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Andrew J. Strubhar; Dennis Kroll

ethic the senior PT’sdisplayed was far superior...Being in school for engineering, we finally received a glimpse ofwhat we will be doing in the future which is far more exciting than looking dazedly into aCalculus book.”The realization that there needed to be a maturing process struck many of the IE students.“[T]he PT students were very focused in their goals as well as during meetings, especially whencompared to our ETE project...They were able to break up portions of their responsibilitieswhereas we were not able to do so to the same extent.”Comparison of ProjectsAs mentioned above, the IMET students have the advantage of two out-of-college projectswhich overlap in time. This fact is definitely manipulated in the course structure to

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Linda M. Head; Zenaida O. Keil; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan

and science in their middle school years. Participants from minority populationswere strongly encouraged to apply. Innovative hands-on experiments in the various fields ofengineering with state of the art technology were used to spark the participants’ interest inengineering. Experiments required collaborative learning through teamwork. The programconsisted of a two-week on-campus session at Rowan University wherein students interactedwith departmental faculty, undergraduate engineering students and representatives from localindustry. The workshop also experiments, field trips, workshops on engineering ethics,professionalism, gender sensitivity and computer training sessions. The impact of the workshopwas very encouraging and positive. Such

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Martin Pike

, and professional ethics.”1 Amore detailed explanation is related in the paper by Bruce et al. Basically, this three credit courseis divided into a lecture section and a student lab section. During the lecture, the various topicsnoted above are discussed. This aspect of the course could be included in any of the formats. Thecore of the course is in the three mini-projects that are assigned through the course. Each projectties together two or more aspects of mechanical engineering to give the students the sense of howthese various fields that were taught in separate courses are interrelated and interdependent. Anexample: the author had the students design a soda can crusher for elderly and handicappedindividuals that was to be powered by house

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Michael J Batchelder; Iyer L. Srinivasa; Daniel F. Dolan

engineering programs demonstrate that theirgraduates have fundamental knowledge and know how to apply it working in teams whileconsidering the ethical and societal context of their designs. Student teams competing incontests develop not only technical skills, but also communication and teaming skills. Typically,student teams must seek donations of components, supplies, equipment, and money thusdeveloping presentation and sales skills. Vehicle competitions, such as Sunrayce, Formula SAEMini-Indy, and SAE Mini-Baja, have a strong emphasis on safety leading students to understandtheir designs in terms of a broader context. All contests have rules. This forces students toconsider their interpretation. (Is it ethical during a solar car race to purposely

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Nathan Stott; Gregory B. Markus; Diann Brei; Deanna M. Winton Hoffman; William W. Schultz

demonstrate their products attheir team booth in a public arena.Lectures are organized according to design process theory: design specifications,conceptualization, design embodiment, material selection and product fabrication, and designvalidation. Different design methodologies are taught such as Quality Function Deployment(QFD), Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Design for X (DFX where X can be formanufacturing, assembly, environment, safety, etc.). To further prepare our students, technicalcommunications, environmental concerns, and ethical issues have been added to the lectureseries. In these lectures, we teach the role of the engineer in serving society. Further, that in allaspects of their work and life, they should consider their

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William C. Oakes; Ronald Wukasch; Richard Foretek; Jennifer Watia; Jeffery L. Gray; Leah H Jamieson; Edward Coyle

) 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(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 and societal context(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. The

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Sheila Horan

checked and verified by the lab instructor. If the design didn’t work, the students had to re-do the design until it did work. Each student has indicated2 that this lab is a positive experienceand that they have gained useful information from participation in the labs. The first studentsthrough this newly designed curriculum are currently sophomores and have not yet reached thecapstone level. When they do reach the capstone class, the capstone faculty will be surveyed todetermine if the student’s preparation level has increased. A sample of the lab on VolageDivision is included in the Appendix to this paper.Bibliography1. The Ethics Challenge, produced by Lockheed Martin Corporation, Westlake Village CA, 19982. Student course evaluations, Fall

