Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, Computer and Electrical

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Liberal Education

AC 2009-650: ANALYSIS AND REVISION OF THE "ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERS"PROGRAM AT HERAT UNIVERSITY, WESTERN AFGHANISTANBeth Richards, University of HartfordM. Keshawarz, University of HartfordHisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford Hisham Alnajjar is Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Computer and Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford Page 14.211.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Analysis and Revision of the “English for Engineers” Program at Herat University, Western AfghanistanBackground of the partnershipIn

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina; Elena Mangione-Lora, University of Notre Dame

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Liberal Education

. The second course is an introduction to computer networking course offered atKansas State University at Salina which uses video technology to teach the fundamentals ofcomputer networking. Both courses use digital storytelling to enhance student learning, andstrengthen communication skills.Some scholars argue that "the multimedia language of the screen has become the currentvernacular" and it is time for video instruction to become foundational to undergraduate generaleducation. Digital video is becoming increasingly affordable and accessible, providing anengaging method of instruction in a variety of subject areas.Video provides an excellent and familiar medium for enhancing student learning in a variety ofdisciplines, including engineering

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-599: KINESTHETIC LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOMJoe Tranquillo, Bucknell University JOSEPH V TRANQUILLO is an assistant professor of biomedical and electrical engineering at Bucknell University. Dr. Tranquillo teaches courses primarily in bioinstrumentation. His research focuses on theoretical and computational models of electrical activity in the body. Page 13.829.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom “Great ideas originate in the muscles” – Thomas EdisonIntroductionA great deal of information exists regarding the

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Liberal Education

2006-1016: INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE -- DETROIT TOPITTSBURGH CANOE EXPEDITIONAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, the LTU SAE Aero Design Student Competition Team, and the LTU Hydropower National Competition Team.Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald Carpenter is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering. Dr. Carpenter also

Conference Session

Blurring the Boundary between Content Knowledge and Professional Knowledge

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Verna Fitzsimmons, Kent State University - Kent; Stephane Booth, Kent State University - Kent

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-732: LEAN LEARNING: PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND GENERALEDUCATION JOIN FORCESVerna Fitzsimmons, Kent State University - Kent Verna M. Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Technology, Kent State University. Dr. Fitzsimmons received her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati majoring in Industrial Engineering. She has over 15 years of experience working with businesses (both manufacturing and service sectors). She has also taught at several universities in Ohio and Wisconsin. She currently teaches courses in both the Baccalaureate and the Master of Technology programs and is now involved in applied research in several areas

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; William Moeller, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-1525: SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS IN 35 COREUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING COURSESJohn Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell Professor, Mechanical EngineeringCarol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell Associate Professor, Plastics EngineeringLinda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Service-Learning Coordinator, College of EngineeringDavid Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Professor, Plastics EngineeringWilliam Moeller, University of Massachusetts Lowell Professor Emeritus, Civil EngineeringCheryl West, University of Massachusetts Lowell Doctoral Student, Work Environment Department Page 13.1074.1© American

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Liberal Education

drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn’t have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can’t capture, and I found it fascinating. None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-1451: THE CLARKSON COMMON EXPERIENCE CURRICULUM:GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS BASED ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESRobert Meyer, Clarkson University Robert Meyer is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clarkson University. He received a B.A.(1970) in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, M.E.E. (1970) and a Ph.D. (1974) in Electrical Engineering, all from Rice University. He has been employed by Texas Instruments, and Exxon, and since 1974, by Clarkson University. His research has been on applications of computing in communications network monitoring, including software design, development, and testing, and the application of distributed artificial intelligence to

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Wilson, University of CIncinnati; Teresa Cook, University of Cincinnati; Jo Ann Thompson, University of Cincinnati; James Everly, University of Cincinnati

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Liberal Education

,” Journal ofEngineering Education, vol. 89, no. 3, pp. 369-375, July 2000.14. E.D. Wheeler and R.L. McDonald, “Writing in Engineering Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol.89. no. 4, pp. 481-486, October 2000.15. K. Ossman, “Technical Report Rubric,” 2007. Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department,University of Cincinnati, College of Applied Science. Cincinnati, Ohio. Page 13.389.1316. H. Barrett, “Electronic Portfolios as Digital Stories of Deep Learning: Emerging Digital Tools to SupportReflection in Learner-Centered Portfolios,” 2004. Retrieved January 2008 from.17. LiveText Inc. “LiveText: Your Partner for

