Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Liberal Education

curriculumauthorities state the attitudes and dispositions that should be promoted by study in a particularengineering course.17 More recently discussion has focused on the moral purpose of theoutcomes of studies in particular areas of engineering, as for example the impact of design onthe environment or genetic engineering.18 There is not however much debate about the moregeneral effect of beliefs and attitudes on a student’s general philosophical disposition or habitof mind.19Finally in this context Grimson showed how a philosophical viewpoint derived from formalphilosophy and philosophies could contribute to design. He used the example of the design ofone of Britains most famous nineteenth century buildings – The Crystal Palace20. Hecharacterised

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher Johnstone, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-270: THE EFFECT OF A TARGETED SPEECH COMMUNICATIONCOURSE ON THE PUBLIC SPEAKING SELF-EFFICACY OF ENGINEERINGUNDERGRADUATESMieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University Mieke Schuurman is an engineering education research associate with the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Masters and PhD in Social & Organizational Psychology from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). Her work focuses on the enhancement of engineering education. She is a member of ASEE and WEPAN, and actively involved in ASEE's Cooperative Education Division as their Research Chair. She has presented

Conference Session

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

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Liberal Education

their courses as part of thisprogram.References1. Jacoby, B., & Assoc. (1996). Service learning in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.2. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology [ABET] (2007). Criteria for accrediting engineering programs – Effective for evaluations during the 2008-2009 accreditation cycle. Retrieved February 27, 2008, from http://www.abet.org3. Brandenberger, J.W. (1998). Developmental psychology and service-learning: A theoretical framework. In R. Bringle & D. Duffy (Eds.), With service in mind: Concepts and models for service-learning in psychology (p. 68). Washington, DC: American Association of Higher Education.4. Astin, A., Vogelgesang, L., Ikeda, E., & Yee

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Sacks, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-796: CHINATOWN: INTEGRATING FILM, CULTURE, ANDENVIRONMENT IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONArthur Sacks, Colorado School of Mines Page 13.292.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Chinatown: Integrating Film, Culture, and Environment in Engineering EducationIntroductionChinatown, a commercial film produced in 1974 by Robert Evans, directed by Roman Polanskiand based upon the academy award-winning film original screenplay by Robert Towne1, is aprime example of a film that may be studied and used in the liberal arts curriculum withinengineering education to convey the complexity of the human condition and the human contextof

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Ermer, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

engineers, who limit their concept of technology to particularcontemporary objects or physical systems. Carl Mitcham, in his book Thinking Through 2Technology, observes that one commonality among the definitions of technology prevalentamong those who consider technology from a philosophical perspective is that in every case“technology is pivotally engaged with the human.” He goes on to assert that “as such it is to beconsidered in relation to the essential aspects of a philosophical anthropology – with differencesdrawn between its manifestations in the mind, through bodily activities, and as independentobjects that take their place in the physical and

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-973: LIBERAL EDUCATION: A SURVEY OF GOALSMark Valenzuela, University of Evansville Mark Valenzuela is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Evansville. He received both his PhD and MS degrees from Cornell University in the field of structural engineering. He received his BE degree from Vanderbilt University. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Indiana.James Allen, University of Evansville James Allen is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Evansville. He received his PhD from the University of Cincinnati, his MS degree from the University of Oklahoma and his BS degree from the University of Missouri Rolla. He is

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Liberal Education

, engineering programs in the United States have sought todevelop a larger role for professional ethics education in the curriculum. Accreditationrequirements have helped facilitate this shift. These requirements have themselves beendeveloped to help ensure that engineering graduates have the knowledge and skills—non-technical as well as technical—needed in today’s engineering profession. With this in mind, it isworth noting that almost half of all engineering graduate students in the U.S. are internationalstudents. And about forty percent of these remain in the United States and are employed in somefacet of engineering research and practice. It therefore seems prudent for the profession thatthese students, coming from diverse backgrounds, receive some

Conference Session

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

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education

. 9ReferencesBegel A., Garcia D. and Wolfman S., "Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom", ACM SIGCSEBulletin, v. 36, n. 1, March 2004.Dave, R. H., Developing and Writing Behavioral Objectives. Educational Innovators Press. 1975.Dunn, R. S. and Dunn, K. J., Teaching Secondary Students Through Their Individual LearningStyles. Prentice Hall. 1978.Felder, R. M. and Silverman, L. K., “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education”,Engineering Education 78:7 674-681. 1988.Felder R. M. and Soloman, B. A., “Index of Learning Styles”, http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html , accessed 01/17/08Feldman J. and McPhee, D., The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching. CENGAGEDelmar Learning. 2007Gardner, H., Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple