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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Average Score How comfortable are you at describing to someone what nanotechnology 1 entails and its significance? 4.3 ||||||||||||||||||||| How comfortable are you at identifying physical or chemical aspects 2 important at the nanoscale? 3.9 ||||||||||||||||||| Do you feel comfortable to (a) classify (b) suggest a possible synthesis 3 route and (c) recommend a characterization technique for a given 3.4 ||||||||||||||||| nanomaterial? Do you feel comfortable to discuss various research areas (such as 4 sensors, energy harvesting, hydrogen

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Darryl G. Thelen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Klingenberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Courter, S. From Promise to Reality: How to guide an educational reform from pilot stage to full-scale implementation, ASEE Prism v6 p30-4 N 1996.5 Froyd, J., Penberthy, D., Watson, K. Good Educational are not Necessarily Good Change Processes, Proceedingsof the 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, 2000.6 Fournier-Bonilla, S., Watson, K., Malave, C. and Froyd, J. Managing Curricula Change in Engineeirng at TexasA&M University. Int. J. Engng Ed. Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 222-235, 2001.7 Massy, W. Honoring the Trust, Anker Publishing Co, Inc., 2003, 376 pgs.8 Cady, E., Fortenberry, N., Davenport Sypher, B., Haghighi, K., Abel, S., Cox, M., Reed-Rhoads, T., and Berkelaar,B. Work in Progress – Developing a Certificate Program for

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-757: ASEE'S ROLE IN THE ACCREDITATION REVIEW OF ABET EACPROGRAMS IN ENGINEERING, ENGINEERING PHYSICS, AND ENGINEERINGSCIENCE (ET AL.): A BRIEF HISTORY, THE CURRENT STATUS, AND A LOOKAHEADJames Farison, Baylor University Dr. Jim Farison is currently Professor Emeritus in Baylor University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and is also the academic coordinator for Baylor's multidisciplinary B.S. in Engineering program, which offers a Biomedical Option and a Flexible Option. He is a member of ASEE's Accreditation Activities Committee, is past chair of the Multidisciplinary Engineering Division, and served many years as Baylor's ASEE campus representative. He received his

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Stoppiello, Florida Gulf Coast University

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AC 2010-922: RE-INVENTING ENGINEERING EDUCATION ONE NEW SCHOOLAT A TIMESusan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University Susan M. Blanchard is Founding Director of the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering and Professor of Bioengineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 1980 and 1982, respectively, and her A.B. in Biology from Oberlin College in 1968. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University Robert J. O'Neill, P.E. is

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-1885: DEVELOPMENT OF A MASTERS DEGREE ON SUSTAINABILITYMANAGEMENTShekar Viswanathan, National University, San DiegoHoward Evans, National University, San Diego Page 15.404.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of a Master’s Degree Program on Sustainability ManagementAbstractThis paper summarizes the development of a unique, master’s degree program insustainability management based on fundamental concepts relating to energy,environment, products and processes. The interactions among practitioners andacademicians at the National University that lead to the development of this program arehighlighted. This

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Business Meeting

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

: “a. There is no interest in having program criteria for multidisciplinary engineering programs. b. While there is general satisfaction with the program evaluators being provided by the various societies, working with ABET, there was also the opinion expressed that this constituent group has a minimal role, if any, in the selection, training, and evaluation of the program evaluators. Further, few of the faculty (members) in multidisciplinary engineering programs are selected by the professional societies to be program evaluators. c. There may be a need for supplemental materials both for multidisciplinary programs preparing to be visited, and for the multidisciplinary program evaluators. d

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Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

course, how useful they think the activities will be for othercourses, and how useful they think the activities will be for their career.To assess how the different learning styles influenced group dynamics, we asked them to checkany of the following statements that applied: a) Having opposing learning styles brings new and creative ideas to our discussions b) Having opposing learning styles has hindered our discussions c) The opposing learning styles makes it difficult to work together effectively and come to agreement d) I can recognize our different learning styles and how it plays into our group discussions e) I haven’t noticed a difference among my group members in terms of how they learn or contribute ideas.To assess

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College; Paulo Ribeiro, Calvin College; Robert Medema, Calvin College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

