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Resisting Neoliberalism In Global Development Engineering

Conference Session: Ethical Responsibilities of Engineers in the World of Corporate Business
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donna Riley, Smith College
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

needs, working to endpoverty, or providing students with cross-cultural design experience in preparation for careers ina globalized economy, numerous small-scale engineering projects have proliferated indeveloping countries, either driven by or with participation from U.S. engineers and engineeringstudents. Many different models have been employed to this end, curricular and co-curricular, incollaboration with foreign governments, educational institutions or non-governmentalorganizations, with entrepreneurial, sustainable, appropriate technology and/or community-basedapproaches to design.These engineering projects are occurring in the context of globalization and broader economicdevelopment efforts. It is important that we in the engineering

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The Road To The Global Engineer: Using Liberal Arts Prerequisites Effectively In Engineering Design

Conference Session: Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kami Carey, Howard University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

tool, which asks students tothink about how knowledge from prior courses both technical and non-technical wasapplied to the design process, is used as a means of training engineering students toincorporate prior knowledge, including their liberal arts education, into the engineering Page 12.1458.3designs. 2Purpose Engineering projects not only require the incorporation of sound technical skills,but also the integration of the social, legal, economical, historical and political constraintsthat define the range of solutions to engineering problems. It is hypothesized that theopportunity to reflect allows

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Migration From A Leadership Honors Program To An Engineering Leadership Minor

Conference Session: Liberal Education Division Poster Session
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

for more than 200 funded research and technology projects with over 115 industry and academic partners. He has co-authored one text and over 180 technical reports and publictaions. He is a fellow of SME and IIE technical societies. Page 12.1068.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Migration from a Leadership Honors Program to an Engineering Leadership MinorAbstractThis paper presents a new Engineering Leadership Minor developed for all engineering majors atLehigh University. This minor program utilizes the experience of engineering faculty, liberal artsfaculty, and

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Paul Revere In The Science Lab: Integrating Humanities And Engineering Pedagogies To Develop Skills In Contextual Understanding And Self Directed Learning

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
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

already overcrowded curriculum. This paper presents thegoals, design approach, implementation, and selected outcomes of one integrated project-basedcourse (using Paul Revere and other case studies to integrate materials science with the history oftechnology) and uses it to discuss the advantages of disciplinary integration, particularly withrespect to improved student self-direction and contextual understanding. Assessmentsadministered during and after class suggest that this integrated course successfully engenderedhigh student motivation along with an increase in student aptitudes over the course of thesemester without a corresponding loss of discipline-specific knowledge. The implementation ofthis integrated course and the evaluation of its

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Developing Communication Competence: A Comparison Of The Intensive Capstone Experience And Developmental Integration

Conference Session: Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: April Kedrowicz, University of Utah
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

thesenior projects lab sequence. Students are briefly introduced to the importance of communicationto engineering in the freshman class and receive minimal instruction in writing in a junior class.This takes the form of one lecture on the basics of technical writing. If students choose, they canreceive in-depth feedback on their writing in the form of a one-on-one consultation with theCLEAR writing instructor. Few students take advantage of this. As a result, the bulk of students’oral communication, teamwork, and writing instruction occurs in the senior lab. This two-semester sequence emphasizes the “experimental and theoretical solution of realistic problems inheat transfer, fluid flow, mass transfer, chemical-reaction kinetics, and process

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Developing An Engineering Writing Handbook – A Case Study

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
Tagged Divisions: 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

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A Ba Engineering And Liberal Studies Degree At A Polytechnic Institution

Conference Session: Liberal Education Division Poster Session
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

a Law andSociety Concentration. The fifth concentration was essentially a venue that provided freedom Page 12.8.4for student self-determination and a curricular flexibility that acknowledged the existence ofpertinent tracks neither proscribed nor envisioned by the program developers.Program UniquenessThe proposed program is unique to the institution, and the general geographic area. It draws uponCal Poly’s unique character of “learn by doing,” culminating in a multidisciplinary service learningor other group project. Another unique feature of the proposed program is that is has severalconcentrations designed to prepare students for careers in

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How Engineering Students Learn To Write: Third Year Findings From The Engineering Writing Initiative

Conference Session: Writing and Communication II: Practical Perspectives on Teaching and Assessment
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Luke Niiler; David Beams
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

project gave us a clearerview of why this might be so: first-year students clearly did not understand writing as relevant totheir work as engineers. This understanding was shown to have been augmented somewhat inthe second year of the EWI, when we found that the sophomore-level students surveyed hadbecome increasingly aware of writing not only as a means of transcribing data but also as anintegral factor in learning course material. In their presentation to this meeting in 2006, weunderscored Norback’s belief that because these students are becoming members of “discoursecommunities,” or groups of researchers and practitioners sharing a common language ofexpertise, they should be provided “ample opportunities for ‘situated learning’ within

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Integrating Technology: Our Culture, Our Students

