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

administering the “spiral” curriculum, the shared department hasimplemented two major college-wide curricular initiatives, several co-curricular activities, andfaculty training as described below. • With funding from the Davis Educational Foundation, an integrated approach to developing technical communication skills has been implemented across all engineering and computer science programs. The effort includes a 1-credit online course closely coupled with a freshman on-ground course, and e-learning modules integrated into third year laboratory courses and fourth year senior design courses. • With funding from the Kern Family Foundation, 10 e-learning modules targeted at developing an entrepreneurial mindset in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breanna M. W. Bailey, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

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

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce E Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Paul Keenlance, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

he is currently a Professor of Engineering. Prior to this appointment, he held several research and development positions in industry. From 1991 to 2002, he was a Staff Engineer with Tellabs, Naperville, IL. Additionally, in 1991, he was with AT&T Bell Tele- phone Laboratories, Naperville; from 1988 to 1991, he was with R. R. Donnelley & Sons, Lisle, IL; and from 1985 to 1986, he was with Zenith Electronics, Glenview, IL. His interests include adaptive filtering, speech enhancement, wireless and wireline communications, and engineering education. Dr. Dunne is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of Eta Kappa Nu and the ASEE.Paul Keenlance, Grand Valley State University c

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Introductory Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suresh Kumar Jayaraman, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74074; Jennifer Robinson Glenn, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University; Karen A High, Clemson University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

way for students to interact with others and learn to work onreal-world problems as a team.1 Olsen et al., have elaborated on the evolution of interdisciplinarycurriculum strategies as a part of integrated design experience.2 Reeves et al., have discussedvarious student engagement techniques to multidisciplinary online engineering laboratories.3Interdisciplinary projects are important to develop communication and interpersonal skills instudents.4 ABET accreditation requires that students work in multidisciplinary teams.Online learning has received great visibility since its inception. It is an excellent way to providestudents with course content in multidiscipline classes. Online courses have experiencedincreased student enrollment from 10

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 26.788.1227. Yang, B., Huang, Y., Adams, R., Zhang, J., and Burbank, K. (2008). Effective Teaching of Photonics E&M Theory using COMSOL. Proceedings of 2008 ASEE Conference. Paper AC 2008-1093.28. Clark, W, and DiBiasio, D. (2007). Computer Simulation of Laboratory Experiments for Enhanced Learning. Proceedings of 2007 ASEE Conference. Paper AC 2007-823.29. Eppes, T. A., Milanovic, I., & Sweitzer, F. (2012). Strengthening Capstone Skills in STEM Programs. Innovat. High. Educ., 37(1), 3-10.30. Eppes, T. A., Milanovic, I., & Quarshie, G. (2011). Power Transistor Heat Sink Design Trade-Offs. Proceedings of COMSOL Annual Conference. Boston, MA.31. Eppes, T., Milanovic, I. & Thiruvengadam, S. (2011). Patch Antenna

Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, 897–919 (2011).2. Fonash, S. J. Education and training of the nanotechnology workforce. J. Nanoparticle Res. 3, 79–82 (2001).3. Light, G. et al. Understanding undergraduate students’ conceptions of a core nanoscience concept: Size and scale. in Proceedings of the First International Conference on Research in Engineering Education (2007). at 4. Beophy, S. P., Magana, A. J. & Strachan, A. Lectures and Simulation Laboratories to improve Learners’ Conceptual Understanding. Adv. Eng. Educ. 3, 1–27 (2013).5. Lu, K. A Study of Engineering Freshmen Regarding Nanotechnology Understanding. J. STEM Educ. Innov. Res. 10, 7–16 (2009).6. Coughlan, A. et al. Enhanced Learning of Mechanical Behavior of Materials via

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Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 26.245.9 education. Journal of Engineering Education 103, 253-273.9. Holdren, J. P. & Lander, E. S. (2014). Better Health Care and Lower Costs: Accelerating Improvement through Systems Engineering" Report to the President Better Health Care and Lower Costs: Accelerating Improvement through Systems Engineering. Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.10. Dweck, C. S., Walton, G. M. & Cohen, G. L. (2011). Academic tenacity: Mindsets and skills that promote long-term learning. (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.11. Newstetter, W. C., Behravesh, E. & Nersessian, N. J. (2010). Design principles for problem-driven learning laboratories in biomedical engineering education. Annals of

