Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Are Magnus Bruaset, Simula Research Laboratory; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Marianne M. Sundet, Simula Research Laboratory; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education

Laboratory Are Magnus Bruaset holds a PhD in mathematical modeling from the University of Oslo. Since 2007, he has served as the assistant director of the Simula School of Research and Innovation. In addition, since late 2004, he has built up Simula’s research group in Computational Geosciences in close collaboration with StatoilHydro. He still leads this research group. Bruaset is also a professor at Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. For this national workshop, he served the lead organizer and as a principal instructor in the critique sessions.Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University Melissa Marshall is a lecturer with the Department of Communication Arts & Sciences at

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas, Tyler; Luke Niiler, University of Alabama

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Liberal Education

similar work to the field of Engineering Page 14.672.2education.Our work brings together the disciplinary expertise of an Electrical Engineering faculty memberwith a Writing Center director’s experience in writing instruction and evaluation. Dr. Beams hashad over 16 years’ experience in industry and 12 years’ experience in academia, and he currentlyteaches (or has taught) Electronic Circuit Analysis I and II (including laboratories),Instrumentation Systems, Senior Design (a two-semester capstone design sequence), and ElectricCircuit Analysis I (with laboratory) and II. Dr. Niiler has taught writing at the university levelfor over 20 years, and

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, Computer and Electrical

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Liberal Education

oralpresentation practice in class (a component students consistently clamored for).Progress as of September 2008As of September 2008, two workbooks (English 110 and 111 courses) have been completed. Thefirst semester workbook contains 9 reading passages, each with 2 or 3 versions (original andbasic; or original, basic, and intermediate), as well as keyed grammar references and a writingprompt. The second semester workbook contains 8 reading passages. Original passages at theintermediate level are used as is, with adaptation for passages that begin at grade 9 level orabove. In addition, this workbook contains instructions for writing basic laboratory reports,developed to coincide with the laboratory reports required in science and engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Herkert, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Jameson Wetmore, Arizona State University; Heather Canary, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University

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Liberal Education

Ethics & Computer Ethics: methods and concepts from Computer Ethics with significant implications for engineering research and practice such as intellectual property, privacy, and safety-critical systemsPlans call for the online modules to be piloted in a graduate engineering course in earth systemsmanagement as well as a graduate course in ethics and emerging technologies.Model IV – Ethics and the LabThis model is based on the idea that scientists and engineers sometimes disregard traditionalethics training in the classroom because they don’t see how the lessons could pertain to theirdaily work or how the ethics instructor could understand their situation. Holding these sessionsin laboratories where the students are comfortable

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin; D'Arcy Randall, University of Texas, Austin; Hillary Hart, University of Texas, Austin

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Liberal Education

communication and laboratory classes. Her research interests include methods of teaching engineering ethics, argumentation, and graduate-level writing.Hillary Hart, University of Texas, Austin Hillary Hart is Distinguished Sr. Lecturer in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, where she created and directs the program in engineering communication. She has published one book (two editions) and over 20 technical articles on environmental and risk communication, engineering ethics, and technical communication. A Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication, Hillary also works with companies, such as BP-Amoco, and public agencies to develop strategies for socially