Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

include first-year engineering curriculum, engineering ethics instruction, and student diversity.Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech Tamara Knott is an Associate Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She focuses on pedagogical issues associated with teaching freshman engineering. She is the course coordinator for the second semester Exploration of Engineering Design course taken by approximately 900 freshman engineering students each spring.Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech Karen Gilbert is the Assistant Director of the Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnerships and the Coordinator of VT-ENGAGE at Virginia Tech. The Center is devoted to being a hub for student engagement

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Rawles, Purdue University; Anthony Smith, Purdue University; Raymond Hansen, Purdue University; Jeffrey Sprankle, Purdue University

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Information Systems

defensive recognition and thwarting of the other teams attacks, while alsoearning points for keeping their managed network at optimum performance for users. Studentsare allowed to use any equipment the department has available, and it is up to the team to designthe network using best practices after evaluating numerous architectures and methodologies.Legal and ethical issues are addressed throughout the course in order to develop networkengineers that understand effective and safe methods of probing both internal and externalnetworks for vulnerabilities lawfully.Figure 2 below shows the significant changes made to the curriculum and its effect on the criticalpath. In this change, a new concept was introduced and is termed a concurrent prerequisite

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Ernest Kim, University of San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

the following features: development of student creativity, use of open-ended problems, development and use of modern design theory and methodology, formulation of design problem statements and specifications, consideration of alternative solutions, feasibility considerations, production processes, concurrent engineering design, and detailed system descriptions. Further, it is essential to include a variety of realistic constraints, such as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and social impact.”Engineering design is often described in textbooks by two widely divergent processes: one quitestructured the other unstructured. Some textbooks (e.g. Oakes, Leone, and Gunn2) present theengineering design process as a

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Steven Welch, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

outcome.The final evaluation of the effectiveness of changes on the capstone design course is rubric basedevaluation of reflective statements written by students at the end of the course. The rubric scoresstudents on the relevance of what they write to engineering practice, writing ability, analysis ofthe experience, interconnection with other classes, validity or lack of self-criticism, andawareness of ethics. Qualitative analysis of these statements indicated that: 1) the class isvalued by students compared to other, more theory-based classes in the program; 2) students sawother project-based and laboratory classes as providing better preparation for an engineeringcareer than theory-based classes; 3) students valued the certification training and

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akibi Archer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

, formulate, Leadership and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (g) ability to Technical/Professional communicate effectively, (k) Development ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as organize and interpret data

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Ryan McGhee, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University; Elizabeth Lemus, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-1680: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE-ENERGY BUSINESS IN RURALHONDURASWilliam Jordan, Baylor University WILLIAM JORDAN is the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.A. degree in Theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials related courses and does research concerning appropriate technology in developing countries. He also writes and does research in the areas of engineering ethics and engineering education.Ryan McGhee, Baylor University Ryan McGhee graduated from Baylor University in

Conference Session

Design Methodology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Toft, Central Queensland University; Prue Howard, Central Queensland University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

beach like A. A.Milne’s Old Sailor12, and do nothing but bask until we are saved, but we need to be proactiveand start identifying the ‘learning’ gaps, and start plugging them.The undergraduates also need the opportunity to work in interdisciplinary, or preferably,transdisciplinary teams. If this is done at undergraduate level, it becomes easier to work in thismanner as a graduate.Bibliography 1. Johnstone (2002:30), Johnstone, G. (2002b), Now and then!, ‘InQuest’: The Journal of the Australasian Coroners Society Inc, State Coroner’s Office: Melbourne, 1, 28 – 46 2. Institution of Engineers, Australia (1994), Code of Ethics, Institution of Engineers, Australia: Canberra 3. NOHSC (2000), Work-related fatalities associated with design

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

includes defining the criteria forevaluating quality sources before they can be used in the learning and applicationprocesses.Due to the broad spectrum and ready accessibility of materials on the Internet, there isalso the ever-present danger of plagiarism. Consequently, the instructor should clearlyexplain the ethical and judicial repercussions of plagiarism. This will hopefully guide thestudents to police their own practices.10 Because OEPs require the students to doindependent study on the subject and to define a unique idea using limited knowledge,another good resource is the US patent database. Because each patent must have at leastone cookbook-type recipe concerning how to implement the idea, this makes patents avaluable source for students

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Laura Winn, Waynesburg Central High School; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

student in three ways. First, we are taking two-hour, undergraduate-led, real-life engineering design exercises to the high schools; second, wehave created a web-based, for-credit course in basic engineering (notions of design, career paths,ethics, etc.) to bridge the gap; and third, we have created an opportunity for high school teachersto create their own web-based engineering teaching modules called Tools for Integrating Mathand Engineering, or TIME Kits.As part of a full program evaluation of our EoT project, we are also collecting and reporting dataon whether peer-led freshman physics homework sessions 20 and peer-led first-calculushomework sessions are useful in decreasing failure rates; these results are reported elsewhere,but the data

