and other countries. 12To do that, we need to integrate research and teaching, summer workshops with high schoolteachers and students, design and develop facilities to integrate teaching and hands-onexperiments

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

examinedwithin the humanities and the sciences, not engineering. While disciplinary borders andinterdisciplinary programs in the humanities and the sciences have been examined for decades,this is not the case for engineering disciplines and programs.7 In other cases, the core elements ofan interdisciplinary curriculum were discussed theoretically8, yet these discussions lacked anexplanation of how such a curriculum could be implemented. Other studies focused on only oneor two of the dimensions of interdisciplinary understanding. In a green engineering program, forinstance, concept maps were used to assess the students’ ability to integrate the differentconcepts.9 Another assessment of interdisciplinary collaborative efforts measured students’awareness

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl Olsen, Washington State University; Todd Beyreuther, Washington State University; Michael Wolcott, Washington State University; Tamara Laninga, University of Idaho

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

public involvement and social science theory in the CSS Department. Her research interests include community economic development, site selection for biofuels supply chains, the social acceptability of wood-based biofuels, and sustainable land use planning approaches. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Interdisciplinary Design Course Structure: Lessons for Engineering  Instructors from a Capstone Design Course  Abstract This paper provides lessons learned from 6 years of developing and delivering an interdisciplinary undergraduate capstone and graduate course titled the Integrated Design Experience (IDX) at Washington State University and the University of Idaho. The

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

.1Even as late as the 1960s EE students were required to take ME courses in statics, dynamics,nature and properties of materials, and thermodynamics.2 Although the 1960s was the incipientage of solid-state electronics, EE students also took compulsory courses in electric machineryand power transmission.The rapid development of digital logic integrated circuits and the microprocessor in the 1970sshifted the extent of the EE curriculum away from these courses. Accelerating the shift were newtopics such as microelectronics, probability and statistics, digital signal and image processing,and digital communications and control. The result is that most, if not all, EE curricula today donot feature any substantive required courses in ME.3The Mechanical

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

starting in the Fall of2004, ongoing curriculum development, and new diverse faculty additions have given this newgeneral engineering program a good start. ECU expects to have an ABET accreditation reviewin Fall of 2008. Page 12.819.6 Table 2. Engineering Core (a) and Math/Science Curriculum (b) for ECU Engineering classes entering in years 2004 and 2007. (a) Engineering Core Curriculum Class Entering Fall 2004 Hours Class Entering Fall 2007 Hours Freshman ICEE 1010 Integrated Collaborative Engineering I 6

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and social context, [and] (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues.”5Every ABET-accredited engineering program has its own special way of assuring that theseprogram outcomes are met. However, the full integration of these program outcomes into thefabric of the engineering curriculum is a goal that few programs achieve. For most B.S. degreeprograms, it is a challenge to include elements within the engineering curriculum that

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

) Modern Control Systems (grad) Mechanical Engineering Physics and Optical Engineering Kinematics of Machinery Microsensors Control Systems Image Processing Robotics Engineering Advanced Image Processing (graduate level) Advanced Control Sys (grad) Advanced Kinematics (grad)Selected Required CoursesCollaborationThe principal investigators for the MERI program teach four of the courses that are integral tomost of the tracks of the curriculum: Introduction to Robotics Programming, Mechatronics,Robotics Engineering and Introduction to Mobile Robotics. In an effort to insure adequatecontent coverage of the core topics of the curriculum

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech; Desen Sevi Özkan, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Thomas W. Staley, Virginia Tech; Stephen Biscotte, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Biscotte received a bachelor’s degree in biology from James Madison University. He received a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction: Science Education and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruc- tion: Educational Psychology, both from Virginia Tech. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Teaching Across Boundaries: Examining the Institutional Process ofEstablishing Multidisciplinary CoursesAbstract: Many of the decisions educators make are under direct influence of institutionalstructure, notably those that seek to create multidisciplinary spaces for students. Somemultidisciplinary courses are developed in isolation even though they are intended to combineand integrate disciplines. This study seeks

Conference Session

Capstone Projects, Design Projects, and Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emil H Salib, James Madison University; Joshua Alfred Erney, James Madison University; Matthew Edwin Schumaker

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) program at James MadisonUniversity [1] is to prepare students to be professionally well equipped when entering theworkplace or enroll in graduate programs. This is accomplished by developing students‟ abilityto become problem solvers who are able to investigate local, national, and global issues not onlyfrom a science perspective but also from technology, engineering and social contextperspectives. During their Junior and Senior years, the program provides students with a uniquehands-on research, design and prototyping experiences in the form of Senior Capstone Projects.The intent of a capstone is for students to utilize competencies developed in the first three yearsof the curriculum in the

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College; Paulo Ribeiro, Calvin College; Robert Medema, Calvin College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engage the student’s vision andimagination for better business education and better engineering education. This paper will firstdiscuss recent curricular changes to our BS in Engineering degree, partly sponsored by a KernEntrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) grant, intended to enhance engineering students’understanding of business practices, societal needs, and engineering solutions. Initial changesfocused on the “endcaps” of our first-year and senior-year courses. Based on those results, anextension of the changes throughout the curriculum may be implemented. Secondly, we identifysome distinct characteristics of the general engineering curriculum that provide a fertile groundfor this type of integrative, multidisciplinary work to be carried

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

context of the sophomore yearof the multi-disciplinary undergraduate engineering program at Arizona State University at thePolytechnic campus, in which a project topic guides the selection of five one-credit-hour engineer-ing content modules. The ECE combines these content modules within a project-based learningenvironment; the modules are integrated with problem-based learning exercises, background pre-requisite material, and additional real-world applications. It is believed that the ECE approach willenhance students’ engagement with the engineering topics and improve their ability to structuretheir own learning.The concept of an ECE is broader in content but similar in structure to holistic content modulesdeveloped to teach numerical methods

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

is also re- sponsible for developing a process and assessing graduate attributes at the department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum. This resulted in several publications in this educational research areas. Dr. Al-Hammoud won a couple of teaching awards in 2014 and 2016 from University of Waterloo. Her students regard her as an innovative teacher who introduced new ideas to the classroom. Such ideas in- clude using ”props” to increase students’ understanding of the materials, as well as using new technology such as i-clickers and IF-AT cards. Dr. Al-Hammoud also organized a bridge-building contest in one of her courses where she worked with other professors in the department to integrate the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madeline Nelson, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

renewable energy should be incorporated in the “middle years” and throughout theengineering curriculum with fossil fuels moving to a lower priority or elective status. We hopethat our new class will help to better meet students’ expectations and serve as an example forothers of an integrated approach to this topic. As one student said in our survey, “The issue ofhow to sustainably produce energy is one of the biggest and most complex that my generationwill have to deal with.” We could not agree more.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank Dr. Jan Dewaters for help in adapting her survey. Partial supportfor this work was provided by the USA National Science Foundation's Improving UndergraduateSTEM Education (IUSE) program under Award No