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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ilan Grave

.)The text in the ABET publication “Criteria for accrediting engineering programs” reads asfollows:“Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have:(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs(d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility(g) an ability to communicate effectively(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a globaland societal context(i) a

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Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Thomas Wollin; Ronald Bennett; Melanie Steinborn; Al Dombrowski

faculty are beginning toexplore this method for their classes.i Stake, R.A. & J. Easley (Eds), “Case studies in science education, a project for the National Science Foundation”, Centre for Instructional Research and Curriculum Evaluation (CIRCE) and the Committee on Culture and Cognition (CCC), CIRCE, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, 1978.ii Bucknam, Ronald E., “Ethics Cases in Professional Practice”, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, April 1999.iii Davidson, G.G. and A.W. Labib, “Learning from failures: design improvements using a multiple criteria decision-making model”, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Proc. Instn. Mech. Engrs., Vol

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Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ochs

and developing an entrepreneurial leadership team and creative culture; technology cycles; structuring the new venture; managing change and rapid growth; ethics; exit strategies. Includes articles, case studies and original research. Cross-functional team-based experiential practice of these skills and discussions with successful entrepreneurs are integral parts of the course. Prerequisite: ENSP I or permission of minor program director.ENSP 211. Entr epr eneur ship III: Entr epr eneur ship Pr acticum, “The Gar age” (3credits) Students work in cross-disciplinary teams of 4-6 students with faculty advisors and alumni mentors on marketing, financial planning and business and technical feasibility of entrepreneurial products or

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Wipplinger

Engineering Education Annual conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Education • an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility • an ability to communicate effectively • …understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context • a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning • a knowledge of contemporary issues • an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice 8Service-based project learning is not always emphasized in engineering education, but has a longhistory at USMA where it is an integral part of the Academy’s mission

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steven York; Lynn Nystrom; Elizabeth Joyce; Michael Gregg; Richard Goff; Jeffrey Connor

continue tobe well-funded. It is through the support of our corporate sponsors that we are able to do somuch within the college and hope to be able to do even more in coming years.Background of the Department of Engineering EducationUntil the fall of 2001, all freshman engineers at Virginia Tech were general engineers in theDivision of Engineering Fundamentals (EF) and took two introduction to engineering classes(EF1015 and EF 1016) through the division. The topics were traditional in content with EF1015’s comprising ethics, the engineering profession, problem solving, programming withMatLab, statics; material balance; electricity; and energy. The EF1016 topics were alsotraditional with design theory, graphics theory, freehand sketching, computer

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Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Kramer

research scientists. For the most part, these are going to be the “grunts.”From this point of view, the traditional ways of educating engineers are impossible because thestudents differ so from the past. For example, another, more senior Friendly professor mentionedthat incoming freshmen did not know how to solve equations. Thus, a lack of innovation in one’steaching was not seen as the fundamental source of a lower quality "product." However, viewingthe graduates of his program as doing only low-level engineering work allowed the exitingprofessor to avoid the ethical challenge of passing incompetent engineers forward to graduation. Faculty varied in their beliefs about the fairness and the practicality of adding curricularand

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lennard Lema; Peter Baumann

completion of this class are listed as follows: • To distinguish between engineering disciplines • To make judgments consistent with expected engineering professionalism and ethics • To use engineering method and format for problem solving and solution presentation • To collect and record data, represent data graphically, and analyze data statistically • To forecast elementary engineering related phenomena • To properly express dimensions in customary and international (SI) units of measure • To apply basic engineering concepts and formulae to machine and process design • To work in teamsThe typical class size is twenty students with two FYE sections offered each fall semester. Othersections are offered during the fall and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Kelly; Theodore A. Bickart; Pamela Suett

andcan always be purchased. Access to International Organization for Standardization (ISO)and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards is probably very limitedfor most students although some information on ISO and IEC processes is available ontheir web sites.Based on sample materials on the National Council of Examiners for Engineering andSurveying (NCEES) web site, there are no questions on standards on the Fundamentals ofEngineering (FE) exam. The only practice questions on the FE exam deal with ethics. Atthe Professional Engineer’s (PE) level, there appear to be some questions dealing withcodes and standards on the mechanical and electrical engineering examinations. For the

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ABET Issues and Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kendrick Aung

for the next semester.MEEN 4316 Senior Design Project This is the second course in the two-semester sequence of capstone design class. Theclass is a three credit hour course with one one-hour lecture and two three-hour lab sessions eachweek. From the beginning of the semester, the students start to build their design. The buildingand testing are the main activities for the students in this semester. Ethics and projectmanagement are the only topics discussed during lecture hours. As the semester progresses, thestudents start testing their design after completing the assembly of their design. They need tosolve problems encountered during the assembly and testing before the end of the semester.Every week, the instructor meets with each

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Exploring Trends in CPD

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverlee Kissick; Saeed Khan

person? A. Strongly B. Agree C. Disagree D. Strongly Agree disagree2. If your answer to question number 1 is A or B, why do you agree?(Select the best answer)A. The hiring decision is good for business.B. It is the ethical thing to do.C. It helps bilingual people.D. It makes up for past inequities.3. If your answer to question number 1 is C or D, why do you disagree?A. The hiring decision could be bad for business.B. This decision is bad for my race.C. It will force us to pick a candidate with whom we may not be comfortable Page 10.67.4D. It is designed to make up for

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Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Larry Hanneman; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

X X X (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility X X X X X X (g) An ability to communicate effectively X X X X X (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions

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International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Ellzey; Ted Aanstoos, The University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

interestsinclude electromechanical energy storage systems and devices for space and vehicular applications. His teachinginterests include engineering design and graphics, design projects, and ethics and professionalism. Mr. Aanstoos is aFellow of ASME International and a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.KATHY J. SCHMIDT, PhD is the director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at theUniversity of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes the College of Engineering's commitment to findingways to enrich teaching and learning. She works in all aspects of education including design and development

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Issues in Engineering Physics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James McNeil

reflected in our name which embodies the ethics of hard work, technicalproficiency, and self-reliance. The Physics Department manages three degree programs: B.S. Engineering Physics andthe M.S. and Ph.D. Applied Physics. It has 17 full-time faculty, 40 graduate students, 230undergraduate EP majors, and conducts about $2M in sponsored research annually. With thestrong emphasis in applications, the department has developed close relationships with thetraditional engineering programs and conducts multi-departmental interdisciplinary researchthrough the Materials Science program and two research centers (Center for Electronic and SolarMaterials and the NASA Center for the Commercial Applications of Combustion in Space).These close relationships

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Design and Computation in ChE Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

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Joseph Shaeiwitz

3.0 Demonstration of ethical behavior 3.0 Demonstrate understanding of societal impact and need for assigned design 3.0In our student evaluation of instruction, it is possible for the instructor to add an individuallydefined question, usually specific to a class. One question asked of the class was: In my career Iwill be required to solve problems appearing to be outside the mainstream of chemicalengineering such as food processing. The results were a 4.17 on a 5-point scale, whichdemonstrates that students appreciate the diversity of industries in which chemical engineerswork and the changing paradigm for the profession.A synopsis of the final student

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ABET Issues and Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Davis; Craig Hoff

analyze andinterpret data. This is accomplished through the various automotive laboratoriesintegrated into the course, as described previously.Outcome (d): an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. This was describedpreviously.Outcome (f): an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. This isaddressed by introducing the students to professional standards and regulations, includingSAE standards and EPA regulations, discussed previously. These standards provideautomotive engineers with recommended practices and regulations for building andtesting automobiles. Although students are not required to read the standards andregulations in their entirety (they are generally very long and boring), they learn that theyexist, the key

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BME Research and Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Blair Rowley

