Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

CE CP EE IE ME GEEAS107P Introduction to Engineering (Project-based) R R R R R R REAS109 Project Planning and Development R R N R R R REAS112 Methods of Engineering Analysis R R R R R R REAS120 Chemistry with Applications to BioSystems R R N N E E REAS211 Intro. to Modeling of Engineering Systems R R R R R R REAS213 Materials in Engineering Systems R R N N R R REAS222 Fundamentals of Mechanics & Materials E R N N R R

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

arrangement, etc.). This will require further research to determine a reasonable annual production quantity for the assigned products.ii Include in the production strategy, an identification of the quantity of each machine tool and inspection station required. Define material handling and inventory storage methods. Determine staffing requirements. Design a floor plan. Identify bottlenecks and methodology for continuous improvement. Estimate throughput and inventories (raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods). It is certainly true that manufacturing engineers, in practice, will be called upon to contributeto concurrent engineering product development teams. Successful modern manufacturing stemsfrom iterative and parallel thinking, not

Conference Session

Innovation in Teaching Engineering Economics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Cunha, University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

governmentregulations make any long-term project extremely risky.Based on the abovementioned factors, a graduate course was designed and implemented aimingto prepare the students to deal with the main economic issues and challenges faced by the oilindustry. Besides the basics on engineering economics, the course covers advanced materialrelated to budgeting, economic decision tools, scheduling and corporate planning, Monte Carlosimulation and risk analysis for oil industry projects. Economic analysis of operations,production forecasts and its associated costs and expected profits are also studied.Furthermore, besides the theoretical topics covered, the students are also required to develop aproject where actual challenges from the oil industry are analyzed

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

musical performance at the Institute.SuzhouAfter Nanjing, the group went to Suzhou, specifically the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). SIP is amaster planned community that borders the city of Suzhou. Over 200 foreign-investedenterprises have committed to the community. When fully developed, the SIP will accommodatea population of 600,000 and provide jobs for 360,000 employees. The group stayed in themodern SIP hotel and a classroom was reserved for us at the Higher Education Town. Hsu3indicates that international alliances develop student learning in ways not learned in traditionaleducational settings. The University of Dayton has formed a 3+1 agreement with ShanghaiNormal University (SNU). At Suzhou, six students from SNU joined the group from

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University; Mary James Legatski, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Tagged Divisions

International

the re-organization of the society and thereare currently no plans to re-establish it. The "lesson learned" here was that a program successfulat the student section level (i.e., the DAG Program) may not have the same degree of appeal atthe senior section level. Ironically, that is the very location within ASME that diversity andinclusiveness promotion could be most valuable. E Outreach Activities Page 11.93.5 Outreach to organizations that represent and support minorities and women inengineering to share information and discuss ways to potentially work together has long been ahallmark of ASME’s diversity activities and include

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Rufe, Eastern Michigan University; Gary Rodak, Eastern Michigan University; Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University; Mary Finkel, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

“capstone courses” which build on these basic concepts. This is where wesee a great deal of originality in the curriculum when compared with the manufacturing programsof other institutions. As the students approach their final training in machining, electronics, CAD, materials,plastics production, quality management, etc…they are required to take a three-course capstonesequence that follows a product’s development from conception through production. The firstclass, develops the product concept, the second course, takes that concept and plans itsproduction and the final course produces and sells the product. The first class, MFG 316 Design for Manufacturing and Tooling, is where the productdesign is born. Students generate product

Conference Session

Tools and Support for Software Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Garbers, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Kasi Periyasamy, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

able to add a review of the requirements document (generally done by a reviewer other than the requirements writer). These reviews are stored within the tool for later analysis. Page 11.61.9LimitationsThe Napkins tool is currently used by the students in Software Engineering courses at theundergraduate and at the graduate level. The requirements editor is more or less complete eventhough it has a simplified version of IEEE standard format. This is because the tool is designedprimarily for the students in Software Engineering courses. If the tool is planned to be used foractual software development, it needs to be extended to include

Conference Session

Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Michael Smith, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

senior design project for manyreasons. Planning typically begins in the fall, where early decisions must be made with regard tovehicle type, configuration, and overall design goals. The competition's rules structure providesnecessary constraints, and the competition dates, typically late in the spring semester, necessitateadherence to a strict timeline. Participants must prepare and submit a comprehensive designreport that is reviewed by competition judges, typically experienced design engineers. Theymust also make a formal presentation to the judges as part of the competition weekend. In short,the HPV Challenge provides students a detailed, real-world, hands on engineering design projectthat is also an excellent framework for a senior design

