Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Linda Jones, Smith College

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Engineering Libraries

assessmentplan.ABET outcomes criteria do not explicitly mention information literacy, but it is apparent thatstudents cannot achieve many of the ABET outcomes without developing information literacyskills. Still, it is not common for these skills to be assessed as part of ABET outcomesassessment. Several mappings of information literacy criteria to ABET outcomes are available inprevious work, connecting with several outcomes including lifelong learning, communication,and ethics. Because each institution develops their own set of outcomes, we did not simply adoptanother’s mapping but developed our own based on our understandings of our outcomes criteria.This paper describes our process in developing our information literacy criteria integrated withABET

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Jones, Purdue University; Peter Meckl, Purdue University; Michael Harris, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Martin Okos, Purdue University; Osvaldo Campanella, Purdue University; Neal Houze, Purdue University; James Litster, Purdue University; Nathan Mosier; Bernard Tao, Purdue University; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University; David Radcliffe, Purdue University; Kathleen Howell, Purdue University; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Amy Penner, Purdue University; Alice Wilson, Purdue University; Leah Jamieson, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

Ethics portion of the Engineer of 2020 workshop in Sept. 2008, chairing a break-out session at the workshop. He has taught an ethics lecture for ME 290, the professional communications course within ME, for many years. Together with another colleague, he also has given a seminar on Research Ethics for graduate students twice in the last 3 years. For 10 years, he served as chair of the ME Communications Committee, where he championed workshops for teaching assistants to help improve reading and writing skills for their students. He recently started teaching ME 492, Technology and Values, an elective course with readings and discussion on topics related to global and environmental issues

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Technology

for the distance learning students in engineering and technology. We use someaccurate but crude empirical data and evaluation methodologies to draw our conclusions. Thearticle’s discussion encompasses six faculty concerns of security, interactivity, equity, hands-ondemonstration of concept, team-workability assessment, and ethics, all related to crafting onlineexaminations in engineering and technology. Some of the results presented here are alsoconfirmed intuitively through our informal discussions with the colleagues having similarexperiences. We conclude, from our experiences, that in “open and honest” learningenvironments such as those in most institutions of higher education in the United States, the mostimportant focus should be on the

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nripendra Sarker, Prairie View A&M University; Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

, thereby, fulfilling the purpose mission of the university in serving a diverse ethnic and socioeconomic population Program Objective 2 Produce graduates who will be capable of advancing their careers by obtaining professional certificates, registrations, moving into other lucrative professions, and leadership positions Program Objective 3 Produce graduates who can successfully obtain admissions to pursue graduate degrees Program Objective 4 Produce graduates who will understand and maintain professional ethics and the need to safeguard the public environment and the natural resources of the nation Figure1

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eduardo Chappa, Texas A&M International University; Terutake Abe, Texas A&M International University; Fethi Belkhouche, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Qingwen Ni, Texas A&M International University; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University

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Mathematics

wasexplained that the main consideration was not what the department could do at the time, but if facultyagreed that this was an important outcome for a program. If faculty agreed, then the department wouldfind a way to implement it, which includes redesigning courses, training faculty or adding supplies to acomputer lab.The adopted common outcomes were Outcome 1: Students will be able to communicate effectively in written and oral forms, work successfully in teams, and understand ethical responsibilities. Outcome 2: Students will be able to think critically and be prepared for life-long learning. Outcome 3: Students will be able to continue graduate studies in their current major or related

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul Bosela, Cleveland State University; Joshua Bagaka's, Cleveland State University; Rosemary Sutton, Cleveland State University

notonly about technical issues, but also about professional practice issues. Case study questionswere included on homework assignments and examinations. A detailed project plan has beenpresented elsewhere1.Project Results In surveys and focus groups, students were asked specifically about the technical lessonslearned, as well as their personal responses to the case studies. Survey questions linked studentachievement to the a – k ABET outcomes. Case studies are particularly useful for addressingthe outcomes concerned with professional and ethical responsibility, global and societal context,life-long learning, and contemporary issues. The latter two outcomes may be addressed bydiscussing recent collapses, such as the Pittsburgh Convention

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

topics.Figure 1: Book Cover Page 14.628.2Organization of the Book The short introductory chapter discusses the overall organization of the book, notes to thestudent, and sources for case study materials. After the introductory chapter, the other ninechapters address statics and dynamics, mechanics of materials, structural analysis, reinforcedconcrete structures, steel structures, soil mechanics/ geotechnical engineering/ foundations, fluidmechanics and hydraulics, construction materials, and management/ ethics/ professional issues.The chapters were written to parallel courses and topics typically taught in civil engineering, aswell as engineering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Anderson, United States Air Force Academy; Matthew Snyder, United States Air Force Academy; Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

capstone courses.The manufacturing processes presented include wood working, machining, welding andcomposite lay-up. In addition, software tools are introduced and compared including MicrosoftExcel®, MatLAB®, MathCAD®, and Inventor®. Key aspects of technical communicationincluding reading, writing and presenting are introduced and practiced. Finally, a two-lessonseminar on engineering ethics completes the content. A small desk set is constructed by thestudents as a capstone project, and draws on many of the skills learned throughout the course.To evaluate the course, students were surveyed frequently and faculty feedback was collected.The results presented show that the welding, machining and Excel® content was very successful,while general

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

alone manufacturing engineering program.Even though there are some relations between the two main elements of the course, methodsengineering content is excluded from this study. In addition to the various technical subjectsrelating to safety, health, and environmental management, the author developed a law contentincluding law categories and associated court structures, law terminology and concepts forengineers, safety and health related law and acts, federal standards and regulations includingOSHA standards, environmental legislation and regulations, and ethics and liabilities. Toenhance the student learning experience various learning media are utilized. Relevant teachingtool arsenal encompass but not limited to filling in OSHA forms and logs

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

. Page 14.764.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integrating Professional Topics and Engineering Constraints Across the CurriculumAbstractMost of us do not learn a skill the first time we try something. Same is true forengineering knowledge and attitudes. Therefore, developing engineering knowledge,skills, and attitudes cannot be relegated to single coverage within the curriculum. Topicsmust be introduced and wrestled with early in the curriculum, sustained throughadditional application during intermediate years, and engrained through integratedapplication during senior design. The concepts of globalization, public policy, andleadership and engineering constraints such as sustainability and ethics

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Sukwon Kim, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Bob Wilkins, Texas A&M University, Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

engineeringstudents who were not Calculus-ready and placed into Pre-Calculus. An engineering course wasdeveloped to parallel the material in Pre-Calculus. For example, students applied the conceptslearned regarding linear, power, and exponential equations in Pre-Calculus to applications in theengineering course. A second engineering course to follow this first one was eventuallydeveloped (another paper8 detailed the development of this engineering course sequence). Thefirst engineering course covered engineering design, engineering ethics, and sustainability inengineering. The second engineering course covered spatial visualization skills, engineeringachievements, computer programming basics, and had an engineering design project. Uponcompletion of the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Greta Zenner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Design in Engineering Education

, successfuldesigners require proficiency in an auxiliary set of skills related to the design process. We havecreated professional development training materials on topics associated with auxiliary designskills for students within this design course series. Topics include working in teams, interactingwith clients, presentation skills, design ethics and regulations, and global design. The trainingmaterials consist of an online video archive of experts speaking on such topics and associatedactive learning exercises. Using online, pre-recorded expert lectures makes class time availablefor conducting the active learning exercises, including working on design projects. The trainingcontent is modular, allowing small or large portions to be incorporated in a range of

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas; Sean Mulvenon, University of Arkansas

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First-Year Programs

31 146 53% 2.0 MATH 2554H 13 10 9 3 4 8 47 68% 2.6 MATH 2564 13 15 10 2 1 6 47 81% 2.9 MATH 2574 3 2 2 0 1 0 8 88% 2.8 CHEM 1103 64 65 67 34 43 34 307 75% 2.3 PHYS 2054 65 69 19 5 2 4 164 96% 3.2 Table 4. Fall Semester 2007 Academic Performance of the FY07 CohortAs mentioned previously, the FEP faculty and staff believe that the grade in GNEG 1111 is anaccurate measures of a student’s work ethic. Specifically, they feel that a grade of A

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Garry Warren, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; David Cordes, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama

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Liberal Education

useful methods forteaching ethics, societal impact, and contemporary issues throughout the curriculum 8. A reviewdescribing creative methods for teaching and learning these skills are given by Shuman et al 9.Student focused e-learning courses 10 as well as ePortfolio approaches 11 have been useful forplacing responsibility of the student on communicating knowledge of the ABET outcomes thatare difficult to assess.Still others have attempted to address contemporary issues and other ABET outcomes bycreating soft skill modules that can be included in any course.12,13 When lumped with ethical andsocietal impact modules, assessment of the contemporary issue module showed that studentconfidence when dealing with these topics went from an average pre

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Design in Engineering Education

, hereby, require development of their personal and professionalskills, both short term skills (e.g. resume writing, job searching, and interviewing skills) as wellas long term skills (e.g. graduate study, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, and professionalskills) for life after graduation. For example, as part of the short term goal, we invite aprofessional from the campus career center to introduce students to the job market, job huntingskills and the corresponding services the university offers. For the long term goal, classdiscussion plays a key role since it not only improves students’ communication skills, but alsohelps them understand their professional and ethical responsibilities as engineers.The connections of this senior seminar

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Gilbert, Iowa State University; Pam Shill, Iowa State University; Kevin Saunders, Iowa State University

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Information Systems

, interface design, human computer interaction, ethics, and graduate life. For theremaining time, students conduct interdisciplinary research projects in groups of three. Eachgroup is mentored by graduate students in the Human Computer Interaction Graduate Programunder the supervision of HCI faculty. The five research projects are presented at an end-of-thesummer campus-wide research symposium in the form of posters, demos, and a five-pageresearch paper. This REU Site benefits from strong institutional support and mechanisms forrecruitment, mentoring and long-term retention that are particularly effective at targetingunderrepresented groups in science and engineering.This analysis offers the reader key insights into building an REU experience that

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

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International

and provides a significant reduction in the possibility of misunderstandings arising from poor translations or cultural gaps.6. Are proficient working in or directing a team of ethnic and cultural diversity. Explanation: Much engineering work is conducted in teams. As engineering work becomes more global in nature, engineering teams become more diverse and may include members of various ethnic, cultural and national origins. Developing this attribute relies heavily on developing communication skills across cultures (Dimension 2).7. Can effectively deal with ethical issues arising from cultural or national differences. Explanation: Ethical issues can be magnified when cultural issues come into play. For example, it is common in

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Ethan LaRochelle, Northeastern University

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Environmental Engineering

programs.This first-phase research found that involvement in the EWB organization yielded the followingnotable outcomes: over 80% of respondents reported that they developed a greater appreciationfor other cultures, nearly 80% indicated it taught them a stronger appreciation for teamwork, andover 75% attested to an increased awareness of the role of ethics and personal responsibility inengineering. In the second phase of this project, a more extensive web-based survey instrumentwas then developed building on these results and extending the inquiry to a more nationaldemographic. This work also yielded encouraging results in terms of further quantifying (1)individual benefits for volunteer participants and (2) identifying areas for academic programs

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin; D'Arcy Randall, University of Texas, Austin; Hillary Hart, University of Texas, Austin

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Liberal Education

AC 2009-1879: THE BIG PICTURE: USING THE UNFORESEEN TO TEACHCRITICAL THINKINGChristy Moore, University of Texas, Austin CHRISTY MOORE is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin where she teaches engineering communication courses and a signature course on “Society, Technology, and the Environment.” Her pedagological and research interests include service-learning projects, engineering ethics and professional responsibility, research ethics, and strategies for advancing students' analytical and rhetorical skills. She is co-PI on an NSF project, The Foundations of Research Ethics for Engineers (FREE) and collaborated on the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

required program outcomes that the students must obtain both a“recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning” and “anunderstanding of professional and ethical responsibility11.” In order to be life-long learners,students must be information literate. The Association for College and Research Libraries Page 14.384.4eloquently states the following which appeared in Information Literacy Competency Standardsfor Higher Education. Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning…. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund, Rankin & Associates Consulting

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Educational Research and Methods

Do their fair share of the work when working on multidisciplinary teams .712* Student Outcomes 5 – An Identify problems for which there are engineering solutions .568* ability to identify, formulate, Formulate a range of solutions to an engineering problem .770* and solve engineering Test potential solutions to an engineering problem .814* problems Use feedback from an experiment to improve solutions to an engineering .801*Page 14.1344.7 problem Identify potential ethical dilemmas

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Design Sequence Weeks Project Topic Entrepreneurial Topic 0 Project Proposals Brainstorming 1 Team Definitions Customer Needs 2-4 Specifications Project Management 5 Design Constraints Ethics 6 Alternate Solution Analysis Patents 7-8 Design Proposal Business Plans 9 - 12 Critical Design Business Practices 13 - 26 Project Implementation Professionalism 27 - 28 Project Evaluation Starting Your Own Business 29 Project

Conference Session

Design Methodology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Rinehart, NIOSH; Donna Heidel, NIOSH; Andrea Okun, NIOSH; Michael Barsan, NIOSH

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Design in Engineering Education

by engineering students in their fields. Page 14.489.2 1HistoryThe concept behind PtD and its linkages to engineers is not new. Beginning in the 1800s,demand for safer designs for machine guards, controls for elevators, and boilers became thenorm, followed by a procession of other devices and processes created by engineers to makework environments safer. The important role of engineers was highlighted as early as 1947, bythe Canons of Ethics for Engineers, which stated that: He will regard it his duty to guard against dangerous elements in apparatus, structures, or plants, or

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

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Liberal Education

standpoint and providing incentive for the students to take the courseby receiving credit towards graduation. The course is focused on the three dimensions ofleadership outlined in the model described earlier. Integrity and ethics as the basics in thedevelopment of good leaders is core to the course purpose and the first topic addressed. Inaddition, time is spent on topics such as leadership theory, project management, team dynamics,development and leadership, and organizational culture. The third focus on the course in todiscuss leadership and ethics within the context of global challenges such as sustainability,security, energy production, etc.Focused and well-respected readings, video clips, studies pertinent to the topics and otheraccepted and

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Fleisig, McMaster University; Harry Mahler, Ontario College of Art and Design; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University

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Design in Engineering Education

innovate continuously to succeed in the global marketplace. This paperdiscusses the value and importance of teaching and learning human-centered design thinking forengineering graduates. Achieving significant and continuous innovation through design requireslooking beyond current systems design practices. Engineering educators must adapt new ways ofthinking, teaching, and learning engineering design from other disciplines. This paper discussesthe modes of engineering thinking and how they differ from those of contemporary innovatorsand examines how a human-centered approach to design can replace approaches that considerhuman values and ethics as constraints to the design. The authors will discuss current efforts toinsert the teaching and learning

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hernandez, Michigan Technological University; Stanley Vitton, Michigan Technological University

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Civil Engineering

(L3) 6. Risk and Uncertainty (L3) 7. Project Management (L3) 8. Communication (L4) 9. Leadership (L3) 10. Teamwork (L3) 11. Attitudes (L2) 12. Professional & Ethical Responsibility (L2)This structure utilizes the cognitive domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy to enable students whocomprehend the fundamental concepts of soil mechanics. Each laboratory workshop will guidestudents through the cycle of learning by starting at stage 1, knowledge, where students begin toexplore the concepts of the topic and building up to stage 6, evaluation, where students are ableto grasp the larger picture by being able to communicate what

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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Civil Engineering

the final presentation at the conclusion of program. 5. Ethics in Engineering Research. Is held in first week with the following main goals: (i) Familiarize with the grey area of ethics; (ii) Discuss ethical decisions using a board game with presented situations; (iii) Discuss the difference between a legal resolution to a problem, a moral solution, and ethical solution; and (iv) Ethics in research. The topics covered familiarize the participants with the ethics and problems that arise when researching. Ethics case studies are presented using an Ethics Challenge Board Game, which involves group discussions of real life situations and the course of actions, whether

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

hours of course work. These 123 credit hours include 36 credithours general study, 45 credit hours of Computer Science core requirements, and 42 credit hoursrequirements for student graduating in Database Area of Specialization listed as follows: General Study (36 Credit Hours) All students graduating from XXX must complete the following 36 credit hours general study. ≠ ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing 3.0 ≠ ENGL 2020 Intermediate Writing 3.0 ≠ PHIL 2050 Ethics & Value 3.0 ≠ ECON or HIST or PLSC

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

engineersdedicated to education. The curriculum follows the modular international engineering educationcurriculum that attends fully the education rules for the university level of formation in thecountry. It is a very dynamic and rich program, developed in modules, followed in severalcountries in the world. It follows the trend of global formation of professionals, mainly to attendthe need of a prepared engineering educator to act in the several different cultural environments,which mobility has imposed as a fact of life for researchers and teachers at graduation level. Newcompetencies of educators are needed such as: evaluation management; developmentcompetencies; communication skills; teamwork; ethics and intercultural competencies. Thisengineering

Conference Session

Projects and Problems in First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ganesh Balasubramanian, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech; Scott Case, Virginia Tech; Roop Mahajan, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

within ESM DepartmentThe ESM department has 23 faculty members and 123 undergraduate students from sophomoreto senior levels. The relatively small size of this department makes it an excellent venue forexamining the effectiveness of the instructional options like the nanotechnology option proposedin this paper. Figure 1 shows a list of experiences/courses students will undergo as part of theproposed nanotechnology option within the ESM department. All engineering freshmen areintroduced to basic fundamentals of nanotechnology to begin the spiral curriculum experiences.In addition to repeating basic nanotechnology concepts, students will be introduced to thesocietal and ethical aspects of this emerging technology at the next level of learning