Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Douglass Klein, Union College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Strength and Sustainability Jossey-Bass.37. Koshland, Catherine P., 2010. "Liberal Arts and Engineering." Chap. 5, In Holistic Engineering: Beyond Technology, edited by Domenico Grasso and Melody Brown Burkins. New York: Springer, 53-67.38. Krupczak, John, Jr., et al, organizers, 2007. “Technological Literacy of Undergraduates: Developing Standard Models,” Workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC, March 26-27, 2007. Accessed 3/9/2012. www.nsf.gov/attachments/108527/public/Tech_Lit_Workshop_Background.pdf39. Krupczak, John, Jr. and Michael Misovich, 2008. “An Exercise and Rubric for Evaluating ABET Outcome (H): Engineering Solutions in a Societal Context,” AC 2008

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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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-4458: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY IN REQUIRED SCIENCECOURSES FOR NON-STEM STUDENTS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGEWITH EXTENSION TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTProf. Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNYDr. Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY Todd Holden is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department of Queensborough Community College of CUNY. His current research interests include bioinformatics and microbial fuel cells. He also mentors student research projects.Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNYDr. Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory Helio Takai is an Elementary Particle and Nuclear Physicist with interest in development of instrumenta- tion for the

Conference Session

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4144: THE TYRANNY OF OUTCOMES: THE SOCIAL ORIGINSAND IMPACTS OF EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN AMERICAN ENGI-NEERINGProf. Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University Amy E. Slaton is a professor of history at Drexel University. She is the author of Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color-Line (Harvard University Press, 2010). She also writes at the website STEMequity.com. Page 25.1348.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Tyranny of Outcomes: The Social Origins and Impacts of Educational Standards in American

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-3893: USING STORIES TO PROMOTE TECHNOLOGICAL LIT-ERACYDr. William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently a Full Professor of engineering and design at Eastern Washington Uni- versity. 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 Engi- neer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological

Conference Session

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4961: REQUIRING A COURSE IN INFRASTRUCTURE FORALL GRADUATESDr. J. Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy J. Ledlie Klosky, P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point, where he also serves as the Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation and Engineering. Klosky is the 2010 winner of the National Outstanding Teaching Medal from the society, and, in addi- tion to traditional engineering pursuits, he works in communication in education, course design, and the interface between engineering and other disciplines.Major Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy Major Scott Katalenich is an instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4670: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF EMPATHY IN ENGINEER-ING COMMUNICATION THROUGH A TRANSDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUEDr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim Walther is an Assistant Professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is Co-director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, educational psychology, and social work. His research interests span the formation of students’ pro- fessional identity, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methods in en- gineering education. He was the first international

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3711: TEACHING NON-MAJOR STUDENTS ELECTRICAL SCI-ENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDr. Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College Harold Underwood received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at UIUC in 1989 and has been a faculty member of the Engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching circuit analysis and electromagnetics, he supervises the Communications Group of the Messiah College Collaboratory, including a project involving flight tracking and messaging for small planes in remote locations, and an assistive communication technology involving wireless enabled remote co-presence for cognitively and behaviorally challenged individuals. He has been teaching Exploring Electrical Technology as a

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3917: IMPROVING ENGINEERING EDUCATION WITH EN-HANCED CALIBRATED PEER REVIEW ASSESSMENT OF A COLLAB-ORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTDr. Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia A. Carlson teaches at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is the author of over seventy publications and presentation. She has used her experience in educational technology on two large-scale Lilly Endowment grants and on two National Science Foundation-funded research projects. In addition to teaching, she is the Director of the PRISM Project, an outreach program that helps Indiana teachers of middle school science, mathematics, and technology to integrate new information technology applications into their

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-5064: ART FOR THE SAKE OF IMPROVING ATTITUDES TO-WARD ENGINEERINGProf. Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder Jean Hertzberg is currently Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at CU, Boulder. Her research centers around pulsatile, vortex dominated flows with applications in both combustion, and bio-fluid dy- namics. She is also interested in a variety of flow field measurement techniques, and has recently begun work in engineering education research. Hertzberg teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in mea- surement techniques, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, design, and computer tools. She has pioneered a spectacular new course on flow visualization, co-taught to

