Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Darrell Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

generaldiscussion forum, a Professor Digest (for our own reflections), and a forum focused on studentssharing their creative journeys. For logistical support, we also set up a forum where studentscould self-organize study groups, as well as forums to address technical issues, errors in coursematerials, and suggestions/complaints about the course. The discussion forums served as themain mechanism for peer assessment of projects (for Adventurers), as we will discuss later.The Idea CloudIn addition to our own core content, we also posted supplemental writings and videos in aseparate section within the MOOC site called the Idea Cloud. Some of the videos were invitedguest speakers from our own professional networks, whose expert commentary served asvaluable

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

the pedagogical approaches and classroomstructure in their HSS lectures and tutorials. If they manage to enroll in a course withcomparatively low engineering representation, they often feel isolated from their peers, and ifthey choose to enroll in an HSS elective with high out of department enrollment they are oftenshepherded into a non-arts and science lecture section or tutorial with no change in the way thatmaterial is delivered or discussed. While they may watch different modes of thought at work, it’sunlikely that they are proficient in their use or convinced of their benefit by course’s end. Andwhile another calendar entry strongly encourages students to “plan their complementary studieselectives in accordance with their career

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Motahareh Tina Alaei, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michael Ryan Lynch

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

(Outcome E). A bigportion of the project deliverables was four to five presentations made both to the client and otherpeers at the program, and the writing of several technical reports. After each presentation, the teamreceived feedback from the faculty and peers on the content and delivery of the presentation andtheir technical writing skills. Each section of the final technical report was reviewed and gradedby the team mentor (Outcome G). One of the deliverables was the contextualization documentthat reports what significance the final design might have on the environment, health and safetyconcerns, economics, ethics, etc. (Outcome H). Based on the technical evidence and submitteddocuments, these outcomes were evaluated, and the faculty mentor

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Students were prompted to complete the activity with the following set ofinstructions: 1. Get a blank piece of paper, a writing instrument, and write and circle ‘Sustainability’ in the center of the paper. 2. The general form of your map should be a series of connected bubbles, with the ‘Sustainability’ bubble at the center. These bubbles do not have to be strictly hierarchical, and can include anything from words to phrases to images. They can be nested if that fits your understanding of concepts. Don’t try to put too much into any single bubble. You can label connecting lines (often with words describing the relationship) though you do not have to. You should not consult outside sources or others’ maps during

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

reflection process, which we hope will be of interest to otherengineering educators developing and/or teaching interdisciplinary programs. We followBorrego and Newswander in using the term “interdisciplinary” when collaborators work togetherto create something new as opposed to a “multidisciplinary” collaboration where colleaguescome together momentarily but then split apart “unchanged by the experience.”5Course objectives were outlined for the specific courses the program would encompass; Table 1shows a list of objectives for each of three courses. Students earned twelve credit hours for theprogram (four in science, four in engineering, and four in technical writing and communication).Throughout this paper the word “program” refers to the full

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University; Igor Kourkine

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

background of a technology from a business perspective and answer questions such as “How is the technology scientifically superior to other competing technologies?” (ii) Assess the nature of a business opportunity (e.g. whether it is sizable, real, immediate, and has a first-mover advantage). (iii) Develop a business model and strategy for technology commercialization. (iv) Apply the Porter’s five forces analysis14 and SWOT15 analysis to a problem. (v) Identify and rank critical business issues and develop risk mitigation strategies. (vi) Write a succinct business development proposal targeted at either venture capitalist (VC) or internal corporate venture (ICV) funding.It should be

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Vurkaç, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

who received humanities education tend to have better performance” in the workplace,based on pre-and-post surveys given to employers of graduates.In a recent blog post for Science [11] on the reasons to include the Humanities in careerpreparation, and even though writing about science careers, not engineering, Albert brings forthten enumerated reasons, many of which are relevant to engineering practice as well. Reason 2 isthat “[s]tudying the humanities allows you to become familiar with and use the creative ideasfrom great minds outside of science. As a poignant example in support of this argument, considerthe application of art-inspired mathematics to the applied chemistry of an oil-spill clean-up,presented at the Bridges 2012: Mathematics

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

as well as in academic writing, and a critical inquiry class taught by theHSA faculty. The critical inquiry class has multiple sessions taught by different instructors. Eachsession focuses on a topic that is related to the instructor’s specialty, yet all the sessions have acommon component: for the first few weeks, students and instructors engage in a discussion ofthe meaning of liberal arts education and its implications for HMC. In addition to completing theCommon Core, every student at HMC is required to take at least ten courses in HSA, with atleast four courses in an area of concentration. The engineering curriculum at HMC consists ofthree stems: design, engineering sciences, and system. The design stem includes three

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Wilcox , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

such initiatives, with LLC organized aroundsustainability having been established at more than a handful of colleges and universitiesnationwide. Proponents of living and learning communities point to social and educationalbenefits beyond enrollment and retention, such as better academic performance, studentengagement (civic, intellectual, and social), and critical thinking owning to experiential learningand co-curricular (and extra-curricular) learning opportunities. Also expected are more reliableand effective student transitions into higher education owing to the peer support network and rolemodels built around shared interests and positive identities (Tinto, 2000; Zhao and Kuh, 2004;Inkelas, et al, 2006; Brower and Inkelas, 2010). This

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, construction management,and structures. This group of professional engineers has been donating their time and efforts to help in thecapstone design courses and help the program in aspects such as the response to the support survey for theProgram Educational Objectives. As well, this group of people serves for guidance and as evaluators forthe final work.The capstone design experience lasts a full year. The project commences with a meeting betweenstudents, practicing engineers and the instructors and a site visit. The project ends with a report and oralpresentation. This provides students with a proposal writing experience and clarifies the project for thestudent team and the client.Progress reports are due over the semester. These reports include

Conference Session

Nanotechnology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha, IUPUI; Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

number of local companies in the areas of CAD/CAM, CNC machining, and process development/improvement. Dr. El-Mounayri is a member of ASME, ASEE, and SME. He has published over 75 technical papers in renowned peer-reviewed journals and technical conferences in his Page 24.697.1 field and gave presentations at various national and international conferences.Dr. Kody Varahramyan, IUPUI c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #10093Dr. Kody Varahramyan received his Ph.D. in Electrical

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael P. Frank, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Kamal E. Amin, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Okenwa I. Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Sungmoon Jung Ph.D., FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Robert A. Van Engelen, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

department, who then assigns the student’s final overallcourse grade based on this information and other factors, such as peer review data and varioussmaller, department-specific assignments that may be associated with each individual course.Current Year’s Interdepartmental Projects Table 2 below lists the Senior Design projects this year that involve students (and facultycoordination/advising) contributed by multiple engineering departments at our College, out ofthe set: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (ME); theengineering departments that are currently involved in each project are indicated with an ‘X.’ The