Conference Session

Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Talbot; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

opportunity to create a presentation about Air Liquide’s internal social network - EA gave me the confidence to attempt such a task. Soon enough, word of my presentation made it to the Head Office in Paris, France. Because of this international exposure so early in my career, I quickly began to make a name for myself. Since last year I have been able to present before executives, meet with senior management from Paris, attend several exclusive meetings and receptions, manage the internal social network that I presented, and now work directly for the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. Without both the hard skills (presentation development, communication techniques, etc.) and soft skills

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie L Taylor, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ofclashing beliefs. For example, gender marks a moment of potential unknown, or reaction todifference. More specifically for this study, the engineering discipline is commonly characterizedas masculine, privileging hard science, objectivity, rationality, hegemonic ideology, and evenmale bodies.7 This is in juxtaposition to humanities, a more feminine discipline where scholarsengage in “soft” science, teach “soft” skills, and embrace subjectivity, emotionality, and femalebodies.5 Due to the merging of two cultures in an effort to have multidisciplinary education,different through the representation of gender is illuminated.Difference Discourse The concept of difference is important to examine because it helps us torecognize what is not “standard” or

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #8159”Doing Engineering in the School of Letters & Science: Adding a Manufac-turing Line Design Project to a Writing Program Class for Engineers”Mr. Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis Brad Henderson is a faculty in writing for the University Writing Program (UWP) at University of Cali- fornia, Davis. Henderson holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly State University SLO and a Masters in Professional Writing (MPW) from USC. Currently focusing his career on engineer- ing writing and soft-skill education, he has worked as an engineer and engineering educator for Parker