2005 ASEE Conference and Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Multidisciplinary Engineering Constituent Committee (MECC) Program
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____________________________________________MONDAY, JUNE 13_________________________________________
10:30 am – 12:00 noon Session 1371
Improving Multidisciplinary Engineering Education (5 papers)
Moderator: Jim Farison
1. “Gender Participation in Humanitarian vs. Traditional Multidisciplinary Senior Design Projects”
Catherine Skokan and Joan Gosink
Colorado School of Mines
2. “ABET Best Practices: Results from Interviews with 27 Peer Institutions”
Terry S. Mayes and John K. Bennett
University of Colorado at Boulder
3. “Survey of Awards Given by the National Science Foundation for Projects in Multidisciplinary Engineering (1998-2004)”
Joan Gosink
Colorado School of Mines
4. “ASEE MECC: The Great Story of a Successful Member Initiative”
Jim Farison
Baylor University
5. “ASEE & ABET Interaction and Collaboration”
John A. Weese, Edwin C. Jones and Sherra Kerns
Texas A&M University, Iowa State University, and Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
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12:30 – 2:00 pm
Session 1471
Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II (5 papers)
Moderator: Joan Gosink
1. “Advocating Breadth in a World of Depth”
Steven H. VanderLeest
Calvin College
2. “An Alternate Paradigm for Undergraduate Engineering: The Bachelor of Arts”
Kimberly A. Whelan and Sharon A. Jones
Lafayette College
3. “Developing a Multidisciplinary Engineering Program at Arizona State University’s East Campus”
Chell Roberts, Darryl Morrell, Robert Grondin, Chen-Yaun Kuo, Robert Hinks and Scott Danielson
Arizona State University
4. “Development of a Curriculum for Service Systems Engineering Using a Delphi Technique”
Sheryl A. Sorby, Leonard J. Bohmann, Thomas C. Drummer, James O. Frendewey, Kris G. Mattila and John W. Sutherland
Michigan Technological University
5. “Some Characteristics of Highly Ranked Programs in the U.S. News & World Report Ranking of Engineering Programs in
Institutions without Doctoral Programs”
Jim Farison
Baylor University
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4:30 – 6:00 pm
Session 1671
MECC Annual Business Meeting
Chair, Joan Gosink, presiding
All members of the ASEE Multidisciplinary Engineering Constituent Committee are urged to attend this meeting to participate in
the business of MECC. Agenda items include a review of this year’s program and planning for next year, progress on becoming
an ASEE Division, results of election of officers for 2005-2007, and other items. All conference attendees are welcome to
attend. See also end note on reverse.
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____________________________________________TUESDAY, JUNE 14_________________________________________
8:30 – 10:15 am
Session 2271
Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II (6 papers)
Moderator: Jim Farison
1. Design & Society: A General Education Experience for Freshmen”
Carol Hasenberg, Betsy Natter and Sukhwant Jhaj
Portland State University
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8:30 – 10:15 am
Session 2271
Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II (6 papers)
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2. “Legal Studies Curriculum for Technical Professionals”
Martin S. High and Paul E. Rossler
Oklahoma State University
3. “Engr 4001 Engineering Professionalism: Teaching the ‘Professional Component’ of Engineering”
Christopher R. Carroll
University of Minnesota Duluth
4. “Green Engineering: A Multidisciplinary Engineering Approach”
Michael Gregg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
5. “A ‘Bio-Basics’ Short Course: Bringing Modern Biology to an Engineering Faculty”
James D. Sweeny, Lokesh Joshi, Alyssa Panitch and Edward Hall
Arizona State University
6. “Conducting Mixed Mode Research: An Interdisciplinary Service Learning Approach”
Katie Sullivan and Amy Wolfsen
University of Utah
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12:30 – 2:00 pm
Session 2471
Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design (5 papers)
Moderator: Steven VanderLeest
1. “Five Curriculum Tools to Enhance Interdisciplinary Teamwork”
Paul R. Leiffer, R. William Graff and Roger V. Gonzalez
LeTourneau University
2. “Starting a Student Satellite Program”
Eric Wang, Jeffrey LaCombe, James Detweiler and Daniel Loranz
University of Nevada, Reno / Truckee Meadows Community College
3. “The Design4Practice Sophomore Design Course: Adapting to a Changing Academic Environment”
John T. Tester and Jerry Hatfield
Northern Arizona University
4. “Setting the Multidisciplinary Scene: Engineering Design and Communication in the ‘Hoistinator’ Project”
E. Constans, J. Courtney, K. Dahm, J. Everett, G, Gabler, R. Harvey, L. Head, D. Hutto and H. Zhang
Rowan University
5. “Job Readiness through Multidisciplinary Integrated Systems Capstone Courses”
Lucy King, Mohamed El-Sayed, Matthew S. Sanders and Jacqueline El-Sayed
Kettering University
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____________________________________________Wednesday, June 15________________________________________
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Session 3471
Multidisciplinary Engineering Program Innovation (3 papers)
Moderator: Joan Gosink
1. “Understanding Student and Faculty Attitudes with Respect to Service Learning: Lessons from the Humanitarian Engineering
Program”
E. Heidi Bauer, Barbara Moskal, Joan Gosink, Juan Lucera and David Munoz
Colorado School of Mines
2. “Innovations in Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs: Focus on Multilevel Communication Skills”
Judith A. Todd, Akhlesh Lakhtakia and Christine B. Masters
The Pennsylvania State University
3. “Tips, Traps, and Troubleshooting: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Multiple Modes of Learning for Success in the Fields of
Computer Science, Engineering and Math, and Technology”
A. Phillips-Lambert, D. J. Russomanno and R. Hairston
The University of Memphis
Open Discussion
In the remainder of the session following these three presentations, all ASEE MECC members and other conference registrants
are welcome to join in further discussion of the MECC plans and other items of interest to those present. Join us for the full
session, or come by about 1:15 pm for this opportunity to talk with others interested in multidisciplinary engineering education.