Speaker) Concept Sketches Engineering Project Management: Analysis 5 of Alternatives Engineering Project Management: Failure Report – Preliminary concept 6 Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) selection Engineering Ethics (case studies and guest Report – Final concept design and 7 speaker) project schedule 8 Mid-term Project Presentation Presentation – proof-of-concept 9 Professional Behavior (Guest Speaker) Reflection on ethical behavior 10 Professional
anationally-representative sample of students, we discuss development of a sampling techniquebased on geographic location, engineering subdiscipline, and departmental size.GeographyGeographic differences have been hypothesized to contribute to cultural differences. Luproposes that “[t]he concept of culture recognizes that individuals from different backgroundsare exposed to different traditions, heritages, rituals, customs, and religions.”2 An exploratorystudy conducted by Judith Spain generated results that are consistent with the discussion thatgeographic differences influence values and ethics in school settings3. Spain found evidence thatthe region of the school influenced students’ decision making processes, and since theuniversities were
isparticularly suitable for implementation in engineering courses because its benefits are consistentwith student learning outcomes specified by the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET), specifically the following strands from criterion 3 (ABET, 2015): (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
is resolved in favor of students’ learning, increasing thelikelihood that partner communities are left with inappropriate and unusable solutions.6To address these tensions and make sure that communities also benefit from these programs,many scholars have proposed elaborate frameworks and philosophical commitments toinform the practice of humanitarian engineering projects. For instance, Amadei andcolleagues published a model comprising 10 guiding principles for Sustainable HumanitarianEngineering projects. 9 The principles stress the importance of following ethical andprofessional codes and collaborating with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.Another model for HE is Engineering for Social Justice (E4SJ)10 which provides six
,economic issues, and workplace dynamics as reasons for engineers to value diversity.Social justice can be defined as “…full and equal participation of all groups in a society that ismutually shaped to meet their needs” (Adams, Bell and Griffin 2007). This definition relates toengineering in more than one way. First, to achieve social justice, all members of society withthe interest and aptitude must have the opportunity to fully participate in engineering practices.Thus the changing demographics of the United States might be one reason engineers should careabout diversity (Change the Equation, 2015). Second, as described in the preamble to theNational Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics, “Engineering has a direct and vitalimpact on
). Valli (1997, p. 70) asserts that “[Reflectiveteachers] can look back on events; make judgments about them; and alter their teachingbehaviors in light of craft, research, and ethical knowledge. Teachers who are unreflective wouldbe limited in their ability to make good decisions, to consider the consequences of their actions,or to alter their actions”. Loughran (2002, p.35) adds that “experience alone does not lead tolearning; reflection on experience is essential”. Additionally, adequate reflection requiresconsideration of alternate perspectives as well as one’s own, for the purpose of reframing theproblem for deeper understanding (Schӧn, 1987). It is for this reason that reflection in thecontext of considering peer observation feedback is
their undergraduate programs and educateinclusive communities of engineering and computer science students prepared to solve 21st-century challenges.”The idea for RED emerged from a high-level review of Engineering Education investments at theNSF. Informed by both internal program evaluations of current and prior programs and externalassessments in the engineering education literature [1, 2], the review revealed that while therehad been significant progress made in diffusing engineering education innovations in first-yearengineering and in capstone design, change had been much slower in the middle years of thecurriculum. In particular, while certain workplace-relevant engineering skills such ascommunication, teamwork, design, ethics, and socio
standard that covers mainengineering skills in sciences, mathematics and design. Students are prepared through arigorous curriculum. However, Universities fail to fully prepare students for aspects of theirlives beyond the academic scope. While the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology(ABET) requires student training in ethics, lifelong learning, communication, and working inmultidisciplinary teams, students remain insufficiently prepared with skills that help overcomemany challenges they face after leaving University.University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a public research university registering greater than20,000 students. One of the colleges at the University is the College of Engineering (COE). TheDepartment of Mechanical and
., Hinkin, 1998). Inaddition to authentic engineering practices, we used ABET’s EC2000 Criterion 3a-k as atheoretical basis for defining elements of engineering practice: 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 multi-disciplinary teams e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. an understanding of professional and ethical
Distinguished Teacher-Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics, and engineering education research. He serves as Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education and as a member of the editorial boards of College Teaching and Ac- countability in Research. He is a Carnegie Scholar and an IEEE Fellow. Professor Loui was Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Illinois from 1996 to 2000. He directed the theory of computing program at the National Science Foundation from 1990 to 1991. He earned the Ph.D. at M.I.T. in 1980. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 WIP: Designing a Course to Promote