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Sievers, US Air Force Academy; Melissa Stewart Beauregard, United States Air Force Academy; James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Adam M Strecker P.E.; Kimberly Kays, United States Air Force Academy; John A. Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering and Readiness Laboratory class. She has helped advance over 350 cadets in areas of technical competence, professionalism, and officer development and was selected as the Second Year Instructor of the Year. Major Kays served as an Air Force Civil Engineer for ten years in a variety of US and oversees engineering assignments. She earned her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame and MS from the South Dakota School of Mines in Construction Management.Dr. John A. Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Sustainable Engineering for non-EngineersAbstractRecent shifts in economic and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima, Old Dominion University ; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses for a number of subjects such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, as well as Mechanical Engineering Laboratory courses. In addition, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have given him an important perspective and exposure to the industry. He has been directly involved in at least 20 different engineering projects related to a wide range of industries from the petroleum and natural gas industry to brewing and newspaper industries. Dr. Ayala has provided service to professional organizations such as ASME. Since 2008 he has been

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

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

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lionel Craddock, Bluefield State College; Daphne Rainey, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Susan Faulkner, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Frank Hart, Bluefield State College; Martha Eborall, Bluefield State College; Lewis Foster, Bluefield State College; Stephen Cammer, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Betsy Tretola, Virginia Tech; Bruno Sobral, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Oswald Crasta, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

investigation. Target selection was then made afterseveral proteins were investigated using multiple data sources, including expression data whereavailable. Although it was not utilized this time, subsequent experimental laboratory analysiscould provide students with new information about the target that may be analyzed to generatepossible leads in the search for drug candidates.The students then worked through the scenarios taking on different roles in the team. Each teamutilized different tools and addressed the outbreak question from a different perspective. Themembers of each sub-team then generated reports for their analyses and presented them to theother team members. The reports needed to contain enough information and to be presented in aclear

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Tech.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

chemistry component was introduced in terms of issues, as process engineering,involving energy and mass balances. The material science component was less problematicand though delivered in a traditional way, it required students to participate, in small teams, inboth laboratory and library investigative projects.In 2005, with a prevailing school’s stance towards PBL (Problem-based learning) coursedelivery, there was an opportunity to further fine-tune phenomenological approaches inengineering education. As a result, the subjects of chemistry/process engineering andmaterials science were to be merged into a single one semester subject with an allocation of 5hours per week. The course developed and introduced in 2007, further integrated

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

with success coaches/peer mentors. The six main areas coveredin the class are detailed below: • Academic Success- study skills, time management, finding help for classroom material, test-taking skills, and college survival skills. • Professional Success – career planning and effective presentations. • Chemical Engineering Information – career and advisement information and research presentations/laboratory tours. • Engineering Design and Problem Solving – creativity, effective teams, brainstorming, process design, and product design. • Societal Issues of Engineers – ethics, diversity/international issues, environmental issues/sustainability, medicine and bioengineering. • Personal

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Roberts, Kansas State University; John Mingle, Kansas State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

regularly seek the traditional discipline specific graduates.Cross -domain EducationLearning is often divided into two cognitive bases. First, is the concrete basis where the accentis on “hands on” operations. Data is obtained via the senses at laboratory or site locations. Thiswas the traditional approach to engineering problem solving in the industrial revolution and theearly information age of the cybernetic revolution. The proof was a “hands on” usable product.The second cognitive base is the abstract where the solution includes much in the form of ideasand perceptions. In the current cybernetic revolution, this abstract form for engineering solutions

Conference Session

Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Marshall PhD, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

answer. However, they doless well when learning is required to be tacit; enacted as skill; context-specific; and thereforedifficult to articulate1. The professors wanted to create an opportunity where students couldcome together in a learning environment that was more like a working studio or laboratory than atypical classroom.The Multidisciplinary Learning and Team Teaching Initiative (MLTT) from the Office of theProvost funded all of the design-build-test activities. In launching this initiative, the Universityof Michigan dedicated $2.5 million dollars to support fourteen team-teaching efforts and cross-disciplinary degree programs at the undergraduate level, 2005-2009. In launching the initiative,the University of Michigan asserted that

