Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), particularly the Body of Knowledge report15, andarticles from the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. Fromthis literature I identified three central themes of uncertainty in measurement, economicalimpact, and ethical decision-making as critical issues that are underrepresented in CivilEngineering, and particularly in Geotechnical Engineering curricula. In summary, I used theevidence shown in Figure 2 to select and justify the content for the new FSFME course. Figure 2. Evidence used to select and justify content for FSMFE courseOverall, I organized the enduring understanding into four primary learning objectives; studentswere expected to: describe how issues
districts have stringent regulations and need several layers of approval beforesanctioning a tele-mentoring program. For example, mentors will probably need to undergo abackground check and district school boards may need to be consulted before participatingstudents are surveyed. Because the assessment involves human subjects, an Institutional ReviewBoard (IRB) protocol must be followed and agreements signed. Some districts may requirementors to report “alerts,” or situations indicating at-home abuse or other improper situations.Thus, the professional supervisor will need to discuss these ethical / legal guidelines with thementors. Additionally, the professional-level supervisor will need to set up a training and areporting regiment for the college
investment area inScience, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) to “promote the research andeducation needed to address the challenges of creating a sustainable human future24”. In 1996,the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) revised its Code of Ethics to includesustainability principles as part of the canon of civil engineering practices25. Other professionalorganizations, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), theAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the American Society of ChemicalEngineers (AIChE) have endorsed sustainability education26,27.2. Types of Curricular ReformTwo common methods for effective incorporation of sustainability into university curriculainclude horizontal
Kazerunian and Foley17 stated that most engineers arenot being offered an education that values creativity in their work, which has impacted breadth ofthinking for engineering students. Educators, far too often, promote narrowly focused,prescriptive design methods over providing opportunities for students to explore larger issuesand new ways to think about engineering practice. As one example, in the year 2000, 80% ofengineering programs did not include ethics-based courses aimed at broadening engineeringstudent thinking. Only a subset of the remaining 20% of institutions included engineering ethicscourses, and the others relied on courses in the social sciences or philosophy.18 As professionaland educational organizations began to realize the need
; Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She is currently the associate chair for Undergrad- uate Education in CEAE and has served as the ABET assessment coordinator since 2008. She began incorporating service-learning (SL) projects into the capstone design course for environmental engineer- ing in 2001. This began her journey to determine how to rigorously assess the learning outcomes for students who worked on SL projects as compared to other types of projects in the course. Her engineer- ing education research interests include students’ attitudes and knowledge about sustainable engineering, engineering ethics, and attracting and retaining women in engineering.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt
project’sprocess.IntroductionThe relatively new James Madison University (JMU) engineering program has been designed totrain the Engineer of 20201,2. The program was developed from the ground up to not be anengineering discipline-specific program, but to provide students training with an emphasis onengineering design, systems thinking, and sustainability while also providing a strong foundationin engineering science3. The vision of the program is to produce cross-disciplinary engineerversatilists. At the heart of the program is the six-course engineering design sequence whichprovides instruction on design theory (thinking, process, methods, tools, etc.), sustainability,ethics, team management, and technical communication (both oral and written), whileincorporating
6 12 9 Business and management 9 8 4 3 8 10 11 15 CAD/CAM 17 14 10 7 12 11 22 13 Communication 4 6 0 3 4 5 5 10 Circuits 3 3 2 1 2 5 3 2 Costing and economics 5 9 0 4 3 9 4 11 Ethics and professionalism 4 7 1 3 3 5 4 7 Instrumentation and metrology 2
particular path should the instructor specify one.• Being extendable to include other context themes such as cultural, societal, environmental, sustainable, and ethical. A key measure of design process success is developing a solution in a broader market and societal context.• Creating a framework to encourage creativity and innovation by emphasizing teamwork, taking a fast and iterative approach, and integrating team input. This is well aligned with Dym who notes design is a social process and the resulting design output is the intersection of participants’ contributions.• Developing a framework that captures the complexities and realities of the design and development processes in practice.In practice, a team interacts with
. His research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Application of Telecom- munications Technologies in Distance Education, and Social and Ethical Implications of Technology. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Science Technology and Society (STS), and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of many educational papers and presentations. He has authored/coauthored the following books: • Nanotechnology: Ethical and Social Implications (2012) • Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond 3E, (2008) • The Telecommunications Fact Book and
, being a role model forthe student by demonstrating personal and professional ethics, and being accessible and non-judgmental. For faculty mentors, it is important to be in a capacity to help build the mentee’sprofessional network.5,6 For underrepresented minority students, having a mentor that is willingto understand factors that may be attributed to societal mores, associated with the student’sculture and/or gender, that could influence the mentee’s academic success is important.12However, a good mentor-mentee relationship tends be reciprocal and consists of mutual respect, Page 23.562.2shared values, and good communication. There tends to
Materials 6 66 47 97 A8. Numerical Methods 3 44 13 56 E. Management and Professional Tools E1. Design Office Organization/Management/Office Ethics 0 19 34 94 E2. Business Development and Practices 0 10 22 81 E3. Design/Build & Other Project Methods 0 13 23 87 E4. Leadership Skills/Adaptation to Changes 0 32 25 91 E5. Working with Architects, Contractors, etc. 0 27
future and educating engineers to meetthe needs of the new era Engineer of 202022. The report on “The Engineer of 2020: Vision ofEngineering in the New Century” completed in 2004, and “Educating the Engineer of 2020:Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century” completed in 2005 discusses variousfuture scenarios based on scientific and technological trends for United States to maintain itseconomic competitiveness and improve the quality of life for people around the world. It alsoidentifies ideal attributes of the engineer of 2020, and recommends ways to improve training toprepare engineers for addressing the complex technical, social, and ethical questions raised byemerging technologies.22,23 Many engineering institutions in the US are
-class discussionsabout ethical, practical, and social aspects of the Challenge. We emphasize that the manner inwhich this overview is presented can differ across institutions and courses, and based on thespecific instructor’s goals. In all cases, however, the broad, cross-disciplinary nature of thetheme and its societal context should be emphasized.Stage 2: Definition/Problem RestatementFollowing the introduction of the theme, students reflect on what they have learned and thendefine the Challenge in their own words. This process engages the students as participants in theproblem-solving process; they must progress from the relatively passive experience of Stage 1 toan active consideration of the Challenge (i.e., what makes it a difficult
Information Security Program and affiliated with The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Chaminade University of Honolulu. His research areas include global policy, ethics, information security and assurance, technology adoption, biometrics, education, pharmaceutical supply chain, and energy. Page 23.205.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Approaches to Integrating Public Policy into Engineering EducationAbstractPolicy education has been deemed an important
attitude and severe impediments to implementingadvancing learning. Pointed comments from the better-performing students reveal intensefrustration with the perceived dilution of work ethic and degree requirements, and cites thedamage being done to institutions, the industry and the morale of the best students by suchpractices. The innovative aspects of the course aimed to advance learning are tabulated with theirbenefits to the learners, and the risks.BackgroundWhat follows is a Case Study, in order to lay out the realities in depth, and help guide progress.The multiple decades of the instructor’s experience, the institution has risen to become demonstrably one of the best and best-‐regarded in the world
ethic of careand to listen to the expressed needs of the students being served 11. Noddings explains the ethicof care: If my expressed needs are not treated positively, or at least sensitively, I will likely not feel cared for. Attempts to care frequently misfire this way. Would-be carers think they know what the cared-for needs and act on their inferences in the name of caring. (p. 148)Postsecondary administrators often implement initiatives based on the perceived needs of a Page 23.915.3population or because a program has had success in another area. As Noddings discussed, thereis a definite difference between the
, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and socialimpact. Courses that contain engineering design normally are taught at the upper-division level of theengineering program. Some portion of this requirement must be satisfied by at least one course which isprimarily design, preferably at the senior level, and draws upon previous coursework in the relevantdiscipline”(14).A proliferation of capstone design experiences, over the last decade, has taken place at manycolleges of engineering – all seem to meet some of the requirements noted above. The ABETrequirements is the common thread that links all such experiences for all engineering disciplinesthroughout the US, and also in some other countries that have chosen to use ABET’srequirements.Another
AcknowledgmentsWe thank Brent Jesiek for feedback on early drafts of this work.References[1] B. Wynne, Rationality and ritual: The Windscale inquiry and nuclear decisions in Britain. Bucks, England: The British Society for the History of Science, 1982.[2] M. Ahteensuu, "Assumptions of the deficit model type of thinking: Ignorance, attitudes, and science communication in the debate on genetic engineering in agriculture " Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, vol. 25, pp. 295-313, 2012.[3] H.-J. Bak, "Education and public attitudes toward science: Implications for the "deficit model" of education and support for science and technology," Social Science Quarterly, vol. 82, pp. 779-795, 2001.[4] M. Bucchi and F
and managed by the senior WELA members with a senior academic staff member acting as a mentor and coach. Complementing the newly acquired engineering related skills, a one-day workshop on ethical leadership was presented. A mentorship programme added to the senior WELA members‟ development and responsibilities, in that the senior WELA members were trained as mentors for the junior WELA members. Senior WELA members attended a presentation workshop to improve their communication skills. WELA members attended a workshop on appropriate table manners, etiquette and netiquette. To provide the WELA members in particular with role models from industry and to prepare them for the working world, a discussion on “The road to success - a
groups was addressing ethical andsocio-economic issues. For example, students investigating the design of a tornado-proofbuilding (or safe rooms within a building) were concerned about the expense of such houses andwould they be unaffordable to the poor. Many of the groups also grappled with the ethics andcost-benefit of designing buildings to withstand the unlikely event of a tornado. Finally, allgroups engaged in metadiscourse both off-line and on-line. Figure 6 shows two examples ofstudent metadiscourse notes. In the upper note the student is raising the point of revising theirknowledge building question and in the lower note the student is summarizing and reflectingupon the group’s recent progress.Knowledge building theory discourages
Paper ID #6774Weaving a Computer Science Tapestry: Results of a Workshop Promotingthe Recruitment and Retention of Girls in High School Computer ScienceDr. David R. Wright, North Carolina State University Dr. David Wright earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, where he continues to work as a Research Associate. His research interests include Computer Science and Software Engineering education and curriculum, improving diversity in Computer Science, security and privacy in computing systems, research and professional ethics in Computer Science and Software Engineering, and the
with mechanical objects in engineering education instruction, and how engineering students’ personality traits influence ethical decision making process in engineering design.Dr. Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette Pilotte has over 20 years of industrial experience and a PhD in Engineering Education. Research in- terests include uncovering generation-based engineering knowledge transfer, engineering epistemology, engineering entrepreneurship and understanding the differentiated culture of engineering.Dr. Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette Prof. Evangelou is credited with introducing the concept of developmental engineering, a new area of re- search and education for which she was
their plan to become engage in international accreditation. In 2011 the Center’sboard of directors agreed that IRTE’s operations should be folded into NCATE as of July2012, with each active IRTE member given a plan for leveraging its current status with IRTEinto eventual candidacy for accreditation with NCATE, TEAC or CAEP.4. Issues in foreign evaluationsWhile the authors of this paper are strong supporters of the international agendas of USaccreditors of professional programs, these activities also raise operational challenges andsuggest ethical dilemmas.Agency capacityAccreditation bodies in the US are non-profit and non-governmental, and as such rely heavilyupon volunteers as evaluators and reviewers. It often takes years for a given
program consists of 33 hours: • Three core courses (9 credit hours) o Measurement and Evaluation in Industry & Technology, o Quality and Productivity in Industry & Technology, and o Analysis and Research in Industry and Technology; • Three courses in technical electives (9 credit hours) highly recommended o Leadership & Ethics o Project Management o Technology in a Global Environment • Four courses (12 credit hours) in the students’ area of interest* • Two options for the final 3 credit hours o A directed project which is a
research from lead governmental agenciessuch as NSF and the Department of Energy. The need for qualified nanotechnology workers forthe next two decades is estimated to be in the millions (Rocco, 2003). Broad impact can beachieved by curricular enhancement and reform at the undergraduate level (Winkelman, 2009).Curricular enhancement, if it aims to be comprehensive, needs to ensure that students areexposed to the technical aspects as well as social, economic and ethical impacts ofnanotechnology that numerous researchers are exploring seriously (Tomasik,2009). This paperreports activities and findings of a team of engineering, science, and education faculty members,who are actively involved in nanomaterials-based research and have been collaborating
Demonstrate knowledge and competence in academic and technical fields of study.These competencies will be measured by the ability to: a) Use computers, printed materials and human resources to access and process information. b) Read and comprehend materials related to the discipline of study. c) Possess the necessary academic knowledge and technical skills for entry into employment and/or further study.#4 Demonstrate positive, effective, and appropriate interpersonal skills.These competencies will be measured by the ability to: a) Demonstrate dependable, accountable, flexible behavior. b) Work effectively and appropriately with others through collaboration and teamwork. c) Choose ethical
and Turnitin software tools so that students learned fundamentals of work ethics and plagiarism. • One objective of the course was to increase the students’ skills in critical thinking, creativity and real world problem solution, the essential components of university QEP direction. The deliverables of the course had these QEP elements in lecture, laboratory and project phases. Course evaluation results will be given in the upcoming section. • The student team learned to run a team-based research project. They developed a disciplinary action policy and individual assignments based on the Myers&Briggs test findings. • The team focused on the development of an environmentally friendly, healthy
; f) understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; g) the ability to communicate effectively; h) the understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context; i) the need for an ability to engage in life-long learning; j) knowledge of contemporary issues; k) the ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools for engineering practice.Industrial ExposureWeek two began with a train and subway ride to the FrankfurtMesse (fairgrounds), where the triennial ACHEMA exhibitionwas occurring. ACHEMA is arguably the world’s largestexhibition of equipment for the chemical and process industries;including exhibits of analytical and laboratory equipment andcomponents, process
students the opportunity to apply Mechanics of Materialsconcepts to analyze the design failure as well as investigate the ethics of the situation andappreciate the impacts resulting from engineering decisions. A two-part case study packet, designed and developed by undergraduate hearing and deafstudent researchers who have previously taken the course, was used to implement the case studyin each section. In the first part, a reading assignment with video links and a post-exercise Page 23.832.4questionnaire on the reading were posted on myCourses, an RIT online course management toolavailable to all students enrolled in the course. The post
and the principles of metrology tools will be discussed. This will be followed by a study of the current application of nanotechnology in a few select areas such as electronics, photonics, sensors and advanced materials.4. Applied Nanotechnology (Course II – University) will focus on four areas where nanotechnology has had a significant impact: Information Technology, Renewable Energy Sources, Nanomaterials and Biomedicine including the effects and ethics of nano-toxicology.The first University course titled “Fundamental Principles of Nanotechnology” was alreadyoffered and the other ones have been developed and will begin starting Fall 2013.Reaching Beyond the Boundaries of Higher EducationThe project has extended well past the