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University; Anthony Smith, CPE-LYON FRANCE

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Liberal Education

Schools ? Lengthen stay(3); open computer room on weekends (2); learn more vocabulary to provide greater weekend freedom in town(2); post (cultural) activities occurring in Lyon(1); teach labs in English(1); lengthen tour of Lyon (1). 5. Would you recommend the program to students at your university ? Yes(20)._______________________________________________________________________ Page 13.1121.8Laboratory structure Seven US students elected the language and laboratory program of Table 2.While the language portion was common to that for all four participating Lyoninstitutions, the

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher Johnstone, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education

the presentation skills ofengineering students who took this general education course and engineering students who didnot were not statistically significant. In other words, the students who passed through the coursedid not appear to apply what they had learned. Given these problems, the question arises whether the content of the general speakingcourse could simply be replaced by the presentation-components of the engineering courses.Certainly, having engineering students make presentations in engineering courses and receiveinstruction and feedback from engineering faculty is valuable. In fact, we assert that the besteducation of engineering undergraduates in oral communication involves the students takingboth a speech communication

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Matthew Search, Iowa State University

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Liberal Education

Engineering at Iowa State University. His research areas are in operations research with an emphasis on pricing, supply chains, and assessment of services. Dr. Min is also recognized for his work in assessment and improvement of curricula and courses as well as global teaching and learning through international collaboration.Matthew Search, Iowa State University Matthew Search is an Instructor in the Department of English at Iowa State University. His research areas are in writing across the curriculum, rhetorically-focused composition pedagogy, and the impact of workplace communication on professional identity development

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Liberal Education

2006-1521: HOW ENGINEERING STUDENTS LEARN TO WRITE: THE SECONDYEAR OF THE ENGINEERING WRITING INITIATIVE AT THE UNIVERSITYOF TEXAS AT TYLERLucas Niiler, University of Texas-Tyler LUKE NIILER is an Associate Professor of English in the Department of Languages and Literature at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his BA degree from Gettysburg College and his MA and Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo.David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler DAVID M. BEAMS is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his BS and MS degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in and the Ph.D. from the University of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

Page 12.1147.6programs: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.The Paul Revere course block offerings were not initially designed as formal educationalexperiments, but rather as prototypes of an interdisciplinary, tightly integrated, undergraduatecourse block in a new engineering college setting. As such, our preliminary assessment data arelimited to (i) student attitudinal responses to the Olin College course evaluation survey items, (ii)student self-perceptions of learning objectives attainment, (iii) student self-assessment ofteaming competency, and (iv) instructor assessment of student competency development asdemonstrated in the major course assignments. Although these preliminary data are limited

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Liberal Education

interest include sustainability, mechanical design, appropriate technology and service-learning.Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Margaret Pinnell is the director for the ETHOS program and assistant professor for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Dayton. Her areas of interest include materials, materials characterization and service-learning. Page 11.1164.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 STUDENT PERSPECTIVES OF CURRICULUM-INTEGRATED INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL IMMERSIONSabstract: The Engineers in Technical, Humanitarian

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Liberal Education

AC 2009-1719: PERSONAL VS. PROFESSIONAL E-MAIL: THE PALIN CASEEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Ed Gehringer is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. He has been a frequent presenter at education-based workshops in the areas of computer architecture and object-oriented systems. His research interests include architectural support for memory management, garbage collection, and computer-supported collaborative learning. He received a B.S. from the University of Detroit(-Mercy) in 1972, a B.A. from Wayne State University, also in 1972, and the Ph.D. from Purdue

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Diana George, Virginia Tech; kelly belanger, Virginia Tech; Lisa Norris, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education

