Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarel Lavy, Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

provider.Operations and Energy ManagementThe Director of Plant Operations Maintenance and Engineering Department acknowledged thatenergy management systems are lagging, compared to other best practice organizations.However, the department uses Energy Star® appliances throughout the laboratory installations,the office spaces, and the lavatories. There are plans, in the form of capital projects, whichinclude the acquisition of an automated Energy Management system. Costs are currently beingcalculated for the present Administration Wing building, since allocation plans intend to capturethis facility as a stand-alone profit center rather than a standard expense center.Workplace Design and Interior Space PlanningThe workplace is designed, keeping in mind the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

inEngineering Programs: Evolving Best Practices, Association to Institutional Research, Tallahassee, FL, Chapt. 8,2008.5. McCaulley, M. H., “The MBTI and Individual Pathways in Engineering Design,” Engineering Education, 80 (5),537-542 (July/August 1990).6. Wankat, P. C. and F. S. Oreovicz, Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, Chapt. 13, 1993. Availablefree as pdf files on the web at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/Publications/TeachingEng/index.html7. Montgomery, D. C. and G. C. Runger, Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, Wiley, New York, pp.436-441, 1994.8. Watson, K., “Guest Editor’s Page. Change in Engineering Education: Where Does Research Fit?” J. Engr. Educ.,98 (1), 3-4 (Jan. 2009).Table 1. Concentrations in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Andrew Biaglow, United States Military Academy; David Chang, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

systems. Topics here includesystem modeling using Laplace transform, frequency domain, and state variable methods.Mathematical models are developed for various systems to include electrical, mechanical,aeronautical, and chemical systems. Control systems analysis and design techniques are studiedwithin the context of how each system is physically controlled in practice. Laboratory exercisesinclude feedback design and system identification. Computer design exercises include dynamicmodeling and control of various engineering systems. The course learning objectives are: a. Model the dynamics of various physical systems that include mechanical, electrical, and chemical components. b. Analyze a physical system that utilizes a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

pedagogy may be actually deleterious to professional education. Aldred et al37 observedthat PBL pedagogies in professional curricula are driven by instrumental perspectives leading Page 14.100.9to a reduced capacity for critical thought among graduates. Boud and Feletti38 warn that manyPBL courses reduce professional practice to a perception of problematic routines tackledusing existing schema. Students focus on what is needed to solve a problem leading them toinvest only equation learning with practical value. Fenwick39 condenses professionaleducation onto developing an understanding and the practice of framing ill-structuredproblems and solving them

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Greg Fischer; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 14.1034.3Educational Program ObjectivesThe Robotics Engineering Program strives to educate men and women to; ≠ Have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering. ≠ Apply these abstract concepts and practical skills to design and construct robots and robotic systems for diverse applications. ≠ Have the imagination to see how robotics can be used to improve society and the entrepreneurial background and spirit to make their ideas become reality. ≠ Demonstrate the ethical behavior and standards expected of responsible professionals functioning in a diverse society.Educational OutcomesGraduating students will have

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

conditions and health promotion in developing countries, and epidemiological research designs and their practical application using appropriate technologies for eradicating water-related illnesses in Benin, West Africa. Students will work in multidisciplinary project teams and use course content as the foundation for developing and implementing educational interventions. This course is a service-learning course and addresses issues of social justice in West Africa, including but not limited to health interventions, discussions of contemporary third-world development, exploitation, and a critical examination of political and economic conditions affecting individual and population health in “periphery

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

State University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, andSonoma State University9,10,11,12 were investigated. Although more advanced than our needs,graduate programs such as that at Wayne State University7 were also surveyed. Many of theseprograms offered technician certification or emphasized alternative energy. In response to thetribal college desires, we designed a six-course curriculum with coverage of both alternative andtraditional energy sources as well as skill sets (general mathematics, general science, andtopographic surveying) that the unique set of tribal students need.The first course requested by the Tribal colleges was a land surveying course, as there was animmediate need for mapping of tribal lands and resources and