)building relationships with the business community; and (5) showcasing success.” p. 34.Standish-Kuon and Rice chose not to distinguish the models by whether the content countedtowards a degree. They found three models, with the most significant discriminator being thelocation within the university: (a) the business school, (b) the engineering school, or (c)collaboration between the two.Streeter and Jaquette3 looked at the spread of entrepreneurship education beyond business andengineering, dividing all approaches into two types: “If the program is intended to infuse theinstitution with entrepreneurship education, we call it a university-wide program. Next, weexamine the location of the faculty and teachers to determine if it is a magnet or a

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Cressler, Georgia Tech

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feel strongly about, regardless of their team’s official position.Each team receives a team grade, based upon a combination of: a) the written position statement,b) the instructor’s judgment of the team’s approach to their presentation and the strength of their Page 15.62.6arguments, and c) the audience’s opinion of each team’s effort (a debate evaluation is filled outby the class to provide critical feedback to each team). Team Widget Deconstruction ProjectStudents also engage in a collaborative capstone research experience in which 5-person teams dotheir own widget deconstructions and present those findings to

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lily Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the success of the college-wide multidisciplinary course, a second round of this course iscurrently underway. The department’s represented by the faculty teaching the course will berotated each year so that all departments have an opportunity to participate.   1. Eggert, R., “Engineering Design: Are We Teaching the Right Stuff,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,” June 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii.2. Criteria for Evaluating Engineering Programs, Engineering Accreditation Commission, ABET Inc, 2006.3. Tuckman, B., “Developmental sequence in small groups”, Psychological Bulletin, 63, 384-399. The article was reprinted in Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal Number 3, Spring 2001 and is

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Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology; Xiaojun Chen, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jill May, Illinois Institute of Technology

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, 178-186.9. Mohammed, S., & Dumville, B. (2001). Team mental models in a team knowledge framework: Expanding theory and measurement across disciplinary boundaries. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 89-106.10. Senge, P. (2006). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization.New South Wales: Page 15.1370.8 Currency.11. Ilgen, D. R., Hollenbeck, J. R., Johnson, M., & Jundt, D. (2005). Teams in organizations: From input-process- output models to IMOI models. Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 517-543.12. Schaffer, S., Lei, K., & Reyes Paulino, L. (2008). A framework for cross

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-31: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S HYBRID BUS - AMULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PROJECT BASED EDUCATIONSteven Fleishman, Western Washington University STEVEN FLEISHMAN is currently an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Western Washington University. He joined the Vehicle Research Institute at WWU in 2006 after spending twenty years in automotive drivetrain R&D. Steven.fleishman@wwu.edu Page 15.1362.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Western Washington University’s Hybrid Bus – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Project-BasedEducationAbstract Western

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Beach, Western New England College; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Institute November 7-8, 2009.The competition challenged students to design and build robots to perform useful and novel tasksthrough a university-level competition, with the theme of “improving the quality of life” chosenfor the 2009 event. Entrants were judged primarily on the extent to which they innovated andmet existing needs or created new markets with regard to the theme, and secondarily with respectto design and analysis, implementation skill, and business plans.RICC accomplishments included: a) an RICC website which had over 139500 accesses, b) asocial networking site which added a significant number of competing team memberparticipants, c) 14 university teams registered to compete from as far away as Egypt and Mexico,highlighting the

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-525: A ROBOTICS ENGINEERING M.S. DEGREEMichael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Prof. Michael A. Gennert is Department Head of the Computer Science Department and Director of the Robotics Engineering Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA, the University of California/Riverside, General Electric Ordnance Systems, Pittsfield, MA and PAR Technology Corporation, New Hartford, NY. He received the S.B. in Computer Science, S.B. in Electrical Engineering, and S.M. in Electrical

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-583: R2D2 AS A MOTIVATOR IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONBrian Peterson, United States Air Force AcademyPatrick Sweeney, United States Air Force AcademyDelbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy Page 15.1010.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 R2D2 as a Motivator in Engineering EducationThe use of robotic system applications continues to grow as a learning tool in electrical andcomputer engineering, but basic designs and projects have been well investigated and advancesin the field are becoming increasingly complex. Many new and interesting systems are beyondthe scope of what undergraduates can tackle as a capstone project. As a result

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-395: ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY: A COURSE FORMAJORS AND NON-MAJORSCatherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines Page 15.481.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Design for Sustainability: A Course for Majors and Non-MajorsAbstract As part of a one-semester international experience for undergraduate students, a lower-division course in engineering design for sustainability was offered. The course participantsconsisted of majors in engineering, architecture, political science, and economics from numerousuniversities. This survey course, beyond providing a basic introduction to

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anouk Desjardins, École Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, École Polytechnique de Montréal; Erik Bélanger, École Polytechnique de Montréal

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-228: THE CHALLENGE OF TEACHING SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT WITHINTEGRATED PROCESS DESIGNAnouk Desjardins, École Polytechnique de Montréal Anouk Desjardins has worked on the evolution and the teaching of the course Sustainable Development Capstone Project. After graduating in civil engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal she obtained a Master’s of Applied Science in 1999. Then she worked in industry as a process engineer. Since 2008 she joined Ecole Polytechnique as a research assistant for sustainable development projects and as a lecturer.Louise Millette, École Polytechnique de Montréal Louise Millette is, since 2002, the first (and only) woman to

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hitt, USMA; Robert Floersheim, US Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-476: IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPLEX MULTIDISCIPLINARYCAPSTONE PROJECT FOR STIMULATING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTDEVELOPMENTRobert Rabb, United States Military AcademyJoseph Hitt, USMARobert Floersheim, US Military Academy Page 15.673.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Implementation of a Complex Multidisciplinary Capstone Project for Stimulating Undergraduate Student DevelopmentAbstractComplex, multidisciplinary capstone projects require multi-faceted teams of faculty and students,representing two or more technical areas of expertise. Engineering education has emphasizedmore multidisciplinary work as graduates are expected to perform on

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rupa Iyer, University of Houston

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-2377: CENTER FOR LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY – A MODEL FORINTEGRATION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH, OUTREACH AND WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENTRupa Iyer, University of Houston Page 15.268.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Center for Life Sciences Technology – A Model for Integration of Education, Research, Outreach and Workforce DevelopmentAbstractThe biotechnology industry that originated in the 1970’s has since mushroomed from $8 billionin revenues in 1992 to $50.7 billion and is one of the most research intensive industries in theworld. While biotechnology originated based largely on recombinant DNA techniques,tremendous research in biotechnology has

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

who did not take the junior Page 15.384.2nanosystems laboratory course).I. IntroductionNanotechnology education is evolving from the inclusion of a broad freshman/sophomore leveloverview courses to greater depth leading to certificates, concentrations, and minors. _ hasdeveloped a complete B. S. level Nanosystems Engineering Degree. Details of the structure ofthis program have been delineated in the literature1,2. The approach utilizes a common freshmanengineering sequence, a nanosystems specific sophomore introductory course, and a junior levelnanosystems seminar course. Pre-existing graduate microsystems engineering courses areutilized to

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Macossay, The University of Texas-Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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measurements and validate theoretical results is presented in Figure 5. Thermocouple with Thermocouple Amplifier and Operational Amplifier (a) Set up the circuit as shown in figure 11. Use a J-type thermocouple and measure the output voltage when the thermocouple is at room temperature. Now, look at the output voltage when the thermocouple is heated between your fingertips. Figure 10. AD594 and J-type thermocouple. The common voltage is the same as ground (0V), the constantan is the red wire and the iron is the white wire of the thermocouple. Vout is measured between pin 8 and ground. Every 10 mV of the output voltage equals about 1″C. (b) Determine the room temperature by

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Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

have a clear understanding of whatthe word individual means. Instructional systems must be designed to meet the needs of theindividual, whenever possible. The author believes that there are five principles on whichinstructional systems are designed, created, formulated and implemented. The five principlesare: Define, Design, Develop, Deploy and Decide. Appendix B briefly outlines these five principles. Ernest Boyer’s research also motivated the author to experiment on new ideas in theclassroom. This is because, in the nineties, Ernest Boyer argued in “Scholarshipreconsidered: Priorities of the professoriate” that knowledge is acquired not only throughresearch, but also through synthesis, practice, and teaching (Boyer

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

week.Concluding RemarksRBE400X is still a work in progress and will be refined in subsequent offerings; however webelieve that our first pass at teaching this course was sufficiently successful to continue offeringthe course. Student response in their course evaluations was uniformly positive, and showed thatthe students considered the course to be effective in increasing their understanding of the designprocess. Page 15.370.9 8As would be expected, the quality of the designs produced was variable, however those studentsgraded at the A and B level clearly showed improvement in their technical skills and in

