Work in progress - the role of engineering colleges in providing technological literacy

Mina, Mani

doi:10.1109/fie.2008.4720660

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“…Development of engineering-related minors for non-engineers has been the focus of past 4,5,6,7,8 and current collaborative work 9,10 of four universities under National Science Foundation Funding. The work intends to establish a detailed understanding of the value of minors offered by engineering units for non-engineering students.…”

Section: Post-secondary Technological Literacy Classes and Curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

Educational Objectives and Outcomes for Technological Literacy Programs at College Level

Gustafson

Krupczak

Young

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research topics have included optical parametric oscillators, nonlinear optics in crystals and vapors, infrared image upconversion, and the development of unique laser sources, including extreme ultraviolet lasers and femtosecond, terawatt lasers. He has authored over 70 publications, has served as a consultant to several companies, and has supervised the research of over 30 graduate students. Dr. Young is a registered professional engineer, a Fellow of the IEEE and of the Optical Society of America, and a member of ASEE; he was chosen as an IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Distinguished Lecturer for 1991-1992. His scholarship now focuses on engineering education, both undergraduate and K12 levels. His interest in engineering education and pedagogy was stimulated by the challenge of teaching Introduction to Engineering Design to a mix of engineering and non-engineering students, and by leading a task force for the Rice Dean of Engineering charged with defining and examining School-wide engineering education goals.

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Section: Post-secondary Technological Literacy Classes and Curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

Educational Objectives and Outcomes for Technological Literacy Programs at College Level

Gustafson

Krupczak

Young

et al.

2011 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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“…The MES Program at Iowa State University has been successfully implemented and has graduated eight students with the minor degree and is engaging over thirty students in their second and fourth years in the program. [14][15][16] These graduates have been successfully employed or are seeking graduate degrees. Three of the graduates are working in technically oriented companies in a supervising capacity, and one is enrolled in a graduate degree program in aerospace engineering.…”

Section: Minor In Engineering Studies (Mes) At Iowa State Universitymentioning

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Development Of Engineering Related Minors For Non Engineering Students

Krupczak¹,

Mina²,

Gustafson³

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2010 Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Many Americans lack even a rudimentary understanding of the principles underlying the technology essential for daily life. Engineering concepts are pervasive in decision making within industry, government, education, and health care, yet most decisions in these sectors are made by people with little or no formal engineering education. This research will develop minors to be offered by engineering units as an approach to developing technological competence in nonengineers. A collaboration between Iowa State University, Ohio State University, Hope College, and Rice University is building on the promising results achieved in the Minor in Engineering Studies Program at Iowa State. The project goal is to develop the concepts and resources to support model minors which can be adopted efficiently and widely within American higher education. To facilitate adoption by other institutions, flexibility is a key objective of the intended guidelines. Since the appropriateness of using the name engineering in the context of a minor is subject to debate, the specific name of minor should be part of that flexibility. These degrees do not focus on teaching specific engineering technical content but on teaching students how to think like an engineer. The minor aims to develop the broad understanding and practical technological competence outlined by the National Academy of Engineering in reports such as Technically Speaking. Thus decoupled from the engineering major, the Minor in Engineering Studies at Iowa has attracted students majoring in business, communications, journalism, and design. Minors provide a recognized credential deemed attractive by many students. This work will develop a set of Technological Literacy Objectives and Outcomes for such a minor. These outcomes will be similar to the ABET a-k outcomes that are used for engineering degrees, but will be focused on developing technologically literate citizens. The anticipated use of a standard set of outcomes rather than a standard series of courses, will allow flexibility for each institution to develop a minor or minors that is best suited to its local conditions, similar to the way engineering departments meet the ABET a-k requirements for engineering degrees.

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“…Also relevant to the career awareness and development are the efforts from within the division to define and develop an engineering minor suitable for non-engineers. Representative examples include work at Iowa State [20][21][22], Ohio State [23][24][25] and State University of New York, Binghamton [26].…”

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Defining the Aims of Engineering Literacy with Lessons from a Pioneering Attempt to Measure Engineering Ability of Pre-University Students.

Krupczak¹,

Heywood²,

Hilgarth³

2019 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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he is a Fellow of ASEE and Life Fellow of IEEE. he is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Ireland. He has special interest in education for the professions and the role of professions in society. He is author of Engineering Education. Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction; The Assessment of Learning in Engineering Education; The Human Side of Engineering, and Empowering Professional Teaching in Engineering. He co-authored A Case Study in Curriculum Assessment-GCE Engineering Science (Advanced).

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Work in progress - the role of engineering colleges in providing technological literacy

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Educational Objectives and Outcomes for Technological Literacy Programs at College Level

Educational Objectives and Outcomes for Technological Literacy Programs at College Level

Development Of Engineering Related Minors For Non Engineering Students

Defining the Aims of Engineering Literacy with Lessons from a Pioneering Attempt to Measure Engineering Ability of Pre-University Students.

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