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

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Mehdi Shadaram P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

conference proceedings. He has been either PI or Co-PI for numerous grants and contracts, totaling more than $10 million in the past 15 years. NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Instruments and Lucent Technologies have funded his research projects. He is the recipient of the excellence in engineering research award at the College of Engineering at UTSA in 2010; the best teacher award in the College of Engineering at UTEP in 1994 and NASA monetary award for contribution to the space exploration. He has been the General Chair, Session Chair, TPC Chair, and Panelist in several

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak Jr, National Science Foundation; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Kate A Disney, Mission College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

diagram best represents the system.Distractors include components out of order and incomplete or extra component interactions.Initial ResultsThe initial pilot of the test was conducted in a general-education engineering course at HopeCollege. The course satisfies a general education laboratory course for non-STEM majors. Atotal of 42 students took the test. Of these students 48 percent were male and 52 percent female.All of these students are majoring in a discipline that is not a field of science, engineering,technology, or mathematics. The material on the test was not covered in the course at the timethe test was given. The students had no opportunity to study or prepare, the test was given“cold.”Figure 1 shows the distribution of results for

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Williams, CEG-IST Universidade de Lisboa; Jose Figueiredo, IST, Universidade de Lisboa

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. The machine in me: An anthropologist sits among computer engineers. New York: RoutledgeEtzkowitz, H., & Leydesdorff, L. (1995). The Triple Helix, University-Industry-Government Relations: A Laboratory for Knowledge Based Economic Development. EASST Review 14, 14-19.Evans, A. G. T. (2001). C. Y. O'Connor: His Life and Legacy, University of Western Australia Press.Faulkner, W. (2007). Nuts and Bolts and People. Social Studies of Science, 37(3), 331-356.Fayol, H., Administration industrielle et générale; prévoyance, organisation, commandement, coordination,controle, Paris, H. Dunod et E. Pinat,Fensham, P.J., Defining an Identity: The Evolution of Science Education as a Field of Research, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic