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The 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Real-Time Disaster Inquiry in the Classroom

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

AC 2011-2746: THE 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE: REAL-TIME DISAS-TER INQUIRY IN THE CLASSROOMKeith E. Hedges, Drury University Keith Hedges is an Assistant Professor at Drury University. His research interests involve the disciplinary knowledge gap between architecture and engineering students in higher education. Keith’s teaching reper- toire includes seventeen total courses of engineering topics at NAAB (architecture) and architecture top- ics at ABET (engineering) accredited institutions. He has presented educational themed papers in seven countries. Page 22.1425.1 c American Society

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Outcome Assessment of Liberal Education Skills

Conference Session: Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

March 1, 2011.14. Newman, J. H. “The Idea of a University,” Longmans and Green, London, England, 1873 (Re-printed in 1947).15. Heywood, J., “Engineering Literacy: A Component of Liberal Education,” Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE National Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY, Paper AC 2010-1505.16. Harper, B., Lattuca, L., Yin, A. and Terenzuini, P., “Liberal Education for the Engineer of 2020: Are Page 22.1131.9 Administrators on Board?,” Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE National Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY, Paper AC 2010-1335.17. VALUE rubrics, Retrieved December 28, 2010.18. Rhodes, T. L

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Fostering Innovation through the Integration of Engineering and Liberal Education

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
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1233: FOSTERING INNOVATION THROUGH THE INTEGRA-TION OF ENGINEERING AND LIBERAL EDUCATIONCherrice Traver, Union College Cherrice Traver received her BS in Physics from the State University of New York at Albany in 1982 and her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 1988. She has been a faculty member at Union College in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department since 1986, and has been the Dean of Engineering since 2005. Recently Dr. Traver has been involved in initiatives at the interface of engineering and the liberal arts. She has led two national symposia on Engineering and Liberal Education at Union College and she was General Chair for the 2008 Frontiers in Education

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Improving Engineering Students' Technical Communication Skills

Conference Session: Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kenneth R. Leitch, West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University; Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-419: IMPROVING ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ TECHNICALCOMMUNICATION SKILLSKenneth R. Leitch, West Texas A&M University Dr. Kenneth R. Leitch, PE is an assistant professor of civil engineering in the Department of Engi- neering and Computer Science at West Texas A&M University. He holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in civil engineering from New Mexico State University and an MBA from Colorado Christian University. Dr. Leitch is actively involved in engineering education, 3-D modeling, material testing, structural, and transportation-related research.Rhonda Bailey Dittfurth, MFA Communications, West Texas A&M University Master of Fine Arts in Communications from West Texas A&M University; Graduate studies

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Academic Preparation for the Global Engineer

Conference Session: Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Warren R. Hull, Louisiana State University; David Bowles, Louisiana State University; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Stephen O. Sears, Louisiana State University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1329: ACADEMIC PREPARATION FOR THE GLOBAL ENGI-NEERWarren N. Waggenspack, Jr., Louisiana State University Warren N. Waggenspack, Jr. is currently the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering and holder of the Ned Adler Professorship in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He obtained both his baccalaureate and master’s degrees from LSU ME and his doctorate from Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering. He has been actively engaged in teaching, research and curricula development since joining the LSU faculty in 1988. As Associate Dean, he has acquired funding from NSF to support the development of several initiatives aimed at improving student

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Avoiding Inferiority: Global Engineering Education Across Japan

Conference Session: Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gary Lee Downey, Virginia Tech; Masanori Wada, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1415: AVOIDING INFERIORITY: GLOBAL ENGINEERING ED-UCATION ACROSS JAPANGary Lee Downey, Virginia Tech Gary Downey is Alumni Distinguished Professor in Science and Technology Studies and affiliated Profes- sor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. A mechanical engineer (Lehigh) and cultural anthropolo- gist (University of Chicago), he is co-editor of What Is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators (Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2010). Author of The Machine in Me: An Anthropologist Sits Among Computer Engineers, he is Editor of The Engineering Studies Series at MIT Press and Global Engineering series at Morgan & Claypool, as well as the Engineering Studies journal