Conference and Exposition. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT.39. Wikoff, K., et al. "Evaluating the Communication Component of an Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study". In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT.40. Williamson, W.J. and P.H. Sweany, "Linking Communication and Software Design Courses for Professional Development in Computer Science". Language and Learning Across the Disciplines, 1999. 3(2): p. 103-106.41. Yoder, J.-D., et al. "Proofreading Exercises to Improve Technical Writing in a Freshman Engineering Course". In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2006. Chicago, IL.42

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University

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Liberal Education

(120 semester units) to earn the degree, at least 60 ofwhich must be upper division offerings. No new courses are required to initiate the program, thoughthe project/integrative experience could develop into a new and unique offering.Required Courses:MAJOR COURSESIntroduction to Computing… ………….…. 3Electric Circuit Analysis……….……2Intro to Engineering……………..3Engineering Economics……….….. 3Materials……………………......3Engineering Statics…………………3Engineering Electives……………………12 to16Summative Experience…………………. 6 to 12 (this can include, but is not limited to communityservice learning, internship, student teaching exposure, government service, hospital volunteeringetc…, one unit must be Senior Project, units are not tied to any college a

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Curtis Johnson, University of Houston

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Liberal Education

taught successfully for several semesters as a face-to-face course, the faculty decidedto increase the opportunities for students to interact with technology by redesigning and offeringthe course online. In this way students gain experience not only with content related to societyand culture but also with the Internet technology that so fully permeates today’s society. Hencestudents are exposed to opportunities for learning on two important levels: (a) social sciencecontent and (b) computer applications.Students in the course vary substantially in both their technical and social sciences knowledgeand skill sets. Some, from technical backgrounds, are relatively comfortable with the demands oflearning and using technology as a learning tool but

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Garry Warren, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; David Cordes, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama

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Liberal Education

AC 2009-1966: CURRENT-EVENTS ARTICLES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTSBeth Todd, University of Alabama Beth Todd is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama.Garry Warren, University of Alabama Garry Warren is Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama.Susan Burkett, University of Alabama Susan Burkett is the Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama.David Cordes, University of Alabama David Cordes is Professor and Head of Computer Science at the University of Alabama.Marcus Brown, University of Alabama Marcus Brown is an Associate Professor of Computer

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherrice Traver, Union College; J. Douglas Klein, Union College

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Liberal Education

AC 2010-633: INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING AND THE LIBERAL ARTS: ATWO-WAY STREETCherrice Traver, Union College Cherrice Traver received her BS in Physics from the State University of New York at Albany in 1982 and her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 1988. She has been a faculty member at Union College in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department since 1986, and has been the Dean of Engineering since 2005. Recently Dr. Traver has been involved in initiatives at the interface of engineering and the liberal arts. She has led two national symposia on Engineering and Liberal Education at Union College and she was General Chair for the 2008 Frontiers

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Pinar Menguc, University of Kentucky; Ellie Hawes, University of Kentucky; Jane Jensen, University of Kentucky; Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky

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Liberal Education

College of Education 4 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USAIntroductionEngineering is based on hard sciences. It is not possible to build a bridge, a car, acomputer, a refrigerator, or anything considered sophisticated, without a good grasp ofphysics, chemistry, mathematics, or even biology. While based on the hard sciences,engineering can be considered as art, as a process of creative problem solving.The concept of engineering as an art stems from two central ideas. First, hard sciences donot provide a complete closure of scientific facts, equations and material properties thatwill be required to make a piece of machinery

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Simmons, University of Utah; Susan Sample, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Liberal Education

MechanicalEngineering design classes, relying on graduate students from Communication and English toprovide instruction. Our model, however, is not without flaws. For example, freshman often feeloverwhelmed with the workload in the introductory course, since they are learning computerprograms, design principles, oral and written communication, and teamwork skills. Additionally,limited instruction in design, teamwork, or communication is incorporated into the sophomore orjunior classes. As a result, we developed an integrated Student-driven Pedagogy of Integrated,Reinforced, Active Learning (SPIRAL) curriculum1 and implemented it in Fall 2009. Theredesign distributes and integrates computational, design, and professional (teamwork andcommunication) skills

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; James Heisler, Hope College; Thomas Ludwig, Hope College; Roger Nemeth, Hope College; James Piers, Hope College; Neal Sobania, Pacific Lutheran University

