better solutions. Students must also learn to manage uncertainty, risk, safety factors, and product reliability. There are additional ways of thinking that are important to engineers that include systems thinking, creativity, optimism, perseverance, and innovation. Collaboration (Team), communication (Comm-Engr), and ethics (Ethics) are distinct key indicators so not included here. K-12 students not only need to participate in engineering design processes but they should also come to an understanding of the discipline of engineering and the
mission of the Engineering Education Innovation Center (EEIC), Rogers has co-led the development of an ABET approved curriculum for a year-long Capstone experience. With a focus on pro- viding students with a broader experience base, the multidisciplinary program applies teams of engineers, business, design, and other students to work with Ohio companies to help them be more competitive. Teams apply a company’s core competencies to help develop new products and markets. This experien- tial learning emphasizes real-world problem solving, professional communication and ethics, teamwork, and implementation of a formalized design process. Additionally, Rogers has created the Social Innova- tion and Commercialization
modules shown inTable 1. These topics are offered through an internet based course open to engineering, science,and management undergraduate and graduate students.In addition to providing students with the environmentally conscious perspective, the developedmaterials aims at developing students’ economic, managerial, ethical, scientific, and engineeringskills for critically examining environmental issues in product design andmanufacturing. Emphasis is placed on engineering alternatives for reducing costs and improvingenvironmental performance13. Table 1 – Course Modules and Topics Module # Topic Discussed Module 1 Technology, the environment and industrial ecology
students for the following elevenstudent outcomes: (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 multidisciplinary 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
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, 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, economic, environmental, and societal context i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j) a knowledge of contemporary
Anticipated outcomes Timeline for completion References Each team through collaboration and dialog between the team members identifies and proposes a project. Different robotic projects are proposed for this activity. Each team is required to prepare and submit a final project report along with a PowerPoint presentation on the last day of the course. Page 23.264.5 4. Team Ethics Activity: Each team is assigned an ethical case study by the instructor. The team members have to prepare a PowerPoint presentation for it and present and act the case in the class by the middle of the
and practicesustainability. Human activities must be designed to allow this generation to meet its needswithout compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainability is oftendescribed as requiring attention to the triple bottom line: people, planet and prosperity.This paper presents background concerning the incorporation of sustainability into engineering,for example, in the student outcomes of ABET criteria and in the codes of ethics of someengineering disciplines. We focus on describing and analyzing the efforts toward sustainabilitybeing taken in our community and the efforts of our engineering department to incorporatesustainability throughout our curriculum. We describe the methods we are using, starting
online electronic portfolio system (www.innovationportal.org). The electronic portfoliosystem contained step-by-step elements that guided students in the design process: from thedevelopment of an idea to execution of a plan.Summative findings from the curricular material indicated that both freshmen and sophomoresdemonstrated enhanced confidence and performance in key areas (i.e., hypothesis design) andcompetencies (cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal). Interestingly, while freshmendemonstrated improved confidence in the use of bioengineering analytical tools, sophomoresshowed increased self-efficacy in fundamental scientific topics. In the intrapersonal andinterpersonal domains (ethical awareness and teamwork, respectively), little
safety, and professional codes of ethics, and are completed within the required time and budget limitations. 3. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in a team with other individuals having diverse backgrounds, interests, and abilities, and will demonstrate teamwork skills including cooperative sharing of workload, individual responsibility for the overall team effort and interpersonal communication. 4. Work on projects that require knowledge of components, devices, and systems from disciplines outside traditional computer engineering. 5. Express their understanding of professional and ethical responsibility by formulating a code of ethics for conduct as a team member. 6. Develop their technical
been shown to helpthe student connect theory with a practical application that increases the relevance of thepotential solution8. Case-based instructional methods have long been used in engineeringeducation, almost exclusively in the context of ethics where “there is widespread agreement thatthe best way to teach professional ethics is by using cases.”9Less common is the use of the case study method to integrate business learning, specificallyentrepreneurship concepts, with core engineering curriculum. Weaver and Rayess,10 on behalf ofthe KEEN Network, have developed a series of short case studies across a variety ofentrepreneurial situations that are incorporated into various engineering courses. Garcia et al.11tested an entrepreneurial case
avoids thepitfalls resulting from limited human understanding. Combining historical and philosophicalperspectives in systems biology allows students to view past technological achievements in amoral context, which should provide them with insights into current ethical dilemmas inbiomedical engineering. It also provides students with a clearer understanding of reverseengineering techniques and the philosophical implications of the significant and repeated Page 23.693.2successes of such an approach to biological systems.The Role of Reverse Engineering in Engineering EducationA recent article in ASEE Prism Magazine refers to a prominent
constraints or obstacles. Commit to absolute responsibility to deliver on time; pursue necessary follow-up. Resourcefulness – Get it Done: Focus on the tasks at hand with passion, discipline, intensity, and flexibility. Ethical Actions and Integrity: Adhere to ethical standards and principles. Have the courage to act ethically and with integrity. Trust and Loyalty: Commit to actions that instill trust, and to the principle that loyalty to the team yields loyalty to the leader and vision. Work to empower the people around you and to make them successful. Page 23.16.9 Courage: Face difficult/high-risk actions head-on. Vision
midway through the year (or who do not pass on their first attempt) may enroll in thespring. Aside from transfer students, when taking this course most students will only have theresearch comprehension and skills they developed in high school. Although they will need tocontinue learning how to properly conduct research at a college level as they progress throughthe degree program, they are expected to meet a baseline level of ethical and effective research topass the course. According to the Common Core State Standards, 12th grade students should becapable of researching a topic as follows: CCSS ELA Literacy-W.11-12.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced
. Page 23.527.6 • Exposure to Ethics in Medicine and the Institutional Review Board. This is a necessary element in EIM as the engineering students are involved in Medical Intervention and working with human subjects.Observation and Interviewing TechniquesTo achieve the objective of giving the engineering students a deeper understanding of the needsof various stakeholders such as the patients, clinicians and caregivers, observation andinterviewing techniques are taught at the university before the students begin their immersion inthe hospital. It is important for the students to build up a habit of observing their surrounding andthe interaction of people with systems, and be able to identify problems from the observation
faster way and in a larger community. For engineers, the decisionprocess is even more complex once the implications have serious impact not only to the targetcustomers but also to the society as a whole and to the environment. This is an aspect that showsthe necessity for engineers to search for the acquisition of an ability to respond to socialnecessities having in mind the cultural aspects when developing a project.The effects of this aspect in engineering formation implies a different approach providing thefuture engineers a notion about policy, ethics and social sciences, which are so important toprepare them to the future work market that will require the respect and promotion of society andenvironment as assets1.Most of social groups have
, voice,face, iris and other modalities). Multibiometric systems are also covered. This includesfeature fusion, classifier fusion and systems that use two or more biometric modalities.Biometric system performance and issues related to the security, ethics and privacyaspects of these systems will also be addressed.There is an acute need for biometrics education at the undergraduate and graduate levels.Institutions world-wide have an established graduate program in biometrics and offersenior level undergraduate elective courses [10][11] in the area. The University of WestVirginia offers a Bachelor of Science in Biometric Systems. The U.S. Naval Academyhas a Biometrics Research Laboratory with an aim to enhance undergraduate biometricseducation [11
hand with passion, discipline, Page 23.399.6 intensity and flexibility. 5. Ethical Actions and Integrity: Adherence to ethical standards and principles and the courage to act ethically and with integrity. 6. Trust and Loyalty: Commitment to actions that will instill trust and to the principle that loyalty to the team yields loyalty to the leader and vision. Working to empower those around you to make the people around you successful. 7. Courage: Face difficult/high-risk actions head-on. 8. Vision: Creating compelling images of the future, identifying what could and should be for new products
solutions toproblems at the intersection ofscience and technology.Demonstrate ethical and professional 4.56 4.30 4.52responsibilities associated with thecreation, use and integration oftechnology.Serve as informed and responsible 4.63 4.18 4.33citizens in a global culture and remaininvolved with learning and helpingsociety improve. Page 23.216.4On the whole, students feel that the core LAES courses (LAES 301, 411, 461/462) do more than“reasonably well” in meeting stated learning objectives. No students ranked the core coursesbelow neutral in meeting any of the learning objectives
-2014 academic year.Technical Communications for Chemical Engineers is a three-credit, one-semester course thatmeets twice a week for 80 minutes each meeting. During the first four semesters ofimplementation, one faculty instructor has taught both sections each semester, with one graduateteaching assistant per semester supporting both sections of the course. The class meets inclassrooms equipped with a chalkboard plus a media station for projecting presentations files andvideos. The course is supported with an online course management system for file and resourcesharing. ABET student outcomes f (an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility)and g (an ability to communicate effectively) are supported by this course. The full set of
coursework requires students to engage in actsof ethical, global, and civic inquiry with professors and fellow students. Such acts of inquiryrequire students to think critically and creatively as they solve problems related to technology,scientific discovery, and design. These thinking skills also aid students outside of classroom asthey engage in experiential learning that fosters leadership skills necessary to serve communitieson and off campus4.Honor students get involved with the faculty to help with the research project. Because of theirinvolvement, students develop strong oral and written communication skills. They learn that inengineering fields, employers look for people who can communicate well. Landis5 indicates thatstudents rank
