Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Ware; Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

facultyunderestimated the work ethic of students when assigned problems are not collected. For example, whereasonly 26.1% of the students said that they still have to solve some of the homework problems when it is timeto review for an exam, 61.5% of the faculty predicted students would say the same.4. When it is time to start studying for an exam, I Faculty Prediction of What Students What Students Will Say Said After Three Examsa. Usually have all of the homework 16.7%% 60.9%problems solvedb. Still need

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Masoud Rais-Rohani; Thomas Hannigan

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 multi-disciplinary 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.A new curriculum map

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joni Spurlin; Jerome Lavelle; Sarah Rajala; Mary Clare Robbins

% Understand Teamwork 70% students about each Team work 79% Team work 70% discipline. Next fall, Engr Failure 66% Engr Failure 66% each team will learn Engr Disciplines 68% Engr Disciplines 64% about and give a Engr as a Profession 68% Engr as a Profession 64% presentation about one Written Communication 57% Communication 57% discipline. Oral Communication 64% Ethics 57% Ethics 64% Personal/ Professional Personal/ Professional

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Kremer

SDASME-1,2,&3) algebra, a knowledge of chemistry and calculus-based physics (with depth in physics), and an ability to apply their knowledge of advanced math (through multivariate calculus and differential equations), science, and engineering.2-2. (ABET-i) OU ME graduates will demonstrate a recognition of the need for, and an SA A D SD ability to engage in life-long learning3-1. (ABET-g) OU ME graduates will demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively SA A D SD4-1. (ABET-f) OU ME graduates will demonstrate an understanding of professional and SA A D SD ethical responsibility4-2. (ABET-h) OU ME

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Krueger; Theodore Aanstoos; Ronald Barr

problems. (a)* 2. Ability to formulate and solve open-ended problems. (e) 3. Ability to design mechanical components, systems, and processes. (c) 4. Ability to set up and conduct experiments, and to present the results in a professional manner. (b) 5. Ability to use modern computer tools in mechanical engineering. (k) 6. Ability to communicate in written, oral and graphical forms. (g) 7. Ability to work in teams and apply interpersonal skills in engineering contexts. (d) 8. Ability and desire to lay a foundation for continued learning beyond the baccalaureate degree. (i) 9. Awareness of professional issues in engineering practice, including ethical responsibility, safety, the creative enterprise, and

Conference Session

Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wierman; Marybeth Camerer

Session 0897 Lessons from Starting an Entrepreneurship Program John C. Wierman, Marybeth Camerer The Johns Hopkins University1. IntroductionThe W. P. Carey Program in Entrepreneurship & Management is housed in the MathematicalSciences Department of the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Itconcentrates on preparing undergraduates to become founders and leaders of major enterpriseslater in their careers. The academic program provides basic business education courses inaccounting, finance, ethics, and marketing, plus advanced courses in

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

problems can be rated as,14. As a result of this course, my ability to communicate effectively can be rated as,15. As a result of this course, my recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning can be rated as,16. As a result of this course, my ability to understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilities can be rated as,17. As a result of this course, my respect for diversity and knowledge of contemporary professional, societal, and global issues can be rated as,18. As a result of this course, my commitment to quality, timeliness and continuous improvement can be rated as,Specific Course Management Questions:19. My instructor passed out a syllabus or made one available in the Internet early in the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

withminimum effort, time, and money. NEE will eventually see that human nature, not nobleidealism, dominates student attitudes and behaviors, as in all lives and relationships, andthat not every Johnny or Jane fits his/her idealization and personal history of a knowledge-hungry, hard working, and ethical college student.Historically, standards and rules in colleges and universities were stringent andunforgiving. Higher education was not the entitlement of all young people, as is now thenorm, and competition for admission and survival in college was fierce. Professors hadalmost absolute power regarding attendance, structure, content, assessment, and grades andanything less than near-perfection in student performance or behavior often led to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Surya Mallapragada; Maureen Griffin; Mary Huba; Jacqueline Shanks; Kevin Saunders; Charles Glatz

Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education We believe that PBL can be effectively implemented in engineering curricula. TheAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) considers the following to beamong the 11 required outcomes attained by engineering graduates [2]: ability to engage in life-long learning; ability to work in multidisciplinary teams; ability to identify, formulate and solveengineering problems; and ability to consider the ethical and social dimensions of engineeringsolutions. These outcomes are those that prove most difficult for engineering faculty to achieve inthe standard curriculum. Our approach is to combine improvement in these ABET-related processskills with the learning of critical

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Click; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

, anunderstanding of professional and ethical responsibility, and “the broad educationnecessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societalcontext.” [ABET, Criterion 3, p. 29] Page 8.272.4 The new criteria place increased emphasis on engineering design, a creativeprocess distinct from the study of the underlying science that dominates most curricula.They require that graduates have an ability to design a system, component, or process tomeet desired needs. “Students must be prepared for engineering practice through thecurriculum and culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge andskills acquired in earlier

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Courter; Jay Martin

the last eight years, the course has evolved through a series of refinementsand improvements based on systematic evaluation and reflection. The basic concept andstructure of the course remains the same; however, activities and assignments for thestudents have seen fundamental changes. For example, when the course was established, inaddition to the weekly lab, there were two 1-hour lectures per week that involved all ~200students. The educational objective of the lectures was to provide an introduction for thestudents to many different aspects of engineering and design ranging from discussions ofengineering ethics and engineering and society to introduction to strength of materials andelementary electronics. As a result of observation of

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

projects to realize Page 8.1060.12savings, (3) presenting implement-able plan to the plant with proper economic and sustainabilityjustification, (4) seeking alternative energy options as second nature.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusionEnergy sustainability must be achieved and can best be done through engineering education wherepotential makers of energy technologies and designers of energy consuming systems are beingmolded. Not only is it ethically responsible for engineers as a profession to do 6, it is inelegant

Conference Session

Information Literacy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanine Mary Williamson

Judging. Judging types have a need for closure and prefer to live in anorganized manner. In contrast, the types underrepresented among engineering studentsmake decisions with personal or social ethical values in mind (Feeling), and in a flexiblemanner, considering all the information before making a decision (Perceiving). Several implications for library instruction based on the Thinking and Judgingcharacteristics emerge. 1. Lecture. Thinking-Judging types prefer lectures over group activities, although engineering students’ regular instructors may want to include group activities in order to inculcate “people skills.”4 2. Outline. Provide a detailed outline. Judging types like

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities, j. a respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues, and k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Extracted from the document “CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMS” Effective for Evaluations During the 2002-2003 Accreditation Cycle. Incorporates allchanges approved by the ABET Board of Directors as of November 3, 2001. Technology AccreditationCommission Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. 111Market Place, Suite 1050Baltimore, MD 21202. E-mail: accreditation@abet.org. Website: http://www.abet.org

Conference Session

Manufacturing Lab Experience

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley

standards, but its$43,000 price tag puts it in the same range as many CNC lathes. Sharpe makes a very nice copyof the Hardinge for about half as much. PUC has been using one (Figure 4) for over a year nowand it is excellent for single point threading. This presents an interesting ethical dilemma that canbe discussed with students. Hardinge originally designed the machine and Sharp (and severalothers) reverse-engineered it and produced nearly an exact copy. Which one should a personpurchase? The author has philosophical problems with an unlicensed, exact copy of theHardinge, but the Hardinge was just too expensive for PUC’s budget, so a Sharp was purchased.The Sharp excels at threading, but it is too small for general lab use in PUC’s courses

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Oerther

instructor;anonymous student surveys; group interviews with an independent third party; and follow-upsurveys conducted with graduates of the course. The results from our three-year pilot studysuggest that the approaches followed in this course could be adapted to introduce engineeringstudents to advanced research topics from many fields of fundamental science.Teaching Biology to Engineers at the University of Cincinnati.Biology has become a pervasive science; underlying many of the societal questions of the early21st century including the threat of bioterrorism and the ethical dilemmas associated with cloningof human beings. As technologically proficient scholars, all engineers need to be trained tounderstand the basic tenants of biology. In a more

Conference Session

Information Literacy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Smith; Lawrence Whitman

Education Competencies: Determine the extent of information needed Access the needed information effectively and efficiently Evaluate information and its sources critically Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access******************** and use information ethically and legally The Tegrity lectures were divided into six sections. The first part [7:58] instructsstudents on how to navigate the library’s website, to download an Adobe Acrobat Reader, andhow to access the library remotely. Part two [17:38] demonstrates searching in the

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Kelly

Standardization (ISO) and International ElectrotechnicalCommission (IEC) standards is probably very limited for most students although someinformation on ISO and IEC processes is available on their web sites.Based on sample materials on the National Council of Examiners for Engineering andSurveying (NCEES) web site, there are no questions on standards on the Fundamentals ofEngineering (FE) exam. The only practice questions on the FE exam deal with ethics. Atthe Professional Engineer’s (PE) level, there appear to be some questions dealing withcodes and standards on the mechanical and electrical engineering examinations. For thecivil engineering exam, a list of design standards is given which must be used to answerquestions in the structural and

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

class wide design competitioninvolving the design, fabrication and testing of a system which must perform a set of functionsunder the constraints set by the instructors3. Typically a minimum performance level is requiredto pass the course. Superior performance levels are encouraged by establishing performancegoals and a figure of merit evaluation scheme. In the lectures, the teaching team1 attempts toprovide insights on the multiple facets of design, by addressing such topics as engineering ethics,engineering economy, manufacturing, shop practice, esthetics4, intellectual property, personalityand working in teams issues and ergonomics and also by providing students with guidancerelative to the design process 5. Proceedings of the 2003

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

, 1998 ASEE Annual Conference, June 1998. 3. Pritchard, M.S. and Tsang, E. “Service Learning: A positive Approach to Teaching Engineering Ethics and Social Impact of Technology.” Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2000. 4. Okonkwo, C.U. and DeMendonca, M. “Integrating DFE as Core Course for Engineering Technology Programs.” Proceedings, 2000 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2000. 5. Guensler, R., Chinowsky, P., and Conklin , C. “Development of a Web-Based Environmental Impact, Monitoring and Assessment Course.” Proceedings, 1997 ASEE Annual Conference, June 1997. 6. Bilen, S., Devon, R.F., and Okudan, G. “Cumulative Knowledge and the Teaching of Engineering Design Processes.” Proceedings, 2002

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Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rodney Custer; Michael Daugherty

maintain products and systems. What design criteria are typically used when developing new technologies (i.e., marketability, safety, usability, reliability, cost, materials, etc.)? How do these influence the final product/system design? 8. how technological assessment is used to determine the benefits, limitations, and risks associated with existing and proposed technologies. How does a risk/benefit analysis aid the designer in addressing potential harmful effects prior to development? How are ethical considerations, economic considerations, engineering realities, and political forces balanced during technological innovation? 9. how a variety of technologies are utilized and operated either by

Conference Session

Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Christi Luks; Laura Ford

competition was intended to be educational, several changes were made withrespect to team formation and ethical conduct. In the AIChE competition, faculty and graduatestudents may act only as sounding boards. In this event, teachers or advisors could assist thestudents with ideas (including specifying which reaction to use). This allowed the teachers tobetter integrate the project into their curriculum. The design and construction of the cars was tobe done primarily by the students. As with the AIChE competition, it was required that there beat least five members on a team. An entire class might be a team, and the entire team did notneed to attend the competition. To allow for flexibility in forming the teams, there was norequirement of different

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yell Inverso; Rachelle Heller; Dave Snyder; Charlene Sorenson; Catherine Mavriplis

