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Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; William Moeller, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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museum to help it beginupdating its displays on recent developments in materials; junior fluids, junior circuits, seniormicroprocessor, senior design of machine elements, and senior capstone design are havingstudents design and build various parts of an automated canal lock opener for a local nationalpark. Many of the projects are low-cost and can be implemented by individual faculty memberswithout the requirement of a formal institutional program. These S-L projects are integrated intoa wide variety of core courses (and not just design courses) and represent typically from 10 to20% of the grade.IntroductionWe define service-learning as a hands-on learning approach in which students achieve academicobjectives in a credit-bearing course by

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen Donis-Keller, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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. Furthermore, while writing remains an essential means ofcommunication, visual digital technologies such as video and still photography have gainedwidespread acceptance and are now ubiquitous as primary modes for communication, notablyvia web-based means. Despite recognition for the need to embrace "new media" courses thatdirectly address creativity and effective communication using such tools are not plentiful withinthe engineering curriculum. There are many competing interests that influence curriculum designthat will equip the next generation of engineers to be technically competent, competitive in theglobal economy, and effective as responsible citizens. The Association of American Collegesand Universities report College Learning for the New

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kami Carey, Howard University

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during the design of an engineering project. It also examinedthe level of integration of that knowledge in project designs. The data gathered offers aglimpse of the characteristics of an integrative engineer and provides insight into the rolethat engineering educators play in producing engineers who are able to consistentlyutilize flexibility, adaptability, and resiliency to ultimately become lifelong learners.Overall, this research provides a framework for engineering educators for reforming theengineering classroom so that the curriculum is more meaningfully linked to thehumanities and social sciences courses from the liberal arts scope and technicalcomponents of the curriculum and thus enhancing the likelihood of developing reflective

Conference Session

Thinking around the Bachelor of Arts in Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Liberal Education

-engineers about engineering, and (c) integrate many disciplines into acoherent educational experience. Each category is briefly described below with some examples.Liberal Arts for Engineers:• 3-2 program with B.A./B.S. (ABET-accredited) from 2 different collegesi o E.g. Williams College (B.A.) and Columbia University (B.S.) o Provides an alternate 5-year pathway to an undergraduate disciplinary specific B.S. engineering degree. The student does not have to commit in the 1st year and can pursue a liberal arts core and a liberal arts concentration.• ABET-accredited B.S. Engineering (general) degree programs at liberal arts colleges o E.g. Swarthmore College, Smith College, Harvey Mudd College o Provides a

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Simmons, University of Utah; Susan Sample, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Arizona; her research interests include narrative theory in health communication.April Kedrowicz, University of Utah Dr. April A. Kedrowicz is the Director of the CLEAR (Communication, Leadership, Ethics, And Research) 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 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’s work with Engineering began during her tenure as a

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Newberry, Baylor University; William Lawson, Texas Tech University; Kathy Austin, Texas Tech University; Greta Gorsuch, Texas Tech University; Thomas Darwin, University of Texas at Austin

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in Science, Engineering and Technology, 09/01/2006-08/31/2009.2. Herkert, J.R. "Engineering ethics education in the USA: content, pedagogy and curriculum." European Journal of Engineering Education 25 (4) Dec. 2000: 303-313.3. Newberry, B. “The Dilemma of Ethics in Engineering Education.” Science and Engineering Ethics 10 (2) 2004: 343-351.4. Stephan, K.D. “A survey of ethics-related instruction in U.S. engineering programs,” ASEE J. Engineering Education. 88 (4) Oct. 1999: 459-464.5. Luegenbiehl, H.C. “Themes for an International Code of Engineering Ethics.” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE/WFEO International Colloquium. http://www.asee.org/conferences/international/2003highlights.cfm, accessed 1/17/08.6. Luegenbiehl, H.C

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Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jen Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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contextual listening 1) counters biasescommon in SCD contexts, 2) fosters a community-centric approach to problem defining andsolving, and 3) integrates multiple perspectives and sectors.6. Case study: Sika Dhari’s WindmillWe researched and developed a Sustainable Community Development (SCD) projectimplemented in Sika Dhari village in western India. In this project, an engineering professorteamed up with a non-governmental organization (NGO), the US Environmental ProtectionAgency, a group of her graduate students, and others to work with the villagers of Sika Dhari indesigning and implementing a windmill. The windmill is used to generate energy for poweringflashlights in the village. Throughout this project, the engineering professor was committed

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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engineering faculty’s communication pedagogy in theengineering classroom. We have surveyed engineering faculty at a variety of institutions todetermine to what degree they incorporate communication into their technical classes. Theproject included the development of an electronic survey instrument that collected responsesfrom engineering faculty at programs and departments in the United States. In addition to thesurvey results, we conducted focus groups with small groups of faculty, both at our institutionand at the site of the 2008 Frontiers in Education Conference, in order to dig deeper into the datacollected. The conclusions we draw from analysis of the survey and focus group results indicatethat engineering faculty have incorporated

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Sinnreich-Levi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; David Silverstein, Stevens Institute of Technology

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in engineering and science through research, policy and program development. She is currently the principal investigator for ENGAGE, Engaging Students in Engineering, (www.engageengineering.org) a five year project funded by the National Science Foundation to work with 30 engineering schools to integrate research based strategies that increase retention. Susan’s work at Stevens has been recognized by the White House as a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). She was honored by the Maria Mitchell Association with the Women in Science Award in 2002 and was named an AWIS Fellow in 2007.David Silverstein, Stevens Institute

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Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

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himrefocus on the University’s motto, “Enter to learn, go forth to serve.” Without giving up oneconomic competitiveness as a goal for both the country and the individual student, Alanexplains that he “realized students need to place their engineering solutions within their humancontext and understand the impact engineering can make on developing countries.”39. Expanding performance measures (for sustainability engineering)—James Mihelcic I tend to pursue things that integrated my heart and personal convictions with the structure of my engineering brain. I was always willing to devote the same time to an undergraduate in need as to a doctoral student of great promise. And I was always willing to assist a small community group that

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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students a data-driven curriculum to guide their efforts at making connections would help students seethemselves as engineers. We assert portfolios are one way to satisfy our obligation as educatorsto design an engineering learning experience focused on the student and not the content.AcknowledgementsThis work has been supported by the National Science Foundation through grant REC-0238392,“Using portfolios to promote knowledge integration in engineering education.” The authorswish to thank all of our research participants and all members of the Laboratory for User-Centered Engineering Education for the insightful reviews and comments that helped to shapethis paper.References1 Loshbaugh, Heidi G., Ruth A. Streveler, Kimarie Engerman, Dawn Williams

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Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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AC 2007-866: FINDING A "PLACE" FOR READING AND DISCUSSIONCOURSES: DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF "SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPACTSOF TECHNOLOGY"Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison Kyle Oliver is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Traci Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Traci Kelly is an Assistant Faculty Associate in the Department of Engineering Professional Development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Sandra Courter is the Director of the Engineering Learning Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Brian Swenty, University of Evansville

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liberal education needs in their general education programs. Institutions in the studywere chosen from the 2007 US News and World Report rankings of colleges and universities,focusing on high ranking schools in the category of undergraduate engineering programs andregional masters level universities with an engineering program.Previous studies in this area have focused primarily on the percentage of course work in generaleducation for the engineering student, recognizing the constraints in an undergraduateengineering curriculum that prepares students for practice in four years. Secondarily, previousstudies have focused on the courses (English, History, Art, etc) that comprise a general educationprogram. In contrast, with the shift in assessment

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murali Krishnamurthi, Northern Illinois University

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out: writing must be an integral part of the curriculum.”Engineering faculty members recognize the importance of good writing skills but often have thedifficult task of promoting effective writing practices among their students. Faculty memberscannot always assume that their students would have learned the basic writing techniques in highschool or in core competency courses in college. Even if students were exposed to basic writingtechniques in their pre-engineering courses, they usually forget those techniques if they do nothave sufficient opportunities to refresh and practice them regularly. Faculty members also needsupplementary resources to help students refresh their basic knowledge of grammar, style andorganization, and techniques to

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

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comprehensive approach, resulting from this initiative, to define, develop, and implement theteaching of leadership in the context of engineering and technology curricula. After a rationaleexplaining why the college chose an emphasis on leadership, efforts in and selected results of theleadership initiative are documented, including 1) the development of a leadership modelappropriate to engineering and technology education, 2) the definition of specific outcomes andcurricular material related to leadership, and 3) the development of a framework for using themodel and implementing leadership education throughout the college. The implementationstrategy is based on Kolb’s Learning Cycle and takes advantage of college, departmental andexternal resources to

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betty Harper, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Penn State University; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

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prepared towork collaboratively in culturally diverse and global settings. In order to remain relevant in anevolving field, they must also be creative and innovative, imbued with an entrepreneurial spirit,and educated for leadership and life-long learning. Traditionally, the development of attributessuch as these have not been the primary goals of the undergraduate engineering curriculum,although recent changes in accreditation standards strongly encourage engineering programs tohelp students develop teamwork and lifelong learning skills.While support for what have been understood historically as liberal (or general) education goalsfuels many discussions in engineering education community, the level to which these goalscurrently permeate

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hilkat Soysal, Frostburg State University; Oguz Soysal, Frostburg State University

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].The national trend in accreditation of higher education institutions in the USA leads to aninterdisciplinary curriculum to enhance technological literacy and scientific reasoning forall majors. In most of the colleges, the only way to ensure the exposition of liberal artsstudents to the fundamental concepts of science and engineering is the general educationprogram.The accreditation standards of the Middle States Association of Higher Education requirethat an institution’s general education program be designed “so that students acquire anddemonstrate college-level proficiency in general education and essential skills” includingskills in scientific reasoning. The Maryland Higher Education Commission hasconsequently mandated that all higher

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University

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moretechnologically literate. The BA in Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies graduate works at thiscritical interface. This paper describes a pilot effort to design and deliver a curriculum that is thefruit of a multi-college collaboration. It details the collegial effort required to distill a functionalprogram from the ideas of an interested, variegated constituency. It treats challenges inimplementation in an academic environment which is allegedly steeped in disciplinaryparochialism.IntroductionModern society is technologically driven and technology centered. Thus, an understanding oftechnology, a technological literacy, is a critical prerequisite for full participation as a citizen inthe 21st Century world. Indeed, government rarely characterizes the key

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina; Elena Mangione-Lora, University of Notre Dame

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Liberal Education

students to process material differently from traditionalmethods. Taking notes; preparing for class discussions, tests and quizzes; and even applyingacquired knowledge to new problems or situations – sometimes an exhaustive list of learning andassessment activities in the traditional classroom – are peripheral in terms of the preparation andprocessing required for producing a video narrative.Creating video requires that students reflect on what they are learning and to consider theirnewly acquired knowledge and skills through the purpose of the video. The defined learningoutcomes of the course dictate the guidelines for a video project. Are the students being asked to“teach” the material, demonstrate an integrated understanding of the concepts or

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Beams, University of Texas, Tyler; Luke Niiler, University of Alabama

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sourcematerials such as quotes, with little regard to how those materials support, constrain, interrogateor make problematic their arguments.” 21 Our review of data from surveys, interviews and focusgroup discussions revealed, in turn, that students were inclined to overrate their abilities aswriters. In addition, the attitude survey from that year reveals a marked decrease in thepercentage of students agreeing or strongly agreeing with the following statements: “Writing inEngineering courses helps me understand course material”; and “Writing plays an important rolein Engineering courses.”We ended our third-year report with a call for strongly articulated writing heuristics in theengineering classroom and indeed throughout the Engineering curriculum

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Matthew Search, Iowa State University