processes as well as with the large-scale unitoperations used to implement them industrially. Students are also expected to engagewith the extensive regulatory, political, and ethical environment surrounding foodproduction and policy. The five problems on which the course is based span keyelements of food chemistry such as reduction, emulsification, crystallization,pasteurization, and fermentation. The course concludes with a final “free- choice”project where students propose a new product not currently available in stores, and also ajust for fun ‘Iron Chef’-style competition. Student work demonstrates that the courseobjectives are being achieved.BackgroundMotivationStudents’ interest in the technical aspects of food is at a peak, inspired by the
based on his contribution tothe project, and his skills to communicate specialized technical information to anaudience.Ethics Component: While not included in the objectives of this course, given the specifictopic of this course, it was determined that one lab session should be dedicated exclusivelyto professional ethics. Thus, an “Ethics Workshop”, design by the instructor, wasconducted, emphasizing case studies. Ethics component were included within theobjectives and the topics of this course.Course Assessment and Results: Since five of the eight course outcomes measuredachieved a satisfactory level, it is concluded that the course needs adequate equipment(wind turbines) and a higher quality textbook should be adopted to maximize
University for her B.A. in Secondary Education – Communications.Prof. Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Patricia Fox is associate chair of the Department of Technology Leadership and Communication in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. Fox has previously served on the ASEE Board of Directors for three terms and has been involved with many ASEE groups including the Engineering Technology Council, Engineering Technology Division, Corporate Members Council, Student Division, and International Division. Fox teaches ethics, leadership and sustainability courses at IUPUI.Ms. Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering Catherine Didion is a senior program officer at the
mechanical objects in engineering education instruction), and how engineering students’ personality traits influence ethical decision making process in engineering design.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Monica F. Cox is an associate professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and is the inaugural director of the Engineering Leadership Minor. She obtained a B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy
the Design Process” covers the phases of a project lifecycle, project management skills (including teaming), as well as professionalism topics including leadership, conflict resolution, lifelong learning and engineering ethics. Technical communication skills are also a focus of this course. During the final weeks, students begin to organize their capstone projects. 400-level course – “Senior Capstone Design” will be offered in three different forms: Corporate-sponsored projects, Projects with faculty and Special Topics sections.This sequence of design courses was approved by the Electrical Engineering Departmentfaculty in 2010 and by the University Faculty Senate in early 2012. The 200-level course
ECE Department at the University of Miami for the 2004-2005 academic year. Dr. Cotter worked at Nokia Mobile Phones as a senior design engineer between 2002 and 2004 in the DSP/Audio group on speech codec implementation and phone acoustic properties. Dr. Cotter received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Digital Signal Processing from the University of California at San Diego in 2001 and 1998 respectively. He received his undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering from University College Dublin in 1994.Dr. Anastasia Pease, Union College Dr. Anastasia Pease is a lecturer in English and an award-winning teacher. Her interests include literature and science, ethics and
building construction. Pre- and post-surveys wereconducted at the beginning and end of the quarter, respectively, to assess student learning.Results confirmed an increase in student awareness and understanding of sustainable designconcepts that were incorporated on a weekly basis throughout the course and how they can berelated to civil engineering projects.IntroductionIn the Fundamental Canons of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Code of Ethics,it states that engineers “shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development inthe performance of their professional duties.”1 Additionally, in the statement Dialogue on theEngineer’s Role in Sustainable Development – Johannesburg and Beyond (NAE 2002)2, anumber of American
communication skills, teamwork andunderstanding ethics and professionalism, and awareness skills which include engineering withina global and societal context, lifelong learning and knowledge of contemporary issues.3 It alsostates that some of these skills can certainly be taught and assessed.3NAE says that the engineer of 2020 is a person with strong communication skills, and that theengineers will have to deal with interdisciplinary and globally diverse teams, public officials anda global customer base.4 In its report titled The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in theNew Century, NAE says: “…. It is our aspiration that engineers will continue to be leaders in themovement toward use of wise, informed, and economical sustainable development
by the ability to: a) Demonstrate dependable, accountable, flexible behavior. b) Work effectively and appropriately with others through collaboration and teamwork. c) Choose ethical courses of action. d) Demonstrate effective time management skills.Although these Workforce Skills led to changes throughout the program, this paper willprimarily address changes in assessment in the laboratory segment of major courses. Each majorcourse in this program has a significant laboratory segment where students apply, develop andenhance their technical skills. The new assessment model, in addition to integrating WorkforceSkills, takes a more deliberate and student centered approach to assessment and encourages self
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