Conference Session

Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

visits. During the visits to middle and high schools, the Engineering Ambassadors, who are relatable role models, generally provide two types of presentations. Six Ambassadors arrive at the school in the early morning and provide age and subject appropriate presentations and activities that are integrated with the science and math curriculum. Because the Ambassadors present in pairs, they present in up to three parallel classrooms at a time during the school day. The Ambassadors show how engineering is relevant to math and science by highlighting an engineering project such as developing a spinal implant. In addition, the Ambassadors start or conclude the day with a presentation about Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Ramon Benitez, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. The purpose ofthis paper is to introduce the format of a new general education initiative at Virginia Tech,describe our assessment process and results, and discuss how our initial assessment will informfuture iterations of the assessment cycle. In our description of this project, we highlight thepotentially productive tension between curriculum design and assessment in an environment ofinstitutional change.Background General education is often structured in a “checklist” format, where students need tocomplete a prescribed number of credits in each of several categories. Virginia Tech has usedsuch a system for many years, but recently recognized several weaknesses of this model. First,most students lack intentionality in their

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. 2 AbstractIn response to the need for a diverse, highly skilled STEM workforce that can workcollaboratively and communicate effectively, colleges of engineering have developed diversity-focused recruitment, retention, and outreach efforts. Many programs have also begun toemphasize technical communication skills. A national organization that integrates these prioritiesis the Engineering Ambassadors Network (EAN), which trains undergraduates to raise awarenessof what engineers do and how they contribute to society. Typical ambassador activities includethe delivery of a presentation and a hands-on activity to middle or high school students.Currently, there are an estimated 634 EAs in the United States

Conference Session

Communicating Across Cultural and Epistemological Boundaries

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

these codes were written [4, 5]. Yarmus [18] and Russell [17] articulate the first line ofthinking. While there are differences in the tones of their arguments, both argue that engineers’ professional societies should use their members’ technical integrity and exemplary ethics as ameans of raising the status and stature of the profession. Unfortunately, by framing engineers’professional integrity as an unwavering platform upon which enhanced occupational statusshould be advocated, they leave little space for critique or improvement in this realm.Hill et al. and Andrews adopt the second line of reasoning. In contrast to Yarmus and Russell,these authors accept that engineers have room for improvement when it comes to ethicalconduct, but by

Conference Session

Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

attributes and accreditation ac- tivities, and engineering students’ identities.Dr. Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba Sandra Ingram, Ph.D., is a SSHRC award-winning scholar and Associate professor in Design Engineer- ing, Associate Chair (NSERC Design Engineering) and adjunct professor in Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Ingram is responsible for teaching the engineering communication course in the faculty as well as an integrated approach to communication in the Biosys- tems Engineering department. Her research interests include professional skills in engineering, interna- tionally educated engineers, co-operative education programs, women in engineering, and post-graduate

Conference Session

Technical Courses and Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shehla Arif, University of Mount Union

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #31588Designing an Engineering Computer Instructional Laboratory: Working withthe PanopticonDr. Shehla Arif, University of Mount Union I am a thermal-fluids sciences educator. My doctoral and postdoctoral work is on experimental fluid dynamics of bubbles. My emphasis is interdisciplinary moving between mechanical engineering, geology, and biology. I acquired PhD from Northwestern University, IL and a post-doc at McGill University, Canada. I am passionate about integrating Engineering education with liberal arts studies. To that end, I am interested in embedding social justice and peace studies into engineering

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Necia Werner, Carnegie Mellon University; Suguru Ishizaki, Carnegie Mellon University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #20491Making the Invisible Visible in Writing Classrooms: An Approach to Increas-ing Textual Awareness using Computer-Aided Rhetorical AnalysisNecia Werner, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Necia Werner is an Assistant Teaching Professor of English and Director of the professional and technical writing programs at Carnegie Mellon University. Werner serves on the advisory committee (AdCom) of the IEEE Professional Communication Society, and as an Associate Editor for the teaching case section of the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.Suguru Ishizaki, Carnegie Mellon University Suguru Ishizaki is an

Conference Session

Technical Courses and Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, and life in constantfear. After my family found refuge in the U.S. and I chose physics as my focus of study, Ilearned that my “otherness” also expanded to being a woman who wanted to learn sciences,being pretty in an academic domain where “prettiness” wasn’t allowed, being feminine in a placewhere the ticket to belong had “masculinity” written all over it. To date, I am still “othered:” awoman in a hard domain of engineering, a scientist by training working in an engineeringcollege, a humanist in the environment of technologists. I have also “othered” myself by choicethrough going rogue and focusing my intellectual vitality efforts in the space of education,shifting away from quantitative towards qualitative research paradigm, integrating

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacquelyn E. Borinski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Danielle Haight, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Elaine Catherine McCormick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alisha A.W. Waller, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #9632Engineering habits of the mind - an undergraduate course that asks: ”Whatis it that makes someone an engineer?” and ”What distinguishes engineersfrom other professionals?”Prof. Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology Joe Le Doux is the Executive Director for Learning and Student Experience in the Department of Biomed- ical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. He has also previously served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies for the Department. Dr. Le Doux’s research interests in engineering education focus on problem-solving, diagrammatic reasoning, and on the socio-cognitive

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-marie Nickel, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jennifer Kelso Farrell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Alicia Domack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Gina Elizabeth Mazzone, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Associate Professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. She has a PhD in English Literature (Science Fiction) from Louisiana State University (2007), an MA in English from Montana State University, and a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. At LSU, Jennifer was part of the Communication Across the Curriculum (CxC) and worked in the Engineering Communication Studio. Jennifer has published articles in The Leading Edge, Carbon, The Journal of Popular Culture, and Foundation.Dr. Alicia Domack, Milwaukee School of Engineering I am associate professor and chair of the Humanities, Social Science, and Communication department at MSOE. I am also the IRB Director at MSOE. My background is in Developmental

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Pedagogical Strategies: Problems of Alignment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Graham, Johns Hopkins University; Tobin Porterfield, Towson University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University, Whiting School of Engineering bgraham@jhu.edu Tobin Porterfield, Associate Professor, Department of E-Business & Technology Management, Towson University, College of Business & Economics tporterfield@towson.edu The Surprisingly Broad Range of Professional Skills Required for EngineersAbstractEnsuring engineering program graduates possess the skillset sought by employers is critical tothe success of colleges and universities offering these degrees. Accrediting bodies are demandingthat engineering programs better integrate professional skills in their curriculum. The IETAccreditation of Higher Education

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech ; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Ben David Lutz, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

theseperceptions changed after STEP. Data were collected using open-ended entrance surveys andwritten responses on final exams. Research protocols were approved by the Institutional ReviewBoard (#13-577).Context and ParticipantsThe research setting was an introductory engineering course embedded within STEP. The courseis designed to introduce students to fundamental engineering concepts, and course objectivesincluded engagement with the engineering design process, exploration of engineering disciplines,engineering ethics, technical writing, and problem solving with software tools (Matlab). Thecourse curriculum integrated problem-based learning and product archaeology frameworks(Barrows, 1986; Kolmos, De Graaff, Johri, & Olds, 2014; Lewis et al., 2011

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

(F.RSA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (F.RSPH). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) Diplomacy: Preliminary Results from an Initial Pilot CourseAbstractA new course, “Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) Diplomacy,” hasbeen developed at the Missouri University of Science and Technology to introduce engineeringstudents to the field of foreign relations and the tripartite objectives of: 1) science in diplomacy;2) science for diplomacy; and 3) diplomacy for science. The course employs an availablescholarly monograph as a text and integrates materials created by the Center for

Conference Session

Socially Responsible Engineering I: Context, Innovation, and Reflection

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Kari Zacharias, Concordia University; Desen Sevi Ozkan, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

relatively new feature of HCD modes of contextualization, butthis emphasis on the bigger picture is a cornerstone of other approaches to contextualizingengineering education. Appreciating complex interactions not only between designers and users,but also between engineers themselves, other human and non-human actors, and broader socialand cultural factors is an important aspect of a mode of contextualization that we describe associotechnical thinking. In this mode, contextualization is a key aspect of curriculum because ithelps students to understand what engineering is: namely, that engineering work is asociotechnical endeavor [10], [38]. Educators who practice this type of contextualization pursue“sociotechnical integration” as a learning outcome

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Geselowitz, IEEE History Center; John Vardalas, IEEE

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

integrated social impact into the engineering curriculum.Virginia Tech, which boasts of having “the only STS program in the U.S. that is situated withinan engineering school at a national, comprehensive university,” provides a four-course sequencethat is required of all engineering majors. At Princeton, Dave Billington developed a two-semester history of technology course that—by having engineers take reading and writingsections and non-engineers take an laboratory section—fulfills requirements for each whilesuccessfully integrating the two topics. Although not technically required, it draws a huge Page 22.1622.5percentage of the freshman class.The

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Robert Welling, Seattle University; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

question whether the problem I have been struggling with lies beyond just myself.Narrative 1 Analysis This conversation functions as a “discovery of self” where a peer, serving as an externalfeedback mechanism, assists me in reflecting on my dissatisfaction with my performance as anengineer who makes a difference in society. My exchange with Brooke destabilizes my originalassumptions that my failure to serve as I had intended was purely my fault, by providing anexample of another student who, like myself, entered engineering to make an impact, but is alsodissatisfied with her contributions. Brooke helps me see that the application of engineering toaddress social problems could have been integrated into my education, so that I didn’t have

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yupeng Luo, California State University - Fresno; Wei Wu, California State University - Fresno; Zhanna Bagdasarov, California State University - Fresno

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

’ acceptance and preferencesregarding various aspects of tablet technology. They can serve as an initial guide to help identifyand develop effective teaching strategies cultivating communication and critical thinking skills ina tablet-enhanced collaborative learning environment. A follow-up study with results from directmeasures would complement the analysis presented here and provide useful information forfuture implementation.Bibliography[1] Scardamalia, M., & Berieter, C. (1991). Higher levels of agency for children in knowledgebuilding: a challenge for the design of new knowledge media. Journal of the Learning Sciences,1(1), pp.37–68.[2] Koc, M. (2005). Implications of learning theories for effective technology integration andpreservice

Conference Session

Novel Strategies for Studying Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

vehicle for teaching knowledge not included in semester surveys, engineering fields and integrating Zarske (2005) Boulder Outreach science and math. coursework. Retention of observations, curriculum into K-12 classrooms, Corps Undergraduates take women and students of focus group. develop K-12 engineering curriculum, a class to prepare color can improve using an and work with children. Decreases in them to lead

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

material,“but it is rarely politically expedient to remove material from a curriculum.”23 An “engineeringrenaissance” and cultural change are needed, wherein “the merits of material are debated in thecontext of priorities, lifelong learning, and the quality of experience rather than historicalbiases.”23While some engineering students desire more integration of liberal arts into their engineeringcurriculum,25 other engineering students find humanities, history, arts, communication, and/orculture classes “unnecessary and irrelevant” and a waste of their time.20 This sentiment has beenvoiced by a number of senior engineering students at one institution who bemoan the fact thatthey had to “waste” their time in humanities and social science courses

Conference Session

Social Justice: Pedagogy, Curricular Reform, and Activism

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gabriel Medina-Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

critical reflection is a reasonable approximation of evaluation given the moremodest goal of this research—to serve as an example of how computer science researchers andeducators could integrate justice-centered approaches within an undergraduate curriculum.Given these methods, this research makes no claims about how students or faculty receive thecourse plan. Future evaluations would be largely qualitative, surveying students’ capacitybuilding and reception of the course through interviewing.4. Course DesignTitled “Power, Equity, and Praxis in Computing” (PEPC), the course plan is discussed throughthree facets: the course’s purpose, its content, and its (intended) learning environment. Thepurpose of the course is to make space for undergraduate

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

risks which accompany deferring orunderfunding infrastructure.A SOLUTIONTo bridge this knowledge gap, new paradigms are needed which integrate infrastructure as oneof the essential elements in the modern graduate’s intellectual development, on par with basicmathematics, writing, and the physical and social sciences. Certainly, if an engineer needs to beable to parse Shakespeare to call herself educated, then a humanities major must possess a basicunderstanding of where electricity and fresh water come from and where waste goes in order to Page 25.1122.8call himself educated. Though it represents only one possible solution, a course intended to

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech ; Christian Matheis, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

radical strategies for integrating African Americans and also the immediate meetingof all rights including political rule and economic suffrage. His strategy to “fit in the world” wasto ship African Americans to Africa and have an independent nation.55Scholarship on liberation indicates some similarities, as well as noteworthy differences. Howbest to study liberation given its diverse and underrepresented history in academic research? AsMatheis argues, liberatory movements may most commonly (though not always) refer to aspecific priority and two objectives.38 Liberatory movements take as their priority a respect (orsurrender) to “alterity.” The term alterity, here, refers to the ways that unfamiliar differencesdeserve respect even while appearing

Conference Session

Revealing the Invisible: Engineering Course Activities that Address Privilege, -Isms, and Power Relations (Interactive Session)

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Faculty Development Constituency Committee

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Design in Engineering Education, International, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

maintaining or dismantling that privilege. We hope that these examples willbe helpful to others interested in integrating such content into their courses.Institutional ContextThe history behind the creation of these courses stems from being at the forefront of institution-wide transformation, including the inauguration of a new university president, theimplementation of a new University Core curriculum, the award of an NSF RED grant, and thecreation of a new General Engineering department [11]. The University of San Diego is amajority undergraduate, private four-year [12], faith-based institution that embraces Catholicsocial teaching in its mission. Our new president has enacted a new strategic plan, TheUniversity has identified six pathways through

