Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1548: METRICS OF MARGINALITY: HOW STUDIES OF MI-NORITY SELF-EFFICACY HIDE STRUCTURAL INEQUITIESAmy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng.) Amy E. Slaton is an associate professor of history at Drexel University and a visiting associate professor at Haverford College. She received her PhD in the History and Sociology of Science from the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania and has written on the history of standards and instrumentation in materials science, engineering and the building trades. Her most recent book , Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineer- ing: The History of an Occupational Color Line (Harvard University Press, 2010), traces American ideas about race and technical aptitude since 1940. Current

Conference Session

Ethical and Global Concerns

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Stephen Campbell Rea, Colorado School of Mines; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Professor at the Colorado School of Mines.Dr. Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines Qin Zhu is an Assistant Professor in the Ethics Across Campus Program and the Division of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences at Colorado School of Mines, where he is co-directing the Daniels Fund Program in Professional Ethics Education that provides scholarly and grant support for faculty to integrate ethics into applied science and engineering curricula. Qin serves as a graduate faculty member in the Master’s Program in Natural Resources and Energy Policy at Mines. Qin is also Associate Editor for International Perspectives at the National Academy of Engineering’s Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science and Book Review and

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Toluwalogo Odumosu, University of Virginia; Sean Ferguson, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

approaches” (p. 30), Richter and Parettipropose the term “disciplinary egocentrism” as a label for the “cognitive barriers” that stand inthe way of interdisciplinary collaboration. Disciplinary egocentrism is marked by an inability tothink beyond one’s own perspective, a lack of understanding of the value of multiple approaches,and an “inability to integrate and synthesize differing epistemologies and value systems inaddressing complex problems” (p. 38). At its foundation, disciplinary egocentrism grows out ofboth a “rejection of other viewpoints” and “a failure to recognize differences” (p. 38). Given thisdiagnosis, a logical place to begin treatment would be exposure to different perspectives in acontext that makes them meaningful and relevant (as

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Gallagher, Montana State University; Irina Karapetyants, Russian University of Transport; Karalyn Clouser, Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University; Natalie Marie Villwock-Witte P.E., Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

transport students’ competence regardingimplementation of accessibility standards, the course became mandatory beginning with the2017-2018 academic year for students pursuing specialist degrees at the 18 transport institutionsof higher education in the Russian Federation. A textbook has also been developed, which willbe released in Spring 2019.Findings – United StatesThe higher education system for transportation-related degree programs in the United States isless centralized, less vocationally focused, and does not contain an analogous mechanism toimplement a standardized course curriculum across all institutions. The research team thereforeopted to undertake a broad national survey to get a better sense of the extent and thematiccontent of

Conference Session

Ethical and Global Concerns

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ellen Lynch, Australian National University; Jeremy Ingle Smith, Australian National University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Engineering. This would allow researchinvestments and activities in the area to be directly reported on and measured for universities andany organisation involved in research.DiscussionThe swelling support, interest and recognition of HumEng in Australia has sparked studentinterest, academic literature and investment from institutions in the area. EWB-A was an initialdriver of this, building momentum through education programs and partnerships withuniversities. New academic appointments and a growing number of experiential providersindicate this growth is continuing.EWB-A acting as a central hub, a collegiate spirit, government mobility grant funding andbroader curriculum review and renewal were key enablers in the rise of HumanitarianEngineering in

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

today’s workplace and should be viewed as an investment. Instructional strategies andmethods can be applied in the classroom to enhance critical skills needed by industry.Implementing an experiential, corporate-led, technical writing project reinforced the applicationof technical writing principles and authentic document creation, while also highlighting forstudents the importance of professional communication. Using a real-world project drivesstudent engagement, as they become invested in the projects, reinforcing the idea that studentsmust continually strive to update their skills throughout their careers. Incorporating morematerial in an engineering curriculum is not easy, but programs should realize the benefits ofcoordination with non

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

canuniversity administrators structure their own policies and internal affairs to secure substantialconformance within their own institution and institutional contexts? Tensions and powerstruggles exist at every level.Relationship of ABET to Engineering and Engineering EducationTo understand the role of ABET in Engineering and Engineering Education, we must firstunderstand the governance of ABET and their historical roots as an organization. ABET is not amonolithic organization, but a volunteer-based organization with multiple moving parts. Thevolunteer nature of ABET can potentially be problematic for the integration of diverseindividuals who must participate in the review process in order to drive ABET’s accreditation ofprograms. The nature of

