Service Learning : Engineering in Your Community

by Lima, Marybeth, Ph.D.; Oakes, William C.

• ISBN13: 9781881018940
• ISBN10: 1881018946
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Great Lakes Pr

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(22)
Engineering in a Societal Context	23	(28)
Introduction	23	(1)
The Engineering Professions	24	(9)
Service Learning and the Engineering Professions	33	(1)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics	34	(6)
The Link between Societal Implications and Engineering: Socially Responsible Engineering	40	(8)
Conclusions	48	(3)
The Engineering Design Method For Service-Learning	51	(24)
Introduction	51	(1)
The Design Cycle	52	(3)
The Design Process	55	(20)
Engineering Analysis Skills	75	(48)
Introduction	75	(1)
General Strategies for Analytic and Creative Problem Solving	76	(2)
Analytic Problem Solving	78	(8)
Creative Problem Solving	86	(14)
Personal Problem Solving Styles	100	(6)
Brainstorming Strategies	106	(5)
Critical Thinking	111	(2)
Conclusions	113	(10)
Teaming Skills and Conflict Resolution	123	(20)
Teaming Skills Overview	123	(1)
The Keirsey-Bates Personality Indicator and Working in Groups	123	(6)
Team Dynamics	129	(4)
Leadership Skills	133	(3)
Conflict Resolution and Problem Characters	136	(3)
Conclusions	139	(4)
Project Management	143	(20)
Creating a Project Charter	144	(1)
Task Definitions	145	(2)
Milestones	147	(1)
Defining Times	147	(1)
Organizing the Tasks	148	(4)
Details, Details	152	(1)
Delivery Timing	152	(1)
Personnel Distribution	153	(1)
Money and Resources	153	(1)
Document As You Go	154	(1)
Team Roles	154	(1)
Project Management Software	155	(2)
Fundraising	157	(4)
Publicity	161	(2)
Communications	163	(40)
Communications Overview	163	(1)
Oral Communication Skills	163	(7)
Written Communication Skills	170	(22)
Communication with Community Partners	192	(8)
Conclusion	200	(3)
Engineering Standards and Liability Issues	203	(22)
Overview	203	(1)
The Use of Standards in Engineering Design	204	(2)
Case Study: The Use of Engineering Standards in the Design of a Playground	206	(7)
Liability in Engineering Design	213	(2)
Liability Case Study	215	(8)
Conclusions	223	(2)
Profiles of Sevice-Learning Projects	225	(58)
Interactive Displays in a Children's Museum	227	(3)
Terre Haute Bike Trail	230	(2)
The Girl Scout Climbing Wall Multidisciplinary Service-Learning Project	232	(4)
Cleanup of Environmental Hazards	236	(4)
Environmental Impact of Chemical Processes	240	(2)
Hands on Atlanta: Improvements to the Design of Hands on Atlanta's Project Development Process	242	(2)
Spanish in Action (SIA) Project	244	(3)
Taking Engineering to the 6th Grade	247	(2)
Trinity Mission Outlet Store	249	(2)
Software Applets for Learning	251	(2)
Adaptive Agricultural Machinery	253	(2)
Children's Clinic at Wabash Center	255	(3)
Design and Construction of Playgrounds	258	(4)
Constructed Wetland	262	(3)
Light Manufacturing Environment for Adults with Disabilities	265	(3)
Habitat for Humanity in Lafayette	268	(2)
National Data Collection System for Habitat for Humanity	270	(2)
Dynamics of a Playground	272	(1)
Partnerships in Remote Villages of Peru	273	(2)
Low Cost Communication Satellites	275	(1)
High School Example	276	(2)
Service-Learning Student Profile: Stuart Feilden	278	(5)
Helpful References for Service-Learning in Engineering	283	(18)
Introduction	283	(1)
Campus Resources	284	(5)
Off-Campus Resources	289	(5)
Conclusion	294	(7)
Reflection and Self-Discovery	301	(16)
Introduction	301	(1)
Metacognition and Learning Cycles	302	(4)
Critical Thinking	306	(2)
Reflective Components	308	(8)
Engineering as a Career	316	(1)
Conclusions	317