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-5395: VISIONS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE: COMPARING EN-GINEERING EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN AUSTRALIA, CHINA,SWEDEN, AND THE UNITED STATESDr. Jens Kabo, Chalmers University of Technology Jens Kabo works as a researcher at the Division of Engineering Education Research at Chalmers Univer- sity of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Xiaofeng Tang is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Dr. Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dean Nieusma is Assistant Professor in science and technology studies and Director of the programs in design and innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Mr. John

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4193: HIGH-QUALITY VISUAL EVIDENCE ON PRESENTA-TION SLIDES MAY OFFSET THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF REDUN-DANT TEXT AND PHRASE HEADINGSMs. Keri Lynn Wolfe, Pennsylvania State University Keri Wolfe is a senior Chemical Engineering student at the Pennsylvania State University. She is a Leon- hard Scholar and a German minor. She has been inducted to XE Chemical Engineering Honors Society and A German Honors Society. She is most active in Engineering Ambassadors and the Society of Women Engineers. Keri is conducting engineering education research to fulfill her Schreyer Honors College Un- dergraduate Thesis requirement.Mr. Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Michael Alley is an Associate

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3009: USING STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO RELAY THEMESFROM CHANGING THE CONVERSATION IN ENGINEERING FIRST-YEAR SEMINARSDr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sarah Zappe is the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the College of Engineering at Penn State University. In this role, she provides support to faculty in trying innovative ideas in the classroom. Her background is in educational psychology with an emphasis in applied testing and measurement. Her current research interests include integrating creativity into the engineering curriculum, developing in- struments to measure the engineering professional skills, and using qualitative data to enhance response process

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-5416: ”WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT”: ACHIEVING ANINSTITUTIONAL CULTURE OF ASSESSMENTDr. Sandra A. Yost, University of Detroit Mercy Sandra A. Yost is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where she is active in institutional and engineering program assessment. She teaches in the areas of design, E.E. fundamentals, linear systems theory, mechatronics, control systems, and signal processing. She is currently serving on the ASEE Board of Directors as the Vice President for External Relations.Dr. Laurie A. Britt-Smith, University of Detroit Mercy Laurie Britt-Smith is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at UDM. She is the Director of the writing

Conference Session

Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4619: WORKFORCE COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION: PRE-LIMINARY INTER-RATER RELIABILITY DATA FOR AN EXECUTIVE-BASED ORAL COMMUNICATION RUBRICDr. Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology Tristan Utschig is a Senior Academic Professional in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and Assistant Director for the Scholarship and Assessment of Teaching and Learning at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In this role, he consults with faculty about planning and assessing edu- cational innovation in the classroom. He also serves as an evaluator on educational research grants. For- merly, he was tenured Associate Professor of engineering physics at Lewis-Clark State College. Utschig has regularly

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4686: INTEGRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATIONINTO AN ENGINEERING CURRICULUM THROUGH SERVICE LEARN-ING AND THE LIBERAL ARTSDr. Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering Katherine Hennessey Wikoff is an Associate Professor in the General Studies Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where she teaches courses in communication, literature, film studies, and political science.Dr. Michael Hoge Carriere, Milwaukee School of Engineering Michael Carriere is an Assistant Professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, where he teaches courses on American history, public policy, political science, environmental studies, and urban design. He has written for such publications as the

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

Collection

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4526: A WORKSHOP TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLSFOR TEACHING ASSISTANTSDr. Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth A. DeBartolo is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She earned her B.S.E. at Duke University in 1994 and her Ph.D. at Purdue University in 2000. She works with students on assistive device design and determining mechani- cal properties of materials. DeBartolo serves on her college’s leadership teams for both multi-disciplinary capstone design and outreach program development.Prof. Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology Margaret B. Bailey, P.E., is a professor of mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4268: UNDERSTANDING FACULTY AND STUDENT BELIEFSABOUT TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLSDr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education. Matusovich earned her doctoral degree in engineering education at Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in chemical engineering and an M.S. in materials science with a concentration in metallurgy. Additionally, Matuso- vich has four years of experience as a Consulting Engineer and seven years of industrial experience in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems for an aerospace supplier. Matuso- vich’s research interests include the role of motivation in learning

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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4456: EMPATHY AND CARING AS CONCEPTUALIZED IN-SIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ENGINEERING: EXTENSIVE LITERATUREREVIEW AND FACULTY FOCUS GROUP ANALYSESJustin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette Justin L. Hess is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He earned his B.S. from Purdue University in the School of Civil Engineering with an environmental emphasis and philosophy minor during May of 2011. His research interests involve establishing a better understanding of the role of empathy/care within engineering, considering how alternative worldviews, such as indige- nous and/or non-Western, might influence today’s engineering disciplines, and studying the relation of re- sistance

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4282: AIDING AND ABETING: THE BANKRUPTCY OF OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION AS A CHANGE STRATEGYDr. Donna M. Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Associate Professor and a founding faculty member in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. Her research interests include liberative pedagogies, engineering ethics, engineering and social justice, and exclusionary structures of power in engineering education. Page 25.141.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Aiding and ABETing: The Bankruptcy of Outcomes-Based Education as a

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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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3518: ATLAS SHRUGGED: ASSESSING COMMUNICATION ANDGLOBAL COMPETENCE SKILLS IN A TECHNICAL WRITING COURSEDr. Carolyn Kusbit Dunn, East Carolina University Carolyn Kusbit Dunn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. Dunn holds a Ph.D. in English with a concentration in professional and technical discourse, and she teaches technical writing. Her research interests are crisis communication, language and power, and teaching technical and professional communication. Page 25.238.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-4772: REEL ENGINEERS: PORTRAYAL OF ENGINEERS ANDTHE ENGINEERING PROFESSION IN THE FEATURE FILMSDr. Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor Zbigniew J. Pasek is an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Windsor. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. His research interests include manufacturing systems automation, risk management, health care engineering, and informal engineering education. He is a member of IEEE, ASME, SME, and ASEE. Page 25.1107.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4586: ENGINEERING AS A LIBERAL DISCIPLINE: TWO, THREE,OR FOUR CULTURES?Dr. Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Robert Grondin has B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Michi- gan. He joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 1983, serving first in the Department of Electri- cal Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering on ASU’s Tempe campus and more recently in the Department of Engineering of the College of Technology and innovation on ASU’s Polytechnic campus. Page 25.537.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4539: THE COMPLEXITIES OF ENGINEERING DESIGN ANDSYSTEM MODELINGDr. Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College Gayle Ermer is a professor of engineering at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. She teaches in the mechanical concentration in the areas of machine dynamics and manufacturing processes. Her master’s degree was obtained from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in manufacturing systems engineering (1987), and her Ph.D. from Michigan State University (1994). Her research interests include philosophy of technology, engineering ethics, and women in engineering. Page 25.1279.1 c

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-5477: PORTFOLIOS TO PROFESSORIATE: HELPING STUDENTSINTEGRATE PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES THROUGH EPORTFOLIOSDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, com- munication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the cur- riculum in statics courses; a a CAREER award to explore the use of e

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3526: INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SO-CIETY (STS) COURSES INTO THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDr. Wesley Marshall P.E., University of Colorado, Denver Wesley Marshall is an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado, Denver, and Co-director of the Active Communities Transportation (ACT) research group. He focuses on transporta- tion research dedicated to building a more sustainable infrastructure, particularly in terms of improving road safety, active transportation, and transit-oriented communities. Other recent research topics involve transportation planning, congestion pricing, human behaviors, parking, and street networks. A native of Watertown, Mass., Marshall is a