Conference Session

Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaofeng Tang, Penn State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

National and Institutional Responses to the Bologna Process: The Significance ofthe Danish CaseThe Bologna Process was initiated through a 1999 ministerial meeting involving the educationministers of 29 European countries. While expectations of professional labor mobilityaccompanied the Treaty of Maastricht, given the financial and monetary-policy orientation of theearly conversations about European integration, an explicit focus on higher education andworkforce development was absent from these conversations. The main concern behind Bolognawas that European universities, despite their reputation, were not producing the quantity orquality of graduates necessary for Europe to “succeed” in the global economy.2Following the general logic of economic

Conference Session

Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan M. Hicks, University of Florida; Richard J. Aleong, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

indicated a number of opportunities and considerations for curriculum planningspecifically pertaining to outcome (i). Within the proposed ABET changes to student outcomes,it would appear that the proposed outcome 6, stated as “an ability to recognize the ongoing needfor additional knowledge and locate, evaluate, integrate, and apply this knowledgeappropriately,” attempts to capture some components of outcome (i). While this element ofinformation literacy was identified in the Abilities dimension of our findings, this is only oneaspect of how programs are currently addressing outcome (i). Our findings highlight the multipleways programs are thinking about outcome (i) that likely add value to students’ learning anddevelopment. We urge educators to

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

important components of earthquakeengineering. The master’s curriculum has greater adaptability for an intervening disaster due tothe research directive despite of this deficiency. The students chose to engage the new master’scourse a couple of years early with uniform consensus. Page 22.1425.3   ProcedurreThe centrral phenomeenon is the in ntervention of o a synchro nous disasteer event on student learning.To examine the naturre of this pheenomenon, a qualitative research deesign was

Conference Session

Ethics, Mindfulness, and Reform During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas A. De Pree, University of New Mexico; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ID #34553Melissa Shuey is an incoming Ph.D. student in Science and Technology Studies, at Virginia Tech (Blacks-burg, VA). She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy,NY) with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society. Under the direction of Dr. Atsushi Akera andDr. Alan Cheville, she has worked as an undergraduate and post-baccalaureate research assistant on twoNSF-sponsored studies. Her current research is on documenting the student experience as educationaltechnologies are integrated into engineering education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Situating Engineering Education in a World Impacted by COVID

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #8655Student Made Video Projects in a Computer Technology CourseMr. William E Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina William Genereux is an Associate Professor of Computer & Digital Media Technology at Kansas State University at Salina. He is also a K-State doctoral student in curriculum and instruction, with research interests in media literacy and the educational use of digital media technology. He has been working with computers and technology for the past 25 years. Page 24.1130.1

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Christopher J Rowe, Vanderbilt University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-lessons.html#storylink=misearch.3. Ingle, Jemima, Leonard Uitenham, and Geoff Bothun. “Professional Development Programs as Key Components of an Undergraduate Research and Development Program.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Chicago, Ill. (June 16-21 2006).4. Scott, Elaine P., Denise Wilson, and Rebecca A. Bates. “Integrating Professional Development Modules in the Engineering Curriculum.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, (June 10-13, 2012).5. Sharp, Julie E., “Interview Skills Training in the Chemical Engineering Laboratory: Transporting a Pilot Project,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shauna Shapiro, Santa Clara University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

”pivot thinking,” the cognitive aptitudes and abilities that encourage innovation, and the tension between design engineering and business management cognitive styles. To encourage these thinking patterns in young engineers, Mark has developed a Scenario Based Learning curriculum that attempts to blend core engineering concepts with selected business ideas. Mark is also researches empathy and mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in engineering education. He is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Caroline Carvill, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

on how effectively they havecommunicated their ideas or not, particularly when an EWB-RHIT member has to ask forclarification. Furthermore, EWB-RHIT members frequently ask the technical communicationstudents how they would persuade the community of Gomoa Gyaman of their ideas to whichthere may be some resistance, reminding them that communication is an integral part ofengineering. As part of our presentation at ASEE 2014, we will share the assignments,evaluations, and other materials that have been produced through this approach. Approach 4--Grand Challenges After-School ProjectLike the Engineers Without Borders Project, the Grand Challenges After-School Project ensuresthat students see their communication work in a real world context. The

