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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mei-Mei Song, Tamkang University; Shang-Hsien Hsieh, National Taiwan University; Shih-Yao Lai, National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Building and Planning

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University, Graduate Institute of Building and Planning Assistant Professor c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Journey to One: Teachers' Transformation in Multidisciplinary Cooperation on Engineering EducationaAbstractIn this age when interdisciplinary education is highly valued and strongly emphasized inengineering education, the experiences of teachers working in multidisciplinary teamsdeserve closer examination, as teachers are essential players in leading curriculum changestowards multidisciplinary cooperation. What motivates teachers to take the first step out oftheir professional comfort zones to reach

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Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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(ABET) as well as member of several national and international organizations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 EE and ME Together Again: Forging a BSE from BSEE and BSME ProgramsAbstractAn unfortunate premise is that neither the undergraduate Electrical Engineering (EE) nor theMechanical Engineering (ME) degree programs can accommodate within their curriculumsubstantive EE or ME courses. Yet there is a natural intersection between EE and ME forprofessional opportunities in the 21st century. To break this seeming impasse a program of studybetween EE and ME has been initiated as one aspect of an Interdisciplinary Engineering (BSE)degree with plans of study

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Engineering in Societal Context

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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students develop the interdisciplinaryskills required to address critical and rapidly evolving societal challenges. We designed a casestudy on the Historic Fourth Ward Park in Atlanta, a project recently certified Gold by the ISI(Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure) Envision rating system. The Envision rating system is aholistic planning tool that can help mitigate barriers in decision making to facilitate moresustainable outcomes across its categories of quality of life, leadership, resource use, the naturalenvironment, and climate and risk. The Envision case study was used as the basis for a teachingmodule bridging engineering and cognitive psychology by highlighting the interconnectednessbetween these fields. Too frequently, engineering

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Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Umesh Adhikari, Michigan State University; Jade Mitchell, Michigan Sate University, Dept. of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University; Mark H Weir, The Ohio State University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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State University. QMRA III is a one-and-a-half-week training program designed for advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and earlycareer professionals to assimilate scientific data and implement computer programs towardsbuilding a risk assessment for assuring safety and health goals. Each cohort of QMRA IIIconsists of engineering, biological and social scientists with the goal of cross training. As part ofthe evaluation plan of the program, students were asked to construct a box-and-arrow diagramconveying a risk management plan involving the full range of biologic, economic, social,political, and cultural factors that impact risk during a pathogen exposure. Additionally, experts,professors and career professionals who were also the

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University

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Paper ID #19958Multidisciplinary Efforts Addressing Problem-Based Learning in a GraduateCourseProf. Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University Hsiao-Wen Wang is an Associate Professor with the Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering and the director of International Relations Division, Office of International Affairs in NCKU. Her fields of expertise include river mechanics and restoration, sediment transport, ecohydraulics, water environment planning and assessment, and geomorphology. Her recent research interests include innovative learning and teaching design in engineering education

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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administrative offices working in the areas of diversity,inclusion, social justice, equal opportunity, and access so that each office can better focus on itsmission and goals. As part of this effort, OSU has established three new positions—SpecialAssistant to the President for Community Diversity Relations, Vice President and ChiefDiversity Officer, and Executive Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access, as wellas formed a new Leadership Council for Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice. All of these entitiesare working collaboratively to bring focused energy to university-wide planning andimplementation of equity and diversity efforts.Professional Development Opportunities. While there are many professional developmentopportunities at OSU

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Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Mehrnaz Mostafapour, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Andrea Prier, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Jason Grove P.E., University of Waterloo; Eugene Li, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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teaching modulesWe have previously described the first two developed modules (Hurst et al., 2016); since then,we have further refined those modules and piloted and implemented two more (Al-Hammoud etal., 2017), and are well on our way to producing all six planned modules in the series. Thepurpose of this paper, however, is not to outline those modules in detail; rather, we aim to reflecton the inner workings of our team, as experienced by us as team members. More generally, thisis a case study on the processes of a multi-disciplinary team, presented in the context of recentand influential literature on teams and team performance.We recognize that our team is unconventional: it was created from a group of self-selectedvolunteers who believed in a

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Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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their context, by adapting strategies we have employed.At this stage, formalizing our engineering project curriculum as authentic experiential learningrepresents a work in progress involving a pilot group of five engineering students who mustsatisfy the new ELI requirements by spring 2017 to graduate on schedule. Results of this pilotgroup help test our plan, providing feedback to inform us what adjustments we may need tomake, as we ramp up to the “full-on” implementation of 50+ students per year over the next twoyears. As available, this paper presents details of the ongoing pilot group results.Having introduced the case for experiential learning with its move from popularity towardmaturity in engineering education, and having described the

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Engineering in Societal Context

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, University of San Diego

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technology platform ardupilot, and 2) design and build aunique payload for the drone. The course assignments involve designing and building the device(a clear engineering challenge) with the more conceptual work of planning for its integration intopro-social organizational processes (a clear peace and justice challenge). To facilitate thisexploration, we have designed the course to minimize lectures and instead use class time forconversations and collaboration. This will be done through a combination of group discussions,team exercises, and collaborative workshops.This paper, submitted as a work-in-progress, presents the current state of our coursedevelopment. We discuss our learning outcomes, describe our pedagogical approaches, andidentify areas

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Multidisciplinary Design Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia H. Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; John G. Adams, Merrimack College; Jocelyn Fraga Muller, Merrimack College

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Environmental Design were hired by anEnvironmental Studies course to develop a water quality monitoring plan, and conduct additionalwater quality measurements.Students in the involved courses encountered situations that they would not have otherwiseencountered. Instructors enjoyed working together, but also faced many difficulties related tomanaging not just their own course. Deadlines not met in one course had rippling effects,requiring other courses to be flexible with their own deliverable contents and/or due dates.Although the endeavor was challenging for instructor and student alike, with some smalladjustments we recommend the model and will try it again.IntroductionThere are many challenges in engineering education, including stimulating student

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Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Brian T. Kench, University of New Haven; Summer J. McGee, University of New Haven; Michael A. Collura P.E., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Charles David Skipton, University of New Haven

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. Minimum expectations of participation in the department include: • Active and regular participation in co-curricular initiatives (startup weekends, pitch competitions, business plan competition, hack-a-thon, etc.), • Contribution to the shared department’s scholarship, and/or, • Development and delivery of department curriculum. The distribution of faculty in the department by college at the time it was formed is shownin Table 2. All full-time faculty in the department have voting rights and they elected a chairwhose primary appointment is in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Inaddition to the chair, who guides curricular matters, a director, jointly appointed by the deans ofengineering and business, manages

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs; Mark Shaurette, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Wendy Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hyun Joo Kwon, Purdue University; Bill Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David Barbarash, Purdue University

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accomplish this, outreach to other educational units across campus has proven to beextremely beneficial. The planned DCI curriculum has sought contributions from a group offaculty coming from four different departments (Construction Technology, Interior Design,Landscape Architecture, and Mechanical Engineering Technology), which are located withinthree different colleges (Liberal Arts, Agriculture, and Technology) of the same institution.These faculty members have collaborated to identify existing courses within their departmentsthat could provide the expected learning outcomes related to built environment design for DCIstudents. Through this collaboration, students would be able to choose a design concentrationthey prefer: Interior Design

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Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University

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and connect materials in the course with their area of study, as well as overall academic and career plans. Eportfolios are reviewed by instructor and teaching assistants to both provide feedback and assess student performance.In summary, the design of the course and its implementation follows our teaching philosophy,that all learning is multidisciplinary. The course includes aspects of engineering design andanalysis, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, business, economics, political science,sociology, psychology – hence incorporating a broad spectrum of student areas of study andinterests, leading to engagement and motivated learning. Problem-based and project-basedlearning strategies integrate real-world case studies (including

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nael Barakat P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; John Austin McCoy, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Aws Al-Shalash; Jong-Won Choi, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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design project to formulate the thread ofdesign in the curriculum. Table 2 provides a listing of the different courses hosting the designproject as part of the CASCADE project. As shown by table 1, implementation of the CASCADE project started in the academicyear of 2012 – 2013 and continued through the following years [21]. Currently the project is stillongoing with minor changes of logistics and participating faculty depending on availability offaculty and the changes in their assignments. Nevertheless, the general plan and objectives arestill the same with activities and participation expanding every year. Two departments participatedin the project at its inception in 2013. In the following years, two additional departments joinedand

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Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Teresa J. Sakraida, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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rates.The main goal of this study is to understand how interdisciplinary instruction affects students’ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems, function on multidisciplinary teams, engagewith contemporary issues, communicate effectively in writing, verbally and visually, developappreciation of the impact of planning and engineering solutions in a variety of societal contexts,and develop understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities. Soft skills, such ascommunication, team spirit, leadership, sociability, time management, documentation,presentation, ethics, negotiation, etc., are all critical in successful delivery of a standout App. Oursurvey questions cover these aspects in a succinct manner.Evaluation Design for

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Behnaam Aazhang, Rice University; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jan P. Allebach, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); L. Franklin Bost, Virginia Commonwealth University; Joseph R. Cavallaro, Rice University; Edwin K. P. Chong Ph.D., Colorado State University; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University; Sonya M. Dennis, Morehouse College; Yingfei Dong, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Prasad N. Enjeti, Texas A&M University; Afroditi V. Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; David Garmire, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Jay George; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail S. Hohner, University of Michigan; William L. Hughes, Boise State University; Amos Johnson, Morehouse College; Charles Kim, Howard University; Hale Kim, INHA University; Robert H. Klenke, Virginia Commonwealth University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kevin James Lybarger, University of Washington; Stephen Marshall P.E., University of Strathclyde; Subra Muralidharan, University of California, Davis; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Francisco Raul Ortega, Florida International University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; David M. Rizzo; Candace Renee Ryder, Colorado State Univerisity; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Seyed Masoud Sadjadi, Florida International University; Scott Munro Strachan, University of Strathclyde; Mohsen Taheri, Florida International University; Gary L. Woods, Rice University Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brian C. Fabien, University of Washington; Phiilp Johnson, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Robert Collins, Univesrity of Strathclyde at Georgia Tech; Paul Murray

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executive in the medical device industry and in academic instruction as a professor in biomedical engineering. His industry experience includes medical product development, marketing and sales, international business development, strategic and business planning, and senior man- agement with P&L responsibility. Currently, Bost is the Executive Associate Dean in the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. He oversees development of innovation and outreach programs along with the School’s mar- keting and communications, human resources, information technology, and student career service activ- ities. Bost is also Director of the VCU Institute of Engineering and Medicine located in the Virginia

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Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson, Bennett College

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hands-on projects that do notimmediately seem related, and thus seeks to link a service-learning project to 3D modeling andprinting. The first part carries students on a journey to understand the need for and to plan aservice-learning project. The story begins with two students frustrated by their experience offacilitating an engineering design challenge with elementary school children. The case thendirects students to use provided resources to plan and engage in a meaningful service-learningproject. The second part continues the story of one of the disgruntled students experiencing abreakthrough when the needs addressed by the service-learning intervention are well-defined andwhen the student discovers a shared interest in 3D printing with one

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College PA; Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Christopher Michael Korpela, United States Military Academy

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needed. To dothis, the student needed to develop a program that would take a raster image in any format, scaleit to the appropriate dimensions, and write the associated yaml and pgm files for the Turtlebot’suse. Using the tool that the student developed, others can take rough floor plans or draw theirown plans to be used with the Kobuki bots and autonomous navigation missions. One of thescanned floor plan maps of the engineering building is shown in Figure 3 for reference. The shaded area in Figure 3 represents the area from which Figure 2 was taken. Thestudent developed the program using Python and OpenCV. Because the student had no priorexperience using Python, she needed to go through a similar process to what was done with ROS†‡ yaml

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Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jinsung Cho, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Giuseppe Lomiento, Cal Poly Pomona

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thatintend to foster open communication, trust, and a willingness to solve problems, and (4) retakingthe survey to investigate if students perceptions have changed. Results of the study show that,through the interdisciplinary senior project and the structured activities planned, students’perceptions of each other’s disciplines, roles, and stereotypes changed, and they were able togain a better understanding and appreciation of each other’s disciplines, and work collaborativelytowards the project goals. The study, thus, shows the potential that incorporating sucheducational activities and experiences in students’ learning environment could positively affecttheir careers making them ready for the increasing trend of integration of designer and

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ha Hang Ai

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ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds; and their understanding oftechnology applications relevant to their field of study. Motivated by these findings, the VIPcoordinators conducted a retrospective study of peer evaluations, applying social networkanalysis to quantify student interactions and identify patterns across the program. Resultsindicate that within the VIP Program, students interact more often with other majors and otherraces/ethnicities than their own major and race/ethnicity. Results support the findings of theprevious study, providing evidence of VIP experiences related to working in diverse groups andin multidisciplinary teams. This paper reports the results of this analysis and plans for

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Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ming Li, Tsinghua University

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researchercollaborated together to design scientific interview protocol and questions which attainedgood expert validity. In process of research, the researcher made some adjustments oninterview protocol and questions to improve the effectiveness. In addition, the researchercombined literature analysis and in-depth interview to improve the reliability. In order toevaluate the protocol, methods and strategies, and to clarify the interpretations and ideas, theresearcher had his advisor comment and review on the research plans, findings andconclusions as they developed. The interview protocol includes following questions: 1. External quality assurance is important at Purdue for what purposes or objectives? Why is it important for these things? 2

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Multidisciplinary Design Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Nicole Hesson, York College of Pennsylvania

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andphysical disabilities. These community based projects were added based upon student interestsand research indicating that women and minorities are likely more interested in projects with asocietal or humanitarian objectives. Additionally, while the Baja and Formula projects are a largeattractor for mechanical engineering students, the ECE students have little engagement in theprojects.As will be discussed in the findings section, a key element of this study is examining the facultyroles and student reactions to these two project types (competition and community-based). Asignificant challenge with the community-based projects is the need to source, plan, and managethe projects outside of the capstone semester. These elements will be discussed in

