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Writing and Communication I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

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Paper ID #14662Extending WID to Train Mechanical Engineering GTAs to Evaluate StudentWritingDr. Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University As the Communications and Senior Design Program Advisor, Barr developed a multi-faceted technical communications program in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department at MTU. She delivers communication instruction to undergraduate and graduate students, assists faculty in crafting critical thinking/communication assignments, and trains GTAs and faculty in best practices in evaluating student writing. She has a PhD in Rhetoric, Theory, and Culture, with a focus on

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A Liberal Education Certified: A Panel on Integrating Liberal Education in a Large, Research-based Institution

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto; Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Ken Tallman, University of Toronto

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Paper ID #16201A Liberal Education Certified: A Panel on Integrating Liberal Education ina Large, Research-based InstitutionLydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto Lydia Wilkinson is a lecturer in the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto, where she teaches courses on written, oral and visual communication. She has a Bachelor of Education, an MA in Drama and Performance Studies, and is pursuing a PhD in Drama that focuses on the intersections of engineering and theatre.Mr. Alan Chong, University of Toronto Alan Chong is a Senior Lecturer with the Engineering Communication Program at the Univ. of

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Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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); void putI2C1(uint8_t u8_val); uint8_t getI2C1(uint8_t u8_ack2Send); uint8_t putNoAckCheckI2C1(uint8_t u8_val);  (a) (b)Figure 1: CodeChat, the literate programming implementation used to conduct research for this paper, transforms tradi-tional source code in (a) to the web page shown in (b) as shown by the arrow.The sad state of programming pedagogy may well be the result of the elimination of writing whenwriting a program. That is, textbooks present a program in well-crafted essays, instructors coachstudents in developing flow charts and design documents, but all this beautiful writing is sadlyabandoned when the actual program is written, resulting

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Figure 3b, students are testing various shapes anddensities of fire briquettes to better understand burn time, heat output, and smoke or sootproduction. The final products of the students’ designs demonstrate the results of their testing anditeration.Students who completed the first offering of the course were given an open ended surveyregarding their primary takeaway from the course and how the course has influenced their viewsof society and the role of engineers within it. Student responses (n=27 of 35 enrolled students)were qualitatively coded and sorted into broad themes as described below. (a) (b)Figure 2: Examples of students testing the paper-concrete brick making using both

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Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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by applying (b) an ability to design and conduct principles of engineering, science, and experiments, as well as to analyze and mathematics. interpret data (2) An ability to apply both analysis and (c) an ability to design a system, component, synthesis in the engineering design process, or process to meet desired needs within resulting in designs that meet desired needs. realistic constraints such as economic, (3) An ability to develop and conduct environmental, social, political, ethical, health appropriate experimentation, analyze and and safety, manufacturability, and interpret data, and use engineering judgment sustainability

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #15937The Revealing Effect of Disasters: A Case Study from Tulane UniversityMr. Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech Andrew Katz is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from Tulane University and M.Eng. in environmental engineering from Texas A&M University. Most recently, prior to beginning his doctoral studies at Virginia Tech, he taught physics in Dallas, TX. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Revealing Effect of Disasters:A Case Study from Tulane UniversityIntroductionIn the wake of Hurricane

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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environmental ethics and bioethics, focusing on questions of ethics, science, and representation. He teaches a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses on related topics.Dr. Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette Andrew O. Brightman is an Associate Professor of Engineering Practice in the Weldon School of Biomed- ical Engineering at Purdue University where he serves as Assistant Head for Academic Affairs. His re- search background is in cellular biochemistry, tissue engineering, and engineering ethics. He and his multidisciplinary team are committed to developing effective pedagogy and tools for enhancing ethical reasoning skills for innovative engineering design and socially responsible engineering

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Pedagogies of Making and Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; James W. Malazita, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Education. Coventry, England.[24] Harrison, S; Sengers, P; & Tatar, D. (2011). “Making Epistemological Trouble: Third-Paradigm HCI as Successor Science.” Interacting with Computers, 23(5): 385-392.[25] Bal, A., Nolan, J., & Seko, Y. (2015). “Melange of Making: Bringing Children’s Informal Learning Cultures to the Classroom.” In DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social Media, eds. Matt Ratto and Megan Boler. MIT Press.[26] Lachney, M., & Nieusma, D. (2015, June). “Engineering Bait-and-Switch: K-12 Recruitment Strategies Meet University Curricula and Culture.” Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. ASEE.[27] Latour, B. (2009). Reassembling the Social. Oxford University Press.[28

