Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Lauren Aprill

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2011-1197: DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING LABORATORY PROJECTSFOR GENERAL EDUCATION ENGINEERING COURSESJohn Krupczak, Hope College Professor of Engineering, Hope College, Holland, MI 49423Lauren Aprill Page 22.493.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Development of Engineering Laboratory Projects for General Education Engineering CoursesAbstractA group of laboratory projects is being developed for use in either general education engineeringcourses to improve technological literacy or in introduction to engineering courses. The projectseach focus on the construction of a working

Conference Session

Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish PhD, Arizona State University; Elizabeth A Adams P.E., Chandler Gilbert Community College; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

that financially and technically facilitate energy-efficient buildings. She has also published articles that explore how principles of lean manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Kristen strives to bring research experience into the classroom, and her education research focuses on integrating curriculums across courses, institutions, and research areas. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group, where her responsibilities included managing

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Regina Sullivan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; George Tremberger Jr, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; David H. Lieberman, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-4458: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY IN REQUIRED SCIENCECOURSES FOR NON-STEM STUDENTS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGEWITH EXTENSION TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTProf. Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNYDr. Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY Todd Holden is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department of Queensborough Community College of CUNY. His current research interests include bioinformatics and microbial fuel cells. He also mentors student research projects.Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNYDr. Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory Helio Takai is an Elementary Particle and Nuclear Physicist with interest in development of instrumenta- tion for the

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Laia Cari Robichaux, Oregon State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #6680Waves of Engineering: Using a mini-wave flume to foster engineering literacyMs. Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University Ms. Lyman-Holt has been the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory since 2005. She manages and leads the diverse outreach and education programing at the laboratory which serves over 5000 visitors per year, including K-12 students, undergraduate, graduate students, media outlets and the general public. She also takes the mini-flume ”on the road” to large public events, such as Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Engineering Week Family day

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

23.371.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Demonstration of Electrical Principles in the Classroom by Hydraulic AnaloguesIntroductionHydraulic analogies for the basic three circuit elements (resistor, capacitor, and inductor) havebeen known for many years, and some practical and inexpensive physical examples haverecently been built and used in basic circuit laboratories. Since non-engineering majors, as wellas non-electrical engineering majors, are typically mystified by electricity, these basic threehydraulic models are effective in breaking down the “mystification factor” concerning basicelectricity. The author’s Interaction at a recent workshop on the

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Simona Dana Dimitriu, Pat Neff Middle School - Northside Independent School District (NISD); Thomas Gadsden Jr., Our Lady of the Lake University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory, Associate Director, Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math & Science Education, the Ohio State University. and Associate Professor of physics and chemistry, Our Lady of the Lake University, retired. Page 25.482.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 E 4 E: Engineering for EducatorsAbstractK-12 science and math education is part of the Administration’s American CompetitivenessInitiative (ACI). As one part of the larger initiative that seeks to encourage research anddevelopment, innovation, and global competitiveness

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee P.E. P.E., Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

your hand along with how it felt like a natural extension of your body. In many ways,these tools actually felt like they were ready to work. Students need to be exposed to, and madeaware of, how a technology works before they can move on to actually recreating them.The third phase, which was just recently implemented (Loendorf, Geyer, & Richter16, 2013)involves the actual student recreation of ancient and other historical artifacts. In order to make itpractical scale models of ancient technologies were created. This process could then be expandedto replicate technologies that are of a more recent nature over time. The challenge is how to fitthese projects into a lecture based course. Without a laboratory segment for the course, each

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

instructing courses in industrial management, financial management, computer technology, and environmental technology, as well as leading seminars in the uni- versity’s general education program. Prior to academia, Mr. Hilgarth was employed as as engineer in the aerospace industry in laboratory and flight test development, facilities management, and as a manager in quality assurance. He has contributed papers on management, ground-test laboratory and flight test facilities, and ethics to several technical and professional organizations. In education, he has served as a consultant and curriculum developer to the Ohio Board of Higher Education and the Ohio Department of Education. He holds an M.S. in engineering management

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Technological Literacy sessions at ASEE meetings [4-26] shows a range of approaches,including approaches based on examples from the history of technology7, laboratory exercises indissection and construction of various devices8-10, study and reproduction of old forms oftechnology11, study of emerging technologies12,13, and the use of news articles14 and movies.15Courses teaching technological literacy are often similar to introductory courses in engineeringand engineering technology.24,25 Technological literacy is an important element in STEMprograms at the K-12 level.16-21 Activities at the college level should help to prepare teachers toteach in these programs.In college courses and programs, the primary emphasis has been on helping people who are

