development setting and location each year.Challenges in previous years have been based in Vietnam, However, there are two significant barriers to fulfilling thisNepal, Timor Leste, Cameroon, and India in partnership need. First, there are not enough engineers being trainedwith Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s) such as worldwide, particularly in developing countries [2]. Second,the Nepal Water for Health and Habit for Humanity. The engineering students who do graduate are often not preparedEWB Challenge utilized in the design class this year at with the skills and competencies needed to work in a globalColorado State University was based in the workplace. Skills such as communication, ethics
engineering design and providing service learning opportunities for first-year programming students through various K-12 educational activities. Dr. Estell is a Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee for the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, and also serves as a program evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission. He is also a founding member and serves as Vice President of The Pledge of the Computing Professional, an organization dedicated to the promotion of ethics in the computing professions through a standardized rite-of-passage ceremony.Dr. James Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University Dr. Hylton is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He pre- viously
Physics 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. PSO f An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. a 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 g An ability to communicate effectively. b
and are continuing to evolve as the program While they are marked as engineers, they may not considergrows. These include engineering problem solving, ethics, themselves engineers until they are recognized by others asand other areas as defined by ABET and common to most engineers, gaining a discourse-identity that incorporatesengineering programs. They also include the mission and engineering, or by adding an affinity-identity by engaging invalues of Campbell University as well as practices intended extracurricular organizations that are focused on engineering.to reduce barriers for underrepresented populations and A strong engineering identity may require multipleevidence-based
participation consistent, reliable sources of support, information andincreased each year; from 20% to 30% to 50%, but we inspiration. The mentors are trained in a 2-hour session instill expect more. which their roles and responsibilities, including ethics, are stressed. They are also provided a 7-page manual that drawsIndex Terms – Mentorship program, senior-first-year, from the College of Engineering Peer Advocates manual.student-student The mentors are enthusiastic students and for the most part Introduction
economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability Kirsten H. Dodson Assistant Professor, Lipscomb an ability to communicate effectively University, kirsten.dodson@lipscomb.edu the broad education necessary to understand the impact Kerry E. Patterson Execute Director, The Peugeot Center of engineering solutions in a global, economic, for Engineering Service in Developing Communities at environmental, and societal context Lipscomb University, kerry.patterson@lipscomb.edu a knowledge of contemporary issues Joseph B. Tipton Associate Professor, Lipscomb
) students were not introduced toalgorithmic assessment. We are exploring the correlation design until upper-division courses, and (iv) we needed tobetween this logical-thinking test and student success, and attract and retain undecided and traditionally under-also improvement in students’ logic ability as evidenced represented groups of students. The overall goals were toby pre- and post-test comparisons. include project design and teamwork experience, introduce programming earlier, stress “soft skills” such asIndex Terms - electrical engineering, mentors, problem- communication, ethics and student success, and to
test scores of the value of conversations and talking through problems toengineering student responses to ABET soft skill solve their own problems. As educators, it would beknowledge, explores the possibilities for freshman convenient to ‘bottle’ the wisdom of product creation andengineering students to engage meaningfully in six of the pass it along to students. However, students need explicit11 outcomes for engineering graduates. With a focus on instruction on what engineering researchers andmulti-disciplinary teamwork, professional ethical practitioners implicitly understand and use daily. Thisresponsibility, effective communication, engineering
. The coaching program has evolved based on students’ commitment to success, level of inquiry, andexperiences and feedback from key stakeholders, leading personal understanding of self and cultural awarenessto the continuous development of new strategies for (http://prospect.uncc.edu/resources).improving participant satisfaction, academic and A student’s personal success in the College ofprofessional success, and retention. These enhancements Engineering is ultimately a function of their motivation,have made a positive impact based on recent assessment decision making, level of communication, work ethic, andresults, to include overwhelmingly positive student ability to overcome adversity
. 1. Bringle, R. G. Phillips, M. A. Hudson, M., The Measure of Service Learning: Research Scales to Assess Student Experiences, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 2004. CONCLUSION 2. Tsang, E., Service Learning: A Positive Approach to Teaching Engineering Ethics and Social Impact of Technology,In this paper, the EWB challenge was assigned to the course