Conference Session

Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

in Technological and Engineering Literacy MinorsAbstractThe need for a greater understanding of engineering and technology by non-engineers is widelyrecognized as important for both a well-rounded education and economic competitiveness.Informed citizens in today’s world should possess a broad understanding of technology and beempowered by this understanding to make informed decisions on technologically-related issues.In response to this need, some engineering programs have successfully reached across campus inefforts to improve the technological and engineering literacy of non-engineers. Theestablishment of the Technological Literacy Division of the American Society for EngineeringEducation attests to the interest among

Conference Session

Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; John Krupczak, Hope College; James F. Young, Rice University, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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AC 2011-182: EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES FOR TECH-NOLOGICAL LITERACY PROGRAMS AT COLLEGE LEVELRobert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University Robert J. Gustafson, P.E., PhD Honda Professor for Engineering Education and Director of the Engineer- ing Education Innovation Center Professor of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering College of Engineering The Ohio State University.John Krupczak, Hope College Professor of Engineering, Hope College, Holland, MI USAJames F. Young, Rice University, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Houston, TX James F. Young received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, in 1965 and 1966

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #8690Designing a stage of ”romance” for programs in technological literacyDr. John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin John Heywood MA MSc LittD (Dublin) M.Litt (Lanacaster). Professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College – The University of Dublin and formerly Professor and Director of Teacher Education in the University (1977 – 1996). In addition to a higher doctorate he is the holder of a Masters degree in engineering education (MSc). He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Educa- tion, a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Briber, University of Maryland, College Park; Romel D Gomez P.E., University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #20059Teaching Engineering in the General Education Program at the University ofMarylandProf. Robert M. Briber, University of Maryland, College Park Robert M. Briber is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering at the University of Maryland. He was Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering from 2003-2015. He has a B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Cornell University and a Ph.D. degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. His research areas are in the physics of polymers

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Estridge Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Amy Charlotte Martin P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Terri S. Hogue, Colorado School of Mines

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Evaluation of Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program Effectiveness asSTEM Professional DevelopmentAbstractThe Colorado School of Mines (CSM) hosts a National Science Foundation funded ResearchExperience for Teachers (RET) program that focuses on STEM content surrounding the water-energy nexus (WE2NG: Water-Energy Nexus for the Next Generation). The objectives of thisprogram are to: 1) impact teacher participants by increasing their knowledge of the water-energynexus and by expanding their perspectives on science, engineering and research, 2) to indirectlyimpact K-12 student’s learning, motivation and engagement by increasing teacher passion andawareness and by providing mentors for

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

technological risks and benefits.In the area of capabilities, majors are expected to reach a much higher level. Majors areexpected to be able to be useful members of project teams which will design, build, and managecomplex technological systems. The curriculum and the related program learning objectives inan engineering or engineering technology degree program can be linked to a specific list ofcapabilities.With experience, our graduates are expected to be able to lead project teams and manage large,complex engineering projects. To do this, they need the capabilities associated with their major.They also need attributes listed here in the areas of knowledge and ways of thinking and acting.Expectations for majors will be different, at least for some

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

the most severely under-represented racial groups in engineering.There is a well-documented achievement gap in STEM between Native American and whitestudents54 that is caused in part by marginalization. From 2000 to 2009, 0.6% of undergraduatestudents enrolled in undergraduate engineering programs were Native American,55 while in 2010Native Americans made up 0.9% of the population in the United States.56 Tribal Colleges andUniversities (TCUs) have increased the number of STEM-related degree programs available toNative American students in North America,57 but only 7% of students enrolled in TCUs werepursuing STEM degrees in 2009 – 2010.58Due to their severe under-representation in higher education, Native American students are thegroup least

