Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rich Dionne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

expect any leniency indeadlines for deliverables the way they might from an unrealized project or on a capstone projectfor whom the stakeholders are imaginary. Additionally, these productions have finite budgets aswell as finite material and personnel resources; design decisions must adhere to these constraints.Further, because these productions have large teams of stakeholders (i.e. producers, directors,choreographers, designers, painters, other technicians, etc.) in technical elements with conflictingneeds and competing design criteria, students must learn to collaborate and communicateeffectively with them. A unique skill when speaking with stakeholders who likely know littleabout their specific engineering background

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey T Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica E S Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Courtney Burris

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

research involves examining different types of homework problems in undergraduate engineering science courses, the intersection of affect and engineering identity, and improving the teaching of engineering courses.Courtney Burris ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Addressing Engineers and Stakeholders Social and Institutional Power in a Human-Centered Design Capstone CourseIntroductionAs trained professionals, engineers have well recognized areas of expertise. Such expertise oftentranslates into expert power in their professional practice. Expert power can be defined as theability to influence other people, decision-making, and project planning and/or project outcomesbased on the

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler P.E., Boise State University

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create integrated writing instruction within their own institutions.Approach to integration in one programAt Boise State, we work to integrate communication skills instruction and feedback into project-based courses in materials science and engineering. Harold teaches sophomore and junior labcourses as well as the senior capstone courses. This multiyear sequence provides the opportunityto build a progression of technical education integrated with communication and professionalskills education. The laboratory courses are built with multi-week modules designed to mimicengineering projects one might experience working in industry, drawn from Harold’s personalexperiences in multiple companies. Most modules are staged in progressive phases

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James T. McLeskey Jr., Randolph-Macon College; Deonna Woolard

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Composition (4) Statics (3) Digital Electronics (4) History (6) Dynamics (4) Physics Elective (3) Philosophy/Religion (6) Mechanics of Solids (3) 2-course sequence in Arts/Literature (9) another lab science** (8) Mechanics of Fluids (3) Calculus I (4) Social Science (6) Advanced Engineering Lab (1) Calculus II (4) Foreign Language (12) Capstone (3) Multivariable Calculus (4) Non-western course (3)*** Minimum EPHY Credits= 20 Min. Math/Science Cr.= 35 Min Gen Ed Credits = 46

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naqaa Abbas, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Tafreshi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Patrick Linke; Mary Queen, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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faculty collaborate with engineeringfaculty on Capstone courses, and offer their input and expertise on clear communication,persuasive argumentation and cogent and clear writing in senior design engineering courses. 8AppendixAs we collect date for this work in progress project, we are constantly gathering evidencethrough surveys, focus group interviews and anecdotal evidence. Below, please find solicitedreflections from engineering and English faculty.Faculty 2 (Division of Arts and Sciences, Writing Faculty)Although the Engineering and English faculty on this project is still working on developingvarious activities, I'm impressed with the impact of our efforts on students' writing,communication, and

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Systems in Practice

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Aubrey Wigner, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines; Chelsea Salinas, Colorado School of Mines

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complex sociotechnical and global contexts, as well as designing one’s ownengineering pathway and designing for real-world clients as required in our Capstone Designsequence. For assessing and growing this programmatic spine, we have carefully integrated theassessable performance indicators into our course delivery to expand what it means to be adesign engineer in a socially, and technologically, complex world.Problem Solving Five Years OutAs we develop our students for their post-graduate careers, we consider not only the mission andvalues of our department, but projections for student development and growth five years aftertheir learning experience in our courses. Program educational objectives (PEOs) help us to framestudent success as related

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MC Forelle, University of Virginia; Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Conferenceengineering school. Others incorporate STS material into traditional engineering courses, e.g., bymaking ethical or societal impact assessments part of a capstone project.”2 While theinterdisciplinary nature of STS makes it difficult to define, the foundational concepts draw onrelated fields such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology, history, cultural studies, and feministstudies. Bringing this interdisciplinary approach to educating engineering students allows themto approach their profession in ways that enhance their problem-solving skills and professionalcommunication skills. Given these benefits, the problem engineering programs face is how tointegrate these skills within the curriculum as opposed to outsourcing these course offerings toother

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, California State University, Channel Islands; Andrew Li; Rebecca Jun, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ’4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM education with col- leagues from Notre Dame, Xavier University and St. Mary’s College. His research focuses on wicked problems that arise at the intersection of society and technology. Rider holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability from Arizona State University, and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Harvard Uni- versity and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from University of New Hampshire. Before earning his doctorate, he has worked for a decade in consulting and emergency response for Triumvirate Environmental Inc.Andrew LiRebecca Jun, University of Virginia

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LIBED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Bodenhamer, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ; Robert Weissbach, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Corinne C. Renguette, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Annwesa Dasgupta; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Engineers, India, M.E. (Production Engineering) degree from PSG College of Te ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Using Tutor-led Support to Enhance Engineering Student Writing for AllAbstractWriting Assignment Tutor Training in STEM (WATTS) is part of a three-year NSF IUSE grantwith participants at three institutions. This research project seeks to determine to what extentstudents in the WATTS project show greater writing improvement than students using writingtutors not trained in WATTS. The team collected baseline, control, and experimental data.Baseline data included reports written by engineering and engineering technology students withno intervention to determine if there were variations in

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna G Burchfield, University of South Florida; April A. Kedrowicz, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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positive impacts of diverse thinking in STEM and how to negotiatediversity to the benefit of a team, project, or product. The same students may then be instructedto use number-based peer-assessment tools that compare team member task completion to thedetails of the team contract. The expectation is that such assessment will address team discord,despite the students never being expressly taught about conflict types, resolution strategies, orthe constructive aspects of well-managed conflict in communication and team settings. Such anapproach invites well-organized complaining based on a narrowly structured and poorlyunderstood team contract from students who may have little to no understanding of or patiencefor perspectives and ways of being that

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Matt Parsons, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines

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’ perception of Community Engaged Learning pedagogy in 2020 at North Dakota State University. Over my final undergraduate years, I created a Humanitarian Engineering lab on OSU’s campus. The lab served over 125 students when I graduated in May 2022. I currently attend Colorado School of Mines to study Humanitarian Engineering and Science. At Mines, I am a teaching assistant for the Engineering With Community Design Studio. It consists of eight capstone projects applying engineering for social good. After Mines, I want to become a lecturer for general engineering courses and Humanitarian Engineering.Dr. Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines Dean Nieusma is Department Head of Engineering, Design, and Society at Colorado

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

problemsthrough human action. Proponents of this Current focus on citizenship at both the local andglobal level, and use strategies like community projects, debates and action plans that actuallyencourage students to stand up for what is just. Educators may have concerns about exposingtheir ideology and political leanings in the classroom, creating some tension with respect to thisCurrent.STSE-Relevant Practices in Engineering educationIn reflecting on the nature of STSE as described above, and considering the integration withengineering, we might start with exploring the nature of the engineering profession, and how thattranslates to the engineering education context. In a critique of engineering education, Pawley(2019) suggested that engineering

Conference Session

Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; Amol Agrawal; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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inequities in student success; and (c) cultivate more ethical future scientists and engineers by blending social, political and technological spheres. She prioritizes working on projects that seek to share power with students and orient to stu- dents as partners in educational transformation. She pursues projects that aim to advance social justice in undergraduate STEM programs and she makes these struggles for change a direct focus of her research.Dr. David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park David is the director of the Science, Technology and Society program at the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. He works with STEM majors on the ethical and social dimensions of science and technology. David also does

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Zacharias, University of Manitoba; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Chantal Rodier; Laura M. Patterson, University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus; Renato B. Rodrigues, University of Manitoba; Ken Tallman, University of Toronto

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educational structures and practices, to recognize,confront, and address the harms of settler colonialism and anti-Indigeneity (e.g. [7]).Our focus on four distinct transdisciplinary approaches reflected the conference’s theme, but alsospoke to the sometimes amorphous identity of the SIG itself. The SIG is made up of membersworking in non-traditional engineering education spaces, including projects and initiativesfocusing on sociotechnical knowledge and humanistic engineering, arts and humanitiesintegration within core engineering curricula, communication and teamwork instruction,transdisciplinary integration of leadership, and decolonizing engineering education. Itsmembership includes engineers who have developed transdisciplinary research and