Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa DuPree McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

person meetings B Winter/ Yes No No No All volunteers, all Spring 2012 participants part of a cohort related to another topic, met weekly C Spring 2012 Yes No No No All volunteers, all participants part of

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University; Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Neresini, "Science and Public Participation," in The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies, E. J. Hackett, et al., Eds. MIT Press: Cambridge, MA, 2008, pp. 449-472.[5] B. Wynne, "Public Understanding of Science," in Handbook of Science and Technology Studies, S. Jasanoff, et al., Eds.Thousand Oaks: Sage, 1995, pp. 361-388.[6] G. Rowe and L. J. Frewer, "Public participation methods: A framework for evaluation," Science, Technology & Human Values, vol. 25, pp. 3-29, 2000.[7] B. Wynne, "Sheep Farming after Chernobyl: A Case Study in Communicating Scientific Information," Environmental Magazine, vol. 31, pp. 33-40, 1989.[8] B. Wynne, "Knowledges in Context," Science, Technology & Human Values, vol. 16

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the workof refining each rubric can be tedious, increasing the accuracy and uniformity of theseexpectations makes it worthwhile. Challenges to the process of forming rubrics include:a) reaching a collective faculty consensus on how to define each aspect of the engineeringprocess, as identified by each particular portfolio category, and b) describing theexpectation in a way that addresses multiple engineering concentrations and differingengineering practices. For example, while choosing a material property, constructing anelectrical circuit board, or coding a microprocessor may each qualify as an engineeringendeavor, each is governed by somewhat unique considerations. Though our process bycommittee of department faculty was relatively slow, we

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isolde Adriana Parker, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah; Seetha Veeraghanta, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

about theresearch tasks for Team Memo #1: 1. Identify and articulate a research topic. 2. Write a research proposal, which includes a. An introduction to the technology and its use in society today. b. A discussion of how the technology is relevant to engineering and sustainability.She encourages students to go about research for this team memo the way they normally wouldbecause, as mentioned, she acknowledges that they come to the classroom with expertise. However,she also helps them to identify potential information resources, gives them criteria for evaluating thesources they find, and teaches them how to identify a scholarly source of information.It is important to note here that there is a relationship between reading

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin A. Cech, Rice University

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large, multi-national oil company; and through personal contacts.With respondent permission, the interviews were tape recorded and transcribed. Detailed notes(and, occasionally verbatim quotes) were taken during interviews that were not recorded. Thethemes discussed below emerged from a focused coding procedure that coded interviews for thefollowing: (a) the extent to which LGBT issues were discussed in respondents’ engineeringworkplaces, (b) how these issues were discussed, and (c) the consequences of those discussions(or lack thereof) for LGBT respondents.Processes of DepoliticizationThe interviews covered a wide range of topics, from respondents’ education history, to theircoming out process in college, to their experiences with mentors, co

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Golder, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Deanna Gail Levis, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Darlene B Webb, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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- and post-Comm) were identical, asking students about their experiencewith and attitudes towards giving presentations. Survey 1 was administered before the studentsgave presentations in their communication course (Pre-Comm). In total, 62 engineering studentsparticipated in the pre-Comm survey. Survey 2 was administered after the student presentations(Post-Comm). In total, 15 engineering students participated in the post-Comm survey. SeeAppendix B for the full pre- and post-Comm surveys.Survey 3: Pre- Presentation IdolA “Pre-Presentation Idol Registration Survey” (Appendix C) was available for students tocomplete when they registered to participate in Idol, and 12 registrants completed this survey. Inthe spring of 2012, a total of 30 students

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill D. Bailey, Southern Polytechnic State University

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. These competencies will be measured by the ability to: a) Deliver clear, well-organized verbal presentations that are appropriate for purpose and audience. b) Use comprehensive listening skills to evaluate messages and respond appropriately. c) Demonstrate the ability to organize ideas, to write clearly and coherently, and to employ conventional mechanics, usage and grammar.#2 Use critical thinking to analyze and solve problems.These competencies will be measured by the ability to: a) Recognize the problem, review information about the problem, develop possible solutions and evaluate the results. b) Apply mathematical reasoning and problem solving related to the discipline of study.# 3

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Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Marie Aippersbach, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

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state 0.5 2F The spins of these atoms become unaligned with the magnetic 1.0 field 2G After pulse ceases, the hydrogen atoms (that gained energy) 1.5 return to their original state 2H …realign with the main magnetic field, 0.5 2I …and release energy in the form of a radio wave 1.0 Subtotal for 2 (max = 8.0) Subtotal Subtotal 3A Each kind of hydrogen molecule emits a different frequency 0.5 B Each type of tissue consists of different types and numbers of 0.5 molecules

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Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kelly Woodall Guyotte, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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students were divided into three interdisciplinary teams andpresented with two open-ended design challenges (see Appendices A and B). These designchallenges provided students with the freedom to explore and develop understandings of thesocio-technical complexities surrounding waste and water sustainability. Working ininterdisciplinary teams cultivated a space where students might consider multiple vantage pointsand integrate their knowledge in a cohesive and creative manner. As Holley[7] explains: “…theinterdisciplinary curriculum is believed to promote holistic understanding and a greater synthesisof ideas that affect the modern world” (p. 42). Indeed, the two design challenges focused oncontemporary issues in our world (waste and water) and also

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, College of Engineering Pune; Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe, College of Engineering, Pune

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Paper ID #6029A Framework for Liberal Learning in an Engineering College.Dr. Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, College of Engineering Pune Pradeep Waychal has close to 30 years of experience in renowned academic and business organizations. He has been the founder and head of Innovation Center of College of Engineering Pune. Prior to that, for over 20 years, he has worked with a multinational corporation, Patni Computer Systems where he has played varied roles in delivery, corporate and sales organizations. He has led large international business relationships and incubated Centre of Excellences for business intelligence, process

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Rethinking Engineering Writing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Investigators are looking at new techniques Page 23.15.5for engineering writers to enhance the persuasiveness of proposals and cover letters.11 Someeducators, like Dr. Chad A. B. Wilson at University of Houston, have figured out how to usepopular, mainstream novels to teach engineering writing.12 These are exciting times. Somedaysoon, “engineering writing” might well become a brand name genre akin to “science writing”—accepted and known widely by academics and laypersons alike.Case StudyThis paper develops its case study, first, by presenting both the specifications for the subjectwriting assignment’s topic and document. Second, the case study describes

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey S. Bryan; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ofagreement indicates that raters score skills within ±1 point on a five point scale at least 90% ofthe time. The literature further indicates that acceptable agreement occurs when different ratersagree to within ±1 point on a five point scale at least 70% of the time. For exact matches, highlevels of reliability occur when different raters match exactly at least 50% of the time, and exactagreement at least 30% of the time indicates acceptable reliability. Our analysis of ratings foreach of our 19 skills showed, in general, that the reliability of the overall rubric is acceptable.However, there was some variation in the reliability of each skill. In particular, we saw: a. High reliability for seven of the skills, b. Good

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Beams P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Luke Niiler, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama; Garry W. Warren, University of Alabama

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of the data provided by the raters.Each lab report was evaluated in a double-blind read by three trained, graduate-levelevaluators: two from UA, and one from UT-Tyler. To prepare for these evaluations,evaluators were trained, calibrated, or ‘normed’ via double-blind reads of several lab reports Page 23.1173.7organized in the same manner as shown in the Coach: Abstract, Background, Methods andMaterials, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References, Appendices. Raters read accordingto the four-point rubric shown below, and were determined to be in ‘agreement’ if theirevaluations in any category (a) were identical or (b) differed by a factor of one

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic M. Halsmer PE, Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University; Jessica Fitzgerald, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Gipson Tryon, Oral Roberts University

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determining biologicalsolutions for technological advancement, they provide the following helpful “Steps for ReverseEngineering Biological Systems.” 1. Identify and detail sub-function of interest 2. Identify candidate biological systems 3. Decompose architecture of biological system of interest a. Decompose physical architecture b. Decompose functional architecture 4. Identify state and function cycles 5. Develop behavioral model and truth table for functionality Page 23.693.7 6. Extract biological strategy in abstract form 7. Idea generation (for engineering technologies to mimic this strategy)An illustrative example of

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisa Warford, University of Southern California

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #7066Engineering Writing for the General Public: A Classroom ApproachDr. Elisa Warford, University of Southern California Elisa Warford is a senior lecturer in the Engineering Writing Program at the University of Southern Cal- ifornia, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in written and oral engineering commu- nication. Her current research interests include the rhetoric of science and portrayals of engineering and technology in American literature. She is also a professional technical editor specializing in engineering writing for academia and industry. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Christopher J Rowe, Vanderbilt University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #6832Implementing a Student-Suggested Course in Engineering Career Develop-mentDr. Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University Dr. Julie E. Sharp, M.A.T., M.A., Ph.D., is Professor of the Practice of Technical Communications in the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, where she teaches written and oral communication courses in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the General Engineering Division. Her teaching and research interests include job search communication, learning styles, and integrating com- munication in engineering courses. In 2012, she won an Apex Award for Excellence in

Conference Session

Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

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schools. Two T main feaatures disting guish the pro ograms in thhe EAN from m other progrrams aroundd thecountry with w the nam me “Engineerring Ambasssadors.” Onee is the off-ccampus outreeach to midddleand high school studeents.14 This outreach is based b on connveying the m messages off Changing ttheConversaation.1 A seccond feature is profession nal developm N.15 ment of the aambassadorss in the EANAn emph hasis is put on o the members developiing advancedd communiccation

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Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #7046Engineering Ambassador Network: Dissemination through an Inaugural Na-tional WorkshopProf. Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Karen A. Thole is the head of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsyl- vania State University. She holds two degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. After receiving her Ph.D., she spent two years as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Thermal Turbomachinery at the University of Karslruhe in Germany. Her academic career began in 1994

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John C. Anderson, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell, Northwestern University; Barbara Shwom, Northwestern University; Stacy Benjamin, Segal Design Institute; John Andrew Lake, Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

/generalization as your topic sentence and expanding on it. Please feel free to change the sentence as needed to make it more accurate. If you have been assigned two sentences to develop, you may choose one but we’d prefer you do both. b) For the topic sentences of your teammates, identify the questions that the topic sentence raises in your mind and that you’d like to see your teammates’ paragraphs address.During the next class session, the teams discuss and revise the paragraphs together and with theinstructors. This exercise is not only an opportunity to coach students in writing clear paragraphs,but the specific set of statements that the students produce also provide a framework fordiscussing their

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashlea Noelle Krupa, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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statements s contained onee main idea and were cooded once acccording to thhatidea. Because B studeents’ statements often lin nked categorries togetherr, a cluster aanalysis forcoding siimilarity usin ng Jaccard’ss similarity in ndex was coonducted. Thhe resulting horizontaldendrogrram visually describes th he degree of similarity am mong categoories. Interprreting thedendrogrram indicates that statem ments appear to relate brooadly to fourr groups of ideas: (1) theediversity of engineering fields an nd awarenesss of career opptions in theese fields, (22) the notion thatengineeriing makes a difference in n the world, and positivee affect assoociated with this idea, (3

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven R Walk, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

writing mechanics outcomes were identified through the history of assignment scores.The effect of the writing assignments on learning processes and outcomes were recorded usingstudent surveys. The outcomes of the observations and evaluations are presented in the Resultssection.ResultsLow-Stakes Assignments Scores and Instructor ObservationsThe assignments final scores consisted of a simple three-tiered scale: √-, √, or √+, explained tothe students as roughly equivalent to a C, B, or A, respectively, and evaluated using a 1.0, 2.0,3.0 equivalent numerical score sequence, respectively. The idea, in keeping with the low stakesintention and definition of the assignments, was to use a perceived low-stakes grade also.Two assignments - #4 and #8, see

Conference Session

Institutional Perspectives and Boundary Work

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Tyler J Hertenstein, Ohio Northern University; Graham Talmadge Fennell, Ohio Northern University; Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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primary and secondary schools do not seem able to produce enough students with the interest, motivation, knowledge, and skills they will need to compete and prosper in such a world.”The American Society for Quality commissioned a market research firm to study teacherknowledge and passion for math and science. The results show that students feel their teachersdo a poor job of discussing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) careers and/orencouraging students toward the STEM disciplines, even though they consider their teachers tobe knowledgeable about math and science: “Although 85 percent of students said their teachers deserve at least a ‘B’ when it comes to knowledge about science topics, 63 percent of

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Robinson, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

,2001.[3] Tufte, Edward R., Envisioning Information. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, 1990.[4] Frankel, F.C. and DePace, A.H. Visual Strategies, A Practical Guide to Graphics for Scientists and Engineers Page 23.1271.10Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2012.[5] Ferster, B. Interactive Visualization: Insight through Inquiry, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts andLondon England, 2013[6] Sorby, S.A. "Educational Research in Developing 3-D Spatial Skills for Engineering Students," InternationalJournal of Science Education, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 459 - 480, 2009.[7] Sorby S.A. and Veurink, L. “Raising the Bar? Longitudinal

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Geselowitz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Lyle Feisel P.E., Binghamton University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-a.s.go, ASET(AccFditation Bo.rd for Enginoo.tng.nd Tgchnology),thg primary accroditationorganizatlonfor poat secondaryengineeringand tochnobgtac5demtc uniE in tho UnitedStat s, ruvlaedit3 r€quiEmentsfor undergraduatop.ogram6lead-iigto a bacheto/s of sciencedegrceln engim€ring. The n€w standaratt,known as EC200O, ,equire liat studenb receivingthe B.S,dogreenundorstand the tmpactof engii€eringsolutionl in a gtobal,economrc, envinonmental! andtocietalcontoxl.,, ThefollowingquertionnaiEIs dtvidodinto fivesho secuons: A. You. collegoor univeEity's a$pon3e to tfte ABETstandarde B. Youaacademicuoit,sexpedence with onlinecouEes C. Your aGademlcunifs interult in ofiering edd[ionrl onlin6 course3to mo€tthe ABET

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #7610The T-shaped Engineer: Connecting the STEM to the TOPProf. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Joe Tranquillo was the second faculty member in the new Biomedical Engineering Program at Bucknell University and helped build an accredited department with seven faculty and 60 undergraduate students. His teaching interests are in biomedical signals and systems, neural and cardiac electrophysiology, and medical device design. Nationally Tranquillo has published or presented over 50 peer reviewed or invited works in the field of engineering education. In 2012 he was a founding faculty member of the KEEN Winter

Conference Session

Institutional Perspectives and Boundary Work

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College; Victoria Henry, Smith College; Lucia C Leighton, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

) West West State Tech West West West College State Univ (E) (F) Univ State Comm (A)* (B) (D) (G) (H) College (I)Level 4-year 4-year 4-year 4-year 4-year 4-year 4-year 4-year 2-yearControl Private Public Public Public Public Private Private Public PublicPopulation <5000 <

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Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

preliminary thoughts about the history of disability,governmentality and experience. Educational Philosophy and Theory: 56-63.15. Hughes, B. (2009.) Wounded/monstrous/abject: A critique of the disabled body in the sociological imaginary. Page 23.247.14Disability & Society 24, 4: 399-410.16. Humphrey, J.C. (2000). Researching disability politics, or, some problems with the social model in practice.Disability & Society 15: 1- 36.17. National Science Board. (2010.) Preparing the next generation of STEM innovation. Washington, DC: NationalScience Board/National Science Foundation.18. Schwartz, R. B., Ferguson, R., and Symonds, B

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Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

physicalviolence/dominance.When I was an undergraduate at Princeton, a form of the “engineers’ cheer” was in widecirculation: Demosthenes, Thucydides, the Peloponnesian War A squared, B squared, H2SO4 E to the x! E to the x! E to the x, dy, dx! Cosine, secant tangent, sine 3.14159 Label the axes y and x To Hell with football, we want sex.That this would be the call of the engineer speaks to an identification with both technicalprowess and sexual desire, and a disidentification with a football-jock sort of hegemonicmasculinity. That engineers might not conform to prevailing normative masculinities creates anopening for resistance to those masculinities, but

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lynn S. McElholm, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sonya M Renfro, University of Connecticut; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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m for Engineeringg Ambassaddors. The UC ConnPresentattion Team foor Engineerinng Ambassaadors perform ms the outreaach to local middle and highschools as a well as serrves as leadeers in the gen neral body oof Engineerinng Ambassaadors. Thisgeneral body b acts as a recruiting and training g platform foor the Presenntation Team m. Serving as ageneral body b membeer allows a sttudent to “tryy out” Enginneering Ambbassadors wiithout the tim

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Institutional Perspectives and Boundary Work

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ron D Dempsey, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Paper ID #6063Boundary Work between Engineering and Engineering Technology: Knowl-edge, Expertise, and Power at Southern Polytechnic State UniversityDr. Ron D Dempsey, Southern Polytechnic State University Dr. Dempsey currently serves as Vice President for University Advancement at Southern Polytechnic State University. Dr. Dempsey has taught sociology and been a college administrator for the past 20 years at both private and public institutions of higher education. Dr. Dempsey is completing a second Ph.D. at Georgia Tech in the area of History and Sociology of Science and Technology