. Furthermore, ethical, environmental and policy issues play asignificant role as well. The topic provides a level playing field for participants in thecourse: both faculty and students are unfamiliar, in terms of expertise, with the topic. Theremoteness and perceived strangeness of the Moon and the ‘blank slate’ that the Moonoffers for current as well as futuristic technological applications also contribute to thisequality. This equal access issue is important to our target audiences: women andunderrepresented groups such as the Deaf and minorities suffer from the real or perceivedimpression that they are less knowledgeable or able in a particular technical discipline(Leveson 1991, Howell, 1993). Removing barriers to these equalities has been a

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Govind Puttaiah

recent scholarly activities includeM.E. Laboratory Manuals, Handbooks on Mechanical Engineering & Academic Advisingand Workshop on Professional Ethics. He is a member of the ASEE and ASME. -------- Page 8.212.8

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

projects, each group has to consider several aspects of the project including the: § Technical § Financial § Legal § Marketing § Safety/Liability § Ethical IssuesEach of these six aspects of the projects has to be discussed in their proposal, progress reports,final presentation, and final report.Design Project Implementation The initial idea of developing major-specific design projects volunteered by faculty membersinvolved in active research along with direct faculty guidance was formulated and implemented ona small scale in Fall 2001. The list of discipline projects was compiled by direct contact withfaculty members with active research as well as pedagogical interests. Faculty who agreed toparticipate offered a

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Cynthia Mann

common exercisesdone in the average ENGR 1111 course is shown in Table 1. Creative problem solving techniquesand a design project were added to the curriculum of one section of this orientation course having20 enrolled students. Table 1. Required and Common Activites for ENGR 1111. ENGR 1111 Activities Required by the College At least one team activity. (ABET outcome d) At least one activity involving ethics. (ABET outcome f) At least one oral presentation. (ABET outcome g) Library training and assignment. (ABET outcome l) Requirement to attend a professional society meeting or career fair. (ABET outcome l) At least one activity involving

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon Sauer; Pedro Arce

).Table 1: Summary of ABET Criteria Involved in the Approacha) the nature of the problem/project requires the application of mathematics, science, and engineering knowledge.b) analysis and interpretation of data (depending on assignment)c) design – the project is a “design” projectd) teamwork but not necessarily “multi-disciplinary” Page 8.244.5e) requires the identification, formulations and solution of an engineering problemf) professional and ethical responsibilities are incorporated through the grade sharing – everyone is responsible and need to hold each other accountable.g

Conference Session

Integration vs. Compartmentalization

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Carlson

but also to employeffective patterns for presenting information in the text as well as in theirillustrations.Conclusion All professions, I would argue, need to be engaged in the process ofdefining their philosophy. For a professional to exercise his or her expertise inthe world effectively and ethically, they need to be aware of the nature of theirknowledge. Professionals should have a conception of how they acquire reliableknowledge about the world and how they apply knowledge in the course ofsolving problems What I have tried to suggest here is a first pass at what might constitute aphilosophy of engineering. Like other professions, engineering gains powerover the material world through representations. By being able to use

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

utilizin g design, construction, and operations documents. (B.a) 13. The capability of performing standar d analysis and design in at least one recognized technical specialty within construction engineerin g technology that i s appropriate to the goals of the program. (B.f) Evaluation and Judgmen t*: 14. An abilit y to function effectively on mult i-disciplin ary teams. (1e) 15. An abili ty to communicate effectively. (1g) 16. A recognition of the need for, and an abili ty to engage in lifelong learnin g. (1h) 17. An ability to understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilities. (1i) 18. A respect for diversity and a

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susannah Spodek; D. Joseph Mook; Lester Gerhardt

Engineering, summarized,“[W]e’ve talked about [what] we need to incorporate perhaps more in the education, sothat students [who graduate are] more prepared for a job, and that includes managementskills, written skills, oral communication skills, ethics, technical skills, more broad-basedknowledge, more emphasis on humanities, and it goes on. What can we do as aninstitution, as a university, as a program? Where can we cut to incorporate more of thepositive needs? Is there anything we’re… too good at? How can we get more things intothe ‘box’ without increasing the box?”2 [Italics added for emphasis.] There followed adiscussion of ways to incorporate required, zero-credit seminars, and other methods forincreasing the amount squeezed into the four-year