Conference Session: Liberal Education Division Poster Session
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Curtis Johnson, University of Houston
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

boards. The designers of the course experimented withthe addition of virtual components. Hence a pilot project was initiated to create a virtualenvironment within which students could access and interact with the course content. A virtualcampus environment was created with buildings, trees, birds, walking paths, grass, and othercampus-like attributes. Students represent themselves with an avatar and are free to enter abuilding related to a specific course module and select and enter doors labeled for interactiveactivities. Upon entering, they engage in the selected activity. At that point use of the technologyhas led them to an experience with the social science content. Technical fluency and a betterunderstanding of society are outcomes that

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Outcomes Assessment As A Site Of Integration: Abet Meets The Council Of Writing Program Administrators

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
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

classroom is student learning anddevelopment. The desired outcome of an engineering design project in the workplace, in contrast,is a product or process the supports the company’s overall profitability and mission. Thus Page 12.1135.3teachers read student writing not because they need to act on the information a given reportincludes, but because they need to determine whether or not the student has mastered the contentand skills the course attempts to teach. In the workplace, managers, clients, and coworkers readreports or listen to presentations to extract information they need in order to perform their jobs.Data from a workplace test becomes the

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The Clarkson Common Experience Curriculum: Graduation Requirements Based On Student Learning Outcomes

Conference Session: Liberal Education Division Poster Session
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

and ethical dilemmas and problems in their future professional, civic and personallives.Professional Experience OutcomesThe professional requirement outcomes are intended to prepare the student along the way towardhis or her professional objectives. As a culminating experience, the professional experiencereinforces these outcomes through project based learning such as a co-op, internship or otherindependent work experience. For the professional experience to be meaningful we expectstudents to develop an appreciation of the need for self-motivated life-long learning asdemonstrated by understanding the need for continuously updating professional skills aftergraduation and learning effectively on their own. As part of the professional experience

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Literary Engineering ? Engineers And Their Creative Writings

Conference Session: Liberal Education Division Poster Session
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Tom Moran, Rochester Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

them to a physical system.So, getting my head around a three dimensional physical system with a free body diagram aboutit and force vectors, that really turned me on.” he recalls with amusement. He was an avidbicyclist in college and as he began taking mechanical design classes, he turned to his bicycle,looking at it as a machine, isolating every part and analyzing its design and function. For hissenior design project, his team worked with the Food Machinery Corporation (FMC) andredesigned an actuator to brake and release a machine gun. “I was proud of myself because Icame up with the concept for our design which instead of a squeeze braking system, used areverse cantilever braking process. We ended up getting the specified braking force using

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Security Education In The 21 St Century: The Role Of Engineering

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
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

assets from malevolent human attacks. Resources that can be focused onsecurity include hardware and technology, but, most importantly, they include the nation’shuman resources. Higher education contributes to the nation’s security, both through focusedresearch projects that develop hardware and technology and through the development ofeducational programs to produce a generation of leaders that can develop, articulate andimplement solutions to increasingly complex security problems. The availability of funding hasled to an extensive development of research capabilities within universities over the last fiveyears. However, the development of rigorous academic curricula and standards in the securityfield has lagged behind.Since September 2001

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The Philosophical Nature Of Engineering – A Characterisation Of Engineering Using The Language And Activities Of Philosophy

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

particular group, community,or class of persons”6. This definition would be identified with, probably, by any engineer incharge of virtually any large project such as, for example, the building of a large hydro-schemein a hitherto untouched and rural valley or building a nuclear power station close to a largeconurbation. In these cases the various classes of persons involved most certainly have differentrealities and society has progressively provided more legislation for the articulation of thoserealities. Engineers have to and indeed do deal with these realities, sometimes much to theirfrustration and that of the sponsor.A few words about deconstructionism which has been controversial, to say the least, withinacademic communities. The underlying

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The Incredible Shrinking Job Description: Trends And Consequences Of An Increasingly Technical Engineering Profession

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
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

Chevron Corp in Richmond, California and Salt Lake City, Utah. Currently Kara is taking post-baccalaureate classes at MSU to prepare for graduate school.Heidi Sherick, Montana State University Heidi M. Sherick, M.Ed., is Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Diversity in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. She is in charge of efforts to increase diversity in the College of Engineering by recruiting, advising and supporting minorities. She is the Director of EMPower and the Project Director of the DOC program. She has over 5 years of experience in teaching middle school science

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What Portfolio Construction Efforts Reveal About Students’ Search For Engineering Identity

Conference Session: Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education

that could besort of anywhere along the line of building it. Did it have animpact on how you understand or look at anything in yourdiscipline?A. It's given me confidence…By going back I'm able to see whatworked, what didn't, where I spent lots of time treading mywheels, and what methods or techniques that just clicked andworked really well, and hopefully by the time I graduate I'llhave so many more projects that I'll have a very broad base toor background to pull off of.Here, the student talks about looking back at what his past provides him in terms of making anargument that he is prepared to function as an engineer. Further, the student does not limit histhinking to the present, but rather