considerations in engineeringproblem-solving, what “real” engineering entails, and what tasks and areas of expertise are mostvaluable [10].The professional culture of engineering exists across the many sectors and industries in whichengineers are employed, but it is particularly potent within higher education. It is here where thenext generation of profession members—engineering students—are socialized into this cultureand learn to “become” engineers, “think like” engineers, and to problem solve in an “engineeringway” [11-12].At first blush, abstract beliefs within the professional culture may seem a degree removed fromthe day-to-day processes of inequality within engineering departments. Why would abstractbeliefs about technological objectivity or
curriculum development. She is passionate about hands-on engineering design for every student, at every age level.Dr. Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a researcher and instructor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on ways to encourage more students, especially women and those from nontraditional demographic groups, to pursue interests in the eld of engineering. Janet assists in recruitment and retention efforts locally, nationally, and internationally, hoping to broaden the image of engineering, science, and technology to include new forms of communication and problem solving for emerging grand challenges. A second
Engagement and Service Learning as a Pedagogical Practice in EngineeringDr. Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He is Lead for the Connecting Us Team of the Board Strategic Doing Ini- tiative; a candidate for PIC III Chair; past chair of
and attribute, lifelong learning, seems to indicate that it is an outcome and attributeconsidered valuable for engineers and engineering education, and essentially worth the struggle.This attitude was evident in the literature when ABET first proposed lifelong learning as part ofCriterion 3, and historically, long before9,15-17. Engineering educators argue for the relevance oflifelong learning, some considering it the most important of the professional engineering skills 18due to our rapidly changing technological and global societies16,18. The necessity for engineers toadapt quickly and creatively to this swiftly moving ‘modern knowledge’ 21st century economy17requires the skills and behaviours attributed to lifelong learning. These skills
that informed citizen of thefuture is a course in Infrastructure for all college graduates. Infrastructure should be taken hereas a widely inclusive term, with many systems and meta-systems (the health care system,electrical power, information technology, transportation, etc.) providing the framework for suchstudies. The how of such a course, what such a course might consist of, possible course syllabi,models and the like, is presented by Hart et al. (2011), but this paper seeks to address a verydifferent question; why require such a course, particularly for non-engineers. More directly put,this paper argues that if we are to address the broad and complex problems posed by ourdecaying existing infrastructure and our demand for future
Shannon K. Gilmartin, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab and Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She is also Managing Director of SKG Analysis, a research consulting firm. Her expertise and interests focus on education and workforce development in engineering and science fields. Previous and current clients include the American Chemical Society, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, California Institute of Technology, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University Fullerton, the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Stanford University, the School of Medicine at Stanford
were used for photography instruction, all class time wasspent in critiques. Also, students were not put on teams, and no students from outside of engineering wereinvited. Unlike FV, this course has not become particularly popular; it has not fully filled, averaging 20 students,while FV is always full at up to 50 students, with a wait list.Perception of Design Course Outcomes: Student Images from Fall 2011 Figure 4: Canning jar by Ball. Image by Alyssa Frank Page 25.206.9Figure 5: Clock technologies, by Justin Curtice. Page 25.206.10Figure 6: Bobby pin by Haley Schneider
. Avneet Hira is an Assistant Professor in the Human-Centered Engineering Program at Boston Col- lege. She received her PhD in Engineering Education and MS in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University, and BE in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College. Her scholarship is motivated by the fundamental question of how engineering and technology can support people in living well in an increasingly engineered world. Her research focuses on affordances of technology, humanis- tic design, and engineering epistemology to promote purpose and connection in engineering education. In her work, she partners with students and educators (middle school to undergraduate), youth and their families, community
, many students often fail to connect their personal experience with technology (e.g.home appliances) with the engineering concepts (e.g. 1st law of thermodynamics) introduced inclass. We are exploring a reconceived approach for introducing students to these importantconcepts. The authors, with expertise in four different engineering disciplines, recognize thatmany discourses in engineering exist in tension with each other. The context in which we teachenergy is too often narrowly defined and framed by both hegemonic disciplinary literacies (i.e.,mechanical engineers tend to focus heavily on steam tables) and dominant cultural perspectives(i.e., White, male, colonial, and heteronormative). Our objective is to redefine the teaching andlearning of
Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and
education. This was disproportionately the case with minority students who made up the majority at underfunded, inner-city high schools.... Thus, to mandate the admission of only qualified and not qualifiable students put the burden of integration on a part of the education system that patently was not doing its job. [...] What would have happened if institutes of technology and universities, given enough support and sanctioning by employers of their engineering graduates, took over the task of remedial education? Schools could conceivably maintain sound material standards for engineering but train students over longer periods, with greater provisions for remedial instruction. Even if such instruction costs more than existing
Paper ID #7059What makes faculty adopt or resist change in engineering education?Dr. Donna M Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College.Victoria Henry, Smith CollegeLucia C Leighton, Smith College Page 23.1367.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 What makes faculty adopt or resist change in engineering education?1 IntroductionCertain leaders in engineering education have signaled the reification of engineering education
engineering. Choice is a powerfulinstrument, allowing students with these aspirations to select courses that meet their goals.Increasingly, institutions have a range of minors and certificates available for students at theinterface between society and technology. This approach, however, may allow students withvirtually no interest or awareness of societal context to avoid becoming educated on these issues.The proposed changes in the ABET EAC accreditation requirements appear to lower theminimum bar for engineering educational outcomes in this regard.35-36 Increasing the socialscience and humanities (SSH) requirements for students may help achieve these aims. Manyinstitutions have a common core, which requires that students take SSH electives with
questionnaire." British Journal of Educational Technology 46, no. 4 (2014): 848-63. doi:10.1111/bjet.12181.12. Mann, Karen, Jill Gordon, and Anna MacLeod. "Reflection and reflective practice in health professions education: a systematic review." Advances in Health Sciences Education 14, no. 4 (2007): 595-621. doi:10.1007/s10459-007-9090-2.13. Prince, Michael. "Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research." Journal of Engineering Education 93, no. 3 (July 2004): 223-31. doi:10.1002/j.2168- 9830.2004.tb00809.x.14. Thomas, Lauren D., Mania Orand, Kathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, Jennifer A. Turns, and Cynthia J. Atman. "Tips & Tricks for Successful Implementation of Reflection Activities in Engineering Education." Paper presented
Kitchener’s model exhibited such openness.36 Engineering education scholars can begindeveloping empathy for effective collaboration among themselves, with their students, andamong their students by some combination of conflict resolution techniques, communicationtraining programs, and team-skills training.Lastly, given the growth of online education and the technological manifestations that allowinteraction by virtual media, some scholars have focused on how empathy functions betweencollaborators interacting online. For example, Nguyen and Canny72 found that empathymanifests differently in two types of video interactions. When they compared between “head-only” and “upper-body” framing, they found that the latter produced a significantly higher
Paper ID #25301An Exploratory Study of Engineering Students’ Misconceptions about Tech-nical CommunicationDr. Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven Cheryl Qing Li joined University of New Haven in the fall of 2011, where she is a Senior Lecturer of the Industrial, System & Multidisciplinary Engineering Department. Li earned her first Ph.D. in me- chanical engineering from National University of Singapore in 1997. She served as Assistant Professor and subsequently Associate Professor in mechatronics engineering at University of Adelaide, Australia, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, respectively. In 2006
, but as Tang and Nieusma’s articlepoints out, their society was not immediately supportive of the whistleblowers’ plight. Rather, ittook the advocacy of two, short-lived, dissident committees—the Committee for SocialResponsibility in Engineering (CSRE) and the Committee on Social Implications of Technology(CSIT)—with membership overlap in IEEE to codify ethical principles in 1977. The archivalresearch conducted for these two articles demonstrates that the inclusion of ethical principles inat least two professional codes was a fairly recent addition driven by the need to protectengineers and their professional societies from damaging public relations events. Given theirorigins, it is important that engineering ethics educators view professional
Paper ID #32704Engineering Students Coping With COVID-19: Yoga, Meditation, and Men-talHealthDr. Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University Kacey Beddoes is a Project Director in the College of Engineering Dean’s Office at San Jose State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech, along with graduate certificates in Women’s and Gender Studies, and Engineering Education. Dr. Beddoes serves as Associate Editor for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education and Managing Edi- tor for Engineering Studies. She is also the past Chair of the Working Group on Gender and Diversity
Paper ID #7446Engineering Ambassador Network: Professional Development Programs withan Outreach FocusMs. Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkMs. Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkMr. Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Michael Alley is an associate professor of engineering communication at Pennsylvania State University. He serves on the advisory board of the Engineering Ambassador Network. With Melissa Marshall and Christine Haas, he teaches advanced presentation skills to Engineering Ambassadors in workshops across the country.Prof
: Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, 2nd Edition," ASCE, 2008.4 N. Canney and A. Bielefeldt, "A Framework for the Development of Social Responsibiltiy in Engineers," International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 414-424, 2015.5 G. A. Rulifson, A. R. Bielefeldt and W. Thomas, "Understanding of Social Responsibility by First Year Engineering Students: Ethical Foundations and Courses," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.6 E. Cech, "Culture of Disengagement in Engineering Education?," Science, Technology & Human Values, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 42-72, 2014.7 A. R. Bielefeldt and N. E. Canney, "Impacts of Service-Learning on the Professional Social Responsibility Attitudes of Engineering
Page 23.478.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Embedding Information Literacy within Undergraduate Research Page 23.478.2 Embedding Information Literacy within Undergraduate ResearchIntroductionEngineering curricula have witnessed an expansion of its subject areas to include an appreciation of“realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability” (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET), 2011-2012) [1]. More than half of eleven ABET student outcomes focus on students’abilities to view engineering within a broader
developed byLouisiana Tech University. The course consists of discussion sessions, hands on labs,cryptographic problems, film sessions, and a final cyber challenge each of which integrate thehistory, ethical issues, applications, and theory behind cyberspace, security, and cryptography.Developing a cyber curriculum that is truly interdisciplinary in focus – cutting across both thesciences and the liberal arts – demonstrates a national model for implementing similar programsat other institutions. This integrated approach to teaching strives to educate new scholars whounderstand not only the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics but also the political,social, historical, ethical, and legal aspects of this evolving discipline.Results of
Paper ID #5902Integrating Liberal Studies at the Assignment Level – A Case StudyDr. Bill D. Bailey, Southern Polytechnic State University Dr. Bill Bailey is currently an assistant professor of industrial engineering technology and quality assur- ance at Southern Polytechnic State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management (Quality Systems Specialization) from Indiana State University. He also holds a Master of Science in Industrial Technology degree from North Carolina A&T State University, and a Baccalaureate degree in Psychol- ogy and English. Dr. Bailey has extensive manufacturing experience, including
Paper ID #10926The Fusion and Conflict Between Engineering Education and General Edu-cation in China After 1949Dr. Zhihui Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences Assistant professor ,Institute for History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. main re- search topics: engineering education; philosophy of engineering.Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Xiaofeng Tang is a PhD candidate in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Page 24.1218.1
Paper ID #8896Engineering Education Policymaking in Cross-National Context: A CriticalAnalysis of Engineering Education Accreditation in ChinaQin Zhu, Purdue University Qin Zhu is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His main re- search interests include global/comparative/international engineering education, engineering education policy, and engineering ethics. He received his BS degree in material sciences and engineering and first PhD degree in philosophy of science and technology (engineering ethics) both from Dalian University of Technology, China. His first PhD dissertation on
Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and professional practice. Page 24.1265.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Torquing Engineering: Historical and Contemporary Challenges to the Technical Core via InternationalizationSome of my earliest struggles to relate my technical coursework
determine if objectives and outcomes are being met. It is anticipatedthat both the students taking the course, and the students developing the curricular module, willsignificantly benefit from these experiences.Current engineering graduates will live and work in an age where humanity is in danger oftechnologically outpacing its ability to wisely implement futuristic ideas. And yet, who better toassist in leading this complex society than problem solving engineers who have been educated inthe history and wisdom of technological development. This is especially true in the fields ofbiomedical engineering and systems biology where strong leadership is needed to channel thevast expansion of new knowledge in a way that accomplishes the most good, and
studentsto work with underserved communities globally on problems that the communities face intheir everyday lives. There are many parameters that are influential in creating a learninginteraction between students and underserved communities such as building trust with thecommunity, mutual respect, regular communication, technology for communication,overcoming cultural and language barriers to name a few. This paper focuses on theinclusion of interdisciplinary literature as a means of creating a more comprehensiveunderstanding and expansion of the problem space without overwhelming the students.Drawing on data from student experience in a course called Global Engineers Educationat Stanford University, this paper looks at the role of care as a means
Paper ID #10251Study Abroad as a Means to Achieving ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes: A CaseStudy in Course Design and AssessmentDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Department of Engi- neering and Society. She is a past chair of the Liberal Education Division of ASEE. Page 24.1136.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Study Abroad as a Means to Achieving ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes: A
Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recent recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and professional practice.Qin Zhu, Purdue University Qin Zhu is a