Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2009-973: INTEGRATING HISTORICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIRIMPACT ON SOCIETY INTO TODAY'S ENGINEERING CURRICULUMWilliam Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2009-1691: USING MOVIES TO EXPLORE ELEMENTS OFTECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYJohn 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 Engineer in the State of Tennessee. Page 14.1328.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Using Movies to Explore Elements of Technological LiteracyAbstractTo reach the goal

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2009-84: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGINEERING FOR NONENGINEERSJohn Krupczak, Hope College Page 14.905.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 New Developments in Engineering for Non-Engineers: Functional Analysis as a Framework for Understanding TechnologyAbstractThe National Academy of Engineering recently published: “Changing the Conversation:Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering.” The NAE states that capable andconfident participants in our technologically dependent society must know something aboutengineering. However the means by which engineers can explain engineering to non

Conference Session

Engineering and Technology for Everyone

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Ryan M. Gerdes, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

addressinternational-level challenges by working with politicians and technical people. In short, we needa national-level technological literacy program. Our school hopes to contribute to this effort bycreating a new minor program (Engineering Studies) for nonengineering students that providestraining to create a new, more technologically informed frame of mind for future leaders.The structure of institutions of higher education has made it difficult for nonengineers to developany depth of understanding about engineering and technology. An engineering major has anelaborate curriculum, requires substantial prerequisite courses, and is difficult to pursue incombination with another field of study. Science courses emphasize knowledge of the naturalworld but