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Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gayle Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-2051: UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGICAL FAILURE: ETHICS, EVIL,AND FINITUDE IN ENGINEERING DISASTERSGayle Ermer, Calvin College Page 13.1312.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Understanding Technological Failure: Ethics, Evil, and Finitude in Engineering DisastersAbstractIt is important to know why technological systems sometimes fail catastrophically. Notonly does culpability need to be established justly after a disaster, but the success of newtechnology depends on accurately predicting how technology and the individuals andsocieties with which it interacts will behave. It is nearly always the case that disastersoccur due to

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Wilson, University of CIncinnati; Teresa Cook, University of Cincinnati; Jo Ann Thompson, University of Cincinnati; James Everly, University of Cincinnati

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-2041: DEVELOPING A WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES PROGRAM INAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COLLEGELaura Wilson, University of CIncinnati Laura Wilson, University of Cincinnati Laura Wilson is a Field Service Instructor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Applied Science (CAS). Her main focus is Humanities, specifically English Composition and Technical Writing. She began co-teaching the Senior Design sequence in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department in Fall 2006. She holds a Masters of Arts from Bowling Green State University in Scientific and Technical Communication.Teresa Cook, University of Cincinnati Teresa Cook, University of Cincinnati Teresa Cook is a

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicoleta Serban, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nagi Gebraeel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-2847: COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION IN AN ENGINEERINGINTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSEJudith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Judith Norback is the Director of Workplace and Academic Communication in Georgia Tech’s Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from Cornell University and her Masters and Ph.D. from Princeton. Before joining Georgia Tech in 2000, she taught at Rutgers University, worked in job-related basic skills research at Educational Testing Service, and then founded and directed the Center for Skills Enhancement, Inc. Her research and curriculum development interests lie in workforce communication skills

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A Century of Development, Promotion, and Reform: ASEE and Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Johnson, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-58: THE EVOLUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS,ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION LITERACYCarol Johnson, New Jersey Institute of Technology Carol Siri Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Humanities at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her undergraduate degree is from Mount Holyoke College and her Ph.D. is from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her research areas include technical communication in the American iron and steel industry and educational assessment. Page 13.1226.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Evolution of the Professional

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Ross, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Liberal Education

Assessment. http://www.abet.org2. Bloom, B, et al. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: Longmans Green, 1956.3. Carliner, S. E-Portfolios. ASTD, May 2006. 71 – 74.4. Carlson, P. Teaching a Course in the Ethics of Human Communication. 29th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education,1999. 12d6 – 18.5. Cohn, E., and Hibbits, B. Beyond the Electronic Portfolio. Educause Quarterly, 4, 2004. 7 – 10.6. Hansen, E. Technological Expertise in Liberal Education. 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education, 2006. S1H-17- 227. Heywood, J. Think…About How Others Think: Liberal Education and Engineering. 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers inEducation, 2007. T3C-20 -24.8. Jablokow, K. Engineers as Problem Solving Leaders: Embracing the Humanities. IEEE Technology and Society,Winter

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Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-944: PHILOSOPHY, ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND THECURRICULUM.John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin Biography John Heywood. Professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin and Formerly Professor of Teacher Education in the University of Dublin. Began life in the Merchant Navy and the Radio Industry. Subsequently taught radio at a London Technical College and undertook research in radio astronomy as Director of the British Astronomical Association’s radio-electronics section. In 1961 he became senior research fellow in technological education at Birmingham College of Advanced Technology, and in 1964 was appointed to the first of two lectureships in higher

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Thinking around the Bachelor of Arts in Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Liberal Education

Member Page 13.1204.2The IssueTechnology encompasses what we do and what we dream of doing, but technology alone will notsolve tomorrow’s problems. Societal leaders must understand engineering’s methods and valuesto successfully shape government and economic policies, design and interpret laws, teach futuregenerations, produce creative work that reflects the modern world, and use technologythemselves. Below are several selected quotes about this topic from national leaders and nationalreports. “Undergraduate engineering should be reconfigured as an academic discipline, similar to other liberal arts disciplines in the sciences, arts

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher Johnstone, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education

). Research points the finger at PowerPoint. The Sydney Morning Herald, http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/04/03/1175366240499.html.8. J.L. Stephens and L. Marsicano, “Adapting the Basic Speech Course for Engineering and Engineering Technology Majors,” Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, vol. 14 (1984), p. 140.9. “EPD 275: Technical Presentations,” http://www.engr.wisc.edu/epd/courses/epd275.html (Madison, WI: College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, downloaded 17 January 2008).10. Judith Norback, “Georgia Tech Workforce Communication Program: Students’ Values and Self-Perceptions Regarding Capstone Design Workforce Presentation Instruction,” session 3561 (Honolulu: ASEE National Conference, 2007).11. Jean

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Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; William Moeller, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Liberal Education

handicapped parking locations has to be maintained in the new design. The students used their new skills to create 2D line and dimensioned engineering drawings of the parking lot design using AutoCAD and presented their results in a written report and oral presentation to the community partner.• Electrical Engineering. Service-learning projects in Electrical Engineering are based on the Department’s long-established assistive technology program20. In spring 2006, 94 electrical engineering freshman constructed approximately 100 client-enabling electronic devices (big button switches) for distribution among disabled clients associated with a range partner organizations including Kennedy Day School; Hogan Center, Mass Department of

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Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University; Anthony Smith, CPE-LYON FRANCE

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Liberal Education

literature. This new six weekfor-credit classroom plus laboratory program is a major revision of an earlier CPE-Lyonfour week, non-credit language and technology classroom experience begun in 20001.Introduction This paper presents initial US student summer experiences in an overseas, foreignlanguage immersion setting which involves, in parallel, French language instruction,technical lectures, and a chemistry/chemical engineering laboratory course. As bothforeign language instruction and undergraduate engineering laboratories are widelyavailable at engineering campuses around the world, this configuration would seem to beeminently transportable. We frame our report in light of US engineering educationneeds, then present our particular French

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arthur Sacks, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education

engineering choices.As an art form, film has inherent value in: the richness of the human experience captured in itthat is shared by its audience; the pleasure and insight the experience of viewing film brings tothe audience; the creative integration of narrative, composition, perspective, and techniquecommanded by a team of producer(s), director(s), writers, actors, cameramen, film editors, setdesigners, etc.; the cultural moment it expresses and reveals as it is created and produced; and, itsstaying power as it is viewed, experienced and interpreted over time. Film enables this artisticand technical collective to transform moving image, creating symbols and exploring themes andmyth which mirror other art forms, all of which depend upon technologies

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Liberal Education

researchtakes priority over education. This is particularly the case for certain educational topics, such asethics, that are considered to fall outside of their immediate subject area or expertise.The Engineering CurriculumIn a positive step toward achieving an emphasis on ethics in the engineering curriculum, theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) now requires that all engineeringbachelor’s degree graduates possess “an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility.”2 Furthermore, several other ABET criteria emphasize the need for students tounderstand the technical aspects of engineering in a broader context that includes safety,sustainability, and other issues closely related to engineering ethics

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-851: ETHICS IN CONTEXT, ETHICS IN ACTION: GETTING BEYONDTHE INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL IN ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATIONDonna Riley, Smith College Page 13.570.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Ethics in Context, Ethics in Action: Getting beyond the individual professional in engineering ethics educationAbstractA number of authors have challenged engineering ethics educators to incorporate elements ofwhat may be called “macroethics,” “social ethics” or considerations related to the field of scienceand technology studies (STS) in engineering ethics curricula. To respond to this call effectivelyrequires reform of both content and

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

design studio sequenceand what will be called the program’s “radical interdisciplinary.” After reviewing PDI’sstructure, the paper turns to classroom pedagogy, emphasizing theoretical approaches derivedfrom science and technology studies, or STS, which takes as its domain of study the interactionbetween science, technology, and engineering on one hand and social and cultural forces on theother. The paper then turns to a brief assessment of PDI’s major areas of success as well as thoseareas needing further attention before concluding with some thoughts on liberal education forengineers in the contemporary university context.Contextualizing Engineering EducationBoth design and the liberal arts have been extensively promoted as potential guiding

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Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Brian Swenty, University of Evansville

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Liberal Education

profession1 as well as outside of theprofession2 focus on outcomes, identifying cognitive skills that are required for an educatedperson in general or for an educated engineer in particular. Consequently, this study focuses onthe stated outcomes and goals of colleges and universities with programs accredited by theEngineering Accreditation Commission-Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(or EAC-ABET). Because the original motivation for this study was for the design of a newgeneral education program at the University of Evansville, the study focused on masters andbachelors schools, excluding large, national research universities. However, it is hoped that thedata gathered may prove useful to other engineering departments who are involved

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Newberry, Baylor University; William Lawson, Texas Tech University; Kathy Austin, Texas Tech University; Greta Gorsuch, Texas Tech University; Thomas Darwin, University of Texas at Austin

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-2589: DESIGN OF WEB-BASED PROFESSIONAL ETHICS MODULESTO ALLEVIATE ACCULTURATION BARRIERS FOR INTERNATIONALGRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGByron Newberry, Baylor University Byron Newberry, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Baylor UniversityWilliam Lawson, Texas Tech University William D. Lawson, P.E., Ph.D. Senior Research Associate, National Institute for Engineering Ethics & Assistant Professor Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Texas Tech UniversityKathy Austin, Texas Tech University Katherine A. Austin, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President, Information Technology Division, Texas Tech UniversityGreta Gorsuch, Texas Tech University Greta J

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Blurring the Boundary between Content Knowledge and Professional Knowledge

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Verna Fitzsimmons, Kent State University - Kent; Stephane Booth, Kent State University - Kent

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-732: LEAN LEARNING: PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND GENERALEDUCATION JOIN FORCESVerna Fitzsimmons, Kent State University - Kent Verna M. Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Technology, Kent State University. Dr. Fitzsimmons received her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati majoring in Industrial Engineering. She has over 15 years of experience working with businesses (both manufacturing and service sectors). She has also taught at several universities in Ohio and Wisconsin. She currently teaches courses in both the Baccalaureate and the Master of Technology programs and is now involved in applied research in several areas

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Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-599: KINESTHETIC LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOMJoe Tranquillo, Bucknell University JOSEPH V TRANQUILLO is an assistant professor of biomedical and electrical engineering at Bucknell University. Dr. Tranquillo teaches courses primarily in bioinstrumentation. His research focuses on theoretical and computational models of electrical activity in the body. Page 13.829.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom “Great ideas originate in the muscles” – Thomas EdisonIntroductionA great deal of information exists regarding the