Conference Session

Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joseph F. Camean P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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into the programs. 2. Correctly define the roles and differences between engineering-scientist vs. engineer vs. engineering designer, and align them in collaboration to advance theory and conceptual design into accomplishing demonstration. 3. Revise faculty reward criteria from ‘publish or perish’ research papers into ‘demonstrate or perish’, i.e., advancing concepts into development and demonstration of engineered products. 4. Retitle ‘Research Universities’ as ‘Research and Development Universities’, and require R&D faculty to conduct teaching as relates to the process of development and demonstration, especially through interpreting and analyzing experimental discoveries during the conduct of the

Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 2: The Broadening Face of Engineering Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #32926Kindness in Engineering EducationDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Plus program. She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where students learned about and practice

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #9586Defining Engineering EducationDr. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University Alan Cheville studied optoelectronics and ultrafast optics at Rice University, followed by fourteen years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering edu- cation. While at Oklahoma State he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, University of California, Merced

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

identity, (2) the engineering curriculum and what happens in the classroom, and (3)fundamental components of engineering practice. Downey and Lucena 3 affirm that not onlyengineering identity and what counts as engineering knowledge are closely related, but also bothengineering identity and engineering knowledge are tied to national identity and priorities of thetime. Moreover, epistemology and its pedagogical implications are critically important in thediscussion of systemic change and transformation of engineering education. For example, Olson 4and Riley 5,6 have offered an epistemological critique of outcome-based paradigm to show why asa viable program of change it is self-defeating, partly, due to epistemic rigidity.The main goal of this

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

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has measured students’ perceptionsof their own engineering literacy. Our 2015 study in engineering literacy revealed that student perceptions of their ownknowledge, skills, and perceptions of the impact of engineers and ways of thinking and acting,were relatively stable across dimensions of gender, ethnicity, degree progress, and curricularfocus.4 The survey used for the study resulted in several conclusions, which acknowledged littleto no meaningful differences across these dimensions. The most significant conclusion drawn,though, was this absence of meaningful difference between students in engineering courses ofstudy and students in non-engineering programs. Despite these small differences, we believed that conversations with

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Technology and Engineering Education

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

delivered numerous workshops on student-centered learn- ing and online-learning-related topics during his service in Indonesia. Dr. Lawanto’s research interests include cognition, learning, and instruction, and online learning.Mr. Raymond Edward Boyles, Technology and Engineering Education Raymond Edward Boyles has an associate’s in specialized, avionics, May 1992, from Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, and a B.S., information technology, May 2008, and M.S., technology education, Aug. 2009, from California University of PA. Most Relevant Papers: Santoso, H., Boyles, R., Lawanto, O. & Goodridge, W. (2011). A Preliminary Study of Conducting Semi-Structured Interview as Metacognitive Assessment in Engineering Design

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

university enrollmentnationwide. It is worth noting, however, that a key trend allowing to maintain current studentvolume is a fast growing enrollment of foreign (visa) students, who now account for over 10% ofundergraduates and over 30% of graduate students in engineering programs. Unfortunately,Canadian students are steadily losing interest in engineering. Similar trends of declining numbersof engineering students have been reported at universities across the US, UK and EuropeanUnion. Additional concerns are related to substantial underrepresentation of females (in Canadathey account for 17.5% undergraduates, although distribution varies significantly across sub-disciplines) and minorities. Another issue of concern is the attrition rate, in

Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W Blake PE, Austin Peay State University; John Krupczak Jr, Hope College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

of ASEE has attracted a large number of members. Each year, thedivision attracts enough papers from people who are teaching engineering to non-majors to fillseveral sessions at the annual conference [9]. The division’s website is a clearinghouse forinformation on courses and other efforts to teach engineering to non-engineers. The division hashosted workshops for people interested in developing courses or programs in this area and wassuccessful in sponsoring a distinguished lecturer who spoke on areas related to this topic.Members of this division have secured NSF funding for course development and have hostedNSF workshops related to this area.Papers presented at TELPhE Division sessions show that people across the United States andbeyond

