MSE/ESM ECP Bibliography

Forthcoming, 2008. Paretti, M. C. Teaching Communication in Capstone Design: The Role of the Instructor in Situated Learning. Journal of Engineering Education.

2008. McNair, L. D., Paretti, M. C., and A. Kakar. Case Study Case Study of Prior Knowledge: Expectations and Identity Constructions in Interdisciplinary, Cross-cultural Virtual Collaboration. International Journal of Engineering Education.

Forthcoming 2008. Paretti, M. C. and K. Powell, Eds. .Assessing Writing. Association of Institutional Research.

Forthcoming, 2008. Paretti, M. C. and M. Asaro. Work in Progress: Lifelong Learning and Information Retrieval Practices in Materials Science and Engineering. IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Saratoga Spring, NY. October 2008.

2008. Paretti, M. C., and L. D. McNair, Eds. Special Issue: IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication – Communication in Engineering Curricula. 51:3.

Paretti, M. C. (forthcoming). “When the Teacher is the Audience: Assignment Design and Assessment in the Absence of “Real” Readers.” in Teaching Audience: Theory and Practice. B. Fehler, E. Weiser, and A. Gonzalez, Eds.

2008. Paretti, M. C., & McNair, L. D.Communicating on Global Virtual Teams: Managing Complex Activity Systetms. In P. Zemliansky & K. St. Amant (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices. Hershey: Idea Group.

2007. Gloyd, M., Paretti, M. C., & Burgoyne, C. B. Project Management Skills: A Study of Students’ Prior Knowledge. American Society for Engineering Education Southeast Section Annual Conference, Louisville, KY. April 1-3

2007. Paretti, M. C., McNair, L. D., & Holloway-Attaway, L. Teaching Technical Communication in an Era of Distributed Work: A Case Study of Collaboration Between U.S. and Swedish Students. Technical Communication Quarterly. 16.3: 327-352.

2006: Paretti, M. C. "Audience Awareness: Leveraging Problem-Based Learning to Teach Workplace Communication Practice." IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 49:2, 189-198.

2006: McNair, L. D., M. C. Paretti, T. Knott, and M. L. Wolfe. "Defining and Assessing the ABET Professional Skills," Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. 19 June 2006.

2006: Paretti, M. C., L. D. McNair, and M. Alley. "Integrated Engineering Communications Programs: (Dis)Locating the Boundaries." Writing Across the Curriculum. 17-20 May, 2006, Clemson, SC.

2006: Paretti, M. C., L. D. McNair, T. Knott, M. L. Wolfe. "Interrogating the 'E': The Use of Electronic Portfolios in Technical Communications Curricula." Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. 22 March 2006, Chicago, IL.

2006: Paretti, M. C. "Collaboration on the Inside: Building a Humanistic Engineering Communications Curriculum." Conference on College Composition and Communication. 23-25 March 2006, Chicago, IL.

2005: Paretti, M.C. and C. B. Burgoyne, "Integrating Engineering and Communication: A Study of Capstone Design Courses." Proceedings of the 2005 Frontiers in Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 20-22 October 2005. 6 pp.

2005: Paretti, M. C. and C. B. Burgoyne, "Work-In-Progress: An Integrated Engineering Communications Curriculum for the 21st Century." Proceedings of the 2005 Frontiers in Education Conference, 20-22 October 2005, Indianapolis, IN. 2pp.

2005: Paretti, M. C. "Using Project Portfolios to Assess Design in Materials Science and Engineering" 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Proceedings, June 2005, Portland, OR. 13 pp.

2005:  Kampe, S.L., M.C. Paretti, C.C. Burgoyne, and D.E. Clark; “Leveraging the “Traditional” MSE Degree with an Intensive Communications-across-the-Curriculum Program,” in What Makes an Good Materials Engineer and How Best to Educate Them – Best Practices, Materials Science and Technology 2005 Conference and Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, 25-28 September 2005 (proceedings to published).

2005:  Paretti, M.C.;  “Making Connections to the Workplace:  Situating Technical Communications Assignments Within Professional Practice,” Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Society Conference. July 2005, Limerick, Ireland. pp. 433-440.

2005:  Paretti, M.C.;  “Communication as Professional Practice:  Designing Assignments to Develop Engineering Professionals,” Proceedings of the 2005 Southeastern Section of ASEE Conference, Chattanooga, TN, 3-4 April 2005 (6 pp).

2004:  Paretti, M.C.;  “Work in Progress:  Using E-Portfolios to Assess Communications Skills,” Proceedings of the 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 20-23 October 2004, Savaannah, GA, T1G-26 – T1G-27.

2004:  Paretti, M.C.;  “Work in Progress:  Using Project Documentation to Teach Creative Design,” Proceedings of the 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 20-23 October 2004, Savannah, GA, T2G-11 – T2G-12.

2004:  Pappas, E.C., S.L. Kampe, R.W. Hendricks, and R.G. Kander, "An Assessment Analysis Methodology and its Application to an Advanced Engineering Communications Program,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 93 (3), July 2004, 233-246.

2003:  E.C., S.L. Kampe, R.W. Hendricks, and R.G. Kander; “The MSE Communications Program at Virginia Tech,” National Educators’ Workshop:  Update 2003  Standard Experiments in Engineering, Materials Science, and Technology, (Proceedings of the 18th Annual National Educators Workshop), 19-22 October 2003, Hampton and Newport News, VA, NASA/CP-2004-213243/PT1, NASA-Langley, Hampton, VA, 2004, 291-308.

2001:  Pappas, E.C., R.W. Hendricks, and Jessamyn Franks, “Satisfying the Non-technical ABET "a-k" Requirements:  The Virginia Tech Materials Science and Engineering Communications Portfolio,” Proceedings (CD) of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Southeastern Regional Conference, April 2001.

2000:  Pappas, E.C. and R.W. Hendricks, “Holistic Grading in Science and Engineering.” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, No. 2, 2000, pp. 403-408.

1996:  Hendricks, R.W. and E.C. Pappas, “Advanced Engineering Communication:  An Integrated Writing and Communication Program for Materials Engineers,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 85, No. 4, 1996, pp. 343-352.

1995:  Hendricks, R.W. and E. C. Pappas, “Writing and Communications Across-the-Curriculum in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Virginia Tech,” Proceedings of the 29th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, Vol. 2, 1995, 708-712.