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Programmatic Integration of Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Julia Nicodemus, Lafayette College; Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

- disciplinary perspectives. Learning Outcomes for Majors 1. Demonstrate an understanding of engineering as a socio-technical activity; 2. Apply multi-disciplinary perspectives to understand, formulate, analyze, and develop sustainable solutions for complex problems; 3. Demonstrate an understanding of ethical leadership and professional responsibility; 4. Integrate multiple and diverse perspectives in defining and solving engineering problems in cultural context; 5. Work effectively in teams; and 6. Explain and communicate effectively solutions using visual, oral and written techniques to diverse audiences.Figure 1. Current mission and learning outcomes for the Engineering

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

’ technical, social, political, ethical social contextsWilliams Co-taught course on Question-posing; Students “to determine which tools applied science exploring intersections [engineering, ethical] they will need to applications of technical and ethical solve [a given] problem” involving the dimensions of application of advanced technologies technology applicationsSmith Two versions of intro Stages of engineering Impacts of engineering on society; engineering course for design plus technology

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Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean M. Eddington, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rucha Joshi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Torres, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her academic and research interests include the profes- sional formation of engineers, diversity and inclusion in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, leadership, service-learning, and accessibility and assistive-technology.Dr. Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette Andrew O. Brightman serves as Assistant Head for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Engi- neering Practice in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. His research background is in cellular biochemistry, tissue engineering, and engineering ethics. He is committed to developing effective ped- agogies for ethical reasoning

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; David Adam Banks, University at Albany - SUNY

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ClassroomIntroductionEngineering educators point to a persistent problem that positions the engineering profession inapolitical and neutral terms. We call this the “neutrality problem” and describe it as placingmoral weight not on the work of engineers but instead the ad hoc uses of engineered artifacts.The problem appears in common assumptions that, for instance, guns are only as violent as theirusers intend them to be, absolving engineers of moral responsibility for the socio-technicaloutcomes that they helped to produce. The “neutrality problem” has a long history of beingchallenged by critically engaged engineering educators. Some challenge the problem by callingfor “non-canonical engineering ethics canons,”1 others advocate for a “peace paradigm” to beincluded in

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

how that learning supports transfer of learning from school into professional practice as well as exploring students’ conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.Dr. Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc. Dr. Canney conducts research focused on engineering education, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sus- tainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis on structural engineering, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of

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

Programmes (AHEP) requires academic programs to includenon-technical competencies such as working with information ambiguity, communication,innovation, project management, teamwork, and ethics (AHEP, 2014). The American Society ofEngineering Education (ASEE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and theNational Academy of Engineering (NAE) want graduates from engineering programs to possessboth technical and non-technical skills (Dukhan and Rayess, 2014). A study of engineeringgraduates’ perspectives on the importance of various ABET technical and non-technicalcompetencies, found the non-technical skills of working in teams, data analysis, problem solving,and communication were critical to graduates’ professional success (Passow, 2012

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

“professional ethics” (normal courses are 3-credit).At the same time, the authors themselves have taught separately and together with each other andother historians over the past several years a two-course sequence on the history of technologyand an introduction to “science, technology and society” with a strong historical component.More specialized history of technology courses have also been given.One would think that such courses would be ideal for fulfilling the ABET requirement, and thatengineering students, if not required to take such courses, would at least be encouraged to do so.Yet very few engineering students enroll in them. Engineering students have a very fullcurriculum, and take those humanities courses that fit their tight schedules and

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

affinities foralgorithmic thinking, abstraction, problem decomposition, and producing solutions that can bedone by information-processing agents. This is concerning since few (if any) of the definitionsfor computational thinking mention anything vaguely sociopolitical, such as ethics, social justice,cultural competency [7], or global competency [8].1 Even though computational thinkers areexpected to shift between varying levels of abstraction [10], the omissions imply thatsociopolitical concerns are auxiliary to thinking computationally and, potentially, to being acomputer scientist. If computational thinking is as central to computing pedagogy as researcherssuggest, then there should be concern that the assimilation of students into

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer PE, Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University; Jessica Fitzgerald, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Gipson Tryon, Oral Roberts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

avoids thepitfalls resulting from limited human understanding. Combining historical and philosophicalperspectives in systems biology allows students to view past technological achievements in amoral context, which should provide them with insights into current ethical dilemmas inbiomedical engineering. It also provides students with a clearer understanding of reverseengineering techniques and the philosophical implications of the significant and repeated Page 23.693.2successes of such an approach to biological systems.The Role of Reverse Engineering in Engineering EducationA recent article in ASEE Prism Magazine refers to a prominent

Conference Session

Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Kusbit Dunn, East Carolina University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

acquainted with important ethical and legal issues pertaining to technical writing. Be able to analyze and write for a particular audience. Have basic editing skills. Be able to imbed charts, tables, and graphs appropriately into the text. Understand the important considerations for doing persuasive technical writing. Recognize the importance of completeness and attention to detail in technical writing. Be adept at drafting business letters, memos, and descriptive documents

Conference Session

Promoting Communication Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gabrielle Orbaek White, Swansea University ; Patricia Xavier, Swansea University; Catherine Groves, Swansea University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

“ideological and material” forces of domination, with a hopeful striving towardemancipation from these forces [7]. Freire asserts that critical reflection, or "reflection and actionupon the world in order to transform it,” is a fundamental feature of critical pedagogical praxis[8]. Van Manen elaborates a definition of critical reflection as a form of reflection that “addsmoral and ethical criteria, such as equity and justice,” and locates “analysis of personal actionwithin wider historical, political and social contexts” [9].There are signs that reflective practice within engineering higher education has receivedincreased attention over time [10]. However, though calls have been made for use of a criticallens in engineering education research [11

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

in response to the call for expanded professional skill sets. LED(now LEES) produced, for instance, a number of “spin-off” constituent committees anddivisions, most notably the Ethics Division. Not limited to those in the humanities and socialsciences, and indicative of the import that ASEE members now place on the associated learningoutcome, the Ethics Division is now one of the largest divisions in our society. The traditionaldisciplinary divisions have also responded to this shift. The call to integrate professional skillsinto the core technical courses within engineering has brought innumerable changes in curriculaas well as associated educational research, which are reflected in the papers presented at ourannual conference.Once the EAC

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherrice Traver, Union College; Douglass Klein, Union College; Borjana Mikic, Smith College; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Ari W. Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Gillette, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

involve diverse stakeholders. The pilot projects in this group integrateengineering and liberal arts topics, and in some cases students and faculty, and direct thestudent’s attention to the “problem formulation” phase of design. They challenge students todevelop innovative and ethical approaches to complex, wide-ranging problems.By deliberately keeping the challenges broad, and asking students to consider each problem frommany perspectives, these projects encourage students to develop a better understanding ofengineering in context and the need for knowledge of other disciplines. Faculty from sixinstitutions will work on introductory course projects. The mix of institutions, including threeinstitutes of technology, two liberal arts colleges, and

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

Angelina Nicole Rivera, Colorado School of Mines; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Robin Bullock, Colorado School of Mines; Thomas J. Phelan, United States Air Force Academy; Kathleen M. Smits, The University of Texas at Arlington

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

national exemplar in teaching engineering ethics. Her book Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility will be published by The MIT Press in 2021. She is also the co-editor of Energy and Ethics? (Wiley-Blackwell, 2019) and the author of Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West (Rutgers University Press, 2014). She regularly pub- lishes in peer-reviewed journals in anthropology, science and technology studies, engineering studies, and engineering education. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the British Academy.Dr. Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena is

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experts atchallenging students to develop excellent listening skills, cultural sensitivity, ethics, andempathy13,14. While engineering programs require students to take courses in the arts,humanities, and social sciences, students often compartmentalize these human-centric skills as“liberal arts” skills instead of weaving them into their technical expertise. There are numerousexamples of engineering programs or courses that have incorporated arts and humanities intodesign courses to encourage students to practice integrating human-centric skills with theirtechnical knowledge.15-17 A major challenge faced by this approach is that these courses are oftenseen as design courses and the “soft skills” offered by the arts and humanities faculty are just

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Lombardo, Harvard University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Avinash Uttamchandani, Harvard University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

understand themselves as products of, and participants in, traditions of art, ideas, and values • To enable students to respond critically and constructively to change • To develop students’ understanding of the ethical dimensions of what they say and doStudents must complete one letter-graded course in each of the eight categories in GeneralEducation where one of those courses must also engage substantially with the Study of the Past.The eight Gen Ed categories at Harvard College are: • Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding • Culture and Belief • Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning • Ethical Reasoning • Science of Living Systems • Science of the Physical Universe • Societies of the World

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering students often dothe opposite: they focus on social (and sometimes SJ) dimensions but exclude technical ones.With the exception of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and occasionally ProfessionalCommunication and Engineering Ethics, most HSS disciplines rarely try to bridge the social andthe technical. Combined, this dichotomy of the engineering curriculum into the technical(engineering sciences) and the social (HSS), with perhaps some occasional (yet often superficial)sociotechnical integration in engineering design, constitutes a disservice to future engineers.Engineers-to-be need to practice thinking not just technically or socially, but sociotechnically.By practicing sociotechnical thinking, engineering students can improve their

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

instrumentation lab experiment (Rhudy and Rossmann, 2015). • Our first year introduction to engineering course featuring a cornerstone design experience as well as the introduction of engineering as a sociotechnical enterprise. We teach engineering design thinking as founded on empathy & interchange with all stakeholders; we encourage students to become problem definers, not simply problem solvers (Cohen, Rossmann, and Sanford Bernhardt, 2014). • Engineering ethics infused throughout the engineering curricula in several majors; faculty members develop and include modules on ethics related to the course’s technical content. This work in one engineering department has been recognized

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

injudiciously are aseriously flawed form of communication. The quote from Henry Petroski with which this paperbegins highlights the ethical dimensions of flawed communication: if bullet lists make it moredifficult to discern faulty reasoning or ill-founded conclusions, they make it harder for engineersto meet their professional obligation to protect the welfare and safety of the public and theinterests of their employers and clients.This inquiry into the history of bullets is designed to help engineers and technical communicatorsunderstand how we arrived at our current situation so that we might improve it. Specifically, thishistory illuminates the range of technical, organizational, and cultural factors that led to theemergence, proliferation, and

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-676: 100 FRESHMAN CIVIL ENGINEERS: A MODEL FOR IN-TEGRATING COMMUNICATION AND TEAMWORK IN LARGE ENGI-NEERING COURSESApril A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah Dr. April A. Kedrowicz is the Director of the CLEAR (Communication, Leadership, Ethics, And Re- search) Program at the University of Utah, a collaboration between the College of Humanities and College of Engineering. The program was developed in 2003 through a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, with the goal of integrating communication (speaking and writing), teamwork, and ethics into the curriculum of every department in the College of Engineering. Dr. Kedrowicz has been the director of the program since its inception and has developed

Conference Session

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Cowan, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

notexplicitly reflected in the rubric’s criteria. Specifically within the chemical engineering literature,many key themes were already reflected in the rubric, with the exception of uncertainty. Fromthe electrical and mechanical engineering literature, themes such as industrial ecology,technological adaptability, e-waste, and user experience were missing from the rubric. Inaddition, design for “X” (DfX) approaches, such as design for disassembly, were commonlydiscussed in the electrical and mechanical literature.3 Affordability and Ethics Innovation Equity (Across Disciplines

Conference Session

Promoting Communication Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charlie Bennett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ethical aspects of engineering design and practice, including Sci- ence, Technology, and Contemporary Issues; Technology and the Frankenstein Myth; The LEGO Course: c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #30310Engineering Design and Values; STS and Engineering Practice; and The Engineer, Ethics, and Profes-sional Responsibility. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Communication across Divisions: Trends Emerging from the 2019 Annual Conference of ASEE and Some Possibilities for Strategic ActionAbstractThis paper extends

Conference Session

Creating a Supportive and Nurturing Academic Culture

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madhvi Jayalakshmi Venkatesh, Harvard Medical School; Prakriti Dance; Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Eleanor Berke, Boston Public Schools; Jimena Bermejo; David Freeman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Abigail M. Fry; Alex L. Hindelang

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be able to identify what solutions it truly needs. If we are [u]nstable in how we are connected to ourselves and those immediately around us, it will be virtually impossible for us to do it to the entire world. These lessons of understanding human experiences from different perspectives, empathizing with them and considering them in the decisions we make is what will set us apart as conscious and ethical engineers that add positive value to the world.Perhaps the strongest statement about the need for empathy and reflection in engineering camefrom a student who asserted that these were the tools that could prevent engineering fromperpetuating deeply entrenched systems of discrimination in society

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

member of ASCE, a member of DBIA, Green Globes, and National Institute of Building Science. He is also a board member of USGBC Central California Chapter, and a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program (ELP).Dr. Zhanna Bagdasarov, California State University - Fresno ”Dr. Zhanna Bagdasarov is an Assistant Professor of Management at California State University, Fresno. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. Her research interests focus on ethical decision making in organizational contexts, trust repair between leaders and subordinates, and the influence of emotions in the workplace. She has published her work in such outlets as Journal of Business

Conference Session

Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Leslie, New York University Tandon School of Engineering ; Lindsay Anderberg, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

a humanities course, and the archivist fromNYU Libraries. This activity shows how liberal education can have a natural fit within theengineering curriculum. In particular, we wish to demonstrate how even a small-scale project,using available resources, will help to accomplish ABET Criterion 3: Student Outcomes.ABET’s Student Outcomes encourage engineering education to follow an active learning model,to discuss the social context and ethics of engineering solutions, and to develop skills of analysis,teamwork, and communication. Our archival interventions, though admittedly limited in scope,embody the principles ABET’s Student Outcomes. By working in groups with primary sourcematerials related to science and engineering, we encouraged

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

in October, 2014. Per Board of Trustee approval, the BS Engineering Science programwould have three specializations: biomedical, computer, and environmental engineering. Per theDirector of the University Core Curriculum, the curriculum would include twelve liberal artscourses (36 semester cr hr). But other program aspects were undefined. As an engineeringgraduate of a sister Jesuit University and an engineering ethics textbook author, she believed thatthe combination of engineering and social justice was an obvious foundation for a program.Jesuit universities have emphasized social justice since the Jesuits’ General Congregation 32 in1975, when “the promotion of justice” was declared central to the Society of Jesus’ mission [13,14]. LUC

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt P.E., Lafayette College; Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

that these trends largelyfollow the overall enrollments in engineering programs at Lafayette, with increased shares of ABEngineering degrees awarded in the mid-1980s and 2000s.In the early 1980s, preceding and coincident with these large enrollments, the college’s first yearIntroduction to Engineering course was taught by one of the two founders of the AB inEngineering program, a charismatic and dynamic professor. This professor retired in 1988, and atthe same time the Introduction to Engineering course was replaced by a sophomore level courseon engineering professionalism and ethics. That students were no longer being introduced to themajor during their first year by an enthusiastic faculty member in a required class may havecontributed to

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

word culture in his thoughts. He broke this down intonine dimensions, some of which are epistemological and some of which are social. Theepistemological dimensions are: • primary interest; • sources of evidence and degree to which they are controlled; Page 25.537.4 • primary vocabulary and degree to which concepts are contextualized;The social dimensions are: • degree of influence of social conditions produced by historical contingencies; • degree to which ethical concerns influence questions and conclusions; • degree of dependence on financial support from government and industry; • likely size of collaborative teams

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geetanjali R. Date, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Sanjay Chandrasekharan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

courses in Sustainability, Humanitiesand Social Sciences, Ethics, as well as soft skills such as writing, communication and teamwork.7,8,9 Strategies for pedagogical reforms included cornerstone and capstone courses, projectand problem-based learning, active participatory learning opportunities, instructionallaboratories, learning a second language, and foreign country internships.10,11,12,13Nevertheless, most engineering education programs continue to emphasize the technical aspects,while the social and environmental aspects remain externalized.14 Barbara Olds15 notes that “theeducation of science and engineering students has for too long been merely “technical”, oftenneglecting human complexity in order to achieve quantifiable correctness

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Corple, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sean Eddington, Purdue University; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #26815What You Need to Succeed: Examining Culture and Capital in BiomedicalEngineering Undergraduate EducationDanielle Corple, Purdue University Danielle Corple received her Ph.D. from the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University. This fall, she will be an assistant professor at Wheaton College in Illinois. She studies organizational communication, diversity and inclusion, ethics, and social change.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com