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Gonzaga University, Spokane

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #13455Reconstructing and Deconstructing Engineering Education: Tools to Inter-pret Engineering PhilosophiesDr. George D. Ricco, Gonzaga University, Spokane George D. Ricco is the KEEN Program Coordinator at Gonzaga University in the School of Engineer- ing and Applied Science. He completed his doctorate in engineering education from Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. Previously, he received a M.S. in earth and planetary sciences studying geospatial imaging and a M.S. in physics studying high-pressure, high-temperature FT-IR spectroscopy in heavy water, both from the University of California

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Lauren Aprill

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

supplies fit in a box which can be readilyshipped. This allows colleges to borrow, rent, or lease rather than own the equipment.Laboratory procedures and questions can be modified to better suit the needs of either andintroduction to engineering or a technological literacy course for non-engineers. Testing wasbased on subject matter content tests administered to the students before and after completing theprojects. Students completing the projects show statistically significant increases in contentknowledge related to the project topics. A method of assessments is also being explored thatinvolves having each student design and construct his or her own simple version of some of thetechnological devices studied. This work was supported by the

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Simona Dana Dimitriu, Pat Neff Middle School - Northside Independent School District (NISD); Thomas Gadsden Jr., Our Lady of the Lake University

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AC 2012-4249: E 4 E: ENGINEERING FOR EDUCATORSDr. Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College Dan G. Dimitriu has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses concurrently for more than 20 years. He has been the coordinator of the Engineering Program at San Antonio College since 2001. His research interests are: alternative fuels, fuel cells, plastics, and engineering education.Simona Dana Dimitriu, Pat Neff Middle School - Northside Independent School District (NISD) Simona D. Dimitriu practiced engineering since 1981 for 20 years and following a graduate degree in education started teaching science since 2007 and math since 2002. She has been involved in numerous initiatives to integrate

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University; Kate A. Disney, Mission College; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University; Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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College Kate Disney teaches engineering at Mission College in Santa Clara, Calif.Prof. Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University Carl O. Hilgarth is professor and Department Chair of engineering technologies at Shawnee State Univer- sity (SSU), Portsmouth, Ohio. He joined SSU in 1990 and has served as Department Chair since 1997. He holds an M.S. in engineering management from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (UMR). His technical interests are computer engineering technology, production operations, industrial management, and industrial archeology. He also instructs ethics and senior seminar courses in the univer- sity’s general education program, and is an advocate of the importance of including

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy-Philosophy of Engineering (TELPhe) Division Technical Session 3 / Perspectives on Advances in Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jayanta Kumar Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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under strict military discipline. This means hardwork, not just fun!In Hinduism there is a god for every aspect of life. So, there is also a god for Engineering, Biswakarma,the Master Engineer! Even in today’s modern India there is a day fixed and reserved in the year forcelebrating Biswakarma Puja; and as India is progressing and pioneering in Information Technology (IT)during the last few decades, worshipping (Puja in Sanskrit) of Biswakarma is getting increasinglyimportant!Today, as technology moves from North to South, admission in the Engineering schools of the Americas,especially in the countries like USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, etc. is getting verycompetitive. You do not get into a Graduate program unless you have an A

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet L. Gbur, Case Western Reserve University; Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University

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and Computer Science, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University. She is interested in bibliometrics, altmetrics, data management, and library instruction. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Promoting Technical Standards Education in EngineeringAbstractThe United States Standards Strategy, the framework developed by the American NationalStandards Institute (ANSI) to guide the U.S. standards system, recognizes the need for standardseducation programs as a high priority and recommends initiatives that address the significanceand value of standards.To this intent, a novel workshop was developed

Conference Session

Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lina Trigg, William Mason High School; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. She is a member of Purdue’s Teaching Academy. Since 1999, she has been a faculty member within the First- Year Engineering Program, teaching and guiding the design of one of the required first-year engineering courses that engages students in open-ended problem solving and design. Her research focuses on the de- velopment, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Characterization of Techniques used in Industry: The Practice of Complex Problem Solving in EngineeringAbstractThere is a gap between academia

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; James F. Young P.E., Rice University; Scott VanderStoep, Hope College

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abilities valued by potential employers.BackgroundThe quality of life in American is dependent upon modern technology. It is also widelyrecognized that economic prosperity is strongly related to the vitality of a nation’s technology-related industries. At the same time many issues of concern from global warming to the safety ofcellphones are intertwined with our use of particular types of technological systems.Engineering programs have a responsibility to contribute to the education of all Americansregarding technology1–5. However, given the general level of technological illiteracy, it isevident that engineering programs have not been very effective in meeting the technologicalliteracy needs of the non-engineering population. Educating the public

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Paper ID #26018Human Rights as a Lens for Engineering Ethics?Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environ- mental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living- learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice sustainability

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Technological Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Paper ID #30370Complexity, Right Action, and the Engineering CurriculumDr. R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University Alan Cheville studied optoelectronics and ultrafast optics at Rice University, followed by 14 years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering educa- tion. While at Oklahoma State, he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

 and  have  been  developing  a  much  more  connected,  integrated,  and  cohesive  engineering  programs.  Naturally,  one  needs  to  think  about  how  to  achieve  so  much  in  4  years  of  college  education,   1-­‐5  meet  all  of  the  ABET  requirements,  and  produce  effective  engineers.  This  paper  is  mainly  focused  on  US  institutions.    This  trend  does  exist  intentionally.  Many  international  schools  are  also  examining  these  issues  and  challenges.  In  addition,  with  the  recent  interests  in  ABET  accreditations  at  the  international  level,  it  is  clear  that  other  institutions  are  also

Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 2: The Broadening Face of Engineering Education

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Corey T. Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (CoE)

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focuses on advancing how engineering design research by integrating new theoretical or analytical frameworks (e.g., from data science or complexity science). Another strand focuses on con- ducting design-based research to develop scaffolding tools for supporting the learning of complex skills like design and advanced research methods like agent-based modeling. He is the incoming Program Chair for the Design in Engineering Education Division within ASEE. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Engineering in Videogames: A Case Study of Iconoclasts Narrative and Interactive Portrayal of EngineersIntroductionOutside of pursuing degrees

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Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Tafur, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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engineering approach to this skill is systematic and analytic. This typeof approach is found in troubleshooting processes because it is intrinsically related totechnological artifacts, and therefore requires capabilities to create, operate, choose, or improvetechnology by design and modeling1.Troubleshooting is a complex skill; it involves information management, overcoming failure,and creativity, among others1,13-15. Learning process requires the learner be able to get to newinformation, and deciding which information is useful, relevant, or well grounded, this requiresto develop information management skills. Likewise, during training, a person will experimentfailure, will commit some errors, but how to overcome these failures determines how

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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discussed within engineering in the United States for almost as long asthere have been engineering programs (Cheville, 2014) due to the perception that STEMeducation is closely tied to economic growth and security (Committee on Prospering in theGlobal Economy of the 21st Century, 2006, 2010). Despite the large role engineering playsin the economy (Carnevale, Smith, & Melton, 2011) there are far fewer references to“engineering literacy”, a term promoted by ASEE’s Technological and Engineering Literacyand Philosophy of Engineering Division (Krupczak Jr. et al., 2012). Other terms related totechnological literacy are “information literacy” which is about five to ten times moreprevalent, “math literacy”, and more recently “media literacy”.The

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Flath, Macalester College; Diane P Michelfelder, Macalester College

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and mathematics to develop engineering solutionswithin a social, political, economic, and aesthetic context” (p.78).Despite these and similar ideas subsequently expressed by others (cf. for example Bucciarelli andDrew, 2015), it is safe to say that there has not exactly been a rush among liberal arts colleges toinclude engineering as a member of the curricular club. This is understandable with respect todeveloping undergraduate majors in the field, given the high costs of mounting and maintainingsuch programs. But what about individual courses—courses designed to introduce liberal artsundergraduate students to the increasingly engineered world in which they will go on to havecareers, most in fields other than engineering? While there are some