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Renner Martinez, University of Texas-El Paso; Evelyn Posey, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

special emphasis on issuesaffecting women of color. These practices are shared through newsletters, fliers, the ADVANCEWeb site, and through presentation at national conferences, and publication in book chapters andjournals.In fall 2005, UTEP ADVANCE co-sponsored a workshop on conflict mediation in the Collegeof Engineering. An outcome of the workshop was the creation of a Faculty Advisory Council inthe college to address the feedback received form the college’s climate study, address policy thataffects faculty, and promote discussion of faculty concerns.During the second half of the grant, the ADVANCE team will facilitate the development ofdepartmental action plans that outline each department’s strategic plan to recruit and retain adiverse

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Plebani, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

students in operations research to focus their learning on the power of dynamicprogramming, as opposed to the nuances of computer implementations.IntroductionSince the formulation of Dynamic programming (DP) by Bellman,1 it has been successfullyapplied to a variety of problems, including capacity planning, equipment replacement,production planning, production control, assembly line balancing and capital budgeting(hundreds of articles referring to the use of dynamic programming are given in Sniedovichand Cole7 ). Despite seemingly successful, dynamic programming has not been adaptednearly as readily, and thus successfully, as its mathematical programming counterpartssuch as linear and integer programming. Some of the reasons for this are the lack

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Hailey, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

freshmen and in Fall semester 2005 only femalestudents selected the course. The seminar was one credit hour, met once a week for an hour, andwas not required for any engineering major. Course goals were to: 1. provide a variety of speakers who share their knowledge and experience about the many career-options available in engineering, 2. provide information about internships from career placement and planning specialists, 3. discuss the ways in which women integrate their professional and personal lives, 4. provide information and strategies for the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in engineering, 5. develop a community of learners among peers with similar academic and career goals.After completing

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

environmental engineering student to environmentalengineer. Specific course objectives have the students:• form a community within the university;• establish friendships among students of similar academic interests;• develop an academic plan;• develop skills to deal with the many aspects of student life;• learn more about the university’s environmental engineering program;• develop a sense of the environmental engineering profession;• use some of the skills required by environmental engineers;• explore several of the specialty areas within environmental engineering;• master some of the basic environmental engineering language; and• use knowledge gained to make better career choicesWhile many of the topics in the list above are connected to

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Bush, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jennifer Gray, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Megan Holmes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Karen Kosinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leena Razzaq, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jill Rulfs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unworkable in kindergartenand first grade. For example, the students cannot read or write! Nevertheless, conceptssuch as creative design, materials selection, and proper tool use can be effectively taughtif approached in the appropriate way. Graduate fellows have written and illustrated a setof picture books that provides a particularly effective introduction to these topics.Curriculum plans, representative lessons, program successes, and lessons learned, aredescribed below.IntroductionThis project, titled Partnerships Implementing Engineering Education (PIEE), is part ofthe NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) program, the goal ofwhich is to involve engineering graduate students with K-12 science and engineeringeducation

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder; Diana Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver; Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Jim Ruttenber, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver Diana Shannon has worked over 27 years in the areas of environmental health and environmental protection. She has worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Boulder County Health Department, City and County of Denver. She co-developed and co-taught the Environmental Health for Developing Communities course. She currently serves as Assistant Chair in the Department of Planning and Design, College of Architecture and Planning, at CU Denver.Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder Jay Shah is earning his M.S. degree in Civil Engineering in the EDC program. Jay was a Research Assistant funded

Conference Session

What's New in Statics?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

,bending stress, horizontal shear stress plus combined axial and bending elements. The plan wasto group similar topics together so students could make a connection between the statics topicand a related strength of materials topic: or more simply put, relate what happens externally towhat happens internally.As an example, in the new sequence students analyze beams using shear and moment diagramsand then evaluate the stresses by calculating moments of inertia using the parallel axis theoremand bending theory in the same class. The intent is for students to draw a direct correlationbetween why we develop shear and moment diagrams and what it’s used for, rather than learninghow to draw the diagrams in statics and then in the next term learn how to

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Boser, Illinois State University; Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-446: OUTCOME ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATIONKenneth Stier, Illinois State University Dr. Ken Stier is a professor and Coordinator of the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Program at Illinois State University. He received his Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction and has been responsible for coordinating the assessment plan for the Manufacturing Systems Program for the last three years. He has served in various capacities on six accreditation site visits. Regular teaching responsibilities include courses in manufacturing processes, materials technology, and manufacturing organization and management.Richard Boser, Illinois State University Dr. Richard Boser is a Professor and Coordinator of the

Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Carolyn Brooks, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tracie Earl, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Geoffrey Bland, NASA Goddard Space Flignt Center's Wallops Flight Facility

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

project which has been conducted in concert withthe ASTI project. The paper also describes image acquisition, frame selection, rectification, geo-referencing, and mosaicking of aerial images to capture an entire agricultural field with theobjective of correlating image data with spatial variation of the yield data using a yield monitor.The strength and shortcomings of the aerial imaging efforts and future plans are also discussed.Integration of the remote sensing component with the overall project goals in environmentalstewardship and precision agriculture [6] is also advanced. Student involvement in the project isdiscussed to provide an overview of the academic vitality of the project.2. ASTI Project and Aerial ImagingThere is a growing interest

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

inadvance to make travel plans to the U.S. Hence, the recommendation is to make theadmission processing time as short as possible by eliminating all wasted activities thatdo not add value in the eyes of the student. This can have a significant effect on thestudents’ choice of one university over another.Rank 2: Documents:It was learned that the complexity of documents ranks only second to the amount ofapplication processing time for overseas students. More complex documents tend toconfuse students, who without face-to-face guidance from universities tend todiscourage them into looking at other universities with simpler paperwork. Also, thisleads to the arrival of the application to the university in an incomplete form, whichfurther results in delay

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roy Hamilton, Purdue University-Calumet; Harvey Abramowitz, Purdue University-Calumet

Purdue University Calumet.Each area works in tandem to provide a holistic approach to student success and learning. It iswell understood that because of the socio-economic background of the Purdue UniversityCalumet student, it was important that the CSEM Scholar Program provide services that not onlysupport the instructional life of students, but services designed to address barriers that mightimpede student success – the achievement of a baccalaureate and/or associate degree. To thisend, CSEM Scholars were assessed to determine academic, counseling, and financial needs; andan individualized service plan was developed to determine goals for each student that allowed forthe development of a plan of study that increased the likelihood that each

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared Berrett, Brigham Young University

theactivities were manipulative and hands on. The only concern they had was that no one was usingthem, and it seemed that they might be difficult to keep organized if young children were givenfree access to them. After evaluating the modular technology curriculum, the students went into the iMac labto determine what resources were available to help us meet our goals and objectives of teachingmultimedia design. A lesson plan was developed as a class the next day and BYU studentsspent two additional classes preparing to teach. Since there was only time for one day ofteaching in the elementary school, half of the BYU students became experts in PowerPoint, andthe other half became experts in iMovie. Teaching pairs were created with each person

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Houdeshell, Sinclair Community College; Paul Giguere, Sinclair Community College; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Merrill’s Five-Star Instruction Principles [3, 4].2. Pilot test the materials and delivery method at Current pilot testing occurring at Sinclair a total of two or more industry and college Community College, and under development at sites with an average of four or more students Illinois Valley Community College. per site per term;3. Develop a web-based virtual “community of Practice web seminars have been held, a practice” over the length of the program that discussion board has been installed, and pilot includes subject matter experts, participating testing of the web-based community of practice students, and module instructors for the for faculty’s planned for Spring 2006. purpose of creating self

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Maryann Llewellyn, Uniondale School District

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

attending classes to learn newcontent and pedagogy. Since the experience, however engaging, is disconnected from teachers’classroom experience, new practices are hard to implement in the classes (Martin-Kniep, 2004).The MST Summer Academy was created with 55 sixth and seventh grade students and 14 middleschool math, science and technology education teachers.MST Summer AcademyWe also sought to break down disciplinary barriers between STEM teachers so communicationand mutual understandings could develop. As part of its strategic planning, Uniondale wantedteachers to implement a comprehensive quarterly project for students that coincided with the endof marking periods. With MSTP the project became interdisciplinary and offered teachers theopportunity

Conference Session

Women & New Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Page 11.1160.3beneficial to more students. Over the years, Dr. DeBartolo has become familiar with myinvolvement in extra-curriculars at RIT, likes and dislikes of co-ops, and plans for the future.Knowing about my involvement in outreach activities and desire to teach, she informed me of agrant received in sponsorship of a senior design project. After hearing the project description,designing activities to educate students about engineering and concepts involving energy and theenvironment, I was hooked. What a great way to tie all of my unique experiences into a capstoneproject. I am currently the project manager.Just as Dr. DeBartolo has been able to provide great recommendations to me, I definitelyrecommend this partnership to other students

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Idaho State University; Michael Lineberry, Idaho State University; Karen Leibert, Idaho State University; Anne Mollberg, Idaho National Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

State University. He served as lead for the Idaho-based team that organized and ran the WNU Summer Institute.Karen Leibert, Idaho State University Dr. Leibert is the Program Coordinator for the Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Idaho State University. She acted as main logistics organizer and jack-of-all-trades for the Summer Institute.Anne Mollberg, Idaho National Laboratory Ms. Mollberg is the Educational Programs Group Lead at the Idaho National Laboratory. She lead a team of INL employees to offer many types of support and services for planning and running the Summer Institute

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gul Kremer, Pennsylvania State University; Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

.” The model quadrants in illustrated in Figure 1 are:A: Expose (Dissection) – Typically included in first and second year courses to familiarize students with physical artifacts in a structured environment. Structure overcomes anxiety students may have with engineering. It increases learning of engineering terminology and vocabulary, and generally only requires high school level of mathematics, physics and chemistry.B: Inspire (Dissection) – Typically found in first and second year courses where it is used to introduce design, graphics, or ground within students the fundamentals from foundation engineering courses such as statics and mechanics of materials. The format is less structured with students planning

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K Krishnamurthy, University of Missouri-Rolla (ENG); Keith Stanek, University of Missouri-Rolla; Vittal Rao, University of Missouri-Rolla

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

studentsfrom different disciplines or with different expertise, the authors made their best effort to assignstudents to one of their top three projects.Students were given only a brief description because part of their assignment was to develop aStatement of Work. This assignment was seen as an invaluable part of the program as itprovided the students with experience in synthesizing the problem statement, identifying theapproach, and planning and scheduling the tasks. The projects identified under this programwere such that they could be completed over an eight-week period or those that could becompleted over two summers by two different teams. It was strongly felt that the studentsshould be able to have a working prototype by the end of the summer

Conference Session

On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nobuyuki Kitashoji, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Eiichi Sentoku, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

emergency exits and fire extinguishers. ) - Safety measures based on Heinrich's law ( Refer to 4.3.1 (2) for details. ) - Accident forecasting ( Refer to 4.3.1 (3) for details. )(2) Safety Measures Based on Heinrich's LawHeinrich's Law suggests that eliminating minor accidents, which are potential risk factorsfor further accidents, might help in preventing major accidents. Based on this law, thestudents submit a report of minor accidents they have experienced and share thisinformation in class. (3) Accident ForecastingAt the experiment planning stage, the students are instructed to forecast any accidents that Page 11.719.11may occur during their

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University; Gregory Olson, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

suggest in the future that [the mentor] try to focus on encouraging the teams on whatthey have accomplished instead of stressing what needs to be done in the future. That is not tosay the "plan" for quarterly progress isn’t important, but it is difficult to motivate the team whenafter many sweaty hours in the shop all they hear is what they haven’t done yet.” Page 11.321.7Similar comments were voiced by the mentors. For example, one mentor summed up his role assomeone who “needs to be caring and needs to love the field.” This comment was given in thecontext of understanding the emotional needs of students. Specifically, that the majority ofdesign

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

tasks to produce a completed project. Theseprofessionals should be capable of managing the construction projects effectively and efficiently.Apart from developing skills for logical thinking, computing, and communication, they must becapable of assuming the responsibilities for the planning, co-ordination and financial control of aconstruction project.The duties of a construction graduate also include the determination of most appropriate methodand sequence of construction operations for a particular project. They must be able to predict andmonitor the construction operations in terms of labor, materials, equipment, and technicaldifficulties, and finally timely execution of all project items. They are responsible for dealingwith scores of

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

aboutcustomer requirements definition, engineering specifications, project planning, conceptgeneration and selection, risk assessment, problem decomposition, engineering analysis,design for manufacture, prototype development, experimental methods, and testing.Faculty members take on multiple roles of coach, consultant, referee, advisor, manager,and ultimate assessor. The use of traditional lecture is minimal. Impromptu and informalpresentations by or to students are a more frequent occurrence.The multidisciplinary aspects of a project present themselves as a natural occurrence ofthe design process. Most, if not all, real design projects are inherently multidisciplinary.Working with sponsors, faculty will configure teams based upon the