Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California-San Diego; Kara Boettcher, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University

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Liberal Education

savvy, and deep-seatedcommitments to ethical practice. The visibility and positive reception of the National Academyof Engineering’s The Engineer of 2020: Visions of a New Century1 attests to the increasingimportance of this commitment. The purpose of this article is to examine the extent to whichsuch well-roundedness is reflected in the actual work that engages graduates of U.S. engineeringprograms.In undertaking this study, the authors expected to find evidence of graduates applying theirproblem-solving skills to non-technical arenas such as policy work, public service, or legislation.This hypothesis was introduced by The Engineer of 2020, and serves as an axiom within theASEE community. The authors ventured beyond The Engineer of 2020’s

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Pinar Menguc, University of Kentucky; Ellie Hawes, University of Kentucky; Jane Jensen, University of Kentucky; Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky

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Liberal Education

observed a significant change in society since the early 1980’s when the first PCwas introduced. The widespread impact of e-commerce, e-mail, and digital music is Page 11.717.4undeniable and still growing. Although a typical freshman has not experienced such adrastic difference in their life, they still experience a slow metamorphosis every daybecause of new and clever uses of computers. Instead of exploring the ever-changingimpact of computers using a few sources, we spread the discussion throughout thesemester, and based it on our personal experiences, as everybody is likely to have a storyto tell. We preferred to use other engineering marvels for the

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Moran, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

post 60’s educational world, it is in vogue to pass over the fundamentals andlaunch students at a very early age into the holistic writing process. The idea is the fundamentalsof how to write a sentence will be absorbed by little insights and little on-demand discussionswith teachers about nouns and verbs and at some point in time the light will go on and everythingwill come together,” Henderson explains. “Well, sadly that rarely happens. It is particularlybothersome to the engineering mind, because the engineering mind knows that process just isn’tgoing to work. At the very get go. So the engineering mind is desperately wanting somebody tosit down and share the fundamentals first. The other thing the engineering mind craves iswhenever

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education

the Measure of Men: Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance. Ithaca, Cornell University Press.Adas, M. (2006). Dominance by Design: Technological Imperatives and America's Civilizing Mission. Cambridge, Harvard University Press.Bridger, J. C. and A. E. Luloff (1999). "Toward an interactional approach to sustainable community development." Journal of Rural Studies 15: 377-387.Burkey, S. (1993). People first: A guide to self-reliant participatory rural development. London and New York, Zed Books.Diacon, T. A. (2004). Stringing Together a Nation: Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon and the Construction of a Modern Brazil, 1906-1930. Durham and London, Duke University Press.Downey, G. and J. Lucena

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Grimson, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Thought to Thing. Harvard University Press12. Johnston S. (1996), http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/SPT/v1_n3n4/Johnston.html13. Bucciarelli L. (2003), Engineering Philosophy. Delft University Press.14. The Royal Academy of Engineering: Ingenia, March 2006, Issue 26 Page 12.1453.14

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education

10-13, 2. R.J. Bonk, P.T. Imhoff, and A.H.-D.Cheng. “Integrating Written Communication within Engineering Curricula.” Journal of Professional Issues inEngineering Education and Practice (October 2002): 152-159.3. C. Plumb and C. Scott. “Outcomes Assessment of Engineering Writing at the University of Washington.Journal of Engineering Education (July 2002): 333-338.4. Norback, J.S., L.D. McNair, M.J. Laughter, G.A. Forehand, and B.Sutley-Fish. “Teaching WorkplaceCommunication in Industrial and Electrical Engineering. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004.5. J. S. Norback and J. R. Hardin, “Integrating Workforce Communication into Senior Design

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Lionel Claris, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

with the word “knowledge.” This was used as a springboard for discussion aboutthe class, its content, and its pedagogy. The week before reading Foucault, students wereintroduced to liberative pedagogies in class and through course readings1 and a reflective essay.On the first day of class, students were introduced to the syllabus as one representation of what isimportant in thermodynamics, not the definitive word.In a reflective essay and class discussion, students considered the relationship between powerand knowledge. The essay prompt read: “What is/are the relationship(s) between power andknowledge? Is knowledge the same thing as truth, or how does it differ? How does this relate tothe course (both the subject matter and how it is taught or

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II: Practical Perspectives on Teaching and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Jernquist, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Todd Taylor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Liberal Education

leaders in service to our nation.USCGA provides the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) with approximately 190 new Coast Guardofficers each year. Each graduate earns both a commission (as Ensign, USCG) and a Bachelor ofScience degree in one of eight academic majors. Four of these majors are in engineeringdisciplines: Civil; Electrical; Mechanical; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.A typical cadet day at USCGA involves academics, leadership and military training, and somesort of athletic activity (NCAA division III or intramural). At least once each semester, eachcadet is required to participate in an outside community service project either individually or as agroup. All cadets must complete the academic requirements for their chosen major

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Ross, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Liberal Education

year reform)3. Baldwin, Doug. 2006. Aerospace for Educators: Removing the fear of teaching aerospace concepts in the classroom. Technical Papers – Space 2006 Conference, v. 2: 1007 – 1012. (aerospace in the classroom)4. Craig, J. L. et al. 2008. Innovation across the curriculum: three case studies in teaching science and engineering communication. 2008. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, v. 51, n 3, 280 – 301. Sept 2008. (aerospace in the classroom)5. Fraiberg, S. and Adam, M. 2002. Designing a writing across the curriculum program at the University of Michigan’s college of engineering. IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 530-537. (communication issues)6. Galloway

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Pawley, Purdue University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

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Liberal Education

. Jul 4 1971. “YY Goes From Planes to Plant.” Pp. 2F in The Nashville Tennessean. Accession 1539 Folder 183.33, Society of Women Engineers National Records Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University38. Weinstein, Harriette S. Oct 5 1958. “‘Mr.’ Ruth Wilson Engineers Job.” Atlanta, GA. Accession 1539 Folder 183.18, Society of Women Engineers National Records Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University39. Committee on Public Understanding of Engineering Messages, National Academy of Engineering. 2008. “Changing the Page 15.1392.11 Conversation: Messages for Improving Public

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Slaton, Drexel University; Mary Ebeling, Drexel University

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Liberal Education

. Kraft, "Manpower Planning and Its Role in the Age of Automation." Review ofEducational Research 40, no. 4 (1970), p. 497.16 Amy E. Slaton, Race, Rigor and Selectivity in U..S Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color-Line(Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2010).17 John F. Grede, "Collective Comprehensiveness: A Proposal for a Big City Community College." Journal ofHigher Education 41, no. 3 (1970), p. 192; and Arthur B. Shostak, "Old Problems and New Agencies: How MuchChange?" In Power, Poverty, and Urban Policy, edited by Warner Bloomberg Jr. and Henry J. Schmandt (BeverlyHills: Sage Publications, 1968), p. 104.18 Delaware County Community College, Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology, Associate in Applied

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Are Magnus Bruaset, Simula Research Laboratory; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Marianne M. Sundet, Simula Research Laboratory; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education