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Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne-marie Nickel, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jennifer Kelso Farrell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Alicia Domack, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Paper ID #15238Science Fiction Literature Crossed with Nanotechnology: How ExperientialLearning Enhances Engineering Education?Dr. Anne-Marie Nickel, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Anne-Marie Nickel is a Professor of Chemistry at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). In 2002, she earned her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned her B.A. in Chemistry at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1997. Dr. Nickel is a member of the ASEE and the American Chemical Society (ACS). e-mail:nickel@msoe.eduDr. Jennifer Kelso Farrell, Milwaukee School of Engineering Jennifer

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto

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development [12]. Whilethese two research fields discuss the cognitive underpinnings that support transfer, neither takesup the systems or mechanisms through which mastery of this knowledge is transferred andadapted between disciplines. Liyange et al look to research in business administration andorganizational behaviour to develop a knowledge transfer model for the engineering context.While specifically interested in the methods that engineering firms may use to cultivateknowledge transfer between employees, their work provides a useful review of knowledge-transfer models in business [13]. They borrow from Aliva and Leidner to differentiate betweendifferent perspectives of knowledge, as a state of mind, object, process, condition of access

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT); Cibele V. Falkenberg, Auburn University

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—asignificant source of anxiety for many educators, particularly those in engineering or STEM ingeneral 1,11. Loss of classroom control weighs heavily on the minds of instructors making atransition from lecture to active learning. Yet somewhat ironically, opening the door for a bit ofspontaneity in a STEM classroom can be one of the easiest ways for an educator to test thewaters of classroom improvisation. When we asked Dr. Susan Walsh about ways to adapt improvmethods and activities to traditional STEM classrooms, she suggested an activity that she doesfrequently in large-lecture biology classes: she pauses her lecture to prompt her class to stand upand act out the motion of a given bit of lesson content along with her. “I take these abstractconcepts

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessie Stickgold-Sarah, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Nuclear Science and Engineering. Each individual research project is overseenby a faculty member within their lab, often with direct mentorship from a graduate student orpost-doctoral fellow. Several communication deliverables - a proposal, a conference poster, ajournal article and an oral presentation - are required throughout the year, based on eachstudent’s research.We have two principal challenges. First, our students’ numerous and varied engineeringdisciplines each possess their own underlying and often tacit reasoning patterns, habits of mind,and foundational assumptions2, see also 3-6 - all of which must be taken into account as studentscommunicate their research. Second, the tacit quality of these assumptions and mental processescreates

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Michael Alvin Brewer jr., University of Georgia

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blaming the crisis on a recent change of the water sourcefrom Detroit’s water system to the Flint River, the timing of which coincides with the elevatedlead levels. Reading about the revelations in Michigan brings to our minds the discovery andattempted cover-up of lead in the Washington D.C. water supply, which Drs. Donna Riley andYanna Lambrinidou wrote about in their 2015 ASEE paper, “Canons against Cannons? SocialJustice and the Engineering Ethics Imaginary” [5]. Similar to in Washington D.C., Flint Stateofficials are being accused of failing to act soon enough and in the best interests of the citizens.Both of these cases highlight the inherent socio-technical nature of engineered systems – afeature of engineering which, we and many others

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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. Thomas. 2014. Understanding of Social Responsibility by First Year Engineering Students: Ethical Foundations and Courses. 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis.25. Smith-Doerr, L., & Vardi, I. 2015. Mind the Gap Formal Ethics Policies and Chemical Scientists’ Everyday Practices in Academia and Industry. Science, Technology & Human Values, 40(2), 176–198.26. Sutkus, J., C. Finelli, D. Carpenter, T. Harding. 2009. An examination of student experiences related to engineering ethics: Initial findings. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.27. Tougaw, D. and D. Schroeder. 2005. Collaborative teaching of a course in technology, society and the

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech; Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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of a mind toward citizens,non engineers and non experts. More of a willingness to cooperate with them directly on anylocal projects that directly affect them.”In observing the course, we found that students were most uncomfortable with the topics ofethics and participatory action research. Though through the interviews students revealed someunderstanding of these topics, their engagement was superficial at best. To be clear, studentsunderstood broadly the ethical responsibilities of engineers (“They have a moral obligation to tryand help out the general public”), but the responses did not get any more complex. Students alsosaw participatory action research as something engineers could do, though not necessarily intheir roles as engineers

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L Hess, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

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sequentially throughout astudent’s academic career and which researchers can use as a guide for exploring thedevelopment of empathy among engineering students. However, before we do this, we first mustconceptualize this multi-faceted and complex phenomenon.2. What is Empathy?Empathy is a nuanced phenomenon. It has been labeled as a construct, ability, skill, disposition,intellectual virtue, and much more. According to Batson,15 there are eight distinct concepts thatscholars have called empathy, each of which merits distinction. Batson described the first ofthese concepts as “knowing another person’s internal state, including his or her thoughts orfeelings.” The emphasis on knowing another’s mind is akin to what some scholars have called“empathic

