Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center and I/UCRC ; Linda A. Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-219: J-DSP/ESE LABORATORIES FOR ANALYZING CLIMATECHANGEKarthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State UniversityProf. Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center and I/UCRC Andreas Spanias is Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the founder and director of the SenSIP center and industry consortium (NSF I/UCRC). His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing, speech processing, and audio sensing. He and his student team developed the computer simulation software Java-DSP (J- DSP - ISBN 0-9724984-0-0). He is author of two text books: Audio Processing and Coding by Wiley and DSP; An

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Richard Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-1675: STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL LABORATORY EXERCISESFOR ALL ENGINEERING DISCIPLINESJeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin CollegeRichard Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Page 13.1096.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Statistical Process Control Laboratory Exercises for all Engineering DisciplinesAbstr actDespite its importance in industry, statistical process control (SPC) is rarely taught inundergraduate controls courses. However, one or two lectures, coupled with the hands-on assignment in this paper, are sufficient to give a good introduction to the topic. Thispaper presents a case for why all engineers

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Julie Clingo, Utah Valley University; Marty J Clayton, Digital Media; Cody Anderson

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

skills after trauma.They saw evidence that “incorporating the cognitive and perceptual functions of motorperformance with the performance of the actual motor skill will enhance motor learning and tasktransfer.” [8]. These results are promising for the photolithography simulation as a training tool;users of the simulation can practice their motor skills in virtual spaces just like they would beable to in the physical world. The motor skills they gain can then be used in real-worldexperiments.In addition to its uses in entertainment, training, and rehabilitation, VR simulations are beingused as educational tools. A 3D laboratory developed in 2015 with the goal of enticing highschool students into STEM careers saw success in increasing interest and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Reeves, National University; Brian Arnold, National University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

thus studentengagement, in a newly created, multi-disciplinary course with an associated laboratory atNational University. Page 26.229.2Scientific Problem Solving (EGR 320) and Scientific Problem Solving Laboratory (EGR 320L)were created in 2011 as multidisciplinary courses that are required for all undergraduateengineering and computer science students, both online and onsite, at National University. EGR320L uses hands-on computer and engineering tools and the scientific approach to problemsolving in a variety of technical areas. Hands-on lab activities in mechanical engineering,electrical engineering, and thermodynamics are conducted by

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juliet Hurtig, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Michael Rider, Ohio Northern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-1328: SHARING LABORATORY RESOURCES ACROSS DEPARTMENTSFOR A CONTROL SYSTEMS CURRICULUMJuliet Hurtig, Ohio Northern University JULIET K. HURTIG is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Assistant Dean of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering. Her doctorate is from The Ohio State University. Research interests include control systems, nonlinear system identification, and undergraduate pedagogical methods. Dr. Hurtig is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and Tau Beta Pi.John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University JOHN-DAVID YODER is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and currently holds the LeRoy H. Lytle Chair at ONU. His Doctorate is from the University of Notre Dame

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Multidisciplinary Instruction

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darshita N. Shah, Teaching and Learning Laboratory at MIT; Jennifer E French, Teaching and Learning Laboratory at MIT; Janet Rankin, The Teaching & Learning Lab - MIT; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #6210Using Video to Tie Engineering Themes to Foundational ConceptsDr. Darshita N. Shah, Teaching and Learning Laboratory at MIT Darshita (Dipa) Shah is the Associate Director for Teaching and Learning in MIT’s Teaching and Learning Lab (TLL). Dipa’s primary role is to assist in the development of curricular innovations on campus and to provide professional development around teaching and learning for graduate students and faculty. Before joining TLL, Dipa played an integral role in developing instructional materials for the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) project at the Museum of Science in Boston. Used by more

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven R. Biegalski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pavel V. Tsvetkov, Texas A&M University; Yuguo Tao, Georgia Institute of Technology; Vladimir Sobes, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Karl Pazdernik, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Simon Labov, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; David F. Williams, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; James M. Ghawaly Jr., Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Alfred Olivier Hero, University of Michigan

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New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Prior to joining the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering in 2019, Dr. Tao was a Research Scientist at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology since 2011. Dr. Tao’s current works focus on supporting and assisting the overall manage- ment, execution and operations of the Consortium for Enabling Technologies and Innovation (ETI), and developing novel instrumentation at Laboratory for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safety (LANNS).Prof. Vladimir Sobes, University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleDr. Karl Pazdernik, Pacific Northwest National LaboratorySimon Labov, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Simon Labov is the Program Leader for Nuclear

