Discourse in our Fields

Presented by:Nathan, Erik, Andrew, Matt, Brent and Adam

Aeronautical engineering

Presented by: Erik and Nathan

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Journal Article

• What did they contain?– Abstracts– Methodology– Data– Findings/ Body– Conclusion

Textbook• Very organized sections of material

- Each section builds off the previous one• Contains a preface, appendices, and an index• Textbook contained a lot of graphs and diagrams.• The preface stated that previous knowledge is

needed for comprehension of material.

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Topic:Aeronautical_engineering

interview• We interviewed the head of the School of

Aeronautics and Astronautics, Tom Shih.– Method of conducting research

• Scientific method– The discourse within AAE and engineering

• Very math intensive discourse• New discoveries prompt more research• Almost all research is intertwined with other studies

Mechanical Engineering

Presented by: Adam

http://www.dayjob.com/content/mechanical-engineering-degree-845.htm

Journal Article• The structure of the journal articles are all setup in similar ways• Abstract (the question at hand)• Introduction• Body (Research, data, technical drawings)• Conclusion• ReferencesTo help the reader understand the idea, the journal article consisted of technical drawings scattered throughout.

Textbook

• Textbook: Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics• Table of Contents• Introduction/Expectations/Prerequisites • Body (filled with technical drawings/visual aids)• Index• List of Equations• Textbook vs journal article

Interview

• Person interviewed: Professor Krousgrill (Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Co-Op director• Does research on mechanics and vibration and teaches.• Time spent 50/50 (research/teaching)• Research based off of previous work

• New problems that come up are from contacts in industry• Research published in well established journals

• Or government sponsors or industry• Uses other disciplines research, but rarely goes beyond engineering for collaboration• Most problems dictated by industry needs• Textbook not used; well developed notes

Environmental and Natural Resources

EngineeringPresented by: Matt

http://mcmillen-llc.com/

Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering

• Environmental Engineering is a fairly new field that finds itself in the intersection of traditional Engineering and Environmental Science

• Since Environmental Engineers do work that deals with environmental issues, a lot of their research and studies are done on the field rather than in a laboratory controlled environment.

Ways to Share Information

Contour map to show air flow Diagram for a machine that measures sediment runoff

Ways to Share Information Cont.

Graph of hydrograph readings accompanied by an equation that explains the relationship

Chart used for classification of soil types

Journal Article

• Many Environmental Engineers share their findings and research at conferences such as the ASABE annual conference.

• Environmental Engineers will also share their findings by releasing journal articles along with a presentation at these conferences.

• Articles written by Environmental Engineers have the general form of:a. Abstract – Tells what the article is aboutb. Procedure – This section is about 50% visual aids, and 50% text.c. Results and Discussion – Displays the data obtained, usually in a tabled. Findings and Conclusion - e. References

Textbook• Since Environmental Engineering is a newer field, most books written

on the topic are not out-of-date, even if they are 20+ years old.• An Environmental Engineering textbook is set up as:a) Preface – This includes prerequisite knowledge the reader should

haveb) Introduction – Introduces the topic to the readerc) Body – Made up of chapters that each build upon each other and

contains many visual aids d) Appendices – These have extra information, including many tables

PsychologyPresented by: Andrew

http://www.nctc.edu/NCTCPrograms/BehavioralandCulturalSciences/Psychology.aspx

Journal Article• In the articles that I found there is a good amount of information.

• The articles all contain numerous graphs and tables to show the information that was found during the study.

• These journals are also meant for a small audience which includes psychology professors, researchers, and students. I can tell that they are for this group just by the specific lexis that is used in the field of study.

• Also each article seeks to expand on the information that is already known in order to get a clearer picture of psychology in action.

Textbook• For my textbook evaluation I choose Abnormal Psychology which is a 350

level course here at Purdue University.

• Always new findings in Psychological Sciences.

• Each chapter builds of off the previous chapter.

• The book also contains data from different experiments that have been done over the years.

• Finally it contains references to the people who have conducted research in the field, and have had it featured in the book in case students want to learn more about that specific study.

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Interview• I interviewed my Psychology 240 teaching assistant, Laura Parker.

• Method used in conducting research is the scientific method.

• Research is a major part of Psychology, because new discoveries are being made everyday.

• Also you do have a responsibility of taking classes and teaching a class as a graduate student, but research is the most important.

• When research is completed it is published in both books and articles to spread information to other researchers, and also conferences are held to share information.

• Ultimately Laura’s goals are to teach people about what she is studying, which is Prejudice And Equality, to help reduce people’s prejudices and to promote equality.

ConclusionReiteration of Scientific Method

• Similarities:• Introduction that tells prerequisites and expectations you should know• Use of Visual Aids• Findings published in articles, journals, and books.• Correlation between variables and how they influence results

  • Differences:• Independent and Dependent Variables• Diagrams/ technical drawings/ equations vs. Graphs• Conferences for Psychology research• Setting of research

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