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University; Emre Selvi, Muskingum University; Ferdinand Avila-Medina, Ohio State University, Newark

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-2000: IMPROVING COMMUNICATION SKILLS: USING PECHAKUCHASTYLE IN ENGINEERING COURSESSandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University Sandra Soto-Caban received her BSEE and MSEE from University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez Campus, and her PhD in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University. She is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Muskingum University in New Concord, OH. Her interests focus on engineering education and electromagnetics, especially electromagnetic characterization of materials.Emre Selvi, Muskingum University Emre Selvi is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Muskingum University, New Concord. He received his academic degrees in Mechanical Engineering; B.S. and M.S. from Middle East

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bob Schaffer, Mission College

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Core Curriculum cultivates social justice, civic life, perspective, andcivic engagement. It involves community-based learning with a social justice emphasis. Studentsare required to (i) engage in 16 hours of community-based learning experiences and (ii) performcritical reflection and evaluation of their experiences. A primary goal of the ELSJ requirement is“to foster a disciplined sensibility toward power and privilege, an understanding of the causes ofhuman suffering, and a sense of personal and civic responsibility for cultural change.”The specific learning objectives of an ELSJ class are as follows:• Recognize the benefits of life-long responsible citizenship and civic engagement in personal and professional activities (Civic Life

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

thedevelopment of the projects. The second program is the IDEAS Learning Community thatengages about 25 first-year students yearly in a one-semester partnership with an outreachprogram from Indianapolis, Indiana which is about an hour from campus. The central classcombines career exploration and integration into the university with discussions and experiencesaround diversity. The engagement with the outreach program provides a context and activitiesthat enhance the learning goals and provides experiences to bring the class together. Thedeliverables are activities for K12 students both at the outreach center and for an annual visit tocampus.EPICS ResultsEPICS is large and complex, with many stakeholders. We first examined the three commonstakeholders of

Conference Session

Engineering Communication I: History and Praxis

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Royce A Francis, George Washington University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Rachel Riedner, George Washington University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #34865Engineering Judgment and Decision Making in Undergraduate Student Writ-ingDr. Royce Francis, George Washington University Dr. Royce Francis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering [EMSE] at the George Washington University. At George Washington, Dr. Francis stud- ies decision-analytic sustainability measurement in infrastructure systems, risk- and resilience-informed management of infrastructure systems, and the intersection of engineering judgment with engineer iden- tity.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Redesign of Writing Instruction for Engineers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Pulford, University of California, Davis; Jiahui Tan, University of California, Davis; Michael Raymond Gonzalez, University of California, Davis; Amanda Modell, University of California, Davis

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #23265Satisfaction: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Engineering Writing Course-workDr. Stephanie Pulford, University of California, Davis Dr. Stephanie Pulford is the Associate Director for Instructional Research & Development of UC Davis’ Center for Educational Effectiveness. Dr. Pulford’s professional background in engineering includes a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineer- ing as well as industry experience as an aircraft engineer. Her research and professional interests include faculty development, innovations in engineering

Conference Session

Institutional Perspectives and Boundary Work

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College; Victoria Henry, Smith College; Lucia C Leighton, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

theirpre-existing curriculums in their thermodynamics classes. Adopters were offered $1000compensation for their role as consultant-collaborators in the study. In return, adopters agreed to1.) Incorporate one or more modules into a thermodynamics course, as appropriate for theirparticular course setting and student population; 2.) Elicit student feedback on the module,adapting assessment materials as needed to the instructional context (materials include studentself-assessments integrated in the reflective portion of the modules and instructor-administeredminute-papers or short surveys to identify aspects that worked well and aspects that requirechange); and 3.) Evaluate their own extent of adoption, and suggest changes to the module basedon

Conference Session

Socially Responsible Engineering II: Pedagogy, Teamwork, and Student Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Athena Lin, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

interconnected technical andorganizational processes. This complexity often makes it difficult to assign causal responsibilityto actions of specific individuals when ethical, technical, or legal failures arise [8], [9]. While wemaintain that individual actors in organizations have agency and thus may be deemedresponsible for their actions, the chain of decision-making within an organization suggests thatmultiple individuals within that organization ultimately share responsibility [8], [10].In addition, engineers cannot predict all possible uses and associated consequences oftechnologies when integrated in the real-world. It may be particularly challenging to assignblame and hold individual engineers responsible when users utilize their technologies

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

on the following questions:1) In what ways, if any, do practitioners’ sentence structures and use of active vs passive voice reflect concerns of engineering practice? In other words, do the practitioners just use standard English that could be used in any formal written communication, or are aspects of engineering practice integrated into the grammar of their texts?2) To what extent and in what ways do students’ sentence structures and use of active vs passive voice differ from the practitioners’? To what extent do differences demonstrate neglect for concerns that are important in engineering practice?We answer these questions with an analysis of reports and technical memoranda (tech memos)written by civil engineering practitioners

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #18551Learning to Anticipate the User in Professional Engineering WorkDr. Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University Alexandra H. Vinson is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwest- ern University. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology & Science Studies from the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include professional education in medicine and STEM fields.Dr. Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham Pryce Davis is an Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Nottingham. He received his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from Northwestern

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

shot through with the idea that right-thinkingAmericans can apply their innate intellectual abilities in STEM fields reliably to attain bothindividual economic security and contribute to national well-being.17-18 But this promissorylanguage disguises a stratified economic and social system, pervaded with inequities.19-21 Thispaper is an attempt to integrate the theoretical tools and activist concerns of Disability orMinority Studies and those of Engineering Studies to shed light on this troubling neoliberalclimate. The former--scholarship on identity and equity--suggests means of understanding theconstructed nature of human differences; Disability Studies (henceforth, DS) has also addressedissues of intersectionality and authorial voice with

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

their coursesreported minimal support for their efforts from their colleagues (what about department oruniversity). Both a 2007 survey by House et al. of technical communication skills or practicesof faculty 5 and a 2006 survey by Paretti et al. 6 found little widespread collaboration betweenengineering faculty and those with expertise in communication pedagogy (e.g. technicalcommunication and writing across the curriculum programs). While notable examples of suchcollaborations exist at institutions such as Northwestern University 7, Louisiana State 8, VirginiaTech 9, and elsewhere, these cases tend to be the exception rather than the rule. Less evidence isavailable regarding the integration of teamwork skills; surveys of capstone design

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Polytechnic State University (CPSU). Jointly offered by the Collegesof Liberal Arts and Engineering, LSE is understood as a fourth “computing discipline” by theDepartment of Computer Science (alongside computer engineering, computer science, andsoftware engineering). Admission to the program is by internal transfer only. Accepted studentscomplete rigorous technical education, including 44 units of support courses shared with theCollege of Engineering as well as the CPSU General Education curriculum; 34-35 units ofadditional coursework in an engineering specialization (computer graphics OR electricalengineering (power) OR industrial/manufacturing engineering (systems design) OR anindividualized course of study); 24 units of additional coursework in a

Conference Session

Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Qin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haishao Pang, Beijing Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

committee of BIT and the deputy director of General Education Curriculum Expert Committee of BIT. Telephone: +86-1352-034-1310 +8610-68918803 Email: panghaishao@163.com panghaishao@bit.edu.cn c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Toward a Cross-cultural Conversation: Liberal Arts Education for Engineers in China and the U.S.IntroductionA decade ago, University of Vermont’s Dean of Engineering and Mathematical SciencesDomenico Grasso raised an existential question to American engineering educators. Noticingthat Asian countries were producing engineers at a much higher rate than the U.S., andengineering graduates from Asian universities are “every bit as technically competent

Conference Session

Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of engineering (6) An ability to recognize the ongoing need solutions in a global, economic, for additional knowledge and locate, environmental, and societal context evaluate, integrate, and apply this knowledge (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability appropriately. to engage in life-long learning (7) An ability to function effectively on (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues teams that establish goals, plan tasks, meet (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty. modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.facilities, and institutional support (Criteria 6-8). Given the wide range of higher

Conference Session

Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

recognition, on the other hand, of a greater need for integration if engineering graduates are to effectively utilize their skills in engineering practice.  Related to this, a stronger articulation of engineering as a design process that begins with problem formulation; analysis and synthesis; and testing.  Likewise, a shift towards a more instrumental view of the humanities and social sciences, with a specific call for evaluating all so-called “soft skills” in the context of professional practice.  The elimination of other, especially “soft skills” deemed to be difficult to assess, or else their transfer to Criterion 5 (curriculum), thus exempting these skills from detailed student outcomes level