Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael L. Jones, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

practice. Table 1: Traditional vs. Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education [21] PBL in engineering education tends to gravitate to creative projects engaged bylarger teams with longer and more complex lifecycles[5]. Engineering education hasbegun developing student-centered learning projects, particularly “capstone” projectsdone at the conclusion of a student’s degree program[11]. Project based learning Page 24.871.3opportunities have emerged in a number of applied science fields, including computer   2  programming [17] environmental science [26

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi F. Prosise, St. Ambrose University; Hank Yochum, Sweet Briar College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Final devices may still only befabricated at one location.The study abroad trip was first piloted in Summer 2011. Students and faculty both felt the tripwas a unique and life-changing experience. The reaction of patients to the devices that wedelivered was also unforgettable. Emotions were high as they expressed their appreciation forour projects, explaining how they never dreamed such assistance was even possible for them.Our patients’ love for life, determination to find a way to improve their conditions, and sincereappreciation of our work, sparked in us (both faculty and students) admiration and desire tocontinue our projects for as many underprivileged persons with disabilities as possible.This unique pre-capstone experience has helped

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #10703Match or Mismatch: Engineering Faculty Beliefs about Communication andTeamwork versus Published CriteriaDr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Les Kinsler, Kansas State University, Salina; Julia L. Morse, Kansas State University, Salina; Doug Carroll, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

provide important technical and communication experiences forundergraduate and graduate students. Senior capstone, thesis, design, and other project activitiesare means to develop teamwork and communication skills. ABET student outcomes reflect thesecritical skills [1] and experiences applying soft skills in the context of project work are valuable.The process of documenting a project and presenting the results enhances one’s technicalunderstanding in ways that students do not often appreciate. Technical poster presentations area common communication mode in which effective delivery depends heavily on succinctexpression, audience analysis, and visual design. Much of the literature related to posterpresentations deals with course-level poster

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

, she has been involved in research projects to develop, refine, and apply innovative assessment tools for characterizing student knowledge of sustainability. Her ultimate goal is to use this assessment data to guide the design and evaluation of educational interventions to improve undergraduate sustainability education. In the area of bioprocessing, Dr. Watson has experience using bacteria and algae to convert waste materials into high-value products, such as biofuels.Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch Joshua Pelkey is currently a product manager at AirWatch in Atlanta, GA. He completed his MS in Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech and his BS in Computer Engineering from Clemson University. He has

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anthony Joseph Bonifonte, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gloria J. Ross, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-rater reliability of the final version of the scoring system, we have collectedscores from raters in three different contexts. The Institutional Review Board approved thisresearch project. Prior to each rating session, permission was obtained from each presenter andrater to use their work in this research. Each of these contexts is representative of a commonsetting where the rubric might be employed.Setting 1 – “Industrial Engineering Session” – In this capstone design context students werepreparing and presenting several presentations to clients and to academic faculty. A mixture ofvideotaped interim and final presentations was used for this session, where 20 presentations wererated by seven TAs who had moderate familiarity with the scoring

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-Packard Inkjet. Henderson was featured in the book—Engineers Write! Thoughts on Writing from Contemporary Literary Engineers by Tom Moran (IEEE Press 2010)—as one of twelve ”literary engineers” writing and publishing creative works in the United States. Henderson’s current project is a textbook pioneering a new method for teaching engineers workplace writing skills through the lens of math. Page 24.64.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Math-Based System to Improve Engineering Writing OutcomesIntroductionThis paper

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Soc. justice Crit. Explor. Oppor. 85–109 (Springer, 2013). Page 24.491.103 Halsmer, D. et al. Exploring connections between engineering and human spirituality. in ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc. (2010)4 Hatchell, K. et al. Engineering That Makes a Difference: A Faith-based Approach to Community Development in the Ulpan Valley of Guatemala. in CEEC Conf. Proc. (2013)5 Bulanon, D. et al. Engineering Capstone Design Course with Integrated Christian Mission Service Projects. in CEEC Conf. Proc. (2013)6 Christian Engineering Education Conference (CEEC)- Available at: https://sites.google.com/site

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

research includes in-depth case studies of three programs that seek to educateengineers as liberal learners: the engineering program at Harvey Mudd College (“HMC” Page 24.1374.2hereafter), a liberal arts college for engineers, scientists, and mathematicians; the PickerEngineering Program (“Picker” hereafter) at Smith College, the only ABET accreditedengineering program in a women’s liberal arts college; and the program of Design, Innovation,and Society (“DIS” hereafter) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a program that blendsengineering, arts, and critical social studies in design learning.Data for the dissertation research project was collected

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #9942Scenario and Scoring Sheet Development for Engineering Professional SkillAssessmentDr. Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Jay McCormack is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho where he serves as the coordinator for an inter-disciplinary capstone design sequence that draws students from across the College of Engineering. He has been an active member of the departmental ABET committee for the last

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College; Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

streamlined andredesigned, it was desirable for each required course to “pull more weight” by delivering morevalue to students. Second, we wanted to “set the stage” for what was to come: both to providefoundational technical preparation in CAD, design, and analysis, and to establish studentexpectations of engineering as a socio-technical enterprise. Third, as capstone and other designprojects became increasingly multidisciplinary, we hoped to develop a common foundation inthe design process, with students from all engineering majors (and any non-engineering studentswho choose to enroll in Introduction to Engineering) learning a common, shared language ofdesign.The redesigned course model for our institution’s Introduction to Engineering consists of

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University; Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

included where resources are most readily available:firstly, in freshman engineering, and again four years later, during a senior capstone course. Thisapproach, unfortunately, leaves discipline-specific technical courses in the second and third yearslargely absent of writing, leaving a gaping hole where writing would be most contextual, andreinforcing students’ notion that writing and engineering are separate and unrelated, and eventhat writing is less or even not important.The pilot work presented herein is part of our larger effort to develop, refine, and disseminateinstructor-friendly writing exercises that can be adopted in a wide range of technical courses,including large lecture format courses where writing is rarely included because of the