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professional skill integration, and assessment-driven continuous improvement.John Jackman, Iowa State University Dr. John Jackman is an Associate Professor in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. His work in engineering problem solving has appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education and the International Journal of Engineering Education. He is currently investigating how engineers use and create information during the development process in order to improve their productivity and reduce development time.K. Jo Min, Iowa State University Dr. K. Jo Min is an Associate Professor in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems

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Writing and Communication II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke Niiler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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cohort have with their writing in Engineering courses are problems shared by other inexperienced writers in other disciplines. For example, while student writers Page 11.694.12 across the disciplines as observed by Dr. Niiler in the UT-Tyler Writing Center are not required to employ tables, figures and graphs in their written work, they are required to integrate and document secondary sources into their research papers. These students often place extended quoted material directly into the body of an essay with little to no regard for context. EWI student writers made the same error: assuming, like

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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. Boelter rose to the position of Associate Dean by1943. The earliest proposal to offer an engineering curriculum at the Los Angeles campus datedback to 1937, but it was only in the context of war preparedness that the University of CaliforniaRegents finally authorized an engineering degree program in 1941, initially in industrialtechnology. It was through direct legislative intervention, as backed by a special appropriation aswell as through the vocal support of a UCLA alumni organization, that UC President RobertGordon Sproul was compelled to open a new College of Engineering at UCLA in 1944. Involvedin the planning process, Boelter placed himself in the candidate pool for the deanship.11Boelter is generally credited with pioneering a unified

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Writing and Communication II: Practical Perspectives on Teaching and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke Niiler; David Beams

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‘highfunctional contexts.’”2 This paper is the third in a series of four planned EWI reports, and willdescribe these students’ further development and maturation as writers, with a particularemphasis on how findings may affect instructional practice with regard to writing. Page 12.810.2MethodologyWe continue to gather data, and results shown below should therefore be considered tentative.Student access continues to be an issue, now as in last year’s report. The work of fifteenfreshmen was studied during the 2004-2005 academic year; nine sophomores participated duringthe 2005-2006 academic year. To date, the work of seven students has been reviewed during

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, Computer and Electrical

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Liberal Education

2006, the University of Hartford College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, inWest Hartford, Connecticut began a partnership with the Faculty of Engineering at theUniversity of Herat, in Herat City, Afghanistan. The goals of the project are to use a combinationof curriculum revision and development, faculty development, distance learning andcollaborative projects, and local/internal partnerships to establish the Herat University Faculty ofEngineering at the preeminent Engineering program for Western Afghanistan.Once a part of Kabul University, the Faculty of Engineering became a permanent part of HeratUniversity in 2004. After functioning in Kabul for approximately 20 years, the Engineeringprogram was closed following the Soviet

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Communication and Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

facilitate the group’s functioning.Since the students themselves discuss, develop, and refine peer review criteria each term,performance expectations are clear. Furthermore, by the end of the first week of senior project,each group is responsible for creating a set of group “operating guidelines,” which generallydovetail the formal review criteria. Coupled with the meetings with faculty, these documentsprovide an accurate snapshot of how groups function. Page 14.1287.14Teamwork AssessmentTeamwork is an assessment point in the civil curriculum, and in 2007-2008, the departmentassessed two facets of the senior project class: peer reviews

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Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Garry Warren, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; David Cordes, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama

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Page 14.392.6 and societal issues in the classroom,” Proc. ASEE Conf., Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.7. S. M. Lord, “Fabulous Fridays: Satisfying ABET 2000 criterion I and J in an optoelectronics elective,” Proc. ASEE Conf., pp. 6315-6322, 2005.8. P. Benkeser and W. Newsletter, “Integrating soft skills in a BME curriculum,” Proc. ASEE Conf., Salt Lake City, UT, pp. 7823-7830, 2004.9. L. J. Shuman, M. Besterfield-Sacre, J. McGourty, “The ABET "professional skills" - Can they be taught? Can they be assessed?,” J. Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 41-55, 2005.10. D. Carpenter, “Using a hybrid classroom environment for the instruction of ethics and contemporary civil engineering issues,” Proc. ASEE Conf., Honolulu