, and functions (15 pts) C. Include an objective tree, a function means tree, a morphological chart, and a Gantt chart (15 pts) D. Describe their initial contacts with the students and what stages of group formation they went through (10 pts) E. Provide a description of each meeting including who attended, what was discussed, assignments given, actions, taken and if any ethical issues occurred (20 pts) F. Provide a drawing of the physical project including circuit diagrams (10 pts) G. Provide a copy of the power point presentation and photo of the project (15 pts) H. And as a final paragraph, provide their thoughts on this event, how it worked as a

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Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

student is asked to evaluate their contribution aswell as each team member’s contribution to the project. This is done several times duringthe semester and the feedback is used, in part, in determining individual grades.Student Evaluations A Professional Skills survey is administered to all Engineering TechnologySeniors each semester. The instrument surveys student opinions about their skills in theareas of teamwork and management, leadership, communications, ethics and diversity,and service and lifelong learning. Students answer survey questions that rate their skillson a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The questions pertaining toteamwork are: “I am prepared to participate effectively on multidisciplinary teams” and

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College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Faux; Meredith Knight; Brian Gravel; Christine Cunningham

their graduates have: (1) an ability to applyknowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (2) an ability to function in multi-disciplinary teams; (3) an understanding of the professional and ethical responsibility; (4) anability to communicate effectively; (5) the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global and societal context; and (6) a recognition of the need for, andan ability to, engage in life-long learning.4 The need for development of non-technical skills inengineering is apparent and supported by the efforts of ABET, AAHE, and even the ASEEEngineering Deans Council.5 Service learning, as defined above, has proven to be beneficial tostudents in developing critical thinking skills

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Rossler; Martin High

. Page 10.885.6 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationPerformance to DateThe four courses that comprise the Legal Studies Program directly address a number of ABETEC2000 outcomes: f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context i. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j. a knowledge of contemporary issuesBeginning in Spring 2005, formal program assessment will be conducted relative to

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Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen

and social science sequence, and a two course technical communication sequence. Topics in the humanities and social science sequence will include the philosophy of technology within the contexts of natural environment, social structures, and historical applications; ethical development in terms of professional conduct and interpersonal relations; and human factors in engineering and design. The business sequence will include management in an accelerating technological society, unstructured problems, and decision systems. Case studies will be used to develop decision-making frameworks. The technical communication sequence will include effective oral communications, group dynamics and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glen Dudevoir; Carl Fossa

course includes lecturescovering topics unique to the engineering design process such as project management, designeconomics, and engineering ethics. It also includes laboratory exercises designed to give thestudents practical skills they do not typically acquire during the core electrical engineeringcourse sequence. Examples of these laboratory exercises include designing a printed circuitboard, packaging circuits, and integrating sensors with microcontrollers. Both the senior projectand the laboratory exercises reinforce the technical, economic, political and social aspects of theengineering design process. The course today provides students with the skills they need tosuccessfully perform as part of an interdisciplinary design

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Integrating Research into Teaching

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Johnson; Andrew Jackson

the 5S Philosophy.Introduction to Industrial Engineering (IE 101) Introduction to IE covers basic engineering principles, foundations of IndustrialEngineering, design methods, problem-solving, SI units, engineering ethics, and communication.As part of a strong foundation for IE, the students are exposed to lean (the lean manufacturingprocess that is based on the Toyota Production System). The focus of lean is to increase speed,increase value, and reduce waste. Two of the seven wastes of lean are ‘transportation’ and‘motion’ waste. The 5S approach specifically addresses these two wastes through workplaceorganization and rearrangement of the workspace in line with work flow. The instructor’slectures contain lean philosophy, seven wastes

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Communication Skills in Aerospace Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patric McElwain; James Helbling; Angela Beck

Page 10.316.5served as manager of F-5/T-38 Engineering. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationPATRIC McELWAIN, Ph.D.Currently teaches technical communication, film, science fiction, and ethics at ERAU/Prescott. He is Chair of theHumanities and Communications Department, and his research interests include film studies, Anglo-Americanscience fiction, and cultural studies. He believes that everything one needs to know about life can be gleaned fromthe television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Innovative ET Leadership

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Amuso; Surendra Gupta; Maureen Valentine; Carol Richardson; Robert Merrill

(AALANA) students at RIT. The center’s philosophy focuses on the importance of promoting a deeper understanding of what it takes to live in a rapidly changing and highly interdependent world where science and technology are transforming the globe. Students are supported and encouraged to excel academically and enhance their ethical/character development while simultaneously learning about their own and other cultures. Other goals of the center are community development and maintaining wellness. The center sponsors several different K-12 partnership programs in the Rochester community and encourages AALANA students to participate in these programs. Each AALANA student is assigned an

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Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joanne Lax; Amy Van Epps

which the sameinformation can be organized.One early class session is devoted to a discussion of research and publication ethics, coveringsuch topics as misrepresenting data and plagiarism. Related to plagiarism is the need forscrupulous documentation and citation practices. Students are instructed to write down completereference information for any sources they consult. At the third class, they are required to submita draft of their reference list for the literature review. Many students have had little or no priorexperience with documentation of sources, or if they have, they only may have been exposed tothe Modern Language Association (MLA) style in an English course. Because many of thejournal articles and conference proceedings the

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Gally; Steve Chadwick; Randy Shaffer; Milton Cone; Jim Helbling

thepromotion of project management abilities. The development of written and oral communicationproficiency was also highly emphasized. Additional goals included providing a historicalperspective of engineering and instilling engineering ethical values through the discussion oflessons learned and industry related case studies.To attain the goal of fostering an enjoyable design experience, student teams were required todesign, construct and program Lego® Mindstorms robots as a primary course objective. Theserobotic systems allow students to program a central control unit which responds to inputs fromtouch and light sensors, as well as infrared signals. To further develop engineering designproficiency, all students were required to demonstrate basic

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Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh

professional ethics.• Development of personal skills, such as communications, report writing and teamwork skills.Unfortunately, educational institutions often lack the resources needed to help students tobecome proficient with equipment. For example, a Manufacturing Automation and Roboticscourse typically uses programmable logic controllers, sensors, robots, and machine visionsystems in teaching automated manufacturing system design. However, students’ learning ishindered by obstacles such as:• High faculty-to-student ratios: For example, the ratio for Manufacturing Automation and Robotics at one major university is 1:36 for lectures and 1: 18 for each of two lab sections.• Limited lab access: Students may only use equipment during scheduled

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Roli Varma

, newimmigrants in science and engineering, engineering ethics, and management of industrialresearch and development. She can be reached at varma@unm.edu. Page 10.979.6Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering 6 Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright . 2005, American Society for Engineering Education

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ME Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wally Peters; Michelle Maher; Nadia Craig; Veronica Addison

Administration. Her research interests includeundergraduate student development, the use of technology in educational settings, and educational researchmethodology.WALLY PETERS is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Laboratory for Sustainable Solutions,and Faculty Associate in the School of the Environment. His research interests include sustainable design, industrialecology, complex systems, and environmental/earth ethics. Page 10.784.9 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering

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Current Topics in IE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Kellogg

City, MO, October 2000.[15] Streveler, R. A., B. M. Moskal, and R. L. Miller, “The Center for Engineering Education at the Colorado School of Mines: Using Boyer’s Four Types of Scholarship,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, NV, October 2001.[16] Witkin, H.A., Moore, C.A., Goodenough, D.R. & Cox, P.W., “Field dependent and field independent cognitive styles and their educational implications,” Review of Educational Research, 1-64, 1977.[17] Perry, W. G., Jr., Forms of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., New York, 1970.[18] King, P. M. and K. S. Kitchener, Developing Reflective Judgment, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San