................................................................................................................................ 25 4.3 Manufacturing and Construction .................................................................................. 28 4.4 Operations and Maintenance ......................................................................................... 28 4.5 Professional Ethics ........................................................................................................... 29 4.6 Business, Legal and Public Policy.................................................................................. 29 4.7 Sustainability and Societal and Environmental Impact ............................................. 30 4.8 Engineering Economics
blaming the crisis on a recent change of the water sourcefrom Detroit’s water system to the Flint River, the timing of which coincides with the elevatedlead levels. Reading about the revelations in Michigan brings to our minds the discovery andattempted cover-up of lead in the Washington D.C. water supply, which Drs. Donna Riley andYanna Lambrinidou wrote about in their 2015 ASEE paper, “Canons against Cannons? SocialJustice and the Engineering Ethics Imaginary” [5]. Similar to in Washington D.C., Flint Stateofficials are being accused of failing to act soon enough and in the best interests of the citizens.Both of these cases highlight the inherent socio-technical nature of engineered systems – afeature of engineering which, we and many others
engineering through case studies rather than abstract examples helps students see the societal impact of engineering and relate works of engineering to the social, political and cultural contexts in which they arose [5]. For example, in a new lecture developed on the topic of Ethics in Engineering, we cover the story of the 1978 Citicorp Center Crisis. We incorporate video clips from a BBC documentary on this incident, as well as audio from 99 Percent Invisible podcast [6] interviewing Professor David Billington and his former student, Diane Hartley, whose undergraduate thesis work identified the critical flaw in the building’s design. In lecture, we pose students the question of whether the public should have been informed of the impending
leader on a technical team f. An ability to identify, analyze, and solve broadly-defined engineering technology problems g. An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non- technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature h. An understanding of the need for and an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development i. An understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities including a respect for diversity j. A knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context k. A commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvementThe
indicators. Students should use information by recognizing the need,using it effectively, evaluating it, using it ethically and legally, and recognizing its changingnature. Since freshman engineering students need to learn the same things, engaging the newlibrarians in teaching basic information literacy components to freshman engineering studentsseemed to be a good place to train them.The learning process included three significant steps: Observation, reflection (and input), andpractice. A key component was to maintain the novice librarian’s engagement at each stage ofthe learning process. The novice librarians first observed sections of the in-class component,taught by an experienced engineering librarian, with the knowledge that they would be
experience through supplementalworkshops and seminars. Considering previous research, the Translational Application ofNanoscale Multiferroic Systems (TANMS) research center designed, implemented and assesseda comprehensive REU program to engage students in research during both the academic year andsummer months. TANMS’s REU is an eight-week research experience for undergraduates frommultiple 4-year universities and community colleges. The program components include researchin one of TANMS laboratories, seminars on ethics and diversity, workshops on entrepreneurship,and social events. These activities are woven into an experience to instill sixteen specific skillsthat were grouped into five core categories: I) communication (2 skills); II
ENGINEERING (FE) EXAMAbstractMany engineering technology students find the electrical and computer engineering sections ofthe general Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam to be the most challenging. This paperattempts to present the development and application of a practical teaching module to assiststudents with the first step of the process that leads to the P.E. license. This module is aimed tofurnish the extra review and practice which technology students need to meet this challengethrough a concise review of the electrical and computer topics covered on the FE exams.The knowledge base comprises of eighteen subject areas: namely Mathematics, Probability andStatistics, Ethics and Professional Practice, Engineering Economics, Properties of
information to solve problems, life-long learning, communication, and ethical behavior. At IRE, and its sister program Twin CitiesEngineering (TCE), incoming students are presented with the outcomes during orientation. Asnew, innovative programs recruiting students before being accredited, discussion of theoutcomes and aligning program activities with the outcomes provided external credibility. Thissupported change and student buy-in to program activities that were designed to move themtowards better meeting the outcomes, but that would not be familiar to students in traditionalprograms, such as a professional development plan or metacognitive reflection activities.The IRE and TCE programs were developed as outcomes-based programs. Beginning with
overcomein integrating into this new environment. Student veterans bring an enormous amount ofmaturity and life perspective with them. Most are mature beyond their years. They have arespect for authority that has been borne of necessity and an understanding of delayedgratification. They are focused and goal-oriented and possess a tremendous work ethic. Mosthave experiences in working with broad and diverse groups of individuals and bring with themexperience and skills in leading small teams. They come from very diverse backgrounds andhave life experiences unlike any traditional student on campus. Student veterans are older,typically commute to campus, work part or fulltime, often have a spouse and children, and make-up roughly four percent of the
