, where he teaches general literature, science fiction, composition (both beginning and advanced), ethics, and public speak- ing. He has a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1994). His dissertation was about the portrayal of science in postmodernist fiction. He has published scholarly articles on science fiction, literature, television, film, and music. His most recent work includes a paper presented at two conferences about the design of university-level science fiction courses, using science fiction to teach the ethics of technology. He also gave a talk on Doctor Who and the critique of capitalism. At the end of 2011, his book on the humanism of Doctor Who will be published
through relevant research. Each of these approaches has its benefits. Focusing on the historical design and evolutionof certain kinds of technology allows students to develop an understanding and appreciation ofthe origins of technology and fundamentally asks how technology works and why it developed in Page 15.1350.2the way it did. Technological philosophy courses encourage students to question technology, itsmoral and ethical purposes, and how technology fits within society. Both approaches haveproven valuable in the field of technological literacy.Course OverviewThis course is innovative in both the content and the curriculum design
the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in the engineering education literature, and is co-author of Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle (Cambridge University Press). He received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in Operations Research and the BSEE from the University of
2000) that embrace the ESE concept:(http://bechtel.colorado.edu/Abet/ce_objectives.html). For instance, BS graduates in the Civil Page 10.741.2Engineering Program will be able to: Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education 3. Understand how non-technical concerns such as cost, public safety and health influence Civil Engineering projects. 4. Uphold ethical relationships with both clients and the public at large. 5. Understand broad social and cultural issues so they can participate fully
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
: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct 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 multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering
legal issues relating to the construction management field. Themission of the program is to produce quality construction management graduateswith technical and management skills that meet or exceed the expectations ofindustry, government, and graduate programs. The goals of the program are toprepare graduates for a lifelong professional career in the construction industry,meet the educational requirements for professional certification, and to providegraduates with solid academic preparation for graduate study.MissionThe mission of the Construction Management Program is to educate the studentsfor professional construction leadership positions with a sense of ethical andenvironmental responsibility and also for advanced degree programs. The
ProgramProgram Educational Objectives1) To produce graduates who demonstrate professional competence in engineering practice inlocal and global industry environments, or in related careers in government or academia.2) To produce graduates who exhibit effective communication, team work, and readiness forleadership while acting ethically and professionally.3) To produce graduates who maintain awareness of societal and contemporary issues and fulfillcommunity and society’s needs.4) To produce graduates who actively engage in life-long learning, by completing professionaldevelopment/training courses and workshops, acquiring engineering certification, or pursuingand completing an advanced degree.Program OutcomesThe graduate will have:(a) an ability to apply
have on society. In support of this goal, theuniversity faculty is needed to provide experience with hands-on learning, problem solving,critical thinking, ethics, curriculum design and use of modern technology tools within a broadspectrum of technology areas. This breadth will allow the graduates of this program to clearlyexplain to their future students the relationships among the many technology careers and therelated disciplines that have to be mastered. The Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology(http://www.iteawww.org/TAA/PDF/Execsum.pdf ) developed through funding from both theNational Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-9626809 and the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration under Grant No
them to problems with substantial societal technologicalcomponents. Courses in this domain have included over time: • Law and the Engineer • Risk Perception and Communication • Science, Technology and Ethics • Policies of Wireless Systems and the Internet • Information Warfare • Global Competitiveness: Firms, Nations, and Technological Change • Privacy, Policy, Law and Technology • Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy • Energy and the Environment • Climate Science and Policy • Water Technology Innovation and PolicySecond, courses that teach methods or background vital to classes of important problems at thetechnology - society interface are included. These include courses such as
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
essences of engineering (design, building systems, and ethics.) Many programs strive to achieve all of that. It is interesting that most colleagues claim that during an ABET visit we all reflect, reshape, and reconsider our efforts, and try to understand a better overall picture. In a sense, we reflect. One argument is that the ABET criteria and suggestions are enforcing the essential 3,7engineering basics together with a liberated form of engineering studies . What would philosophical awareness bring to engineering education?Engineering education
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
. Page 24.791.3 Figure 1: The three components of sustainability. Source: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/who-we-are/what-is-sustainability/.Within engineering, the civil engineering field can probably claim the earliest acknowledgmentof the issues of sustainability (environmental engineering and green building, as two examples),but considerations of sustainability are now strongly present in all engineering. ABET’s requiredprogram outcomes (items (a) through (k)) include two that deal directly with sustainability: (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
engineers whooverlooked important issues (e.g., safety or ethical) or failed to mention concerns to a properauthority. By overlooking the issues and failing to highlight concerns to the proper authority, thestudents believed an engineer was directly or indirectly responsible for a resulting catastrophe.Elements of cases are found below: One student’s case (Case #1) involved the construction and collapse of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The case centered on the head engineer who overlooked the seismic activity in a nearby area when designing and constructing the bridge. A Page 24.863.3 number of
discounted cash flows to 18. I have improved my ability to function onvalue project and investment alternatives. multidisciplinary teams.7. Evaluate engineering project and investment alternatives using rate of 19. I have improved my understanding ofreturn methods such as IRR, B/C analysis, and payback period. professional and ethical responsibility.8. I am able to analyze various methods of depreciation and influence of 20. I have improved my understanding of thedepreciation on investment tax alternatives. impact of engineering solutions in a global and9. I am able to
, technical, analytical, and managerial skills necessary to develop, implement, and improve integrated systems in manufacturing and service industry that include people, materials, equipment, information, and energy. They will learn to employ their knowledge and skills responsibly toward the local and global community in concordance with professional and ethical standards. Graduates will be prepared for both immediate employment and continuation into the BS program.The program objectives are consistent with the mission of the university to offer high qualityundergraduate programs that meet regional needs and the department mission to offer qualitymechanical and industrial engineering technology programs that meet regional needs
Engineering students demonstrate development of habitsassociated with life long learning.Outcome 9 (Professionalism / Ethics) - Civil Engineering students show common characteristicsof professionalism and knowledge of ethical behavior.Outcome 10 (Engineering Tools) - Civil Engineering students can effectively use state of thepractice civil engineering technical tools.With the outcomes developed, the task of developing an assessment process began with theworkshops presented by Dr. Miller and Dr. Olds. During the workshops, they presented generalmethods for the collection and assessment of outcomes using both direct and indirect methods 1,2.In addition, the document developed by the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology was also usedduring the process3
MFG Resource management Communication Workplace Ethics Group dynamics Hydraulics Welding Co-op Class offered Class not offered*SBCTC: WA State Board for Community and Technical CollegesFigure 2. Training gaps in the manufacturing program (CIP 480501) in 2001-20023. Modularized Manufacturing Technology Curriculum DevelopmentIn order to establish a modularized manufacturing technology curriculum, there is a need Page 10.917.4to benchmark manufacturing technology curricula around US and clarify the trainingProceedings of the 2005 American
resolve ill-defined problems; ability to workeffectively with others; and being able to apply their knowledge and skills to the unique tasks ofthe military profession.Table 1 - ENGR 495 Course SyllabusIntroduction to Biomedical Engineering SPRING 2004Lesson Topic1 Intro 22 Ejection biomechanics2 Ethics, IRB issues 23 Ejection biomechanics3 Circulation/Tissue/Resp 24 Introduction to Controls4 Nervous system Membrane potentials 25 Controls Applications5 Musculoskeletal 26 Biocompatibility6 Action potentials
objectives listed for the course on the syllabus were the following: • Understand the importance of self-knowledge. • Enhance developmental and interpersonal skills. • Explore various leadership frameworks. • Understand gender influences in society and on leadership. • Discover the multi-disciplinary nature of leadership studies. • Identify and discuss ethical dilemmas in leadership. • Develop a personal definition of what it means to lead and of the role of personal responsibility in leadership. • Begin building a leadership portfolio that demonstrates and integrates classroom learning, leadership experiences, and personal reflections
necessary Ethical decision making skillsThe most important skill identified by the supervisors both on the written survey andduring the roundtable discussions with these supervisors was “the ability to effectivelysolve problems”. Given that the base of manufacturers who hire graduates from theTechnology program tend to be small businesses (generally fewer than 500 employees) it Page 10.1035.4is understood that the graduate will be responsible for a variety of tasks that may extendProceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American
necessary forengineering practice.Engineering graduates must now also d) be able to function on multidisciplinary teams, f) understand "professional and ethical responsibility", g) "communicate effectively", i) "engage in life-long learning", j) have "a knowledge of contemporary issues", and h) have "the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global and societal context." The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginiahas a long history of emphasis on these “contextual” outcomes as exemplified by ourDepartment of Science, Technology, and Society, and an undergraduate thesis required ofall students. The Engineering in Context
1210 is required for all engineering majors, design project topics must be carefullyselected so that the project scope is broad enough to include issues relevant to most of theengineering majors offered at Tennessee Tech, which are chemical, civil, computer, electrical,industrial, and mechanical engineering. This selection criterion provides a multidisciplinaryelement to the project, as well as ensuring that the topic will be of interest to most of thestudents. Topics with a realistic basis are also preferred as they provide opportunities to discussrelated global, societal, and ethical issues. Other important criteria for topic selection includeease of implementation for the instructor, cost of implementation, cost to students, and
students, to facilitate common on-line quizzes, and toeliminate duplicate efforts by faculty who previously managed individual sites.The authors additionally address their experiences with common time and common location testing ofthese 12 sections of class. Test administration issues, honor code violations, and results are discussed.Engineering Exploration (EF1015/EF2984) at Virginia TechEngineering freshmen at Virginia Tech typically take one introductory engineering course during their firstsemester; this course, Engineering Exploration I, covers data analysis, graphing, engineering ethics,problem solving, and programming. This course is a prerequisite for all higher-level engineering coursesand is offered every semester. Approximately 1200
walls, and moveable furniture so students caneasily work in groups around computers or tables or listen to a traditional lecture. The classformat is split up into small lectures interspersed with related group activities to teach teamwork,ethics, project management, spreadsheets, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and the designprocess. The paper will present examples of how the Studio Teaching approach is used to teachsome of these topics with a focus on design and teamwork skills. Students work in teams on twoprojects, a 3-week Rube Goldberg device and a 10-week service-learning project for a local K-12th grade teacher. Students are assigned to teams and required to use the Blackboard groupdiscussion board area to submit weekly progress reports
. Project management – In the past, the laboratory instructor set the weekly schedule of tasks to be completed. This insulated students from a critical skill in project management - setting realistic milestones that lead to project completion on time. We wanted the students to set their own project schedules within reason. 5. Professionalism and ethics – Recently, the technical and business worlds have been ripe with unethical professional conduct. While the headlines focus on executive officers and pols, we preferred ethics for entry-level engineers. In addition to Lockheed Martin’s “Ethics Challenge” role-play system, we included classroom discussion of case studies taken from industry. 6. Independent
Development – Be conscious of their own values; Adhere to professional ethics; Plan their career; Reflect on experience; Improve their own future practice; Engage in Lifelong learningSustainabilityA key graduate capability that emerged was the need for an understanding of and operationalskills in the use of sustainability principles in each engineering discipline. This was stronglysupported by industry participants. It represents a significant departure from traditionalengineering programs that tend to focus on detailed knowledge of engineering scienceprinciples. Such a shift is supported by Johnston [9] and others.Nevertheless, sustainability has been a key issue within the School of Civil and ChemicalEngineering for some time. The
professoror their fellow students, making these alternative forms of course communication quite valuable.The e-mail was used quite a bit, however, the chat room feature was under-utilized despite theestablishment of on-line office hours. This may have been due to some of the issues mentionedearlier, such as language difficulties or disparities in schedules.An integral part of the course has always been a small “research” project. It normally involvesthe students doing a critical review and evaluation of a specialized subject related tothermodynamics. An unfortunate observation in the past has been that many of the graduatestudents tended to be either unaware or unconcerned about the ethics of plagiarism. They havenever before been expected to do a
Page 8.165.4 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationElectrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA)Southern Accreditation Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS)Procedures for obtaining input from constituenciesConstituency input is obtained through a variety of questionnaires and/or documented meetings.The procedure for obtaining input from each constituency is described below.AlumniQuestionnaires are sent to ECE program graduates in the Spring or Fall semester each year tosolicit feedback in areas such as life-long learning; computer/mathematics skills; ethical