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

 interview.    Consequently,  the  instructor  added  more  reflective  activities  into  the  electrical  engineering  class,  and  the  result  was  much  more  effective  retention  of  knowledge  and  excitement.    And  according  to  anecdotal  evidence  from  accounts  of  students  and  other  faculty  in  the  program,  students  also  showed  more  continuous  appreciation  for  the  use  of  the  concepts  in  other  classes  that  they  took  in  their  programs.  APPROACHES  IN  THE  LABORATORY  AND  HOMEWORK  ASSIGNMENTS  Laboratory  activities,  which  often  complement  lectures,  can  easily  include  open-­‐ended  questions.    Many  of  our  current  engineering  labs  do  that.    However,  in  this  approach  it  is  important

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy-Philosophy of Engineering (TELPhe) Division Technical Session 3 / Perspectives on Advances in Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jayanta Kumar Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

face serious problems in their professionalpreparation for not having this face-to-face contact with their instructors and mentors. In this age ofsmartphones and face-books direct human communication is increasingly lacking in every sphere of ourdaily existence. On top of it, this COVID-19 emergency has put new barriers of communication byenforcing ‘educational distancing’. Educational distancing is not just ‘physical distancing’! It includes‘social distancing’ as well on a live college campus. Students in Engineering, those graduating this yearor in the next year, will not have the same preparation as those who graduated a few semesters earlier.For example, the laboratory experiments online do not have the same feelings of “touch and test

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Estridge Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Amy Charlotte Martin P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Terri S. Hogue, Colorado School of Mines

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

demonstrations by masterteachers, a laboratory and environmental health and safety presentation and initial facultyresearch group meetings. The weeks following orientation are full of activities (Figure 1) aimedat K-12 STEM professional development, including; workshops, book-club discussions, graduatestudent research presentations, collaborative meetings, industry field trips and, of course, hands-on research experience within a faculty-advised research group. These weeks contain the mostlearning-opportunities, and although they are activity-dense, WE2NG summer trainings arebelieved to be of sufficient duration to allow participants to meaningfully engage with theirresearch assignment and to ultimately take ownership of their role within the research

Conference Session

Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carl O. Hilgarth

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

industrial management, financial management, computer technology, and environmental technology, as well as leading seminars in the university’s general education program. Prior to academia, Mr. Hilgarth was employed as as engineer in the aerospace industry in laboratory and flight test development, facilities management, and as a manager in quality assurance. He has contributed papers on management, ground-test laboratory and flight test facilities, and ethics to several technical and professional organizations. In education, he has served as a consultant and curriculum developer to the Ohio Board of Higher Education and the Ohio Department of Education. He holds an M.S. in engineering management from the Missouri

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Technology and Engineering Education

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

processes relating to the control and automation (both hard and programmable) oftechnical systems in the areas of energy and power, transportation, and agricultural and related biotech-nologies. California University of PA, Jan. 2008 to May 2009, Teaching Assistant. Assisted the professorin class preparation, lesson plans, and distribution of materials Also gain teaching experience by lecturingthe class section which deals with programming robots. Managed a laboratory, which allowed studentsto complete experiments. AT&T Broadband, Pittsburgh Penn., May 2000 to Dec. 2002, Head end Tech-nician, responsible for all aspects of high speed data, telephony and cable operations, hybrid fiber tocoax transmissions, programming in Visual Basic, C++, Java

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak Jr., Hope College; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

/ Philosophy of Engineering Division of ASEE. He is Professor Emeritus and former chair of engineering technologies at Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronau- tics. Mr. Hilgarth has a 29-year career in academia instructing courses in industrial management, financial management, computer technology, and environmental technology, as well as leading seminars in the uni- versity’s general education program. Prior to academia, Mr. Hilgarth was employed as as engineer in the aerospace industry in laboratory and flight test development, facilities management, and as a manager in quality

