theyears that the course has been offered is shown in Table 2. Table 2. Syllabus for Environmental Biology 1. Why study biology? Engineering vs. Science. Studying. Complexity. Ethics. Hierarchy, evolution, taxonomy, interactions. 2. Biochemistry - Basic organic structures, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids 3. The Cell - structure and function, mitosis, meiosis Metabolism - enzyme kinetics, glycolysis, fermentation, respiration, photosynthesis. 4. Genetics - Heredity, Mendel, DNA replication, protein synthesis, mutations, DNA repair, Polymerase Chain Reaction 5. Plant and Animal Taxonomy - including the fungi Human Physiology - 11 systems and reproduction and development 6. Microbiology
learn about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. Page 26.1449.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Sustainable, Global, Interdisciplinary and Concerned for Others? Trends in Environmental Engineering StudentsAbstractIn this study the four affective attributes of sustainability value, global interest, interdisciplinaryvalue, and concern for others were explored among
higher self-reported improvement in the ability to work on multi-disciplinary teams and understanding ofprofessional and ethical responsibility. The students who worked on the EWB independent studyprojects reported less gain in the “ability to design and conduct experiments”, with the exceptionof the student with who also wrote funding proposals and conducted significant laboratoryexperiments. Other responses, such as presentation skills, reflected differences in the specificexpectations of the experience (REU students were required to give an oral presentation at theend of the summer; independent study students generally write a final report but do not orallypresent their research findings).Table 4. ABET outcomes of the undergraduate student
experience and studying the ethical behavior of engineers. He holds the Ph.D. in Operations Research from the John Hopkins, and the BSEE from the University of Cincinnati. Page 11.331.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Combining Graduate Studies, Research and International Experiences in SustainabilityAbstractA new challenge facing engineering educators is how to train graduate students to routinelyinclude sustainability as important design criteria. Equally important is the need for engineeringstudents to both broaden their perspective and learn to function collaboratively in cross
design beyond just the technical solutions. In her book: The 21st Century Engineer,Patricia D. Galloway states:1 If engineers are relegated to the role of technician, they will no longer command the level of responsibility that will enable them to successfully compete in the global economy or assume the leadership roles that will enable them to elevate standards of living worldwide and provide enhanced protection of the environment.Similarly the National Academy of Engineers states:2 Thus, within the context of professional engineering practice, one must consider a system that includes … the economic, political, ethical, and social constraints as boundary conditions that define the possible range of solutions for
3.6 3.3 8 Ethics and the Environment 3.6 3.1 9 Responsible Conduct of Research 3.1 2.7 11 Environmental Economics & Policy 3.9 3.9 12 Regulatory Frameworks – U.S. and Abroad 3.4 2.9 14 Building Technology & Energy Monitoring and Control 4.1 3.9 15 Bioclimatic Architecture 4.0 4.0 Project 1 Not Rated 4.6 Project 2 Not Rated 4.4 Textbook Readings Not Rated 2.6As part
Division of ASEE, and a New Faculty Fellow at the 2004 Frontiers in Education Conference. Dr. Bower is currently pursuing research in ethical and moral development in the engineering profession and how that relates to student learning.Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel Ken Brannan is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. He was Chair of the Freshman Programs Division during 2001-2002 and served as President of the Southeastern Section in 1998-1999. He earned B.C.E and M.S. degrees from Auburn University and the Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. His professional interests include freshman engineering education and wastewater treatment.William Davis, The Citadel
apply mathematics, science and engineering principles. b. Ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data. c. Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. d. Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. e. Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems. f. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. g. Ability to communicate effectively. h. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. i. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning. j. Knowledge of contemporary issues. k. Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools
not sure unknowledgeable unknowledgeable 1. Name, describe or use environmental engineering definitions and definitions for 58.33% 41.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% sustainability 2. Name, describe or use environmental engineering 58.33% 41.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% concepts 3. Name, describe or use environmental nomenclature for 25.00% 41.67% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% calculations 4. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve environmental mass 75.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% balances 5. Understanding professional and ethical responsibility in 75.00
licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder Marissa H. Forbes is a research associate at the University of Colorado Boulder and lead editor of the TeachEngineering digital library. She previously taught middle school science and engineering and wrote K-12 STEM curricula while an NSF GK-12 graduate engineering fellow at CU. With a master’s degree in civil engineering she went on to teach physics for the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST), where she also created and taught a year-long, design-based DSST engineering course for
body of the university. Page 15.211.24 11. Employer FeedbackSaxe talks about Peer Influence and Learning in a paper published in the Training andDevelopment Journal. O’Brien and Bennett also talk about The Building Blocks of the LearningOrganization in a paper published in a journal titled Training. Perry also talks about Cognitiveand Ethical Growth in several of his papers and publications (Perry, 1981). The departmentshould consider employer feedback to be an extremely valuable and effective assessment tool(Saxe, 1990). It is possible to obtain significant feedback data from employers who can assessand comment about students’ technical
this paper.Mr. Yousef Jalali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Yousef Jalali is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He re- ceived a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering and M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering. His research interests include interaction between critical thinking, imagination, and ethical reasoning, interpersonal and interinstitutional collaboration, diversity, equity, and inclusion, systems thinking, and chemical en- gineering learning systems. Yousef taught chemical engineering courses for a few years in his home country, Iran, and first-year engineering courses for several semesters at Virginia Tech. He has provided service and
them a STEM breadth, which builds their knowledge of the environment and hasthe potential to influence their environmental ethic [21]. We educate these students to viewchallenges from an environmental perspective. These T-professionals of other disciplines whotake the environmental engineering sequence bridge the divide among disciplines that wouldotherwise be accomplished by environmental engineers. Examples of these contemporary issuesinclude addressing urgent vapor intrusion risk at a Naval base in California [22], characterizingthe potential risk of food irrigated with hydraulic fracturing flowback water [23], or mitigatingthe impacts of sea-level rise on a major economic port, like New York City [24]. The focus ofthis study is to evaluate
their findings usinglessons from their Scientific Writing course. The posters are presented by the students duringthe closing ceremony. First, second and third place prizes are awarded based on theirpresentation, how the research was carried out, and their application of scientific writingprinciples.One of the more entertaining activities in the program are the tours of the university facilities.The students tour the university laboratories (Figure 4) and see—first-hand—some of theresearch testing conducted by faculty and graduate students. They learn about laboratory safetyand participate and case studies that addresses ethical issues with research and professionalpractice. The students also take tours of the green roofs constructed on campus
needs, 4.1 Apply Quality tools to the profession. 4.2 Apply Quality tools to the profession.5. Safety: • apply general safety precautions and demonstrate knowledge of safety and workplace hazards, 5.1 Demonstrate knowledge of safety and workplace hazards.6. Lifelong Learning and Professionalism: • recognize the need to continuously pursue learning opportunities in order to remain technically competent, • understand professional and ethical responsibilities as defined by applicable professional organizations. 6.1 Understand professional and ethical responsibilities.7. Application and Design: • apply an understanding of the design of systems, components and processes applicable to program objectives, 7.1 Apply
) Inclusion and diversity, 7) Indigenous worldview, 8)Other ethical considerations. Also, in the final coding round, the responses of the citizen scientistparticipants were classified as present-self-oriented, or future-community-oriented in accordanceto the Egan Review.Findings and DiscussionThe initial coding data of this work-in-progress paper as of yet, are listed in Table 2. The word“artifact” is used to quantify the number of verbal exchanges expressing a sustainability mindsetthat were generated by the participants during interviews or focus groups. Citizen scienceparticipants from households 2 and 4 generated a total sub-sample of 19 artifacts across the entryinterviews (green shaded cells), interim focus groups (yellow shaded cells), and
an active learning style in which the students participate in thelearning experience. The class uses the Brown and Poon’s textbook,Introduction to Organic Chemistry, and handouts.4 For the laboratorycomponent, the American Chemical Society Introduction to Green Chemistry isused. 5Module 1: Employing Green Organic Chemistry to Minimize Waste throughthe Lifecycle of the Product The rationale behind the first module of the class is that in order to createthe engineer of tomorrow, we must endow them with the skills and attitudeneeded to be environmentally conscious. Those skills, as outlined by the NRCworkshop, include being sensitive to the environment, sensitive to human needs,having an environmental ethic, and having an
senior engineer.Engineering In the engineering profession, mentors and novices often learn together. SCPractice I have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. [3(k)](F6) I can design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. [3(c)] I am committed to engaging in life-long learning. [3(i)]Confidence in I can articulate my ideas in front of my peers. [3(g)] ECommunication I can speak effectively in front of an audience. [3(g)](F7) I lack self-confidence. Despite the small group sample sizes (n=13 in CI class and n=15 not in the CI class),there was one significant difference
eight semesters at Rowan. Each clinic class involves students inteamwork (often interdisciplinary), hands-on activities, and report writing and presentation.The Freshman Clinic is focused on engineering measurements (Fall) and competitive assessment(Spring). Fall lectures teach survival skills and other topics important to freshman engineers,such as note taking, problem solving, engineering judgment, and ethics. Laboratory componentsin the Fall introduce students to engineering concepts. In Spring clinic, students work on asemester-long competitive assessment project. Competitive assessment is the systematic testingof existing products, for the purpose of improvement and comparison. For example, studentshave assessed beer brewing, portable
(c) states that engineeringprograms must demonstrate their students attain the following outcome: “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.”4Through these general Program Outcomes, ABET acknowledges the importance of considering Page 14.593.2sustainability within design. To do this, an understanding of the economic, environmental, andsocietal impacts (within sustainability, these impacts are often referred to as the Triple BottomLine, a phrase
-2006accreditation rules requires all engineering disciplines to include environmental andsustainability issues as constraints in design (criterion three)1. Similarly, the Institutions ofEngineering, Australia’s Code of Ethics and National Competency Standard 2000 mandatesustainability design and development for all undergraduate engineering students2.From a workforce standpoint, it is equally an opportune time to train engineers with a broaderunderstanding of environmental impacts. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,employment for environmental engineers (EE) will increase “much faster than average” through20143. The National Science Board anticipates a 27% growth in EE jobs through 2010 4. And,while workforce estimates vary somewhat, the
Toxins Microbially Catalyzed Pollution (e.g. Acid Mine Drainage) Extreme Environments Microbes in Agriculture = in-depth coverage of topic and = general overview of topic Page 11.467.6 Many of the critical thinking skills described in Blooms taxonomy can be accomplishedvia laboratory experiences.8,9 And, ABET accredited programs are required to include labexperiences. The objectives of lab experiences include:8,10 instrumentation, experiment, dataanalysis, design, learning from failure, creativity, communications, teamwork, and ethics. Table4 presents laboratory exercises that could be used to support topics in each of
motivation (cf. Table 5) through the 3D printing experience. In addition toenhancing the design experience required by ABET Criterion V, introduction of 3D printing alsosupported attainment of two ABET Student Outcomes. First, Student Outcome (c) “design asystem, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such aseconomic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability” was enhanced because 3D printing introduced students to the concept ofmanufacturability. Second, Student Outcome (k,) “use the techniques, skills, and modernengineering tools necessary for engineering practice” was enhanced because 3D printing is amodern engineering tool.Table 5. Assessment of 3D
-evaluation5.In this paper, we discuss the research-based laboratory teaching exercises that were implementedin a civil and environmental engineering course. The goal of this laboratory course is tointroduce some unit operations and processes and analysis commonly applied in water andwastewater engineering. In addition, the ABET general engineering criteria also target the socialaspects of engineering education at several levels. For example, criterion 3(c), “an ability todesign a system, component, or process to meet desired needs,” and criterion 3(d) addresses theneed to function on multidisciplinary teams, criterion, and 3(f) social and ethical responsibilities,criterion 3(g) communication skills, and criterion 3(h) addresses global and social
villagers would still be dependent on the handpumps. A future project could involve the harvesting of rainwater to help during these periods.Navjyoti, an NGO in New Dehli, has offered to help facilitate the project.Sophomore Design CourseThe sophomore design course is entitled “Engineering by Design.” The course provides an in-depth study of the design process that includes problem solving methodologies, evaluation ofalternate solutions, economic analysis, ethical constraints, group dynamics, and presentationtechniques. Students undertake design projects that meet these objectives with formal writtenreport and oral presentation required at the end of the semester.The University of Hartford has a relatively small engineering program that offers
in2000 to help developing areas worldwide with their engineering needs, while involving andtraining internationally responsible engineering students. EWB–USA projects involve the designand construction of water, waste-water, sanitation, energy, and shelter systems. These projectsare initiated by, and completed with, contributions from the host community, which is trained tooperate the systems independently without external assistance. The projects are conducted bygroups of students under the supervision of faculty and professional engineering mentors. Byinvolving students in every step of the process, the program maximizes their learning andawareness of the social, economic, environmental, political, ethical, and cultural impacts ofengineering
, • Advanced global awareness and ethical behavior and leadership understanding of organizations and societyTypical applications in the science and technology category include the ability to understand anduse thermodynamics, and perform engineering analyses of energy use. Other dimensions in thiscompetency are the ability to understand the range of sustainability issues from a local, regionaland global perspective, and the relationships between human activities and the environment. Ofparticular interest is the integration of sustainability goals into engineering practice. Othercompetency dimensions include the development of expertise in understanding
Page 24.953.3to situate each and all the unit processes on the site.The program outcomes mapped to this course include: • An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs • An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams • An ability to communicate effectively • An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility • Knowledge of contemporary issues • A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learningDescription of online modules and assessment of student’s mastery of materialAfter careful discussion between the prerequisite course instructor and the design instructor,specific topics were chosen that covered technical content required for the
environmental engineering, this courseprovides an opportunity for assessment of the ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze,and interpret data; the understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; the ability tocommunicate effectively; and knowledge of contemporary issues. It also provides anopportunity to assess knowledge of chemistry and a biological science; and to analyze andinterpret data in more than one major environmental engineering focus area. For an existing,ABET-accredited baccalaureate degree in civil engineering, this course provides an opportunityfor assessment of knowledge of contemporary issues; and to apply knowledge of (one of) fourtechnical areas appropriate to civil engineering. It also provides an opportunity
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