be morechallenging. However, the two paper authors co-teach a module on Engineering CorporateSocial Responsibility. As a result of the Great Expectations Project, the learning objectivesassociated with this module have been amended so as to better emphasize the need forindividual and organizational social and ethical awareness. The assessment for this modulehas been altered to encourage graduate students to use their engineering and analytical skillsto work with non-profit heritage sites within the UK.In considering the individual and employment related drivers, one of the paper authors hasdeveloped and introduced a new graduate learning strategy which has been disseminatedacross the School of Engineering. Within this strategy, priority is
theshower chair adjustable headrest – mentioned that she wanted to provide solutions to people intheir community working at a meat-packing plant. However, she desisted from addressing thatspecific problem because she thought it would become very politicized. She understood that hercommunity had a history of struggle and subjugation and wanted to prevent any harm to them.This is a clear example of conciencia and empathy. Living in a liminal state5 provided Sofia witha different set of decision-making skills and approaches to solve problems in the community. Shewas aware that options were limited by economics, politics, and social constraints. In this way,Sofia demonstrated an understanding of the importance of ethics in engineering. Ethics
individual colleges with designing their own plans to alignwith the institution’s broader goals. Change agents must be able to read their institutions’ culture,Kezar and Eckel concluded, in order to develop effective strategies for empowering stakeholderswithin their specific contexts. Empowerment can take different dimensions, and there are nobounds to what it looks like. The crux of empowerment is its result, not its process.Why empower stakeholders to develop a shared vision for change?Stakeholder empowerment is not a strategy to eliminate resistance, although it may have thateffect. Its real goal is to preempt ethical issues in a change process. In an age when “most of thecurrent ethical frameworks for organizations, as well as in society
rooted in the nexus ofhumanitarian practice, sustainability awareness, social justice, and professional practice. It willemphasize student teamwork, along with greater consideration of social and economic factors,improved communication with diverse constituents, and reflection on an ethical understanding oftheir decisions and solutions. It also requires that faculty members be empowered to mirror thesevalues and skills in their instruction and mentoring. The RED grant connects professional skillsdirectly to the ability to develop and evaluate solutions within these broader contexts.In this work in progress (WIP), we review our progress towards achieving this vision including:• Establishing a foundation for a revised engineering canon that
Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. Dr. Carberry was previously an employee of the Tufts’ Center for Engineering Education & Outreach and manager of the Student Teacher Outreach Mentorship Program (STOMP).Dr. Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University where he teaches courses in materials design, biopolymers, and nanocomposites. Dr. Harding has served as PI of a multiinstitutional effort to develop psychological models of the ethical decision making of
(2) published,peer-reviewed literature articles for each technique intended for use as a point of reference.Copies of the journal articles were provided with summarized background information on eachtechnique along with a defense for the decision made for the choice of method (as assessed in theCSU Critical Thinking Value Rubric).Proposed Approach: Student apprentices were to build the proposed framework for theirindividual testimony from an instrument based tool box to use as a road map to the get to the rootcause of the PBL scenario. They needed to identify the key skills and competencies required toconduct their analyses, such as research ethics, content knowledge and informational literacyskills; practical and problem-solving skills
variety of STEM environments ranging fromunderstanding how teaching resources and pedagogies are spread and utilized,9,25–27 perceptionsof other team member interactions,24 retention and persistence issues,28,29 and to understand thesocial process of ethical design.30 Given the body of literature demonstrating the importance ofsocial interactions we propose that diverse individuals should be dispersed throughout thenetwork to encourage meaningful interactions with a wide variety of people, thus warming theclimate of engineering. As engineering educators, we want to avoid groups with high homophilyand relatively few connections to the overall network (i.e., isolated homogenous groups).Homophily represents a bias that leads similar people to
reflection exercises and interactivetheatre sketches on the importance of diversity19,20.MethodologyCritical ethnography and IntersectionalityEthnography, a primary tool of anthropologists, is a common method used to understand culturefrom the perspective of insiders of that culture. Ethnographic methods include participantobservation, field memos, interviews, and focus groups interviews21,22. Our research is rooted incritical ethnography, which “begins with an ethical responsibility to address processes ofunfairness or injustice within a particular lived domain” (p. 5)23. Critical ethnographers take anactive social justice position in making visible oppressive power relations within a culture andapplying their findings to have positive impacts on
beingtaught.1,2,3 Previous thrusts in engineering education development have stressed the graduate’stechnical competence in engineering science, and engineering design as outcomes.3 However,studies by industry employers have revealed that these competencies do not sufficiently equipstudents with skills needed for the more socially intensive aspects of modern engineeringpractice.2,4 In order to be fully work ready, additional skills in less observable areas4 need to bedeveloped. These include social skills such as leadership,5,6 interpersonal communication,emotional intelligence, and an ability to work in diverse groups, as well as skills in problemsolving, awareness of sustainability, and engineering ethics.5Project Based Learning (PBL) is a vehicle
of Chicago Press.Gee, J. P. (2005). An introduction to discourse analysis (Second ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.Gonzalez, N., Moll, L., & Amanti, C. (Eds.). (2005). Funds of knowledge: Theorizing practices in households and classrooms. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.Halverson, E. R., & Sheridan, K. (2014). The maker movement in education. Harvard Educational Review, 84(4), 495-504.Hernández, M. G., Nguyen, J., Saetermoe, C. L., & Suárez-Orozco, C. (Eds.). (2013). Frameworks and Ethics for Research with Immigrants: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 141. John Wiley & Sons.Honey, M., & Kanter, D. (2013). Design, make, play: Growing the next generation
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University where he teaches courses in materials design, sustainable materials, and polymeric materials. Dr. Harding is PI on several educational research projects including the psychology of ethical decision making and promoting the use of reflection in engineering education. He serves as Associate Editor of the journals Advances in Engineering Education and International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering. Dr. Harding has served numerous leadership positions in ASEE including division chair for the Materials Division and the Community Engagement Division. Dr. Harding received
classroom why the activities integrated into the gamificationplatform are important to their personal and professional growth.Our study investigated whether student academic motivation towards homework in a freshmanengineering design course was influenced by the integration of a gamification platform. In thiscourse, engineering students of all disciplines learn about fundamentals of engineering such asstatistics, economics, ethics, etc. It is important for students to master these basic engineeringprinciples early in their curriculum in order to succeed in future classes within their degreeprograms. The gamification platform 3D GameLab was implemented in a semester long study inthe Spring semester of 2016.This study addressed the following research
a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from Clemson University. She is the 2016 recipient of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Assistant Professor and the Black Graduate Student Organization’s Lisa Tabor Award for Community Service. Using deep insights from a fourteen-year industry career and her strengths as a systems thinker, she is now developing and disseminating empirically-grounded models and strategies for improved human competence, motivation, and learning as it relates to the civil engineering profession and the construction industry. She is a discipline-based education researcher who passionately pursues research to develop an agile, ethical, diverse
within their departments. Subsequent lecturesincluded guest speakers, both faculty and industry, from a variety of engineering disciplines thatfocused on the challenges within their disciplines.The two-credit design course “Design Practicum”, was a hands-on design course with lecturesand labs that introduced students to relevant topics in engineering that included problem solving,team design, innovation, information technology, engineering, ethics in engineering, communityengagement and social responsibility. Online videos, lectures, and tutorials provided a "flippedclassroom" style course.Application of classroom concepts in industry: Saterbak et al.17 described an elective courseavailable to all freshman students in the School of Engineering
, attempting to satisfybasic requirements for procedural and ethical validation [19]. Table 1 includes a subset listing ofthe qualitative data sources analyzed to reach the findings presented. Table 1. Subset listing of qualitative data used in this paper. Semester / Type of Duration Number /Type of How Data Used Activity Qualitative Data (approximate) Participants for Paper Fall 2014: Video of classroom 7 class sessions of Students in class + Indirectly (see Pre-Calc Class observations 50 min each LA + Instructor [20] for analysis) Sessions Fall 2014: Pre-Calc Video of
thesedomains are considered central to engineering education [13], and because they are contextswithin which the authors conduct researcher and so can use specific examples: 1. Contextual Complexities of Engineering Problems—If/how engineers attend to embedded social, cultural, political, and/or ethical complexities in generating solutions to design problem is exceptionally important. While think-alouds and/or analysis of solution artifacts may lend some insights, brain imaging may let us see specifically if and when such complexities are attended to because of the very different areas of the brain that may be involved in these processes. 2. Means to Operationalize Cognitive Load—Cognitive load theory offers
don't with my presence. understand their situation/can put myself in their shoes. This has proven to be useful in the workplace, because I can easily relate with coworkers and when I need help I can find coworkers who are more willing to help me out, as well as relating with people in other departments. I've also realized that I have very high standards for my work ethic. I can tell when it is okay to joke with coworkers, but when the job needs to be done, I am reliable. In my work scorecard, my manager also stated that he appreciated my go- getter attitude. I must admit, this is a