Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #19732”Hiring Other Classes”: Working across Departmental Boundaries in Inter-disciplinary Projects for Senior EngineersDr. Cynthia H. Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College Dr. Carlson worked as a water resources engineer for 10 years prior to earning her doctorate, contributing to improved water management in communities within the United States, Middle East, and Singapore. She has been a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) since 2002. Dr. Carlson’s research interests are broadly characterized as ’how civil engineering impacts public health’, and include storm water man- agement, modeling environment/engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning and Teaching Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Tori Claudette Reeder; Josh Chase, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Laura Vidal-Chiesa, Michigan Technological University; Modupe Omolara Yusuf, Michigan Technological University; Abraham Romney, Michigan Technological University; Marika Seigel, Michigan Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, thus leveraging and building content in both courses.To evaluate the effectiveness of the increased connection between composition and engineeringpre- and post-surveys on student attitudes toward writing and communication were collected incomposition. Additionally, on a mid-semester early-term feedback survey, students were askedto respond to the following open-ended question, “How is composition supporting and/or howcould it better support the work you are doing in other classes?” A qualitative analysis wasperformed on these responses. For comparison, the same surveys were administered in severalcomparison sections of composition that were not cohort scheduled with composition andengineering.The results showed statistically significant gains

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Goldschneider, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

differentdisciplines, in most cases the courses are a special section that is offered for a semester or tworather than an integrated part of the curricula. These courses are often abandoned as one or moreof the faculty members is tasked with additional responsibilities or due to a shift in priorities.Because it has largely been the focused efforts of the individuals rather than at the department orcollege level, their role is not backfilled, and the course goes away.Capstones for Each DisciplineFor the pilot run of the capstone class being studied, four colleges were involved. Faculty fromthe colleges of Industrial Design, Engineering, English, and Entrepreneurship collaborated todesign the process. At the initiation of this process, faculty from each

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiences: Teaching in a Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carolyn Kelly Ottman, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

friendships with their peers. In end-of-term team feedback sessions, students at boththe undergraduate and graduate levels shared that they disclosed more with their newly formedonline teams than they had with prior friend groups. Some reported that this was the first “real”team they had experienced in a school setting. As opposed to just working in a group toaccomplish assignments, elements of teamwork that students reported include caring for eachother and putting the team above oneself. In many situations, their connections extended beyondjust the class assignments to supporting each other in other aspects of life, including internships,jobs, roommates and significant others.Although the author has used team-based learning in traditional graduate

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Tech.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Thelack of attractiveness of engineering as a course of study combined with the difficulty ofattracting high performing secondary school graduates into my university has meant that theentry criteria into engineering at Victoria University (VU) are somewhat relaxed. As a resultof diluting the entrance requirements only a minority, between 29 and 34 percent of students,entering engineering courses within the school have completed year 12 chemistry with further12 to 15 percent of students have only completed year 11 chemistry in their secondaryeducation. Some 10 percent of students, many mature students, undertake preparatory orbridging summer chemistry classes which unlike similar classes in mathematics and physicsare not compulsory because it is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Brian Thomas Weaver PE, Explico Engineering Co.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the College of Engineering at LTU. This committee is currently designing a new sophomore-level Engineering Entrepreneurship Studio that will also be required for all students as a continuation of the ”Foundations Studio.” He has published 33 peer-reviewed journal and conference proceeding articles. At LTU, Meyer offers a number of outreach programs for high school students and advises many projects for undergraduate students.Brian Thomas Weaver PE, Explico Engineering Co. Mr. Weaver received a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering Mechanics with a specialization in Biomechanics at Michigan State University. He worked for Exponent Failure Analysis Associates in the Biomechanics group for over 10 years. In this capacity he

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott P. Schaffer, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

provide built-in dissemination vehicles for the results of the project.The Illinois Institute of Technology’s IPRO Program has the broadest scope of projects of thefour collaborating institutions, covering service learning, entrepreneurship, and processimprovement, and product/venture development. Every undergraduate student at IIT is requiredto participate in two IPRO projects as part of their General Education requirement. Studentsselect projects, though some projects now require an application and approval process. IPROproject teams are composed primarily of junior & senior undergraduate students across a rangeof majors (engineering, computer science, architecture, sciences, business, psychology, socialsciences and humanities). During the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie M. Gillespie, Arizona State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jared Joseph Schoepf, Arizona State University; Joshua Loughman, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

their communities. His research explores the topics of entrepreneurial mindset, innovation, well-being, leadership, interpersonal skills, and other 21st century competencies. Mark has experiences in teaching and mentoring engineering students in human-centered design, social entrepreneurship, hu- manitarian engineering, leadership, and mindfulness.Dr. Jared Joseph Schoepf, Arizona State University Jared Schoepf is the Director of Operations for Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) at Arizona State University. Jared received his PhD in Chemical Engineering at ASU, developing a tiered approach to rapidly detect nanomaterials in the environment and consumer products. Jared has been a lecturer of EPICS for 4

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald G. Kander, Philadelphia University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

University, he will be teaching a freshman Integrated Design Processes course and a sophomore Materials Selection and Design course. At JMU, he taught a freshman seminar class to incoming ISAT and engineering majors, a sophomore In- strumentation and Measurement class, a junior Materials & Mechanics course, and a graduate Modeling and Simulation class. He also designed and taught two interdisciplinary, university-wide honors classes. One entitled ”Gdel, Escher, Bach” is based on the 1979 Pulitzer Prize winning book by Douglas Hofs- tadter, and the other is entitled ”Aesthetics of Visualizing Information,” which was co-taught by Professor Kander (an engineer) and Professor Chad Curtis (a sculptor in the Department of

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Edward Niemi, Tulsa Community College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

courses in carpentry, metalworking, or carshop. Teaching and learning today often happens online with advanced educationaltechnology. Humanities and soft-skills have taken a backseat teaching to the test. CADdrafting systems produces renderings for projects. Standards-based education nearlyobliterated vocational education in the late-20th century but CareerTech has reemergedtoday as pre-engineering, information technology, entrepreneurship, and culinary arts.The purpose of this paper is to present a new history curriculum incorporating the historyof technology for STEM students at our community and technical colleges that speaks totheir academic and career interests. The paper demonstrates how history of technologyfulfills outcomes expected of

Conference Session

Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

transferable toanother context. Nevertheless, the 29 records that passed the screening and appraisal processprovide insights into each of the guiding research questions and present assessment options for avariety of curricular and co-curricular contexts.What tools are available for assessing students’ (a) conceptual knowledge, (b) design skills orapplication of knowledge, and/or (c) beliefs/attitudes/interests related to sustainability?Across all assessment targets, self-report survey items were the most common. Perhaps surveyitems are commonly used because the domain of sustainability and sustainable design is broad,ill-defined and somewhat normative25. In addition, surveys are easy to administer inside oroutside of class. However, survey items are

Conference Session

Mechatronics and Robotics I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

constructivism. Engagement with roboticsalso improves student motivation and competencies such as communication, teamwork,leadership, problem solving, resilience, and entrepreneurship [7,8].The question of why diversity and inclusion in MRE education is important has been asked formany years, and two of the leading women in social robotics, Maja Mataric and CynthiaBreazeal, answered this question in an interview with the Wall Street Journal in 2016 [9].Mataric and Breazal stated that the key to drawing in women innovators is to show them how thework they do will impact the world. They stated that it is important to engage developers of allgenders and ethnicities because innovation is a personal, experience-driven pursuit. Breazealstated that people work

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Introductory Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suresh Kumar Jayaraman, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74074; Jennifer Robinson Glenn, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University; Karen A High, Clemson University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Prior to this Dr. Karen was at Oklahoma State University where she was a professor for 24 years and served as the Director of Student Services as well as the Women in Engineering Coordinator. She received her B.S. in chemical engineering from University of Michigan in 1985 and she received her M.S. in 1988 and her Ph.D. in 1991 in chemical engineering both from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Karen’s educational emphasis includes: critical thinking, enhancing mathematics, engineering entrepreneurship in education, communication skills, K-12 engineering education, and promoting women in engineering. Her technical work and research focuses on sustainable chemical process design, computer aided design, mixed integer

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

), ranging fromStatics in Sophomore year, to Entrepreneurship and Statistics in the Junior year, and Three-Phaseand Signals and Systems for the Seniors, among others. Entrepreneurial Mindset was alsoreinforced in Design class and applied in project work.This paper describes the experiences of faculty and students in the implementation ofentrepreneurial mindset modules adopted in our program, as well as preliminary results of thisrapid deployment in an interdisciplinary engineering program. We use a case study format toreport auto-ethnographic stories from both faculty and student perspectives.Early results are promising. After two semesters of simultaneous deployment of entrepreneurialmindset across the curriculum, faculty are engaged and working

Conference Session

Assessment in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ellen M. Swartz, North Dakota State University; Ryan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, North Dakota State University; Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University; Stanley Shie Ng, Biola University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

entrepreneurship, researchand development, and service into educational practices [5]. An individual’s learning processesand problem-solving techniques are influenced naturally by their surroundings [6]. Therefore,innovation pedagogy puts emphasis on combining initial learning simultaneously with itsapplication in practical contexts [7]. The reasoning behind this “learning by doing” approachgives students the opportunity to think conceptually about how the learning can be used insteadof being told how to use the learning. This pushes students to think for themselves and devisetheir own solutions to problems. Such practices also show students that it is okay to try ideas andnot have them work out. As the author states in [8], “As creative and innovative

Conference Session

Design in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hoo Kim P.E., LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer P.E., LeTourneau University; Laura Kathryn Neal, LeTourneau University; Kathleen Mays, LeTourneau University; Joon Wan Kim, LeTourneau University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #34236Engineering Capstone Senior Design Project as a Story-Building PlatfomDr. Hoo Kim P.E., LeTourneau University Hoo Kim, Ph.D., P.E., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from POSTECH, Pohang, South Korea, and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. His professional interests include teaching in the area of electromagnetics and RF, integration of faith and engineering, and entrepreneurship in engineering.Dr. Paul R. Leiffer P.E., LeTourneau University Paul R. Leiffer, Ph.D., P.E., is a

Conference Session

Design in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy Dunford, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Edwing A. Medina, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

programs, together known as the VIP Consortium.Each student generally participates (i.e., enrolls) on the same VIP Team for at least threesemesters. Some students participate for up to three years. The long-term participation ofstudents is essential to the peer-to-peer learning and mentorship that sustains VIP Teams overtime. As students become more experienced on the VIP Team, they are expected to provideguidance to newer members, and have opportunities to hold different roles as well as a positionof leadership within the VIP Team. Design Competition TeamsVIP Teams at NYU Tandon School of Engineering vary widely in their objectives (research,design, entrepreneurship, service, etc.) as well as their domains (e.g., transportation, robotics

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vy-Linh Gale, New York University; Victoria Bill, New York University; Jessica Si

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

develop the brace itself, the team uses 3D scanning to create an accurately sized brace. Thebrace is then 3D printed and tested with the patient. Students practice design iteration andhuman-centered design principles as they focus on input from each of the various stakeholders:OTs, doctors, patients, and the graduate student and faculty leads. Future work includesdevelopment and assessment of student design and soft skills workshops for this non-traditionalcourse. The VIP program director at the university is piloting a series of workshops to buildpresentation, problem definition, entrepreneurship, and interviewing skills. As studentsparticipate in this course and are encouraged to attend the soft skills workshops, the goal is forthem to progress

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiences: Teaching in a Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abigail E. Heinz, Rowan University; Matthew Strauss; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #33436Simple Exercises to Provide Continuity and Consistency in the ClassroomAmidst Uncertain or Shifting Delivery ModesAbigail E. Heinz, Rowan University Abigail Heinz is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Rowan University.Matthew Strauss, I am a recent graduate from Rowan University with a degree in Entrepreneurship Engineering, with a focus on mechanical engineering.Dr. Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University Kaitlin Mallouk is an Assistant Professor of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Prior to beginning that role, she spent five years an Instructor in the Mechanical

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jaclyn L. Cunitz, University of Colorado Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

diverse curricular and co-curricular experiences among students and enhancescollaboration and the sense of individual belonging to the community.6Shared classes and academic residential programs are two common methods for forming andstudying learning communities that are beneficial to the individuals within them. Lockwood-Cooke, Davis, & Hunt showed that at a large university, having an engineering learningcommunity that links together students in specific courses leads to higher rates of completion forcourses, fewer absences in those courses, higher self-rated gains in understanding the material,and increased retention within the major.2,7 Additionally, students sharing two or moreinterrelated courses was enough to have an effect on

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Ahmed Abdel-Mohti P.E., Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, intelligent vehicles, entrepreneurship, and education. He has served in leadership positions in the Mechanical Engineering Division of ASEE, and serves on multiples ASEE ad-hoc committees.Dr. John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University Dr. John K Estell is Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Uni- versity, providing instruction primarily in the areas of introductory computer programming and first-year engineering. He has been on the faculty of the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department since 2001, and served as department chair from 2001-2010. He received a B.S.C.S.E. degree from The University of Toledo and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Ultimately, PjBL promotes students to design,solve problems, make correct decisions, research and usually work together as a team to deliver asolution or product7.Iron Range Engineering (IRE) is an entirely project-based engineering program: students do notparticipate in traditional lecture classes; instead, students acquire their technical/professionallearning in the context of industry projects. IRE students earn Bachelor of Science in Engineeringdegrees, with emphases along a spectrum between what might be traditionally called mechanicaland electrical engineering8,9,10.Essar Steel Minnesota LLC (ESML), owned by the multinational Essar Group, is one of IRE’sindustry partners. ESML initiated and sponsored a project for IRE students in spring 2012

Conference Session

Nanotechnology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti; John Muth; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

relationships with industrial andinternational academic partners creates opportunities for undergraduates to interact within anecosystem that promotes entrepreneurship. Many of the technical electives within the minor aredeveloped by ASSIST faculty, and are therefore informed by current research within the center.As such, students are in close contact with ASSIST research, and they are encouraged to engagein undergraduate research within the center.General Education ElectivesThe past decade has seen a proliferation of nanotechnology across almost every science andengineering discipline, but also worldwide and even in many developing countries10. Many viewnanotechnology to be the "next big thing" that will fundamentally change our world, improveglobal

Conference Session

Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Center which promote innovation and entrepreneurship among engineering students and in collaborations with other colleges on campus and partnering with other institutions across the country.Dr. Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University Donna Crystal Llewellyn received her BA (major in Mathematics and minor in Economics) with High Honors from Swarthmore College in 1980. She went on to earn an MS in Operations Research from Stanford University in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University in 1984. After 30 years at Georgia Tech in a variety of roles, Donna became the Executive Director of the new Institute for STEM and Diversity Initiatives at Boise State University in January 2015. Donna’s current

Conference Session

Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming Li, Tsinghua University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

year engineering classes because they need to know what weare doing. They can do their ABET process. They need to better understand what we aredoing. That is the opportunity for us to share with them for them understanding what ourstudents learn in the class.”Teaching and LearningProgram accreditation still brings change of teaching technology, teaching philosophy,teaching method and learning method. Amongst them, teaching philosophy may be directlyimpacted by accreditation. For instance, Mr. Smith argued, “the biggest impact of ABETaccreditation is starting conversation about students’ learning outcomes, the conversationabout what can students do. For years and years and years, the engineering education wasrecovered with these topics. What

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 24.1257.3values. Further, wicked problems have many different subsections and components.Consequently, it is unlikely that any single group or class will be able to examine more than asmall segment of a wicked problem within the course of a semester. However, having differentdisciplines and different groups discussing the same issue leads to better-informed responses anda deeper understanding of the complexity of the wicked problem as a whole. The challenge existsin bringing groups with different disciplinary lenses together in a productive fashion. Access toprofessional expertise in a variety of fields is a related challenge.Lack of ‘Real’ in Topics or ProjectsProject-based classes often produce final reports that are not implemented and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shanette A. Go; E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineeringconcentrations from other engineering disciplines, such as an electrical engineering andcomputer science concentration in robotics or biomedical engineering concentration. Studentscan also complete concentrations that link engineering with non-engineering disciplines, such asengineering management, product development/ entrepreneurship, sustainable developmentinternational development. In these latter concentrations, students can create a concentration ofcoordinated subjects that draw from the disciplines of economics, management, urban planning,political science, or architecture. Since its accreditation as a general engineering program in 2001, the cross-disciplinaryengineering program, Course 2-A, has become increasingly popular among the student body

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

capacity of transmission lines, six- sigma, Design for Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, QFD, Statistics, project management, consulting, and holding workshops on team building, leadership, and creativity and innovation. Presently teaching en- gineering design methods, and coordinating/ co supervising, and instructing senor design classes and projects.Dr. Okenwa I Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State UniversitySungmoon Jung Ph.D., FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dr. Jung joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in August 2008, after working at Caterpillar Champaign Simulation Center as a staff engineer for two and half years. Dr. Jung’s research interests

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the typicalABET-identified professional competencies is recorded in Johnson and Ulseth [8].Multi-disciplinary learning is emphasized, including a broad base of engineering “corecompetencies” including entrepreneurship. Project teams of 3 - 5 learners are vertically integratedfrom Junior 1 through Senior 2, as well as disciplinary integration; electrical engineering focusedstudents are on the same project team as mechanical focused learners.The program is ABET accredited and has added student outcomes related to people and projectmanagement, entrepreneurship, and inclusivity in addition to the traditional ABET studentoutcomes. The program includes a broad breadth of student experience, including co-opexperiences and Study Abroad. Learning is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

lifelong learning.The student outcomes of the robotics engineering program at Lawrence Tech are adapted fromand based upon the ABET outcomes a through k with outcome c being modified to pertainspecifically to robotics. An additional outcome beyond the standard ABET a through k outcomesfor the program with an emphasis in entrepreneurship was added which is referred to here asoutcome l: Page 24.1195.11c) an ability to design a robotic system, component, or process to meet desired needs withinrealistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability;l) an ability to