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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Lisa Shatz

Incorporating design into a class teaching technical communication skills Lisa Shatz Suffolk University Session 8: Other topics relevant to engineering education AbstractA technical writing class is a perfect vehicle for giving students the opportunity to be creativedesigners and to learn more about the engineering profession as well.In order for our students to have more experience in brainstorming, teamwork, and productdevelopment, we have incorporated into our technical communication class participation inSuffolk University’s Business School’s New Product

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Kevin John McDonnell; Anne Joan Caraccio; Nithin Susan Abraham; Nicholas Alexander Ruffini; Susan Gallardo; James Patrick Abulencia

construction of the filters. By participating in the trip, the students wereable to obtain a sense of connection with those they are helping.Goals and Conclusions: There are several goals for the students after completing this Service-Learning project.The students taking part have already obtained a bachelors of science degree. One goal is forthem to use the knowledge they have obtained through their years of education and learning andapply it to real world situations. Throughout undergraduate education, few of the classes takenprovide any ‘real world’ experience and generally rely on examples or purely theoretical 3scenarios. Most classes lack a

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Paul C. King; Gerarda M. Shields

technology as a means of connection, notcompetition. They want to bridge gaps and work as a team. IP courses are utilizing multimedia in the classroom as a means of connecting with the students.Smartboards® with internet connectivity are used during lessons to explore the lives of scientists,engineers and architects; search for images skyscrapers and bridges to help students brainstormsolutions; and teams can present their work electronically to the class. Students will use palm-size digitalvideo cameras to document learning and teamwork instead of a written journal in the second and thirdyears. The video gathered is planned to be used in the digital media course that the students also take aspart of the CityPoly curriculum.3. COURSE ASSESSMENT