Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

a hands-on demonstration ofthe problem and solution combination.Course #4 – Cpr E 234 Legal, Professional, and Ethical Issues in Cyber SystemsThis course is not a prerequisite or a co-requisite in the core three series of the cyber securityfoundational courses. It can be taken at any point in the degree program. However, we havefound students hungry to take cyber security courses early in their academic career and thatsecond and third year students are primarily found in the course. The course emphasizes legal,ethical, and professional issues in cyber systems that extend beyond the technical issues coveredin Cpr E 230, Cpr E 231, and Cpr E 331. It covers topics such as privacy, government regulation,and compliance as applied to professional

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston, College of Technology (MERGED MEMBERSHIP WITH COE); Bruce Alan Race FAIA, FAICP, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

Engineering Education, 2018 Develop and Test an Interdisciplinary Course of Sustainable Urban Design and Technology Innovation Xiaojing Yuan, Bruce Race University of Houston, xyuan@uh.eduAbstractArchitecture and engineering technology students are entering professions that demandinnovation and interdisciplinary leadership. Community policies, building codes, professionalorganizations’ ethics, and emerging business models are shifting. Urban development policy andbuilding practices are emphasizing climate and people friendly cities. Cities are pursuing policiesfor new and existing development to meet aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) energy, waste, andwater targets

Conference Session

Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International, Minorities in Engineering

perspective on how individual professions studytheir engineering education profession as it relates to diversity and inclusiveness. Each year, thenominations resulted in five or six finalists arising from different divisions which included the K-12 and Pre-College Engineering, First Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering andSociety, Mechanical Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation, andMultidisciplinary Engineering Divisions in 2015, the Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering,Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Women in Engineering Division and thePacific Southwest Section in 2016, and the Aerospace Division, Diversity Committee, LiberalEducation/Engineering & Society Division, Mathematics Division, and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen K. Foster, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) ; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Although they are mostly working outside of theinstitutional setting, especially as they work to establish alternative space and practices outside ofthe dominant discourse, the work and motivations of both feminist hacker collectives and opensource science hardware communities have implications for thinking through how to organizeand enact real-world change in terms of pedagogy, design, and more deeply weaving ethics andexplicit value-systems into engineering education and practice.In a previous paper, we sought lessons for change in engineering education from movements notonly within science and technology cultures, but also within higher education institutionalsettings. Prior higher education change movements we examined include the efforts to

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Massie Chance, University College London and TU Dublin; Mike Mimirinis, Anglia Ruskin University; Ines Direito, University College London; John E. Mitchell, University College London; Emanuela Tilley, University College London

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

architecture students conceptualize knowledge and design. To date, the study has been designed and has gained approval to proceed from our ethics review board. Three pilot interviews have been conducted and these have been used to adjust the research design and widen the parameters for the sample group. The research team secured ethics approval for the proposed changes. This paper describes the overall design of the study and what was learned from the pilot interviews.IntroductionHow do students interpret the act of creation and how does their understanding change over time?We aim to understand students’ experiences of design in civil engineering and architecture. Wewant to understand how students interpret creating, and we want

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

;   • Explain the characteristics of effective team behavior2. Be familiar with and be able to apply the engineering and the importance of teamwork in an engineeringdesign process;   environment.  3. Work on a team effectively to solve problems, • Collaborate effectively to solve problems, completecomplete projects, and make presentations;   projects, and present findings and results.  4. Design and assemble simple projects;   • Explain the interdisciplinary nature of solving5. Explain the importance of having high ethical complex engineering problems.  standards;   • Demonstrate the global significance of specific6

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lyndia Stacey, University of Waterloo; Andrew Trivett, University of Waterloo; Jen Rathlin, University of Waterloo; Kyu Won Choi, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

a certain extent; however, they are less common andtraditionally used in engineering design or ethics courses6, 7, 15. The main reason for this is thatethics and design require context and complexity in order to properly demonstrate the disorderand unrestrained environment of real-world problems. With specific regards to ethics, casestudies can show a student that being a good person does not necessarily mean analyzing anethical issue will be easy for them9. With respect to engineering design, case studies provide amore realistic problem: students may have missing information, a broader scope to consider, orpotential issues arising from a certain situation.Engineering science coursesThere is equal value in incorporating case studies into

