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Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey S. Bryan, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Program Chair for her division in ASEE, VP of External Relations for INFORMS-ED, and Chair for Student Involvement for the 2012 Capstone Design Conference. She is working on a book called ”Oral Communication Excellence for Engineers: What the Workforce Demands” for John H. Wiley & Sons (due in 2013) and several articles, while continuing to teach capstone design communication instruction and a course on journal article writing for graduate students. Her current research focus includes evaluating the reliability of the scoring rubric she and Tristan Utschig developed from executive input and identifying the cognitive schema used by students to create graphs from raw data.Jeffrey S. Bryan, Georgia Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Regina Sullivan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; George Tremberger Jr, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; David H. Lieberman, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

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detection of elementary particles. Takai is an Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University.Dr. Sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College, CUNY Sunil Dehipawala received his B.S. degree from University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka and Ph.D from City University of New York. Currently, he is working as a faculty member at Queensborough Community College of CUNY.Prof. Dimitrios S. Kokkinos Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY Dimitrios Kokkinos, Department of Physics, Queensborough Community College of CUNY, Bayside, NY 11364. Phone: 718-281-5708; Fax: 718-631-6608; Email: dkokkinos@qcc.cuny.edu. Professional Preparation: Graduate Center of the City University of New York, electrical engineering, Ph.D., 1984

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia ; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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of trans-disciplinary engagement thatcould be transferred to similar contexts or efforts. We conclude the paper with an outlook on theplans for an empirical investigation of student development through this initiative.2 Theoretical framework: Conceptions and functions of empathy in the field of social workThe historical evolution of the concept of empathy has its roots in the German aesthetic idea ofEinfühlung (“feeling into” objects) introduced by the philosopher Robert Vischer in the late1800s, reflecting the “projection of human feeling on to the natural [or physical] world” (ascited in 12). Building on Vischer‟s work, in 1903, Theodor Lipps, another German Philosopherexpanded the notion of Einfühlung away from its application to

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Erin Sprowl; Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Carrie A. Wachter Morris, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Taran and Carter,44 Mee and Teune,45and Robillard46 indicate that trust is central to team collaboration in most professions. Taran andCarter state, “Becoming worthy of trust and learning to trust are active processes that require theparticipants to communicate and interact.” (p.99)44 In Morell de Ramirez et al.’s study, in orderto build trust among team members, “students are given a seminar on organizational behaviorand participate in a number of hands-on activities to expose the newly formed teams to situationsthat accelerate team cohesiveness”. (p.434)43 Brown, Flick and Williamson suggest that buildingtrust is one of the important components of social capital that should be taught in engineering.47They summarized that “development of

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Michael Hoge Carriere, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Page 25.798.9discipline. Below are key points for student learning in any course that integratesentrepreneurship and innovation into the subject material. Like Steve Jobs and StevenChu, students should be encouraged to do the following: 1. Cast a wide net. Keep up with what is happening in your field and in the world generally. 2. Actively seek out problems to solve or areas opportunity where you would be the first person to do the particular type of work you are doing. Even freshman students can find something new to add to a conversation. 3. Figure out who has been talking about this problem or working in a similar area. 4. Get up to speed on the conversation of the field(s) regarding this topic so far. 5. Do

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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every student and that is automobiles.The particular technology of interest here is the engine type that powers the vehicle. This storywas adopted, adapted, and expanded from a concept by Teich19 (2008) and titled by the author ofthis paper as “The Better Technology.” The Better Technology In the early 1900’s, gas-powered cars shared the roads with those powered steam engines, such as the well known Stanley Steamer’s. Another small player was the electric cars. Eventually, internal combustion engines captured the market and the old steamers disappeared. But why? The usual assumption is that the two contenders went head to head and the best technology won. But there is a lot

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jens Kabo, Chalmers University of Technology; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John Currie, University of Sydney; Hu Wenlong, Beihang University; Caroline Baillie, University of Western Australia

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Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra A. Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Laurie A. Britt-Smith, University of Detroit Mercy

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assessment s to evaluate my 35%tiveness as a teacher, so I to know more about howata will be used before Into this. 18%assessment stuff is just 12% 0%her fad foisted on us byeditation agencies and is of e to me as a faculty 0% ber. A1 A2 A3 A4

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bailey Renee Leppek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kara E. Gray, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Partnership for Technical Communication, in Writing Across the Curriculum2006: Clemson, SC.9. Kampe, S.L., et al., Leveraging the “Traditional” MSE Degree with an Intensive Communications-across-the-Curriculum Program, in What Makes an Good Materials Engineer and How Best to Educate Them – Best Practices, Materials Science and Technology 2005 Conference and Exhibition2005: Pittsburgh, PA.10. Pembridge, J.J. and M.C. Paretti. The Current State of Capstone Design Pedagogy. in American Society in Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition. 2010. Page 25.1394.11 Louisville, KY.11. Howe, S., Where are

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Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Riley, Smith College

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. Bourdieu, P. (1990). Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, pp ix-x.14. Giroux, H.A. & Purpel, D.E. (1983). The Hidden Curriculum and Moral Education: Deception or Discovery? Berkeley: McCutchan.15. Bowles, S. & Gintis, H. (1976). Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational reform and the contradictions of economic life. New York: Basic Books.16. Spady, W.G. and Marshall, K.J. (1994). Light, not heat, on OBE. The American School Board Journal, 181 (11): 29-33.17. Spady, W.G. (1994). Choosing Outcomes of Significance. Educational Leadership 51, 6: 18–22.18. Spady, W.G. and Marshall, K.J.(1991). Beyond Traditional Outcome-Based Education. Educational Leadership

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor

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clearly distinguish between images of "engineers" and"scientists"). The paper also assesses specific character and professional attributes, stereotypes(profession-, ethnicity or gender-based) and attributes known to facilitate viewer's identificationwith on-screen characters, of engineering professionals portrayed in selected films. In particular,the key research question of “How are engineer(s) and their work portrayed in the feature films?”was broken down to more detailed sub-questions: • What types of engineering work are represented? How is creative component of that work shown? How successful (or unsuccessful) are the outcomes? • Is the distinction between science and technology, and scientist and engineers depicted? • Are

Conference Session

Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Arlene Ann Russell; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Chester G. Wilmot, Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; David R. Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; W. Todd Monroe, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College

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have already been developed. The primary objectives of thisproject grant follow: • Create an enhanced version of CPRTM (Version 5), both to allow for the input and review of visual and oral (video) components by students and also to permit the expansion of this functionality to the 2500 assignments that have already been developed by the 100’s of faculty in the 950 institutions who have current CPR accounts on the UCLA server. • Train engineering faculty at the collaborating institutions in the development and use of visually rich CPR assignments. • Develop pedagogically driven assignments for a set of core engineering courses. • Assess the impact of the integration of writing and visual

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

 engineering.      Acknowledgment      This   material   is   based   upon   work   supported   by   the   National   Science   Foundation   under  Grant   No.   NSF   EEC-­‐1055595.    Any   opinions,   findings,   and   conclusions   or   recommendations  expressed   in   this   material   are   those   of   the   author(s)   and   do   not   necessarily   reflect   the  views  of  the  National  Science  Foundation.    The  authors  would  also  like  to  thank  the  study  participants  for  their  participation.        Works  Cited      1.        L.  H.  Jamieson  and  J.  R.  Lohmann,  "Creating  a  culture  for  scholarly  and  systematic  innovation  in  engineering  education:  Ensuring  U.S.  engineering  has  the  right  people  with  the

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

persuasive),suggested topic(s) to address, and type of thinking to be reflected in the paper. Page 25.1255.5For meaningful discussion, and stimulating preliminary thoughts about the selection of apaper topic, the preparatory activity should be selected carefully; one of the best activitiesto inform and stimulate such good discussion can be a well-selected reading. To fulfillthe stated course objectives on the topic of electrical science and technology, the authorof this paper suggests several useful works. Some of these readings are full textsspecified as required in the syllabus, and other articled or excerpted portions of selectedworks combined into a

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keri Lynn Wolfe, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

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Garner, Michael Alley, Allen Gaudelli & Sarah Zappe (2009). Common Use of PowerPoint versusAssertion-Evidence Slide Structure: a Cognitive Psychology Perspective. Technical Communication, 56 (4),331−345.2 Joanna Garner, Lauren Sawarynski, Michael Alley, Keri Wolfe & S. Zappe (2011). Assertion-Evidence SlidesAppear to Lead to Better Comprehension and Retention of Complex Concepts. ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition (Vancouver: American Society of Engineering Educators, 2011)3 Michael Alley & Katherine A. Neeley (2005). Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides: A Case forSentence Headlines and Visual Evidence. Technical Communication, 52 (4), 417-426.4 Alley, M., Zappe, S. & Garner, J. (2010). Projected words per minute: a

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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Enrique D. Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Angela D. Lueking, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Marshall P.E., University of Colorado, Denver; Michael Tang, University of Colorado, Denver; Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver

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electronic modes and a quantitative evaluation." International Journal of E-Learning 6(2): 257-266.Carr, N. (2008). Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet is doing to our brains. The Atlantic. Washinton, D.C., Atlantic Media Company.Fuller, S. and J. Collier (2004). Philosophy, rhetoric, and the end of knowledge: The coming of science. Hillsdale, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.Hess, D. (2007). Alternative pathways in science and industry: activism, innovation, and the environment in an era of globalization. Cambridge, MA, MIT Press.Knaus, K., M. Tang, et al. (2011). eLms: research, development and assessment of cognitive maps in eLearning materials to enhance critical thinking. 4th Annual Sloan-C/MERLOT

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Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Risa Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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new, and students who have participated in the workshop as part of ateaching-based co-op indicate that their communication skills are generally enhanced by the co-op. Future offerings of the workshop will include additional topics specifically relevant to TAs,and the workshop will be offered for credit.AcknowledgementsSupport for the TEAK Project is provided by the National Science Foundation's Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0737462. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Sarah Cass, an Instructional

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Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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-63.9. Prados, John. (1997). "The Editor's Page: Engineering Criteria 2000--A Change agent for engineering education."Journal of Engineering Education: 69-70. Page 25.1348.1010. Seron, Carroll and Susan S. Silbey. (2009). “The Dialectic between Expert Knowledge and ProfessionalDiscretion: Accreditation, Social Control, and the Limits of Instrumental Logic.” Engineering Studies 1 (2): 101-127.11. Mason, Greg, and Jeff Dragovich. (2010). "Program assessment and evaluation using student grades obtained onOutcome-Related Course Learning Objectives." Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education andPractice :206-214 .12. Abu

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Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy

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Frontiers in Education Conference. Saratoga Springs, NY,2008.Hart, S., J. Klosky, J. Hanus, K. Meyer, J. Toth, and M. Reese. "An Introduction to Infrastructurefor All Disciplines." Conference Proceedings, 118th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.ASEE, 2011.Kanter, M. J. "The Relevance of Liberal Arts to a Prosperous Democracy." Annapolis GroupConference. Annapolis: MD, 2010.Kasarda, Mary. "Paper or Plastic?" Prism, October 2004: Last Word.Krupczak, J., and K. Disney. "An online resource for developing technological literacy courses."Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2011. ASEE, 2011. Page 25.1122.11Krupczak, John, and

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Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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. Oneconsequence of this is that in terms of chronology, formal education in engineering at theundergraduate level came into being before the profession was well-organized in the UnitedStates. As the just quoted phrase “mechanic arts” suggests, the term “mechanical engineer” was Page 25.537.3still somewhat uncommon in the 1860’s. Terms such as electrical engineer or chemical engineeror industrial engineer were coined during the just described fifty year period in which academicdisciplines were being created and defined. The long term effect on engineering education ofthis is that while most professions such as medicine and law are taught in separate

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Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth Bateman Newborg, University of Pittsburgh; Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

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), 86, 1995.3. Bartholomae, D., Petrosky, T., Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers, New York: Bedford, St. Martin’s,2011.4. X, X., (not identified to retain draft anonymity), E-mail to E/FEWP students, 2005.5. http://www.composition.X/SCstatement.pdf “University of X, Seminar in Composition,” Retrieved January,20126. Bartholomae, D., “Interchanges,” College Composition and Communication, 46(1), 86,1995.7. http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Mestre_CommissionedPaper.pdf, Retrieved December , 2011.8. Tobias, S., They’re not dumb, they’re different: Stalking the second tier, Tucson: AZ, Research Corporation, 9,1990.9. Astin, A. W., Assessment for excellence: The philosophy and practice of assessment and evaluation in highereducation

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Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Kusbit Dunn, East Carolina University

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Communication: An Annotated Bibliography. (2011, Ed.) Technical Communication Quarterly , 20 (4), 443-480. 5. Lengsfeld, C. S., Edelstein, G., Black, J., Hightower, N., Root, M., Stevens, K., et al. (2004, January). Engineering Concepts and Communication: A Two Quarter Course Sequence. Journal of Engineering Education , 79-85. 6. Martin, R., Maytham, B., Case, J., & Fraser, D. (2005). Engineering Graduates' Perceptions of How Well They Were Prepared for Work in Industry. European Journal of Engineering Education , 30 (2), 167-180. Page 25.238.14 7. Abersek, B., & Abersek, M. K. (2010

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Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Management 6:1 (2009) article 82.xxvi Nadia Kellam, Joachim Walther, and Ashley Babcock, “Complex Systems: What Are They and Why Should WeCare?” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, 2009.xxvii George Catalano and Caroline Baillie, “Engineering Decisions in the Context of Sustainability: ComplexSystems,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, 2010.xxviii Benjamin S. Blanchard and Wolter J. Fabrycky, Systems Engineering and Analysis, 3rd Edition (New York:Prentice Hall, 1998) xiii.xxix Paul Cilliers, Complexity and Postmodernism: Understanding Complex Systems (New York: Routledge, 1998)127.xxx Ibid., 129.xxxi As an introduction to this

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STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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(New York, 1986); Stuart W. Leslie, Cold Warand American science: The military-industrial-academic complex at MIT and Stanford (New York, 1993); HenryEtzkowitz, MIT and the rise of entrepreneurial science (London, 2002).2 For an overview of the different American traditions, see Terry S. Reynolds, “The engineer in 19 th-centuryAmerica,” in The engineer in America: A historical anthology from Technology and Culture (Chicago, 1991), 7-26.2 Charles Riborg Mann, A study of engineering education (New York, 1918); Society for the Promotion ofEngineering Education, Report of the investigation of engineering education, 1923-1929, 2 volumes (Pittsburgh,1930 & 1934).3 Charles Riborg Mann, A study of engineering education (New York, 1918); Society