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Outreach and Early Transdisciplinary Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #17135Engineering Grand Challenges Video Competition - A Project Learning Toolin a Cross-disciplinary ClassDr. Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE) Dr. P. Rajan got his Bachelors in Mechatronics Engineering from Bharathiar University, India in 2004 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University in 2013. He has worked with the Labora- tory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) at Auburn University for 10 years. His research focuses on development and testing of innovative instructional materials like case studies, smart scenarios

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Patrick lee Kirby, Drexel University; Bailu Xu

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introducing “Lab-on-a-Chip” Type Experimental Activities in “Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Laboratory” CourseAbstractIn recent years, increasing industry demands for skilled graduates from universities has requireda substantial refocus on engineering technology programs across the nation towards improving oreven changing their traditional ways of imparting knowledge to students. One aim is toincorporate as much hands-on activities as possible in their curricula without having to curtail thetheoretical foundation and yet to stay within the total number of existing credit hours. However,adding more laboratory activities implies a financial burden on the department and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-364: DEVELOPING AN OPEN ENDED JUNIOR LEVEL LABORATORYEXPERIENCE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAPSTONE DESIGNJames Palmer, Louisiana Tech UniversityHisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University Page 15.384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Developing an Open Ended Junior Level Laboratory Experience to Prepare Students for Capstone DesignAbstractA junior level Nanosystems Engineering open-ended laboratory course was developed to providestudents with a common experience to enable them to be more effective in their capstone designcourse. Traditionally, the lecture and laboratory courses build specific technical skills that thestudents apply

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory; Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory; Brian K. Johnson, University of Idaho, Moscow; D. Subbaram Naidu P.E., Idaho State University; Lawrence H Beaty; John F. Gardner, Boise State University; Indrajit Ray, Colorado State University; Katya L Le Blanc, Idaho National Laboratory; Michael Guryan, Idaho Regional Optical Network, Inc.

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #12942Interdisciplinary Education through ”Edu-tainment”: Electric Grid ResilientControl Systems CourseMr. Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory Timothy R. McJunkin is research engineer at Idaho National Laboratory in the Energy and Environment Science and Technology Division, since 1999. He is also a adjunct instructor at Idaho State Univer- sity, teaching control systems and resilient controls system. Prior to joining INL, he was a design engi- neer at Compaq Computer Corporation in Houston Texas. Mr McJunkin is the principal architect of the GridGame developed for the multiple university

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jacob Allen Novosad, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Huan Phan-Van, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #25828A Multidisciplinary Course and the Corresponding Laboratory Platform De-velopment for Teaching the Fundamentals of Advanced Autonomous VehiclesDr. Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Nima Lotfi received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran, in 2006, his M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2010, and his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Sci- ence and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA, in 2016. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Me- chanical

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory; Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory; Aunshul Rege, Temple University; Saroj K Biswas, Temple University; Michael Haney, University of Idaho; Michael John Santora, University of Idaho; Brian K. Johnson, University of Idaho, Moscow; Ronald Laurids Boring; D. Subbaram Naidu P.E., University of Minnesota Duluth; John F. Gardner, Boise State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #15948Multidisciplinary Game-based Approach for Generating Student Enthusi-asm for Addressing Critical Infrastructure ChallengesMr. Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory Timothy R. McJunkin is a Senior Research Engineer at Idaho National Laboratory in the Energy and Environment Science and Technology Division, since 1999. He has also served as an adjunct instructor at Idaho State University, teaching control systems and resilient controls systems. Prior to joining INL, he was a design engineer at Compaq Computer Corporation in Houston Texas. Mr. McJunkin is the principal architect of the Grid Game

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiences: Teaching in a Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Wagner, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

plasma, materials characterization, 3D printing, and student assessment. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Transition to Virtual InstructionDuring the spring 2020 academic term, students and instructors were required to transition fromin-person instruction to a virtual learning mode. This transition occurred at the mid-point of thesemester, moving from an in-person student-teacher interaction to a virtual environment. Whilethis transition was unexpected for students and instructors, it was also an opportunity tounderstand how student learning outcomes were affected and how students reacted to thischange. Both lecture and laboratory

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

), microfluidics/lab-on-chip, and energy research.Dr. Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University Michael Butcher is an Assistant Professor in biological sciences in the College of STEM at Youngstown State University. Butcher received his Ph.D. in zoology with a specialization in muscle biomechanics from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Butcher runs and active laboratory at YSU where he focuses on thee areas of comparative biomechanical research: evolution of bone loading and integrated hindlimb muscle-bone function, muscle architectural properties and function is digging lineages, and myosin heavy chain isoform expression and caudal muscle function in the prehensile tails of didelphid marsupials

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

technologies based on Virtual Instrumentation, it is now possible toimplement multidisciplinary labs that span different facets of engineering from control and signalprocessing to embedded design, from chemistry and physics to electrical and computerengineering. In this paper, we will explain how Virtual Instrumentation helps to establishmultidisciplinary labs. We will also examine a modular, cost-effective, laboratory platform, NIELVIS (Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite) from National Instruments thathas gained acceptance in academia as platform to teach concepts in sensors & transducers,circuits, electronics, microcontroller programming, control, signal processing and embeddeddesign and test.1. IntroductionThe recent years

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Curriculum Development for an Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering ProgramAbstractThis paper outlines the curriculum development effort for improving the interdisciplinaryengineering program at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). UMR currently offerstwo BS degree option programs in manufacturing, one in Mechanical Engineering andthe other in Engineering Management, and MS degree programs in manufacturing arealso offered. As the manufacturing engineering program is relatively expensive to run,especially the manufacturing laboratories, a strategy to integrate various campusresources in materials and processes on campus to improve the curriculum has beenimplemented. The collaborations with manufacturing companies and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Introductory Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany L. Hesser, University of New Haven; Stefanie R. Bunyea, MacDermid Enthone

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

place of formal laboratory reports, students create technical memos, written by rotating teamleaders, that includes their recommendations or responses to the presented problem. Allrecommendations must be based on their devised experimental approach and the actual data thatwas obtained. Students are also required to complete an error analysis by considering changes toimprove data acquisition, should the experiment be run again. The technical memos are gradedagainst a defined rubric that assesses the work with a focus on the designed experimentalapproach, data reporting and presentation, and recommendations based heavily upon thoseresults. The grading is designed to allow students a level of academic freedom from right andwrong answers, focusing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Khabari, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

crucial to provide advanced trainingto America’s future workforce [1-3]. In keeping with industry demands and the Wentworthtradition, hands-on nanotechnology laboratory experience is a central component of Wentworth’semerging nanotechnology and engineering course offerings. The impact on undergraduatescience and technology education is significant, and the project is generating new researchopportunities for undergraduate students. The nanotechnology laboratory allows students todevelop nanotechnology-related knowledge and skills through their coursework that can later beapplied to further research, improve design projects, and create solutions to improve the overallquality of life. The laboratory is used not only by undergraduate students, but

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gary Pollice, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

material was “poured in,” allowing us to show them what thematerial was “good for.”Over the course of 7 weeks, students in the ECE Design course perform market analysis, developsystem requirements, design, implement and demonstrate electronic system which satisfies theirderived requirements. Classroom lectures focus on the process and methods of engineeringdesign, while the laboratory associated with the course focuses on design reviews and individualdesigns.4 This class is extremely time-consuming for the students (typically 15-20 hours perweek), but consistently receives very positive student reviews. Subsequent outcomesassessments both internally and through ABET have confirmed improvements in the abilities ofstudents to perform design

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-1391: A LAB FOR ALL SEASONS, A LAB FOR ALL REASONS:COLLABORATIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF ENGINEERING WITHIN THEUNIVERSITYDavid Ollis, North Carolina State University Page 12.53.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Lab for All Reasons, A Lab for All Seasons: Enlarging the Participant BaseAbstractA “device dissection” laboratory, based initially on light driven devices, was conceivedand realized in the early 1990s as a means of introducing new engineering students to thefield of engineering1. The varieties of summer and semester engineering uses for thisfacility were summarized in an earlier paper2 of related title “A Lab

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McNally, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

session of basicinformation can be conducted to provide all students with the necessary backgroundinformation. Laboratory or hands-on experiences are difficult to provide due to the largecost of the nanotech instrumentation, environmental conditions necessary and biohazardsassociated with nanomaterials. This report will present our efforts to develop ananotechnology curriculum within the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering Technology at Purdue University.Introduction The interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology provides many exciting challengesin curriculum development. A number of courses1,2 and curriculums3,4 are beingintroduced at this time. Books on the subject have been published5-7 although few withthe feel of a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Norton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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, pneumatics, circuits, electric motors, sensors, signalprocessing and embedded system programming. The junior level courses, RBE 3001 and RBE3002, build on this foundation to ensure that students understand the analysis of selectedcomponents and learn system-level design and development of a robotic system includingembedded design.This paper discusses the development of a two-course sequence in undergraduate roboticseducation, Unified Robotics I and II, in detail. Learning outcomes and sample schedulesillustrating our approach to designing a new robotics engineering program at the undergraduatelevel are presented. The paper exemplifies the robotics systems designed by the students withinthe scope of laboratory experiences and course projects. Finally

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Initiatives

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Miller, Montana State University; Chung-Hsuan Benjamin Huang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Montana State University; Tariq Akmal, Washington State University; Ryan Anderson, Montana State University; Phillip Himmer, Montanta State University, ECE Dept., Montana Microfabrication Facility

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: Micro-Electrical-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnology engineeringeducation platforms based on thin film engineering have broad applications across all disciplinesin science from semiconductor chip fabrication and accelerometers in unmanned aerial vehicles,to in-vivo medical instrumentation. Fabrication of real world thin film devices is an expensive,complex engineering effort that is not extensible to classroom laboratory environments. Havingnumerous cross disciplinary applications, fluid dynamics lends itself as a good model subject forlaboratory demonstration of MEMS; flow visualization makes for an appealing demo, fluid flowscales to the nano regime, and fabrication of a UV epoxy microfluidic channel can be designedin a way that

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiyong Gu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bridgette Maria Budhlall, University of Massachusetts; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Forance Barry, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alfred A. Donatelli, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jill Hendrickson Lohmeier, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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2011 fall semester and again in the 2012 fall semester. The course forstudents in the three engineering departments included lectures, hands-on laboratory exercises,demonstration experiments, and a final design project. In this paper, we discuss the lecturetopics and eight hands-on laboratory experiments that were developed into modules tocomplement lectures in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mixing, reaction engineering,electroosmosis, electophoresis, and manufacturing methods for micro and nanoscale devices. Wealso show the final project designs for the nanodevices or nanosystems that were proposed bystudent teams at the end of the course. Finally, we present the assessment results from the pre-post student surveys as well as faculty

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering(ECE) topics a rough draft of a second2 book was used. Other books were considered4,5,6, andmay be reconsidered for future offerings. Whenever possible these topics were interwoven withtutorials or laboratory experiences to reinforce the material. Aug 28 Jack2, Ch. 2 – Drafting Jack, Ch. 3 - Metrology Jack, Ch. 4 - Cutting Jack, Ch. 5 - Joining Jack, Ch. 6 - Rotations Sept 12 Jack, Ch. 7 – Feedback Control Page 12.71.3 Jack, Ch. 8 – Mechanical Transmissions Jack, Ch. 9 – Mechanical

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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

with high transmission data rates.MOST applications includes the communication between devices that handle navigation, caraudio, cell networks, video, and user input. 133. ChallengesOne of the main challenges the author encountered to develop this course was the lack ofreference material in lecture or laboratory experiment formats. In the author’s online search, nosimilar course offering was found in other institutions. In addition, no textbook was found. Theauthor explored a large number of documents and books 1 – 5 in the subject that served asreference for this course. Offering an undergraduate course in intra-vehicle communication witha supplemental hardware laboratory for engineering students is not straightforward due to thecomplexity

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Mainul Kader Faruque, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

laboratories. These efforts have been primarily supported by two successive NSF NanoUndergraduate Education (NUE) projects. Our first activity for enhancing nanoscience andnanoengineering education was to introduce simple concepts of nanoscience and technology intoexisting required undergraduate engineering courses. These modules covered the core conceptsof nanomaterials and unique phenomena at the nanoscale. Introducing the concepts ofnanoscience and engineering at this early stage of undergraduate education was found topositively impact student interest in registering for a technical elective nanotechnology coursethat we developed as our second initiative. An interdisciplinary 3-credit nanotechnology course(Nanotechnology I) with a significant hands

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

teaching for electricalengineering students such as Digital Circuits, Analog Circuits, Electronics, and Introduction toCircuits. eIt is extremely challenging for any course instructor to cover such a diverse topic, engage withstudents, and provide hands-on laboratory experience at the same time. Like many universities,students evaluate the instructor at the end of the semester. Some of the student comments frommy first-time teaching were, “the course being fast pace,” “difficult to understand” and “toomuch math and very few labs.” They also mentioned that they were constantly being rushed tofinish the lab experiment on time. Overall, student feedback clearly showed that students did nothave a positive experience from the only electrical

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Iyer, University of Houston

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, the program also provided students with knowledge and acore set of skills that span across basic sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) education. With an emphasis on environmental biotechnology, this is the first programin the state of Texas that integrates bioprocessing, nanobiotechnolgy, bioinformatics andenvironmental biotechnology.The program is specifically designed to: ≠ Develop adaptable students with a strong foundation in skills that are relevant to the changing world of biotechnology ≠ Provide students with practical training in the skills and techniques of biotechnology. ≠ Integrate the laboratory and lecture components of the program through the use of an experimental approach to learning