Conference Session

Faculty Development Toolkit

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

assessment of learningIdentify student learning styles Identify and address student’s conceptual difficultiesGood organization and planningTable 1. Responses to “What is good teaching?”How is it accomplished?The simple answer is through a combination of the two dimensions of Lowman’s model:intellectual excitement and interpersonal rapport. The responses in Table 2 are cumulative overthe workshop series but reflect a good understanding of the need for engineering faculty toutilize both dimensions. Most of the workshops focused on intellectual excitement, yet allincluded elements of interpersonal rapport. It is refreshing that the faculty who participated inthe process identified these

Conference Session

Feedback and IT: Improving Student Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky; Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Jason A. Evers, U.S. Military Academy; Jared B. Erickson, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

propagate to the point of becomingubiquitous, the nature of communication, both formal and informal, is undergoing a realtransformation. This transformation is reflected within the student bodies of colleges across thenation as text messaging, live personal video and internet voice communication become moreevolved technically and entrenched in the psyche of our students. Student comfort levels withinstant messaging, documented by these authors in previous papers, is only one sign of thecoming wave of communication tools and attitudes which will truly blur the line betweenactually there and virtually there.In this paper, the authors document their experiences with instant messaging, video-based one-on-one student instruction and internet telephony

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Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

semester.Actual performance by students as team members was stronger. To address student perceptions,this topic will be introduced into Sophomore Design, ME200, with the intention to bring studentsto a professional competency by their senior year.Over the three-year history of the course, instructor-based evaluation of the outcomes has risenslightly, with the greatest gains in Outcome 1, reflecting the increased exposure to theProfessional Component that is been developed. Student self-assessment has also risen sharplywith Outcomes 2, 3 and 4 over this time period, where students are gaining confidence in theirabilities to execute projects.Individual course assessment is integrated for overall Program Outcome assessment at a PeerReview of Course

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Burn, University of Michigan; James Holloway, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Page 11.1450.4important when they view them as connected to their sense of self. For example, engineeringstudents will believe a task is important if engaging in the task reflects on their identity as anengineering major. Gender and racial identity become salient when talking about attainmentvalue because tasks offer opportunities to demonstrate aspects of one's self-conception, such asmasculinity or femininity or connection with cultural heritage.Intrinsic value pertains to the enjoyment a student gains from doing a task and relates to interestand intrinsic motivation. Interest has been shown to be course specific. And although studentsmay not be interested in a course at a global level, an individual course or topic within a coursecan

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering students.8,9 For example, student learning styles have beencharacterized according to the following five dimensions: sensory vs. intuitive, visual vs. verbal,inductive vs. deductive, active vs. reflect, and sequential vs. global.10 While student learningstyles can be expected to vary within a given class, the average college instructor is likely to bedescribed as an intuitive, verbal, deductive, reflective, and sequential learner.11 This is reflectedin the stereotypical “chalk-and-talk” teaching style prevalent in engineering education.However, a number of studies have shown the benefits of inductive teaching methods (such asproblem-based and project-based learning) and active learning (engaging students in activitiesother than listening

Conference Session

Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phyllis Tedford, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Islander Black, non-Hispanic Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001Figure 5. Percent of CS Baccalaureate Degrees Awarded to Minorities: 1992 - 2001recruiters. One important consideration in hiring the recruiters was to create a team thatwould accurately reflect the diversity of the population in south Texas. By the end ofOctober 2003, six recruiters had been hired. These recruiters not only reflected thediverse population of the area, but also represented a range of interests in the field ofcomputer science running the gamut from the more traditional computer

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Malicky, University of San Diego; Ming Huang, University of San Diego; Susan Lord, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

learning is often not made in the literature, although it is helpful to distinguish them when trying to determine which pedagogy is most appropriate for a given instructor and course. The most common implementation of project-based learning in engineering is for capstone design courses.• Inquiry-Based Learning: The organizing principle for inquiry-based learning is the scientific method; as such inquiry learning is most commonly used in labs. Students observe a carefully selected phenomenon, develop a hypothesis about that phenomenon, develop an experimental procedure to test their hypothesis, perform their experiment, evaluate their results, and reflect on their learning. Learning is again student-centered, interactive

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Sumpter, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; Mica Hutchison, Purdue University

: Affecting a significant fraction of men and women,understanding/ learning was listed by 61.9% male and 40% female respondents. Studentresponses included in this category reflected a student’s ability to comprehend and learngeneral material such as concepts being taught in class, the homework assignments, labs,and projects. A student’s expression of difficulty or ease of understanding certainmaterial being presented was also placed in this category. Student responses included “Iam learning the material.”, “I understand a majority of the concepts in ENGR 116.”, or “Ido have trouble understanding the very difficult problems.”Drive and Motivation: Responses concerning an individual’s ability to accomplishpersonal tasks such as passing the class

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Ports, Florida Tech; Richie Samuel, University of Central Florida; Melinda White, Seminole Community College; Veton Kepuska, Florida Tech; Philip Chan, Florida Tech; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

constitutethe anchor of an elaborate dissemination plan that is multi-faceted and self-sustained. Moreover,it plans to impact 80 students in a span of 2 years, some of which are members ofunderrepresented groups (in particular UCF and SCC students). Additional, distinctcharacteristics are reflected in the immediate objectives of Project EMD-MLR, which are listedbelow 1. Introduce research into the undergraduate curriculum of many engineering and science disciplines. The number of undergraduate students that will be affected by the project will be 40 per year, 80 in total. 2. Develop educational materials focused on Machine Learning, that will be of value to many academicians, students and professionals with interest in this field, or

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haiyan Xie, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; James Tramel, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Wei Shi, University of Florida; Mei Lu, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

systematic inquiry bycollaborative, self-critical communities of teachers and students, which takes place in schools. Itis pursued out of a desire of need to improve educational knowledge and practices. It isaccomplished through a recursive cycle of (1) identifying a problem area, (2) studying it bygathering data, and (3) reflecting on the data in order to make teaching decisions grounded inevidence rather than in hunches. Taking action is a moral imperative for the action researcherand an integral part of the research.Teachers are action researchers in classrooms. At first, teachers participate in study groups,institutes, and collaborative teams that others led or coordinated. Later they are facilitators ofaction research collaborative. Certain

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

; commitment to improvement; activelearning; and systems perspective.ISO-9000 standards exist principally to facilitate international trade. The driving forces thathave resulted in widespread implementation of ISO-9000 standards can be summed up in onephrase: “the globalization of business”. Expressions such as “post-industrial economy” and “theglobal village” reflect profound changes during recent decades6. These changes include: newtechnology in virtually all industry/economic sectors; worldwide electronic communication Page 11.1371.3network; widespread worldwide travel; dramatic increase in world population; depletion ofnatural resource reserves

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Minnie Patel, San Jose State University; Anuradha Basu, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship amongst engineering students. However, this would be atodds with the feedback received from student surveys conducted by us over the past two years,which indicate an interest in learning about entrepreneurship, as discussed in this paper.Alternatively, and more likely, it reflected the difficulties of attempting to persuade students toparticipate in extracurricular events, given that most engineering students have extremely highwork loads (131-138 units required for graduation for various majors in the college ofengineering). Besides, most SJSU students pay their way through university, and hence, juggleschool with part-time employment.These results imply that if we want to foster entrepreneurial skills amongst SJSU engineeringstudents

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Pinar Menguc, University of Kentucky; Ellie Hawes, University of Kentucky; Jane Jensen, University of Kentucky; Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

new concepts through virtual companies. Thestudents were divided into six groups of three- or four-persons. They chose their ownfocus areas and established companies in nano-medicine, entertainment, defensivemilitary concepts, energy, arms, and novel materials. Then they explored how they couldimpact society within their choice of a nanotechnology company. They thought about thenew ideas and developments, in a similar vein to James Watt. They considered thepotential impact of the ideas beyond the obvious, reflecting on what the compassachieved. They considered the long-term impact on common people, as was the case inPompeii. Finally, they ventured into the question of “playing god!” We are sure that theygained a solid insight into a new world

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Barrett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

questions • Learners evaluate their explanations in light of alternative explanations, particularly reflecting scientific understanding • Learners communicate and justify their proposed explanations. Research also suggests that the quality of the teaching workforce is the single mostimportant factor in predicting student achievement.15 Robert Marzano has conducted anextensive review of the research studies involving factors that impact student achievement andconducted meta-analyses of those studies to determine the effect size of the factors on studentachievement16. He describes three types of factors that impact student achievement: school-level factors, student-level factors and teacher-level factors. What factors can SWEPT/RETs

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Brent Cobb, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin; Saad Eways, Austin Community College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

determining a student’slearning preference, the VARK test serves as a catalyst for reflection by the student3. Thestudent takes a simple 13-question test that is aimed at discovering how they prefer to receiveand process information.After taking the test, the student receives a “preference score” for each of four areas. The firstarea is Visual (V). This area indicates how much the student prefers to receive informationfrom depictions “of information in charts, graphs, flow charts, and all the symbolic arrows,circles, hierarchies, and other devices that instructors use to represent what could have beenpresented in words.” The second area is Aural (A). This area indicates the student’s preferencefor hearing information. The third area is Read/Write (R

