Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maysam Nezafati, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mel Chua, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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focuses on model-based reasoning and conservation principles (mass, energy, etc.). An NSF grant funded courserelease time for instructors and support from learning scientists in order to integrate inclusiveengineering skills into the course design.The course redesign team chose to focus on the awareness of bias and its effects on technicalmodeling. An additional goal was building interpersonal skills at the dyad and team (2-4 people)level, although this second goal is not the focus of this paper. Both goals were incorporated intothe formal syllabus and course objectives. The new learning objectives are addressed not inseparate lectures about inclusivity, etc. but via changes to the context of the analytical problemsbeing solved. For instance, a

Conference Session

Promoting Technical Communication Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College; David Alexander Macaulay

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, students are expected to create a display (poster, brochure, animations, or video)that visually communicates how an engineered system of their choice works. While the studentswork individually on the displays for each unit, they collaborate with peers in the class tobrainstorm ideas, improve drafts and evaluate the final projects. Engineered systems that studentshave selected to explain include clocks, LED lights, bicycle gears, stethoscopes, games,thermometers, wind turbines, photovoltaics, and more. The course syllabus is provided inAppendix A.In addition to the projects, each unit includes introductory lectures related to engineering,sketching lessons and exercises, hands-on building projects, and reverse engineering activities.The following

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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John A. Nestor, Lafayette College

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Immerwahr at Villanova University [36] andshown in Table 5 [40]. A copy of this rubric was included in the course syllabus to communicatediscussion expectations to students.All FYS courses at Lafayette College are writing courses, and the St. Martin’s Handbook [41] isused as a secondary text for students learning academic writing skills. They employ a process-writing approach in which students submit first drafts which they then revise after feedback froma peer Writing Associate and the instructor.The first writing assignment, which is given out during the first week of class, asks students toreflect on their own lived experience with semiconductor technology in terms of how they learnand work, communicate with friends and family, and seek

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Courtney Paige Stanton; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Emily Sarver; Linda A. Battalora, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Susan K. Peterson, Marietta College; Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Rennie B. Kaunda , Colorado School of Mines

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department also emphasizes service in the formof providing the materials necessary for everyday life.The statistically significant changes consistently noted in the Marietta classes deserve specialattention. While it could be partially due to the relatively lower scores with which studentsbegan, the course was different from the others in the study in substantive ways. It serves as aFirst Year Seminar (FYS), and the 2019 syllabus describes the course to students as encouraging“self-discovery and an awareness of your strengths and interests. It provides opportunities foryou to reflect on and make connections between your General Education classes, coursework inyour major(s) and minor(s), and your lives beyond the classroom. The FYS challenges you