Engineering Education from Purdue University.Dr. Donald Winiecki, Boise State University Don Winiecki, Ed.D., Ph.D. is the ‘Professor of Ethics & Morality in Professional Practice‘ in the Boise State University, College of Engineering. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in ‘Foundational Values‘ and ‘Professional Ethics‘ in the Computer Science Department and Organizational Performance & Workplace Learning Department in the Boise State University College of Engineering. His research focuses on the attributes of technology and technology-in-use as a reflection on, and an influence on social morals and social ethics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019
senior level course, such as design, and isbeing assessed mostly for technical competence and as one of several other criteria underevaluation [11]. The lack of validated assessment methods for process safety thinking, coupledwith the general lack of authentic situations in which students can make these decisions presentsus with an opportunity to address both points. In this paper, we will discuss both the creation of avirtual process safety environment which attempts to address the authenticity issue, as well as thedevelopment of an assessment tool, the Engineering Process Safety Reasoning Instrument(EPSRI), which is based on previous work in assessing students’ moral and ethical reasoning inan engineering context.Project ObjectivesThis work
about the value of the ECE profession, theirinterest in the class, and their intensions to persist. The surveys also measured personalendorsements including the importance of ethical considerations in engineering decisions,the value of professional skills compared to technical training, and empathy. Data analysisrevealed that among novice students, the more they believed that the ECE professionafforded opportunities to benefit society and work with others (i.e., had prosocial value), themore interested they were in the class and in turn, the more they intended to persist in theirECE degree program. This persistence intentions relationship was not true for studentbeliefs about the ECE profession affording opportunities to gain wealth, power, and
. Bill Gates came up for his service to society to improve societal conditions (e.g. global health and Gates scholars for low income students). Parents Mother or Father who were the primary caretakers and serve as an example of strong work ethics, risk taking and success. Parent(s) that took risks, such as immigrating to US to begin a career or seek a better life, starting their own business. Parent(s) that worked hard to endure economic hardship. Close Similar role model as a parent. They are role models of people that took risks Family such as starting their own business and were successful. Club Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts organization provided
enterthe STEM/knowledge workforce and/or graduate school. For three years, the program recruits acohort of 10 students/year who work on a number of advanced manufacturing related projects for10 weeks in the summer starting from last week of May through first week of August. Eachstudent has to complete both research ethics and lab safety training before starting their research.All students are mentored by a professor and also a graduate student. In other words, eachstudent has a faculty and as well as a graduate student mentor. For 2018 cohort, all facultymentors were from College of Engineering. The mentors guide the students in selecting theresearch project and also throughout the progress of the research. Students participate in weeklymeetings
identified eight outcomes of thefirst-year engineering program at the southwestern institution: (1) Teamwork, (2) EngineeringProfession, (3) Ethics, (4) Engineering Communication, (5) Engineering Design, (6) Math andPhysics Modeling, (7) Problem Solving, and (8) Algorithmic/Computational Thinking. Figure 2shows the engineering enculturation outcomes. Figure 2. Engineering enculturation outcomes in the first-year engineering programC. Taxonomies of Engineering EducationWith the growing areas of research and with the purpose of avoiding duplication of effort andfragmentation of the field, a team of engineering education researchers elaborated a taxonomy,entitled Engineering Education Research Taxonomy (EER Taxonomy) (Finelli, 2018
DevelopmentSystems thinking is the ability to view problems and develop solutions from a systems levelperspective, understanding the complex technical, industrial, social, and ethical implications. Webelieve this to be essential to a researcher’s ability to transform fundamental research intocomplete engineering systems [6]. The transformation of fundamental research into completesystems, known as translation, is a priority to the advancement of nanotechnology according toNSF [7] and a key focus area of the Centers. However important, systems thinking is not theonly skill necessary for success.A range of other professional and career skills are also valuable and are well articulated in theNational Academy of Engineering publication, The Engineer of 2020 [4
: InstrumentDevelopment and Preliminary Psychometric Data”. Proceedings from the 125th American Societyfor Engineering Education Conference and Exposition, Paper #22372.[3] Zenios, S., Makower, J., & Yock, P. (2010) Biodesign: The process of innovating medicaltechnologies. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.[4] Cech, E.A. (2014). Culture of disengagement in engineering education? Science, Technology,& Human Values, 39(1): 42-72.[5] Bairaktarova, D., & Woodcock, A. (2017). Engineering student’s ethical awareness and behavior: a new motivational model. Science and Engineering Ethics, 23(4): 1129-1157.[6] Mamaril, N.A., Usher, E.L., Li, C.R, Economy, D.R., & Kennedy, M.S. (2016). Measuringundergraduate students’ engineering self-efficacy
photosyntheticmicroorganism that is ubiquitous and has been used by many civilizations for various uses. Theseuses range for aquaculture feed to food for humans. In recent years the use has been expanded forbiofuels, cosmetics, nutrient removal from wastewater and much more. The algae basedexperiments present engineering fundamentals and scientific principles, and providestudents/educators hands-on experience with engineering experiments and problem-solving. Theexperiments also include concepts from both the humanities and social sciences, such as ethics,gender and racial biases. A subset of the modules described in this paper were tested with first-year students in engineering through the use of surveys and participation in a focus group. Fromthe conducted surveys
Paper ID #25639STEM Servingness at Hispanic Serving InstitutionsDr. Vignesh Subbian, The University of Arizona Vignesh Subbian is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Systems and Industrial Engineer- ing, member of the BIO5 Institute, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Center for University Education Scholarship at the University of Arizona. His professional areas of interest include medical informatics, healthcare systems engineering, and broadening participation in engineering and computing. Subbian’s educational research is focused on ethical decision-making and formation of identities in engineering.Dr
Appendix B.On the first day of class (for undergraduates) or before the first session (for high schoolstudents), this survey was distributed and collected by a sociology graduate student, so thatrespondents would not feel that their answers would prejudice the professor towards them oneway or another. After removing unique identifiers from the survey, the engineering professorsgraded them. Each professor was responsible for the same questions at Time 1 (before thecourse) and Time 2 (after the course) so as to maintain as much uniformity in grading aspossible. No grade was attached to the survey, as per ethical guidelines, but students were told to“do their best.”Research Questions:Thus, our research questions include: i) what is the knowledge
. Students expected to gain confidence, skills, and relationshipsthrough the program.All students expressed an interest in pursuing a career in STEM and hoped to use thisprogram as a way to help them refine what they wanted to do for graduate school.Students reported an increase in knowledge about ethical research conduct, graduateeducation at UNL, and how to apply for graduate school. Other skills students gained werecommunication skills and interdisciplinary work. Students felt most strongly they gained anability to complete research independently. They also felt mostly satisfied with mentorinteractions and the social events during the REU. 4
socioeconomic class and social responsibility. She is currently completing a book manuscript on the intersection of engineering and corporate social responsibility. She is the author of Mining Coal and Un- dermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West (Rutgers University Press, 2014), which was funded by the National Science Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities. In 2016 the National Academy of Engineering recognized her Corporate Social Responsibility course as a national exemplar in teaching engineering ethics. Professor Smith holds a PhD in Anthropology and a certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan and bachelor’s degrees in International Studies, Anthropology and
Engineering (Kansas State ’08), a M.S. in Industrial Engineering (Purdue ’14) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (Purdue ’15). Her team, Beliefs in Engineering Re- search Group (BERG) utilizes qualitative methods to explore beliefs in engineering. Her research has an overarching goal of leveraging engineering education research to shift the culture of engineering to be more realistic and inclusive. Dr. Dringenberg is also interested in neuroscience, growth mindset, engi- neering ethics, and race and gender in engineering. In general, she is always excited to learn new things and work with motivated individuals from diverse backgrounds to improve the experiences of people at any level in engineering education
principles to propose novel and practical solutions to medical/human health problems 2. Ability to gain basic understanding of business, finances, intellectual property and regulatory matters 3. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities 4. Ability to communicate real-world scientific problems with bigger vision and offer solutions, as well as their impact, effectively to a diverse audience and stakeholders, both orally and in writing 5. Demonstrate moderate to high technical mastery in chosen research area, shown by the ability to identify an important scientific problem, formulate a hypothesis, and design experiments to conduct research and data analysis to test the hypothesis. The student
Paper ID #27026Board 67: Shame in Engineering: Unpacking the Expectations that StudentsCo-Construct and Live WithinDr. James L. Huff, Harding University Dr. James Huff is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education and teaches courses in design thinking and ethics. In the context of his research lab Beyond Professional Identity (BPI), he mentors undergrad- uate students, doctoral students, and academic professionals in using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) as a qualitative research method to conduct psychological investigations on identity as experienced in and out of professional domains. He received
with younger people with different previous degrees or certifications. Some notedthat there is a need for veterans to come together and talk about these interaction issues anddifferent work ethics. In the military, they noted that if there are some problems, they do not losetheir job but instead get transferred to another. They also noted that not all veterans are the same:Navy veterans are different from Army veterans, etc., but still they have more common ground,and similar work ethic, than they do with the traditional population of students. They noted thatthey prefer classes that are attendance optional and more interactive. They agreed that whileprofessors are clicking through slides fast, it is hard for them to sit and watch a
political identity, social welfare, and perspectives ofdiversity. In reflecting on the personal impact of recent national events and how politicaldiscussions have or have not been integrated into their STEM courses, two themes emerged: 1)political awareness and 2) future-self impact. Findings revealed that first year engineeringstudents recognized the personal and social impacts current national events imposed on theirfriends, family, and society. However, students did not sense the significance of politicaldiscourse concerning the social impact and ethical practice of engineering. Our research showsthat limiting political discourse in the classroom and depoliticizing engineering spacescontributed to students dissociating the relevance of political
Paper ID #27368Board 60: PeerLogic: Web Services for Peer AssessmentDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Dr. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Departments of Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. His research interests include computerized assessment systems, and the use of natural-language processing to improve the quality of reviewing. He teaches courses in the area of programming, computer architecture, object-oriented design, and ethics in computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 PeerLogic: Web Services