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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broaden the appeal of engineering educationto a wider range of gender and ethnic categories. 8 These activities seek to engage students incritical thinking processes while simultaneously achieving a greater sense of civic and socialresponsibility. However, depending on the approach there are inherent technical, cultural andpolitical limitations which can privilege students and teachers at the expense of the communitiesbeing served. 9 With that in mind, we note that analysis of practices such as service learning showpositive effects on students’ attitudes, social behavior, and academic performance. 10 As such,finding the most effective means by which these topics and pedagogical approaches can beintegrated into the engineering curriculum has the

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Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Laura E Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University

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Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. The Biomedical Engineering and Software Engineering programs are preparing for accreditation in the next review cycle. Also, a special interdisciplinary General Engineering program is offered that is not accredited. At SJSU, BS Engineering programs are treated as accredited, since all programs are designed with assessment and accreditation in mind. Rationalization for the Course Sequence: The 120 Unit Plan Discussions of reduction in units to earn a baccalaureate degree have occurred within the California State University (CSU) system since the 1990’s. Much progress was made to reduce programs in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. By 2008 approximately 81% of degree programs met the 120-unit

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #16973A Principlist Approach for Thinking About the Social Impacts of Engineer-ingDr. Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida Jonathan Beever is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and faculty with the Texts & Technology Program at The University of Central Florida. He has held postdoctoral positions with Penn State’s Rock Ethics Institute and with Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering before joining UCF. He has held fellowships with the Kaufmann Foundation, the Aldo Leopold Foundation, and the Global Sustainable Soundscape Network. Jonathan works and publishes at the intersection of

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Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #14759Integrating Literature and Problem-Based Learning in a First-Year Engi-neering AcademyDr. Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology Dr. McGrade is a Professor of English at Indiana Institute of Technology, where she teaches a range of classes from First-Year Composition to African American Literature. She often works closely with the College of Engineering, and has developed both an integrated model for English instruction within a Software Engineering program, and a problem-based learning curriculum for a First-Year Engineering Academy. She is also the current NSBE Chapter Advisor

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Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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arts through the studio-baseddesign pedagogy. In order to design technically feasible and socially acceptable products andservice, students combine the methods and tools from a variety of disciplines, such as designthinking (e.g., mind-mapping), engineering technology (e.g., Arduino), and cultural studies (e.g.,ethnography). In contrast to the focus on problem solving in typical engineering classrooms,teaching in PDI emphasizes problem finding. PDI students usually start their design projects bystudying the relevant objectives and constraints from rich and heterogeneous real-world context,such as the shortage of food and clear water in underdeveloped regions and the stagnation ofpublic schools in American cities. Students also critically

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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, otherscholars recognize utilizing empathy requires not only empathic competence, but also awillingness to employ empathy8. With this in mind, more work needs to be done to betterunderstand how engineering students conceptualize empathy and view its role in engineeringpractice. Such understanding can further enhance efforts to promote the development of moreempathic engineers. To fill this gap in the literature, we investigated the ways that engineeringstudents described empathy and its application in their engineering work at a large publicMidwestern University. As such, this study was guided by the following research questions: 1. How do engineering students describe their experiences with empathy? 2. From the perspective of engineering students

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Morris, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #16303Don’t Look at Your Shoes! Getting Engineers and Scientists to Engage withAudiencesDr. Scott A. Morris, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Scott A. Morris received his PhD in Agricultural Engineering in1992 from Michigan State University and has worked in industry both directly and as a consultant on a wide range of projects. Based at the University of Illinois since 1992, Dr. Morris developed a nationally-recognized research and teaching program, and was one of the first faculty members to offer asynchronous computer-based online content. Dr. Morris teaches engineering courses both on the Urbana

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado - Boulder

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technical versus non-technical course choiceallocations. Perhaps an unstated bias exists that choice equates to less “rigor,” and so theunintended message to students of differential choice in technical versus non-technicalcoursework may be that knowledge and courses in non-technical subjects are comparativelyunimportant. Values are inherent in engineering design; so just as the technical content of anengineering program is (hopefully) carefully scaffolded, “the same intentionality and evaluationshould be undertaken for the liberal component of a student’s undergraduate experience.”6Though some choice is necessary, too much choice can be detrimental;29 thus, providing choicein a balanced manner is essential. Engineering educators must be mindful

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Catalano, Binghamton University

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Paper ID #14503Learning about Design from the Lakota NationDr. George D. Catalano, Binghamton University Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University Previously member of the faculty at U.S. Military Academy and Louisiana State University. Two time Fullbright Scholar – Italy and Germany. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Learning about Engineering Design from the LakotaAbstractAn engineering design paradigm is developed using an enriched morally deep world-view. Thenew design approach borrows from the wisdom of the Lakota Nation as evidenced through anexamination of

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Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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mode ofreflection constitutes Macmurray’s criticism of the Cartesian emphasis on rationality; that therational mind can exist in isolation but as humans we cannot exist as people without otherpeople.Thus from the perspective offered by Macmurray’s system how assessment and evaluation isperformed, for what purpose, and the mental models developed by this activity have a large rolein the form of the engineering profession that we all contribute to creating. The next sectionprovides several critiques of the existing ABET criteria and the potential impacts the proposedchanges to criteria three and five may have.CritiquesThis section provides several critiques of the EC 2000 process from the perspective ofMaymurray’s philosophy system. These

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Najla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech ; Liesl M Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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our uncertainty (tolerance for ambiguity). In this course, students experiencedmultiple levels of uncertainty and instructors offered permission as part of the course design tosafely take risks, fail, and move forward. As a result, final products were much more innovativeand creative in nature than ideas presented at the beginning of the class. Students recognized theimportance of the challenges they faced (group dynamics, work dynamics, distaste for the coursedesign and overwhelming amount of group work, etc.) in moving through the creative designprocess.With that in mind, we look to student reflections, specifically those of the engineering students,to identify strategies that contribute to creative practice and to help students

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Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech

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education ofengineers for decades, and we will continue to be in this struggle for the long haul. Now is thetime for us (once again) to organize, to build coalitions, and to leverage all of our socialanalytical ability toward the effort of winning hearts and minds in support of the broad educationof engineers. What appeared to be consensus over EC2000 is now revealed to have been fragileat best, and we must work to strengthen and re-build this movement. I propose several ways inwhich the LEES Division can act as a clearinghouse with convening power to build coalitionsacross those who advocate for liberal education of engineers, across ASEE divisions, and acrossthe broader set of professional engineering societies, which comprise the membership of

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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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

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Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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.      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

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Writing and Communication II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Paper ID #15156Insights from Focus Groups: A Qualitative Assessment of Students’ Percep-tions of Their Communications SkillsProf. Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University Sarah Liggett directs the Communication across the Curriculum program at Louisiana State University. where she is also a professor in the Department of English.Mr. David Bowles, Louisiana State University David ”Boz” Bowles is a technical communication instructor and Engineering Communication Studio coordinator in the Chevron Center for Engineering Education at Louisiana State University. He earned a baccalaureate degree in English and a Master of Fine

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #15937The Revealing Effect of Disasters: A Case Study from Tulane UniversityMr. Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech Andrew Katz is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from Tulane University and M.Eng. in environmental engineering from Texas A&M University. Most recently, prior to beginning his doctoral studies at Virginia Tech, he taught physics in Dallas, TX. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Revealing Effect of Disasters:A Case Study from Tulane UniversityIntroductionIn the wake of Hurricane

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Communication Across the Divisions I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

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  home(work)  about:  An  analysis  of  writing  exercises  in  fluid  mechanics  textbooks.  Proceedings  of  the   ASEE  2015  Annual  Meeting.  Washington,  DC:  ASEE.  Paper  ID  #12150     31. Valenzuela,  M.,  &  Stein,  V.  A.  (2015).  Minding  the  gap:  How  engineering  can  contribute  to  a  liberal   education.  Proceedings  of  the  ASEE  2015  Annual  Meeting.  Washington,  DC:  ASEE.  Paper  ID  #12526   32.  White,  C.  K.,    Breslow,  L.,  &  Hastings,  D.  E.  (2015)  Understanding  curricular  approaches  to   communication  as  a  global  competency:  An  interdisciplinary  study  of  the  teaching  and  learning  of   communications.  Proceedings  of  the  ASEE

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Communication Across the Divisions I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yupeng Luo, California State University - Fresno; Wei Wu, California State University - Fresno; Zhanna Bagdasarov, California State University - Fresno

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collaborative learning. In IEEE International Professional CommunicationConference, IEEE, 214-218.[12] Lin, C. P., Liu, K. P., & Niramitranon, J. (2008). Tablet PC to support collaborative learning:an empirical study of English vocabulary learning. In Wireless, Mobile, and UbiquitousTechnology in Education (WMUTE), IEEE, 47-51.[13] Avery, Z., Castillo, M., Guo, H., Guo, J., Warter-Perez, N., Won, D. S., & Dong, J. (2010).Implementing Collaborative Project-Based Learning using the Tablet PC to enhance studentlearning in engineering and computer science courses. In 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in EducationConference (FIE), 1-7.[14] Vygotsky, L. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes.Cambridge: Harvard