Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O'Brien, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Kenya, Peru, Thailand, Philippines, Florida and Louisiana.Rationale for Service Learning Page 15.1060.2As stated in the University’s Mission Statement, students and faculty have a responsibility to“better the human condition”. (3) It is a goal of the university to inculcate in the students a beliefthat they have a moral and ethical responsibility to try to improve the lives of all people. Further,the Mission Statement “encourages students, faculty and staff to engage in service experiencesand research, both locally and globally, so they learn from others, provide public service to thecommunity and help create a more sustainable world”. (3

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Cathy Bays, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

mathematics, science, and engineering, (b) an ability to design andconduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data,(c) an ability to design a system,component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic,environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability,(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams, (e) an ability to identify, formulate, andsolve engineering problems, (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (g)an ability to communicate effectively, (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impactof engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, (i) arecognition of the need for

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wabler, Clemson University; Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

used as directives for the team ≠ What are the patient, health care provider, and societal expectations of the lifetime costs, risks, and benefits of medical implants? ≠ What are the legal, ethical, religious, cultural, public policy, and economic barriers to implant retrieval and reporting, and how can they be overcome? ≠ What information is necessary to evaluate and improve implant and material performance and device design? ≠ What can the role of information data systems be in educating the public, medical community, and policymakers about medical implants and retrieval? ≠ What future research and institutional support is necessary to

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

examined was the K-12 and collegeSTEM education pipeline and, in particular, Boeing’s current role in this area. Based onobservations gained through this study, recommendations were proposed for an educationaleffort in STEM education.Attributes of an Engineer: A StudyA study, recently commissioned by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), identified thedesired attributes of the Engineer of 20202. These traits are: • Possesses strong analytical skills • Exhibits practical ingenuity; possesses creativity • Good communication skills with multiple stakeholders • Business and management skills; Leadership abilities • High ethical standards and a strong sense of professionalism

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

information from this assignment revealed student attitudes aboutcivil engineering. The course included additional assignments on sustainability (2009 only),ethics, a team West Point Bridge Designer project, a curriculum plan to graduation at CU with aB.S. in CVEN, a paper on a significant event or structure related to civil engineering (such as theThree Gorges Dam, the flooding in New Orleans from hurricane Katrina, etc.), and a shortsummary of a professional society meeting that they attended (such as ASCE or AGC). In thefinal assignment of the semester the students wrote a reflective essay that instructed them to statewhether or not they planned to remain a civil engineering major and why/why not. The studentswere also instructed to comment on

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

and rapid manufacturing content.IntroductionReverse engineering has been utilized in the engineering world to learn from competitors’product designs in order to maintain competitive advantage against them. It should be conductedwithin the boundaries of ethics and intellectual property laws. On the contrary, reverseengineering concepts and tools have been commonly used in applications other than productdevelopment or industrial needs. It is employed by medical technologists, historians,anthropologists, paleontologists, primatologists, and forensics scientists, just to name a fewprofessions.Following a literature review summarizing relevant educational cases, this paper presents the keyexamples of non-industrial reverse engineering applications

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Diana Fiumefreddo, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

importance of contextin both effective engineering and in the learning process, teachers learned about thefundamentals of engineering mechanics through hands-on activities that they could use in theirown classrooms and within a variety of contexts that included the design process, an ethics casestudy, and the history and aesthetics of bridge design. Fundamental principles from the learningsciences and the research on educating under-represented minorities were also discussed andmodeled throughout the workshop. Examples include the use of conceptual frameworks andnarratives for making engineering concepts relevant to grade 6-8 students in an urban, diverse,and challenged community. Teachers applied what they learned during the workshop bydeveloping

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chasnov

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

already struggling to survive past their limit to afford energy and goods?Food for the hungry is another consideration. A strong outcry has erupted over the use of foodproducts (such as corn) for the production of ethanol to be used as a fuel.4 Thus, discussions ofboth ethics and economics should clearly be part of any decision to convert from the use of coalto alternative fuels in new designs for power plants.Project SpecificationsJunior MEs taking Thermodynamics are introduced to many of the fundamental principles (work,heat, quality, enthalpy, entropy, and efficiency) and components (piston-cylinder, throttle, nozzle,diffuser, compressor, pump, boiler, condenser, and turbine) which are incorporated into energyproduction. Energy-producing

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

formulation and implementation.Case studies are included as well as computer simulation of business enterprises. 3. Oral and Written Communication (3 credits)The social context of scientific writing; recording as the basis for writing; the importance ofdigital electronics; a professional approach to writing; collaborative writing; your audience andaims; organizing and drafting documents; revising for organization and style; developinggraphics; searching the literature; documenting sources; memos, letters and e-mail; progressreports; journal articles; oral presentations; instructions, procedures, and computerdocumentation. 4. Legal and Ethical Issues for Engineering Managers (3 credits)Introduction to ethical and legal issues as applied to

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

realistic constraints, such as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics and social impact.Implicit in this understanding of Figure 1. Navajo Bridge in the Grand Canyon Nationalengineering design is that need is Park7something that is established by non-engineers or engineers working outside of engineering practice and is communicated in anover-the-wall approach to the engineers. Non-engineering factors such economics, safety,reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and social impact are relegated to a plethora of systematizedapproaches often known as Design for X If engineering design is merely the application ofalready well defined knowledge then there indeed

