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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Denise H. Bauer, Methodist University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

available until 2021). The plans are to develop longitudinal studies on how thestudents’ writing improves (or does not improve) throughout their four years in the programthrough a series of rubric assessments, feedback from clients, QEP and general educationassessments, and even peer evaluations. Incorporating writing in the engineering curriculum is arequirement at Methodist University through our Writing Across the Curriculum initiative;however, as writing is an important skill for which prospective employers desire, we can furtherdeepen the integration by implementing some of these concepts in every engineering class. Theplan we have in place will begin that process. Our hope is to create a meaningful and seamlessincorporation of writing from

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jessica Anne Rosewitz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

relate to teamwork. Diversity hasbeen identified as important for better problem solving in a team setting, and faculty interventionthroughout a project or course, which leads to a team that values diversity and inclusive behavior[14]. Reading about and reflecting in writing on stereotyping and implicit bias is importantthroughout a student’s career, and can lead to recognition of implicit bias [11]. Equity training isnot only important for students, but professional development for educators is needed torecognize gender stereotype and bias in engineering and such training may lead to more youngwomen and people of color (PoC) being encouraged to pursue an engineering career [15].MethodsStudent growth and evolution was tracked via two methods

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Jill L. Roter, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

active learning and peer-to-peerinteraction in the online environment. Expert talks feature faculty members from variousinstitutions and industry professionals discussing their research and industry related-work aroundspecific challenges within each theme and promote deeper understanding of the issues.Throughout the course, students also work on a project involving entrepreneurially-mindedlearning (EML). They identify an opportunity to create value related to one or more of the fourthemes; perform customer discovery and needs analysis; imagine and develop a futuristicsolution to address the needs; identify and research current technologies, which, when furtherdeveloped, could enable the development and implementation of their futuristic solution

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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Miles Skinner; Sven Anders, University of Alberta; Pierre Mertiny, University of Alberta

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

) interdisciplinary groups of summer school students are taskedto develop possible research project proposals following specific formats, such as the AllianceGrant model by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council that brings togetheruniversity researchers and industry and NGO stakeholders addressing interdisciplinarychallenges of direct relevance to industry partners. A sample summer school curriculum is shownin Figure 3, where the four stages are highlighted accordingly. Note that modules M0 to M10shown in Figure 3 relate to thematic, disciplinary and activity groupings.The development and writing of joint grant proposals is a learning and development process thatspans the entire summer school experience, exposing graduate students to the many

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jazmin Jurkiewicz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Rachel Rosenbaum, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

service and engineering. He has written texts in design, general engineering and digital electronics, including the text used by Project Lead the Way.Rachel Rosenbaum, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Rachel Rosenbaum is a junior in Industrial and Systems Engineering with passions in project management and engineering education. She was in the Galipatia LLC freshman year, a CEED Peer Mentor sophomore year, and has recently started research with the ECLIPS team. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 First-year engineering program evaluation: Understanding senior students’ perceptions about their first-year experienceAbstractThis Complete Research paper

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jacob Murray, Washington State University, Everett; Lucrezia Cuen Paxson, Washington State University, Everett; Soobin Seo, Washington State University, Everett; Mark Beattie, Washington State University, Everett

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

checkpoint for how the teams are performing. The questions in this survey include “How have your understandings about other disciplines changed?” “Overall, what can you and the team do together to ensure you meet your goals?” 4. Reflect and what’s next survey – This survey is intended for students to reflect on their business pitch presentation. The questions in this survey include “How did you feel you did in giving the team’s pitch?” “How confident are you about your team’s success? Why or why not?" 5. Letter to me – This assignment is intended for students to write a “Letter to Me.” In it, students will write to their previous self, the person they were on the first day of the semester. Students will

Conference Session

Mechatronics and Robotics I

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Christopher Pannier, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Xiaopeng Zhao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Thispaper resulted from the Fourth Future of Mechatronics and Robotics Education (FoMRE)Workshop held September 27-28, 2019 at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield,Michigan. This workshop was the final in a series of National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported academic and industrial workshops in a project that aims to define and promote theconcept of MRE as a distinct engineering discipline, build a community of MRE educators, andpromote diversity and inclusivity within the MRE community [2]. The project leaders write: “Our vision is that MRE will become one of the most impactful disciplines of engineering; attracting diverse and innovative students, graduating professional engineers who will design, develop, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Maria Barichello, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Richard Li, University of Waterloo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

strategies she used to approach conflict resolution. This instructorengagement successfully encouraged the students to reflect on their own past experiences andrelate the theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios. One example of this was demonstrated atthe end of the ENV/GEO session when a student approached the facilitators to share a previousconflict experience and to ask for feedback and strategies to try in the case of a similar conflictoccurring in the future.6. Qualitative resultsIndividual students were asked to write a 5-10 page long reflection report at the end of the term,looking back at their course project. These reports were graded to ensure they were takenseriously, with grades focused on completion, insight, and grammar/clarity1