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Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan M. Hicks, University of Florida; Richard J. Aleong, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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coded one self-study (our home institution’s) anddiscussed results through multiple iterations to explore the general structure of the self-studydocument and to devise a practical, consistent scheme that captured the information needed toanswer our research question. This process also served to calibrate our coding strategy.Table 2. Distribution of included schools’ Carnegie Classifications Institution Classification Status Enrollment* School A Doctoral Universities: 40,000 (not included in analysis) Highest Research Activity School B Doctoral Universities: 50,000

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Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology

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andexpectations for the profession). Today, after the launch of EC 20002 and the Engineer of 20203,negotiations between the culture/utility function continue. Leyden and Schneider recognize EC 2000’s Criterion 3 as an important driver in thechanges in FYC programs, and as an important factor within the culture/utility debate. They notethat of the 11 abilities specified for graduating engineers, only 4 of them are primarily technical.They divide the abilities in the following ways1: Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data

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Writing and Communication I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California - Davis

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resource that has already been widely adapted by and integrated intohundreds of law school curriculums.7Conclusion & Path ForwardThe final, bottom-line conclusion I can extrapolate from this reflection on my and my students’experience testing the experimental 106 STEM grammar class, spring 2015, is quite simply thatthe initial field test went well enough to merit running a revised, more refined, more rigorouslyassessed version of the class, a revision b, sometime soon in the future. Even better would be atrial of several sections of a revision b—one predominantly populated by STEM majors, onepopulated, once again, with a mixture of STEM and non-STEM majors, and additionally, asection designed predominantly for non-STEM majors who are curious

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Writing and Communication II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Annemarie Galeucia, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University

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-Intensive courses in general. We also hoped to hear fromstudents about specific examples of successes and failures to communicate in academic andprofessional settings and to learn their perceptions of what is working or missing in the CxCprogram. The questions asked during the CxC focus group (Appendix A: Interview Guide)follow the general categories described earlier as identified by Krueger and Casey.In the CxC study we targeted senior engineering students enrolled in spring semester engineeringcapstone courses and then through email invitations sent from the Office of the Dean ofEngineering (Appendix B: Invitation to Participate), we recruited students selected at randomuntil three focus group sessions with 6-10 students (24 total) were filled

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Pedagogies of Making and Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Lombardo, Harvard University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Avinash Uttamchandani, Harvard University

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was given tostudents during the first two weeks of the semester as well as at the conclusion of the semesterand their final projects. In an effort to set a baseline for the 142 self-reported surveys, theauthors also measured learning outcomes within the introductory engineering design coursesusing final project rubrics from the course instructors.Most learning outcomes for engineering design courses are motivated by the requirements ABETsets for undergraduate engineering degrees. The ABET criteria include design as well asrequirements for teamwork, ethics, social context, and other broad considerations. ABETCriteria 3 Student Outcomes (a) through (k) include design explicitly, in particular throughcriteria (b), (c), and (e). The following

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington; Danielle L. Watt, Center for Chemistry at the Space Time Limit (CaSTL Center); Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jeremy Alexis Magruder, University of Florida; Chanel Renee Easley, Techbridge; Yael-Alexandra Jackie Monereau, University of Tampa; Makita R. Phillips; Arielle M. Benjamin

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 confronted him on the issue. He asked me my major, and informed  me that was also his background and proceeded to say this: “This may be the first B  you’re going to make in a course, but it most certainly won’t be your last.”  Similar to the suggestions for educators who would like to support students as it relates to their isolating experiences, in order to address the lack of support educators can take a genuine interest in the success of their students. By developing meaningful relationships that focus on the student's’ priorities and providing advice and support that can advance their goals, educators have the opportunity to provide encouragement at critical points. An emotionally safe experience in classrooms and on campus as it

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Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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(desire to eliminate incongruity). Curiosity (motivated behavior) leads to improved understanding (learning), if the incongruity in humor message is relevant to what is to be learned.From a theoretical perspective, then, the successful use of humor depends on (a) the humormessage capturing the attention of the learner and being relevant and appropriate, and (b) thelearner resolving the incongruity in the humor message. Empirical research into the instructionalvalue of humor, however, has yielded inconsistent results, largely because learning is anemergent property that results from the interaction of the many factors at work in any classroom.Some of these are under the instructor’s control, but many are not. Add in

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Sharon Paterson, Boise State University; R. Eric Landrum, Boise State University; Arthur Scarritt, Boise State University ; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University; Don L. Warner, Boise State University

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immersed. His earlier work focused on indigenous populations in the Andes and he currently centers on students and higher education.Ms. Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State UniversityProf. Don L. Warner, Boise State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Connecting with Other Disciplines Builds Students Own Skills and Professional IdentityBackgroundThe Summer Research Community (SRC) at Boise State University brings STEM (science,technology, engineering, and mathematics) students together with faculty and other studentsfrom social sciences and humanities to form an interdisciplinary summer experience. The SRCwas founded with impetus from a National

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Communication Across the Divisions I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

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appear in search results and keyword analyses of the abstracts and complete texts of relevant articles. These could be applied not only within ASEE but in the wide range of scholarly publications that treat topics that are relevant to engineering communication and its teaching.    • Organize a National Science Foundation workshop that would allow the participants to extend and deepen the analysis presented in this paper by (a) identifying issues of common concern and (b) planning research to advance knowledge and understanding. In addition to establishing direction for research that would meet the needs of teachers and practitioners of engineering communication, such a workshop would also assist the

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Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Findley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John A. Mirth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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) Ideas related to function (b) Ideas related to form Figure 1: A comparison of the number of ideas generated on initial and final papers. Improvement Ideas by Type 4. Average Number of Ideas in Papers 3. 2. 1. 0. Initial Paper Final Paper

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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. Engineering by doing: Diversity, innovation and hands-on learning. In: Hyldgaard Christensen S, Didier C, Jamison A, Meganck M, Mitcham C, Newberry B, eds. International Perspectives on Engineering Education: Engineering Education and Practice in Context. Vol 1. Philosophy of engineering and technology. New York: Springer; 2015:261-278.21. Lucena JC. Defending the Nation: U.S. Policymaking to Create Scientists and Engineers from Sputnik to the “War against Terrorism.” Lanham, Md.: University of America Press; 2005.22. Valderamma Pineda AF. What Can Engineering Systems Teach Us about Social (In)justices? The Case of Pubic Transportation Systems. In: Lucena JC, ed. Engineering Education for Social Justice: Critical

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Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College

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to Teach Design. Submitted to Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.7. Tonso, K. (2014) Engineering Identity. In Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research. A. Johri & B.M. Olds, eds. Cambridge University Press.8. Johnson, B. (2016). Study of Professional Competency Development in a Project Based Learning (PBL) Curriculum (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark.9. Wasilewski, C.H. (2015).Men and Women in Engineering: Professional Identity and Factors Influencing Workforce Retention. Industrial-Organizational Psychology Dissertations. Paper 2. Available at http://digitalcommons.spu.edu/iop_etd/2/ accessed January 31, 2016.10

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Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R.F.A. Hamilton, Siena Heights University

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Paper ID #15021The Case for Engineering as a Liberal ArtDr. R.F.A. Hamilton, Siena Heights University R.F.A. Hamilton is the Director of Engineering at Siena Heights University. His research interest primarily on improving student performance in entry level courses. His background is combination of Engineering, Physics, and Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Case for Engineering as a Liberal Art Engineering is often viewed as a highly specialized and exclusive field of study.Typically, only those pursuing engineering degrees receive any

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Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Morris, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #16303Don’t Look at Your Shoes! Getting Engineers and Scientists to Engage withAudiencesDr. Scott A. Morris, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Scott A. Morris received his PhD in Agricultural Engineering in1992 from Michigan State University and has worked in industry both directly and as a consultant on a wide range of projects. Based at the University of Illinois since 1992, Dr. Morris developed a nationally-recognized research and teaching program, and was one of the first faculty members to offer asynchronous computer-based online content. Dr. Morris teaches engineering courses both on the Urbana

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Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Qin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haishao Pang, Beijing Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #16096Toward a Cross-cultural Conversation: Liberal Arts Education for Engineersin China and the U.S.Dr. Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Xiaofeng Tang is a postdoctoral fellow in engineering ethics at Penn State University. He received his Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Mr. Qin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette Qin Zhu is a PhD Candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His main research interests include global, comparative, and international engineering education, engineering ed- ucation policy, and

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin A. Cech, Rice University; Tom J. Waidzunas, Temple University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Paper ID #15369Engineering Deans’ Support For LGBTQ InclusionDr. Erin A. Cech, Rice University Erin Cech is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Rice University. Before coming to Rice in 2012, Cech was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, San Diego and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Sociology from Montana State University. Cech’s research seeks to uncover cultural mechanisms of inequality reproduction–particularly gender, sexual identity and racial/ethnic inequality within science

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Writing and Communication II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; David J. Adams, Technical Communications Consultant; Amanda Simson, The University of New Haven

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Haven Ron Harichandran is Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering and is the PI of the two grants entitled ”Project to Integrate Technical Communication Skills” and ”Developing entrepreneurial thinking in engi- neering students by utilizing integrated online modules and experiential learning opportunities.” Through these grants technical communication and entrepreneurial thinking skills are being integrated into courses spanning all four years in seven ABET accredited engineering and computer science BS programs.Dr. Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven Michael A. Collura, professor of chemical engineering at the University of New Haven, received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lafayette College and

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Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Laura E Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University

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3 3 Satisfied with ENGR Satisfied with ENGR A A3 Critical Thinking 3 major Major B1, B2, B3, Satisfied with ENGR Satisfied with ENGR B Math & Sci 12 B4 major Major C1, C2, D2, C, D Am Studies 12 12 12 D3 C C3

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L Hess, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

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the task. Their foci are less on developing or growingempathy and more on becoming aware of how to apply one’s pre-existing empathic abilities.Within the context of engineering design (as opposed to design more generally), a similar focuson utilizing empathy through a variety of techniques is growing. For example, Gray andcolleagues developed an empathic walkthrough that “stimulates empathy on the part of thestudent for the design context within which they are working, resulting in a richer narrative thatforegrounds problems that a user might encounter.”3 They utilized a three-step sequence wheredesigners (a) walk through a user’s story, (b) list and group concerns relevant to the user, and (c)perform a structured ideation task by utilizing

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Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT); Cibele V. Falkenberg, Auburn University

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Paper ID #16152”Give Me Every Idea You Have”: Building with Improvisation in Engineer-ing EducationDr. Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) Dr. Stephanie Pulford is an instructional consultant and research scientist within University of Washing- ton’s Center for Engineering Teaching & Learning, where she has coordinated the Engineering Writing & Communication Development Program. Dr. Pulford’s professional background in engineering includes a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineer- ing as well as industry experience as

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

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about X that interested you? b. What do you see yourself doing in the future? 2. How did you choose X university/X program? 3. How did you become involved with the engineering ambassadors? 4. How did you prepare for the workshop? 5. Please tell me about your experiences of the workshop, from beginning to end. a. Prompts were provided if necessary, e.g. “What happened on Saturday?” and “Tell me more about your presentation topic.” 6. What were some of the biggest highlights for you of the weekend? 7. What were some of the biggest challenges or dilemmas that you faced? 8. Moving forward into the school year, how do you see yourself in the role of engineering ambassador? 9. Do you have

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Communication Across the Divisions I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel E. Hastings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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anengineering or technical background, we study student self-efficacy for that ability as well [7-14].Research Questions and MethodologyResearch QuestionsWe hypothesize that students at varying stages of their academic journey, as well as in diversepedagogical and cultural contexts, will report different levels of self-efficacy in communicationcapabilities. Our specific research questions that guided this portion of the study (i.e., thedevelopment and analysis of the student surveys) are: a. In what ways, if any, do students’ self-efficacy for communication capabilities change from their entry to their last semester before graduation? b. Do students report differences in self-efficacy by communication type (i.e., writing