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Yogi Meets Moses: Ethics, Progress, and the Grand Challenges for Engineering

Conference Session: Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1604: YOGI MEETS MOSES: ETHICS, PROGRESS AND THEGRAND CHALLENGES FOR ENGINEERINGJoseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University Joseph Herkert, DSc, PE is Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics and Technology in the School of Letters and Sciences and the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University. He has taught engineering ethics and related courses for more than twenty years. His work on engineering ethics has appeared in engineering, law, social science, and applied ethics journals. Dr. Herkert is the past Editor of IEEE Technology & Society and a founding Associate Editor of Engineering Studies. He has recently served on the IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee and the

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Special Session: Moving towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education

Conference Session: Special Session: Moving Towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Critical Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas Dean McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy K. Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1452: SPECIAL SESSION: MOVING TOWARDS THE INTENDED,EXPLICIT, AND AUTHENTIC: ADDRESSING MISALIGNMENTS IN EN-GINEERING LEARNING WITHIN SECONDARY AND UNIVERSITY ED-UCATIONKevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Madison Kevin Anderson is a Ph.D. candidate in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on primary through university STEM education policy and practice, and the alignment of education with professional practice. He previously taught science and math at the secondary level and earned the distinction of National Board Certified Teacher.Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison Sandra Shaw Courter is PI for the ”Aligning

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We’ve been Framed! Ends, Means, and the Ethics of the Grand(iose) Challenges

Conference Session: Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donna M Riley, Smith College
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1321: WE’VE BEEN FRAMED! ENDS, MEANS, AND THE ETHICSOF THE GRAND(IOSE) CHALLENGESDonna M Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College. Page 22.1677.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011  We’ve been Framed! Ends, Means, and the Ethics of the Grand(iose) Challenges AbstractSince the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges were first publicly articulated in2008, engineering educators have used its ideas to motivate their work. While there is a sense ofmoral imperative around pursuing selected Challenges

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Uncovering the Role of Emotion in Engineering Education within an Integrated Curricular Experience

Conference Session: Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-2764: UNCOVERING THE ROLE OF EMOTION IN ENGINEER-ING EDUCATION WITHIN AN INTEGRATED CURRICULAR EXPERI-ENCENadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia Nadia Kellam is an Assistant Professor and engineering educational researcher in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Georgia. She is co-director of the CLUSTER research group. Her research interests include interdisciplinarity, creativity, identity formation, and the role of emotion in cognition.Tracie Costantino, University of GeorgiaJoachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is one of the leaders of the Collaborative

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Observations from an Engineering Writing Project

Conference Session: Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1455: OBSERVATIONS FROM AN ENGINEERING WRITINGPROJECTMicah Hale, University of Arkansas Dr. Hale is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas. His research interests include concrete materials and structural concrete design.Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas Richard A. Coffman is an assistant professor of Civil Engineering (geotechnical emphasis) at the Uni- versity of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Rick received his bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2002, his masters degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003, and his doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri- Columbia in 2009. Rick

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The Engineering "Pipeline" Metaphor and the Careers of Female Deans of Engineering

Conference Session: Myths About Gender and Race
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Peggy Layne, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1325: THE ENGINEERING ”PIPELINE” METAPHOR AND THECAREERS OF FEMALE DEANS OF ENGINEERINGPeggy Layne, Virginia Tech Peggy Layne, P.E., joined Virginia Tech in 2003 as director of the AdvanceVT program, a National Science Foundation sponsored program to increase the number and success of women faculty in science and engineering. Prior to accepting her current position, Ms. Layne worked as a diversity consultant for the American Association of Engineering Societies and as director of the program on diversity in the engineering workforce at the National Academy of Engineering. She also spent a year as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the office of Senator Bob Graham, where she was responsible

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Metrics of Marginality: How Studies of Minority Self-Efficacy Hide Structural Inequities

Conference Session: Myths About Gender and Race
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University
Tagged Divisions: 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

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Using History of Technology to Promote an Understanding of the Impact of Engineering Solutions among Engineering Students

Conference Session: Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael Geselowitz, IEEE History Center; John Vardalas, IEEE
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-928: USING HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE ANUNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF ENGINEERING SOLUTIONSAMONG ENGINEERING STUDENTSMichael Geselowitz, IEEE History Center Michael N. Geselowitz is Staff Director of the IEEE History Center. Immediately prior to joining IEEE in 1997, he was Group Manager at Eric Marder Associates, a New York market research firm, where he supervised Ph.D. scientists and social scientists undertaking market analyses for Fortune 500 high-tech companies. He is also a registered Patent Agent. He holds S.B. degrees in electrical engineering and in anthropology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in anthropology from Harvard University. His

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Signals, Systems, and Music: General Education for an Integrated Curriculum

Conference Session: Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Linda M. Head, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1424: SIGNALS, SYSTEMS AND MUSIC: GENERAL EDUCA-TION FOR AN INTEGRATED CURRICULUMLinda M. Head, Rowan University Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, I am currently serving as Interim Associate Dean of Engineering. I am Director of Student Advising for my Department and am co-faculty advisor for our SWE student chapter. My research area is bio-instrumentation and my teaching area is VLSI Design. Page 22.1289.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Signals, Systems and Music: General Education for an

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Collaborating to Prepare Students for the Global Workplace

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
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1145: COLLABORATING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEGLOBAL WORKPLACEIsabel Simes de Carvalho, ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal Isabel S. Carvalho received a Licenciatura in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Lis- bon. She received her M.S. and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon in 1990 and 1996, respectively. Following a year in the aeronautics industry in France (aero engine manufacturer) she is, since 1999, an Associate Professor at the Military Institute and also lectures at the Mechanical Engineering Department at ISEL. Research interests include energy production and efficiency and active and collaborative and blended (online) teaching and learning in

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A Writing Program for Mechanical Engineering

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
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1200: A WRITING PROGRAM FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER-INGWilliam K. Durfee, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities William Durfee is Professor and Director of Design Education in the Department of Mechanical Engi- neering at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. His professional interests include design of medical devices, rehabilitation engineering, advanced orthotics, biomechanics and physiology of human muscle including electrical stimulation of muscle, product design and design education. Additional infor- mation is at www.me.umn.edu/˜wkdurfee.Benjamin Adams, Mechanical Engineering, University of MinnesotaAudrey J. Appelsies, University of MinnesotaPamela Flash, University of Minnesota Pamela Flash

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Note to Self: Save Humanity (A Social and Cultural History of the "Grand Challenges")

Conference Session: Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1553: NOTE TO SELF: SAVE HUMANITY (A SOCIAL AND CUL-TURAL HISTORY OF THE ”GRAND CHALLENGES”Amy 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 projects

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Motivation Makes a Difference, but is there a Difference in Motivation? What Inspires Women and Men to Study Engineering?

Conference Session: Myths About Gender and Race
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2390: MOTIVATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE, BUT IS THEREA DIFFERENCE IN MOTIVATION? WHAT INSPIRES WOMEN AND MENTO STUDY ENGINEERING?Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington Deborah Kilgore is a Research Scientist in the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching at the Univer- sity of Washington. She has extensive expertise in the learning sciences and qualitative methodologies, and has a particular interest in the experiences of women in engineering.Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design-related classes, she conducts research on fracture me- chanics and applied

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Revisiting Communication Experiences to Prepare for Professional Practice

Conference Session: Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kathryn Mobrand, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-2241: REVISITING COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCES TO PRE-PARE FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICEKathryn Mobrand, University of Washington Kathryn Mobrand is a doctoral candidate and research assistant in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. She is working with Dr. Jennifer Turns on preparedness portfolios for engineering undergraduates; her focus is on the communication of practicing engineers.Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to support engineering