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

preparingstudents to become engineers in the 21st century and the importance of integrating all elements ofsuccessful engineering practice in engineering education. In addition, they wrote a shortdescription of an idea or plan for implementing innovative techniques in their classroom. On thebasis of these ideas, they were preliminarily placed in one of four affinity groups that stemmedfrom Educating Engineers: design education, engineering fundamentals and analysis, laboratory/project/ experience-based learning, or ethics/society/broader engineering skills. Attendees wereable to attend more than one affinity group session at the symposium.The organizers strove for a mix of formal and informal networking opportunities, small groupdiscussions, and panel

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the EET program fullfills more strongly theABET outcomes related to: • Demonstrate that students are able to function on multi-disciplinary teams, • That students show a strong ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems • That students are able to understand professional, social, environmental and ethical responsibility.Due to this collaboration EET faculty and IAB members agreed that the senior design courseexperience could be greatly enhanced if the students could work in projects related to solveproblems that engineering industries face every day. Giving students experience with a real-world design project that involves managing tasks, people, budgets and deadlines. The projectsalso

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristina Lawyer, Michigan Technological University; Meredith Berlin, University of Colorado - Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic,environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability…to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,environmental, and societal context” 6.Many other organizations continually advocated this “educational reformation”. The AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Code of Ethics requires civil engineers to “strive to complywith the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties…[including] global leadership in the promotion of responsible, economically sound, andenvironmentally sustainable solutions that enhance the quality of life, protect and efficiently usenatural resources” 7

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, GSU

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

modern tools including computer systems and software. Page 15.172.23. be able to integrate theoretical and practical knowledge in the completion of assigned tasks.4. be able to communicate effectively in spoken and written form.5. be adaptive to a changing environments and new technologies.6. exhibit an ability to assist others and contribute to multi-disciplinary teams.7. have an awareness of contemporary professional, ethical, societal, and global issues.Similarly, the program outcomes have been defined according to the ABET Criteria forAccrediting Engineering Technology Programs1, as “statements that describe what units ofknowledge or

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Burian, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

quality and the natural resource base essential for future development.”As Mays2 points out, the concept of sustainability is not new. However, official recognition ofthe concept in practice has come relatively recently. For example, the ASCE Board of Directorsintroduced the concept into the ASCE Code of Ethics a little more than a decade ago3.Equipping civil engineers at the university level to plan and design sustainable developments,buildings, and processes is also relatively new. Even sanitary and in more recent timesenvironmental engineering, which is a fairly mature civil engineering sub-discipline, focusedpredominantly in the environmental and economic spheres of sustainability with less emphasison the social element. Steineman4

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Elective Year 2 Calculus 3 Calculus 3 Statistics Statistics Engineering Ethics Engineering Ethics Material Science Material Science Geology Electric circuits 1 Calculus 4 Calculus 4 Design 1 Design 1 Strength of Materials Strength of Materials Electric Circuits Engineering finance Economics Electric circuits 2 Geology 2 Electronic Physics 1After a number of years advising students for course selection, its seems there is a population ofengineering students who compare and contrast the

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

≠ Gaining in depth expertise in technologies creative problem solving creative vision [invention, ≠ Strategic vision≠ Engineering ethics relevant to innovation, thinking out of the ≠ Engineering ethics relevant to safety / environmental issues box] at program / systems level technology / socio issues≠ Concepts of systems engineering ≠ Gaining in depth expertise in ≠ Value judgment≠ Project engineering management systems architecture ≠ Leading people≠ Knowledge of Six Sigma ≠ Engineering ethics relevant to ≠ Results driven≠ Communication skills technology / socio

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Jablonski Erin, Bucknell University; Buffinton Keith, Bucknell University; Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

International

program was originally designed to address the specific educational objectivesof the Civil Engineering Program which state “Graduates of the Civil Engineering program willdemonstrate professional responsibility and a sensitivity to a broad range of societal concernssuch as ethical, environmental, economic, regulatory and global issues.” While this educationalobjective was originally adopted for civil engineering students, it is applicable to all engineeringstudents regardless of discipline. Specific educational outcomes for the program include: 1) Thebroad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global andsocietal context, 2) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning,and 3

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelli Huser, Iowa State University; Thomas Kelly, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Seth Ballou, Iowa State University; Joseph Crispin, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

through relevant research. Each of these approaches has its benefits. Focusing on the historical design and evolutionof certain kinds of technology allows students to develop an understanding and appreciation ofthe origins of technology and fundamentally asks how technology works and why it developed in Page 15.1350.2the way it did. Technological philosophy courses encourage students to question technology, itsmoral and ethical purposes, and how technology fits within society. Both approaches haveproven valuable in the field of technological literacy.Course OverviewThis course is innovative in both the content and the curriculum design

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nur Ozaltin, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in the engineering education literature, and is co-author of Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle (Cambridge University Press). He received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in Operations Research and the BSEE from the University of

