Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Zieren, Austin Peay State University; John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2008-2140: TEACHING ASPECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY FROMA HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVEGregory Zieren, Austin Peay State University GREGORY R. ZIEREN is a Professor of History at Austin Peay State University. He earned his Ph.D. in History from the University of Delaware in 1982. His interests include economic history and the history of technology.John Blake, Austin Peay State University JOHN W. BLAKE is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN. He served as department chair from 1994-2005. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, and is a registered Professional

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Mechtel, U.S. Naval Academy; Andrew McCue, U.S. Naval Academy; Keith Kintzley, U.S. Naval Academy; Robert Voigt, U.S. Naval Academy

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course sequence is used for ABET accredited majors.This paper presents the approach used by the Electrical and Computer EngineeringDepartment at the Naval Academy to improve the technological literacy of non-engineering students. Electrical engineering fundamentals and applications areemphasized with the relevant mathematics introduced as needed. Applications of thefundamentals evolve to stress the relevance of a particular topic area. Key technicalconcepts are reinforced with practical laboratory exercises. The final practical exercisetakes place aboard a Naval Academy patrol craft. The students explore the electricalsystems on the ship and relate them to the fundamentals studied during the semester.Course outcomes show that students across a

Conference Session

Service Courses for Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Cutcliffe, Lehigh University Marie Dahleh, Harvard University Kurt DeGoede, Elizabethtown College Richard F. Devon, Penn State University Katy Disney, Mission College Elsa Garmire, Dartmouth Camille George, Univ. of St. Thomas Mary T. Huber, Carnegie Foundation for Adv. Teaching Mary Kasarda, Virginia Tech J. Doug Klein, Union College John Krupczak, Hope College Renee Lerche, University of Michigan Deborah Mechtel, United States Naval Academy Ron Miller, Colorado School of Mines Kay Neeley, University of Virginia Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven M. Grant Norton, Washington State University Barbara Oakley, Oakland

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kara Harris, College of Technology - Purdue University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

for decades 4,2,6,11,12. This decline has not only had a direct affect on thenumber of highly qualified engineering/technology education teachers that are availableto teach in public schools, but has also affected enrollment in technology teachereducation programs at colleges/universities across the nation. This decline, if notproperly addressed, could lead to the demise of engineering/technology educationprograms at the secondary and post-secondary level. 11 Successful efforts have been set forth in many areas of the discipline, such ascurriculum. Wright and Custer (1998) stated that, “Technology education professionalshave spent a great deal of time and energy focused on defining the mission of technologyeducation and redefining the

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vince Bertsch, Santa Rosa Junior College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2008-1344: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY AS A SCIENCE GE COURSE INCALIFORNIA’S UC, CSU AND CCC SYSTEMSVince Bertsch, Santa Rosa Junior College Professor, Dept of Engineering and Physics Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA Vince Bertsch teaches and develops curriculum for a wide spectrum of freshman and sophomore level engineering and physics courses including Electric Circuits and Devices, Engineering Graphics and Design, Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Properties of Materials, Intro to Engineering, and Computer Programming. He has done engineering work for Versatron, Empire Magnetics and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Engstrom, ITEA/Cal U

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become more prominent in K-12 public education.This emphasis on design and problem solving through applied mathematics and inquiry basedscience are at the center of the National Science Foundation funded project entitled Invention,Innovation, and Inquiry (I3). This project is so named because invention and innovation are thehallmarks of technological thinking and action. This article will describe the background of theproject, how the units of instruction were developed, field testing procedures, findings, andfinally discuss how this curriculum has been implemented in various settings.The purpose of the I3 project was to write ten thematic units that focused on developingtechnological literacy in students, grades 5-6; creating teaching and