supervision, and more [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7].While some of these touched on the student perspective, none are told from the narrativeviewpoint of a student. Much previous work focuses on undergraduate researchexperiences [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13], but security, as a specialized topic within the field, hasparticular obstacles and opportunities, including ethics, legality, and sparsity of reliable andwidely-accepted platforms and design detail.As such, this work presents a case study of an undergraduate, extracurricular security-relatedproject. In the summer of 2019, the student asked to do research with the professor as an unpaidco-op. The decided upon research project is described more in Section 2. As a brief description,the student set out to research and
, ethical, and economic impact. 2(2) The students are walked through the process of solving the problem posed in the case studyin three steps: (2a) Use teaching techniques that help each student individually remember and understand concepts needed in solving the problem outside of the classroom. (2b) Maximize the time faculty are able to actively interact with students by using time in-class to let student teams apply what they know in analyzing the problem under faculty and TA guidance. (2c) Support student teams as they first design a solution to the problem, then implement that solution in the laboratory/class by using the tools and techniques
analog/digital, dynamic reconfiguration for implementing new functionality and obtaining better performance.In terms of ABET’s (a)-(k) criteria4, the following are the primary outcomes set for the course:(a) Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering.(b) Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as, analyze and interpret data.(c) Ability to design a system, component, or process, to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health, and safetymanufacturability, and sustainability.(d) Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.(e) Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.(g) Ability to communicate effectively.(k
the discipline. If the purpose of technical engineering courses is to empower students, then these outcomes examine how future engineers might wield that power. Page 25.668.4In our program these outcomes are primarily assessed as part of a cyber-‐ethics course. This course focuses on reason, philosophical ethics, and examining methods of thought for evaluating how humanity should conduct itself. As such, it is an ideal forum for exploring how technology has impacted humanity, the environment, the economy
Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education, and Social and Ethical Implications of Tech- nology. He is the author of many educational papers and presentations. He has authored/coauthored the following books: • Nanotechnology: Ethical and Social Implications (2012) • Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond 3E, (2008) • The Telecommunications Fact Book and Illustrated Dictionary 2E (2006) • Fiber Optic Communication: An Applied Approach, Prentice Hall, N.J.(2002) • Technology and
” strategies to get their ways. This is usually not consistentwith maximum research productivity. Absenteeism, coming late and leaving early, and lack of Page 15.939.9focus, initiative, and diligence have been major problems, with a few exceptions, among theauthor‟s undergraduate research assistants over the last 5-7 years. Yes, the students aresometimes overextended and strapped for time, but frequently these are due simply to poorplanning, confused priorities, the inevitable distractions previously discussed, and sometimes apoor work ethic. The author frequently encourages, but sometimes has to chastise eitherindividually or as a group depending
. His research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Application of Telecom- munications Technologies in Distance Education, and Social and Ethical Implications of Technology. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Science Technology and Society (STS), and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of many educational papers and presentations. He has authored/coauthored the following books: • Nanotechnology: Ethical and Social Implications (2012) • Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond 3E, (2008) • The Telecommunications Fact Book and
progress of the ankle, as well as custom exercises prescribed medically. Table 5: Criteria for Students’ Design (each criterion statement starts with the word “Student”) Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility • Is familiar with professional aspects of their discipline • Is familiar with and shows regard for professional and ethical considerations • Seeks information from sources outside of classes • Shows understanding of the need for continuing education and professional development Working knowledge of fundamentals, engineering tools, and experimental methodologies • Knows and is able to apply math
adopt the full Scrum process. Taking this into account, in the freshmancourses we only familiarize students with kanban boards, which lays a foundation for usingScrum in later design courses.ECE 101 Introduction to Electrical Engineering is the first course, which gives new engineeringstudents a chance to experience what the fields of electrical and computer engineering have tooffer. Along with introducing core engineering topics such as problem solving and ethics, thecourse also features very simple circuits-based labs, which culminate in a multi-week long finalproject. CATME is used to generate teams of four to five students each, who design andconstruct a “Rube Goldberg”-like apparatus that incorporates electrical and mechanical elementsto
12.1281.18Appendix 3Program Outcome #1 : "An ability to apply knowledge of math, science, and engineering"Program Outcome #2 : "An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze andinterpret data"Program Outcome #3 : "An ability to design a system, component or process to meet desiredneeds within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical,health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability”Program Outcome #4 : "An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams"Program Outcome #5 : "An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems"Program Outcome #6 : "An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility"Program Outcome #7 : "An ability to communicate effectively"Program
engineering as a learned profession and possesses daily success skills. 2. Accepts responsibility for their education, understands the major professional and ethical responsibilities of engineers, the major specialties of engineering and basic corporate structures and purposes. 3. Uses common moral theories and concepts to guide their ethical decision making and has formulated a probable career path that accounts for current trends in technology and society.Engineering Practice (achieve level 3) 1. Describes the essential elements of engineering practice including teaming. 2. Given an engineering problem, creates a plan and works within a team using the necessary engineering tools to produce a solution. 3
generally implemented with students working on team or class wide projects. Thesecourses, especially engineering capstone design courses, are used by universities to satisfy ABETcriteria [1]. All but one of the ABET outcomes can be satisfied with design courses, including: 1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering 2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data 3. 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. 4. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams 5. An
that sparks passionate conversations within the academic community. The basic issueslie in assessing the information content of data, their interpretation in terms of actions and thederivation of a quantitative model to connect it all. The complexity of the problem increasesimmensely when one is confronted with (large) statistical variations between action and resultsand the loss of sacred information about the individual when aggregating the data. When theassociated actions reflect on the student’s future career, as is the typical teacher grading problem,the translation of the student knowledge and performance into a single grade presents a modelingas well as an ethical challenge. On the other hand, when the action is to adjust the curriculum
andLearning Commons, highlighting the learning outcomes we discussed above, and then activelytrying to support the students through engaged learning.Labs StructureThere exist a total of seven weekly lab modules. Each lab introduces a set of related topics thatbuild upon the material from previous labs. The labs used to be two weeks in length, allowing forflexibility in fitting with the students’ personal schedules, but we discovered that the flexibilityactually motivated procrastination. Instead, to encourage a strong work ethic, we shifted to aweekly schedule. The labs are gamified so that the next lab will not unlock unless a studentcompletes the prior lab first. This incentivizes them to get something working, even if theirsolution is not
, orother students with sufficient programming backgrounds. We have two objectives: the firstis to introduce deep learning to undergraduate students as a modern topic, and the secondis to assess the students’ performance and find suitable RA candidates for our researchteam.2. Course SetupCPS4420 Software Engineering is a major required course that offers in the fall semesterevery year. This course teaches students design and implementation issues for softwaresystems, including software life cycle, requirements definition and specification,prototyping, verification, validation, testing, fault-tolerance, social and ethical issues ofcommercial software, and software management. The prerequisites for this course includeCPS 1191 Computer Science I
for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students.Dr. Khalil Najafi, University of Michigan Khalil Najafi is the Schlumberger Professor of Engineering, and Peter and Evelyn Fuss Chair of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan since September 2008. He received the B.S., M.S., and the Ph.D. degrees in 1980, 1981, and 1986 respectively, all in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research interests include: micromachining technologies, micromachined sensors, actuators, and MEMS; analog integrated circuits; implantable biomedical mi- crosystems; hermetic and vacuum
knowledge obtained in earlier coursework and to obtain new knowledge necessary to design and test a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.2. An understanding of the engineering design process.3. An ability to function on a multidisciplinary team.4. An awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.5. An ability to communicate effectively, in both oral and written form.This course is advertised as “a structured approach to the development and integration ofembedded microcontroller hardware and software that provides senior-level students withsignificant design experience applying microcontrollers to a wide range of embedded systems(e.g., instrumentation, process control, telecommunication, intelligent devices, etc
accomplishtheir objectives, they also must adhere to an ethic of “gracious professionalism” and goodsportsmanship.For the 2009 competition the game is named “Lunacy” in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Page 14.1352.3Neil Armstrong’s landing on the moon. It features low traction flooring (and wheels) to simulatethe low-gravity environment present on the lunar landscape. Alliances of three robots competeto throw spherical ‘Lunar Cells’ into trailers hitched to three opposing robots while alsoprotecting their own trailers4. The 2008 contest featured a race track on which robots drovecounterclockwise and manipulated large, 10 pound balls over and under 6
issues related to the setting of assessment tasks which may inadvertentlyencourage plagiarism.Measures for countering plagiarism (preventive measures)Plagiarism is multi-faceted issue. It involves ethical and cultural factors, but is also open tointerpretation - particularly if the intellectual tasks are formulated fuzzily so as to encourageplagiarism.It stands to reason that the combating plagiarism must start with academic integrity education.This must be the theme throughout the entire educational process. Principles of academichonesty, fairness, morality and rightness must be inculcated into the students’ minds. Directingand coaching students to learn ways of avoiding plagiarism should bear fruit if done in anappealing and motivating manner
. Multidisciplinary teaching helpsbridge the gap and illustrates the interrelation between courses. Many topics combine well inmultidisciplinary courses such as physics, mathematics, and engineering. Outside of thesciences, topics like writing, ethics, economics, and entrepreneurship relate well to engineeringas well. Page 14.772.4Rethinking Mathematics and the Sciences for EngineeringMost engineering schools in the nation require a minimum level of proficiency in Mathematics,Physics, and other sciences6-9. Four courses in mathematics consisting of a series of threecalculus courses and a differential equations course are considered a minimum in an
, relationship, etc) using UML and sequence diagrams then suitable tools can be developed (currently some are available) to implement the design in an object oriented language like C++. ≠ Year 4: In the graduation year a student is expected to complete the capstone project with results that can be demonstrated. Additionally the student is expected to take an addition of 4 more courses at level L4. Level4 courses provides the students with greater detailing with respect to the implementation and help fine tune the developed module and system.To get the proposed 200+ credits for a degree in CSE a student has to supplement with courseson soft-skills such as Communications, Leadership, and Ethics, and courses on
Systems” wherehe presents IT tools examples and has a discussion of pedagogy. Our DSP senior-level course has four (4) studentoutcomes: (a). an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (c). an ability to design asystem, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental,social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability; (e). an ability to identify, formulate,and solve engineering problems; and (k). an ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessaryfor engineering practice. A recommended companion text for the course includes Matlab-based problem solvingapproach [8]. The authors of the text use innovative
modern engineering profession is built on constantly dealing with decisionmaking based on inadequate data from unreliable sources, ambiguity and continuous shifting ofthe project objectives, and challenging demands from all stake holders including governmentagencies, interest groups and general public. Many research studies have been based on datacollected from industries to determinethe hands-on technical and inter-personal skills required ofengineers(e.g. [1], [2]). Analysis of data has highlighted some key shortcomings of engineeringstudents with respect to requirements of professional careers. Areas for improvement includecommunication and teamwork skills, awareness of ethical, social, environmental and economicissues, and application of
relating to curriculum design in engineeringas well as to suggest ways in which teaching in engineering classrooms can be improved formaximum benefit to both instructors and students.Background One major goal of engineering education is to prepare students who possess disciplinaryknowledge, technical skills, and are capable of identifying and applying solutions to complexproblems [1]. These engineering traits have also been recommended in publications such as TheEngineer of 2020 [2]. In this report attributes of the future engineer are explicitly described aspossessing strong analytical skills, practical ingenuity, creativity, good communication,leadership roles such as in business and management, demonstrated levels of ethics
what students are “expected to knowand be able to do by the time of graduation.” All engineering programs are expected to have thefollowing student outcomes: “1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics 2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must
projects do not have toinvolve microcontrollers, although almost any modern digital controller utilizes a microcontroller.Instead, students may propose projects based on LabVIEW; Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC);power grid or micro grids related issues such as power quality estimation and measurements, powerflow control, redundancy systems, or many topics related to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition(SCADA) Systems; Programmable Hardware Boards (FPGA); and mobile device-based softwareapps. Student groups need to analyze their selected project on several aspects to show that it is anengineering project with practical value to the society. For the program accreditation requirements,the capstone projects should consider ethical and
interfaces, software engineering, and programming. • 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 - Students were given an initial set of requirements that constrained their design choices. While the students were not given a specific budget, they were encouraged to think carefully about the cost of their components, their PCBs, and PCB assembly. Using surface mount components, as opposed to through-hole components, reduces the cost of PCB assembly. It also reduces the size of a PCB further reducing the cost to build systems. • An
and one design competition at the endof the semester. Emphasis was placed on creating a very interactive and hands-on class, whichoffers many bonding opportunities for new engineering students.The newly designed course had a more topical flow including the following areas designed togive students exposure to important topics for engineers that are rarely found in a purelytechnical course: • What is Engineering? • The Engineering Design Process • Learning to Present Technical Ideas • Writing Professional Emails • Successful Teamwork and Project Management • Engineering Ethics • Importance of Internships and CoopsRoughly one week of the course was dedicated to each of these topics. In addition to these,students were
through the institute’s KEEN Internal Topical Grant program.I. IntroductionIntroduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering courses are common in many institutesacross the country for freshman or sophomore students1,2. The goal of such courses is to providegeneral introduction to the field of ECE and talk about the main areas of applications, problemsolving, professional career opportunities, technology, ethics, and other related topics.Instead of providing just theoretical presentation about the field, this proposed course offers amore practical approach for effective ways of achieving the same objective, with the additionalbenefit of enhancing student engagement and their learning experience in the process. To thisend, the main strength of
Adjunct Faculty for the Transportation Systems and, the City & Regional Planning programs at MSU. Her research interests include engineering education, student success, online engineering pedagogy and program assessment solutions, transportation planning, transportation impact on quality of life issues, bicycle access, and ethics in engineering. She has several published works in engineering education and online learning. Dr. Petronella James earned her Doctor of Engineering (Transportation) and Masters of City & Regional Planning at Morgan State University (MSU), Baltimore, Maryland. She completed a B.S. Management Studies, at the University of the West Indies (Mona), Jamaica.Dr. Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias