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Tina Smilkstein

-formed groups and did a project ofinterest to all members of the group. Grading of the project was based on a demonstration andreport that were due at the end of the quarter. Due to the uniqueness of each project, weeklymeetings were set up where the students reported progress and problems. An ongoing Google-Doc document was also created that they were required to update weekly and was graded.Lectures included topics which all majors could participate in such as privacy and security,ethics, discussions of computer systems where humans are considered an element and a moretechnical section where each major taught the rest of the class something that was related to thecourse that they were experts on. Grading was largely based on the project but

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Sukhmander Singh

be more efficient by spending relatively less time on assessment of the awarenessskill. There also remains a potential for subjectivity in interpretation of these attributes and in thedevelopment of their assessment tools, which can be a source of poor deficiencies/weaknesses.As also noted by Koehn9, the practitioners believe that the same level of significance should notbe stressed on the awareness issue in an engineering curriculum.It may be noted that licensing requirements are solely based on technical competency except thatState of California requires a take home exam on ethics. However, ABET’s requirements aremuch more extensive. Granted that an engineer ought to be aware of global issues, societalconcerns, ethics and other issues per

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Gino Galvez; Eric Marinez; Alvaro Monge

notion that science is a creative process that advances further knowledge4. Their knowledge of ethical conduct in their field5. Their ability to interpret results in research and draw conclusionsThe Summer Bridge to the Beach is a program that closely resembles the National Institutes ofHealth “Bridges to the Baccalaureate” program, which CSULB has had since the 1990s7. TheNIH program targets community college students who are currently students from two partnerinstitutions, Cerritos College and Long Beach City College, and who are majoring in eitherchemistry, biochemistry, or biological sciences. A major mission of the program is to prepare thestudents to transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree from a 4-year institution and ultimatelyincrease

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Shervin Zoghi; Eric Liguori; Manoochehr Zoghi; Fariborz Tehrani; The Nguyen

responsible-in-charge, and to develop and leadentities for innovation in infrastructures. Students at senior level or higher academic status areable to make the connection between such long-range goals and specialized fields of civilengineering. The course mentioned above includes introductory topics in civil engineeringpractice and entrepreneurship. These topics include business, economy, management,professionalism, leadership, and ethics. Discussions cover professional engineering, leadershiptheory and practice, project management, engineering economy, financial analysis, business,contracting and law, public policy and administration, and engineering ethics. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV

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Fariborz Tehrani; Nell Papavasiliou; Frederick Nelson; Carol Bohlin; Mara Brady

, economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, constructability, and sustainability. (4) Develop the ability to reason critically so as to form intelligent opinions, make good decisions, and determine the best course of action. (5) Apply the principles of sustainability to the design of traditional and emergent engineering systems. (6) Function effectively as a member of multidisciplinary, diverse, and multicultural teams, and apply leadership principles to direct efforts of a small, homogeneous group. (7) Communicate effectively under time and environmental pressures. (8) Describe the engineering design process and the impact of historical and contemporary issues

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Andriani Parastiwi; Taufik Taufik

Directorate General of DIKTI for providing the financialsupport for the MHPP project, and for the faculty visit SAME program to Cal Poly StateUniversity. Thank you also to all of Polinema research teams (faculty and students) for theirwork in finishing the project.Bibliography1. Mercer, P.Ponticell, J. (2012). Polytechnic Education – A Proposed Key to Regional Economic Development. Synesis: A Journal of Science, Technology, Ethics, and Policy 2012, T45-T51.2. Dewey, J. (1938). Experience and Education. Toronto: Collier-MacMillan Canada Ltd.3. Schanks, (1995). What We Learn When We Learn by Doing. Online at http://cogprints.org/637/1 /LearnbyDoing_Schank.html.4. Chen, X., Chase, J., Chase, J. , Wang, W. , Gaynor, P. , et al. (2010

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John Murray; Erin Elder; Ryan Bingham; Glen Longhurst; Desmond Penny

to analyze and interpret datac. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needsd. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teamse. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problemsf. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityg. An ability to communicate effectivelyh. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal contexti. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learningj. A knowledge of contemporary issuesk. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.The Tiny House project helped the capstone students achieve nine of the

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Mohammad Amin; Gordon Romney; Pradip Dey; Bhaskar Sinha; Debra Bowen

by preparing graduates with highstandards of education, training in cutting-edge technology and high ethical standards. The faculty in theSchool of Engineering and Computing (SOEC) are continually engaged in exploring new types ofteaching methods to deliver quality instruction and materials to its students in the real or virtualclassroom for higher learning. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 26Contributors of This PaperThis paper demonstrates the agile and quality teaching

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Frank Sanchez; Cheng Chen

. The student researcher was also responsible for attending three professional seminars,two business meetings and exercises involving ethical decision making in professional practice.The professional seminars provided insight to the current trends in civil engineering research anddesign. The business meetings helped the student build a network by establishing earlyrelationships with professional engineers and with companies that are more geared towards thetopics in which the student is interested. All of these requirements have helped the studentrecognize importance of punctuality, participation, communication skills and teamwork inprofessional practice. Application of this research to the Senior Design Project has enabled thestudent researcher

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Bhaskar Sinha; Pradip Dey; Gordon Romney; Mohammad Amin; Debra Bowen

specific business processes.3. Demonstrate, manage and administer a LAN and wireless networking environment.4. Design, develop, administer, and support a robust relational database management system.5. Apply concepts of best practices in information technology management and security to enterprise processes.6. Describe the ethical challenges that confront an IT professional7. Demonstrate written and oral communication skills in collaborative environments by participating on teams that address solutions for IT management challenges.In this BS-ITM program, students learn theory, principles, and hands-on activities in thediscipline through twelve one-month duration courses. At the end of the program, all students arerequired to take two project

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Christopher McComb; Fariborz Tehrani

groups have long been a key component of the university environment. Such groupsare typically composed of supervising faculty members and graduate students at the masters ordoctoral levels. The primary purpose of these groups is to support research and, to a lesserdegree, teaching activities. However, we characterize the group studied in this work as aResearch and Practice Group. This distinction is made to emphasize the fact that this group alsosupports activities that prepare students to practice engineering. In this way, the group alsoensures student success by building upon the tenets of the Relational Leadership Model5:purpose, inclusion, empowerment, ethics, and process.Further, the development of a research and practice group facilitates

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Mudasser Wyne; Alireza Farahani

scheduled to discuss the program. Although the CS program at NU had a set ofProgram Learning Outcomes, it was decided to adapt the ABET proposed students outcomeswith some revisions. A set of Program Educational Objectives was also developed by theadvisory board and was integrated into the CS program and queued for assessment. The originalCS program was not compliant with ABET Criterion for curriculum; it lacked math and sciencecomponents. It took about a year to revise the curriculum and took it through appropriateuniversity committees for approvals. The revisions consisted of development and addition of alecture and lab course in Scientific Problem Solving as well as courses in Linear Algebra,Probability and Statistics, Computer Ethics, and

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, including section chair, newsletter editor, Zone IV chair, Board of Directors, and member of various national committees. She is active in the Engineering Technology & Engineering Ethics Divisions and received three Society awards: Fellow (2008), James H. McGraw Award (2010), and Frederick J. Berger Award (2013). Her research interests include engineering ethics, engineering and the Holocaust, and electronic communications media. Dyrud received a B.A. (University of the Pacific) and an M.A. and Ph.D., both from Purdue University. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014