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Rethinking Engineering Writing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisa Warford, University of Southern California

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ways the author introduces the research in theclassroom, the paper provides suggestions for discussion topics that the research raises.Fahnestock’s findings in the classroom usually spark debate on the persuasive and ethical natureof science writing that might seem “objective” to students or a general audience.The aim of this classroom approach is to enable students to better understand the rhetorical andethical implications of writing for the general public and apply them to their Illumin articles andtheir own professional writing. The paper concludes with a case study to illustrate one student’simprovement from draft to final submission.IntroductionPracticing engineers communicate often with constituencies who have varying purposes

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

across the disciplines. Course content exposes students to multiple topics of cyberspaceincluding: the history of cyberspace, ethical and social issues, computer programming, and needfor and use of security in cyberspace.Faculty members from the College of Engineering and Science teamed up with the College ofLiberal Arts to develop an engaging experience aimed at high school students. During the 2011academic year the course was piloted at a regional school with 21 students. In summer 2011, theprogram expanded to 6 participating schools in the region. During the summer of 2012, 21teachers from 12 high schools participated in professional development for the course. TheCyber Science course was a natural expansion of the Cyber Discovery program

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isolde Adriana Parker, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah; Seetha Veeraghanta, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 23.478.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Embedding Information Literacy within Undergraduate Research Page 23.478.2 Embedding Information Literacy within Undergraduate ResearchIntroductionEngineering curricula have witnessed an expansion of its subject areas to include an appreciation of“realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability” (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET), 2011-2012) [1]. More than half of eleven ABET student outcomes focus on students’abilities to view engineering within a broader

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic M. Halsmer PE, Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University; Jessica Fitzgerald, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Gipson Tryon, Oral Roberts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

avoids thepitfalls resulting from limited human understanding. Combining historical and philosophicalperspectives in systems biology allows students to view past technological achievements in amoral context, which should provide them with insights into current ethical dilemmas inbiomedical engineering. It also provides students with a clearer understanding of reverseengineering techniques and the philosophical implications of the significant and repeated Page 23.693.2successes of such an approach to biological systems.The Role of Reverse Engineering in Engineering EducationA recent article in ASEE Prism Magazine refers to a prominent

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Christopher J Rowe, Vanderbilt University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

finding ajob and initiating a career. Topics included networking, participating in career fairs, researchingprospective employers, writing a resume, crafting an audience-driven cover letter, interviewing,using social media strategically, using the career center’s resources effectively, applyingprofessional ethics, and learning best practices in today's marketplace. The course requiredunusual collaboration and cooperation among the instructor, university career center staff, andengineering school administrators. Assignments and deliverables were coordinated with thecareer center’s on-campus recruiting activities and resources.This paper describes the first semester of the course, its rationale and development, collaborativeefforts, lessons learned

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kelly Woodall Guyotte, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

f on waste, w the seecond encourraged studennts to explore an [8]idea brouught forth by y Cynthia Baarnett whicch she termeed a “water eethic”. In new winterdisciiplinary grou ups, studentss were askedd to create twwo deliverabbles that thouughtfullyinvestigaated how a water w ethic might m be inspired in the loocal commuunity. The deeliverables w weresimilar to o the first deesign challen nge in that twwo visual reppresentationss were expeccted. First, anndslightly different d from m the

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Geselowitz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Lyle Feisel P.E., Binghamton University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

important issues facinghigher education in 20131. This technological/pedagogical model has the potential oftransforming the way institutions with varying local resources can fulfill their educationalmission by tapping into resources made available from elsewhere.In engineering, ABET is the primary accreditation organization for post-secondary engineeringand technology programs in the United States. ABET requires that all engineering curriculainclude courses that teach students about the relationship between engineering practice andsociety. As argued in an earlier paper2, while economics and ethics courses are most often usedto fulfill this requirement, history offers the ideal stage on which to illustrate the engineering-society relationships. To

