Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-866: FINDING A "PLACE" FOR READING AND DISCUSSIONCOURSES: DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF "SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPACTSOF TECHNOLOGY"Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison Kyle Oliver is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Traci Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Traci Kelly is an Assistant Faculty Associate in the Department of Engineering Professional Development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Sandra Courter is the Director of the Engineering Learning Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr

Conference Session

Ethical Responsibilities of Engineers in the World of Corporate Business

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education

studies, Spanish, and other disciplines. We seek to demonstrate anew paradigm for development work that is rooted in education rather than in specific projects,which we tend to have low probabilities of success. By focusing on education, we can instillcapacities to generate and assess multiple projects, increasing the chances of success andeconomic empowerment in the long run.6. Enhance engineering ethics. Barakat and Carroll38 explore the issue of internationalengineering ethics education and point out some areas that lack emphasis in U.S. engineeringcodes but are important internationally: respect for human rights, intellectual property issues, andnatural resources, as well as anticipation of the social, cultural, political, and economic

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University

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Liberal Education

personal, societal, andprofessional ethics, and (d) understanding how technology can be used to serve mankind. Eachof these components is introduced early in the curriculum, reinforced in subsequent courses, andemphasized in upper division courses. This curriculum also emphasizes professionaldevelopment through outcomes in professional responsibility and ethics, and by engaging thestudent in a professional experience such as co-op, internship, directed research or otherexperiential learning activity related to the student's professional goals.This paper presents a brief summary of the development process that led to the ClarksonCommon Experience Curriculum. We discuss the relationship of this process to other curriculardevelopments in higher

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Grimson, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

of the inherentlyphilosophical character of engineering, philosophy may actually function as a means to greaterengineering self-understanding. This paper argues that academic programmes could usefullyinclude a module on ‘Philosophy in Engineering’ in the undergraduate engineering curriculum toprovide that enhanced self-understanding, and in turn to relate that understanding to the greatercommunity and contribute therefore to engineers being more accountable to society. The methodused in this paper to characterize engineering is based on the direct use of the activities thatcorrespond to the five classical branches of Philosophy – namely Epistemology, Metaphysics,Ethics, Logic, and Aesthetics. The paper also briefly considers Post-modernism

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

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Liberal Education

12programs. Leadership in Organizations/ Applications of Leadership was listed in 9 programs.Development of Leadership Skills and Observation/Participation in a Leadership Settingwere listed in 9 programs. An ethics course was required by 7 programs. A Leadership Project,Personal Leadership/Goal Setting, and Communications in Leadership were listed in 4programs. The remaining themes were listed in 3 or less programsDevelopment of the Engineering Leadership MinorFor all of the previously stated reasons, ISELP was evaluated to improve its deficiencies. Inputwas solicited from alumni in leadership positions in local and international companies,employers of students, the department advisory board and other university staff and programs.For example

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Diana George, Virginia Tech; kelly belanger, Virginia Tech; Lisa Norris, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education

skills.Moreover, preliminary analysis of student responses (described below) suggest that students Page 12.1135.6themselves view their composition classes as key sites for learning teamwork, ethics, andanalytical and critical thinking. Consequently, we believe that an effective partnership betweenfirst-year composition and engineering has the potential to provide students with a strong basisfor the broad education stressed not only by ABET but by the National Academy ofEngineering,63 and employers.64, 65 We argue that this partnership, framed by the WPA outcomes,has the potential to address a full range of professional practices in

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Cech, University of California-San Diego; Kara Boettcher, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University

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Liberal Education

savvy, and deep-seatedcommitments to ethical practice. The visibility and positive reception of the National Academyof Engineering’s The Engineer of 2020: Visions of a New Century1 attests to the increasingimportance of this commitment. The purpose of this article is to examine the extent to whichsuch well-roundedness is reflected in the actual work that engages graduates of U.S. engineeringprograms.In undertaking this study, the authors expected to find evidence of graduates applying theirproblem-solving skills to non-technical arenas such as policy work, public service, or legislation.This hypothesis was introduced by The Engineer of 2020, and serves as an axiom within theASEE community. The authors ventured beyond The Engineer of 2020’s

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Liberal Education

communication competence in a capstone course is inadequate.That is, in order for engineering students to be professionally as well as technically competent,they must be continually exposed to communication integration in the classroom throughout theirstudent career.The CLEAR (Communication, Leadership, Ethics, And Research) approach to improvingengineering education involves integrated and developmental communication instruction,through collaboration between the Colleges of Humanities and Engineering. The goal is toprepare engineering undergraduates to occupy positions of leadership in organizations throughimproving their oral and written communication, teamwork skills, and ethical understanding.This college-wide program is integrated, in that

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University

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Liberal Education

in a way limited by physical constraints, the otherlimited only by imagination.VisionThe vision for developing this new program was twofold, and grew from the challenges facingengineering education outlined above. There was a need perceived for educating a newgeneration of students whose educational preparation was unlike that of existing disciplines. Itwould vary from existing engineering programs, science programs and liberal arts programs, andprovide a hybrid that integrates ethics, societal issues, humanities and policy with science andengineering in a broader context. This was seen as a vehicle to address the issues of recruitment, Page

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

Paul Revere in the Science Lab: Integrating Humanities and Engineering Pedagogies to Develop Skills in Contextual Understanding and Self-Directed LearningAbstractABET, ASEE, and the wider engineering community have long acknowledged the potentialbenefits of interdisciplinary education, including the opportunity to develop non-technical skillssuch as communication and teamwork while cultivating a broader awareness of the ethical,societal, historical, and environmental impacts of engineering work. Instructors haveencountered many challenges in planning and implementing integrated courses, such as thedifficulty of coordinating the teaching methods, content, and learning objectives of differentacademic disciplines in a finite and

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Curtis Johnson, University of Houston

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Liberal Education

innovation will continue to be rapidand the world in which technology will be deployed will be “intensely globally interconnected”.The population of users of technology will grow increasingly diverse and multidisciplinary. Insuch a world educators should consider as desirable attributes of technologists (in addition totheir ability to understand technology) the following: • analytical skills, • practical ingenuity, • communication skills, • an understanding of business, • high ethical standards, and • personal character that exhibits dynamism, agility, resilience, and flexibility.6In Our Students Best Work: A Framework of Accountability Worthy of Our Mission, theAssociation of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) Board reports that in