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

written.The focus of the following comments have an emphasis on the practical nature of engineeringeducation and a need to support the workplace. A number of respondents indicated specific topicsand methods. In general the comments suggest that education must be tied to the needs of manu-facturers. [Industry Comment] Patents and how to protect IP should be taught to US manu- facturing students Page 15.946.6 Addition of ethics and soft skills, such as emotional intelligence, work ethic, etc.[Industry Comment] Entrepreneurship must be coveredPolitically and Socially:safety: both worker and product - remain

Conference Session

Technology-Enhanced Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Chowdhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

legal issues relating to the construction management field. Themission of the program is to produce quality construction management graduateswith technical and management skills that meet or exceed the expectations ofindustry, government, and graduate programs. The goals of the program are toprepare graduates for a lifelong professional career in the construction industry,meet the educational requirements for professional certification, and to providegraduates with solid academic preparation for graduate study.MissionThe mission of the Construction Management Program is to educate the studentsfor professional construction leadership positions with a sense of ethical andenvironmental responsibility and also for advanced degree programs. The

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Riddell, Baker College Of Flint; Anca Sala, Baker College Of Flint

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

ProgramProgram Educational Objectives1) To produce graduates who demonstrate professional competence in engineering practice inlocal and global industry environments, or in related careers in government or academia.2) To produce graduates who exhibit effective communication, team work, and readiness forleadership while acting ethically and professionally.3) To produce graduates who maintain awareness of societal and contemporary issues and fulfillcommunity and society’s needs.4) To produce graduates who actively engage in life-long learning, by completing professionaldevelopment/training courses and workshops, acquiring engineering certification, or pursuingand completing an advanced degree.Program OutcomesThe graduate will have:(a) an ability to apply

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, and Systems Engineering. • Apply these abstract concepts and practical skills to design and construct robots and robotic systems for diverse applications. • Have the imagination to see how robotics can be used to improve society and the entrepreneurial background and spirit to make their ideas become reality. • Demonstrate the ethical behavior and standards expected of responsible professionals functioning in a diverse society.3.3. Measurable OutcomesBased on the above objectives, the outcomes are that all graduating students will have • an ability to apply broad knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, • an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Woods, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

required courses are: Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering; Introduction to Engineering with no ChE activities, 1 credit; and Programming for Engineers also with no ChE activities. 2 credits. (39)Option 4This option includes a common first-year, a common engineering course with ChE content, andChE activities. Common course content typically includes programming, teamwork, ethics,software, projects, and communication/writing. - Auburn University has a ChE section of a general engineering course, Introduction to Engineering, ENGR 1110, required for ChE majors, with emphasis on design, college level skills and projects. (2) - Bucknell University has a required Introduction to Engineering with an overview

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Teaching Introductory Materials

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

service learning, introductory materials engineering, biomedical materials design, and tribology. Dr. Harding has published numerous manuscripts in the area of ethical development of engineering undergraduates through application of psycho-social models of moral expertise. He also conducts research in student motivation, service learning, and project-based learning. His technical research is focused on degradation of biomedical materials in vitro. He currently serves as Associate Editor of the online journal Advances in Engineering Education, is Chair of the ASEE Materials Division, and ERM Program Chair for the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference. Dr. Harding was invited to deliver a workshop on

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Willis, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

faculty mightconsider for instructional improvement.References[1] Canary, H., & Jennings, M. (2008). Principles and influence in Codes of Ethics: A centering resonance analysis comparing pre- and post-Sarbanes-Oxley codes of ethics. Journal of Business Ethics , 80, 263-278.[2] Carley, K. (1997). Extracting team mental models through textual analysis. Journal of Organizational Behavior , 533-558.[3] Corman, S., Kuhn, T., McPhee, R., & Dooley, K. (2002). Studying complex discursive systems: Centering resonance analysis of communication. Human Communication Research , 28, 157-206.[4] Crawdad Technologies, L. (2005). Crawdad Text Analysis System version 1.2. Chandler, AZ.[5] Grosz, B., Weinstein, S., & Joshi, A. (1995). Centering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

problems. This requires students to plan the designprocess comprising of project definition and planning, specification definition, conceptdevelopment, detail design, testing and refinement, and production.5.5 Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility The RFID-AD design platform is a natural place to introduce ethical as well as globalengineering issues. By working on these projects, students obtain first hand feedback from theend user. This helps students obtain a clear picture of the health and wealth of public, and todisclose promptly the factors that might endanger the end user. By working with end user, butnot the corporate industries, students have the ability to approach system design based onusability

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Andrea Bill, University of Wisconsin; Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University; Ida van Schalkwyk, Oregon State University; Rod Turochy, Auburn University; Rhonda Young, Texas Christian University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1248: DEVELOPMENT OF CORE CONCEPTS AND LEARNINGOUTCOMES FOR THE INTRODUCTORY TRANSPORTATION COURSEKristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College KRISTEN L. SANFORD BERNHARDT is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College, where she teaches courses related to transportation, civil infrastructure, and engineering ethics and researches issues related to infrastructure systems modeling. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and her B.S.E. from Duke University, all in Civil Engineering.Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho STEVEN W. BEYERLEIN is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho