1. 14 November 2002AECT 2002 What Color Is Your Lab Coat: Science White or Technology Blue? Andrew S. Gibbons Utah State University

2. Chapter 1: The Graduate Dean Dissertation reviews Dissertation reviews Trouble with College of Engineering Trouble with College of Engineering Couldn’t pinpoint concern Couldn’t pinpoint concern Sent back one study, asking more Sent back one study, asking more “Didn’t fit the mold of scientific study” “Didn’t fit the mold of scientific study” “It’s circling the earth now” “It’s circling the earth now”

3. Troubled Fit of Curriculums in the U Difficulty of Soft Sciences Difficulty of Soft Sciences Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology Difficulty of Trade or Skilled Fields Difficulty of Trade or Skilled Fields Instructional Tech, Law, Medicine Instructional Tech, Law, Medicine Difficulty of Commercial Arts Difficulty of Commercial Arts Business, Economics, Law, Medicine Business, Economics, Law, Medicine Difficulty of Arts and Humanities Difficulty of Arts and Humanities Art, Music, Drama, (Landscape) Architecture Art, Music, Drama, (Landscape) Architecture

4. “Distancing” certain degrees Interdisciplinary snobbery based on the quality of their “science” Interdisciplinary snobbery based on the quality of their “science”

5. Walter Vincenti Book Title: Book Title: What Engineers Know and How They Know It

6. Chapter 2: The Greenie Coming to U from industry Coming to U from industry What is an acceptable dissertation? What is an acceptable dissertation? Do technologists produce knowledge? Do technologists produce knowledge? Do they have theory? Do they have theory? What is the nature of the knowledge? What is the nature of the knowledge? What is the nature of the theory? What is the nature of the theory? How are they warranted? Argued? How are they warranted? Argued?

7. The Theory Issue Today Bruner Bruner Reigeluth Reigeluth Proliferation of theories Proliferation of theories Science has enjoyed 200 years of public debate on its foundations of theory— technology just 50 at most Science has enjoyed 200 years of public debate on its foundations of theory— technology just 50 at most Yet our expectations of theory will shape our research agenda Yet our expectations of theory will shape our research agenda

8. Could We Be Science Mimics? Evidence: Evidence: 1. Seeking the “right” or “best” asnwer 2. Expecting direct theory conversion from science 3. Confusion of research agenda 4. Uncertain standard of knowledge warrants

9. Herbert Simon Book: Book: Sciences of the Artificial

10. Roundtable “Top 10 List”, Answers to the Question: “Top 10 List”, Answers to the Question: “What Difference Does It Make Whether Our Students See Themselves primarily as Scientists or Primarily as Technologists?”