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

outcomes of that were intended to facilitate the student’s professionaldevelopment. However, the professional development opportunity was intended to be a subsetof course experience. Emphasizing the importance of reflection in promoting more broadintellectual development, Van Gyn [10] proposed that "if co-op is only a vehicle for experienceto gain information about the workplace and to link technical knowledge with workplaceapplication, then its effectiveness is not fully developed." To this end, the course was alsointended to draw on the international and cultural experiences associated with the class activitiesto enhance student’s intellectual development in terms of their understanding of architecture andthe global and historical context in

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Larson, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

’ achievement of theobjectives (either for a particular question, an assignment, or for the whole course). There are avariety of different ways of measuring student progress. For instance, assessment can be donewith respect to a standard developed by the instructor or it could be done with respect to otherstudents in the course by curving the grades. In either case, great care must be done to make surethe assigned grades reflect the level of understanding of each student.To accurately assess students, it is important to remain fair to all students. Being unfair orinconsistent will often lead to inaccurate evaluations. While almost all educators strive to beunbiased during grading, it is possible to be inconsistent during grading without

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James Morgan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

projects were confusing and ill-prepared. Students had trouble figuring out what it was we were supposed to be doing.” ‚ “The projects were frustrating because we didn’t always know exactly what we were supposed to be doing. I did however learn a lot by struggling through them.”The first comment illustrates how some students are focused on exams and the grade, rather thanon learning the material. The second comment is related to the discomfort most students feelwhen first presented with a realistic and open-ended problem.Mid-term and final course evaluations for this class reflect that, though students find the coursechallenging, they indicate that these are courses where they see how the material relates to thepractice of civil

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Mathews, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Abhinav Pamulaparthy, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the additional training scored a mean of 56.4% correct vs. the all teammean of 48% correct, a 16% test score improvement. Those five teams involved in trainingexercises also improved their beginning BOS to end of semester EOS test scores from 48.2% to56.4% correct, a significant improvement if not a satisfactory test score. These same teams arealso engaged in a pilot test of a reflection exercise that also may have contributed to theirknowledge gain.Table 4: Pre- and post- test results for the Learning Objectives (LO) assessment for two IPROteams that participated in the training sessions.Sample of IPRO Teams that participated in LO TrainingIPRO Team Pre-test Average of LO Test (% Post-test Average of the LO Test (%Number

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Leslie Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gunnar Tamm, U.S. Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

upon graduation. “University courses are the preparatory stage to a profession and should therefore encourage learning that reflects the way in which professionals continue to learn and work.”[2]It was observed that students do not exercise the level of care with their assignments that shouldbe required of young engineers. Not to suggest that the consequences of submitting an incorrectacademic assignment are dire, but it seems reasonable that an elevated level of effort should beput forth, especially from students near the end of their undergraduate studies as juniors andseniors. Students often regard their homework submissions as simply a product to be handed in,and the accuracy of their solutions is of minimal concern. This is an

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University-Kingston

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

, Page 11.581.7ever recasting itself, and not to seek to halt or reverse all such changes. This does notpreclude efforts to protect endangered species per se but it does call for a carefulconsideration prior to intervention. Perhaps, after reflection, society may wish to preservegray wolves or Bengal tigers through government action while not permitting continueddredging of the Atchafalya River Basin near New Orleans, Louisiana. Biodiversityconsists of an appreciation for the place in the web of life of the various plants andanimals, a commitment to the protection of species, particularly endangered species and acommitment to conservation in concert with the dynamic nature of ecosystems. Naturalbalance encompasses an appreciation of the

Conference Session

Energy Curriculum Advancements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University; Andre Benard, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

between the two authors. The syllabus for the firstyear offering (spring 2004) is shown in Attachment 2. The initials following a topic or projectindicate which author took primary responsibility for it. This approach proved to be a veryefficient way to develop course materials.In developing the lectures and projects for the course, it occurred to the authors that in the fieldof alternative energy, the practicing engineer must have an understanding of the political, social,and economic issues associated with alternative energy. These topics were added to the courseand are reflected in the syllabus, both in lecture topics and project assignments.Evolution of the CourseAt the time of submission of this paper, the course has been taught twice

