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Gary P. Halada

Teaching by Disaster: The Ethical, Legal and Societal Implications of Engineering Disaster Gary P. Halada Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 11794-2275In a new course developed in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences atStony Brook University, we are exploring the use of engineering disasters as ateaching tool to enhance student learning of the ethical, legal and societalimplications (ELSI) of engineering and technology. ELSI instruction oftenpresents a difficult challenge for engineering programs, but is one that

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Edward F. Glynn; Frank E. Falcone

, laboratory skills andprofessional practice issues. The CEE faculty reviewed the list and, in some instances, suggestedadditional items. The final list was circulated to the CEE faculty and each individual was askedto prioritize every item on the list as to whether that item, relative to the new course, was (1)appropriate and important, (2) appropriate, but not essential, or (3) inappropriate. The results ofthe survey provided much of the rationale for developing the course syllabus.Professional practice issues constituted one set of items on the list that were deemed appropriateand important by virtually all members of the CEE faculty. The issues included such diversetopics as engineering ethics, career development, group dynamics, leadership issues

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Bill Lorenz; Pritpal Singh

, ethical and social justice considerations. This is a truly distinctive approach to our 1 Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, Villanova University, October 15-16, 2010program compared to existing, more traditional programs. To ensure the breadth of understanding thatwe wish to impart to our students, the core courses were structured so that the first two coursesprovide the technical education and the third course provides the broader context (although this is alsowoven into the first two courses as well).Our new inter-disciplinary Master’s degree in Sustainable Engineering was launched in December2010. The program is available to all engineering and science disciplines and is

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Amy Fleischer; Aaron Wemhoff; James O'Brien; Ani Ural; LeRoy Alaways

American Society for Engineering Education 2010 Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, June 10-23, 2010.10. http://www.gsep.org/pages/about.html11. http://www.girlscouts.org/program/program_opportunities/science/12. Hacker, Diana. “Women in clinical academia: attracting and developing the medical and dental workforce of the future.” London: A Medical Schools Council, 2007.13. National Society of Professional Engineers. NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers. NSPE Ethics. [Online] 2009. http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html14. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Code of Ethics of Engineers. [Online] 2010. http://www.asme.org/Education/PreCollege/TeacherResources/Code_Ethics_Engineers.cfm Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE

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Kevin Dahm

goals: Goal 1 - Develop students who understand and apply the core scientific, mathematical, and engineering principles that form the basis of chemical engineering. Goal 2 - Develop students who work individually and in diverse teams and effectively utilize advanced technology to solve complex problems. Goal 3 - Develop students who gain a perspective on the role of engineering in a global society including the importance of ethics, professional responsibility, diversity and culture, lifelong learning, safety, sustainability and the environment. Goal 4 - Develop students who communicate their ideas effectively in various formats to both technical and non-technical audiences.Fall 2010

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LeRoy Alaways

Work Ethic, Accountability Teamwork Trust and Respect Diversity of Talents Previous Team Experience (with each other) Friends Friendship Personality Comedy Excitement about Project Interesting Topic Excitement

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Dean C. Millar

not only technically astute, but also possess some of the extra, or‘soft’ skills that many experts believe are becoming more critical for engineers and scientiststoday.”2Engineering schools need to comply with ABET Inc.Our accreditation agency now requires proven technical as well as broader educational outcomesin their Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs.Following are relevant ABET’s Criterion 3, Program Outcomes which must be met foraccreditation.(a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering(d) An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams(f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility(h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global

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Keith M. Gardiner

Landis.10 The Moodle-based Course Site Management (CSM) system is being used to monitor student activity, collectweekly „Super Tweets‟ on current events, issue assignments, distribute materials, direct readingassignments to specific pages in the text and collate grades.9 Forums are made available for thestudent posting of research output that can also be rated by their colleagues.Engr5: Introduction to Engineering Practice. First year practical engineering experience; introduction to concepts,methods and principles of engineering practice. Problem solving, design, project planning, communication,teamwork, ethics and professionalism; innovative solution development and implementation. Introduction to variousengineering disciplines. Prerequisite

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Erick Froede; David Saint John; Richard Devon

nanotechnology and itssocial, ethical and legal impacts has worked best with a mixture of graduate and undergraduatestudents and a flat pedagogical hierarchy. We need to select against the culture of top downexpertise in this multidisciplinary and rapidly developing field. Outside of the classroom, anascent student club (the Intercollegiate Futures Society) cultivates the hobbyist ethos with handson work with a Rep-Rap Mendel, (the aforementioned open source 3-D printer). It also increasesthe range of majors that get recruited into nanotech related work in policy, scenario planning,ethics, and commercialization. We‟re hoping we can find a few good “F” students like Torvaldsto help us out.Bibliography 1. Linux online http://www.linux.org/ Viewed 10

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William J. Kelly

..) as well as technical challenges (eg. biofuels – cellulose source..). Such interaction is ofcourse unique and allows for development of some “softer skills” such as global communication and teamwork, an ability to work effectively in diverse and multicultural environments and an ability to synthesize engineering, business and societal perspectives in a creative, productive and ethical manner that have been identified as important and consistent with the “engineer 2020” concept5 by a number of researchers6. • The addition of qualified (Sligo) students, with a diverse background and unique and global perspectives, into the Villanova classroom. • Potential for

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Andrea L. Welker; Leslie McCarthy; John Komlos; Alfred Fry

information that is the challenge.The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)1 defines an information literateperson as someone who can: Determine the extent of information needed Access the needed information effectively and efficiently Evaluate information and its sources critically Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legallyThese outcomes, in essence, describe someone that has learned how to learn2. The successfulattainment of these skills enables a

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David W. Dinehart; Timothy Harrington; Matthew Bandelt; Adam Beckmann

seismicity and howearthquakes are created as part of their school science curriculum. They also completed a classproject on volcanoes. The fourth meeting provided an introduction to engineering ethics and Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova Universityearthquake engineering. Common ways of designing to prevent the loss of life in seismic eventswere discussed, and photos of damage from recent earthquakes were reviewed. The projectfocused on groups constructing an earthquake resistant ginger bread house. The club memberswere given graham crackers and an assortment of candies and icing. All houses were subjectedto shake table testing as shown in Fig. 4. All successes and failures were analyzed and eaten

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Jaime D. Alava; Keith M. Gardiner

of 2010. Among othertechnological changes, this paper will analyze how Moodle’s features are utilized in the courseand its effectiveness.Technology in the ClassroomEngineering 5 provides first year students with a smooth transition into the seeminglyoverwhelming field of engineering. In the spring of 2010, the course consisted of 15 fifty minutelecture sessions and 23 two-hour lab sessions. The students are expected to apply the knowledgethey gain from the lectures and integrate this with the “hands on” lab experience, and vice versa.Topics such as problem solving, communication, current events, and ethics are discussed in thelecture sessions, introducing the students to the skills and responsibilities engineers willencounter throughout

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Frank T. Fisher; Hong Man

Conference & Exposition. Portland, OR. 2005.13. Naidu, S., M. Oliver, and A. Koronios, "Approaching clinical decision making in nursing practice with interactive multimedia and case-based reasoning." Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer- Enhanced Learning, 2(3), 1999.14. Herkert, J., "Engineering ethics education in the USA: Content, pedagogy, and curriculum." European Journal of Engineering Education, 25: p. 303, 2000.15. Hsi, S. and A.M. Agogino, "The impact and instructional benefit of using multimedia case studies to teach engineering design." Journal of Educational Hypermedia and Multimedia, 4(3/4): p. 351, 1994.16. Hsi, S. and A.M. Agogino. "Scaffolding knowledge integration through designing

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design improvements versus the price to produce willbe given. Students will need to determine the cost of their design, the improvements they add fordecreased clotting and sterility. The assignment then assumes your company will only producethis design if you can produce a profit of $X. (which will be set to ensure the designs are underthis amount) The students are asked to use the NSPE code of ethics to evaluate their decision forrecommended use of the product and the company’s decision to produce the valve only for aprofit of $X. This goes along with the Chemical Engineering Department’s push to includeEthics throughout the curriculum.3.4 Implemented Project: Ice-creamThe following project was given on day one of CHE 3031 Heat Transfer