Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

a work breakdown structure and list of schedule activities; c. planning an appropriate sequence activities for a logical project work flow; d. estimating activity durations; e. applying appropriate methods to allocate and level schedule resources; and f. analyzing a project schedule and reporting project status.III. The knowledge and skills associated with project administration include: a. understanding project delivery processes; b. applying principles of construction law and ethics; c. understanding contractor licensing requirements and procedures; d. understanding lien and labor laws as applied to construction; e. identifying appropriate construction codes and regulations; f

Conference Session

Best. Class. Ever.

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S. Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Deborah Lynn Grubbe P.E., Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC; Ronald Lee Cutshall Sr., R. L. Cutshall Sr., Consulting; Steven J. Swanson; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Arvind Varma, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

computational tools necessary for successful chemical engineering practice;  Understand and appreciate the need for professional integrity and ethical decision making in the professional practice of chemical engineering (6);  Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary issues encountered in the professional practice of chemical engineering including business practices, environmental, health, and safety issues and other public interests. Our graduate will be aware of the wide-reaching effects that engineering decisions have on society, our global community and our natural

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Frank Ackerman, Montana Tech of the University of Montana; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

required totransform the then current, mostly haphazard, production of software products into a responsiblebranch of engineering. [note 12] In a follow-up piece in Computer [7] Mr. Buckley enunciatedthree major objectives that needed to be met: 1. the establishment of software engineering as an approved [academic] program, included the associated accreditation issues; 2. the establishment of a separate set of software engineering ethics; and 3. the establishment of software engineering as a certified or registered field of engineering.Not mentioned in his Computer piece, but also discussed by the IEEE Board was the need for 4. the creation of a comprehensive set of widely accepted Software Engineering standards.All of these

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute; Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; David Moore, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2012-4823: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING TECHNICAL COMMU-NICATION EFFECTIVENESS SKILLS IN A MIDDLE EAST ENGINEER-ING PROGRAMDr. Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute Nicholas J. Dimmitt is an Assistant Professor of communications in the College of Arts & Science at the Petroleum Institute of the United Arab Emirates. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California and his master’s from San Francisco State University. He previously taught engineer- ing and management graduate students at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand for 16 years. He specializes in communication courses for engineers, business communication, corporate social respon- sibility, and business ethics. Dimmitt has

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

outward into the humanity and science schools. There are no prerequisites and thecourse is open to all students of the university. The course itself attempts to illustrate that material selection and applications have majorecological implications on energy consumption, material resources and environmental impact.These together, in turn, impact society. Society and social norms also have a tremendous role toplay through consumerism. Awareness of the complicated interaction is paramount for continuedadvancement of civilization. With the scale of industrialization that exists on our planet,consideration of resource management, ethical material selection choices, energy management,and final disposal choices are all necessary to ensure a

Conference Session

FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

and the “analyze the discipline” exercises foreach department presentation, my critical thinking skills are: Figure 4. Survey responses to Question 1.Question 2: The goals of this course include improving students’: a) use of tablet pcs; b) critical thinking Page 25.529.7and decision-making skills; c) team building/communication skills; d) understanding ofdiversity/harassment; e) knowledge about engineering professionalism/ethics; f) understanding ofengineering design and practice; g) knowledge of departments/engineering disciplines at SpeedSchool;h) ability to use the software tools Excel, Maple, Matlab

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia ; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

overall professionalway of being, a quality that Rifkin 14 sees as essential in the “third industrial revolution” anddescribes as “developing empathic ethics and a sense of social responsibility that takes theposition that we all share the same life boat”.In addressing this challenge, we feel that modeling this empathic engagement for the students inall our teaching interactions is a key in avoiding this above-described fragmentation. Morespecifically, the modules are co-taught by the engineering and social work instructors on thebases of a substantive personal and trans-disciplinary engagement that is reflected in the designof the course modules as described above. This means, there will not be an empathy expertvisiting the course on occasion to

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry L Wear, University of Washington, Tacoma; Orlando R. Baiocchi, University of Washington, Tacoma; Matthew Alden, University of Washington, Tacoma; Robert Gutmann, University of Washington, Tacoma; Jie Sheng, University of Washington, Tacoma

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

 the  discipline.  If  the  purpose  of  technical  engineering  courses  is  to  empower  students,  then  these  outcomes  examine  how  future  engineers  might  wield  that  power.     Page 25.668.4In  our  program  these  outcomes  are  primarily  assessed  as  part  of  a  cyber-­‐ethics  course.    This  course  focuses  on  reason,  philosophical  ethics,  and  examining  methods  of  thought  for  evaluating  how  humanity  should  conduct  itself.    As  such,  it  is  an  ideal  forum  for  exploring  how  technology  has  impacted  humanity,  the  environment,  the  economy