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, SUNY-College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

toanalyze the end solution or product as a design analysis act. TABLE 1: Comparison ofComputer Automation vs. Human Value Judgment (see Appendix) has been provided predictingwhat aspects of design are likely to be automated and what are not.The most recent article advocates the increasing role of contextual fit as part of this new designanalysis component and a change in assessment to reflect that shift.15 The new contributionmade in this paper is not proving that this is occurring or arguing the nuts and bolt of whichCAD programs do what. It puts forward an explanation of what the designer is experiencing, asdescribed by a set of characteristics, when we automate parts, the design experience and integrateother technological functions that affect

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Thornton, University of Maryland-College Park; Anik Singal, Affiliate Classroom, Inc.; David Barbe, University of Maryland-College Park; James Green, University of Maryland-College Park

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

attributes, business practices, and human resource management practices.The second stage was to identify unique characteristics relevant to undergraduate studententrepreneurs in universities based on Anik’s comments, reflections, and perspectives. Theobjective of this methodology was to develop a set of suggestions for programs and activities foruniversities to foster desired characteristics and behaviors of undergraduate entrepreneurs.The findings for the singular case of Anik Singal’s experiences were then compared to findingsof critical success factors from the 90 undergraduate students of the Hinman CEOs Program.Using a qualitative approach through an online survey and one-to-one 30 minute interviews: • 91.7% stated their “knowledge base

Conference Session

Forum on Collaborative Information Literacy Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Honora Nerz, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

manufacture this product (f) Worldwide demand or sales for this chemical; and (g) Unit pricing ($/kg, $/gal, etc.) (Note: this should reflect bulk pricing, not pricing of small units from Fisher Scientific, etc.)2. From the textbook index, select a technical topic that begins with the same letter as your lastname or the nearest possible letter (for example Brent -> Bubble point). Find three papers (notweb sites) in the recent literature that deal with this topic. Copy and paste their citationinformation and abstracts. Find these three papers, photocopy or print out their first pages, andattach them to the homework. Page

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin; Edward Wheeler, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, it is not unusualfor a student in engineering to repeat a course. However, at UT Martin, the GPA that is reportedon the transcript is based on the most recent grade earned in a course. Thus, the GPAs for thesecond and sixth row students in Table 6 would reflect actual courses taken since these studentsdid not repeat any course. The GPAs for all the other students in Table 6 will be artificiallyhigher than a true GPA reflecting all the attempts made. Since this GPA computation isunalterable due to computer constraints in the program that archives the grades, this presents aunique problem in terms of predicting success in passing the FE exam for the program

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Course in the MajorSenior Year • Bring Integration and Closure • Career Services to College Experience • Alumni Development • Provide Opportunities to Programs Reflect on the Meaning of the • Capstone Courses Undergraduate Experience • Internships • Prepare for the Personal and Professional Issues Related to Post-College Life Figure 5. Developmental Needs and Suitable Programs for Students. Page 11.365.18 Cognitive Domain

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Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

transfers have left the School of Engineering by the spring of 2005, and the rest was eithergraduated by that time, or still in the School of Engineering. Narrowing further to the studentswho are ready to take calculus I or higher at entry, retention improves considerably. Of thefreshmen 48 percent had left the School of Engineering, of the transfers 50 percent. For transfersthe difference in retention between those who can start in calculus I and those who cannot issmall, because the majority of transfers could start in calculus I or higher to begin with. Thefindings for 'calculus-ready' students reflect the national average 4, and they are in the middle ofthe range of retention rates for engineering students reported earlier 9.Academic

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Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Johnson, Washington State University; Reid Miller, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

theirunderstanding through reflective writing. In this paper, we will share with you the pilot studyoutcomes regarding student learning, retention, and satisfaction based on the implementation ofthe Collaborative Learner-constructed Engineering-concept Articulation and Representation Page 11.918.2(CLEAR) instructional model. The study compared students from two sections (blended vs.traditional instruction) taking a sophomore level chemical engineering course.Theoretical FrameworkSocial constructivists view learning as being a product developed from individuals interactingwith each other and the environment10-12. One form of this social constructivists

Conference Session

Recent Developments in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

different rules.Enron, for example, touted a 64-page code of ethics, which the company required all employees–including management–to read and then sign an oath attesting to their commitment to highethical standards. Enron took its ethics code very seriously, at least on paper, as noted in a 2000memo penned by CEO Ken Lay: “I ask that you read them [“commonsense rules of conduct”]carefully and completely and that, as you do, you reflect on your past actions to make certain thatyou have complied with the policies. It is absolutely essential that you fully comply with thesepolicies in the future.”1 Similarly, Tyco’s board of directors established as a goal “highstandards of honesty, integrity, and ethics throughout the organization.”2 Yet corporate