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

perceived and I think very real discouragement that young engineering faculty receive from… traditional administrators that engineering research is in a laboratory and is traditional in the sense that it involves scientific equipment and established research protocol and again, laboratory based. And there is a kind of a discouragement to not allow this distraction, or it's even viewed as a distraction, engineering education research, as a young faculty member… I was told specifically not to allow, my teaching not to distract from my research nor my interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning to distract from my research.The interviewee’s reflection on his pre- and post-tenure experience illuminate several layers

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Perspectives and Practical Skills for Men as Advocates for Gender Equity

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence J. Genalo, Iowa State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Lopresti, Lehigh University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division, Minorities in Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

on the Status of Women at Purdue in recognition of outstanding efforts on behalf of women (2007). In 2008, he received the ASME Johnson and Johnson Consumer Companies Medal, for his ”unwavering commitment to diversity”.Dr. Daniel Lopresti, Lehigh University Daniel Lopresti received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth in 1982 and his Ph.D. in computer science from Princeton in 1987. After completing his doctorate, he joined the Department of Computer Science at Brown and taught courses ranging from VLSI design to computational aspects of molecular biology and conducted research in parallel computing and VLSI CAD. He went on to help found the Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory in Princeton, and later also

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-3366: IMPROVING LEARNING TECHNOLOGY DESIGN THROUGHTHE IDENTIFICATION OF ANTHROPOLOGICALLY INVARIANT LEARN-ING BEHAVIORS IN THE ADOPTION OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOL-OGYMr. Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University Steven Robert Walk, P.E., is an Assistant Professor of electrical engineering technology in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. He is Founder and Director of the Laboratory for Technology Forecasting. His research interests include energy conversion systems, technology and innovation management, and technological forecasting and social change. He is owner and founder of Technology Intelligence, a management consulting company in Norfolk, Va. Walk earned

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Page 24.843.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Large-Scale Geographically-Distributed Research Center Education, Outreach, and Training: Lessons from 5 years of Collaborative Design, Development and ImplementationAbstractThe George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Summation (NEES) completesits tenth year of operation in September 2014. The NEES Center consists of a network of 14large-scale experimental laboratories that collaborate and share resources in support of researchto inform civil engineering practice and reduce losses from future earthquakes. Since thedevelopment of the center in 2003, the education, outreach and training (EOT) program hasgrown

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna K. S., St.Joseph's College, Bangalore, Department of English; Amithraj Amavasai

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

labs: The following laboratory experiments wereused: (1) measuring sound pollution at various locations around the university campus anddeveloping a route map that exposes pedestrians to the lowest level of noise pollution, (2)measuring pH levels of various acids and bases and applying the knowledge to the real lifeproblem of acid rain, and (3) measuring energy levels of various materials and applying theknowledge to the real life problem of saving energy in the student‘s own home andtransportation.Use of charts and equations: This strategy consisted of mastering chart reading, distinguishingthe difference between charts and equations, and developing intellectual sensitivity to thelimitations of equations such as not using them with a black

Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W Blake PE, Austin Peay State University; John Krupczak Jr, Hope College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

justify more faculty. One measure of department productivity is the number of students takingclasses from that department. A university core course can greatly boost a department’sproductivity in this area.ResourcesIn addition to faculty, other resources are needed for the course. Based on current models, it ishighly desirable to include a laboratory component in the course. For that, money will be neededfor equipment, supplies, and, unless the class is small, assistants in the lab. Additional labtechnicians may be needed; hopefully, undergraduate students could be hired as lab assistants. Ifthe course is either another elective option or is replacing another course in the core, adequateclassroom and lab space should be available.MaterialsPeople

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Technological Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

promoted by a variety ofresearchers and scholars into practice (Narayanan, 2007 & 2019). Implementation procedurehas been fairly ‘standardized’ by the author at Miami University. He has been using thisprocedure throughout his research activity at Miami University. In addition to routinely usedmethodologies like traditional lectures and laboratory exercises, the author heavily promotes theimplementation of 21st century modern technology. This includes, but not limited to: WorldWide Web, WebEx, You Tube, I.V.D.L. (Interactive Video Distance Learning) etc.TraditionalAudio-visual techniques such as power point presentations, tutorials, problem-solving sessions,reflective research reports, peer group discussions, etc. also supplement student

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Dan Ewert, North Dakota State University; Ronald R Ulseth P.E., Itasca Community College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program7. The use of theresearch-to-practice cycles, while an encouraging development, has not made a large enoughchange in the ways engineering education researchers think about framing their results for useacross the broad varieties of practices. We posit that the common understanding of the research-to-practice model is one of impeding factors and that resituating the research-to-practice model isa necessary, though not sufficient, step towards transforming engineering education practice. Theobjective of this paper is to examine the limitations of the current research to practice cycle andexpand the conversation to include a broader and more nuanced understanding of whysustainable change in

Conference Session

Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Lauren Aprill; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, and designsystems. The goal of the class is to help students who are not from engineering background tounderstand how everyday things work. This includes engines, electricity, magnetism,communication, manufacturing, energy systems, and other technological items such as phones,the internet, and other related topics of interest to the students. This class does include hands-ondemonstrations and laboratory exercises.Implementation of Concept MapsIn the Survey of How Things Work, the students carry out an exercise to determine the principleof operation of a technical system and then apply this knowledge to analyze a different butrelated situation. The exercise involves a ring thrower apparatus based on Lenz’s law. Studentsoperate the device and

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

technological literacy for a wide audience byteaching courses on engineering topics to non-engineering majors.Such courses for non-engineering majors can take various forms.7-9 Courses can take the form ofa traditional lecture, with the engineering professor lecturing on technical subjects to a largegroup of non-majors. While such a course has the advantage of exposing a large number ofstudents to some science and engineering knowledge, unless well-done, such a course is likely tohave minimal impact on the overall understanding of technological or engineering principles andpractices for most of the students. Courses could also be centered on laboratory experiments,which allow the students to gain hands-on experience with engineering principles

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

–entirely online. Included in this category are synchronous models, which attempt to replicate face-to-face classroom experience online, and competency-based models that enable students to move through a course at their own pace. The institution provides advising, tutoring, and all other student support services online, as well.” It should be noted that the idea of self-paced instruction has been discussed in engineering education since at least 1971 when B. V. Koen published a paper on it in IEEE Transactions on Education. In 2001 he and K. J. Schmidt described a web based course (Koen, B. V. and Schmidt, K. J (2001). The professor and the media laboratory: a case study in web-based course

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems. Page 26.598.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO SEE THE ROLE OF SERVICE COURSES IN THEIR MAJORAbstractMany departments are involved with service courses which support both their programs andother

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joakim Sigurd Wren, Linköping University, Sweden

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

engineering.Teaching in the programs are mainly carried out as lectures, lessons, and laboratory sessions. In atypical engineering course, 30−40% of the education is carried out as lectures, 30−40% aslessons and 20−40% as laboratory experiments. In addition, case studies and project works areused in about half of the courses. Some projects are small (down to 15% of the course workload)and some may make up the whole course.In the present study, two courses are of interest. One is a course in Engineering thermodynamicswhich both the ME, DPD and IEM students take; the ME students as the very first course of theprogram, and the PDP and IEM students at the middle of the second year. The other is a bachelor(capstone) project course that the IEM students take as

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Foltz, Iowa State University; Amanpreet Kaur, Iowa State University; William Henry Tushaus, Iowa State University; Christopher Sears Mikelson, Iowa State University; Brian Vincent Skalak; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Energy’sresponsibility as much as committees of both chamber of the United States Congress.The current Secretary of Energy is Dr. Steven Chu. Secretary Chu is a well-known scientist, whoreceived a Nobel Prize for Physics. Chu also educates the next generation of scientists as auniversity professor. Before President Obama appointed Chu to Secretary of Energy, Chu was adirector of a national laboratory of the Department of Energy. As Secretary of Energy, Chu’smain job is to implement President Obama’s energy plans [12].The current Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is Senator JeffBingaman, a Democrat from New Mexico. Senator Bingaman graduated with degrees ingovernment and law. After working for the Army Reserves and practicing private

Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 1: Expanding Technological and Engineering Literacies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Sara Kaye Jones; Mani Mina, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

do their best in beingattentive and receptive to knowledge in the classroom. They also put in an honest effort into theircoursework and seek practical ways to finish what is needed of them.It seems that life as a student is devoted to attending class, completing assignments, and beingsuccessful in the assignments, tests, laboratories, etc. While these are all necessary to help tracklearning and growth, students’ future/success seem to be determined by how the classes are graded,rather than the material learned. Most classes are viewed as competitive spaces, and students needto perform better than their peers in order to be in the upper percentiles of the classes. Studentsbelieve that their grades and success in the classes have a direct