Conference Session

Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

of adequacy and ethics often raised by skeptics about qualitativemethods.This was insider research into a case study set in an Engineering College. It was anexploratory study set in the workplace milieux, using qualitative data. The theoryemerging from the literature review on changing universities was relatively immatureand had not yet been tested adequately in universities in Ireland. The various types ofuniversity model, including collegial, bureaucratic, corporate and entrepreneurialwere examined and compared with the cultures, practices and understandings ofstakeholders in this college. A story emerged about the people working and studyingin this college and in that story a change model thought by interviewees as best suitedto the

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

, noise, radiation, and disposal) Aesthetic constraints: (customer appeal, shape, color, customer delight, culture, history, trends, rate of change of technology, and product families) Life-cycle constraints: (product life, wear, special uses, working environments, maintenance, regulations, service intervals, exchange and repair, cleaning, diagnostics, recycleability, and scrap) Ethical constraints: (public safety, health, welfare, and integrity) Legal constraints: (government regulations, private regulations, public safety, patents, trademarks, and copyrights) Note: You must complete this table and turn it in with your final report. Moreover, you

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Lambert, Arup; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

building profession.4. Apply real world constraints to the solution of a building design problem.5. Integrate standards of professional and ethical responsibility into the design / construction process.6. Use the current industry-standard tools and technologies in the creation and presentation of a designRather than starting from scratch, the CAED department heads are examining currentinterdisciplinary efforts that have been successful on a smaller level and considering what isrequired to expand these successes into a large enrollment experience. There are several electivecourses that represent successful collaboration between ARCE, ARCH and CM students. Therehave been multiple senior projects that would qualify such as architects

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego; Arzu Baloglu, Marmara University, Turkey

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Information Systems

actions oftransactions survive even with system crashes or media failures.4.5. Security ManagerWe must recognize the great risks that accompany the increased opportunity ofinformation and telecommunication technology. Once a healthcare provider connects itssystem (PIMS) to a public network, security issues become extremely important.Unauthorized access and data corruption are constant threats. We need to establish propersecurity measures as preventive measures. Security of data is a broad area that addressesmany issues, including the following:Legal and ethical Issues: These issues deal with the right to access certain information.Some information may be deemed private and cannot be accessed legally byunauthorized persons. In case of medical

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

West Point. He is a licensed professional engineer in four states and has 10+ years of consulting engineering experience. His research interests include engineering ethics, assessment, motivation theory, and integration of professional skills in the engineering curriculum.Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University Dr. Mehta is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. Dr. Mehta has extensive experience in teaching several civil engineering courses and has published several technical and educational papers in leading professional organizations. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of New Jersey.Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Vince Bertsch; John Krupczak; Kate Disney; Elsa Garmire; Tim Simpson

Medical etc.) Mathematical Underpinnings Scientific Facts and Principles Scientific Method Environmental & Societal Interdependence History/Evolution of Science & Technology Disciplines of STEM Ethics Design Process Risk/Safety Tradeoffs/Cost-Benefit Analysis Intended/Unintended Consequences Satisfying Human Wants & Needs Energy, Materials, & Information Flow

Conference Session

Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego; Tom Waidzunas, University of California, San Diego

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Liberal Education

, 7Professionalization is the process by which students learn and adapt to this culture, contend withuncertainty, and begin to understanding the ethical responsibilities of a professional.7, 8, 9Professional cultures inculcate numerous norms and assumptions, producing mental habits inprofessionals that become taken for granted.10 Through the rituals of coursework, internships,and informal interactions, students become professionals as they adapt to this professionalculture and learn what it means to be a capable engineer.5, 7, 8, 11, 12 The longer they spend in theinitiation process, the more firmly impressed upon the students are the values of the profession.13,14 If the socialization process fosters a culture in which certain groups of people are favored

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

serves as an orientation course for freshman, orienting them to collegelife, assisting with the transition from high school to college and making sure they are aware ofall of the campus resources. In its capacity as an introductory course for incoming engineeringstudents, the course exposes students to all of the engineering disciplines taught at Speed School.It also increases their understanding of what engineers do, familiarizes them with engineeringdesign, ethics, professionalism, and some select software they will use in their engineeringcoursework.The course was redesigned in 2007, at the same time the Speed School was developing its i2aplan. It was decided at that time, the course design should include an emphasis on the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Eric Scott, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She is co-coordinator of a first-year engineering course and her research interests include engineering ethics, curriculum development, and use of classroom technologies.Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech VINOD K. LOHANI is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education and an adjunct faculty in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His areas of teaching and research include engineering education, international collaboration and hydrology & water resources

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; John Lanzarone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mico Miller, George Mason University; Barry Liner, George Mason University

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Continuing Professional Development

their manner and work ethic and that the courses didnot improve that skill further. This is an interesting point and one that will warrant furtherdiscussion later when the USACE program is compared to the same class being offered in anacademic setting and in a non-Federal technically oriented planning and engineeringorganization.Figure 7 displays the responses of all the USACE people surveyed to help determine what someof the obstacles might be to getting improved participation in the Certificate Program. Whilestudents taking five or more courses basically said the subject matter was the biggest determiningfactor, those taking less courses indicated that additional impediments might be the time and daythe course is offered, the subject matter

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Institute of Technology; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Veton Kepuska, Florida Institute of Technology; Kenneth Stanley, University of Central Florida; Alison Morrison-Shetlar, University of Central Florida; Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida; Paula Krist, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

presentationduring the Symposium (see subsection 3.F) and, possibly, a demonstration, if applicable. Duringthe course of the summer experience, the mentors provide guidance to their mentees aboutmatters of technical writing, ethics and scientific methodology. The write-up of the TR is beingperformed incrementally and a first draft is expected by week 7 of the summer experience.Eventually, the TRs and posters are collected in electronic form and posted on the Program’swebsite.D. All-Hands MeetingsAlmost each Friday the entire AMALTHEA community meets for the day at a common site,alternating between the campuses of both host universities. These meetings are referred to as All-Hands Meetings (AHMs). In total, each year 7 of them are held (end of week 2 to week

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Ron Lasser, Tufts University; Katie Su, Smith College; Sarah Pedicini, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Nate Roman, Oral Roberts University; Tyler Todd, Oral Roberts University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering students communicate better,become more ethical, and see the task of engineering in a larger cultural context. This is as itshould be, but is it possible that the field of design engineering might lend insight and wisdomback to the humanities? If engineering design principles are so helpful in unraveling themysteries of biology, might they also be useful in the social sciences? These are just some of thequestions being posed in an engineering elective course at Oral Roberts University (ORU),where undergraduate students wrestle with advanced concepts in reverse engineering. A recentarticle in ASEE Prism1 touts the benefits of having engineering students engage in the dissection

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

courses primarily address the state’scomprehensive technology and engineering curriculum. This curriculum includes instruction ondesign principles, various energy and power technologies (fluid, thermal and electrical systems),and communication, construction, and manufacturing technologies. In grades 10 through 12, thecourses cover more specialized curricula, governed by multiple vocational frameworks. TheEngineering Technology Vocational Framework includes Health and Safety, EmployabilitySkills, many varied Technical Skills (including but not limited to computers, electrical systems, Page 14.275.24applied ethics, design and modeling and

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

, thermodynamics, solid mechanics, fluids, and propulsion in a single course.The concept was to combine the material to emphasize the systems nature of aerospaceengineering. With this integrated approach to presenting the material, it became a naturalfit for the ABET 2000 requirements on social impact, ethics and economics. In responseto industry concerns that engineering students were becoming applied physicists insteadof engineers, MIT revamped its undergraduate curriculum. The result of a two-yearoverhaul was the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) educational initiative.Emphasis is towards hands-on learning. Unified Engineering is still a key part of thecurriculum, but most core classes have added hands-on labs. Through the years, MIT

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma; randa shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

-Blackwood, Tracie Revis, Jeff Trevillion, Van Ha, Quintin Hughes, Bach Do, Yi Zhao,Ben Lopez, Johanna Rojas, Lauren Rieken, Anna Wong Lowe, Brittany Shanel Norwood,Sedelta Oosahwee, Tyler Combrink, Ruth Moaning, William Stephen Anderson, Ginger Murray,Andres Guerrero, Monica Flippin-Wynn, Mario Franklin, Wen-Yu Chao, Joshua Rogers andNathaniel Manzo; our National Advisory Board - Elaine Seymour, Karina Walters, LarrySchuman, David Bugg, James Borgford-Parnell, Mary Anderson-Rowland, and Antonio Lopez. References[1] Bouville, M., "Is Diversity Good? Six Possible Conceptions of Diversity and Six Possible Answers," Sciences and Engineering Ethics Vol. 14, 2008, pp. 51-63.[2] Chang, M.J., "Preservation

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Donis-Keller, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

Global Century (2007), acknowledges theneeds for all college students to prepare for twenty-first-century challenges by gaining fouressential learning outcomes: 1) knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world,focused by engagement with big questions, both contemporary and enduring 2) intellectual andpractical skills, including inquiry and analysis, critical and creative thinking, written and oralcommunication, 3) personal and social responsibility, including foundations and skills forlifelong learning, ethical reasoning and action, intercultural knowledge and competence and 4)integrative learning, including synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general andspecialized studies. For Engineering students in particular

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Electrical and Computer

. That, of course, is expected and, indeed, desirable since ideas for program improve-ments should depend on the current state of the program, the details of the courses, the particularstrengths that the program’s faculty want students to acquire, etc. Page 14.493.131. Outcome 3.c: In some ways, this outcome which reads, “an ability to design a system, com- ponent, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, envi- ronmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability”, captures the essence of engineering. Naturally, almost everyone of our technical courses

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

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Minorities in Engineering