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Engineering Management In An Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project

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  • Yelamarthi Kumar

    (School of Engineering and Technology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA)

  • Slater Joseph
  • Wu John
  • Mawasha P. Ruby

    (College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA)

Abstract

Innovation in the changing undergraduate engineering curriculum mandates efficient management of interdisciplinary capstone senior design projects. This effort requires collaboration and management of students and faculty from multiple disciplines, and provides students an opportunity to learn from other engineering disciplines. In addition, this approach will i) emphasize problem solving and creative thinking skills; ii) provide students first-hand experience in generating a management plan; iii) expose students to multiple engineering disciplines, and work in diverse, multi-cultural teams; and iv) prepare students with an in-depth understanding of the interdisciplinary skills necessary for success. The senior design project (SDP) presented is based on the interdisciplinary collaboration of electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering students and faculty to design an integrated high altitude balloon system that would reach an altitude of 100,000 feet and return safely to earth. This paper presents methods by which all the above issues are addressed, results obtained over the recent years.

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  • Yelamarthi Kumar & Slater Joseph & Wu John & Mawasha P. Ruby, 2014. "Engineering Management In An Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project," Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education, Sciendo, vol. 1(1), pages 153-156, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:brcebe:v:1:y:2014:i:1:p:153-156:n:33
    DOI: 10.2478/cplbu-2014-0033
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