Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

communicate technical ideas in such a way that people without knowledgeof industry-specific jargon can still understand. Additionally, a semester-long graduate course atthe University of South Carolina is designed to prepare graduate students to write an engineeringmanuscript with the specific intent of being peer-reviewed and published3. The content of thecourse includes specific instructions on the purpose of and information in the four sections of atypical engineering research article. Page 24.64.3At K.U. Leuven in Belgium, a technical writing course has been implemented that centersaround a checklist of goal writing abilities4. Here, each of the

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University; Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #10109Adventures in paragraph writing: the development and refinement of scal-able and effective writing exercises for large enrollment engineering coursesMs. Rebecca Rose Essig, Purdue UniversityDr. Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ph.D., Stanford University, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2003) Assistant Professor, Purdue Uni- versity, School of Civil Engineering (2007-present)Prof. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Assistant Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamarza Mulia, Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia; Elsa Krisanti, Chemical Engineering Department, Universitas Indonesia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Practice shaking hands and audience analysis for and audience analysis making a presentation 2 / Oral presentation, visual Practice one minute impromptu presentation; assign aids, assessment criteria topics for the two minute presentation 3 / Two minute presentation Peer assessment (presentation) without visual aids 4 / Two minute presentation Peer assessment (presentation); assign reading without visual aids materials for teaching note writing 5 / Effective reading, Practice writing a summary for teaching notes; peer summarizing, teaching notes assessment (teaching notes); assign students to find writing guidelines reading

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

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and Engineering Instructors." Technical Communication Quarterly, 2003. 12(1): p. 7-24.12. Smith, S., "The Role of Technical Expertise in Engineering and Writing Teachers’ Evaluations of Students’ Writing." Written Communication, 2003. 20(1): p. 37-80.13. Taylor, S.S. and M.D. Patton, "Ten engineers reading: disjunctions between preference and practice in civil engineering faculty responses." Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2006. 36(3): p. 253-271.14. Thaiss, C. and T.M. Zawacki, Engaged writers and dynamic disciplines: Research on the academic writing life. 2006, Portsmouth: Heinemann.15. Ohland, M.W. and R.A. Layton. "Comparing the reliability of two peer evaluation instruments." in

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Vadyak; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Christine Haas, Christine Haas Consulting

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, target members because of gender,race, or ethnicity. This work-in-progress paper introduces an organization that recruitsengineering undergraduates based in large part on how well they communicateengineering. Such an organization has inherent value for the discipline of engineering becausethe set of skills needed to excel in writing a technical report or making a technicalpresentation are skills important for succeeding as a graduate student in engineering or asa professional engineer. For instance, creating an excellent technical report orpresentation requires the ability to perform library research, to organize information in alogical manner, and to target an audience. The organization UTREE (Undergraduate Teaching and Research

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anthony Joseph Bonifonte, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gloria J. Ross, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

appropriate ways15.  In a study comparing writing rubrics, Morozov concluded that students viewed the more detailed and extensive rubric more positively than less-extensive rubrics16. In this study, an effective rubric model emphasized skills, elaboration of skill, and critical thinking.  One recent study compared the reliability of two writing rubrics across three different settings and reported moderate reliability for most skills represented in the two rubrics17.  Multiple studies address the effect of Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) on student writing18, 19, 20 . CPR involves the electronic evaluation of student writing by their peers. None of these studies specifically address rubric

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacquelyn E. Borinski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Danielle Haight, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Elaine Catherine McCormick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alisha A.W. Waller, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

this paper, and as derived from anonymous end-of-course surveys.We were inspired to write a paper about this course because it was well-received by the students(three of whom are co-authors of this paper), and because we felt the topic of the course is animportant one for young engineers to consider. Furthermore, we believe that, for an engineeringcourse, the way it was created and conducted is unusual. The course required a significantamount of reading, writing, and discussions, and because the course instructor, who had littleprior expertise in the philosophical aspects of the course, considered himself a co-learner withthe students. We hope that by sharing our experiences with this course, we will make it easierfor interested instructors to

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

the pedagogical approaches and classroomstructure in their HSS lectures and tutorials. If they manage to enroll in a course withcomparatively low engineering representation, they often feel isolated from their peers, and ifthey choose to enroll in an HSS elective with high out of department enrollment they are oftenshepherded into a non-arts and science lecture section or tutorial with no change in the way thatmaterial is delivered or discussed. While they may watch different modes of thought at work, it’sunlikely that they are proficient in their use or convinced of their benefit by course’s end. Andwhile another calendar entry strongly encourages students to “plan their complementary studieselectives in accordance with their career

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Students were prompted to complete the activity with the following set ofinstructions: 1. Get a blank piece of paper, a writing instrument, and write and circle ‘Sustainability’ in the center of the paper. 2. The general form of your map should be a series of connected bubbles, with the ‘Sustainability’ bubble at the center. These bubbles do not have to be strictly hierarchical, and can include anything from words to phrases to images. They can be nested if that fits your understanding of concepts. Don’t try to put too much into any single bubble. You can label connecting lines (often with words describing the relationship) though you do not have to. You should not consult outside sources or others’ maps during

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jean L. Coco, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Mehdi Miri, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert W. Cox, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-party evaluators judged all student presentations in the Senior Design class oralpresentation without knowing who the project students were.Project NarrativeA. Specific AimsThe overall purpose of this research was to improve the oral communication skills ofapproximately 350 undergraduate electrical engineering students by providing multipleopportunities for practice and feedback.The project’s objective was to determine whether or not the quality of students’ oral Page 24.729.3presentations improved after post-performance feedback and reflective writing. We determinedthis through a statistical comparison of the control group and the select group

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

reflection process, which we hope will be of interest to otherengineering educators developing and/or teaching interdisciplinary programs. We followBorrego and Newswander in using the term “interdisciplinary” when collaborators work togetherto create something new as opposed to a “multidisciplinary” collaboration where colleaguescome together momentarily but then split apart “unchanged by the experience.”5Course objectives were outlined for the specific courses the program would encompass; Table 1shows a list of objectives for each of three courses. Students earned twelve credit hours for theprogram (four in science, four in engineering, and four in technical writing and communication).Throughout this paper the word “program” refers to the full

Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey M. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #9010New Metaphors for New Understandings: Ontological Questions about De-veloping Grounded Theories in Engineering EducationDr. Kacey Beddoes, Oregon State University Kacey Beddoes is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University. Her current research interests include interdisciplinary engineering education, gender in engineering education research, research methodologies, and peer review. She received her PhD in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech, and serves as Managing Editor of Engineering Studies and Assistant Editor of the Global Engineering Series

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University; Igor Kourkine

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

background of a technology from a business perspective and answer questions such as “How is the technology scientifically superior to other competing technologies?” (ii) Assess the nature of a business opportunity (e.g. whether it is sizable, real, immediate, and has a first-mover advantage). (iii) Develop a business model and strategy for technology commercialization. (iv) Apply the Porter’s five forces analysis14 and SWOT15 analysis to a problem. (v) Identify and rank critical business issues and develop risk mitigation strategies. (vi) Write a succinct business development proposal targeted at either venture capitalist (VC) or internal corporate venture (ICV) funding.It should be

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pete Hylton, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wendy Otoupal-Hylton, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

not likely to result in newengineering courses examining the collected works of Shakespeare, writing poetry, or teachingverse in iambic-parameter. On the other hand, anything is possible. We engineers need not be seen as bland. Nor must we fear to reach out to our peers, Who teach of things we do not understand. Let us reach out and overcome our fears. Then shall we strive to find a common ground, And train a grad whose skills are found well round.References[1] Snow, C. (1956). “The Two Cultures.” New Statesman, 6 October 1956.[2] Snow, C. (1959). “The Rede Lecture.” Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.[3

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Vurkaç, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

who received humanities education tend to have better performance” in the workplace,based on pre-and-post surveys given to employers of graduates.In a recent blog post for Science [11] on the reasons to include the Humanities in careerpreparation, and even though writing about science careers, not engineering, Albert brings forthten enumerated reasons, many of which are relevant to engineering practice as well. Reason 2 isthat “[s]tudying the humanities allows you to become familiar with and use the creative ideasfrom great minds outside of science. As a poignant example in support of this argument, considerthe application of art-inspired mathematics to the applied chemistry of an oil-spill clean-up,presented at the Bridges 2012: Mathematics

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

as well as in academic writing, and a critical inquiry class taught by theHSA faculty. The critical inquiry class has multiple sessions taught by different instructors. Eachsession focuses on a topic that is related to the instructor’s specialty, yet all the sessions have acommon component: for the first few weeks, students and instructors engage in a discussion ofthe meaning of liberal arts education and its implications for HMC. In addition to completing theCommon Core, every student at HMC is required to take at least ten courses in HSA, with atleast four courses in an area of concentration. The engineering curriculum at HMC consists ofthree stems: design, engineering sciences, and system. The design stem includes three

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Wilcox , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

such initiatives, with LLC organized aroundsustainability having been established at more than a handful of colleges and universitiesnationwide. Proponents of living and learning communities point to social and educationalbenefits beyond enrollment and retention, such as better academic performance, studentengagement (civic, intellectual, and social), and critical thinking owning to experiential learningand co-curricular (and extra-curricular) learning opportunities. Also expected are more reliableand effective student transitions into higher education owing to the peer support network and rolemodels built around shared interests and positive identities (Tinto, 2000; Zhao and Kuh, 2004;Inkelas, et al, 2006; Brower and Inkelas, 2010). This

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jian Yuan, Beihang University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, in the “program evaluator competency model”,ABET also emphasizes the professional competency of program evaluators, which mainlyencompasses professional ethics requirements for program evaluators as “professional peers”: “a.conveys professional appearance and demeanor, b. is committed to contributing and adding valueto the evaluation process, c. considered a person with high integrity and ethical standards, d.represents ABET and responsible technical society as a practicing professional, e. willing tomake observations to stimulate innovation and further the program's efforts toward continuousimprovement, f. shows professional respect for institution faculty and staff, g. upholds ABETcode of conduct at all times.”18In contrast, the CEEAA’s