Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helga Alexander, Keithley Instruments Inc

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

important in today’s technology-driven global economy.Engineers with a background in metrology will perform better in their chosen careers asdesigners of tomorrow’s measurement equipment because they know the needs of theircustomers, maybe better than the customers themselves. Unfortunately, many test equipmentpurchasers do not know what type of calibration they need until the day they get audited and findthat they do not comply with their industry’s standards. By understanding internationalmetrology requirements, engineers will choose calibration methods that are acceptedinternationally, and they will save their companies money by saving redesign, rework, orrecalibration costs. These knowledgeable engineers add value for which their companies

Conference Session

Programs that Serve Industry & Academia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Carol Popovich, Corporate member, Microchip Technology Inc.; John McGrane, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Continuing Professional Development

Microchip Technology Inc., coordinating their University Program, with a focus on encouraging schools and universities to teach course work based on Microchip's architecture, thus preparing students to become the engineers of tomorrow.John McGrane, Microchip Technology Inc. John Magrane is the Technical Training Manager, America for Microchip Technology Inc. in which he manages live customer training programs thought the America. He has twenty-five years experience in the electronics field in positions that include hardware and software design, manufacturing and test management and field applications engineering management

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

. Bucciarelli, Designing Engineers. Inside Technology, ed. W. E. Bijker, W. B. Carlson and T. J.Pinch, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1994.17. L. A. Perlow, The Time Famine: Towards a Sociology of Work Time. Administrative ScienceQuarterly, 1999. Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 57-81.18. W. G. Vincenti, What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from AeronauticalHistory. Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology, ed. M. R. Smith and T. Hughes, P., Baltimore:The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990.19. J. P. Trevelyan, Technical Coordination in Engineering Practice. Journal of Engineering Education,2007. Vol. 96, No. 3, pp. 191-204.20. A. Strauss, Qualitative Analysis for Social Scientists: Cambridge

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Innovations to Curriculum and Program

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

/energy.html). At Washington University in St. Louis, there is a Department ofEnergy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering. Despite the unique department name, theyonly offer a B.S. degree in chemical engineering (CHEN). The University also offers a minor inEnvironmental Engineering Science, which is jointly provided by Chemical, Civil (CVEN), andMechanical (MCEN) Engineering (http://eec.wustl.edu/). At the University of California -Berkeley there is an energy and resources group, which offers an undergraduate minor(http://socrates.berkeley. edu/erg/index.shtml).At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) there are energy related research and/orcourses highlighted by both CHEN and CVEN. Chemical Engineering emphasizes its energyand

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Constituents Tech Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2008-998: A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ENGINEERING “ECONOMICS”Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng) Steve earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Physics at the University of Maryland and his Masters and Doctorate in Physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder. After graduating, he was hired by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) where he developed new and innovative microwave, millimeter-wave and submillimeter-wave remote sensing systems. In 2000, he joined Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems where he served in a variety of systems engineering and program management roles. In 2006 he moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana to accept the position as the

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Jewell, Union College

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International

seriously jeopardizing their chances of finishing in fouryears. Union also bucks the national trend in that most of our students actually graduate in fouryears. Students who were successful in juggling their schedules invariably came back from theirforeign study saying it was well worth the effort, and many said that it was a life changingexperience. However, it took the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000), and their emphasis on a global perspective, to cause theengineering programs to think seriously about requiring a foreign study experience. A thorough curriculum review of all the engineering programs was undertaken as part ofour preparations for a pilot visit under EC2000. The

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Don Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-1196: EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESDESIGNED TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLESKay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kay C Dee is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering, and the Founding Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is primarily responsible for the experimental design and analyses reported in this paper. Her educational research interests include learning styles and student evaluations of teaching. She has received a number of honors for her teaching, including the opportunity to serve as the 2003 Fellow at the National Effective Teaching

Conference Session

Distinguished Lecture: Indo/Us Collaboration

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krishna Vedula, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

