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Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Liberal Education

; (b) an ability to interpret data; (c) an ability to understand the design of a system, component, or process (d) an ability to function on interdisciplinary teams; (e) an ability to identify and help formulate, engineering problems; (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; (g) an ability to communicate effectively; (h) an ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions (i) an ability to engage in life-long learning; (j) participation in activities related to contemporary societal challenges;In addition, each concentration has learning outcomes peculiar to that track:Management of Technology Concentration1. Ability to analyze

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Writing and Communication II: Practical Perspectives on Teaching and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Jernquist, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Todd Taylor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Liberal Education

what made the journey worthwhile.One final section, “REVIEWING THE JOURNEY” is again focused on the writing process as a Page 12.486.9journey for the author. It discusses the importance of the revision and self-assessment processesand how the writing center can help. A discussion on the grading philosophy of the engineeringdepartment – a generic policy on what constitutes an A, B, C and F paper is under development.Using the HandbookThe following discussion shows some examples that have been included within the EngineeringWriting Handbook and how they have been used within a classroom setting.The sample language charts (Appendices I and II

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Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Liberal Education

computer-aided design. Students work in teams tocomplete a competitive design project covering all aspects of the design process, from problemdefinition and creativity to construction and testing. Because this is a large lecture course withapproximately 150 students enrolled in Fall and 75 in Spring, the lab sections enable small groupinstruction on formal presentations and writing performance. In addition to the technical courseobjectives, students will speak, write, and work in teams effectively, and communicateprofessionally upon completion of this course. See Appendix B for the list of communicationobjectives to be realized upon completion of ME EN 1000, as well as the other mechanicalengineering courses.Students work toward accomplishing

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Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Annual Conference and Exposition. 2005. Portland, OR.32. Scoles, K. and H.L. Millan. "Bringing Writing into the ECE Laboratory". In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2005. Portland, OR.33. Seat, E., J.R. Parsons, and W.A. Poppen, "Enabling Engineering Performance Skills: A Program To Teach Communication, Leadership, and Teamwork". Journal of Engineering Education, 2001. 90(1): p. 1-12.34. Sharp, J. "Using Alumni Networking to Teach Technical Communication". In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT.35. Shwom, B., et al., "Engineering Design and Communication: A Foundational Course for

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Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

the department to revise and rerun thecourse. The revised class was team-taught and preserved the seminar-style reading anddiscussion format, but with a larger class size (n = 15). Students in the course had the followingresponsibilities: • Do the assigned readings for each week (see Appendix B for reading list). • Write a short (1-2 paragraph) response to one of the questions posted on the course’s online discussion forum or respond to another student’s post (see Appendix C for sample discussion forum questions). • Attend and actively participate in the weekly two-hour class discussion. • Write a substantial research paper on a topic appropriately related to the course material and themes.The course was open

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Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-2283: MIGRATION FROM A LEADERSHIP HONORS PROGRAM TOAN ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP MINORGregory Tonkay, Lehigh University Gregory L. Tonkay, Ph.D. is an associate professor and associate chairperson of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Lehigh University. He is also the director of the ISELP and the Electronics Manufacturing Laboratory. Tonkay has been actively involved in curriculum development for the college’s common freshman year and the department’s degree programs and minors.E. Zimmers, Lehigh University Emory W.Zimmers Jr. Ph.D is professor of Industrial Systems Engineering and Director of Enterprise Systems Center at Lehigh University. Zimmers has been responsible

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Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-2327: SAME INTERVENTION, DIFFERENT EFFECT: A COMPARISONOF THE IMPACT OF PORTFOLIO CREATION ON STUDENTS’PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTZhiwei Guan, University of WashingtonJennifer Turns, University of Washington Page 12.1254.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Same Intervention, Different Effect: A Comparison of the Impact of Portfolio Creation on Students’ Professional Development Paul:…I mean it's one of those things where helped me, or like I wouldn't say I enjoyed [the classroom portion of the course], but I understand it and I understand like why it had to happen, basically, and the

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Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Grimson, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-1611: THE PHILOSOPHICAL NATURE OF ENGINEERING – ACHARACTERISATION OF ENGINEERING USING THE LANGUAGE ANDACTIVITIES OF PHILOSOPHYWilliam Grimson, Dublin Institute of Technology Page 12.1453.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007The Philosophical Nature of Engineering - a characterization of Engineeringusing the language and activities of PhilosophyAbstractThere is a growing volume of literature concerned with the Philosophy of Engineering orEngineering Science. However to develop a satisfactory overall statement of a ‘Philosophy ofEngineering’ is very challenging, and is perhaps not attainable. To some extent the underlyingreason that there cannot be a single

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Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Ethical Responsibilities of Engineers in the World of Corporate Business

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education

; Exposition, Jun 2-5 1997, Orlando, FL, USA.7. Hirleman, E.D.; Atkinson, D.; Groll, E.A.; Matthews, J.; Xu, L.; Allert, B.; Hong, W.; Albers, A.; Wittig, S.L.K.;Lin, Z.Q.; and Xi, L.. GEARE: A comprehensive program for globalizing engineering education. ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, ASEE 2004 Annual Conference and Exposition, 2004, p 6067-6076. Page 12.1240.148. Doerry, E., Doerry, K.; and Bero, B. The global engineering college: Lessons learned in exploring a new modelfor international engineering education. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, ASEE 2004 Annual Conference andExposition, 2004, p 6181-6195.9. Rojas-Oviedo, R

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Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Dennis Giever, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Mary Lynn Garcia, Sandia National Laboratories

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Liberal Education

Also Available at: prism- magazine.org/feb02/research.cfm (Accessed December 2006) 2. American Society for Industrial Security, “Academic Institutions Offering Degrees and/or Courses in Security”, asisonline.org/education/ universityPrograms/traditionalprograms.pdf (Accessed December 2006.) 3. Rogers, B., Palmgren, D., McHenry, A., Danielson, S. (2006) A Rigorous Foundation for Security Engineering Programs , ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Chicago, IL 4. Garcia, Mary Lynn (2001) The Design and Evaluation of Physical Security Systems, Butterworth/Heinemann. 5. Garcia, Mary Lynn (2006) Vulnerability Assessment of Physical Protection Systems, Butterworth/Heinemann. 6. Rogers, B

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Writing and Communication II: Practical Perspectives on Teaching and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke Niiler; David Beams

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Liberal Education

, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004.2. J.S. Norback and J.R. Hardin. “Integrating Workforce Communication into Senior Design Tutorial.” IEEETransactions on Professional Communication, v 48 n 4 (December 2005): 413-426.3. N. Sommers and N. Saltz. “The Novice as Expert: Writing the Freshman Year.” College Composition andCommunication v 56 n 1 (September 2004). 124-149.4. E. Lindemann. A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers, 4th edition. Oxford UP, 2001.5. J. A. Reither. “Writing and Knowing: Toward Redefining the Writing Process.” College English 47 (October1985), 620-28.6. P. Hirsch, H.D. Smith, G. Birol, B. Yalvac, J. Casler, J. Anderson, and J. Troy. Establishing School-Wide

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Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University

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outcomes, Clarkson University has adopted anoutcomes based set of graduation requirements. .The Clarkson Common Experience unifies eachstudent's learning in a major field of study with learning expectations that broaden the student'sunderstanding of our modern world. Graduates are expected to meet outcomes in fundamentalacademic abilities, in personal and social development, and in prescribed areas of knowledge.While some outcomes may be achieved in a single course, the Common Experience Curriculumidentifies four components that serve as common threads through multiple courses. These are:(a) learning to communicate effectively, (b) developing an appreciation for diversity in bothworking and living environments, (c) recognizing the importance of

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Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanne Lax, Purdue University

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Liberal Education

Christian Science Monitor. [Online]. Available: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0515/p13s01-stct.htm10. J. Thompson and B. Lloyd, “Email etiquette (netiquette),” Conference Record of the 2002 Annual Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference), 2002, pp. 111-14.11. J. Bloch, “Student/teacher interaction via email: the social content of Internet discourse,” Journal of Second Language Writing, vol. 11, issue 2, pp. 117-134, 2002.12. T. Odlin, Language Transfer. Cambridge: Cambridge U. Press, 1989.13. M. Evans, A. McBride, and M. Queen, “Tone formality in English-language university web sites around the world,” in Proc. IEEE Int.l Prof. Comm.Conference. Limerick, Ireland, 2005, pp. 846-850.14. P. Rubens and S. Southard, “Solving writing

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Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Liberal Education

Paul Revere in the Science Lab: Integrating Humanities and Engineering Pedagogies to Develop Skills in Contextual Understanding and Self-Directed LearningAbstractABET, ASEE, and the wider engineering community have long acknowledged the potentialbenefits of interdisciplinary education, including the opportunity to develop non-technical skillssuch as communication and teamwork while cultivating a broader awareness of the ethical,societal, historical, and environmental impacts of engineering work. Instructors haveencountered many challenges in planning and implementing integrated courses, such as thedifficulty of coordinating the teaching methods, content, and learning objectives of differentacademic disciplines in a finite and

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Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Moran, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-339: LITERARY ENGINEERING ? ENGINEERS AND THEIR CREATIVEWRITINGSTom Moran, Rochester Institute of Technology Moran is an associate professor within the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, College of Applied Science and Technology, at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Page 12.1022.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Literary Engineering – Engineers and Their Creative WritingsAbstractThe creative writing endeavors of a handful of engineers have received critical acclaim andenjoyed commercial success. These engineers have written award winning mysteries andscience fiction, best-selling

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Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-2010: WHAT PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS REVEALABOUT STUDENTS’ SEARCH FOR ENGINEERING IDENTITYSteve Lappenbusch, University of Washington Steve Lappenbusch is a Ph.D. student in the University of Washington Technical Communication department. His research assistant work investigates how to improve engineering learning. His dissertation topic is risk management in humanitarian relief communication systems.Jennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an associate professor in the University of Washington Technical Communication department. Her research interests include user-centered design and engineering learning. Her National Science Foundation CAREER grant funds

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Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kami Carey, Howard University

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-1011: THE ROAD TO THE GLOBAL ENGINEER: USING LIBERALARTS PREREQUISITES EFFECTIVELY IN ENGINEERING DESIGNLorraine Fleming, Howard University LORRAINE FLEMING is professor and former Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Howard University. Dr. Fleming serves as the Co-Principal Investigator of a National Science Foundation HBCU Undergraduate Program grant designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities who pursue degrees in engineering, mathematics, and science. She serves as the Principal Investigator of an NSF grant designed to study the post baccalaureate decisions of high achieving Black STEM students. She is also a 2005 Scholar at the Carnegie

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Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Cech, University of California-San Diego; Kara Boettcher, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-1871: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING JOB DESCRIPTION: TRENDSAND CONSEQUENCES OF AN INCREASINGLY TECHNICAL ENGINEERINGPROFESSIONErin Cech, University of California-San Diego Erin A. Cech received bachelors degrees in Electrical Engineering and Sociology from Montana State University and is currently working towards her doctorate in Sociology at UC San Diego. She is engaged in research on gender and cultural issues in engineering, social stratification, and the intersection of technological and societal ethics.Kara Boettcher, Montana State University Kara M. Boettcher is a 2002 Chemical Engineering graduate of Montana State University. She spent three years working as a process engineer for