to addressing modern engineering problems [15] and are helpfulin the cultivation of informed and expert designers [16]. When embedded and central toengineering cultures and pedagogy, scholars have argued that design provides students thepossibilities to gain a greater tolerance for ambiguity, adopt multiperspectival approaches toproblem-framing, and, ultimately, become informed designers [17]. Crismond and Adamsdeveloped the Informed Design Learning and Teaching Matrix that presented strategies andpractices aimed at helping students move from novice to informed designers [16]. The InformedDesign Learning and Teaching Matrix helps “by directing teachers’ attention to common designmisconceptions and habits of mind of beginning designers
done for the project partner. So, I’dsay it’s pretty much client-based.”Similarly, when describing the design process, Sebastian emphasized the human aspect bystating, …that’s what I really like about EPICS. It makes you think about the user. It adds a constraint to all your designs, which usually ends up improving it because eventually, even if you did design something without the human aspect in mind, you would have to incorporate that eventually because humans are usually always the users.Here, Sebastian emphasizes HCD as part of EPICS when considering both immediate andhypothetical or future users. Also related to design, Sara discussed the change in thoughtregarding engineering from a HCD perspective. When asked if
actual content of the work he was assigned. The highlights of his time at thesupply chain company were when he could solve problems for warehouse managers by gatheringand analyzing novel data. After his term ended, Vinson asked him if he would be returning to thecompany for another term: Chris: As of right now I don’t think so anymore. I think right now I want to just finish my degree [and not take extra time away from coursework to work]. Vinson: Why did you change your mind? Chris: Originally I thought that logistics was something I’d be very interested in. I think it’s still interesting, but not the stuff that I was doing at [supply chain company] which was being like a warehouse engineer as opposed to a
. Section 3: Cartoons as Cultural SymbolsIn addition to their ability to engage and energize students, cartoons are symbolic texts thatrequire interpretation based on cultural awareness and critical thinking. Interpreting cartoons istherefore a valuable educational exercise, not just an attention-grabbing hook or mindlessentertainment. It crucially relies on skills that ABET values for engineering students, such asconsidering multiple perspectives and thinking about social contexts. When cartoons areanalyzed aloud during class, as discussed above, then students also practice oral communicationskills, including defining an explanation and listening with an open mind to others’interpretations.Like all sources, cartoons are multi-layered and
great quest for understanding manyunanswered questions of nature.” 23 On the other hand, Grand Challenges distinguishesengineers’ unique contributions, even to science: “In the popular mind, scientists and engineershave distinct job descriptions. Scientists explore, experiment, and discover; engineers create,design, and build. But in truth, the distinction is blurry, and engineers participate in the scientificprocess of discovery in many ways.” 24 Here again, the report plays the boundaries ofengineering loosely, in this case the boundary between science and engineering, to castengineering in its most favorable light. 25The tension in engineers’ ambiguous relationship with scientists represents an opportunity forengineers to embrace more
AC 2011-1117: LIBERAL LEARNING REVISITED: A HISTORICAL EX-AMINATION OF THE UNDERLYING REASONS, FRUSTRATIONS, ANDCONTINUED PROSPECTS FOR ENGINEERING AND LIBERAL ARTSINTEGRATIONAtsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is a historian of engineering education and an associate professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer. His publications include Calculating a Natural World: Scientists, Engineering, and Computers during the Rise of U.S. Cold War Research (MIT Press, 2006) Page 22.1015.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011
literature in Engineering and other disciplines on team teaching to betterunderstand this andragogical approach. We determined that Davis’ [1] interdisciplinary teamteaching frame and criteria for teaching evaluation provided a collective lens for examining howwe were working together and how that affects our students’ learning outcomes for all of thematerial we include as part of the course. With this lens in mind, we share the story of ourcourse’s evolution as we reflect on our personal experiences.Stories of teaching experiences provide an important resource for other faculty; simultaneously,stories provide a format for examining ongoing teaching practices for the authors. This paperoverlays stories of our current practices onto Davis’ degrees of
Communication Program at the University ofWashington, including: Tina Loucks-Jaret, Lisa Owen, Kate Mobrand, Mary-Colleen Jenkins,Chris Wrenn, Tamara Neely, and Kevin Shi.References 1. Ambrose, S. A. (2013). Undergraduate engineering curriculum: The ultimate design challenge. The Bridge: Linking Engineering and Society, 43(2). 2. Ambrose, S. A., Bridges, M. W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M. C., & Norman, M. K. (2010). How Learning Works. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 3. Kaplan, M., Silver, N., LaVaque-Manty, D., & Meizlish, D. (Eds.). (2013). Using Metacognition and Reflection to Improve Student Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. 4. National Research Council (NRC). (2000). How People Learn: Brain, Mind
Paper ID #27445Positionality: The Stories of Self that Impact OthersCynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech ynthia Hampton is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She also serves as program and student support for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED). While at Virginia Tech, Cynthia has directed summer bridge programs, led peer support initia- tives for underrepresented groups, and served on various commissions, committees, and research groups focused on student support, organizational change, graduate student policy, and culturally responsive evaluation
Paper ID #28642Correlating the student engineer’s design process with emotionalintelligence.Dr. Ryan H Koontz, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Ryan Koontz received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1999 and an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 2002 from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT). In 2004, Ryan joined the Center of Excellence for Advanced Multi-Disciplinary Projects (CAMP) as the manufacturing specialist. He currently instructs students of CAMP through the design and manufacturing process and helps produce parts for the co-curricular teams of CAMP. He completed
Conference Exposition Proceedings, Atlanta, GA, 2013.[6] N. E. Canney and A. R. Bielefeldt, "Gender differences in the social responsibility attitudes of engineering students and how they change over time," Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, vol. 21, no. 3, 2015.[7] M. Carnes, Minds on Fire. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2014.[8] E. A. Cech, "Culture of Disengagement in Engineering Education?," Science, Technology, & Human Values, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 47-72, 2014.[9] D. Henderson and S. Henderson, Environmental Science and International Politics, New York, NY: Reacting Consortium Press, Barnard College, 2018.[10] United Nations, "Sustainable Development Goals," 2019. [Online]. Available: https
Paper ID #30819Program: Study DesignMs. Rebecca Balakrishnan, University of Manitoba I am a career development professional with 8 years of experience working with post-secondary students at University of Manitoba on all aspects of career exploration, planning and job search. This takes a variety of forms, including one-on-one appointments, facilitating workshops, and writing resources. Recently, as part of my Master of Education in Counselling Psychology thesis, I have collaborated with faculty in the Faculty of Engineering to integrate career development activities into the Biosystems Engineering curriculum.Dr
Intelligent machines that control their bodies and minds.37What does the choice of certain ends imply about the means? Langdon Winner38 has identifiedthe centralized power structures required for the development of nuclear power (which wouldextend here to fusion technologies). Who will be able to participate in the engineering projectsidentified, and in what capacities – as embedded corporate workers, as government employees,as contractors, as non-profit employees, or as independent professionals? Will engineers haveautonomy to control the means of production? What latitude will they have to negotiate theethical boundaries of a project? Some of these questions relate directly to the means, discussedfurther below, but to what extent does the shaping
Paper ID #18091Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes and ABET Accreditation: A Pi-lot Study of Fourth-Year Engineering Students using Longitudinal ConceptMapsDr. Sean Ferguson, University of Virginia Sean Ferguson is a Lecturer in the Department of Engineering and Society at UVA since 2014. He specializes in sustainable technology and policy making from a background in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, working on energy and environmental policy in New York State, and a former life in cellular biology.Dr. Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant
Paper ID #26720Writing Across Engineering: A Collaborative Approach to Support STEMFaculty’s Integration of Writing Instruction in their ClassesRyan Ware, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ryan Ware is a PhD student in Writing Studies primarily interested in cultural-historical theories of writ- ing and learning to write. He is part of an interdisciplinary team that focuses on helping STEM instructors integrate writing into their courses, and that helps departments integrate writing across undergraduate curricula.Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Nicole Turnipseed is a PhD student in
Paper ID #18789Self Authorship and Reflective Practice in an Innovation MinorChris Gewirtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Chris Gewirtz is PhD student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests start with how culture, history and identity influence assumptions made by engineers in their practice, and how to change assumptions to form innovative and socially conscious engineers. He is particularly interested in humanitarian engineering, where American engineering assumptions tend to fall apart or reproduce injustice.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
Paper ID #18713Implementing a Single Holistic Rubric to Address Both Communication andTechnical Criteria in a First Year Design-Build-Test-Communicate ClassDr. Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan Dr. Sheffield is a Lecturer in Technical Communication in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan.Dr. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She enjoys serving as a ”communication coach” to students throughout the curriculum, and she’s especially excited to work with first year and senior students, as well as
Paper ID #29909Does Playing the Violin Help Science Students Become Better Scientists?Prof. Wei YAO, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University Yao Wei, Ph.D, Professor at Institute of China’s Science Technology and Education Policy, School of Pub- lic Affairs, Zhejiang University. He holds BE and BCom degree in from Zhejiang University, and Doctor’s degree in management science and engineering from Zhejiang University. He is currently interested in engineering education, and innovation management.Mr. Bifeng ZHANG, Zhejiang University Bifeng ZHANG is a PhD student at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He
Paper ID #22504Developing an Integrated Curriculum-wide Teamwork Instructional Strat-egyDr. Natasha D. Mallette P.E., Oregon State University Dr. Mallette worked as a design, process and research engineer before obtaining her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Montana State University. She has five years of professional experience and almost four years of chemical engineering instructional experience, including two years at Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Madison. Her current research focus is effective teamwork instruction in engineering curriculum. Her past research explored biofilms and fungal production of fuel
Paper ID #12650Engineering Education meets Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): Explor-ing how the work on ”probes” can guide the design of reflection activitiesMania Orand, University of Washington Mania Orand is a researcher in the field of Human Computer Interaction at the University of Washington. Her research interests are on using reflection in designing web and mobile technologies, user experience, and digital media.Dr. Brook Sattler, University of Washington Dr. Sattler is a Research Scientist for the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT) and a Multi-Campus Coordinator for the Consortium to Promote
writing,communication, and teamwork through multidisciplinary collaboration.Multidisciplinary research can encompass many different disciplines (i.e., engineering, health,communication, English, etc.) and negotiating the mergers of colleges or it can also denote thecoming together of multidisciplinary education (e.g., electrical engineering, mechanicalengineering, civil engineering). The premise of this type of setting is unlike minds comingtogether for the possibility of a better-informed cause through the exercise of multidisciplinaryteams. It is important to explore the consequences and successes of multidisciplinarycollaboration because working together will be paramount for engineers working in a global(diverse) society.1 Much of their
, institutional andmarket forces that have brought about that situation and that may impede its improvement are notaddressed.The Agency of EngineersDefining engineering problems in light of such up- and downstream conditions would require aconcerted shift in the field; in no engineering job description that I know of are the words"Determine the broadest social and political conditions in which you perform your technologicaltasks and act accordingly." Such a work requirement sounds absurd to our ears, but that sense ofabsurdity in fact arises from a culturally specific idea of engineering which can be challenged.Some, if not all, engineers historically involved in humanistic reforms surely had just such arecalibration in mind, despite such impediments as
reproduction occurs. Amy Slaton’sgroundbreaking historical analysis of whiteness in U.S. engineering education reveals theinstitutional, cultural, political, social and economic forces at play in maintaining engineering asa white profession.33 She exposes in particular the racial biases inherent in “color blind”meritocratic policies as well as in liberal-minded reform efforts that stop short of real curricularor pedagogical change. Ethnographic and historical studies of masculinity34-36 similarly havesought to uncover the processes by which gender hierarchies are maintained in engineeringclassrooms and workplaces.sNew work by Julie Martin’s research group at Clemson University investigates the role of socialcapital in decision-making among under
Engineering Education, 2012 Atlas Shrugged: Assessing Communication and Global Competence in a Technical Writing Course In Ayn Rand‘s dystopian novel Atlas Shrugged, two of the characters are at one pointdiscussing the legendary figure Atlas, who in mythology holds the world on his shoulders. Onecharacter asks the other what he would advise Atlas do with an increasingly heavy burden, andthat character indicates he would suggest Atlas shrug. The inference of course, is that shouldAtlas do so, the world would slide off his stalwart shoulders, sending every human being on itinto certain oblivion. It‘s a hyperbolic metaphor, but there are doubtless any number of collegeprofessors who feel a bit like Atlas these days
.” 12 Reece: “We all have a responsibility, like the big industries have a responsibility as well, to keep the environment and the health of everyone in mind.” Charlie: “Responsibility of the industrialist to do the right thing, protect the environment, protect the community he or she is involved with, and also some social justice would go into this as well and probably one of the responsibilities of being a good engineer and industrialist and not be corrupt.”Bailey did not give a direct definition for CSR, however they heavily associate the term with having a sociallicense to operate, which they defined as “the social permission that is granted to the company by yourgeographic neighbors to perform your
Paper ID #32692The Virtues of Teamwork: A Course Module to Cultivate the Virtuous TeamWorkerDr. Michael D. Gross, Wake Forest University Dr. Michael Gross is a Founding Faculty and Associate Professor of Engineering and the David and Leila Farr Faculty Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University. He is part of the team that is planning, developing, and delivering the brand new Engineering program, a program viewed as an opportunity to break down silos across campus and creatively think about reimagining the undergraduate engineering educational experience, integration and collaboration across
Paper ID #13320The Faculty Ulysses ContractProf. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Joe Tranquillo is an Associate Professor of Biomedical and Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University. Joe was the founder and inaugural chair of the Biomedical Engineering Society Undergraduate Research Track, and co-founder of the KEEN Winter Interdisciplinary Design Experience. He currently serves as the Chair of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Biomedical Engineering Divi- sion (BED), the co-director of the Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management (ILTM) and is co-editor of the Morgan and
Paper ID #26372Mandatory but not Required: Examining Change in the Year Two Imple-mentation of a Novel Engineering Mathematics CourseDr. Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a researcher and instructor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on ways to encourage more students, especially women and those from nontraditional demographic groups, to pursue interests in the eld of engineering. Janet assists in recruitment and retention efforts locally, nationally, and internationally, hoping to broaden the image of engineering
Paper ID #23720Fostering Engineering Thinking in a Democratic Learning Space: A Class-room Application Pilot Study in the Azraq Refugee Camp, JordanMr. Claudio Cesar Silva de Freitas, Purdue University, West Lafayette Claudio holds Bachelor’s degree in Control Engineering at Higher Education Institute of Amazonia (2011), and he holds his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Camp- inas (2014). Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. at Purdue University in Engineering Education. He has experience as a visiting graduate researcher at the University of New Mexico (USA) and professional
Paper ID #22147Building Your Change-agent Toolkit: The Power of StoryDr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic development. She is now a research professor of integrated engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and the managing partner of Kaizen Academic.Prof. Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical