Integration of multidisciplinary design and technical communication: An inexorable link
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| Audience/Grade: | -College Sophomore |
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Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Design Electrical Engineering Engineering Education Research Environmental Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science |
| Special Topic(s): |
Teaching and Learning Research Center |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - Educational Research Paper |
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| Description: | Abstract: "The Engineering Clinic is an eight semester sequence, based on the medical school model, taken by every engineering student at Rowan University. In these clinics, students and faculty from all four engineering departments work side-by-side on laboratory experiments, real world design projects and research. The solutions of these problems require not only proficiency in the technical principles, but, as importantly, require a mastery of written and oral communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. In the sophomore year, communication (written and oral) and design (semester long multidisciplinary design project) are integrated. The course is team-taught by faculty from the College of Communication and the College of Engineering. This paper describes a recent design and communication experience in which students designed and built a market-ready guitar effects pedal prototype in a single semester. Achievement of integration is by formulating a high quality technical design and convincing the customer about the design benefits. Students appreciate that design and communication skills are very useful for entrepreneurship. Further exemplification is by quantitative assessment results." <citation>Ravi P. Ramachandran, Anthony J. Marchese, Raul Ordonez, Carlos Sun, Eric Constans, John L. Schmalzel, Heidi L. Newell, Harriet Benavidez, Julie Haynes; Integration of multidisciplinary design and technical communication: An inexorable link; International Journal of Engineering Education; 18; 1; 32-38; 2002</citation> |
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| Keywords: | multidisciplinary design laboratory communication |
| Is Component of: |
International Journal of Engineering Education |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process (g) Communicate effectively Oral Communication Skills |
| Intervention(s): |
Multidisciplinary Other Projects/project-based Teams Vertically Integrated |
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Outcomes Evaluation <Oral Communication Skills>Table 2 shows that students themselves feel more confident in speaking effectively after taking the course.</Oral Communication Skills> |
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Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
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| Publication Date: | June 2002 |
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Cross Platform |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.ijee.dit.ie/articles/Vol18-1/Ijee1243.pdf |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
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Pr2ove-It
International Journal of Engineering Education
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