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Informed Influence: Preparing Graduate Engineers to Present with Power Instead of Just PowerPoint

Conference Session: Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-260: INFORMED INFLUENCE: PREPARING GRADUATE EN-GINEERS TO PRESENT WITH POWER INSTEAD OF JUST POWER-POINTChristine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin - Madison Christine G. Nicometo is an associate faculty associate in the Engineering Professional Development (EPD) Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Within EPD, she teaches technical commu- nication courses in three programs: Technical Communication Certificate (TCC); Masters of Engineering Professional Practice (MEPP); and Masters of Engineering Engine Systems(MEES). Through the College of Engineering, she also directs the New Educators Orientation Program. She has been an active member of ASEE since 2006.Traci M Nathans-Kelly, University of

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Engineering Communication Across the Disciplines: Using Online Video Modules to Standardize Instruction and Expectations

Conference Session: Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Laura R. Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christina Matta, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Technical Communication Program
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-999: ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE DIS-CIPLINES: USING ONLINE VIDEO MODULES TO STANDARDIZE IN-STRUCTION AND EXPECTATIONSLaura R. Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin, Madison Laura Grossenbacher is Director of the Technical Communication Program in the College of Engineer- ing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas at Austin, and has been teaching courses in engineering communication for fifteen years. She has done consulting work in professional engineering writing for private firms (such as HNTB, Inc. and Affiliated Engineers, Inc.) and has taught technical communication as part of the UW-Madison College of Engineer- ing study abroad

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100 Freshman Civil Engineers: A Model for Integrating Communication and Teamwork in Large Engineering Courses

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
Tagged Divisions: 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

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Why Industry Says That Engineering Graduates Have Poor Communication Skills: What the Literature Says

Conference Session: Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

Engineers Define and Value Communication on the Job. 2010 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. AC-2010-602. Louisville, Kentucky: American Society of Engineering Education.39 K. A. Neeley, M. Alley, C. Nicometo, and L. Srajek. 2009. Teaching Against the Grain: A Case Study ofTeaching a Slide Design that Challenges PowerPoint’s Defaults. Technical Communication 56 (4). Page 22.1687.13

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Overcoming the Challenges of Implementing Technical Communication in a Capstone Senior Design Course

Conference Session: Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Peter E. Johnson, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-472: OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTINGTECHNICAL COMMUNICATION IN A CAPSTONE SENIOR DESIGNCOURSEG. Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University Assistant Professor of Mechanical EngineeringDr. Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso UniversityJeffrey Will, Valparaiso UniversityProf. Peter E. Johnson, Valparaiso UniversityDr. Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University Page 22.1135.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Overcoming the Challenges of Implementing Technical Communication in a Capstone Senior Design CourseAbstractNumerous publications have emphasized the importance of technical

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Getting Students Prepared to Present Well

Conference Session: Liberal Education Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1373: GETTING STUDENTS PREPARED TO PRESENT WELLSmitesh Bakrania, Rowan University Smitesh Bakrania is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his PhD from University of Michigan in 2008 and his BS from Union College in 2003. His research interests include combustion synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications. Page 22.743.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Getting Students Prepared to Present WellAlthough engineering students become aware of what a good presentation entails early in theircollege

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Integrating Ethics into Undergraduate Environmental Science and Economics Education

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
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1205: INTEGRATING ETHICS INTO UNDERGRADUATE EN-VIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS EDUCATIONDonald Arthur Brown, Penn State University Donald A .Brown is Associate Professor, Environmental Ethics, Science, and Law, at Penn State Uni- versity. Professor Brown’s major interests include integrating ethical considerations into environmen- tal policy formation and helping environmental professionals and civil society understand ethical issues that arise in scientific and economic descriptions of environmental problems. Professor Brown formerly worked as a systems engineer and environmental lawyer. He also has a graduate training in philosophy and ethics. Before coming to Penn State, Professor Brown worked for the