Paper ID #8712Teaching Ethics and Leadership with Cases: A Bottom-up ApproachDr. Daniel F. Jennings PE, Texas A&M University Daniel F. Jennings is the Andrew Rader Professor of Industrial Distribution and Program Director of the Master of Industrial Distribution Degree at Texas A&M University. He received his PhD from Texas A&M university and is a Registered Professional Engineer. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, ethical dilemmas, and developing a sustainable competitive advantage within industrial distribution channels.Dr. Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University Dr. Bimal Nepal is an assistant
evaluations are very similar to the self-evaluation scores made by the students. Also of note are the highest scores provided by employers on both surveys were in the area of integrity, professionalism and ethics. This is in keeping with The Citadel’s longstanding focus on producing principled leaders [10].Table 1: Responses to 2012 MSPM Employer, Alumni and Exit Surveys Class of 2011 Class of 2011 Class of 2012 Question Employer Survey Alumni Survey Exit Survey Average N=8 N=9 N=7 Apply proper methods for 4.4 4.4 4.8
corporate finance andbusiness ethics. The simulation experience approach creates a scenario that resembles a realworld entrepreneurial experience. They are designed to address some of the process-orientedskills that are required. The entrepreneur personality is based on the assertion that entrepreneurshave distinctive personality traits that others can learn. Wilfing etal [6] identifies the big fivepersonal traits of successful entrepreneurs.Having thus seen the views and approaches to entrepreneurship the question is which approachwould be more suitable for engineering students as part of a Design and Manufacturing Labcourse. Cassel [7] states that the courses should be approached from the perspective of thestudent whose primary interest is in
5TH ANNUAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DAY INNOVATIVE GREEN SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO GREEN ENERGY MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 Time Location Description Presenter(s) 1:00 – 2:30pm EPNGCC Dr. Louis Everett Essential Ethics for Leadership Program Director, NSF
alone manufacturing engineering program.Even though there are some relations between the two main elements of the course, methodsengineering content is excluded from this study. In addition to the various technical subjectsrelating to safety, health, and environmental management, the author developed a law contentincluding law categories and associated court structures, law terminology and concepts forengineers, safety and health related law and acts, federal standards and regulations includingOSHA standards, environmental legislation and regulations, and ethics and liabilities. Toenhance the student learning experience various learning media are utilized. Relevant teachingtool arsenal encompass but not limited to filling in OSHA forms and logs
development i. An understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities including a respect for diversity j. A knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context k. A commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvementCertification of Manufacturing (C4M) was developed by Louisiana Fast Start to provide amechanism of stackable credentials to satisfy the growing needs of manufacturers in the state5.C4M is: A certificate program that is equivalent to 12 college credit hours. Consists of courses that can be completed in one semester, with topics such as: o Introduction to Manufacturing o Tools and Equipment Used in
Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE) Day held at thecampus of the XXXXXXXXXX during the days of the 24th and 25th of April. The focus of theseminars was to continue with the offering a series of professional development sessions toaddress key issues currently debated and discussed in the Green Energy Manufacturing field.The majority of the planned workshops were directed to address important topics and problemsrelated to green manufacturing education as well as the current leadership directions in preparing21st century technology-savvy workforce and leaders. Six workshops were conducted, wherein,three were geared towards engineering ethics and technical leadership and the other three werebased on Green Manufacturing and energy
ofactivities have been growing rapidly along with continuation to graduate study.ENGR 4940 Undergraduate Engineering Research ProjectsThe course syllabus for this undergraduate course is embedded into the body of this paper. Thecourse description implies that this course will be “of a well-defined and academicallysupervised basic or applied engineering research project experience leading to a scholarly work.Research terminology, literature review process, formulating and justification of researchproblems, research ethics, quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods, analysis andinterpretation of their data, and citation styles will also be included along with writing examplesfor conference and journal publications. 3 Credits”5.The goal is to
, modeling, evaluation, iteration) to satisfy project requirements for thermal or mechanical systems. C-3. Can work within realistic constraints, (such as economical, environmental, Page 12.464.3 social, political, manufacturability, health and safety, ethical, and sustainability) in realizing systems. C-4. Can build prototypes that meet design specifications.Each PC appears in various courses. For example, the faculty identified that theperformance criterion “C-1” would be achieved if the corresponding activities in Mech314, Mech 414 and Mech 417 are successful. We have a total of 38 such
students studying the basics of engineering design. The authors inthis paper would discuss the results of the survey and recommended actions based on the survey.IntroductionHigher educational institutions have recognized and acknowledged their responsibility towardsachieving the goals of sustainability as they prepare the future engineers for the global world.Sustainability challenges all schools and universities to rethink their mission and vision torepresent themselves as the new generation school. With this in place most of the accreditingbodies have also included the ethical part of sustainability in the curriculum, which makes mostof the program to restructure and realign the curriculum, develop research programs, andredefine the student life
five program educational objectives to prepare graduates who 1. Understand and apply math and engineering principles to the manufacturing engineering profession. 2. Understand and apply problem solving and analysis skills to meet the challenging demands and responsibilities of a successful career. 3. Demonstrate continuous learning and growth in their profession using both oral and written communication skills to contribute as a team member or leader in solving problems for their employer and society. 4. Demonstrate high standards of professionalism and ethics in fulfilling their responsibilities to both employer and society. 5. Demonstrate the ability to pursue a variety of career paths with many finding employment in
Manufacturing Engineering Program Educational Objectives (PEO) were created.The PEO are:The objectives of the program are to produce graduates who: Page 22.1010.41. Perform as engineering leaders in the global marketplace.2. Understand and apply the principles of math, science, and engineering in design and manufacturing related activities.3. Contribute to the profitable growth of manufacturing businesses.4. Maintain high standards of professional and ethical responsibility.5. Practice lifelong learning.Among these PEOs, the influence of the industrial stakeholder input is especially evident in PEO#3. Making the students directly aware of the profit
engineering teams to work CONCURRENTLY with manufacturing engineering teams tocompress the product development cycle = CIM.Globalization of manufacturing; China; off-shore manufacturing with design in USA; new graduates should give Page 25.1218.10VERY SERIOUS consideration to accepting an offshore assignment for an American company to learn how globalmanuf. is evolving.Safety = #1 = In every class – every lab – one safety question on every exam. The (eye, finger, foot, …, LIFE ) yousave may be your own – or your best friend’s.Ethics = the recent “creative accounting” scandals in corporate America have caused the loss of millions of
AgreeI applied knowledge ofmathematics, science andengineering.I designed and conductedexperiments, as well as analyzedand interpreted data.I designed a system, component,or process to meet desired needswithin realistic constraintssuch as economic,environmental, social,political, ethical, health andsafety, manufacturability, andsustainability.I functioned on multi-disciplinary teams.I identified, formulated, andsolved engineering problems.I fully understood professionaland ethical responsibilities.I communicated effectively.I used the broad educationnecessary to understand theimpact of engineering solutionsin a global, economic,environmental, and societalcontext.I recognized the need for life-long learning and I can engage init.I have been aware
and rapid manufacturing content.IntroductionReverse engineering has been utilized in the engineering world to learn from competitors’product designs in order to maintain competitive advantage against them. It should be conductedwithin the boundaries of ethics and intellectual property laws. On the contrary, reverseengineering concepts and tools have been commonly used in applications other than productdevelopment or industrial needs. It is employed by medical technologists, historians,anthropologists, paleontologists, primatologists, and forensics scientists, just to name a fewprofessions.Following a literature review summarizing relevant educational cases, this paper presents the keyexamples of non-industrial reverse engineering applications
has written a book on engineering and technology, numerous papers and articles, and a book chapter on ethics in infor- mation assurance and security. Topics of writing and research include ethics and leadership in technical environments and in quality systems. His professional employment took him to Xerox Corporation in Rochester, N.Y., as a young engineer in the early 80s, then to Ben Franklin Technology Center in Bethle- hem, Penn., as a Technical Projects Manager, before joining the faculty in the College of Engineering and Technology at BYU in 1985. Page 25.155.1 c American
during the endurance event. The students in the past built Kevlar supported body panels to prevent piercing. 6. Have an understanding of the professional and ethical responsibilities. Each designer knows the ramifications of their designs since a fellow student will be operating the vehicle. Each team member also functions appropriately knowing that each information or data generated or recorded by them has to be the most accurate not only for safety but also for ethical responsibilities. 7. Have an ability to communicate effectively. The BAJA team members need to communicate verbally in the meetings and in the laboratories. They also may need to write memos and e
embeddisciplines as distinct knowledge bases [7] and communities of practice [8].Figure 1 illustrates the intertwined evolution of a profession’s preparation and practice [9]. AsFigure 1 suggests, the enactment of a professional discipline is guided both by ethics andstandards of practice; these activities define competencies, job roles, and ultimately career paths.Professional societies codify these elements by defining ethics and competencies, but also byFigure 1. Model of a Professional Discipline [6]reflecting professional performance. Professional societies span another boundary:governmental. By promoting and facilitating certification and licensure, professional societieslegitimize and allow external bodies to monitor and enforce professional
Catalog Course DescriptionMPC 497-498 Senior Design Project (2, 2): Student teams conduct major open-endedresearch and design projects. Elements of the design process including establishment ofobjectives, synthesis, analysis, and evaluation are integral parts. Real-world constraintssuch as economical and societal factors, marketability, ergonomics, safety, aesthetics,and ethics are also integral parts. Page 12.291.3497: feasibility studies performed;498: implementation, testing, and production of design. Includes guest lecturers, teampresentations, team building sessions, team meetings, and guided discussions relating todesign. The course consists of