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Figure 6 Awards in handI highly recommend the formation of technology based clubs to motivate and educate studentsoutside of the classroom. I found it to be a rich experience and we are considering hosting asimilar event at our university as the Tour de Sol no longer exists.References[1] G. S. Agoki, B. C. Ng, and R. L. Johnson, "Development of communication skills andteamwork amongst undergraduate engineering students," 2007 37th Annual Frontiers inEducation Conference, Global Engineering : Knowledge without Borders - Opportunitieswithout Passports, Vols 1- 4, pp. 886-892, 2007.[2] S. K. Bowen, "Coenrollment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing: Friendshippatterns and social interactions," American Annals of the Deaf, vol. 153

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Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Coso, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-1741: EXAMINING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OFINTERDISCIPLINARITY BASED ON GENDER AND DISCIPLINARYAFFILIATIONAlexandra Coso, University of Virginia ALEXANDRA COSO is a graduate student pursuing an M.S. in Systems Engineering at the University of Virginia. She received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT. Her current research focuses on interdisciplinary engineering education and students' perceptions of the different dimensions of interdisciplinary engineering projects.Reid Bailey, University of Virginia REID BAILEY is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research interests focus on studying how students

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

structure isillustrated as follows: 1. Establish the necessary differential equation(s) based on its free-body diagram(s) and the fundamental laws, such as Newton’s law, D’Alembert’s law, Hook’s Law, etc. 2. Take the Laplace transform to the differential equation(s) including possible initial conditions, 3. Solve the obtained Laplace transform equation(s) algebraically 4. Evaluate the inverse transform(s) to obtain the system solution(s) in the time-domain.The following example demonstrates the application of the procedure:The translational system shown in Figure 3 has the parameter values M=1 kg, B= 4 Ns/m, andK= 3 N/m. The applied force is f a (t ) ? 9u (t ) N. The mass has no initial velocity, but it isreleased from a position

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glen Dudevoir, United States Air Force Academy; Andrew Laffely, United States Air Force Academy; Alan J. Mundy, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ComponentBased on these results, we decided to add another component to the peer evaluations and anothercomponent to the grade awarded by course faculty and project mentors. In addition to asking thestudents to grade each other, we asked them to provide support for the grades they awardedwhich would be provided to the other students anonymously. We did this by asking them toprovide for each other member of the team two strengths and one area for potentialimprovement. If they awarded a grade lower than B (82) to a fellow student they wereencouraged to provide additional areas for improvement. We also asked them to consider areasbeyond technical competence. For course faculty and mentors, we asked them to provide a gradeat each review period to describe

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

problematic since technical staff is short in supply and unfortunately manycompromises had to be made.References1. Beswick, D., Julian, J., and Macmillan, C. [1988], A national Survey of Engineering Students and Graduates, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Australia.2. Johnson, P. (chair), (1996), Changing the Culture: Engineering Education into the Future, Barton, ACT : Institution of Engineers, Australia.3. Moorehouse, C.E. (1964). “Engineering Courses in Australian Universities”, The Australian University, 2.4. Williams, B. Sir (1988), Review of the Discipline of Engineering, Canberra: AGPS.5. Finniston, M. Sir (1980), “Engineering Our Future”, Committee of Inquiry into the Engineering Profession, London: HMSO

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-372: ROBOTICS ENGINEERING: ASSESSING ANINTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMichael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteFred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTaskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteLance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Page 15.1046.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Robotics Engineering: Assessing an Interdisciplinary ProgramAbstractIn the spring of 2007, Worcester Polytechnic Institute introduced a BS degree program inRobotics Engineering. The degree program is a collaborative effort, involving faculty from thedepartments of computer science, electrical and computer

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huanmei Wu, IUPUI

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

multidisciplinary projects.Bibliography1. R Miller and B Olds, A Model Curriculum for a Capstone Course in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design,Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 311—316, 1994.2. Paul W. Holley and Christian Dagg, Development of Expanded Multidisciplinary Collaborative ExperiencesAcross Construction and Design Curricula, International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 1550-3984, Volume 2, Issue 2, August 2006, Pages 91 – 1113. Dutson, A. J., et al. "A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-OrientedCapstone Courses," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 1, 1997, pp. 17--28.4. Todd, R. H., et al. "A Survey of Capstone Engineering Courses in North America," Journal of