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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Rizzo, University of Vermont

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of Vermont (UVM) incorporated systems thinking and asystems approach to engineering problem solving within their programs. A systems thinkingapproach regards social, environmental and economic factors as necessary components of theproblem solution. Because it is a whole systems approach it also encompasses sustainability. Wehave integrated systems thinking in the following ways; 1) new material has been included intokey courses (e.g. the first-year introductory and senior design courses), 2) a sequence of threerelated environmental and transportation systems courses have been included within the curricula(i.e., Introduction to Systems, Decision Making, and Modeling), and 3) service-learning (S-L)projects have been integrated into key

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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Education Leadership and Policy.2. National Science Foundation (2007). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering: 2007, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resource Statistics.3. National Science Foundation (2004). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering: 2004, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resource Statistics.4. Goodman Research Group (2002). Final report of the women’s experiences in college engineering (WECE) project, Cambridge, MA.5. Davis, C-S. & Finelli, C.J. (2007), Diversity and Retention in Engineering, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, v2007, n111, p63-7.6

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh

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options and must make efficient choices in order to solve the problem(s) at hand.These projects are intended to challenge students' judgment and creativity as well as theirproblem-solving abilities. In addition, this course continues the writing component byrequiring students to write a research paper.Design and Implementation of the Second Semester Writing ProjectsThe ENGR0012 writing assignment is preparing a formal written paper for publication andpresentation at a freshman conference scheduled at the end of the term. The theme of studentpapers must relate to topics covered in their physics, chemistry, calculus, or engineeringclasses. Thus, students relate their papers to their chosen field of engineering with a focus onthe design, development

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Petersen, University of Toronto Mississauga

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. Page 22.822.106 Treisman, U. 1992. Studying Students Studying Calculus: A Look at the Lives of Minority Mathematics Students inCollege. College Mathematics Journal 23(5), pp. 362-372.7 Wilson, D. 2008. Does it Matter? Psychological Sense of Community & Belonging in Engineering Education.Frontiers in Education 2008.8 Johnson, D.W., Johnson, D.T. & Smith, K.A. 1998. Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom, 2ndEd. Edina, MN: Interaction Book Company.9 Hausfather, S. J. 1996. Vygotsky and schooling: Creating a social context for learning. Action in TeacherEducation. (18) 1-10.10 Jones, D.W. 1996. Empowering teams in the classroom can work. Journal for Quality and Participation, 19(1),80-86.11 Schmidt, L., Schmidt, J