Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

TOTAL 30 20 10 Page 12.1210.2 0 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2006 2000-2009 Projected Table 1: Recently Accredited Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs2 Next General Year Review (NGR) Accredited University

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert John Bowman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Douglas A Mercer, Analog Devices Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

benefits accrue equally to students who have followed a full-time academic Page 23.576.11 program and those whose educational progress has been interrupted by jobs, family or transfers. The efficiency with which experimental competency can be applied later in unscripted applications such as capstone projects. The extent to which faculty and student-generated experiments can be openly distributed to act as a platform on which to build a customized practical learning experience. Can the appeal of Mobile Studio and Lab-in-a-box to students underrepresented in STEM education be scaled up? Does

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Poster Session & Unit Operations Lab Bazaar

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

knowledge in the areas regulatory affairs, and safety which are becomingmainstream capabilities for engineers. To meet the demands for a rapidly changing, technology-driven workforce, the industry and educational advisory bodies have recommended thatacademic instruction should include industry practice training2. Many programs and universitieshave accomplished industry practice training through co-operative education, industry fellowsprograms, guest lectures, capstone projects, courses co-taught with the industry, and field trips3,4. This poster describes an effort to translate some industry practices into classroomeducation. Experiential laboratory, design projects, classroom lectures or seminars can be used toinclude industry practice

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Patrick lee Kirby, Drexel University; Bailu Xu

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

concepts related tothermo-fluids and heat transfer areas.Course Development and ImprovementThermodynamics and Heat Transfer Laboratory is a three hour-credit junior to seniorundergraduate core curriculum course designed for all Engineering Technology (ET) students. Page 25.843.3Our ET program majors range from mechanical engineering technology, electrical engineeringtechnology, industrial engineering technology and biomedical engineering technology. Also, thiscourse is one of the main precursors of the capstone Senior Design course. The Senior Designencompasses a student-led team project that has as a main outcome demonstrating a workingprototype

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

overall critical thinkingprogram, how this relates to ABET outcomes, and the critical thinking goals of the Introductionto Engineering course. Section three describes the critical thinking instructional component ofthe Introduction to Engineering course, including changes made based on analysis of previousyears implementation. Some conclusions and future directions for the ENGR 100 course arediscussed in Section four.2. A critical thinking agenda for the School of Engineering.The i2a initiative is a broad and comprehensive multi-year plan to improve the overall criticalthinking abilities of students that spans general education courses, discipline specific courses,capstone projects, and community engagement1. Dr. Joe Hagerty, of the Civil

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University; Pavel M. Polunin, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, andConclusions – Teamwork (3-5 students/team), 9 short form reports, individualME – 471 Machine Design II ME 481 – Senior Capstone DesignDesign Project Documentation: Problem Definition, Progress report,Formal Design Reports Project Report ( 1 @ 35- 200 pages) Detailed description of design approach, results, and conclusions, with supporting documentation Teamwork 3-5 Students/Team Multiple industry interactions, small group presentations

Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahram Varzavand; John Fecik; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

publication, or 3)submitted and under consideration for publication.The required internship is an opportunity for the student to apply the knowledge gained in thedoctoral program to a practical, career-related area. This internship is educational in nature and isinitiated by application and may be fulfilled in either an industrial or educational organization. Theintern works in industry or cooperating agency with supervision from the advisor. The internship maybe related to the dissertation topic, or provide a capstone experience for the doctoral student.Research activities encompass investigative study of a research topic related to the student’s researchinterest, writing research proposals, reporting of research findings, and statistical

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashish Agrawal, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

approaches such as project-based learning and flipped classroom. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024An Exploratory Analysis of an Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum using Bernstein’s Instructional DiscourseAbstractThis paper analyzes the undergraduate electrical engineering technology curriculum at anengineering technology college at a private R2 (based on Carnegie Classification) university inthe USA. The purpose of this analysis is to identify key elements of the curriculum being studiedincluding selection, sequencing, pacing of the course content, and evaluation criteria. Data forthis work include the undergraduate plan of study, course outlines, and course syllabi for