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology; Nicholas James Rivera; Brian Michael Tugade, DigiPen Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

or handheldgaming systems. Students, working in small teams, are expected to integrate a microprocessorwith various peripheral devices such as storage, input, sensors, and display devices into aportable embedded platform. These projects follow design constraints that are encountered inindustry such as use model, cost, power, and portability. Moreover, students are expected todevelop team management skills, presentation skills, and critical design processes, as well asstudy and implement human-machine interaction.In addition to the project work, these courses have weekly lectures related to engineeringpractice. Topics include the history of computer engineering, the electronics development cycle,professional ethics, multidisciplinary team

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan M. Hicks, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

my own time to understand more or more of the topic than I learned in class so once you do that you can formulate a better idea of it.”Other traits were mentioned throughout the interviews that suggest that having certain traits, suchas being open-minded or flexible or having a strong work ethic or desire to succeed, makepromotion to engaged thinking much easier. Further, while the trait of confidence was rarelyexplicitly discussed, the way in which each student talked about his or her project throughout thesummer exhibited a perceivable growth in confidence that cannot be easily captured with a fewshort quotes, but nonetheless contributed to a likely increased tendency to utilize engagedthinking.Transitional (engagement inducing

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Klosterman, Northeastern University; Steven T. McGonagle, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

their research with theirclassmates.In the program, 14 leadership capabilities are taught and developed through lectures, case studyand labs augmented by a weekly guest speaker. Students are introduced to assessmenttechniques such as Myers-Briggs, Thomas-Kilmann and DISC, taught classic, contemporary andexperiential theories on transformational and transactional leadership, sources of power, ethics,followership, leading from the middle, influence without authority, team dynamics and otherthemes.With this foundation, vocabulary and awareness of the field of leadership, students are given a"share your leadership story” assignment due at the end of their final semester. They select anengineering leader of interest, someone renown in a field

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Meghan Daly, James Madison University; Cairo Jahan Lakil Sherrell, James Madison University; Thomas Atcheson Ware; Diane L. Foucar-Szocki, College of Education, James Madison University; Justin J. Henriques, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

as project manager and mentoring first-year engineering students. I have a lot of drive to uphold integrity and ethics in my work and actions, and I hope to be in a position where I can empower the disenfranchised and underprivileged.Mr. Thomas Atcheson WareDr. Diane L. Foucar-Szocki, College of Education James Madison University Dr. Foucar-Szocki is Professor of Learning, Technology and Leadership Education at James Madison University and Coordinator of Grants, Contracts and Special Projects in the College of Education. She holds degrees from San Diego State University, SUNY, College at Buffalo and Syracuse University.Dr. Justin J Henriques, James Madison University

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Whitney L. Anthony, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineeringprogram under consideration, CTT members created a one-sentence statement for each programlearning, based on descriptions in the BOK2 document (Figure 2). Each program learning Page 26.1599.7outcome statement begins with an action verb and is both specific and measurable. Foundational Outcomes 1. Mathematics - Apply knowledge of mathematics (through differential equations) to civil engineering problems. 2. Natural sciences - Apply knowledge of natural science (calculus-based physics, chemistry, and an elective) to civil engineering problems. 3. Humanities - Recognize and incorporate aesthetic, ethical, historical, and other human considerations into the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob Henry Kinzel; Deborah K. Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Winston Sealy, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rachel E Cohen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jennifer Veltsos, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and family structure. Our program has demonstrated past success in addressingissues important to the field and accreditation boards, such as functioning on multidisciplinaryteams, understanding ethical responsibilities, developing a sense of the global and societalcontext of STEM work, and supporting the idea of life-long learning.1-4In the eight years since the program was founded, it has grown and developed considerably.Structural changes throughout these years include adding distance students in an off-campusprogram 280 miles away, broadening the program to include multiple science majors, funding ahalf-time graduate assistant, and staffing changes in the faculty mentors. Program improvementshave included annual retreats for scholars

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

themes, real world examples, and new topics such as sustainability. The rationalefor implementing the cases within a traditional laboratory was to determine if the cases impactedstudent engagement; helped students to see the link between laboratory exercises and real worldapplications; increased student’s critical thinking levels above the lower levels of Bloom’sTaxonomy of knowledge and comprehension for their experimental data; and improved thequality of student laboratory reports. The new cases developed addressed: 1) E-waste to teachenvironmental ethics and statistical analysis of data, 2) the 2014 Duke Coal Ash Spill inDanville, VA to teach physical and chemical water quality and treatment; 3) a Confined AnimalFeeding Operations water

