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Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-930: MAKING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEACHING COMMONPLACEDavid Ollis, North Carolina State University Page 11.907.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Making Multidisciplinary Teaching CommonplaceAbstractThe repeating cry for more campus courses containing multidisciplinary aspects begs thequestion "How is Multidisciplinarity to be identified and assessed?" We discuss threeengineering approaches to this question: 1. "Doing it all yourself" which requires dual initial degrees or extensivemid-career retraining of self. Examples: John Lienhard , University of Houston, author"Inventing Modern: Growing up with X-rays, skyscrapers, and tailfins" and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-130: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR AN INTERDISCIPLINARYMANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROGRAMFrank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla Dr. Frank Liou is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). He currently serves as the Director of the Manufacturing Engineering Program at UMR. His teaching and research interests include CAD/CAM, nano-technology, rapid prototyping, and rapid manufacturing. He has published over 100 technical papers and has research grants and contracts over $7M. Page 11.384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-1823: ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGING: CROSSING DOMAINSTom Roberts, Kansas State UniversityJohn Mingle, Kansas State University JOHN O. MINGLE, Ph.D., J.D. Emeritus Professor of Engineering, Kansas State University First started teaching chemical engineering in the late 1950’s and experienced significant changes in engineering education during the 1960 - 70’s. Obtained J.D. in the 80’s, retired from teaching nuclear engineering in the early 90’s and continues to practice patent law. Served as professor and advisor for co-author Roberts in the 60’s-70’s. Page 11.570.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Dom Acciani, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Chenguang Diao, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Assistant Professor of Writing Arts at Rowan University. She received her Ph.D. from Purdue University. Her interests include gender and communication and information literacy.Chenguang Diao, Rowan University Chenguang Diao obtained his PhD from University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2004, received post-doctoral training in Carnegie Mellon University from 2004 to 2005, and is currently an Assistant Professor at Rowan University.Roberta Harvey, Rowan University Roberta Harvey is an Assistant Professor of Writing Arts at Rowan University and has been teaching writing to engineering students for over ten years and has been a part of Rowan’s Sophomore Clinic team since 1998. She

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Clayton, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; Evelyn Thrasher, Auburn University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-1123: INTEGRATION OF BUSINESS APPLICATIONS ANDFUNDAMENTAL SKILLS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS STATISTICSCOURSEHoward Clayton, Auburn UniversityChetan Sankar, Auburn UniversityEvelyn Thrasher, Auburn University Page 11.798.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integrating Business Applications and Teaching of Fundamental Statistics Skills in an Undergraduate Business Statistics CourseResearch Problem Motivating college of business (COB) students to enjoy learning statistics has been amajor challenge for decades in many American colleges and universities. It is a widely heldbelief that if students enjoy what they are being taught they will

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Bowman, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

new course at Purdue is based on fulfilling the needs for students inthe new Multidisciplinary Engineering (MDE) located in the new Purdue School of EngineeringEducation (ENE), which was founded in 2004. The ENE program is Purdue's answer to a needto better understand the learning and teaching of engineering.1 The MDE program is intended tobuild upon the success of the Purdue Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) program that hasenabled students to earn a degree at the interface between different engineering disciplines orengineering and other disciplines by providing a common multidisciplinary foundation for Page 11.993.3students who will then

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Uei-Jiun Fan, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ProjectsSeveral engineering service-learning projects have been accomplished at Cal Poly Pomona.Every one of them requires a common engineering sense built on the fundamental subjects andsofter skills developed in general education classes as well as engineering and science classes,particularly the team-oriented laboratory classes. A brief summary of some of the projects aregiven below:Robot FIRSTA group of engineering students teamed up to support Robotics Alliance of West Covina, a localrobotics community for teaching and assisting local high school students of West Covina HighSchool in designing and constructing a robot for the FIRST Robotics competition. FIRST standsfor “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” and is an initiative

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nosa Egiebor, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Arizona State University; Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Chalmers Sechrist, Florida Gulf Coast University; Sam Hulbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Osborn, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Metallurgical Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Before joining FGCU, Dr. Egiebor was Professor and U.S. Department of Energy Chair of Excellence in Environmental Engineering at Tuskegee University, where he was the coordinator of the environmental engineering undergraduate program between 1996 and 2005. Dr. Egiebor has received several national and international awards for teaching and research accomplishments in environmental engineering, including the German Alexander von Humboldt Senior Fellowship Award in 1994 and the U.S. Department of Energy Award for teaching and research in 2003.James Sweeney, Arizona State University JAMES D. SWEENEY has been hired by

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Chen, Keck Graduate Institute; Jeremy Bolton, Keck Graduate Institute; Erika Palmer, Harvey Mudd College; Stephanie Bohnert, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Moyer, Harvey Mudd College; Ekaterina Kniazeva, Harvey Mudd College; Alyssa Caridis, Harvey Mudd College; Colin Jemmott, UVP, Inc.; Darius Kelly, UVP, Inc.; Deb Chakravarti, Keck Graduate Institute; Qimin Yang, Harvey Mudd College; Patrick Little, Harvey Mudd College; Sean Gallagher, UVP, Inc.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

academic, clinical, medical and industrial laboratory. In his role as CTO, Sean oversees technical operations of UVP, including research, product and applications development, engineering, and technical support. Prior to UVP, Sean held leadership roles in instrumentation, fluidic packaging, and applications development with Hoefer Scientific Instruments, Pharmacia Biotech and Motorola Labs, where he established the microfluidcs laboratory and was a founding director of Motorola Life Sciences.Stephanie Bohnert, Harvey Mudd College Page 11.201.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006An

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Charlene Yauch, Oklahoma State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-1932: YOU’VE BEEN SLIMED!: PROCESS AND PRODUCT DESIGNEXPERIENCES FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF CHEMICAL ANDINDUSTRIAL ENGINEERSKaren High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Making. Other scholarly activities include enhancing creativity in engineering practice and teaching science to education students and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Baca, University of Missouri-Rolla; Steve Watkins, University of Missouri-Rolla; Ray Luechtefeld, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-1136: PATTERNS IN TEAM COMMUNICATION DURING A SIMULATIONGAMEDavid Baca, University of Missouri-Rolla DAVID M. BACA received his B.S.. from the University of Missouri – Rolla in Architectural Engineering in 2005. He is currently a graduate student in Engineering Management at UMR. His research interests include organization change and transformation.Steve Watkins, University of Missouri-Rolla STEVE E. WATKINS received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas - Austin in Electrical Engineering in 1989. He holds an M.S.E.E. and a B.S.E.E. from University of Missouri-Rolla. He is currently a Professor at UMR and Director of the Applied Optics Laboratory. His research interests include optical