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Juan Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal de Parana; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

note are those organizations that have repeatedlysponsored our project: Harris, Air Force Research Laboratory-Munitions Directorate (EglinAFB), Cummins, Keuka Wind, Center for Advanced Power Systems, and Danfoss-Turbocor.Their involvement has been the key to the continued success of our program.Also would like to thanks the three international universities, the chair of all three engineeringdepartments at our university, for their vision and leadership which is also a key to making theinternational and the multidisciplinary projects a reality.References1. Globalization of Science and Engineering Research, Science and Engineering Indicators 2010, the National Science Board.2. R. Hovsapian, C. Shih, B. Harvey and O. Okoli , An Overview

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, “Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems,” CRC Press, 2007.5. P. G. Kosky, M. E. Hagerman and S. Maleki, “Frontiers of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2004, Salt Lake City, UT.6. Wendy C. Crone, Arthur B. Ellis, Amy C. Payne, Kenneth W. Lux, Anne K. Bentley, Robert W. Carpick, Donald Stone, George C. Lisensky, S. Michael Condren, “Incorporating Concepts of Nanotechnology into the Materials Science and Engineering Classroom and Laboratory,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2003, Nashville, TN.7. Aura Gimm, “Introducing Bionanotechnology into Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June

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

in Year 1, and to add a fourthcourse in electrical engineering. This faculty involved will collaborate in finding effectivemethods to introduce sophomore students to the principles of computer problem solving.)Integrating Professional Development into Undergraduate Design and ResearchExperiences 2 (Goal: To develop undergraduate-level training materials on professionaldevelopment topics associated with the context of design and research.)Year 3 (2009-10)Modules for Data Acquisition and Experimental Measurements Development andIntegration (Goal: To leverage the coincidental occurrence that three departments (Mechanical,Chemical and Biological, and Civil and Environmental Engineering) are implementing similarupgrades to laboratory experiences

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Corns, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Cihan H. Dagli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

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

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky; Yang-Tse Cheng, University of Kentucky; Donald G. Colliver P.E., University of Kentucky; Aaron Cramer, University of Kentucky; Paul A. Dolloff, University of Kentucky; Bob Gregory, University of Kentucky; John George Groppo Jr., University of Kentucky; Yuan Liao, University of Kentucky; Stephen M. Lipka, University of Kentucky; Jim Neathery, Unversity of Kentucky; Johne M. Parker, University of Kentucky; Vijay Singh, University of Kentucky; Joseph Sottile, University of Kentucky; Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Rodney Andrews, University of Kentucky

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

common interest in power and energy education. With the helpof a grant from the US Department of Energy, the institute created undergraduate and graduatecertificate curricula, with new courses and instructional laboratories to support these certificates.In addition, the Institute offers scholarships, professional development courses, and even aninternational summer program.As shown in figure 1, both the graduate and undergraduate certificate programs aremultidisciplinary across engineering, including electrical, mechanical, biosystems, chemical,civil, computer, materials, and mining engineering. All students pursuing one of thesecertificates take a core of common classes to give them a base of knowledge across powergeneration, transmission and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

lecture hall and place it instead in the discovery environment ofthe laboratory, the design studio, or the experiential environment of practice.” Addressing thisneed and helping to define a path forward in determining how we should educate in the 21stCentury differently than was done in the 20th Century represents an over arching goal for the MDProgram.As an institution with strong emphasis on research, large student populations, and a graduate toundergraduate student ratio of approximately 1:2, this engineering program must address twoimportant challenges: (1) scalability: the CoE currently enrolls nearly 5500 undergraduatestudents, and (2) breadth of programs: the CoE currently offers 15 academic bachelor degrees.The Multidisciplinary Design

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Communications (1979) (High Honors), Post- graduate Diploma in Electronics and Communications (1981) (High Honors) and M.Sc. in Microwave Communication Systems (1983) (High Honors) from the University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq. From May 1983 to October 1987 he was working with the Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Department, Space and Astronomy Research Center, Scientific Research Council, Baghdad, Iraq. On December, 1987, he joined the Radiating Systems Research Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada where he obtained his Ph.D. (1992) in Computa- tional Electromagnetics, Wireless Communications, and the Global Positioning System. For his various

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian German, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

