Conference Session

Questions of Identity

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Graham, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Patrick Farrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jay Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

collegemay not be convinced or aware of the urgency or need for response. Second, without everyone’sparticipation and contribution, no change to the institution, particularly of the magnituderequired, will be successful.The purpose of this paper is to share what we have learned to date and our plan to move forwardfrom here. For example, the initial college-wide forum illustrated that the faculty and staff werevery concerned about the future of the college and the possible changes that would occur. At thesame time, however, they did not articulate how they perceived that the college would actuallychange. In response, we are providing opportunities for study and discussion of the forcesdriving change, assuming that this will move the conversation to

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Liberal Education

andinnovative learning experience in a joint venture between the College of Engineering and theCollege of Arts and Sciences. From the autumn of 2003 through the summer of 2005, thestudents planned, organized, and completed an historic 500-mile canoe trip from Detroit toPittsburgh via Lake Erie to mark the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the French and IndianWar (specifically the Battle of the Monongahela outside present-day Pittsburgh in 1755). Thecanoe expedition followed a route that was a standard trade and shipping route for the Frenchand Native Americans up to the 1750s. Starting near the Lawrence Tech campus on the RougeRiver in metropolitan Detroit, the students canoed into the Detroit River and along the length ofLake Erie. After several

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education

specifically focuses on the development ofstudents’ core skills in scientific reasoning to “demonstrate foundational abilities to applydifferent methods of inquiry from various perspectives and disciplines to gatherinformation.” Page 11.651.2A planning group 1 consisting of five faculty members representing the biology,geography, chemistry, physics, and engineering programs and the Assistant Provostdeveloped a generic course description and identified the course objective and outcomes.The course was offered for the first time in fall 2005 in four separate sections, eachfocused on a special theme related to the discipline of the faculty teaching the

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; James Heisler, Hope College; Thomas Ludwig, Hope College; Roger Nemeth, Hope College; James Piers, Hope College; Neal Sobania, Pacific Lutheran University

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Liberal Education

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Some Recommendations for U.S.A. Faculty on Teaching Liberal Education Courses in JapanAbstractThis work presents a summary of practical information for faculty from United Statesinstitutions of higher education planning on teaching liberal education courses in Japan.These recommendations are based on the experience of the authors in teaching sociology,history, economics, psychology, and general education classes, at both a US liberal artscollege and at a medium sized comprehensive university in Tokyo, Japan. For facultyparticipating in an exchange program, a key element is successful adaptation of existingfamiliar course materials for use in a different institution and

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Liberal Education

Central Section Conference, Ohio Northern University, April 7-8, 2005 (second place in Best Paper Competition)14 Jamieson, L.H., Oakes, W.C., and Coyle, E.J., “EPICS: Documenting Service-Learning to Meet EC 2000,” Proceedings, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session T2A, Reno, NV, October 10-13, 2001.15 Martin, P.T. and Coles, J., “How to Institutionalize Service-Learning into the Curriculum of an Page 11.1164.11 Engineering Department: Designing a Workable Plan,” in Projects that Matter – Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Engineering, Tsang, E., Editor, A

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

matter of choosing the least expensive product. It meanschoosing the product with the minimum total cost of ownership. It also requires carefullybalancing the cost of resources against the benefit. For example, for a conference presentation,one might plan on giving a PowerPoint presentation, requiring a laptop. However, as a backup,one might make transparencies for use on an overhead projector, in case there is a problem withthe laptop. Such presentation insurance requires extra time and resources. The presenter must Page 11.851.5carefully judge whether the significance of the presentation warrants the extra resource use.Norms guide us to

Conference Session

Recent Developments in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

token to theteam on your left.”The team that collects the most tokens wins. Actually, though, everyone wins: for at least anhour, employees have been engaged in focused problem-solving and consensus-based discussionabout corporate scenarios based on real ethics cases at the company.Each game set includes all playing accessories; a video of opening/concluding remarks by CEONorm Augustine, Dilbert, and Dogbert; six team guides; and one very detailed leader’s guide.This booklet includes instructions for play, a guide for determining numbers and sizes of groups,a floor plan for optimal table arrangement, and comments on the potential answers for eachscenario, including scores for each response

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

writing samples gathered inportfolios). It employs several assessment strategies (quantitative analyses of student writingsamples, quantitative analyses of written surveys, and qualitative analyses of interviewtranscripts).This paper is the second in a series of four planned EWI reports to ASEE. While last year’spaper articulated a baseline set of data with regard to student attitudes, practices and skills, thisyear’s report will include data demonstrating what students have learned in addition topreliminary considerations of how this study can begin to affect instructional practice in UT-Tyler Engineering courses.BackgroundWith some estimates suggesting that “as much as 80% of an engineer’s work time is spent oncommunicating,”1 significant