single course, tointegration of leadership concepts into technical course offerings and other unique expectationsof students to take on leadership projects at their school and report on the experience. It isdifficult to see a generalized theme, but one might assume that a primary focus of the leadershipofferings is based on a belief that a graduating student can lead from any level in his/herorganization. Emphasis is placed on students exploring their own leadership abilities and theways in which they influence group outcomes: interpersonal skills, judgment, moral courage,innovation, sustainability, global collaboration and emotional intelligence appear as key topics,as does the notion of the interrelatedness of ethics and sustainability in a
, x xscience, and engineering,b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as x xwell as to analyze and interpret data,c. an ability to design a system, component, or x xprocess to meet desired needs,d. an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams x xe. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve x x xengineering problems,f. an understanding of professional and ethical x x xresponsibility,g. an ability to
written.The focus of the following comments have an emphasis on the practical nature of engineeringeducation and a need to support the workplace. A number of respondents indicated specific topicsand methods. In general the comments suggest that education must be tied to the needs of manu-facturers. [Industry Comment] Patents and how to protect IP should be taught to US manu- facturing students Page 15.946.6 Addition of ethics and soft skills, such as emotional intelligence, work ethic, etc.[Industry Comment] Entrepreneurship must be coveredPolitically and Socially:safety: both worker and product - remain
how the freshmen year students would relate the differentmajors to the manufacturing sectors related to the oil and gas industry. Ability to design system, and process to meet the desired needs with realistic constraints such economic, environmental, social, health and safety, and sustainability Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams Knowledge of the current issues Understanding professional and ethical responsibilityThe Engineering Success Seminar (first year experience) is a semester long, four creditcourses that is offered at The Petroleum Institute where the students would learn methodsto be more productive with the industry engagement and hand-on project activity.BackgroundThe mission of the
Accounting/Finance/Economics Hand Tool Use & Machine Database Systems (MIS, etc.) Business/Engineering Ethics Operating Enterprise Wide System Social Responsibility Integration Standards, Laws, RegulationsThe Foundation The Basics Mathematics and Science Personal EffectivenessPhysics, Chemistry, BioScience Interpersonal Skills, Negotiating, Conflict Management,Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, Innovation, Creativity, Written and Oral Communication
, environmental, ethical and global issuesin product design10,11, 12). There are also examples of broadening design methodologies bycreating products that may used by people with the widest range of abilities (e.g. people withdisabilities) and operating within widest possible operating conditions 13). Page 23.714.2In the spring of 2006, a junior year level Product and Tool Design course was deliveredconcurrently with appropriate complementing courses from Manufacturing Engineering, andMarketing departments. This initial effort of developing and delivering interdisciplinary coursehas been quite successful. The details of this work were reported in ASEE
voice of customers and documenting their requirementsQFD begins with collecting the customer voices and incorporating them into the HOQ.An extensive online search for jobs related to manufacturing engineering were collectedusing websites such as yahoojobs.com, monster.com, careerbuilder.com. Thus obtainedjob descriptions were classified into knowledge, skills and working ethics as shown inTable 1. The data collected from these websites served as the base for externalcustomers’ voice which helped to initiate the HOQ for external customers. Table1. External Customer’s voices Relative Requirements Manufacturing Engineering
assessed.The dictionary meaning of Skill refers to expertise or the “ability to do something well”. AWorkplace Skill would then be one that provides expertise for success at completing tasksrelevant to an employee’s the area of work. For engineers, this at its highest level can bedescribed as technical problem solving. This has aptly focused engineering degree programs ondeveloping Problem Solving Skills in their curricula. At the same time, it’s been well recognizedthat engineers do not problem solve by themselves. This has led to a complimentary category ofskills commonly referred to as the Professional or Soft Skills. These include developing expertisein communication, teamwork, ethical practice and lifelong learning. This category of skills isalso
sustainability issues are key. • Teach Ethics (6) It is recommended that professional and personal ethics be a regular part of the curriculum so that students consider the impacts and responsibilities of manufacturing engineering. • Provide direct interaction with industry (5) Students will gain necessary perspective and understanding by being exposed to industry professionals through tours and visits, SME/industry meetings, guest speakers in the classroom, and industry participation on projects. • Consider a Product-centered curriculum (5) A suggestion is made to change the focus (or even the name) of manufacturing engineering curricula to one of product design and development rather
countries. Anotherexample is an engineering ethics class assignment where students learn how to do businessethically in countries with different sets of laws and customs. Finally, we hope to provide someregular opportunities for significant international experiences like the internships described inthis paper. These initial efforts have been modest, but we plan to continue to enrich ourcurriculum with material on global manufacturing, in order to keep our program relevant to thedynamic manufacturing environment which our graduates face today. Most of the faculty in ourprogram have been to China at least once to learn first-hand about the manufacturingcapabilities, strengths, and weaknesses that exist in that country. First-hand experience is