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Richard A. Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

operationswork place paradigm. To ensure that quality reigns in a facility, training is required. Basicteamwork and other interpersonal skills can be learned in a classroom environment. Themanipulations and interpretations of statistical quality control and its resulting data, the gauge ofquality can be learned and applied by everyone in a facility. Ethics can be nurtured in aclassroom environment. Safety, environmental health, and industrial ecology can also belearned. Three courses in the curriculum will address these issues. They include StatisticalQuality Control, Process Safety and HAZMAT, Quality Concepts and Team Building Skills.Additionally, quality issues will permeate all the technical training courses so that students notonly have focused

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Michael McCracken; Wendy Newstetter

, effectivecommunications and the ethical issues of design.What is missing in product dissection classes is the opportunity for students to learn designing asa cognitive activity that emphasizes design thinking. Our research in design learning1,2 leads usto believe that students come to designing with a set of misconceptions that confound theirlearning (in whatever milieu) and those misconceptions have to be confronted and dealt with asearly as possible. We want the students to uncover design processes and construct their ownmodels of designing.II. Misconceptions of DesigningAs we previously mentioned students possess a set of misconceptions that confound theirlearning of design, our work has analyzed in detail the misconceptions2 and generated the theoryof

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Charles U. Okonkwo; Jerry Gintz

manufacturing arena requires students entering theworkforce to be trained in the basics of PSM. No longer is it acceptable, either ethically orfinancially, to produce a product without regard to the impact that the product has on theenvironment or the people who produce it. Government regulations maintain boundaries for themanufacturing industry to adhere to, and will undoubtedly become increasingly more stringent aswe learn more about the consequences of present day manufacturing techniques. Process Safety Management utilizes a collection of fourteen “tools” that together form acomprehensive approach to maintaining a safe work environment while providing the flexibilityto transition with the ever changing manufacturing industry. These tools provide

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Hugh Jack

-cuss other topics if time permits. Throughout the course topics such as ethics and documentationare continually stressed. Week Topic 1 PLC Introduction PLC Logic and Connection Sensors and Actuators 4 Combinatorial Logic with Boolean Algebra 6 Sequential Logic with State Diagrams and Petri Nets 8 Advanced Data Functions 10 Analog I/O and PID control 12 Data Communications Page 5.580.6 Design IssuesLaboratories are an important part of this course. The general sequence is

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Craig Gunn

(ROSES) provides studentswith not only close proximity to fellow engineers through centralized housing but to classes thatgroup these students together in math, physics, and chemistry. The students are required toenroll in a customized engineering course housed in the College of Engineering. This courseaddresses issues that are commonly experienced by most freshmen, but it also focuses on highlyspecialized topics involving engineering in particular. Topics range from introductory materialon their chosen majors to ethics. It is also an important time in which to make clear thenecessities of studying, time management, networking, and coping with the normally difficultengineering freshman's course load. This beginning effort shows great promise in

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Ronald A. Cox; Richard Grieve; Jeffrey Mohr

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 globaland societal context(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice.Student employees are exposed to every one of these areas while working on CIRAS projects.The typical studentThe majority of the students that work for CIRAS are juniors or seniors. They typically find outabout job opportunities from other

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Melanie Basantis; Zenaida Otero Keil

of Engineering has received numerous accolades on the performanceof its interns. Even first year students, perform above expectations. There are manyexamples of students working in small companies and in large institutions, such as theNaval Air Warfare Center. Regardless of company size, students learn to handleresponsibility quickly and to work in a professional setting. Students leave internships asmore mature professionals and with added technical knowledge. The participation of faculty plays an important role in the success of students.Faculty integrates professionalism and ethics in a highly technical and challengingcurriculum. Most courses include team projects. Engineering clinics are required everysemester. These clinics are

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Osama Ettouney; James Stenger; Karen E. Schmahl; James Moller; Christine Noble

) Design a system, component, or high high high high high medium process(d) Multidisciplinary teams high high high medium high high medium medium(e) Solve engineering problems high high high medium high high medium high(f) Professional ethics high medium high medium medium(g) Communication high high high high high high medium medium(h) Broad education medium medium high high high medium medium(i) Life-long learning

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Jack McGourty; Harvey Wolfe

Coalition in which Columbiais a member. His research interests focus on assessment processes as enablers for student learning, educationalreform, and organizational innovation. He has published several articles and book chapters on assessment andeducational related topics.LARRY J. SHUMANLarry J. Shuman is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh andProfessor of Industrial. His areas of interest are improving the engineering educational experience, and the study ofthe ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. Together with Dr. Atman, Dr. Shuman co-chaired the1997 Frontiers in Education Conference held in Pittsburgh. He is a member of the FIE Steering Committee, and willbe the Academic Dean

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Craig W. Somerton

project #3. Page 5.702.5 Table 1. Evaluation Form CommentsPartner A Partner BSelf Grade: 3.5 Partner Grade: 4.0 Self Grade: 4.0 Partner Grade: 4.0I had a very busy past couple of weeks and really Overall, an outstanding partner. Good workwasn’t available to meet for long periods of time. ethic, solid technical skill, and a self starterHowever, we both put a lot of work into this capable of working independently and keepingproject and it came out great up necessary communication with a partner.Self Grade: 4.0

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Craig Gunn

engineering program; engineering programs want their graduates to function in a realworld; and liberal education proponents strive to help educate the rounded engineer who will notonly prosper as an engineer but as a complete human being. Cooperative Engineering Educationprovides many tools that will help facilitate these desires. Ethics, teamwork, andcommunication are just some of the areas that are addressed within cooperative engineeringeducation programs. Providing students with tools to function within the real world has always Page 5.711.1been a prime focus of these programs. Communication, one of the critical needs of allengineers

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Ralph Olliges; Swami Karunamoorthy

instructor to classify some information as private, in which case the studentswon’t be able to read them.Bulletin Board tool is useful to send messages to entire class. The students used it fordiscussions on design project. The residential and commuter students were able tointeract effectively and learn together when they study apart. Another interesting featureis that the students can be divided into some groups and each group can have independentdiscussion about a topic. In Mechanics of Solids course, an ethical problem is given astopic for discussion. One group discussed in management point of view and one groupdiscussed public point of view. Students actively participated and discussion took placein a relaxed virtual environment.E-mail tool is

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John D. Enderle

, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health and safety, social and political.A multidisciplinary team project during this experience or in previous courses is expected in theprogram. A multidisciplinary team project for biomedical engineering programs is most easilyaccomplished via a project in which a student from each subspecialty is included on the team(e.g., biomechanics, biochemical, bioelectrical, biomaterial, biocomputing, etc.). No longer isthere a requirement for the number of design credits in each course be counted, just a significantculminating design project that prepares students for entering engineering practice. Anotheroption for biomedical engineering design projects is the National Science Foundation Programon design projects to

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Bob Lahidji

4 Information technology. 2. A good grasp of the design and manufacturing process. 3. A basic understanding of the context in which engineering is practiced, including: Economics and business practice, History, The environment, and Customer and societal needs. 4. A multidisciplinary systems perspective. 5. Good communication skills: Written, Verbal, Graphic, and Listening. 6. High ethical standards. 7. An ability to think critically and creatively as well as independently and cooperatively. 8. Flexibility, ability and the self-confidence to adapt to rapid/major change. 9. Lifelong desire and commitment to learn. 10. A profound

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Brian S Macherone; Jagdish T. Gajjar; Cherrice Traver

technical objective of achieving afunctional weather station and student outcomes including teamwork, communication,documentation, design and ethical decision making skills. The technical objectives were mostlymet. Each team demonstrated working subsystems. Time ran out for complete system debugging,but the full integration was completed by the end of the term. The final project presentation anddesign reports demonstrated the result of the teamwork, communication, documentation, designand ethical decision making skills that we were hoping for. Students were very enthusiastic aboutthe project and in the following academic year they formed a “Union College Weather StationClub” to continue to work on the system debugging and installation.Although the

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Richard L Canale; Ellen J Duwart; Cheryl Cates

apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineeringb) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret datac) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needsd) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary 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 for the need for, and ability to engage in life-long learningj) A knowledge of contemporary issuesk) The ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools

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Robert Engelken

/shelearns that simple, elegant, and even almost trivial solutions, if they meet specifications andconstraints, often are superior to complex, sophisticated, and/or theoretical solutions; that is, anounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory.With all of the above, this sense of real world engineering and specific examples of such can’thelp but positively impact the relevance and wisdom of a new professor’s classroom instruction,particularly in light of recent, for example, ABET’s, increased emphasis on engineering design,ethics, and teamwork.A rapidly expanding contact network is another benefit of consulting. Just as with compoundinterest, contacts and business tend to increase exponentially with time as the availability andquality of one’s

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Majid Salim; John E Wagner; David R Finley

given to their entire classduring the final examination period.At the completion of the course, the student is to be able to:a) feel a part of the university community by knowing at least one engineering faculty member, by knowing their classmates, and by attending a professional society meeting on campus,b) describe the various fields of engineering, the engineering design process, professional registration, and the National Society of Professional Engineers’ Code of Ethics,c) effectively utilize university resources, such as academic advising, tutoring, the registrar, computing facilities, the library, career services, and the fitness and wellness center,d) discuss what they want from their education and how they are in control of

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David F. Ollis

, which now includes a weekly lecture (engineeringdisciplines, safety, ethics, etc.), an introduction to the NCSU computing environment, ourdissection lab, and a short design competition in bridge building. In this guise, the lab is part ofthe integrated course, which is experienced by the entire eleven hundred students of each Page 5.29.6entering engineering class(5). Such enormous numbers passing through a single lab, ofmaximum capacity forty students, requires a total of 30-35 sections, and allows only a pair oftwo-hour labs per student. This hyperabbreviated encounter is nonetheless made to followmuch of the previous cycle. Now, students

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Kandace K. Martin; Carol Fulton; Barbara L. Licklider

5.423.5content, to introduce them to technological innovations, and to engage them in the ethical issues involvedin breaking computer security systems. He now seeks to bring about these same outcomes in his learningcommunity. (A freshman experience designed to provide students in the program with a greater awarenessof computer engineering, hands-on experiences, knowledge and skills for successful teamwork andenhanced problem solving skills.)V. Concluding RemarksThis is a critical time for engineering education reform. The rapid pace of change is taking its toll onsociety in complex, encouraging, and frightening ways. Unless we enlarge our capacity to learn well andto teach well, we as a nation may suffer severe consequences both culturally and

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Doug Jacobson; Barbara L. Licklider

placed upon them as freshmenby providing a collaborative environment in which they will learn to seek assistance from andprovide support to peers.The primary objectives for Project SUCCESS are:1. Enhance student learning by: • introducing students to basic computer engineering projects, • providing an environment for students to practice teamwork skills, • connecting students to the computer engineering faculty and facilities through authentic, real-world situations, • promoting problem solving, critical thinking, and ethical reasoning, • providing an environment for students to practice presentation skills, and • developing an understanding of study skills and their learning styles.2. Provide an environment to facilitate the

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Steven L. Cohen; Dennis P. Slevin; David I. Cleland; Kim LaScola Needy; Heather Nachtmann

critical success factors can bebroken into five major categories: Board Policies, Communications, Governance Processes,Individual Board Members, and Information. Specific topics that would be discussed in each ofthese areas is outlined next: Board Policies – selection and removal of members, allowable length of service (term limits), size of the board, the CEO as the Chairman, ethics, shareholder relationships, and social responsibility. Communication – channels (internal and external), and protocol. Governance Processes – use of committees (nominating, compensation, audit, and finance), board meeting structure and procedures, group dynamics, decision making, boards at work - normalcy, crisis management

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Sheikh A. Akbar; Prabir K. Dutta

Education: - Combined-Research Curriculum Development (CRCD)/NSF - Technology Enhanced Learning and Research (TELR)/OSU - Honors House/OSU Figure 1 CISM research and education thrust areas. The curriculum is designed around the multidisciplinary approach of CISM and focuseson an interactive approach emphasizing problem solving, team work, communication, andindustrial experience. Workers in the 21st century will need skills beyond the technical, such as Page 5.52.2management, leadership and ethics. Plans include expanding the students’ technical education toinclude business, management