] Komerath, N.M., "Flow Imaging and Control Laboratory: An Experiment in IterativeLearning". Journal of Engineering Education, 1994, Vol. 1, p. 737-743.[6] Komerath, N.M., "Progress Towards Iterative Learning". Annual Conference Proceedings ofthe American Society of Engineering Education, Session 3536, paper No. 2, June 1995[7] Smith, M.J., Komerath, N.M., Aerospace Engineering: Integrator for Cross-DisciplinaryLearning”. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.[8] Komerath, N.M., Smith, M.J., “Integrated Knowledge Resources for Cross-DisciplinaryLearning”. Session D-7, Proceedings of ICEE 2001, the International Conference on EngineeringEducation, Trondheim, Norway, August 2001. International Network on Engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Krudysz, City College of New York; Ann Wittig P.E., City College of the City University of New York

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

mapping courses and studentactivities to student outcomes3 and then selecting examples of student work in these courses oractivities. Direct evidence includes student work such as homework, laboratory reports,examinations, quizzes, and projects. These are graded, and in some cases evaluated usingrubrics, which define and describe the important components of the work and provide a moredetailed way to measure student outcomes4. Indirect evidence includes students’ self-assessmentof their learning using instruments such as survey. The scores students receive on their work orself-report on surveys are then related to a single numerical range with a threshold value that isconsidered to demonstrate achievement of the SO. Finally, the average cohort

Conference Session

Business Meeting

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation 3471 2:15 – 4:00 pm Engineering and Other DisciplinesThis was the first year in which the number of MULTI Division paper sessions declined. Thereason is likely, at least in part, due to the rapid spread of “multidisciplinary” influencesthroughout both engineering education and the engineering profession. This year, in addition tothe MULTI Division sponsorship of six sessions and the co-sponsorship of one session, therewere three other conference sessions with “multidisciplinary” in the session title. These weresponsored by three other divisions: Design in Engineering Education Division, Division ofExperimentation & Laboratory Oriented Studies (DELOS), and Manufacturing Division.The MULTI

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

. Laboratory techniciansupport could alleviate these problems, but surfaces another issue – resourcing interdisciplinaryprograms. Figure 3. Equipment supporting Multi-UAV Research at AFIT While the interdisciplinary teaming associated with the UAV projects improved thecollective performance of the students, there was no specific attempt to integrate the educationplans of the students. With one exception, only one AE student across three different projectstook one or more SE courses, and none of the SE students pursued deep specializations withinAE sub-disciplines. Certainly the AE students learned something about SE by working with thelarger group, but their learning in SE did not get much further than hardware integration

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jessica Anne Rosewitz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #31532Work-in-Progress: Investigating student growth through amultidisciplinary qualifying project of an interactive ball wall displayto support Pre-K STEAM learning at a community early education and carecenterMs. Jessica Anne Rosewitz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jessica has been interested in engineering education since her undergraduate days. She participated in the NSF PIEE Project, designing and implementing engineering lesson plans in a local Worcester 2nd grade classroom. Now, each year she hosts a high school junior for a week, demonstrating what it’s like in a research laboratory. During the summer

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcos Esterman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Edward Hensel, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

"track" is a general category of projects to which a student project may belong.Tracks are helpful for students seeking project membership in that they provide a way to look fora project in an area without knowing what the specific projects necessarily are. Tracks of projectsare generally correlated with the various concentrations and options offered through thedepartments in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT.Some of the key learning objectives of the MSD program that the projects most contribute toinclude the: (2) Ability to perform a critical analysis of requirements, engineering specifications,and the relationship between them. (3) Ability to integrate theory from a broad range of courses,laboratory exercises and co-op

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Thomas Hellmuth, LeTourneau University; Roger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University; Stephen Ayers, LeTourneau University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

/research laboratories. These projects are all based on applied research projects that require the equipment in these labs.Most (six) of the seven dedicated rooms are located within a “Machine Tool and Design Lab”building, which houses metal-working and welding equipment to facilitate project fabricationwhen needed. This facility is available to the students on a 24 hour, seven day a week basis.There is currently discussion on the possibility of shutting the facility down during early morninghours (perhaps 3am to 7am) to prevent students from working with potentially dangerousequipment when they are fatigued.6 Design Class Structure DevelopmentA design class structure must be created to deliver content and organize the

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

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