promotion of professional societies, industryinput is blended with current skill needs to provide a means to express competency throughpractice (e.g., apprenticeship or experience). These mechanisms are consistent with the BOK andvalidated by a community of professional peers.Body of Knowledge Development ProcessAM will thrive as a field with a strong base of professionals who share a common set of ethics andknowledge based on a BOK. An AM BOK, in the context of a professional model like the onedepicted in Figure 1, will also ensure that formal learning frameworks and industry competenciesmutually reinforce. To this end, we are developing an AM BOK to test and refine in the contextof a large-scale triangulation of AM program syllabi, job posting
Paper ID #25974Board 15: Understanding Ambiguity in Engineering Problem SolvingDr. Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences,Associate Director for Research of the Institute for Excellence in Engineering Education, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar at the Uni- versity of Florida. His research interests are in the areas of problem-solving, cultures of inclusion in engineering, engineering ethics, and environmental justice.Dr. David J Therriault, University of Florida Dr. Therriault, an Assistant Professor joined the College of Education at University
Paper ID #26409Board 39: The In/Authentic Experiences of Black EngineersDr. Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Associate Director for Research of the Institute for Excellence in Engineering Education, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar at the Uni- versity of Florida. His research interests are in the areas of problem-solving, cultures of inclusion in engineering, engineering ethics, and environmental justice.Erica D. McCray, University of Florida Dr. Erica D. McCray is an Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Florida
goal of developing“Changemaking Engineers”. This revised canon teaches technical skills within a contextualframework that includes humanitarian, sustainable, and social justice approaches. This requires acurriculum that includes a focus on student teamwork, a greater consideration of social factors,improved communication with diverse constituents, and reflection on ethical consequences ofdecisions and solutions. This broader perspective of engineering practice will produce graduateswho can address a wider range of societal problems bringing new perspectives to traditionalareas. In this paper, we review our recent efforts towards achieving this vision, focusing on thedevelopment of curricular materialsSummary of course materials developed and
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Finelli’s current research interests include student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, the use of technology and innovative pedagogies on student learning and success, and the impact of a flexible classroom space on faculty teaching and student learning. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Continued Assessment of i-Newton for the Engaged Learning of
UAVs in indoor environments for search and rescue missions.III. Professional Development of ParticipantsAs reported previously,1 we continued with the professional development of the participants.Several workshops were conducted during the course of the program that included Ethics inEngineering and Science, Graduate School Application Process and Financial Support, ResumeBuilding, Improving Oral and Written Presentation Skills, and Industry Careers. These workshopshad direct impact on the success of the students as discussed below. In addition, the participantshad an opportunity to tour the facilities of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and NASAArmstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC). Both NGC and NASA AFRC are
change, particularly in higher education; learning in the workplace; curricular and pedagogical development; and the preparation of professionals for social justice goals.Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University Michelle Bothwell is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Oregon State University. Her teaching and research bridge ethics, social justice and engineering with the aim of cultivating an inclusive and socially just engineering profession.Dr. Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University Dr. Montfort is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State UniversityDr. Ed LeRoy Michor, Oregon State University Ed is currently a postdoctoral scholar
, traffic mangement and monitoring, and ethical hacking. Such fundamental modules should be accompanied withreal-world lab experiments and exercises to provide students with a better opportunity for understanding and mastering courseconcepts and material [3]. As there are various types of cyber security laboratories [4], Willems and Meinel [5] introduced software to assesscyber security lab experiments through a virtual machine technology (an online-based laboratory). The solution offers anefficient parameterization of experiment scenarios as well as a dynamic toolkit implementation virtual machine configuration.Meanwhile, Xiong and Pan [6] discussed an approach to integrate ProtoGENI, a GENI testbed resource, into computer scienceand
leadershipexperience.Sample InfluencesAll participants in Focus Group 0 and one participant in Focus Group 2 were either currentlytaking or had previously taken a course on basic engineering management and ethics principlesfrom one of the interviewing researchers. These participants had a preexisting student-professorrelationship with the interviewer and a preexisting knowledge of leadership developmentprocesses, which were covered in the course.The researchers were cognizant of this influence on the participants’ responses in the LeadershipDevelopment and Engineering Leadership Development sections of the focus group protocol.Specific instances of this influence were identified in an effort to minimize the threat to thevalidity of the study. More importantly, the
TechnologyCenter and solar building across the region were particularly well received by scholars (4.6), aswere the presentations of professionals and researchers (4.2) Interactive sessions on RCR (4.4) andCV/ Resume development (4.2) were viewed as valuable by scholars.Table 7: Scholars’ Assessment of Enrichment Activities Activity (1=very dissatisfied to 5 = very satisfied Energy Education Videos 3.9 Responsible Conduct of Research/ Ethics 4.4 CV and Resume Developing 4.2 Tours (Solar buildings solar business, Technology 4.6 Center, power plant, green roof
flexible classroom space on faculty teaching and student learning. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Instructor Use of Movable Furniture and Technology in Flexible Classroom SpacesAbstractFlexible classroom spaces, which have movable tables and chairs that can be easily rearrangedinto different layouts, make it easier for instructors to effectively implement active learning thana traditional lecture hall. Instructors can move throughout the room to interact with