and supervised students helping them to acquire the neces- sary knowledge, education, technical, ethical and communication skills. He is well respected and recog- nized by our graduates for his contributions resulting in their career successes. Moustafa is in charge of the senior design project for the mechanical engineering technology department. He encourages seniors to work on practical projects. Some of these projects are provided by local industrial and manufacturing corporations as a result of personal contacts and relationships with alumni. This interaction has proven to be invaluable in the growth and development of our graduates and sometimes leads to hiring oppor- tunities. Moustafa has been instrumental
Paper ID #12276Interest-based engineering challenges phase I: Understanding students’ per-sonal, classroom, engineering, and career interestsCole H Joslyn, Purdue University, West Lafayette Cole Joslyn is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests include holistic approaches to humanizing engineering education (such as ethics of care, human- istic education, contemplative and reflective practices, and spirituality) and how it can shape engineering as a socially just profession in service to humanity. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a M.Ed. specializing
cross sections. They later used these profiles and cross sections todetermine the best alternative based on design constraints. d) Application of design constraintsWith this project, the students experienced early-on applications of ABET2 design constraintssuch as economic, social, political, environmental, sustainability, and ethics in addition to thetechnical Civil Engineering design criteria and methodologies. They then critically evaluatedeach alternative under these constraints. e) Recommendation of best alternative:Once the student teams analyzed the alternatives with design constraints, they presented thealternatives and defended their choice during an oral presentation before a panel ofprofessional engineers and industry
necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, andsocietal context”; and Criterion 3(c) – “an ability to design a system, components, or process tomeet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political,ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.” The inclusion of sustainabilityin the ABET Program Outcomes ensures that the students will be prepared to considersustainability in engineering projects when they complete a bachelor’s degree from an accreditedinstitution. The question that then arises is how to best educate these students in sustainability.As the faculty begin to incorporate concepts and principles of sustainability into
, applicable, andengaging activities that are linked directly to current research at Duke University; discovercurrent research at Duke University by visiting research labs and engaging in real time datacollection and analysis; define and analyze engineering ethics; improve technical communicationskills; learn about college and career opportunities in engineering; and apply acquired contentknowledge in math and science to define, analyze, and solve a problem that will help society in acapstone project. Additionally, this experience is designed to provide students with mentorshipand exposure to novel engineering curriculum developed and delivered by current undergraduateand graduate students. This model focuses on a coordinated effort between Duke
,environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.The concept of design is open to multiple interpretations, and education researchers have createddetailed abstractions to define it and charactize how it is conducted.15–17 But fundamentally,design is recognized as essential to the engineering profession.Design-focused coursework is of particular importance for electrical and computer engineeringeducation; Passow, et al, score design within their high cluster of ABET SOs for electrical andcomputer engineering populations.18 Design-focused coursework has been shown to beparticularly hard to learn and teach, but it improves retention, student satisfaction and studentlearning.19 Design begins with
. Reporting the Final Design, test results and design conclusions appropriately.As a course intended to complete the students’ engineering education, the course requires thatstudents must demonstrate: an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering; an ability to design systems, components and processes to meet desired needs; an ability to function in multi-disciplinary teams; an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems; an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; an ability to communicate effectively an ability to use the techniques, skill and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice; the ability to understand the impact of
thecourse are that students should, upon their completion of the course, be able to:1.) Complete the preliminary design for an aircraft such that it satisfies assigned specifications2.) Design a system, component, or process that meets given requirements in aircraft systems3.) Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems4.) Function on multi-disciplinary teams5.) Communicate and present effectively the results and consequences of their technical efforts6.) Determine what the ethical responsibilities are to themselves, to employers, and to societyThe course has a lecture component as well as the laboratory sessions. The purpose of the lectureportion of the class is to support the students’ design and fabrication activities. As a result
Paper ID #12820Tricks of the trade: Developing research fundingDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Dr. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Departments of Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. His research interests include computerized assessment systems, and the use of natural-language processing to improve the quality of reviewing. He teaches courses in the area of programming, computer architecture, object-oriented design, and ethics in computing. Page 26.1607.1
first four versions of the taxonomy and all instances of epistemology ineach respective version. In the versions of the taxonomy in which epistemology does appear, itappears under different categories and with different sub-categories of its own. In version 1 itwas listed as a component of part of the engineering curriculum dedicated to social, political and Page 26.1630.5organizational studies along with topics like ethics. In version 2 it appears in 3 places, as a category under research methodologies and as two components of developmental theory (whichis a category under theoretical frameworks), epistemology and personal epistemology
ABET accreditation in Construction Management. The Accreditation Board forEngineering & Technology (ABET) requires that both Technology and Engineering programsincorporate standards and other realistic constraints into their educational programs. The designprocess for the Transitional Disaster Shelter prototype shelters included not only standards, butalso brought economic, environmental, manufacturing, ethics, safety, health, social, teamwork,and marketing issues along with it. It is hard to imagine a better way to expose students to thebroad range of issues they will face during their careers.Industry Collaboration and ResearchThe 2014 and 2015 Transitional Disaster Shelter competition helped establish and expandseveral industry
of Engineering, conducts rigorous engineering education research, and promotes the growth of engineering education both locally at UM and nationally. Dr. Finelli’s current research interests include evaluating methods to improve teaching, studying faculty motivation to change classroom practices, and exploring ethical decision-making in engineering students. She also has established a national presence in engineer- ing education; she is a fellow in the American Society of Engineering Education, is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education, and past chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of ASEE.Dr. Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan Noel Perkins is the Donald T. Greenwood
Engineering Mechanics of Human Motion EGR 453 Biomedical Materials EGR 463 Alternative Energy Systems and Applications MTH 201 Calculus I MTH 202 Calculus II MTH 203 Calculus III MTH 302 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations PHI 102 Ethics PHY 230 Principles of Physics I PHY 234 Engineering Physics STA 315 Design of Experiments WRT 150 Strategies in Writing Another important note is the nature of the cooperative education system. Each student is placed with an employer that provides exposure to their processes, systems, and expectations. The result is that many, but not all, students have had training and use of systems like FMEA
-evaluation5.In this paper, we discuss the research-based laboratory teaching exercises that were implementedin a civil and environmental engineering course. The goal of this laboratory course is tointroduce some unit operations and processes and analysis commonly applied in water andwastewater engineering. In addition, the ABET general engineering criteria also target the socialaspects of engineering education at several levels. For example, criterion 3(c), “an ability todesign a system, component, or process to meet desired needs,” and criterion 3(d) addresses theneed to function on multidisciplinary teams, criterion, and 3(f) social and ethical responsibilities,criterion 3(g) communication skills, and criterion 3(h) addresses global and social
, 6- low level of foreign language knowledge, 7-inability to the self-critisizm, 8-inability to make decisions on his own, 9-noncompliance of ethics and organizational culture, 10-lack of independence in learningFigure 1The Weaknesses of Specialist Training from the Employers’ Point of View Questioning the graduates
Paper ID #12823Resources for ”flipping” classesDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Dr. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Departments of Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. His research interests include computerized assessment systems, and the use of natural-language processing to improve the quality of reviewing. He teaches courses in the area of programming, computer architecture, object-oriented design, and ethics in computing. Page 26.1336.1
Experiential Education, Expanding Boundaries: Serving and Learning, Washington DC: Corporation for National Service.5. Jacoby, Barbara. 1996. “Service-Learning in Today’s Higher Education.” Service Learning in Higher Education, edited by Barbara Jacoby, et al. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.6. Kolb. D. A. 1984, Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Journal of Business Ethics, 15(1): 45-57.7. McGoldrick, M. and A. Ziegert, (Eds.) 2002, Putting the Invisible Hand to Work: Concepts and Models for Service Learning in Economics. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. Page 26.1367.9
. She received her M. Ed. and B.S. from Georgia State University (1979, 1981). Prof. Bernal teaches the User-Centered Design, Ethics, and Software Engineering courses at SPSU. The areas of Software Engineering, User-Centered Design and Software Engineering are the focus endeavors. She is a co-founder of the SPSU Usability Research Lab (ULAB) and is directly involved in corporate-sponsor ULAB projects. She has given numerous papers, tutorials and presentations locally and internationally on User-Centered Design, Usability and Software Engineering topics. Barbara is engaged in educational support through her company Software Education and Support (SES). She does specialized software de- velopment and evaluation as a
and ethical j. responsibilities a knowledge of including respect the impacta of for engineering diversity technology solutions in a societal and global k. context
. Cambridge Univ. Press: Cambridge, UK, 1997; p 3-65.14. Hattie, J.; Timperley, H., The power of feedback. Review of educational research 2007, 77 (1), 81-112.15. Shute, V. J., Focus on formative feedback. Review of educational research 2008, 78 (1), 153-189.16. IEEE Code of Ethics. http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p7-8.html.17. Muller, L., The importance of peer review. Australian Journal of Dairy Technology 2001, 56 (3), 191.18. ABET - Accreditation Criteria and Supporting Documents. http://www.abet.org/accreditation-criteria-policies- documents/; (NAE)., N. A. o. E., The engineering of 2020: Visions of engineering in the new century. The National Academic Press: Washington, DC, 2004.19. McCarthy, A. M
higher proportion of women than the existingproportion of women in the engineering school as a whole. They also found that students in theminor had higher math and verbal SAT scores than the general student population in the school.Co-curricular Involvement in Engineering and Entrepreneurship Education The value and impact of co-curricular experiences in the context of engineering educationhas been a growing topic of research for several years. Co-curricular experiences have beenshown to increase student engagement 23, enhance self-directed autonomy 24, nurture leadership25and enrich ethical decision making 26. The consistent positive impact findings suggest that co-curricular entrepreneurship education also has the potential to add
: societal issues, ethics, engineeringas a profession, communications, continuous improvement, and leadership/teamwork. Instructorsacross all disciplines strive to address the six themes in their individual courses, while lookingfor connections from class to class.Students: The student population of Accelerate depends on numerous logistical and program-specific criteria. Most central to the Accelerate program are students who demonstrate beginningwith their sophomore year in high school an interest in engineering as a future profession orcareer. Students selected for Accelerate must exhibit the levels of talent, drive, and capacity thattypify their SCGSSM residential program counterparts. Accelerate students must also evidencestrong levels of
curriculumand program development enables continuous improvement activities. The complete list ofCEAB GrAtts is provided here:1 Page 26.242.2 1. A knowledge base for engineering 2. Problem analysis 3. Investigation 4. Design 5. Use of engineering tools 6. Individual and teamwork 7. Communication skills 8. Professionalism 9. Impact of engineering on society and the environment 10. Ethics and equity 11. Economics and project management 12. Life-long learningAlthough students will develop all GrAtts throughout their undergraduate engineering programs,assessment of the attributes in the final year of the students’ programs provides
indicators.Figure 1: Item II, Engineering designDoes the curriculum unit…Contain activities that require students to use engineering design processes?Allow students opportunities to learn from failure/past experiences?Allow students to redesign?Contain an engineering challenge that includes a client?Allow students to participate in an open-ended engineering design challenge in which they design andassess processes or build and evaluate prototypes/models/solutions?Contain an engineering challenge that requires students to consider constraints, safety,reliability, risks, alternatives, trade-offs, and/or ethical considerations?Promote engineering habits of min?Requires students to explore and develop technologies from the field of engineering discussed inthe
Paper ID #12821Automated and scalable assessment: present and futureDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Dr. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Departments of Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. His research interests include computerized assessment systems, and the use of natural-language processing to improve the quality of reviewing. He teaches courses in the area of programming, computer architecture, object-oriented design, and ethics in computing. He is the lead PI on a multi-institution NSF IUSE grant to construct web services for online peer-review systems
relevance is through a study of theEngineering Grand Challenges19. Students are challenged to think critically as they proposedesigns to address some aspect of one of the challenges and then explore ethical implications oftheir proposed designs. Although the logistic regression model was less successful in predictingwho changed majors out of engineering (the model only accurately predicted fewer than 15% ofthose cases), this is somewhat consistent with prior research that showed predicting whoachieves academically is more straightforward than predicting who underachieves20. In otherwords, there is often more variability underlying reasons for underachievement, and the same islikely true for students who change majors out of engineering to choose
industry. Also, guest lectures on sustainability, BIM technology, ethics,and green markets potential are delivered.4 Page 26.352.4MethodologyThe Green-BIM teaching method was used to teach a construction management course offered atthe California State University Long Beach. The effectiveness of the Green-BIM teachingmethod was evaluated to see if we can close achievement gaps between the majority group andthe minority groups by means of students’ interview and exit survey. Besides the traditionalassessment tools such as homework, quizzes, tests, exams, lab reports, oral presentations, andprojects, a rubric assessment tool was developed and used
lecture on nextgeneration aircraft design and group discussions on ethics. Dean Washington’s luncheon talkcontextualized the need for global leadership in engineering. Student representatives from eachAviation Club and the two US universities presented on their research and activities andparticipated in icebreakers and a design challenge. Tom Wujec’s Marshmallow Challenge 9 waschosen to highlight lessons in creativity, innovation and global collaboration. Teams of four,including both U.S. and Chinese students, were asked to create the tallest freestanding structurepossible, using only dry spaghetti, string and masking tape. Towers had to be topped with amarshmallow, and groups were given just 18 minutes to complete the task. Successful
Sustainable Thinking in Undergraduate Engineering Education.” International Journal of Engineering Education, 23(2) 2007: 218- 230. 6. Chau, K. W. “Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into a Civil Engineering Curriculum.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, 2007: 188-191. 7. El-Zein, A., Airey, D., Bowden, P., and Clarkeburn, H. “Development of a Course on Environmental Sustainability, Ethical Decision-making and Communication Skills in Engineering.” International Conference on Engineering Education, September 2007. 8. Center of Sustainable Engineering, “Adding Sustainability to Engineering Education Workshop.” Oral communication, Syracuse University, May 2011. 9
countries; 4. Speak a secondlanguage at a conversational level; 5. Speak a second language at a professional (i.e.technical) level; 6. Are proficient working in or directing a team of ethnic and culturaldiversity; 7. Can effectively deal with ethical issues arising from cultural or nationaldifferences; 8. Understand cultural differences relating to product design, manufacture anduse; 9. Have an understanding of the connectedness of the world and the workings of theglobal economy; 10. Understand implications of cultural differences on how engineeringtasks might be approached; 11. Have some exposure to international aspects of topics such assupply chain management, intellectual property, liability and risk, and business practices; 12.Have had a