Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Merrimack College; Catherine Woodworth Wong, Merrimack College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

concepts again; there are multiple group projects and researchprojects in their time at our school, as well as courses on ethics and professionalism. However,introducing these concepts in their first semester prepares students for future courses, and helpsthem understand that engineering is not just problem sets and robotics.Background: The College and the CourseEngineers often do not arrive at college with an appreciation for the importance of professionalresearch and communication skills [1]. These skills are necessary not only for their successfulundergraduate career, but also for a successful engineering career. Engineering students areoften unaware of the number of reports and presentations they will be expected to deliver, or theamount of

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

out occasionally for conversations during ethics classes or service learning projects, butspeaking – and living – our values of faith as engineers and engineering education researchers isstill uneasy territory for many. This paper is a multivocal autoethnographic dialogue betweenthree graduate researchers in engineering education that explores how each individual stands inthat uneasy territory. It addresses the intertwining of spirituality with both teaching and researchpractices in engineering education, investigates the discomfort of conducting such a dialogue in asecularized technical culture, and explores the tensions of multiple and often conflictingperspectives of faith on each topic. The authors are Roman Catholic, Evangelical

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of engineering.For those interested in engineering ethics and the delivery of engineering ethics curricula, theGrand Challenges offer a rich field of proposals. While ethical questions associated with many ofthe topics have been addressed elsewhere,10-15 the descriptions of the Challenges mostly do notinclude ethical analysis.This paper, along with others in this session, takes the risk of asking some hard questions of theGrand Challenges. Underlying the Grand Challenges project is a presumption that, having beenselected, the fourteen Challenges are not only important undertakings, but also that they shouldgo forward. But are they necessarily morally imperative? Are they necessarily for the greatergood? Ought they be undertaken at all? Such

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Simões de Carvalho P.E., ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal; Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the course development along the last years and on theexercises and the short and long term assignments as well as on the several engagementtechniques is provided elsewhere (Carvalho, 2006; 2007; 2009; 2010).Although the course curriculum is wide and fairly standard, the main goal of the EnergyProduction and Management course is to confront students with the advantages anddisadvantages related with the usage of different technologies and fuels for energyproduction. To raise awareness and promote understanding the links between Energy andEnvironment and Policy and Economy and to become acquainted with the ongoingresearch in this field (Technology Platforms and International Projects) at National,European and World wide levels. The energy

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Waugaman, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the CU Teach Engineering program. Additionally, she mentors graduate and undergraduate engineering Fellows who teach in local K-12 classrooms through the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program’s TEAMS initiative, is on the development team for the TeachEngineering digital library, and is faculty advisor for CU-Boulder’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Her primary research interests include the impacts of project-based service-learning on student identity, pathways and retention to and through K-12 and undergraduate engineering, teacher education and curriculum development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Connecting with first-year engineering students

Conference Session

Ethical Awareness and Social Responsibility in a Corporate/Team Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha D. Mallette P.E., Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the context of real (and messy) engineering work [20].Laboratory. Students enroll in a three laboratory sequence during their third and fourth-yearcurriculum. The majority of tasks are completed in teams. The hands-on experimental activitiesinclude experimental design, equipment assembly and trouble-shooting. A virtual lab may alsobe completed, which simulates and allows for many more experimental runs and data collectionthan a hands-on lab [21]. The lab curriculum becomes more open-ended with increased need forexperimental design as the students progress through the lab sequence.Design. Two terms of discipline-specific senior design are completed during the fourth-yearcurriculum. Typically, the major projects are open-ended and team based. A

Conference Session

Ethical Awareness and Social Responsibility in a Corporate/Team Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

conversations is thatengineers find themselves ill-prepared to grapple with the CSR dimensions of their careers andhave to learn on the fly. One key goal of our work, therefore, is to take those lessons back intothe undergraduate curriculum, providing students with real-world, critical perspectives on therelationships among CSR and engineering before they graduate.A second major goal of the project has been to investigate if and how student knowledge andopinions about CSR change as a result of the modules. The research team, in collaboration withother engineering educators and a panel of industry experts, developed, piloted, and revised anassessment tool that was given to each student enrolled in each of the targeted courses, once atthe beginning of

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Justin L Hess, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

processes andengineering work.Theoretical FrameworkThis study is rooted in a social constructionist theoretical framework. Social constructionismemphasizes how or in what ways a particular social group gives meaning to and jointlyconstructs a phenomenon26-28. In this case, the social group is engineering students at a largepublic university in the U.S. and the phenomenon is empathy. Meaning arises from that group’sinteraction with the social world, which comprises human participants, artifacts, and otherenvironmental factors. In engineering education (the primary shared context of this social group),such a world can comprise a course setting, co- and extracurricular projects and activities,interactions with peers (i.e., fellow students), or any

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

Paper ID #26492An Integrated Social Justice Engineering Curriculum at Loyola UniversityChicagoDr. Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago Dr. Gail Baura is a Professor and Director of Engineering Science at Loyola University Chicago. While creating the curriculum for this new program, she embedded multi-semester projects to increase student engagement and performance. Previously, she was a Professor of Medical Devices at Keck Graduate In- stitute of Applied Life Sciences, which is one of the Claremont Colleges. She received her BS Electrical Engineering degree from Loyola Marymount University, her MS Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

, she has been involved in research projects to develop, refine, and apply innovative assessment tools for characterizing student knowledge of sustainability. Her ultimate goal is to use this assessment data to guide the design and evaluation of educational interventions to improve undergraduate sustainability education. In the area of bioprocessing, Dr. Watson has experience using bacteria and algae to convert waste materials into high-value products, such as biofuels.Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch Joshua Pelkey is currently a product manager at AirWatch in Atlanta, GA. He completed his MS in Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech and his BS in Computer Engineering from Clemson University. He has

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

- sional Responsibility. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Designing for a Sustainable World: Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into a First-Year Engineering Course in Science, Technology, and SocietyIntroduction I am an instructor on a teaching team for a required first-year engineering course inscience, technology and society (STS) at the University of Virginia. The course enrolls 360-400students each semester, and its primary learning goals are to introduce students to social andethical aspects of engineering design and to help them hone communication skills relevant toengineering practice. The major project in the course is a

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R.F.A. Hamilton, Siena Heights University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

majors. These courses are not calculus based or evenparticularly algebra based. Rather they introduce the phenomena of physics then support it withshort, very basic equations. Often these classes are found on campuses under names such as“Physics for Poets” or “Physics of Toys”. Putting these two together would result in a project based course focused on the designcycle. Students could work to create several smaller projects following the design cycle.Introduction and small scale projects would allow students to develop familiarity with the designcycle. There exist a large number of well used engineering projects, such as the mouse-trap car,Rube Goldberg devices, toothpick bridges, cardboard canoes, and etc. These small projects canbe

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Arthur Brown, Penn State University ; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Human Development specializing in Educational Technology Leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with engineering course innovations. She is a faculty development consultant with previous experience in instructional design and instructor of the Graduate Assistant Seminar for engineering teaching assistants. Page 22.906.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011  Integrating Ethics into Undergraduate Environmental Science and Economics Education Abstract Good

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

2011. Ms. Cross is currently in the fourth year of the Engineering Education PhD program at Vir- ginia Tech and involved with multiple educational research projects with faculty and graduate students. Her research interests include teamwork and communication skills, assessment, diversity, and identity construction.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Holly Matusovich (co-PI) is an Assistant Professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. Her expertise includes motivation and related frameworks, using these frameworks broadly to study student

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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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

research interests lie in the field of STEM edu- cation with specific emphasis on innovative pedagogical and curricular practices at the intersection with the issues of gender and diversity. With the goal of improving learning opportunities for all students and equipping faculty with the knowledge and skills necessary to create such opportunities, Dr. Zastavker’s re- cent work involves questions pertaining to students’ motivational attitudes and their learning journeys in a variety of educational environments. One of the founding faculty at Olin College, Dr. Zastavker has been engaged in development and implementation of project-based experiences in fields ranging from science to engineering and design to social

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

ScienceDiplomacy of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as well aspublically available materials. The new course employs a previously reported format includingblended delivery, a flipped classroom, and mastery learning (D.B. Oerther, “Reducing costswhile maintaining learning outcomes using blended, flipped, and mastery pedagogy to teachintroduction to environmental engineering,” in Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, Columbus, OH, USA, June 25-28, 2017. [Online]. Available:https://peer.asee.org/28786. [Accessed April 26, 2018]). Three term length projects are includedas part of the class, namely: 1) a model United Nations debate of the use of genetically modifiedcrops as foodstuffs during famine; 2

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

. Page 22.1169.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Preliminary Analysis of Student and Workplace Writing in Civil EngineeringIn this paper we describe some preliminary results of a project that addresses a continuingproblem in engineering education: the mismatch between the writing skills of engineeringprogram graduates and the demands of writing in the workplace. This problem is commonlyidentified in surveys of employers, who express dissatisfaction with the writing skills of theirnew hires, and in survey of alumni from even strong engineering programs, who expressdissatisfaction with the writing preparation they received1,2. In engineering education

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking I: Classroom Experiences, Identity, and Theory

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jonathan Seth Krones, Boston College; Jenna A. Tonn, Boston College; Russell C. Powell, Boston College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

possible and even compelling [9, p. 4].There are numerous examples of innovative, interdisciplinary, first-year engineering courses thatalso motivated our curriculum development. Some utilize project-based learning strategies tohelp establish an understanding of the nature and limitations of engineering models [11]. Someembrace role-play as a way to demonstrate the importance of context and perspective in defining,to say nothing of solving, sociotechnical problems [12]. Yet others have an explicit focus onethics, having students grapple with real-world engineering ethics problems [13]. All of thesecourses prioritized communications and teamwork, and created opportunities for empathybuilding.3. Course overviewMaking the Modern World challenges a

Conference Session

Engineering Communication I: History and Praxis

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, engineeringdesign, and project management(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility: understand professional and ethicalresponsibilities as they apply to both particular engineering projects and to the engineering profession as a whole(g) an ability to communicate effectively with both expert and non-expert audiences(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global andsocietal context: understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and social context and use thatunderstanding in the formulation of engineering problems, solutions, and designs(i) a recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in, lifelong learning: the development of the researchand analytical skills

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

'heterogeneous engineering'.24 Stevens, Johri, and O'Connor note that “... the socialand technical are almost inextricably tied up together in any engineering project ...”25. LucySuchman, through the analysis of a bridge building project, demonstrates that apart from thedesign and technical work, the organizational activities of sense-making, persuasion andaccountability, considered by engineers to be somewhat peripheral, are essential, to the ‘real’work of design.26 Vermaas, Kroes, van de Poel, Franssen, and Houkes27 argue that engineering is“the result of social negotiation processes in which the various groups involved, includingcustomers but also producers, articulate their wishes and needs. The function of the product thatis to be developed is thus

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Annemarie Galeucia, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

for Engineering Education in the College of En- gineering at Louisiana State University. He earned a B.S. from Louisiana State University and an M.S. from Harvard University. He is a licensed professional engineer whose engineering career spans over 45 years. Prior to joining LSU, Hull was a senior partner with an international engineering firm, managing design and construction projects throughout North and South America. He was also a career U.S. Air Force officer, retiring in the rank of Colonel. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Insights from Focus Groups: A Qualitative Assessment of Students’ Perceptions of Their Communications SkillsIntroductionAt

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ramon Benitez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC) and CATALYST Fellow at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kirsten is a PhD student in Engineering

