Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

people alike or should it cultivateidiosyncrasy?” (Should an engineering department encourage creative and innovativebehaviour among students? Should an engineering department allow students to plan part oftheir curriculum?)Should the school emphasize general education or should it aim at specific general education?(What is the role of general/liberal education in the engineering curriculum? Related to thisissue is the academic versus vocational issue and the extent to which engineering educationshould be influenced by the views of industrialists?)There is much in the engineering literature that deals with these issues. Furst’s point was thatthe education that will be provided derives from the stance taken on such issues. The curricularthat

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

matter of choosing the least expensive product. It meanschoosing the product with the minimum total cost of ownership. It also requires carefullybalancing the cost of resources against the benefit. For example, for a conference presentation,one might plan on giving a PowerPoint presentation, requiring a laptop. However, as a backup,one might make transparencies for use on an overhead projector, in case there is a problem withthe laptop. Such presentation insurance requires extra time and resources. The presenter must Page 11.851.5carefully judge whether the significance of the presentation warrants the extra resource use.Norms guide us to

Conference Session

Recent Developments in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

token to theteam on your left.”The team that collects the most tokens wins. Actually, though, everyone wins: for at least anhour, employees have been engaged in focused problem-solving and consensus-based discussionabout corporate scenarios based on real ethics cases at the company.Each game set includes all playing accessories; a video of opening/concluding remarks by CEONorm Augustine, Dilbert, and Dogbert; six team guides; and one very detailed leader’s guide.This booklet includes instructions for play, a guide for determining numbers and sizes of groups,a floor plan for optimal table arrangement, and comments on the potential answers for eachscenario, including scores for each response

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

writing samples gathered inportfolios). It employs several assessment strategies (quantitative analyses of student writingsamples, quantitative analyses of written surveys, and qualitative analyses of interviewtranscripts).This paper is the second in a series of four planned EWI reports to ASEE. While last year’spaper articulated a baseline set of data with regard to student attitudes, practices and skills, thisyear’s report will include data demonstrating what students have learned in addition topreliminary considerations of how this study can begin to affect instructional practice in UT-Tyler Engineering courses.BackgroundWith some estimates suggesting that “as much as 80% of an engineer’s work time is spent oncommunicating,”1 significant

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betty Harper, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Penn State University; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

itemsand response options were appropriate and understandable.22Population, Sample, and Data CollectionThe study’s sampling plan was designed to provide a nationally representative set of engineeringprograms. The institutional population was defined as all four-year engineering schools offeringtwo or more ABET-accredited programs in the “big five” engineering disciplines: chemical,civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical. Based on the recommendation of the overall project’sNational Advisory Board, biomedical/ bio-engineering was included as one of the focaldisciplines, despite its relatively small size, due to its prominence in Educating the Engineer of2020 and its position as a growing discipline. Because information from the P2P studies

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

get involved in addressing Worked with campus climate action group, gotclimate change? involved in planning strategies and eventsHow can the college Bicycle Kitchen help to increase the use Worked with bicycle kitchen on campaign to offerof bicycles on campus? free bikes on campus (disallowed by public safety)How should a Design Clinic team approach ethical concerns Consulted with student team and participated inrelated to their project restoring a local stream and brainstorming about ethics concerns.ecosystem damaged in part by previous actions of engineers?Should the U.S. invest dollars in space when poverty, Letter to congressperson

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Ermer, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

these can be avoided in the future.4.1 Helios Airlines Flight 522On August 14, 2005 Helios Airlines Flight 522 departed from the Larnaca airport in Cyprus on itsway to Athens. Ground control cleared the plan for a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. A fewminutes later, the pilots contacted the company Operations Center to report an air conditioningproblem and a take-off configuration warning alarm. After communicating with a Ground Page 13.1312.7Engineer for approximately 6 minutes, contact with the aircraft was lost. The plane continued tofly on its programmed path to the Athens airport and entered into a holding pattern. Two Greek