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Clive L. Dym

Engineering, 137 (7), 782–784, July 2011. 39 Design for Sustainability: An Ethical Constraint Clive L. Dym Fletcher Jones Professor of Engineering Design HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE Email: clive_dym@hmc.edu Fig. 1 John McMasters’ Perfect Storm [2] engineering enterprise to these environmental changes are described. Abstract Finally, some concluding suggestions

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Pawan Tyagi; Christine Newman

,generally a PhD in Engineering, and a teaching fellow, generally a high school science teacher, closelywork with students to pedagogically inculcate basics of core engineering disciplines such as civil,mechanical, electrical, materials, and chemical engineering. EI values independent problem-solving skillsand simultaneously promotes team spirit among students. A number of crucial engineering aspects suchas professional ethics, communication, technical writing, and understanding of common engineeringprinciples are instilled in high school students via well-designed individual and group activities. Thispaper discusses the model of the EI program and its impact on students learning and their preparation forthe engineering career.Introduction: Shortage

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PAUL FAGETTE; SHIH-JIUN CHEN; GEORGE R. BARAN; SOLOMON P. SAMUEL; MOHAMMAD F. KIANI

skills 2. Expand students’ knowledge in the subject area 3. Develop students’ ability to make informed judgments in the subject area; 4. Promote intellectual curiosity and life-long learning 5. Develop skills in identifying, accessing and evaluating sources of information An additional set of desirable goals were to be addressed as applicable: 1. Develop ethics, citizenship, and awareness of current issues 2. Promote collaborative learning and teamwork skills 3. Develop an understanding of and appreciation for Temple’s urban setting and its regional and global connections 4. Develop students’ ability to analyze and interpret data 5. Develop students’ ability to identify and

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Richard Devon; Richard Schuhmann

determine most of the ethical costs and benefits.Everything is designed but not everything is designed well, and the sheer volume has nowbecome critical.According to a recent analysis in the Economist,1 most of the economic activity in human historyhas taken place in the 19th and 20th centuries. The world population has grown 10-fold since1811 and when the growth of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) is factored in, the resultsare even more remarkable. “Over 23% of all the goods and services made since 1AD wereproduced from 2001 to 2010, ...” That is, almost a fourth of all the goods and services producedin the last 2,000 years were produced in the last 10 years. It is hard to believe that thisexponential growth has a very long future, even if

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DAVID B. SAINT JOHN; ERIC M. FURJANIC; Richard Doyle; Richard Devon

/modifying Repraps, analysis of currently used designs h. Law/Ethics: Patents, design, and desktop fabrication i. Psychology: Prototyping and cognition With scalable, customizable, hands-on 3d prototyping experiences at relatively lowcost for college or high school classrooms, this type of project provides plentifulopportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. The merits and flaws of the RPG grading system deserve better analysis than will begiven here, but the inspiration for their use is a presentation by which gives some insightinto how one might approach the use of such a grading system1. When considering whetheror not to use an ‘RPG-like’ point system for class operation it is important to

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Harvey Lyons

displayed and have the opportunity – and responsibility – to comment onthe presentations. Thus, the MET Capstone Program provides the sustainable transition fromstudent to professional by employing real-world project requirements within this program. Andthe ethical components that are particularly suited for a specific project are fully described in thestudents’ Final Design Report 4.A significant concluding event that is held each spring at Eastern Michigan University is theUndergraduate Symposium. Here, undergraduate students from all academic departments may benominated to display their exceptional academic work. Student presentations may be presentedin oral or poster format and by single or multiple authors. Recently, a complete energy audit

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Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

service-learning.However, it is a well established fact that we learn through combinations of thought andaction, reflection and practice, theory and application (Kendall, 1988). Effective learningcan be achieved while discussing intellectual, civic, ethical, moral, cross-cultural, career, orpersonal goals (Kendall, 1990; Lisman, 1998). “Students from middle schools are mastering 149academic content standards while immersed in hands-on, technology-integrated projectsthat provide learning experiences that are not usually possible within the confines of thetraditional classroom” (Bradford, 2005, p.1). This emphasized that service learning isintegral in school learning process. This process becomes more

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Ashraf Ghaly

roadmap for the civil engineering profession, ASCE defines civil engineers as individualsentrusted by society to create a sustainable world and enhance the global quality of life1. Also,in its Vision 2025 for the profession, ASCE stipulates that civil engineers serve competently,collaboratively, and ethically as master:  Planners, designers, constructors, and operators of society’s economic and social engine—the built environment;  Stewards of the natural environment and its resources;  Innovators and integrators of ideas and technology across the public, private, and academic sectors;  Managers of risk and uncertainty caused by natural events, accidents, and other threats; and  Leaders in

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Barrie Jackson

thesis work of the students and the thesis work of our students. Engineering has been defined as a profession that works at the margins of a number ofpure disciplines, a gloriously marginal profession. What is it that we in the colleges andUniversities offer that is unique? The college system is based primarily of the potential areas foremployment of their graduates. It is a quite nimble system where courses can be instituted ordropped depending on the potential for graduates to find employment. I would like to think that “Professional Skills” is the area where a University degreeshould offer a significant difference. There is no question that a practising professional engineertoday is likely to be confronted with ethical

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Fani Zlatarova; Pavel Azalov

& R. Lucas. Software Engineering Ethics in a Digital World. IEEE, Computer, May 2009, pp. 34- 41.[12] Rhodes, D. H. Systems engineering: an essential engineering discipline for the 21st Century. ICSE, Proceedings of the 24rd International Conference on Software Engineering, 2002.[13] Sendlinger, S. C., D. J. DeCoste, T. H. Dunning, D. A. Dummitt, E. Jakobsson, D. R. Mattson & E. N. Wiziecki. Transforming Chemistry Education through Computational Science. IEEE Computer Society, Computing in Science and Engineering, September 2008, pp. 34-39.[14] Welch, H.L. Teaching a service course in software engineering. IEEE, 37th Annual Frontiers In Education Conference - Global Engineering: Knowledge Without Borders

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Daniel Schmalzel

. Students work on projects that address engineering measurement and reverseengineering. An exemplar task would be to perform systematic testing of existing products withthe goal of possibly illuminating areas for improvement [3]. During this year students are alsolectured on professionalism and engineering ethics [4]Sophomore Engineering Clinics (SEC I and SEC II)By the second year students have an understanding of the basic composition of an engineer; theirnext area of development is communication. The first semester focuses on written communication,while the second emphasizes oral communication. During both of these clinics the engineeringstudent takes a separate course that teaches the fundamentals of each communication type, awriting/literature