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Prashant Rajan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sadia Nawaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Luo, Purdue University; Jea H. Choi, Purdue University; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

learning, engineering, the social sciences, and technology, particularly sus- tainability, designing open-ended problem/project-based learning environments, social computing/gaming applications for education, and problem solving in ill-structured/complex domains.Dr David F Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. David Radcliffe is the Kamyar Haghighi head and Epistemology Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue. His research focuses on the nature of engineering; engineering habits of mind, how engineering knowledge is created and shared and how it is learned especially outside the classroom. Over the past 20 years he has conducted field research on the practice of

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Igel, Polytechnic Insititute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scanners and other mobile devices in Holtsville, N.Y. His largely experimental research is focused on parametric studies of novel lightweight composites and simulations of functionally-graded materials under load.Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Re- mote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

general safety practices within a six month period, or suspension oreven immediate termination because of breaking safety related rules and/or policy. TheState of Michigan (2008) has documentation that states that the safety and health ruleswill uniformly enforce disciplinary action among partnering employers on their projects.It further states that employees who fail to work in a safe manner will be automaticallydismissed from a project due to the deliberate violation of safety rules or safety policiesand procedures. Therefore, it is important that an organization develops a technique tohelp employees to adhere to their safety rules or policy17. a. Application of Creativity Concept/Technique: PPC Technique An idea generated to reduce

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University; Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Michael Costarell, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

their field ofexpertise. This can only be achieved by breaking down walls of isolation between specialtieswithin engineering disciplines and with other relevant disciplines such as business andmarketing.ConclusionsThe difference in focus between engineering and technology programs has grown increasinglywide as they attempt to differentiate themselves. As engineering programs become increasinglybased on engineering science, the practical component of traditional engineering curricula growsweaker. In many programs it is reduced to a single senior capstone project conducted withclassmates of the same discipline. Throughout all levels of the system, both industry andacademia, over-specialization has created an environment in which cross

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky; Jerzy W JaRomczyk; Mike Allen, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Leah Elina LeFebvre; George Tan, Texas Tech University; Mai Dao, Wichita State University; Andrew Tapia, University of Kentucky

Paper ID #40858Speaker Nonverbal Unintentionality: An OpenPose Intervention forEngineering StudentsDr. Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky Dr. Luke LeFebvre is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Kentucky. He has taught public speaking for over two decades, directed the foundational communication course, and man- aged an institutional communication training center. His research explores classroom communication and instructional processes. He has partnered on several interdisciplinary collaborative projects and received external funding from the National Science Foundation and National

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Michael Korostelev; Ning Gong; Ralph Oyini Mbouna

class exercises,work is always done with this scenario as the foundation. In classes for majors, this is usually thereverse; students learn the tools first and apply them to real problems as capstone projects. Wefind our approach for the course yielded greater outcomes than the approach that is usuallyeffective for majors. Even though this reverse strategy seems sensible, students can still getdiscouraged or disengaged with some bland material. To address this and assure sustainableengagement in lessons, we use strategies we described in active learning: gamification and two-way teaching.4.1 Assignment Design based on GamificationThe gamification case study we present is a group assignment that focuses on protocol design.Through its completion

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Gustavo J. Molina, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

proposed that actualengineering examples and reporting of case-studies should be used. Similarly Gao [10] discussedthe Task-Based-Instruction and the Project-Based-Instruction pedagogies as learner-centeredapproaches to teach technical writing, the former being based on assigned writing tasks for eachlesson, typically to a student team, while the latter utilizes a team-project for most of thesemester. He emphasized that the core or focus for either approach is not the learning of anystructure and grammar points, but instead communicating the tasks involved in technical writing,although language proficiency still helps students, as it improves student completion of the tasks.Several innovative approaches have been proposed to teach technical

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Zacharias, University of Manitoba; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Chantal Rodier; Laura M. Patterson, University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus; Renato B. Rodrigues, University of Manitoba; Ken Tallman, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

educational structures and practices, to recognize,confront, and address the harms of settler colonialism and anti-Indigeneity (e.g. [7]).Our focus on four distinct transdisciplinary approaches reflected the conference’s theme, but alsospoke to the sometimes amorphous identity of the SIG itself. The SIG is made up of membersworking in non-traditional engineering education spaces, including projects and initiativesfocusing on sociotechnical knowledge and humanistic engineering, arts and humanitiesintegration within core engineering curricula, communication and teamwork instruction,transdisciplinary integration of leadership, and decolonizing engineering education. Itsmembership includes engineers who have developed transdisciplinary research and

Conference Session

The Best of Computers in Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rukangu, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Kyle Johnsen, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

projects can foster the inclusion of students with learning disabilities (Daniela and Lytras, 2019; Nanou and Karampatzakis, 2022). In the case of tertiary education, industrial-scale robots are used to prepare students for careers in industry by emphasizing aspects such as hardware, software, and human-machine interfaces (Nagai, 2001; Brell-Çokcan and Braumann, 2013). However, industrial-scale robots are expensive to purchase. In addition, there is usually some oversight over their usage due to time-sharing and to prevent damage, which prevents "free-play" by students. Some solutions to this include the use of miniature robots and the use of online labs (Mallik and Kapila, 2020; Stein and Lédeczi, 2021). Though these reduce the cost of the setups

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Kasprzak, Milliken Research Associates; Kevin Hulme, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Deborah Moore-Russo, Suny - Buffalo; Kenneth English, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo - SUNY

situations using inquiry, project-based instruction, andincrease opportunities for student collaboration and communication. This paper describes theinnovative use of a motion simulation-based framework to provide active student participation inauthentic engineering experiences for learning about dynamic systems. The project’s theoreticalunderpinnings are based on situated learning where new educational material is presented in anauthentic context, and social interaction and collaboration are required for learning to occur.Through a learner-centered approach, students use physical simulation and large-scalevisualization to discover the impact that design decisions have on a dynamic system, whilegaining hands-on experience in configuring and operating

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4 – Systems Thinking Integration and Systems Engineering Skills Evaluation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Constance Aloisio, Purdue University; Karen Marais, Purdue University; Hanxi Sun, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

Paper ID #21024Development of a Survey Instrument to Evaluate Student Systems Engineer-ing AbilityDiane Constance Aloisio, Purdue University Diane Aloisio is a PhD candidate in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. Her research concentrates on taking a systems approach to finding the common causes of systems engineering accidents and project failures. Diane received a dual BS degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from University at Buffalo in New York.Dr. Karen Marais, Purdue University Dr. Karen Marais’ educational research focuses on improving systems engineering education. She is

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

Paper ID #25342Institutional Agents’ Roles in Serving Student Veterans and Implications forStudent Veterans in EngineeringDr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Andy Luse, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

resources, and determining how to solve thechallenges of setting up a secure and viable network. The capstone event for students whoparticipated in the IT club is a two-day cyber defense competition (CDC) on the Iowa StateUniversity campus. During the remote setup, the high school students were able to log into achat room and ask for guidance or clarification from college students supporting the equipmenton campus. These chat conversations were logged and this paper utilizes content analysis toquantitatively analyze the chat conversations in terms of the students progressing throughBloom’s taxonomy. The results demonstrated that students were in the Applying, Analyzing andEvaluating stages of learning, showing that the students did perform active

Conference Session

Professional Development and Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bailey Kathryn McOwen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dayoung Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

minimize the effects ofnegative social identification can provide socialization opportunities to students. Additionally,establishing self-belief in engineering students can be accomplished by socialization of students;allowing them to observe one another’s goal setting and accomplishing those goals will allowthem to model their behaviors after each other. Consider long-term, independent projects thatmodel professional projects which require incremental goal setting and accomplishments; oftenthese take place in capstone or senior design projects, but introduction to these types of projectsearlier not only expose students to various types of engineering careers, but also allow them toexercise self-belief in lower-stakes opportunities.Finally, one