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

Performance Management, the Journal of Computer Information Systems, the International Journal of Project Organization & Manage- ment, Transportation Journal, the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management and the International Journal of Production Economics. His practical professional experience and research training are great assets as we work to understand the profound impact of soft skills and professional skills in the workplace. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Surprisingly Broad Range of Professional Skills Required for EngineersRobert Graham, Lecturer, Center for Leadership Education, Johns Hopkins

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryellen Meny Overbaugh; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 24.452.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Effect of Student Model Presentations from a Speaking Contest on the Development of Engineering Students as SpeakersIntroduction Because of TED.com, many high quality models exist of professional engineers andscientists presenting. However, high quality examples of students presenting are lacking. Suchhigh quality models by engineering students are important because many engineering studentscannot project themselves presenting in the same manner as TED speakers, who are experts intheir fields [1]. For instance, engineering students simply cannot generate the same level oforiginal content as TED speakers do. At Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William K. Durfee, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Benjamin Adams, University of Minnesota; Audrey J. Appelsies, University of Minnesota; Pamela Flash, University of Minnesota

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

, for example that by graduation students must know and canapply basic principles of thermodynamics.At graduation, undergraduate students in mechanical engineering should be able to: 1. Apply knowledge of physics, mathematics, and engineering in their writing 2. Record and analyze activity related to laboratories and design projects 3. Visually represent designs and explain salient features of a part or concept 4. Synthesize and summarize key points 5. Strategize and demonstrate engineering project metrics such as productivity, costs and time to completion 6. Analyze the audience and create a document that meets the needs of the audience 7. Represent themselves professionally 8. Explain, discuss, and demonstrate

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jenifer Blacklock, University of Colorado - Boulder; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Randy Cook, Colorado School of Mines; Natalie Ann Plata; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, cisgender, not first- “EM,” (“Class B”), University A generation college student, Ph.D. (faculty reflection logs are (Electrical Engineering) analyzed for this paper) Professor C Co-author, project PI and Female, white (non-Hispanic), Professor (tenure line) who heterosexual, cisgender, not first- had previously integrated generation college student, Ph.D. sociotechnical thinking into a (Electrical Engineering) course and who collaborated on the interventions, University A

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Mona Ghali, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

that led to the establishment of ILead in 2010. He is also a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied ChemistryDr. Robin Sacks, University of Toronto Robin is an Assistant Professor with the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the Uni- versity of Toronto where she teaches leadership and positive psychology. She served as Director of the Engineering Leadership Project, which aims to understand how engineers lead in industry. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Transitioning from University to Employment in Engineering: The Role of Curricular and Co-curricular ActivitiesIntroductionThe passage from

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and group members are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of early career and re- cently tenured faculty and research staff primarily evaluated based on their engineering education research productivity. She can be contacted by email at

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Erin Sprowl; Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Carrie A. Wachter Morris, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Page 25.520.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Empathy and Caring as Conceptualized Inside and Outside of Engineering: Extensive Literature Review and Faculty Focus Group AnalysesAbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate how faculty both inside and outside of engineeringconceptualize empathy and care and how they perceive empathy, care, and engineering to be (ornot to be) interrelated. The project employed a comprehensive comparative literature reviewalongside a thematical analysis of focus group interviews, the interviews being conducted withfaculty inside and outside of engineering. The primary research objectives include (1) definingempathy

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isolde Adriana Parker, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah; Seetha Veeraghanta, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

framework of a socio-economic-political matrix withan emphasis on insightful understanding of the social and ethical consequences of engineering andtechnology that they will, one day, design and create.In this paper, we present the argument that integrating information literacy content into anundergraduate research project provides a successful model for first-year students to develop andacquire transferable skills for lifelong learning . This integrated approach, we argue, not only enablesthe students to engage with concepts of sustainability as an ethical prerogative, but facilitates a betterunderstanding of information literacy principles within a research context.We draw our inferences from our qualitative and preliminary quantitative