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph East, Michigan Technological University; Genevieve Gierke, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

. Through coursework thatexplores topics such as global, ethical and technological leadership, teaming, cultural awarenessand scientific communication, each student refines his/her personal leadership philosophy andgains the confidence and ability to lead in their professional careers.By exploring the many facets of leadership through classroom study, practical application in realworld humanitarian projects, and teaching others, it is believed that students will be betterprepared to lead in post-graduate endeavors. This paper, written and presented by students of theprogram, presents the course curricula, activities, and international experience that are used inthis program to develop leadership. Students will share their experiences and

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

for productivity in construction and TQM approaches in small construction firms. Her current research encompasses safety culture, the pedagogy of safety, and ethics in construction practice.Prof. Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University Page 25.948.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY’S PRESPECTIVE ON CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND ITS CULTURAL ASPECTSAbstractThis paper explores the current status of safety in construction as it is approached in our state.The culture of our individualistic state is one that naturally resists rules and

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

their ABET evaluator gave them a warning for including the soft skills in their majordesign experience and have since removed these from their capstone course. Figure 11 providesthe proportion of the 85 departments who reported teaching the given topics. Design process andscheduling are also taught by the majority of schools. Listed after “Other” are the four mostcommonly noted other topics: professional practice, ethics, safety, and licensure or life-longlearning. These areas, among others, are described in ASCE’s Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge for the 21st Century (2nd Ed.) as topics important to future civil engineers.5 100% 90% 80% Percent of Responses

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Gerard Spillane, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

] (5) (4) A poorly executed Practical outcome devoid of values product lacking in appropriate values (1) Mechanical Skills Problem (2) Solving (6) Skills developed in Theoretical solving an ethical

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica Jovanovic, Trine University; Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University; M. Brian Thomas P.E., Trine University; R. Thomas Trusty II, Trine University

Tagged Divisions

International

ImprovisationConflict management Courage Pattern recognitionNegotiation expertise Commitment Cognitive complexityEmpowering others Hardiness CosmopolitanismCross-cultural ethical issues Maturity Managing uncertaintySocial literacy Results-orientation Local vs. global paradoxes Personal literacyCultural literacy Tenacity Behavioral flexibility Emotional intelligenceIt is very challenging to create curriculum materials that implement

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

necessary input skills are shown with a “C”.Courses that are listed as an input skill requirement, but not a prerequisite according to thecatalogue are listed with an “F”.ResultsTable 1 shows the free responses from IAC members. All keywords that received two or morementions are shown. Four of the six professional skills cited by Shuman6 are well represented inthe results: teamwork, learning, ethics, and communication (engineering in a global context andknowledge of contempary issues were not in the results). Other skills identified by others with afocus on curriculum development are also represented. These include problem solving,teamwork and learning 3, 8, 9, 12.Table 2 shows the responses for skills that IAC members felt were critical. There was

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald G. Kander, Philadelphia University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. 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

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

B B B B E17. Public policy B B E18. Business and public administration B B E19. Globalization B B B E20. Leadership B B B E21. Teamwork B B B E22. Attitudes B B E23. Lifelong learning B B B E E24. Professional and ethical responsibility B B B B E E Key: B Portion of the BOK fulfilled

Conference Session

Lessons Learned through Community Engagement of Engineering Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Robert Foster, George Fox University; Gary E. Spivey, George Fox University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

(3.24) (2.57) (2.73) Maintain a strong work ethic throughout 6.95 4.74 4.83 P 6.11 0>1=2 an engineering design project (3.41) (2.41) (2.66) Understand the impact of your engineering 6.76 3.61 4.28 design/solution in a societal and global P 9.44 0>1=2 (3.68) (2.55) (3.08) context Identify potential ethical issues and 6.74 3.39 4.67

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

GraduatesABSTRACTThere is something universal about obtaining a degree from an accredited university; it is alicense to call oneself educated. In recognizing this certification of erudition, society setsrelatively simple standards that can be difficult to achieve. The graduate must be able to addressdifficult problems coherently, bringing to bear a mixture of knowledge, empathy, skills, andmoral and ethical standards. Within this framework, society allows for specialization. Lawyersare not asked to design airplanes nor doctors to write complex opinions on the meaning of recentacts of Congress. There is, however, an underlying expectation of core knowledge which isinescapable. Any college graduate, for example, should be able to read or write a paper on acomplex

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Anne Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

Annual Conference and Exposition; 26-29 June, 2011; Vancouver, BC. Page 25.1142.82. Vanasupa L, Slivovsky L, Chen KC. Global challenges as inspirtation: A classrom strategy to foster social responsibility. Science and Engineering Ethics. 2006;12:373-380.
 
 
3. Mihelcic JR, Fry LM, Myre EA, Phillips LD, Barkdoll BD. Field Guide to Environmental Engineering for Development Workers: Water, Sanitation, and Indoor Air. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers Press; 2009.4. Schneider J, Lucena J. Problem

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas A. Lenox Ph.D., American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. 2010. “Assessing the Standards for Assessment: Is it Time to Update Criterion 3?” Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, June.35. Russell, J. and Lenox, T. 2012. "The Raise the Bar Initiative: Charting the Future by Understanding the Path to the Present -- An Historical Overview." Proceedings of the 2012 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, June.36. Russell, J. S., and Stouffer, W. B. 2003a. “Some ethical dimensions of additional education beyond the BSCE.“ J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., 129(4), 225–231.37. Russell, J. S., and Stouffer, W. B. 2003b. “Too liberal or not liberal enough: Liberal arts, electives, and professional skills

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Anne Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

PracticalAction to design simulated learning experiences that incorporate concerns of marginalizedcommunities. Traditional poverty alleviation design challenges focus on creating solutions toproblems that differentially affect people living in poverty. Five of the fourteen “GrandChallenges”78 of Engineering—make solar energy economical, provide access to clean water,restore and improve urban infrastructure, manage the nitrogen cycle, and advance personalizedlearning—have particular relevance to alleviating poverty. Innovative engineering educatorshave suggested that design for large-scale social issues brings together technical prototypingskills and professional engineering ethics.9, 79, 80 Simulating design in marginalized communitiesallows educators to

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Martha M. Ellis

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Ben Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

have been dropped in order to reduce the credit hoursrequired for the degree as mandated by the state legislature. The math and science core was also kept intact with the exception that the originalstatistics course taken from Statistics Department was deemed no longer necessary as discussedbelow. In order to ensure that the students still took the same level of math as before, the coursewas made into a math elective. The students now have multiple choices for a third advancedmath course based on their interest including vector calculus, linear algebra, and differentialequations. Previously, the students were required to take two College of Engineering courses,engineering ethics and engineering economics. The ethics course has

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University; Reginald Amory, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Values and Ethical Issues in the Graduate Education of Scien-tists and Engineers. The survey included 1,440 respondents selected randomly from ninety-ninedepartments of chemistry, civil engineering, microbiology, and sociology in major research uni-versities in the U.S. Students were asked to report their level of agreement with 5 questions. Theresults of the survey suggested that there was room for improvement in doctoral programs, bothacademically and socially. Page 25.599.4In a similar vein as the main objective of this paper Crede and Borrego5 argued that If the U.S.was to remain a globally recognized source of technological and scientific

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rachel A. Louis, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brook Sattler, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. These four were that (1) collaborationsshould not be stressful, (2) the time requirements should be reasonably low, (3) all thecollaborators should have clear roles in the project, and (4) all the collaborators should live up totheir commitments. In order to achieve these ideal collaborations, seven factors were identifiedas being most important, namely: (1) compatible interests/passions; (2) shared goals; (3)complimentary skills; (4) compatible personalities; (5) compatible work ethic; (6) a sharedunderstanding of rigor; and (7) a desire to learn from each other (see Figure 3). Common to theseseven factors was the notion of sharing and compatibility. Factors most important for a

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

19 Defining engineering 11 Space in curriculum 10 Work ethic/ability of students 9 Budget issues 9 Lack of effective/proven curriculum 9Figure 2: Greatest Challenges to K-12 Engineering EducationThe third research question posed to participants asked, “If you could participate in a meeting withSTEM educators from various countries, what would you define as the most important topics todiscuss?” Figure 3 shows the most frequently mentioned issues. For this question

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mallory Lancaster, Purdue University; Yi Luo; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

; Transportation; Tropical Medicine; Water Resources2 Acoustics; Anthropology; Biophysics; Clinical Neurology; Ecology; Engineering, Aerospace; Genetics & Heredity; Hematology; History Of Social Sciences; Imaging Science & Photographic Technology; Industrial Relations & Labor; Infectious Diseases; Linguistics; Materials Science, Ceramics; Medical Ethics; Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Nutrition & Dietetics; Physics, Applied; Physics, Multidisciplinary; Public Administration; Social Issues; Virology; Women's Studies3 Allergy; Astronomy & Astrophysics; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Rosaurelis Marín Ramírez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Paola Pacheco Roldan, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, including nonlinear structural analysis, computational mechanics, and biomechanics. He is also active in engineering education and engineering ethics, particularly in the subjects of mechanics education and appropriate technology. At UPRM Papadopoulos serves as the coordinator of the Engineering Mechanics Committee in the Depart- ment of General Engineering. He also co-coordinates the Social, Ethical, and Global Issues (SEGI) in Engineering Program and Forums on Philosophy, Engineering, and Technology.Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Romn, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Aidsa I. Santiago-Romn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Materi- als and the Director of the Strategic Engineering