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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Interdisciplinary Bioengineering Based Business and Instrumentation Development Project Page 11.201.2AbstractIn 2003/4 and 2004/5, UVP sponsored Clinic projects that combined students and faculty fromboth the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences and Harvey Mudd College. Strategiesdeveloped for the first year were critical to the success of the program, and included weekly jointteam meetings with all participants, both on campus and at the UVP, Inc. site in Upland,California. In addition, strong participation by the UVP engineering and management staff in theactivity was needed. For the students, exposure to multifunctional team environments - wheremarketing, sales, manufacturing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikki Larson, Edmonds Community College; Eric Davishahl, Everett Community College; Jill Davishahl, Edmonds Community College

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2006-947: THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF STUDENT PROJECT COLLABORATIONBETWEEN COLLEGES: A HINDSIGHT VIEW FROM TWO COMMUNITYCOLLEGESNikki Larson, Edmonds Community College Ms. Larson is currently an assistant professor in the engineering technology department of Western Washington University. Before this appointment, she was an instructor in the materials science technology program for Edmonds Community College. There she is developed the coursework and laboratory experiments necessary to make the new program a success. She has 6 years of industry experience implementing lean manufacturing techniques, managing development projects, and leading cross-functional teams to assess technical capability of

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

Page 11.729.3 2out and properly implemented instructional strategy. Our experience in service learning revealsthat service learning by its nature can provide authentic learning experience. * Authentic learning strategy invariably involves the learners in activities that deal with a real-life problem. * Service learning involves real people in real time, and therefore, it contains certain elements of drama and dilemma, just like in real world. * In service learning projects, content knowledge usually is embedded in the situation in which it is used. * In service learning, students are not usually given engineering specifications to start with (as opposed to class projects

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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in 1999. His interests include the physics of polymers and numerical computational methods in materials science. Page 11.359.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 CONVERGING-DIVERGING APPROACH TO DESIGN IN THE SOPHOMORE ENGINEERING CLINICAbstractThe Rowan University Sophomore Engineering Clinic is a two-semester sequence intended toteach engineering design and communication. Historically, the course has been taught withsemester-long projects, one in the fall and one in the spring. An example from the fall 2003 and2004 semesters was the Hoistinator project. Student teams of 4-5 were challenged

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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. Page 11.1460.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 You’ve Been Slimed!: Process and Product Design Experiences for Recruitment and Retention of Chemical and Industrial EngineersAbstractThis paper will compare and contrast the use of a one-day “slime” project as part of aweek-long summer program for high school students and the use of the same project as amulti-week project for an orientation class. One of the key project goals was to comparethe chemical engineering and industrial engineering disciplines. Pre and post surveyassessments were done and will be discussed.In the summer of 2005, a week-long academy, Reaching Engineering and ArchitectureCareer Heights, was hosted by the College of Engineering, Architecture and

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

instructionalmaterials for use in engineering classrooms to adapt the instructional materials for use inbusiness classrooms. The purpose of this paper is to report on the instructional materials thatintegrated methods to teach fundamental statistics skills with the introduction to businessapplications. We also tested these instructional materials in classrooms during summer 2005 andthe results of the test are reported. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop innovative andwell-tested instructional materials that help teach statistics to students in the colleges of businessand engineering.Literature Review Contemporary business practice has undergone a drastic change in this informationage where the business processes, accounting systems, and

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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other partneringinstitutions to enhance the program are discussed. Also included in this paper are themajor curriculum development and outreach activities, including an interdisciplinarycapstone design project to provide opportunities for students to design, manufacture, andactually market a product, which can stimulate students’ interest in real-world productrealization, the summer manufacturing workshop for high-school teachers and students,and research programs to develop laboratory facilities and support graduate programs.IntroductionTo live well, a nation must produce well. U.S. manufacturing is a critical area that cannotafford to be lost, but it is facing a great challenge. When the industry’s manufacturingjobs are out-sourced

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-1279: INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARYENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE: INCREASING INTERDISCIPLINARYINTERACTIONSteven Northrup, Western New England College Page 11.766.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Innovation and Improvement of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Course: Increasing Interdisciplinary InteractionAbstractInnovations to a multidisciplinary team design experience have been made with the objective ofincreasing the level of interdisciplinary design required for successful project completion. Theproject required teams of four to five students to design, machine

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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thecomplicated technical principles of engineering, it is less common for these institutions toinclude team communication or team training as part of the undergraduate curriculum.Instructors often give team projects in an effort to help students learn effective teamwork skills,but this practice alone does not teach team dynamics3. The fundamentals of how people workand interact is a skill; like calculus or circuits, it must be taught, practiced and evaluated3,4. Quality decision-making can be enhanced when members of a team develop high degreesof openness and interdependence. When members of a team regulate or ignore certaininformation, the quality of the decision is diminished5. From the Argyris and Schön “Theory ofAction” perspective, “the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Trevor Harding, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop, Kettering University

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2006-1575: CREATING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COURSE WITH INDUSTRIALINPUTTerri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University Terri Lynch-Caris, Ph.D., P.E., is Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. She serves as the Co-PI for the NSF project titled “Development of a Course in Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing for Undergraduates” and will team-teach the course once developed. Her areas of interest in teaching and research include ergonomics, statistics, and work design. She also serves as the treasurer for the Industrial Engineering Division of ASEE. Terri Lynch-Caris can be reached by email at tlynch@kettering.edu or by phone at 810

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin; Edward Wheeler, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-987: PASSING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONAS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN A GENERAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM: LESSONS LEARNEDRichard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin Richard Helgeson is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Dr. Helgeson received B.S. degrees in both electrical and civil engineering, an M.S. in electral engineering, and a Ph.D. in structural engineering from the University of Buffalo. He actively involves his undergraduate students in mutli-disciplinary earthquake structural control research projects. He is very interested in engineering educational pedagogy, and has taught a wide range of

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

world. With electrical, mechanical, and civilengineering technology students, the resulting diversity served well as a precursor for examiningthese outcomes from different engineering perspectives and created a rich environment forsharing insights and perspectives across disciplinary boundaries. ETGR 3071 was structured toempower students in a multi-disciplined, integrated environment to explore a number of relevanttopics pertinent to their success as a student and as a future practicing engineer. Presentationsand class work included traditional instruction, guess speakers, group projects, extensive studentwriting, and student group presentations on selected topics. This paper will highlight selectedinnovative techniques for addressing

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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a Consulting Professional Engineer in Delaware.Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University ROBERT JAMES O'NEILL has been hired by FGCU as Professor and Program Director for Civil Engineering (starting his contract in August 2006). He is currently a Professor of Engineering at Roger Williams University. He received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Kansas State University in 1993, M.S. degrees in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering from Stanford Unversity in 1984, and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975. Dr. O'Neill has been active as a Senior Mentor and instructor in Project ExCEEd for the American Society for Civil Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Idir Azouz, Midwestern State University

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must include a blend of courses from at least three traditional engineering disciplines. This was done to ensure that the program is truly an integrated engineering program. The three fields from which courses were selected include Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. These fields were selected based on the survey results received from industry; 2. it must include a strong design component which provides students with exposure to contemporary engineering practices in multidisciplinary fields. In fact, it is in the design sequence that the “integrated engineering” aspects of the program is achieved by giving students the opportunity to work on projects requiring the

Conference Session

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

Publishers, NY, NY. 2004.2. Ollis, D. F., “A Basis Set for Creation of Multidisciplinary Design Courses and Projects”,Proceedings of MUDD IV Design conference, Int’l. J. Engineering Education, 20(3), 2004, 391-3973. Ollis, D. F., Brown, A., and Luyendyk, S., A large scale Collaboration between Engineering andEnglish, in Ollis, D. F., Neeley, K., and Luegenbiehl, H. (eds), Liberal Education in 21st CenturyEngineering: responses to EC 2000, Peter Lang Publishers, NY, NY. 2004.4. Ollis, D. F., Kennedy, A., Laffitte, B. and Brent, R. “Cross-College Collaborations of Engineeringwith Foreign Languages and Industrial Design”, Proceedings of ASEE annual mtg., 2005, Portland, OR.5. Brown, A. and Ollis, D., “Team teaching: A freshman

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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– Intelligent Systems (4 credits). Interdisciplinary student teams work to control complex, nonlinear systems. Students are introduced to neural networks, fuzzy logic, and genetic algorithms. The course also includes a project involving students at multiple universities. The prerequisite is ME 419 or ECCS 444. This is an elective course for either electrical or mechanical engineers. This course is running for the first time in Spring 2006. The typical enrollment is expected to be about 15 students. • ECCS 444 and ECCS 445 – Control Systems 1 and 2 (4 credits each). Classical feedback control systems. Mathematical modeling of systems. Design of feedback control systems using root locus, frequency