AC 2008-2821: THE INDO-US ENGINEERING FACULTY INSTITUTES - AMODEL FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONKrishna Vedula, University of Massachusetts-LowellHans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education Page 13.1240.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Indo US Engineering Faculty Leadership Institute Summer 2008 May 26 to June 13 & June 30 to July 18, 2008 Global Education Center, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Mysore FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES Offered by Indo US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) Information Brochure

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Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Miller, Society of Automotive Engineers International; Elizabeth Bachrach, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

intelligence toward thestudy of science, technology, engineering and math— widely regarded as imperative skills in the21st Century. This is evident given that fewer than one-third of U.S. 4th grade and 8th gradestudents performed at or above a level called “proficient” in science, and nearly one-fifth of the4th graders and one-third of the 8th graders lacked the competence to perform basicmathematical computations1. US 4th Grade Math Achievement (NAEP)US 4th Grade Science Achievement (NAEP)US 8th Grade Science Achievement (NAEP) US 8th Grade Math Achievement (NAEP)The inability to engage students, even those as young as elementary school, in these coresubjects has resulted in an emerging

Conference Session

Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Giver, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; Stephen Michetti, NSWCCD

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Ocean and Marine

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 601 Pavonia Avenue, Suite 400 Jersey City, NJ 07306 717-944-0497 Remote OfficeStephen Michetti, NSWCCD Page 13.1264.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Sea Perch Challenge Generating Interest in Marine Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture through hands-on activities An Innovative Approach to K-12 STEM Educational OutreachFor many years, educators have been faced with the challenging task of teaching STEM courses(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.; Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

statements are as follows: (condensed withthe Bloom’s verb bolded)Level 1: Define key aspects of sustainability…Level 2: Explain key properties of sustainability…Level 3: Apply the principles of sustainability…Level 4: Analyze systems of engineered works…for sustainable performanceLevel 5: Design a complex system, process or project to perform sustainably. Develop new, more sustainable technology. Create new knowledge…Level 6: Evaluate the sustainability…As can be seen, the progression from Level 1 through Level 6 provides for increasing complexityand increasing knowledge of the subject. Also the combination of the Levels and the usage ofthe Bloom’s verbs is intuitively easy to grasp and readily adaptable to all 24 of the

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; daniel ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology; June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University

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Educational Research and Methods

supervises the student employees providing operational and systems support for the IPRO program.Elizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology Elizabeth Howard is a second-year Ph.D. candidate in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology program at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006. She is working with the IPRO program as a research associate.June Ferrill, Rice University June Ferrill, Ph.D., teaches business ethcs, ethical-decsion-making for engineers, entrepreneurial communications and managerial communications at Rice University.She served as Communications

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan; Timothy Faley, University f Michigan

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2008-1601: ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS FORSCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERSPeter Adriaens, University of MichiganTimothy Faley, University f Michigan Page 13.562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Entrepreneurial Business Fundamentals for Scientists and EngineersAbstractTraditional engineering approaches to technology transfer and venture creation tend to be basedon the technology push principle. These evolve from long term government support for theresearch, culminating in potential patents and licensure agreements. Research indicates that forevery successful company there is a two order of magnitude of failed or

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Engineering Ethics

effort requires considerable time and effort. There are about 340 colleges and universities that offer bachelor’s degree programs in engineering that are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and about 240 colleges that offer accredited bachelor’s degree programs in engineering technology [U.S. Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002-2003]. There are about 14 different branches of engineering: aerospace; agricultural; biomedical; chemical; civil; computer hardware; electrical and electronics (except computer); environmental; industrial (including health and safety); materials; mechanical; mining and geological (including mining safety); nuclear; and petroleum engineering [U.S

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-1665: TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE AND ITS APPLICATION TO ETHICSWilliam Birmingham, Grove City College Page 13.1294.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Towards an Understanding of Artificial Intelligence and Its Application to Ethics1. IntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) is a broadly defined discipline involving computer science,engineering, philosophy, psychology, political science, and a host of other disciplines. BecauseAI is so broad, it is hard to succinctly define; for the sake of brevity, we will use the handle of“thinking machines,” without commitment to depths of this thinking.The

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; David Jonassen, University of Missouri; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-150: FOSTERING ENGINEERING ETHICS PROBLEM SOLVINGTHROUGH COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY HYPERTEXT: AN APPLICATION OFMULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES, MAKING CONNECTIONS AND CRISSCROSSINGRose Marra, University of Missouri ROSE M. MARRA is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. She is PI of the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women In Student Environments (AWISE) projects. Her research interests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promoting meaningful learning in web-based environments.Demei Shen, University of Missouri DEMEI SHEN is a doctoral

Conference Session

Thinking around the Bachelor of Arts in Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Liberal Education

Member Page 13.1204.2The IssueTechnology encompasses what we do and what we dream of doing, but technology alone will notsolve tomorrow’s problems. Societal leaders must understand engineering’s methods and valuesto successfully shape government and economic policies, design and interpret laws, teach futuregenerations, produce creative work that reflects the modern world, and use technologythemselves. Below are several selected quotes about this topic from national leaders and nationalreports. “Undergraduate engineering should be reconfigured as an academic discipline, similar to other liberal arts disciplines in the sciences, arts

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Faley, University f Michigan; Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2008-1603: DEVELOPING A JOINT ENGINEERING/BUSINESS SCHOOLENTREPRENEURIAL CURRICULUMTimothy Faley, University f MichiganPeter Adriaens, University of Michigan Page 13.384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Approach to Building a Graduate-level Engineering and Business collaborative entrepreneurial curriculum American Society of Engineering Education AC2008-1603 re-submitted March 2008AbstractTechnology-based entrepreneurship, regardless of whether it takes place within a largeorganization or in a startup, requires a mixture of technological and business skills. Our aim indeveloping a joint graduate

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-765: INTRODUCING ETHICS IN BIOENGINEERINGGeorge Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton Page 13.799.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008INTRODUCING ETHICS IN BIOENGINEERING Page 13.799.2IntroductionEngineering applies technical knowledge to solve human problems. More completely,engineering is a technological activity that uses professional imagination, judgment,integrity, and intellectual discipline in the application of science, technology,mathematics, and practical experience to design, produce, and operate useful objects orprocesses that meet the needs and desires of a client. Today engineering is seen as

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Naval Academy

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Engineering Ethics

, the argument above would affirm the propriety and desirability ofparticipation from any religious perspective. I’ll speak below from an exclusivelyChristian perspective because that’s what I know, encouraging others to contribute theirown distinctive viewpoints."What are the requisite presuppositions for a robust engineering ethic?" We agree that there’s a need for the ethical, thoughtful practice of engineers; thecapacity of technology for harm is manifest. But the question is begged, “Why should wecare?” A simple appeal to intuition should disappoint us; none of us rely on intuitionalone for our other professional judgments. Why would we then content ourselves withintuition alone as the basis for our moral judgments? It seems that the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queen's University; Donna Riley, Smith College; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Ethics

meaning. I suppose an engineer oughtto be ingenious and ingenuous, artful and artless, sophisticated and unsophisticated, bondand free.” Vesilind concludes with a description of the dichotomy that he claims capturesthe essence of engineering today. “The engineer is sophisticated in creating technology, but unsophisticated in understanding how this technology is to be used. As a result, engineers have historically been employed as hired guns, doing the bidding of both political rulers and wealthy corporations.”ivAccording to the Social Summit Programme of Action, “Poverty has variousmanifestations, including lack of income and productive resources sufficient to ensuresustainable livelihoods; hunger and malnutrition; ill health; limited

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-1791: PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN TEACHINGENGINEERING: AN ETHICAL MANDATE TO PRODUCE RESPONSIBLEENGINEERS.B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University B. KYUN LEE is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he taught since 1988. He received his B.S. degree from Young Nam University, M.S. and PH.D. from Oregon State University in mechanical engineering. Prior to joining LeTourneau University, he was a research and development engineer at Hyundai Motor Company. His professional interests include system dynamics, control, and applied mechanics. Email: kyunlee@letu.eduPaul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University PAUL R. LEIFFER