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Liberal Education

culture. We have found thata major theme in successfully negotiating this change is shifting from a process-orientedapproach favored in the US, to one emphasizing the specific learning goals andassessment methods of a particular course. In the experience reported here, Japanesestudents were accustomed to taking responsibility for their own learning process,therefore requiring the course instructor to define learning objectives and the specificnature of evaluation process. Other recommendations focus on adapting to the differingfeatures of student schedules and pre-college preparation in the two countries. Guidelinesare prepared as a distillation of some recent experience for the benefit US facultyparticipating in US-Japanese exchange

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education

pedagogy. A new advanced course on engineering ethicsuses readings from philosophy, science and technology studies, and feminist and postcolonialscience studies to examine questions that necessarily challenge foundational assumptions ofengineering, which not only underlie all of what scientists and engineers undertake in their work,but also require the active involvement of citizens outside of science and engineering. Studentsencounter new visions for science and engineering that integrate a variety of ethicalconsiderations that mean to address critiques encountered throughout the course. Pedagogies ofliberation are employed in order to accomplish three outcomes. First, classroom responsibilityshifts echo the lessons learned from STS around

Conference Session

Questions of Identity

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Graham, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Patrick Farrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jay Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

an even more exciting and welcoming place towork and learn? Will the COE become an environment where not just students, but faculty andstaff also are inspired to keep learning? Or alternatively, will the people in the college be subjectto events apparently outside of their own control?”Our taskforce has been engaged in both thought and action on how to assist the UW-MadisonCOE in meeting these challenges, AND, as importantly, in improving as a university-basedengineering community. Our approach to (re)design of the COE for 2010 and beyond is and hasbeen centered on two realities: First, while the administration of the college sees many forces onthe horizon that will affect the activities of everyone in the college, individuals in the

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

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Liberal Education

. ISELP students have access to the ESC’s newly renovated facility. ESC is a center at Lehigh University committed to enriching students’ education while working to make its clients in industry more efficient and increasingly competitive. Students have access to meeting space, computers, and the Collaboratory. The Collaboratory provides distance learning and virtual meeting systems for students to discuss projects with industry partners who remain at their site. Industry seminar speakers address the class face-to-face or virtually in the ESCs Collaboratory. • Opportunity to practice skills in projects, seminars and classes. The students progress in leadership roles until as seniors they are

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; David Bowles, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Stephen Sears, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Daniel Thomas, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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Liberal Education

faculty member at the University Georgia, Bio & Ag Engineering Department, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Tifton Campus. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds B.S. and M.E. degrees in Agricultural Engineering from LSU and a Ph.D. from Purdue University. Page 15.718.1Paige Davis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Paige Davis is an Instructor in the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. She has 20 years experience teaching Engineering Graphics and Computer Graphics courses. She received her baccalaureate degree in Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Recent Developments in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

Meter”Games based on short scenarios have the virtue of time; since most are developed for one-hour,it is possible to have multiple training sessions annually, rather than stuff everything into onevery full day. Short intense learning sessions may, indeed, increase employee awareness of ethicsas a daily workplace concern.Simulation GamesSimulation ethics games are more complicated than those described above, as they “recreate” abusiness and usually are computer-based. Most reflect a video game model and include avatarsand levels, in an attempt to capitalize on the contemporary predilection for electronic gadgetry.In 1997, the Department of Justice developed “Quandaries,” a PC-based arcade-type game whichplayers download to their individual PCs

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Western Australia; Donna Riley, Smith College; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chris Byrne, Cascadia Community College; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Katy Haralampides, University of New Brunswick

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Liberal Education

NationalSociety of Professional Engineers is currently debating whether or not to include similarlanguage in its Code of Ethics.5Consider the following effort to quantify the health of the planet.6 The European Union hasrecently been developed a method termed the Environmental Quality Index. (QOL)An environmental quality index that takes into consideration all aspects of the naturalenvironment of a consumer’s life could be taken to be equal to the mean of these variables.However, a mean cannot be computed directly, because of differences in the units ofmeasurement of the above variables. Therefore, these variables need to be scaled before a meanis computed. This QOL only addressed issues related to the health of the environment. It doesnot address issues