Conference Session

Institutional Perspectives and Boundary Work

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College; Victoria Henry, Smith College; Lucia C Leighton, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

include a module, teach that module, and then evaluate it. But to offer largerincentives in a research study introduces ethical problems of undue inducement to participation.While the sample size was small, there was a broad diversity of participants by institution type,size and geography, as indicated in Table 1. 2.3 Thermodynamics Instructor SurveyThermodynamics instructors (n=42 in this section) were asked to rate their agreement ordisagreement with a number of statements intended to characterize their attitudes, motivation,and experience with engineering education research as well as their home institution’s supportfor engineering education research and creative teaching practices. The survey includesstatements such as, “Current

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University; Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

 AcknowledgmentsWe thank Brent Jesiek for feedback on early drafts of this work.References[1] B. Wynne, Rationality and ritual: The Windscale inquiry and nuclear decisions in Britain. Bucks, England: The British Society for the History of Science, 1982.[2] M. Ahteensuu, "Assumptions of the deficit model type of thinking: Ignorance, attitudes, and science communication in the debate on genetic engineering in agriculture " Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, vol. 25, pp. 295-313, 2012.[3] H.-J. Bak, "Education and public attitudes toward science: Implications for the "deficit model" of education and support for science and technology," Social Science Quarterly, vol. 82, pp. 779-795, 2001.[4] M. Bucchi and F

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill D. Bailey, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Demonstrate knowledge and competence in academic and technical fields of study.These competencies will be measured by the ability to: a) Use computers, printed materials and human resources to access and process information. b) Read and comprehend materials related to the discipline of study. c) Possess the necessary academic knowledge and technical skills for entry into employment and/or further study.#4 Demonstrate positive, effective, and appropriate interpersonal skills.These competencies will be measured by the ability to: a) Demonstrate dependable, accountable, flexible behavior. b) Work effectively and appropriately with others through collaboration and teamwork. c) Choose ethical

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

communication skills. Small stepsin creating text and placing that text in the forefront of engineering courses can be a simple way tomake of engineering students a force in the world around them.The structure of the courses within a department could expand to all required courses as in thefollowing. The communication elements in each course are shown below.Table 1. Engineering Courses and the Communication Elements in eachFresh. EGR 100 – Intro to Engineering DesignYear Resumes, email, short engineering focused reports, engineering writing demands, problem solving, speaking, ethics, and orientation to the university/college/majorsSoph. ME 201 – ThermodynamicsYear Student communication survey, refresher

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

lasting over several semesters,toward completion in a student’s senior year.The reflective component of the portfolio shows how well students have integrated liberalarts disciplines in their personal formation as an engineer, especially where addressingprofessional skills such as teamwork, communication, ethical judgment, and identifyingsocietal context. Well-defined portfolio-documented aspects of project work alsoprovide evidence suitable for educational assessment. The set of portfolio requirementspresented here, which overall serves as a grand rubric in itself, facilitates individualstudent grading on diverse project applications over several semesters. A more specificrubric developed for each portfolio category addresses one aspect of the

Conference Session

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

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-108.10. Pfatteicher, S.K.A. (2005). Anticipating engineering’s ethical challenges in 2020. IEE Technology and SocietyMagazine 24, 4: 4-43.11. Moon, N.W., Todd, R.L., Morton, D.L., and Ivey. E. (2012). Accommodating students with disabilities inscience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Atlanta, Georgia: Center for Assistive Technology andEnvironmental Access/SciTrain: Science and Math for All (National Science Foundation).12. Supalo, C. et al. (2007). Talking tools to assist students who are blind in laboratory courses. Journal of scienceeducation for students with disabilities 12, 1: 27-32.13. Siebers, T. (2010). Disability theory. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.14. Verstraete, P. (2007). Towards a disabled past: Some

Conference Session

Institutional Perspectives and Boundary Work

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron D Dempsey, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society