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Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas G. Westfall, Virginia Tech; James Edward Taylor; Serena Lise Emanuel, Virginia Tech; Mathew Verghese, Virginia Tech; Nick Falls, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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internship and study abroad opportunities.Mr. Mathew Verghese, Virginia TechNick Falls, Virginia Tech Nicholas Falls was born in Roanoke, Virginia on June 30, 1995. After graduating from James River High School, he attended Virginia Western Community College where he received an Associate’s degree in Engineering in 2015. Upon graduation from community college, he transferred to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where he studied Electrical Engineering with plans to graduate in the spring of 2018. Over the summers he worked as an intern at Gala Industries where he worked along side elec- tricians reading and troubleshooting schematics and wiring the equipment. He was also involved in an the LEWAS lab, an

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Engineering in Societal Context

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neil Littell, Ohio University; Sara Lohrman Hartman, Ohio University

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next planning meeting.Although some students exit the room with their same-major classmates, others leave with theirnewly formed design group. This represents the first step in what will be a semester-long, cross-major project that draws on the strengths and knowledge of both majors.RationaleThis article describes the successful partnering of students from an engineering design class withstudents from an early childhood social studies methods course. Students were tasked withdesigning an interactive and open-ended museum quality exhibit for children that could beinstalled in a local informal learning setting. The project, which capitalized on the contentexpertise of both groups of students, demonstrates the value of fostering

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep B. Deshpande, University of Louisville and President, Six Sigma and Advanced Controls, Inc.

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commoncauses and such a state as the natural state. The common cause variability considerationspreclude the possibility of zero defects ad infinitum. This inherent, unavoidable variationin the outcomes of processes is worsened by measurement errors and by other causes thatare identifiable. Discovering and then fixing these causes returns the process outcome toits natural state. Engineers have taken this to be the state of true minimum variance, ashad the author until several years ago. These ideas are explained in Figure 1. (a) Perfection not in the plan

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Engineering in Societal Context

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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asked.Statements: 1. The course was well planned and organized 2. The course material related to my profession 3. The professor emphasized analytical thinking 4. Assessment tools were fair 5. Reading materials were appropriate 6. The course was excellent 7. The professor was excellentQualitative Results from Two Courses Linking Engineering and Nursing Practice inIndia Over a Series of Activities From 2007 Through PresentTo educate students in professional practice, engineers, nurses, and others from‘developed’ countries often travel to ‘developing’ countries to participate in ‘hands-on’learning. The central challenge of these trips is to ensure adequate opportunities forstudent learning while simultaneously ensuring that the economic

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Donaher, Clemson University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Jeffery M. Plumblee II, Clemson University; Aaron S. Gordon, Clemson University; Khushikumari Patel, Clemson University

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Challengecompetency, hands on project/research, involves completion of some experience in a researchsetting related to the scholar’s challenge. This could include laboratory work, collection of dataor surveys, investigations into potential solutions for their Grand Challenge, etc. The secondcompetency is interdisciplinary curriculum, wherein the student is encouraged to take coursesoutside of their specific discipline. Entrepreneurship, the third competency, aims to developstudent’s skills in working with investors, business plans, and market analyses that are just ascrucial as the engineering technical solution. The GCSP Global dimension, the fourthcompetency, aims to develop students’ global perspectives and assist in their understanding ofthe global and

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Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Andrew Simon Scott, Western Carolina University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick C. Berry, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette

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Agreement  All participants agreed that they were interested in learning more about each other’s programs and how the universities form Capstone teams.  All participants agreed that they should use CATME as a common tool for team building assessment and planned to use training made available by the manager of the program.  All participants agreed that students would benefit from more teamwork training. Most use some teamwork training; the amount and choice of training vary from institution to institution.  All participants agreed that reviewing the data from at least one Capstone course was necessary to start this collaborationWhy CATME?CATME is a system of web-based tools faculty can use to manage

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Experiential Learning Initiatives

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State University; Jamshid E Farzidayeri, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter Boles; Ahad S. Nasab P.E., Middle Tennessee State University

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lot outof it.6. Reflective discussionWe think the project could be further improved from several aspects. • The battery provided to the students were several years old, and some of them did not hold a charge well. As a result, the battery caused the Raspberry Pi and the ultrasonic sensors to behave erratically. One team actually did not do well in the Bocce game, due to a battery issue discovered right before the competition. In the future, we plan to provide new batteries to the students. It may also be a good idea to use a dedicated battery to power the Raspberry Pi. • Although the project stimulated student enthusiasm through the competition and has practical implications, we did not encourage the

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Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University

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the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Systematic Review of Sustainability Assessments in ASEE ProceedingsAbstractEngineers are increasingly called upon to develop innovative solutions while balancingcompeting economic, environmental, and social design constraints. Consequently, manyeducators and professional organizations are calling for improvements in