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anique Julienne Olivier-Mason, Brandeis University; Marina Dang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Diana M. Chien, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

of Research ethics, the MIT Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program (KTCP) course, and un- dergraduate genetics. She believes in the power of peer-coaching as a method of improving an entire community’s ability to communicate effectively.Dr. Marina Dang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Marina Dang holds a PhD in Chemistry from Brandeis University, where she also served as an instructor for the Science Posse Boot Camp program. She taught chemistry at Emmanuel College and later became a STEM curriculum developer for an educational startup. In 2014, she joined the MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering to serve as its first Communication Lab manager. As the Communication Lab model spread to new

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #18030Putting Diversity in Perspective: A Critical Cultural Historical Context forRepresentation in EngineeringDr. Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park Stephen received a PhD in education at the University of Maryland researching engineering education. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked professionally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught an introduction to engineering to undergraduate engineers and to practicing K-12 teachers. Stephen’s research interests include equity, culture, and the sociocultural dimensions of engineering education

Conference Session

Ethical Awareness and Social Responsibility in a Corporate/Team Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katharine E. Miller, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida; David Torres, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Danielle Corple, Purdue University; Megan Kenny Feister, California State University, Channel Islands

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

team workings to broader social impacts, bridging microthrough macro level concerns and stakeholder interests. We are interested in how students mayfeel responsibility to HCD throughout project and design process such that they also learn how tointeract and work for broader social responsibilities. Thus, we expand on CSR by introducingTSR in embedded teams constituted within engineering programs and institutions of highereducation.In the context of teamsThe study of teams, namely those embedded in organizations, continues to receive scholarlyattention from an organizational communication perspective. Previous literature has looked atCSR and leadership, as well as how CSR initiatives are integrated and communicated by those inmanagerial

Conference Session

Promoting Communication Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bruce Kovanen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ryan Ware, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Megan Mericle, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; J. Patrick Coleman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Celia Mathews Elliott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John S. Popovics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; S. Lance Cooper, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John R. Gallagher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Paul Prior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Julie L. Zilles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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engineering classes, we want to particularly highlight low-investment, easy-entryexamples of how a process orientation to writing can be implemented in STEM classes. Forexample, in large, minimal-credit orientation courses for first-year students, we have designedseveral short writing assignments. When introducing these assignments to the students,instructors talk about how writing is integral to their discipline and can serve a wide range ofpurposes. Most of these assignments are reflective, prompting students to capture their thoughtsabout a reading or presentation. Other assignments are more structured and oriented todeveloping professional communication practices, such as drafting an email to a professor askingfor advice after missing class

Conference Session

Identity, Culture, and Socialization

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas A. De Pree, Bucknell University; Rafael Julián Burgos-Mirabal, University of Massachusetts- Amherst

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

community with a survey of these differentmodalities of governance, which we define as any recognizable institutional arrangement orprocess that has an influence on the structure and content of engineering education. We also usethis paper to open up a conversation about the policy implications that follow from theseobservations.As a work in progress, the paper that follows limits itself to a general description of the contentwe expect to present during our poster session, with a focus on mapping out the nine modalitiesof governance that emerged most prominently in our data. More detailed empirical findings willbe presented during the poster session and integrated into a subsequent publication. In whatfollows, the implications of our work will be

Conference Session

Imagining Others, Defining Self Through Consideration of Ethical and Social Implications

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth A. Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

EWBprojects, with their explicit social justice mission, has already been shown to have a positive effecton students, attitudes towards community service, and career expectations [2–7]. Other work hasdocumented the effects of service learning participation on meeting ABET learning outcomes [6]and providing global engineering competencies [8, 9]. While the benefits of service learning forstudent education are enticing, there is also some evidence that participation in projects with localcommunities, in contrast to internationally-based field work, can achieve the same studentoutcomes in terms of technical and professional skills [10, 11].Integration of service learning into the curriculum also necessitates the consideration of impactson the

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Poltavtchenko, Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007. His engineer- ing career spans a wide variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. This work culminated with design work on the Minneapolis Public Library and the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison Wiscon- sin. He was also involved with forensic investigations in Iowa and Wisconsin and participated in structural coordination efforts at Ground Zero in September of 2001. He holds professional engineering licenses in the States of Arizona an Illinois. He is currently working on a Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in