Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Michael Patrick Lyons, Michael P. Lyons & Associates

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #23287Technological Literacy, Engineering Literacy, Engineers, Public Officials andthe PublicDr. John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin John Heywood is professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin- The University of Dublin. he is a Fellow of ASEE and Life Fellow of IEEE. He has special interest in education for the professions and the role of professions in society. He is author of Engineering Education. Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction ( IEEE/Wiley). he has a longstanding interest in the public understanding of engineering and science, technological and engineering literacy and is co

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

HigherNational Certificate would be indicative of the higher level of attainment. In 1958 StephenCotgrove pointed out in a substantial publication that technicians and technician educationhad largely been ignored1, and subsequently a case was made for the development of aprofessional institution for technicians in 19612, the author having in mind changes to thearticles of association of the Junior Institution of Engineers.Twenty years later in the U.K., the report of a Commission of Inquiry into the EngineeringProfession in 1980 lamented, “It is clear that in comparison with their counterparts in otherindustrial countries, engineers in Britain lack the special social standing which attracts youngpeople to aspire to an engineering career, and that they

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #23366Improvements in Undergraduate Electromagnetism Courses by DesigningExperiences of Inquiry and ReflectionMiss Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State UniversityDr. Mani Mina, Iowa State University Mani Mina is with the department of Industrial Design and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He has been working on better understanding of students’ learning and aspects of tech- nological and engineering philosophy and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the human side