Paper ID #14697Exploring Interviews as Validity Evidence for the Engineering ProfessionalResponsibility AssessmentDr. Nathan E Canney, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and the role of the public in engineering decisions. Dr. Canney re- ceived bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis
CreditsNumberMATH 141 Statistics I 3ELEC 343 Advanced Circuits Analysis 3ELEC 332 Industrial Power Electronics 3 GER 3SOET 377 Engineering Ethics 1MATH 364 Differential Equations 4 17Semester (6)SpringCourse Course Title CreditsNumberELEC 380 LAN/WAN Technology 3 ELEC 385 Electronic Communications I 3 ELEC 383 Power Transmission & Distribution 3 GER 3 Program Elective 3 SOET 348 Engineering
along with his Master’s of Science and Bachelor of Science from Purdue’s School of Civil Engineering. Justin is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the STEM Education Research Institute at IUPUI. Justin’s research interests include developing pedagogical strategies to improve STEM students’ ethical reasoning skills; exploring the role of empathy within design, innovation and sustainability; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories. c American Society for
current research focuses on three distinct but highly correlated areas – innovative design and entrepreneurship, engineering modeling, and global competency in engineering. She is currently associate editor for the AEE Journal.Dr. Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Distinguished Service Professor of industrial engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering education experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former Senior Editor of the Journal of Engineering
the individual learning outcome as possible. As previously mentioned, pre andpost questionnaires were used in previous iterations of this study. Additionally the newquestionnaires have been categorized into four categories: A. Communication, B.Teamwork, C. Ethics and Professionalism, and D. Leadership. These four new categorieswere selected as each category represents a desirable and employable work attribute. Thequestionnaire used a 5-point Likert scale in which 5 was ‘Strongly Agree’ and 1 was‘Strongly Disagree. The pre and post questionnaire questions can be found in the resultssection in Table 1 with a bar chart comparison of the results shown in Figure 2.3.2 Documentary/Instructional Videos with Post Questionnaire A video
identify problems, finding solutions Creativity Creativity, invention, innovation, thinking outside the box, art Communication Communication skills, oral narrative skills Business and Management Decision making, prioritizing, managing people and projects, troubleshooting Leadership Service, leadership High Ethical Standards Ethical standards, religion (faith), values, belief system, morals Professionalism Professionalism, ethics, judgement, care, subject expertise
the expectation of an engineer. Two of the eleven ABETStudent Outcomes5 highlight on ethical responsibility of an engineer, and understanding theimpact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. ASCE also highlights on thewell-being of our communities and consistently improving the quality of life of the generalpublic4. IEEE emphasizes on engineers’ responsibility in making decisions consistent with thesafety, health, and welfare of the public6. To meet the needs of the society and to train theengineering students with the importance of ‘serving the community’ we created a course calledService Learning. The students are expected to understand the importance of ‘serving thecommunity’ and gain the perspective of improving the
Design of Thermal Systems is a required course for mechanical engineeringsenior students and is offered in every fall semester. The course is similar to Capstone designcourse as it provides culminating experience on design of thermal and energy systems forseniors. The ABET outcomes for the course are Outcome (a) "an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering" Outcome (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" Outcome (e) “an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems”Using the ABET outcomes
(scientific mind) desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainabilitySocial Skills Social skills and other (d) an ability to function on productive team behaviors multidisciplinary teams (communication, team g) an ability to communicate
have significant early positive impact on their freshmen studentsthat lasts beyond their college years.IntroductionET programs offer a variety of entry level courses aimed at preparing freshmen students for thechallenges they are expected to face in their college years and perhaps beyond. Such courses mayor may not be offered for a credit. Many of these course are developed to satisfy the Criteria forAccrediting Engineering Technology Programs1, especially Criterion 3: Students Outcomes (h, I,j and k) that state: h. an understanding of the need for and an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development; i. an understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical
software forthe following categories.20 Table 3: ABET Criteria 3 - Student 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
Intrapersonal skills: self-management, time management, self-development, self- regulation, adaptability, flexibility, executive functioning, core self-evaluation, work ethic, persistence, study skills, ethics & integrity, and citizenship.Gaven, et. al. further specifies: “Researchers agree that cognitive intelligence or technical skillsare needed, but not sufficient to have success in executing complex professional tasks and thatinterpersonal and intrapersonal skills improve performance. Some authors hold that the cognitiveskill is the basic determinant of labor market outcomes. In contrast, others researchers havestated that “Non-cognitive ability is as important, if not more important, than cognitive ability.”Globalization
inFigure 8. The nanoengineering, entrepreneurship and ethics course then requires the students toapply these concepts as the students develop models and create their own process flows andgenerate their own models regarding nanoscale devices. Throughout this course sequence, basicphysics is applied and taught to the student in terms of the micro and nanoscale, including optics,mechanics, electronics, fluids and biology.Figure 9. Nickel nanowires grown by the students in EP280( Intro to nanoengineering).MEMS and sensingEP410, EP411, EP408During their time at RHIT, the EP students take two courses in MEMS and one course insensing. During EP410, the introductory MEMS course, the students are introduces to severaltopics in microfabrication such as
brokerage and a biotech firm. Ms. Pyle holds a MBA degree from Averett University, a MEd. from the University of Houston, and a BA in Geology from Cedar Crest College. She has served on various boards including the Board of Directors for the Charlottesville Venture Group where she chaired the Business Plan Review and Annual Business Forum Committees. In addition, she has served on the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council and as a founding Director for the Business Growth Network. She also served on the board of the Division of Professional Affairs Advisory Council for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Known for her candor and high ethical standards, positive energy and astute people skills, she has
responsibility is the desire to dosomething to meet societal needs. Vanzdoort discusses the micro levels of social responsibilitysuch as ethical codes for engineers and macro levels of social responsibility such as societaldecisions about technology. He states that knowledge of the social aspects of engineering isnecessary because of the environment in which engineers work [1]. Research also suggests thatthere is a need for global competence in the engineering profession. Lohmann, Rollins, and Hoeyresearched the importance of learning about cultures and issues worldwide [2]. Their studyconcluded that international study is key to becoming a successful global engineer. Thoughtechnical skills are necessary, they are not sufficient. To obtain ABET
research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E.Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder Greg Rulifson is a Civil Engineering doctoral candidate focused on qualitative engineering education re- search while also completing the Engineering in Developing Communities certificate. Greg earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice from UC Berkeley where he acquired a passion for using engineering to facilitate developing communities’ capacity for suc- cess. He earned his master’s degree in Structural Engineering and Risk Analysis from
defined parameters similar to those given in theirassignments and exams, they become flustered when pushed beyond those comfort zones. Somehave argued that this kind of curriculum not only fails to foster creativity, it actually stiflesingenuity1, inhibiting innovation to solve the world’s greatest problemsWe sought to reverse this negative association between creativity and engineering education bymotivating a large engineering class with a combination of Ethic of Care2,3,4 andentrepreneurship. Ethic of Care is a concept grounded on value-guided practices to meet theneeds of those receiving the care, within a framework of justice and rights5. By incorporating awider view of stakeholders and their relationships in the engineering design process
themes, real world examples, and new topics such as sustainability. The rationalefor implementing the cases within a traditional laboratory was to determine if the cases impactedstudent engagement; helped students to see the link between laboratory exercises and real worldapplications; increased student’s critical thinking levels above the lower levels of Bloom’sTaxonomy of knowledge and comprehension for their experimental data; and improved thequality of student laboratory reports. The new cases developed addressed: 1) E-waste to teachenvironmental ethics and statistical analysis of data, 2) the 2014 Duke Coal Ash Spill inDanville, VA to teach physical and chemical water quality and treatment; 3) a Confined AnimalFeeding Operations water
was a glimpse into what they came to engineering for and many became veryenthusiastic about the prospect of upper year courses.Figure 4: Example bow shock - A shadowgraph of the Project Mercury reentry capsule92.7 Week 8The readings of week 7 had an ethics theme. The book was describing the dilemma and conflictfelt by the crew that had left the main character behind thinking he was dead but finding out thathe was very much alive. As part of this first year course students complete a number ofprofessional skills modules. Completion of one of the ethics modules was the deliverable of thisweek to tie back to the book and to make the content relevant and ‘just in time’.2.8 Week 9The main character of The Martian has to try to get to a meeting
past 6 years, her curricular and extracurricular teaching with engineers and scientists has been geared towards encouraging them to think about the broader social, ethical and political dimensions of their research and training.Prof. Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University Michael Caplan earned his undergraduate degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following post-doctoral research at Duke University Medical Center in Cell Biology, Michael joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2003, and he is now an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Caplan’s research focuses on molecular cooperativity in drug targeting, bio-sensing
AgreeI applied knowledge ofmathematics, science andengineering.I designed and conductedexperiments, as well as analyzedand interpreted data.I designed a system, component,or process to meet desired needswithin realistic constraintssuch as economic,environmental, social,political, ethical, health andsafety, manufacturability, andsustainability.I functioned on multi-disciplinary teams.I identified, formulated, andsolved engineering problems.I fully understood professionaland ethical responsibilities.I communicated effectively.I used the broad educationnecessary to understand theimpact of engineering solutionsin a global, economic,environmental, and societalcontext.I recognized the need for life-long learning and I can engage init.I have been aware