Multidisciplinary Experiences for Undergraduate Engineering Students

Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Also available online at http://www.icee.usm.edu/ICEE/conferences/asee2007/papers/2527_MULTIDISCIPLINARY_EXPERIENCES_FOR_UNDERG.pdf.

Abstract

Multidisciplinary (MD) team skills are of increasing importance in industry, and are required for programs that are ABET accredited. This can be challenging to provide, particularly for programs with high unit counts and a large student body. We have responded by establishing a multidisciplinary graduation requirement across the College of Engineering at Cal Poly. This requirement is mandatory. It may be satisfied by various curricular and co-curricular routes, easing throughput issues compared to having a single venue. In the paper we describe activities that satisfy the MD requirement, our general approach and assessment methods.