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Ronald E. Yoder; D. Raj Raman

students submitted a final project report, and made a slide presentation covering thesame topics to the faculty and representatives of the cooperating food processor.The course technical content and grading method remained the same. However, we didincorporate readings6, 7, 8 into the early design classes, to take the opportunity to discussprofessionalism, ethics, and other important topics with the class. This illustrates a tactic that webelieve is critical to the success of engineering curricula in general: students know that what wespend time doing is important. If we pay lip service to ethics, writing, computer use, synthesis,and oral communication skills, and focus our classes on analysis, then our students come tobelieve that engineering is

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S. Gokhale; J. Aldrich

) Provide a structured opportunity for students to reflect critically on their experience, 5) Articulate clear service and learning goals for everyone involved, 6) Clarify the responsibility of each person and organization involved, and 7) Provide feedback and assessment mechanism to all involved.ConclusionsCommunity service and academic excellence are not competitive demands to be balancedthrough discipline and personal sacrifice by students, but rather are interdependent dimensions ofgood intellectual work.When effectively structured, facilitated, related to discipline based theories and knowledge,community based service learning experience ensures the development of graduates who willparticipate in society actively, ethically, and

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Alisha A. Wailer

process. This discussion will include many issuesimportant in this research method, including how one conducts formal educational research,difficulties of assessment, lurking variables, ethics involved, etc.Attitudes and Culture - Mary Besterfield-Sacre and Cindy AtmanThe attitudes of students profoundly effect the learning process - remember the student who cameto class after a big fight with their roommate? How much engineering broke through that haze ofanger surrounding them? In this discussion, we will address how students’ attitudes and theculture of the classroom affect the teaching and learning process. We will gain a glimpse into thisgrowing area of research and its importance.ERM Service to Engineering Education ---- ERM Executive Board

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Mogens Henriksen

: each program must satisfy the applicable program criteria.As was the case with the “old criteria,” C2000 is designed to ensure the development of thestudents’ professional competencies. Design and problem solving skills remain criticalobjectives. Other required subject matter includes mathematics and basic sciences; however, thegeneral criteria do not prescribe specific mathematical topics, leaving such specifications in theprogram criteria. The criteria continue to stress communication skills, multidisciplinaryteamwork, ethics, and an understanding of engineering practice in the context of society. Finally,the curriculum should lay the foundation for lifelong learning

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Arnold F. Johnson

one to two page paper that addresses the ethical issues raised in the article. Submit a two to three page paper addressing ethical considerations raised in the movie China Syndrome8 from the perspective of executive management, middle-management, and the media. This assignment was used to evaluate each student’s ethics background and training. After viewing a video on learning styles, complete a Learning-Style Inventory9 and prepare a short paper that analyzes the results in terms of the significance to the student. This assignment describes and identifies the student’s preferred learning styles and provided information to the academic advisor about the student’s academic strengths and

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Sharon Zelmanowitz

class. This assignment exposed students to the breadth of the field and the manysocial, political, ethical, and legal issues involved. It also inspired them to read the newspaper ona regular basis. The other half of the journal consisted of informal writings on various topicsassigned in class. This provided another opportunity to incorporate ethical, legal, social, andpolitical topics. Journals were graded on the quality of the entries and on the number of articlesthat students commented on thoughtfully.In another assignment, students designed their own environmental laws and regulations toaddress problems raised in various case studies. Among the cases posed were Love Canal, the1853 Cholera outbreak in London, and a recent incident near the

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Thomas J. Cortina

to read for theirparticular textbook. With the exception of software engineering and ethics, all course topicswere covered in each of the four textbooks in significant detail; therefore, students had enoughreading material to study from regardless of the programming language class to which they wereassigned. WEEK TOPIC(S) 1 Introduction to Computers, Elementary Programming Concepts 2 Conditional Programming 3 Programming with Loops 4 Subroutines, Scope of Variables 5 Data Types, Programming with Files 6

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Richard L. Marcellus

engineering major at Northern Illinois University, presentsbasic probability, simple reliability models, Markov chains, the Poisson process and simplequeueing systems — standard fare for industrial engineering majors. Engineering design activityhas been incorporated into the course through 1. homework and test problems that emphasize parametric analysis, variations of standard models, and comparison of alternative systems; 2. loosely stated open-ended problems intended to allow creative response, with the hope that the students will model the physics of the problem situation, identify economic and ethical constraints, and find a way to base decisions on quantitative analysis.This paper focuses on the

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Wayne C. Christensen; Robert B. Roemer; Donald S. Bloswick

16factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and social impact." In the curricular content sectionit is also noted that, "An understanding of the ethical, social, economic, and safety considerations 17in engineering practice is essential for a successful engineering career." ABET has proposedEngineering Criteria 2000, to be published in 1998 for a three year phased implementationbeginning in the 1998-99 accreditation cycle. In Criterion 4 (Professional Component) of thisdocument ABET notes that: The curriculum must prepare students for engineering practice culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman; Harvey Wolfe

; x An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; x An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; x An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; x An ability to communicate effectively; x The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context; x A recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning; x A knowledge of contemporary issues; and, x An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engi- neering practice.5”As Rogers notes, EAC 2000 has changed the focus from “what are you [the program] doing” to“how is what you’re doing achieving the desired outcomes [what

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John W. Prados

features.The quantitative criteria require that an engineering curriculum include the equivalent of 1.0 yearof mathematics and basic science; 0.5 year of humanities and social sciences, not counting com-munication skills courses; and 1.5 years of engineering topics including a strong engineering de-sign stem that begins early in the curriculum and culminates in a major, integrative (capstone)design experience. The qualitative criteria require that the students’ educational experiences in-clude development of appropriate computer skills; development of written and oral communica-tion skills; understanding of the ethical, social, economic, and safety considerations in engineer-ing decisions; application of probability and statistics to engineering

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Ravi Pendse; Everett L. Johnson

students. The students are not required to submit[2] extensive lab reports. Itis our opinion that labs are for making circuits work. Requiring students to write extensive labreports gets in the way of having fun in the lab. The writing skills of the students are tested inthe design project reports.Ethics 101: The College of Engineering offers a separate ethics class. If a student is expected tolearn real world design, then we need to teach them some responsibility that goes with it.Concepts such as proprietary design (belongs to a design team), importance of time commitment(deadlines), and proper reporting of faulty components and equipment (Lab) are emphasized.Course ContentAs mentioned earlier, this is an introductory level digital design course

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David S. Cottrell; Stephen J. Ressler

elementary level—all of the fundamental aspectsof design, as defined in the ABET accreditation criteria. The projects are based on real-worldscenarios, often involving actual construction or renovation projects in the West Point area;they are open-ended, permitting many possible solutions; they require the formulation ofproblem-solving methodologies and consideration of alternatives; they also requireconsideration of economic, ethical and social concerns related to the finished product.Students work on the projects in teams of 3 or 4, and are given approximately two weeks todevelop their designs. The scope of the projects is sufficiently small to be achievable, butsufficiently complex to require a bona fide team effort to complete successfully. The

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Nicole F. Barde

demonstration of ethical behavior. Our employees expect that Intel treats themfairly, compensates them fairly, provides a safe workplace, acts ethically and provides challengeand opportunities. So when we are asked the question “would you still comply with the INTENT Page 2.120.4of Affirmative Action if it were not the law?” we are somewhat stunned by the question becauseUser/nbarde/mydocs/article.doc 4our values are so strongly stated along similar lines AND we apply them globally, not just in theU.S. Although the U.S. Affirmative Action law and compliance is primarily

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Mark A. Shields

cooperative research teams to investigate and propose plausible solutions to the problem, taking into account technical, ethical, social, economic, political, and cultural constraints and opportunities. (5) Present the results of a team research project and analysis in both a written report and poster-and-oral presentation, judged by UVA engineering faculty.The paper discusses the results and an evaluation of the THDP, focusing especially on itsimplications for enhancing students’ abilities to integrate technical-engineering and socio-cultural analysis in addressing specific global development challenges. The paper also discussesthe advantages and drawbacks of using teams for this kind of project assignment. Undergraduatecooperative learning

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Carol Richardson

may include career information,communication, teamwork and leadership activities, drug and alcohol education, values,diversity, and ethics, study skills, personality and interest inventories, and selfmanagement of stress and social issues. The new student is provided with a directconnection to academic department, peer and mentor support from the student affairs andfaculty facilitators, and an introduction to campus resources. Resources that can beintroduced are the library, computer systems, and the Learning Development Center. Thecourses are not always restricted to freshman students. Some departments encourage new Page 2.208.22 Upcraft, M. Lee

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A. J. Marchese; Robert P. Hesketh; T. R. Chandrupatla; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; Kauser Jahan; C. Stewart Slater

the basis fordelivering instructional goals in the principal engineering science and engineering design topics, Page 2.134.1and provide an environment for treating a variety of supporting issues such as ethics, safety,communication skills, teamwork, etc. Like others, we believe that it is essential to involvefreshman students in a meaningful engineering experience. Some institutions have utilizedtraditional discipline-specific laboratory experiments at the freshman level4 while others engagestudents in discipline-specific freshman engineering design projects.5 One of the NSF coalitions,ECSEL has major efforts in freshman design, which have

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Barry J. Farbrother

encompass technological, economic, ethical, environmental, social, and human issues.* have demonstrated the effective use of the contemporary tools of the engineering profession such as computers, data analysis and management, instrumentation experimentation, and human and information resources.The ProductThe system view of the new program has the following configuration: Freshman year: Basic Mathematics and Science Sophomore year: Foundation in Engineering Science Junior year: Breadth in Major Senior year: Engineering Design & ElectiveSpace constraints do not allow detailed program listings to be included with this paper,They will be available as handouts when the paper is presented at

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S. L. Ceccio; G. Tryggvason; Dawn M. Tilbury

the UM professional life prepared me 72 82 87 72 82 87design and creativity 3.8 4.1 4.2 3.2 3.2 2.9engr. economics 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.4 2.5 2.5technical communication 4.2 4.5 4.4 3.2 3.0 3.5interpersonal skills 4.3 4.6 4.4 2.6 2.5 2.4professional ethics 3.7 4.1 4.2 3.2 3.2 2.8understanding social/ethical 3.6 3.4 3.7 2.9 2.7 2.3aspects of my workmath and physics 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0dynamics

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Michael Alley

involved enough controversy that analysis was necessary.In the lists of suggested topics for Basic Communication, students were presented with manyinteresting choices that involved ethical and historical issues of science and engineering.Examples included Did German scientists in World War II secretly hinder efforts to build an atomic bomb? Who deserved credit for the discovery of the structure of DNA? How were the great pyramids constructed? Has there been an overreaction to the presence of asbestos in schools? What caused the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger?About two-thirds of the students chose either one of the suggested topics or a topic of similar scopewithin science and engineering. The third major way in which the

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Anthony J. Muscat; Evan D. H. Green; Emily L Allen; Linda Vanasupa

, interdependent workenvironment.Another element to creating a professional work ethic is demanding excellence of the students. Asignificant effort is expected on the part of each student, not only the team. Each student is heldindividually accountable by constant questioning during all aspects of the lecture and labsessions, by submitting a final report describing the fabrication of the device wafers, and bytaking a final examination. A World Wide Web page for the “company” is in the process ofbeing created which contains an introduction to the course and a portion of the “EmployeeHandbook.” The web page fits in with the company atmosphere, helps to disseminate theteaching technique, and acts as a reference source via the computer in the fabrication lab