Conference Session

Reviewing Methods for Educational Research

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

participant, but they will also gatherpersonal documents and observe their actions to fully understand their experience. In the caseof education, narrative analysis can be used to understand a group of students' experiences in acertain class, project, or discipline.Kellam et. al's [13] study expands on Polkinghorne's [20] narrative analysis and analysis ofnarratives by testing three data synthesis methods specific to engineering education research.The first method, thematic analysis, is focused on interpreting data to produce themes relatingto the topic of interest. In this method, the researcher's themes are embedded throughout thepresentation of the narrative, providing the reader with a clear depiction of the researcher'sinterpretation. The second

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Perspectives on Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Laurie Pinkert, University of Central Florida; Steven Kuebler

: An Interview-Based Study of Ethics FrameworksAbstractUnderstanding institutional leaders’ perspectives on ethics frameworks can help us betterconceptualize where, how, and for whom ethics is made explicit across and within STEM relateddisciplines and, in turn, to better understand the ways developing professionals are enculturatedtoward responsibility within their disciplines. As part of an NSF-funded institutionaltransformation project, our research team conducted interviews with academic leaders about theframeworks of ethics in their home departments, programs, and fields. This paper reports on aseries of eleven (11) interviews whose content describes the perspectives of disciplinary leadersfrom biology, chemistry, computer science

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Best of First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor Garcia; Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Irma Torres-Catanach; Nora Cuvelier, University of Texas at El Paso; Crystal Cholewa; Karla Ayala Mendoza

Paper ID #37847A Strategic Curriculum Design for an IntroductoryEngineering Course to Encourage Self-Empowerment ofMinority StudentsVictor Manuel Garcia (Research Associate) Victor Garcia holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Victor is currently a research civil engineer at the US Army – Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS. He leads research projects sponsored by the US Department of Defense that focus on improving the design and construction practices for military transportation installations. Victor has been also collaborating with UTEP faculty on

Conference Session

LEES 6: Writing & Communication

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

, Missouri. 10.18260/1-2--8765.Ordonez, R., & Benavidez, H., & Marchese, A. J., & Newell, J. A., & Schmalzel, J. L., & Sukumaran, B., & Ramachandran, R., & Haynes, J. (2000, June), A Pedagogical Concept Of Integrating Multidisciplinary Design And Technical Communication Paper presented at 2000 Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. 10.18260/1-2- 8621.Pinkus, R. A., & Simmons, C. A. (2000, June), Professional Writing Seminar For Engineering Students: A Pilot Project And Evaluation Paper presented at 2000 Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. 10.18260/1-2--8638.Ray, J. L. (2000, June), The Unrecognized Side Of Senior Capstone Design Paper presented at 2000 Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri

Conference Session

Business and Professional Literacy Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Susannah C. Davis, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Educa- tion / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions, specifically on design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological

Conference Session

Moral Development and Ethics Assessment in Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jake Walker Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

of K-12, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include assessment, team development, outreach and education research for DC Col- orado’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Dean of Undergraduate Education for the School of Engineering and an associate pro- fessor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering, Art and Society

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

you choose to do?My interest in interdisciplinarity stems from my experiences as an undergraduate engineeringstudent. My senior capstone project involved working on an interdisc iplinary design projectfocused on designing and developing a vertical takeoff and lift system (VTOL). The problem wasdefined in the context of a 2040 urban rescue. There were four different disciplines involved—industrial and systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering,and aerospace engineering. Tensions arose throughout the project among the mechanical andaerospace engineers, including instances where I was left unsure of how I fit besides sharing myknowledge about anthropometric dimensions when designing with ergonomics in mind