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

) assets are important to a company’s valuation and its stakeholders • Employ methods to protect valuable trade secret and confidential information IP assets • Use trademarks, industrial designs, and copyrights to protect brand value • Describe how to file patents Resolving Ethical Issues • Assess, and later reassess, your position on an ethics scale • Define ethics in the context of professional settings • Explain why ethical behavior and the trust it engenders are essential for all engineers especially entrepreneurial engineers • Analyze ethical dilemma case studies and explain who resolved them and how • Apply three methods for resolving ethical dilemmas Generating new ideas based on societal needs and business opportunities • Differentiate

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Michael Robinson, Rose-Hulman Institute; Charles Glagola, University of Florida; James Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

16 4. Multi-Disciplinary Teams 8 5. Solve Engineering Problems 23 6. Professional & Ethical Responsibility 10 7. Communicate 13 8. Impact of Engineering Solutions 13 9. Lifelong Learning 13 10. Knowledge of Contemporary Issues 13 11. Modern Engineering Tools 13

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

minimumstandards that must be incorporated into your program outcomes. These standards are specifiedin the Criterion 3 a-k outcomes and include requirements for math, science, lifelong learning,engineering design, professional responsibility, ethics, and contemporary issues. Theserequirements are not trivial.Program: Then I will simply adopt the Criterion 3 a-k as my program outcomes.Expert: Using the Criterion 3 a-k outcomes without modification is probably acceptable but isdefinitely unwise. This practice sends the message that there is nothing special about yourprogram; that you have not given your educational outcomes much thought; and that you arewilling to let an outside agency dictate what you expect your students to accomplish. It is betterto

Conference Session

Innovations in Laboratory Studies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

technical reports. 11. Teamwork: Work effectively in teams, including structure individual and joint accountability; assign roles, responsibilities, and tasks; monitor progress; meet deadlines; and integrate individual contributions into a final deliverable. 12. Ethics in the Lab: Behave with highest ethical standards, including reporting information objectively and interacting with integrity. 13. Sensory Awareness: Use the human senses to gather information and to make sound engineering judgments in formulating conclusions about real-world problems.Introducing Design of Experiments in Engineering CurriculaTaking into consideration the above mentioned fundamental objectives and the experience ofintroductory physics

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, which assessment measures touse, and how we should make revisions to develop our program.Criterion 3, of ABET’s 2007 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs1, lists 11 desirableoutcomes lettered (a) thru (k). Outcome (c), specifically deals with engineering design, statingthat graduating students should have: “an ability to design a system, component, or process tomeet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political,ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability”Criterion 4 goes on to list three subject areas: “(a) one year of a combination of college levelmathematics and basic sciences (some with experimental experience) appropriate to thediscipline, (b) one and one-half

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ochs, Lehigh University; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; Todd Watkins, Lehigh University; Graham Mitchell, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

recognition of this need, Olin College, chartered in 1997 by the Olin Foundation andlocated adjacent to the entrepreneurial Babson College, was charged with “exploring,testing, and implementing innovative engineering curricula and addressing…systemicissues with existing engineering education. It is significant that they the following threemajor dimensions: (1) superb engineering, (2) a strong emphasis on art, design, creativity,and innovation, and (3) basics in business, entrepreneurship, ethics, and a spirit ofphilanthropy13.The Lehigh Model embraces this vision, and includes the following basic tenets of thismind set: 1) Innovation fueled by creativity is this generation’s economic development engine. In the slightly modified words of

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer PE, Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University; Jessica Fitzgerald, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Gipson Tryon, Oral Roberts University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

avoids thepitfalls resulting from limited human understanding. Combining historical and philosophicalperspectives in systems biology allows students to view past technological achievements in amoral context, which should provide them with insights into current ethical dilemmas inbiomedical engineering. It also provides students with a clearer understanding of reverseengineering techniques and the philosophical implications of the significant and repeated Page 23.693.2successes of such an approach to biological systems.The Role of Reverse Engineering in Engineering EducationA recent article in ASEE Prism Magazine refers to a prominent

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

 “Introduction to Chemical Engineering” by Solen and Harb  Case studies developed by the instructor or retained from their undergraduate studies  Previous AIChE Design Contest problems  CEP magazine, Science & Nature, catalysis journals, etc.  Cases from the National Society of Professional Engineers Board of Ethical Review (http://www.murdough.ttu.edu/cases/) or Kohn and Hughson, "Perplexing problems in engineering ethics," Chemical Engineering, May 5, 1980, p. 100-107.  Developed from materials that have been a part of senior capstone designSoftware usage by

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

skills neededfor work and citizenship in a globalized society (e.g., AACU17). Educators are also increasinglycalling on colleges and universities to integrate students’ learning across general education andthe major, recognizing that the goals of liberal and professional education are not only similar,but often overlapping.18,19 These complementary goals include, among others, communicationcompetence, critical thinking, contextual competence, ethics, leadership capacity, and motivationfor continued learning.18Today’s calls to improve both the major and general education focus on the need to preparestudents for lives as members of communities in a diverse, global, technologically and sociallydynamic world. In engineering education, the press for

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O'Brien, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Kenya, Peru, Thailand, Philippines, Florida and Louisiana.Rationale for Service Learning Page 15.1060.2As stated in the University’s Mission Statement, students and faculty have a responsibility to“better the human condition”. (3) It is a goal of the university to inculcate in the students a beliefthat they have a moral and ethical responsibility to try to improve the lives of all people. Further,the Mission Statement “encourages students, faculty and staff to engage in service experiencesand research, both locally and globally, so they learn from others, provide public service to thecommunity and help create a more sustainable world”. (3

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Cathy Bays, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

mathematics, science, and engineering, (b) an ability to design andconduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data,(c) 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,(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams, (e) an ability to identify, formulate, andsolve engineering problems, (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (g)an ability to communicate effectively, (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impactof engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, (i) arecognition of the need for

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wabler, Clemson University; Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

used as directives for the team ≠ What are the patient, health care provider, and societal expectations of the lifetime costs, risks, and benefits of medical implants? ≠ What are the legal, ethical, religious, cultural, public policy, and economic barriers to implant retrieval and reporting, and how can they be overcome? ≠ What information is necessary to evaluate and improve implant and material performance and device design? ≠ What can the role of information data systems be in educating the public, medical community, and policymakers about medical implants and retrieval? ≠ What future research and institutional support is necessary to

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

tothem.The graduate student seminar is a one credit course that meets for the first 8 weeks of thesemester in a two hour class session. The remainder of the semester involves teachingobservations by the instructor and by a peer with the class reconvening during the final week ofthe semester. Each of the class sessions focuses on a teaching and learning topic, 1) the firstweek of class – setting the tone, 2) understanding your students, 3) strategic course planningand objectives, 4) instructional methods and appropriate assessments, 5) active learningtechniques, 6) multicultural awareness and ethics, and 7) peer learning techniques, practice andfeedback. The instructor blended instruction each week to focus on one topic that complementeda chapter

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Pestaina, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Peter J. Clarke, Florida International Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Objectivesevolve. To complete the program of study for the BS-CS, every student will a) Demonstrate proficiency in the foundation areas of Computer Science including discrete structures, logic and the theory of algorithms. b) Demonstrate proficiency in various areas of Computer Science including data structures and algorithms, concepts of programming languages and computer systems. c) Demonstrate proficiency in problem solving and application of software engineering techniques. d) Demonstrate mastery of at least one modern programming language and proficiency in at least one other. e) Demonstrate understanding of the social and ethical concerns of the practicing computer scientist. f) Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively in teams. g

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

have a greater level of confidence (and certainty) in assessing them. Third,unlike “hard” skills (e.g., thermodynamics) which are taught primarily through coursework,professional skills (e.g., ethics and teamwork) are likely to be acquired or influences both insideand outside of the class room. In addition, their acquisition may be enhanced throughexperiential learning and activities such as internships, coops, service learning and study abroadprograms. Page 24.265.8Table 1: ABET Criterion 3a-k according to Shuman, Besterfield, & McGourty (2005)Student Outcomesa an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

for students to examine their ownepistemologies, and values.The third goal is the exploration of one’s personal value system. The base of all engineering andtechnological activity is the value system that we hold. Our beliefs and attitudes drive ourpersonal and working behaviours. The person who is engineering and technologically literatewill be grounded in a well thought out ethic. One way of arriving at an ethical position might beto examine the constructivist/realist philosophies in their response to the fundamental issues ofethics [14]. Another way might be to examine theories of moral development such as Kohlberg’s[15] and how they might inform self-development the fourth goal of the stage of “romance” onthe one hand, and to the concept