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Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College; Meredith Stoops, Benedictine College

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Paper ID #19626Integration of Critical Reflection Methodologies into Engineering Service-Learning ProjectsDr. Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College Dr. Newbolds is an assistant professor in the engineering department at Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas. After graduating from Purdue University in 1995, Dr. Newbolds started his career in construction as a Project Engineer for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). He returned to Purdue for graduate school in 1998 and subsequently took a position in the INDOT Research and Development office. While completing his graduate degrees, Dr. Newbolds conducted and

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Paper ID #18229Diplomacy Lab Provides Term-length Group Projects Integrating Policy Anal-ysis and Liberal Arts into the Traditional Engineering ClassroomDr. Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE, BCEE, CEng, F.AAN joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2010 after ten years on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati where he served as Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Since 2014, he has concur- rently served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State in the areas of environment

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Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jewell Amanda Brey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Danianne Mizzy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical Engineering. He teaches several instrumentation courses and a senior design class. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 1 A Maker-in-Residence program to build a community of MakersAbstractThe BeAM (Be A Maker) Makerspace at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosts aMaker-in-Residence (MIR) program. Through this program, undergraduate students participatein design-build projects under the guidance of expert Makers who are skilled in a particulartechnology or

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

Alabama. Dr. Burian’s professional career spans more than 20 years during which he has worked as a de- sign engineer, as a Visiting Professor at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a Professor at the University of Arkansas and the University of Utah, and as the Chief Water Consultant of an international engineer- ing and sustainability consulting firm he co-founded. He served as the first co-Director of Sustainability Curriculum Development at the University of Utah where he created pan-campus degree programs and stimulated infusion of sustainability principles and practices in teaching and learning activities across campus. Dr. Burian currently is the Project Director of the USAID-funded U.S.-Pakistan Center for

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The Big Picture in Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdín, Purdue University

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convergent parallel mixedmethod design, collecting both quantitative and qualitative data, simultaneously, to answer tworesearch questions 1) What trends are Program Officers seeing in the Broader Impacts criterionand 2) Which Broader Impacts statements are being addressed in Project Summaries submitted tothe National Science Foundation. The quantitative approach consisted of examining 82 awarded Project Summaries in theEEC division to obtain a quantifiable assessment of the extent to which PIs who applied to EECaddressed the Broader Impacts suggestions outlined in NSF’s Proposal and Award Policies andProcedures Guide. The qualitative approach involved interviews of four program officers from theEEC division regarding the trends in addressing

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Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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perceived divisions between STEM andthe liberal arts by linking those perspectives and assignments to broader habits of mind that arenecessary for engineers and designers. We then describe our strategies for integrating a richdesign experience into the course and consider how that integration alters typical approaches todesign projects. Finally, we discuss our plan to implement assessments that account for bothstudents’ technical abilities and their application of course theories and concepts.Course development was supported at the Institution by a summer course development grant thatencouraged faculty to partner across disciplines to create unique course offerings. Thepartnership between the Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) and the

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Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph R. Herkert, North Carolina State University; Jennifer Kuzma, North Carolina State University; Patricia Mae Roberts, North Carolina State: School of Public and International Affairs; Erin Banks, North Carolina State University ; Sharon A Stauffer, NC State University Genetic Engineering and Society Center

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minority students enrolling and graduating with graduate level de- grees. Dr. Banks also has experience in program evaluation and research involving health disparities and psychosocial issues and is a lecturer in the psychology and interdisciplinary studies program.Ms. Sharon A Stauffer, NC State University Genetic Engineering and Society Center Sharon joined the Genetic Engineering and Society Center in the fall of 2013, at the beginning of its inaugural year. She brings to the Center many years of experience in event planning, office management, project management, and financial management. She is the current project manager on the Centers’ NSF- funded grant titled ”Cultivating Cultures in Ethics STEM:Comparing Meanings

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Cowan, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

reform efforts require effectivemethods for assessing student sustainable design abilities. One approach for both stimulatingstudent learning and facilitating assessment is the use of rubrics. Rubrics can be used byinstructors to evaluate the quality of student work, but can also be used prior to assignments tohelp students learn about different dimensions of sustainability, establish expectations forsustainable design, and self-assess how well principles were applied to design projects.The goal of this project is to develop and validate a sustainable design rubric that can be easilyadapted and applied across engineering disciplines or for interdisciplinary problem-solving. Asustainable design rubric was previously developed based on the Nine

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Writing and Communication

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Necia Werner, Carnegie Mellon University; Suguru Ishizaki, Carnegie Mellon University

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of a single course. It’s a bit likeinvestigating dark matter; one can hypothesize without seeing it that it exists because of radiationsignals observed when particles collide, but not really understand what it’s composed of or howit holds galaxies in the universe together. Our goal in this project is to provide student writerswith a means to jumpstart their understanding of writing as compositional decision-making byequipping them with the means to quickly, and literally, “see” their composing decisions.To help students notice and reflect on composition decisions in their writing, our team of writingresearchers, educators, and statisticians is piloting use of a suite of computer-aided learning toolsfor corpus-based text analysis in core

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Writing and Communication

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Denise Tombolato-Terzic, Christopher Newport University; Daniel P. Richards, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Megan McKittrick, Old Dominion University; Julia Romberger, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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lead of Area of Specializa- tion Mechatronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufacturing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR project related to the additive manufacturing training of active military. She is also part of the research team that leads the summer camp to nine graders that focus on broadening participation of underrepresented students into STEM (ODU BLAST).Dr. Denise Tombolato-Terzic

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Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Colin M. Gray, Purdue University; Denise McAllister Wilder NCIDQ, Purdue University; Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

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designers’ beliefs about design character. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new multidisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and technical content through competency-based experiential learning.Ms. Iryna Ashby, Purdue University Iryna Ashby is a Ph.D student in the Learning Design and Technology Program at Purdue University with the research interests focused on competency-based education and assessment, micro-credentialing, and program evaluation. She is also part of the program evaluation team for the Transdisciplinary Studies in Technology – a

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mel Chua, Olin College; Tess Edmonds, Olin College

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– rather than simply developing their stores ofknowledge about their profession [6, 7]. We bring this discussion into the context of engineeringeducation by showing how contemplative dialogic processes can impact the formation ofengineering students.Undergraduate engineering education often involves hands-on and team projects, but discerningwhen and how to critically reflect on conversational skill development can be a challenge. Wepresent conversation architectures as potential solutions that complement existing practices andapproaches in engineering education. Conversation architectures are our umbrella term forcommunication and participation structures designed to scaffold the creation of reflective spacewhere students can focus on

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Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose M. Marra Ph.D., University of Missouri; So Mi Kim, University of Missouri; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Douglas J. Hacker, University of Utah; Shann Bossaller, University of Missouri

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doctoral degree at the University of Georgia, Learning, Design, and Tech- nology program. Before that, she had worked for the Korean Government in nation-wide ICT integration projects to K-12 schools over 10 years. She specializes in inquiry/ critical information-based problem solving in technology-enhanced learning environments (e.g., OER, social media, games, and augmented reality).Dr. Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the recently retired Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University (MSU). Plumb has been involved in engineering education and program evaluation for over 25 years, and she continues to work on externally funded

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Writing and Communication

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Katie Snyder, University of Michigan

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engineering project teams, as they navigate the more open-ended communication decisions involved in describing the products of open-ended design scenarios.Dr. Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan Laura K. Alford is a Lecturer and Research Investigator at the University of Michigan.Dr. Katie Snyder, University of Michigan Dr. Snyder is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She teaches writing and presentation strategies to students in the College of Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Implementing a Single Holistic Rubric to Address Both Communication and Technical Criteria in a First Year

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Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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ASEE ChE Division, has served as an ABET program evaluator and on the AIChE/ABET Education & Accreditation Committee. He has also served as Assessment Coordinator in WPI’s Interdis- ciplinary and Global Studies Division and as Director of WPI’s Washington DC Project Center. He was secretary/treasurer of the new Education Division of AIChE. In 2009 he was awarded the rank of Fellow in the ASEE, and in 2013 was awarded the rank of Fellow in AIChE.Ms. Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Through her role as Associate Director for the Center for Project-Based Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Paula Quinn works to improve student learning in higher education by supporting faculty and staff at WPI

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The Big Picture in Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Challenges The objective is not to turn us into amateur ethnographers, sociologists, or educators but to understand the complexities of the fields that have come before us, learn some of their tools, and employ them in the fertile territory of art [or engineering]. – Pablo Helguera1IntroductionThis paper critically interprets a set of purportedly exemplary engineering and liberal education(ELE) integration approaches identified by the collaborative ASEE and Teagle Foundationinitiative, titled the “Engineering-Enhanced Liberal Education Project.”2 Drawing on theoreticalinsights from science and technology studies and engineering studies, the paper considers howthe ELE approaches represented within the Engineering-Enhanced Liberal

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Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University; David J. Terrell, Florida Atlantic University

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enhancing coastal re- silience to natural hazards. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Park Service through FAU Environmental Sciences Everglades Fellowship Initiative, USGS, and The Na- ture Conservancy.Dr. Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University Alka Sapat is an associate professor of public administration at Florida Atlantic University. Her research interests include disaster and crisis management, environmental policy and justice, federalism, and social networks analysis. She was a Research Fellow with the National Science Foundation’s ”Next Generation of Hazards Researchers” program and has been involved in a number of initiatives including NSF funded projects on topics of

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Assessment and Liberal Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

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education and major programs (AAC&U, 2009). Whether the actual course of study is described as disciplinary or interdisciplinary, American higher education is now engaging students with big questions and real problems. Almost invariably, those problems span conventional disciplinary boundaries. (p. xvi)Klein makes the argument that interdisciplinarity is gaining importance based onincreased requests for information and help from individuals, programs, and institutionsand a 2016 AAC&U report, Recent Trends in General Education Design, LearningOutcomes, and Teaching Approaches states, “[n]early all AAC&U institutions offersignificant integrative or applied learning projects.” (p. 6) The same 2016 reportsummarizes a

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Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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different levels of emphasis on experiential learning. Those schoolswith less experiential learning courses tended to feature more courses where students learnedconcepts and demonstrated competence through traditional exercises like problem sets andexams. Engineering educators have steadily incorporated problem-based learning exercises,projects and capstone experiences into undergraduate engineering education. Problem-basedLearning (PBL) has been one technique introduced in order to bring ‘real life’ problems into theclassroom. Those educational exercises, particularly PBL, emphasize information-seeking as askill that will be developed through participation in the exercise. What we may see in these datais the payoff of those activities, but as one

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Assessment and Liberal Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Ramon Benitez, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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

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Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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

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Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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

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Flexible Engineering Curricula

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leland Giovannelli, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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a foreign culture and language—to wit, American culture and English language.)  a suitable technical elective. This echoes the original GEC, but the GEM’s electives must explicitly combine technical and non-technical aspects of engineering.  a global experience typically involving an international study or work project. This was an option associated with the original IEC, and proposed as the post-graduate goal of the GEC, but now it is an integrated and essential requirement for the new Minor.  a new gateway course to give GEM students a common focus. This course orients students towards the program’s definition of global engineering. It encourages students to gain cultural awareness, not

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Flexible Engineering Curricula

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

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students, not just GE students. As such, it isbeing developed by faculty within and outside GE.1st Year: User-Centered DesignOne major challenge that engineers universally face is the disconnect of their work from itsusers. In this first year class, we stress that designs cannot be based simply on the designers’ ownunderstanding, and we emphasize the need to develop empathy for users, who may have differentassumptions and experiences. In an effort to better integrate social justice into engineering, thiscourse aims to help students understand their own privileges, which we achieve throughreflection journals, activities such as a trip to a local museum with an exhibit on race, andclassroom discussion. The course project entails a community

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Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Necia Werner, Carnegie Mellon University; Joanna Dickert, Carnegie Mellon University; Nisha Shanmugaraj, Carnegie Mellon University ; Kevin G. Monahan, Carnegie Mellon University; Stephanie Wallach, Carnegie Mellon University; Jennifer Keating, Carnegie Mellon University

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College, includes a pre-program survey which is completed at the beginningof the summer experience, a post-program survey which is completed at the immediateconclusion of the summer experience, and a follow-up survey which is completed at theconclusion of the subsequent academic year. Funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute(HHMI), the SURE survey was first administered in 2004 [8]. With 44 total items, it includes 21items in which students rate individual learning gains on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from verylarge gain (5) to no gain or very small gain (1). The items cover a comprehensive range ofpotential gains including development of project-specific skills and theoretical understanding,engagement with the research process, and

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Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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engineering majors, there have been undergraduatestudents from non-engineering majors as well as graduate students from both engineering andnon-engineering majors, providing a multidisciplinary environment for students to discuss andlearn about wicked problems.Although the semester-long project is a group project, students work on individual writingassignments that they submit throughout the semester. They are given prompts related to wickedproblems, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship, and they then write 600-1000 words inresponse to these prompts. These writing assignments require that students find appropriatereferences to provide facts and support their statements, but they also require some personalreflection, and convey each

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Flexible Engineering Curricula

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Henrique Dinis Santos, University of Minho; Victor F. A, Barros, Science and Education Research Council

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Department of Textile Engi- neering since 2005. Degree in Textile Engineering by the University of Minho. Professor at the University of Minho since 1984. PhD in Engineering –Technology and Textile Chemistry by the University of Minho in 1993. Rieter Award, 1993. Responsible for several curricular units in the integrated study cycles in Textitle Engineering and Engi- neering and Industrial Management, in the 1st cycle course of Design and Fashion Marketing, and also in the 2nd cycle courses of Fashion Design and Communication, Textile Chemistry, Advanced Textiles and Design and Marketing. Head research and research member of several R&D projects, has presented as main author or co-author many dozens of

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Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehmet Vurkac, Oregon Institute of Technology

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): Multi-Modality Skill-Building—P–12, College, and the Impact Beyond Mehmet Vurkaç, Seattle University 1. IntroductionImproving engineering education is a goal shared by engineering educators, accrediting bodies,government, and industry. Naturally, there are many approaches to improving engineeringeducation, and many aspects of engineering education that require attention and effort. Thepresent paper connects one recently popular approach with a specific aspect of engineering thatis a critical part of making engineering education more relevant to engineering practice.Design is a key component of engineering. Curricula that make it possible for students toexperience one or more major design projects as part of

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Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; David Adam Banks, University at Albany - SUNY

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reforms that help to realize the democratic possibilities of engineering.The language of peace in these reform proposals prioritizes engineers’ social responsibilities tothe safety, health, and welfare of humans and the Earth over that of war and corporate profit.21 22This approach includes everything from practical advice on career paths and how to declineworking on ethically dubious projects, to more structural critiques of engineering firms’relationships to state violence. One of the most influential efforts to scale the language of peaceinto engineering education and profession is George Catalano’s 2004 proposition to modify theABET Criterion 3, which deals primarily with student learning outcomes such as “ability todesign and conduct

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Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth L. Miller, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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demonstrated by the survey, a number of contexts in industry and research requirepresentations. Out of the seventeen participants who discussed working in industry, fifteenreported giving and witnessing presentations, while two reported only witnessing presentations.Of the participants who presented, eight described giving major presentations to report on projects,two described giving minor presentations to teach workshops, report on progress, or acquiresupport for new projects, and five described giving both major and minor presentations. Inresearch, twelve out of thirteen participants gave presentations and one witnessed presentations.All participants who presented described giving major presentations at conferences, and two alsodescribed giving