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Todd Taylor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Corinna Fleischmann, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Daniel Pickles, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Engineering Ethics

head of the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering major. He earned his MS degree in Ocean Engineering and PhD degree in Hydrodynamics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Address: U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Department of Engineering, 27 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320-8101; telephone: 860-444-8551; fax: 860-444-8546; e-mail: Todd.E.Taylor@uscga.edu.Corinna Fleischmann, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Corinna Fleischmann, MSCE, PE, is an instructor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA). She graduated from USCGA with his BSCE in 1998 and earned her MSCE from University of Texas, Austin in 2004. She holds the rank of Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard. Address

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Theis, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; patricia watkins, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Library; Mary Angela Beck, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Engineering Ethics

declaration: Creating a sustainable world that provides a safe, secure, healthy life for all peoples is a priority for the U.S. engineering community. It is evident that the U.S. engineering community must increase its focus on sharing and disseminating information, knowledge and technology that provides access to minerals, materials, energy, water, food and public health while addressing basic human needs. Engineers must deliver solutions that are technically viable, commercially feasible, and environmentally and socially sustainable.5Clearly, sustainability education will play a major role in providing society with engineers whoare environmentally conscious and critically aware of the global engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-1616: INTEGRATING ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATION INTO AMULTI-DISCIPLINARY SEMINAR COURSE: MAKING THE “SOFT”OUTCOMES RELEVANTDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Patrick Favier, IUT Bethune, France; David Jouglet, IUT Bethune, France

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International

AC 2008-1522: A PROJECT-BASED INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION INENGINEERING EDUCATIONSohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College Dr.Sohail Anwar is currently serving as an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State University Altoona College. He is also serving as the Chair of the EET Advisory Faculty Committee for Excelsior College. Since 1996, he has been an Invited Professor of Electrical Engineering at IUT Bethune, France. Dr. Anwar is also serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Technology and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Pennsylvania Academy of Science.Patrick Favier, IUT Bethune, France Dr.Patrick Favier is currently serving as

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma Mattei, University of New Orleans

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-2465: COMPARISON OF CHEATING BEHAVIORS INUNDERGRADUATENorma Mattei, University of New Orleans Page 13.312.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Comparison of Cheating Behaviors in Undergraduate Engineering Students and the General Student Population at the University of New OrleansAcademic dishonesty is a problem at most universities, including the University of New Orleans(UNO). The percentage of students who report cheating varies by college major. Recent studiesindicate that engineering students more frequently engage in cheating behavior than students ofmost other majors [1]. One of the most recent studies, called

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; William Frey, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Halley Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Aury Curbelo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Engineering Ethics

the documentation of continual improvement required by various assessment strategies including those of ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Page 13.396.3 2 Technology) and AACSB (Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business).These levels (and the supporting Connexions® courseware platform) encourage the emergenceof valuable editing and mentoring collaborations. Ethicists and BSE faculty working in theToolkit interact to educate and mentor one another as well as collaborate throughout theconceptualization, editing

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

students were likely to encounter in professional practice 5, 6. EC 2000 Criterion 3fstates that an outcome of accredited engineering and technology programs should be graduateswho can demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility 7. Subsequent Page 13.1299.2to the EC 2000 implementation, the engineering education literature has generated a largevolume of material that discusses a variety of pedagogical methods and curriculum integrationmethods 1, 2, 6, 8, 9. However, the literature appears to be lacking in long-term studies of trends inethical judgment among engineering students.Much of the instructional material

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Gemma Mann, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

overlook how they influence our lives. Pearson and Young 1 discussthis paradox to emphasize the importance of increasing technological literacy of everyone. Priorstudies of people’s (children and adults) perceptions of engineering describe peoples’ ability tonotice the visible aspect of engineering created by civil (buildings, bridges), mechanical (cars,machines) and electrical engineering (electrical energy that runs our machines). An examinationof their descriptions of engineering, however, often contains misconceptions. If teachers are partof the solution to develop students’ awareness of engineering, then we need to better understandtheir abilities to identify engineering within the world and to talk about it with their students. Ourstudy