Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Dennis Giever, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Mary Lynn Garcia, Sandia National Laboratories

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Liberal Education

cooperation between the fields on engineering and criminology – two fieldsthat have traditionally been almost completely independent.Students enrolled in the program at IUP have science and math backgrounds appropriate forstudents in analytical social sciences, including algebra and statistics, as well as basic courses inthe natural sciences. The challenge is not to teach traditional engineering courses to thesestudents, but rather to develop and deliver these materials in a manner consistent with theirbackgrounds. The educational model that will be followed is closely aligned with the problembased learning approach utilized by Sandia National Laboratories for delivery of physicalsecurity courses to a range of audiences, both within the federal

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II: Practical Perspectives on Teaching and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams

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Liberal Education

corroboratemuch of what is known through widespread WAC (writing-across-the-curriculum) practice.Writing proficiency within a given discipline is created by writing within that discipline.Participants reported that they learned and are learning to write like engineers by makingmistakes; by following outlines and formats; and by using specific style guides. To the follow-up question of what engineering professors might do to improve the teaching and learning ofwriting, participants unanimously agreed that standards for good writing must be clearlyarticulated. Asked if courses in other disciplines might have prepared them to write forEngineering classes, participants were in general agreement that such writing had little bearingon their coursework. This

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

transition from first-year writing of chemistry laboratory reports to second-year writing ofengineering laboratory reports.Bibliography[1] Mullin, Joan A. “Writing Center and WAC.“ in Susan H. McLeod, et. al. WAC for the New Millennium. Urbana, Illinois: NCTE, pp. 184-7, 2001.[2] McLeod, Susan H. and Eric Miraglia. “Writing Across the Curriculum in a Time of Change,” in Susan H. McLeod, et. al. WAC for the New Millennium. Urbana, Illinois: NCTE, pp. 84-87, 2001.[3] Jernquist, Kathleen. “Guiding Instructors and Tutors to Teach a Language for Assessment to First-Year Writers.” Writing Program Administrators Conference. Anchorage, July 2005.[4] Townsend, Martha. “Writing Intensive Courses and WAC.” in Susan H. McLeod, et. al. WAC for the New

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Diana George, Virginia Tech; kelly belanger, Virginia Tech; Lisa Norris, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education

Annual Conference and Exposition. 2005. Portland, OR.32. Scoles, K. and H.L. Millan. "Bringing Writing into the ECE Laboratory". In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2005. Portland, OR.33. Seat, E., J.R. Parsons, and W.A. Poppen, "Enabling Engineering Performance Skills: A Program To Teach Communication, Leadership, and Teamwork". Journal of Engineering Education, 2001. 90(1): p. 1-12.34. Sharp, J. "Using Alumni Networking to Teach Technical Communication". In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT.35. Shwom, B., et al., "Engineering Design and Communication: A Foundational Course for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

Paul Revere in the Science Lab: Integrating Humanities and Engineering Pedagogies to Develop Skills in Contextual Understanding and Self-Directed LearningAbstractABET, ASEE, and the wider engineering community have long acknowledged the potentialbenefits of interdisciplinary education, including the opportunity to develop non-technical skillssuch as communication and teamwork while cultivating a broader awareness of the ethical,societal, historical, and environmental impacts of engineering work. Instructors haveencountered many challenges in planning and implementing integrated courses, such as thedifficulty of coordinating the teaching methods, content, and learning objectives of differentacademic disciplines in a finite and

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-2283: MIGRATION FROM A LEADERSHIP HONORS PROGRAM TOAN ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP MINORGregory Tonkay, Lehigh University Gregory L. Tonkay, Ph.D. is an associate professor and associate chairperson of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Lehigh University. He is also the director of the ISELP and the Electronics Manufacturing Laboratory. Tonkay has been actively involved in curriculum development for the college’s common freshman year and the department’s degree programs and minors.E. Zimmers, Lehigh University Emory W.Zimmers Jr. Ph.D is professor of Industrial Systems Engineering and Director of Enterprise Systems Center at Lehigh University. Zimmers has been responsible

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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Liberal Education

engineeringoverall). We also collected the students’ portfolios and conducted interviews with asubset of the students to gain insights on the survey results. The interviews wereconducted by a research associate not associated with the teaching of the class in order toprotect student confidentiality and minimize any risk of coercion. In our broad analysis,we have been focusing on how the students frame the experienced or potential learningbenefits of the assignment, the nature of the activity that would lead to the benefits andthe conditions under which such benefits did and/or could occur.This paper takes a case study approach and focuses on how three students (Paul, Nancy,and Dan) made sense of the portfolio assignment. These three cases were chosen