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James S. Tulenko; Edward T. Dugan; David E. Hintenlang

experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs; (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary terms; (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 solutions in a global/societal context; (I) a recognition of the need for an ability to engage in life-long learning; (j) a knowledge of

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Steven J. Mulvaney; Robert K. Finn; Claude Cohen

Process design of antibiotics Recombinant protein production Bioconversion and enzyme reactions Vitamin C manufacturing Bioseparations Vaccines and other biological drugs Finishing steps. Validation Economics, marketing, ethical issues. Food processes: Introduction, water activity Freezing process

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Jim Morgan

improvements. Certainly there are contributions to this success from the primary coalitionthrusts of integration, teaming, active learning and technology. Many other factors maycontribute as well. Among the most important are:• Weekly faculty team meetings which enable integration of the courses. This has resulted in significant enhancements to the engineering course in the coverage of accounting principles (tied with chemistry and physics); curve fitting (tied with math); ethics (tied with English); and static's (tied with physics).• Teacher training in teamwork, use of technology and in teaching in a collaborative - active learning environment.• Interaction groups which allow the students to discuss their concerns with the class[es] and

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Robert F. Kubichek; Eskild T. Arntzen; Donald S. Warder

the sooner it is acquired, the better. Page 2.18.2Throughout the semester I had discussions with my mentor and other faculty members on varioustopics related to academia. One topic discussed was the ethics of academia. Of particularinterest in this discussion was plagiarism and cheating and how to prevent it. It is easy as astudent to “borrow” someone’s homework and copy it to get over a “hump.” However, inacademia, as most places, this type of behavior is unacceptable and students’ must be encouragedto do their own work. Thus, methods of handling such incidents were discussed together withpossible solutions to such incidents. Another

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Fazil Najafi

share results of new curricula among institutions. In the content of new curricula to goal it is already set b the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). It is under ABET criterion that the engineering programsmust demonstrate that their graduates have2 : 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 d) An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams e) An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems f) An understanding of professionalism and ethical responsibility g) An ability to communicate

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Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

where the ISO 14000 standards may betaught and perhaps, even implemented is in a senior design course. It is in these courses thatsenior environmental engineering students are expected to solve an open-ended design problemincluding all the externalities, i.e., social, ethical, economic, and political issues. Obtaining localand state permits, doing Environmental Impact Assessments, and general project managementcan all be used as examples of environmental management. Additionally, the evaluation ofalternatives of a project, is also an intrinsic activity of the ISO 14000 standards.CONCLUSIONSThe ISO 9000 Standards for Quality Management are fast becoming the norm for globalorganizations dealing with products and services. It is very likely that

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Joan A. Burtner

Poor None of the prototypes were effective Dorm room alarm Fair Requires knowledge of electronics Home recycling center Good Simple concept People counter to monitor students Fair Requires extensive knowledge of entering computer lab electronics 12v to 6v voltage divider Fair Requires knowledge of electronics Transparency magnifier for overhead Fair Inexpensive, but too simple projectors Devices for rehabilitation clients: Fair Creative solutions possible, but Eye tracker ethical and legal issues are a concern Head control monitor

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Kirk E. Hiles

throughout the semester. The problems involve various engineeringdisciplines such as naval architecture, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, engineeringeconomics, etc., as well as several 'liberal arts' topics including creativity, ethics, and TQM 2. Ina radical departure from this traditional IED course, one of the six sections competed in a roboticcompetition involving industry and high schools called FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognitionof Science and Technology). The FIRST Competition began in 1992 in Manchester, NH. The USCGA has beeninvolved since 1994 as part of the mechanical engineering senior design projects. As stated inthe FIRST literature3, "The Competition is a national engineering contest which immerses highschool

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Josef Rojter

v Y Learning from Technology Use and Societal . Technological Use Application ) Impact Environmental Economic Societal 4 Impact Impact Reaction Ethical and Moral IssuesFigure 1. Frenkel’s model of linkages between society and technology Page 2.346.3