Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Iyer, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

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

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

processes.Students are asked questions concerning classical engineering failures, dangers of materialsubstitutions, environmental and social impact on product design and also on o materials usedin the school’s laboratories by research students and staff. Instructional knowledge forms aplatform for further inquiry.The teaching, in this subject, is presented in grand narrative form. Students are required toundertake further reading of recommended and referenced texts. The course material is alsosupported by the course material l written and compiled by this author.Experimentation and ObservationIn a traditional schema this is normally referred to as to laboratory practical session. However,as important as traditional laboratory sessions are in developing

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

laboratory facilities development for the program. Dr. Looft’s research interests have evolved from the analysis and modeling of tactile neural responses to now being focused on student capstone projects, systems engineering programs, and global education. Outside of the academic world, Dr. Looft is an avid sailplane enthusiast, pilot and flight instructor, and is a lifelong fitness enthusiast. Page 15.370.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Designing Robotic Systems: Preparation for an Interdisciplinary Capstone ExperienceAbstractThe Robotics Engineering (RBE

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Stoppiello, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

1 Reception areas 4 N/A 1@2. Studio Classrooms and Teaching Laboratories Studio classrooms 4 2050, 2073, 2052, 2073 48 Teaching labs 3 1273, 1285, 1288 24 Computer classrooms 2 1191, 1203 46 Student computer labs 2 742, 744 32 Computer hardware classroom 1 630 16 Hole Montes Lecture Hall 1 1698 84 Classroom

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Viscosity and Reynolds Number.Topic A: Aural: This was delivered in the traditional lecture format. Subject matter was manometers and pressure calculations.Topic R: Reading: Students were required to read and submit their findings. The Topic assigned was piezometric head.Topic K: Kinesthetic: Laboratory setting was used that included demonstrations. Students conducted experiments to discover the principles of Buoyancy, center of pressure and metacenter. Four separate quizzes were assigned that covered all the four topics. Grading washolistic and the instructor documented his observations. No quantitative

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

students studying business, laboratory science, mechanicalengineering technology and my own automation technology students. Early on the decision wasmade to split into two groups. One would design the motor/controller/battery system while theother would be responsible for the frame design and fabrication. Groups were self-formedthrough student discussions with guidance from the team advisor in outlining the tasks requiredand skills most useful for each team.Learning through PrototypingThe controls group started comparing different approaches such as direct drive hub motorsversus a chain or belt driven system. The frame group brainstormed on possible frame styles andbattery mounting options. Both groups soon realized they needed to all work

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

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Participant InformationThe Leaders in Engineering Program (LEP) at Southeastern University is an interdisciplinaryundergraduate engineering program, which combines concepts and methodologies from SystemsEngineering (SE) as well as Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). One of the mainobjectives of this program is to enable students to work on interdisciplinary engineering projectsrequiring an understanding of electrical and computer design as well as systems analysis. Overthe course of three years in the program, students will be required to complete coursework inboth the SE and ECE departments, including two joint laboratory courses in the third year and ateam-based, interdisciplinary capstone project in the fourth year.In fall of 2009, 15

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, U of Texas at Brownsville; Katherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

counterparts in succeeding. Moving toward achieving this goal, thedepartment has allowed a new option to complete the required Senior Project course. The courseis required for the bachelor of computer science which consists of 120-semester credit hours ofcourse and laboratory instruction; the Senior Project is intended to provide an integratededucational experience or capstone [1-8]. Although the course is a one-credit-hour, one semestercourse, it is in fact a comprehensive course which requires a broad range of skills acquired overthe student’s course of study. Many studies have shown the importance of the Design Project inintegrating different aspects of their course work [1-8]. The new option allows students,especially females ones, to take

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

sponsored by industry, and two projects were service-learning projectswith external customers. Each industry project sponsor provided a donation to the college andalso provided funding for all of the necessary materials for the project. The donations were usedto help fund the course, which included student travel to the sponsor site and funding for theservice-based projects.Students were provided a dedicated laboratory space in which they could work on and store theirprojects. Figure 1 shows students working on two of the projects, the robotic mower and thespin bike power meter. All sponsors of the projects were very satisfied with the final products.Two of the projects are being continued on as projects for capstone design courses, and two

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hitt, USMA; Robert Floersheim, US Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

feasibility of the design,and make decisions leading to an optimal system design. System integration, human factorsengineering, computer-aided design, maintainability, and fabrication techniques are addressed.This course provides an integrative experience in support of the overarching academic programgoal, and is often interdisciplinary in nature. Students spend extensive time in projectdevelopment laboratories fabricating and refining their final products.The course learning objectives are: • Apply the Engineering Design Process to design and build creative solutions for open- ended engineering problems. • Work effectively within a multidisciplinary design team in a professional and ethical manner. • Develop and conduct experiments

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huanmei Wu, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. "Integrated Teaching of Experimental and Communication Skills toUndergraduate Aerospace Engineering Students," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 3, 1997, pp. 255--262.9. Joe Linhoff , Amber Settle, Motivating and evaluating game development capstone projects, Proceedings of the4th International Conference on Foundations of Digital Games, April 26-30, 2009, Orlando, Florida10. Ian Parberry , Timothy Roden , Max B. Kazemzadeh, Experience with an industry-driven capstone course ongame programming: extended abstract, Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer scienceeducation, February 23-27, 2005, St. Louis, Missouri, USA11. Robert W. Sumner , Nils Thuerey , Markus Gross, The ETH game programming laboratory: a capstone

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Business Meeting

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

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

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Macossay, The University of Texas-Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering