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studies. Forward causal questions are about modelestimation (implicit), while reverse causal inference is about asking questions and searching fornew variables that aid in model checking and hypothesis generation (explicit).MATERIALS AND METHODSAn approach for integrating civic engagement and service learning into freshman level coursesand senior capstone classes within the CECM Department is presented below. The aim is to helpproduce an environment where students learn from each other while on internship. This will alsohelp to better understand engineering and ethical codes and standards. Moreover, it is anticipatedthat this approach will create a greater synergy between the university and community partners.Traditionally, a beginning freshman
threads in foundation (math and science), creativity (research, de-sign, and optimization tools), and professionalism (communications, cultural adaptability, ethics,leadership, and teamwork) throughout the curriculum. The reader is referred to 1,2,6 for a detaileddescription of the new pedagogical and organizational structure of our RED project, and to 7 forour preliminary work on the professionalism thread.This paper focuses on the foundation thread of the RED project and describes our team’s effortsto transform the educational experience for our ECE students by demonstrating the importance ofmathematics and the power of mathematical thinking. The foundation thread encompasses bothmath and science, but the focus of this paper is on mathematics
Engineering, MPH in Public Health Education, and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include broadening participation in engineering, the integration of engineering education and international development, and building capacity in low and middle income countries through inclusive technical education.Dr. Christian Matheis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University I serve as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Government and International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech. Concurrently, I serve as a Teaching and Research Associate for the Intercultural Engagement Center at Virginia Tech. My research specializations include ethics, political
Design and Development II (alpha prototyping of a blood glucose meter), Biomedical Product Design and Develop- ment III (alpha, beta, and gamma prototyping of student designed projects), a course in biomedical ethics, and oversees an off-site undergraduate clinical experience. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Curiosity and Connections (Entrepreneurial Mindset) in BME Sophomore DesignIntroductionA contemporary approach to meeting the educational needs of students focused primarily on jobprospects can potentially be enhanced by seeking to instill the entrepreneurial mindset.1 TheKern Foundation defines students as having the entrepreneurial mindset
supporting 4.25 4.43 0.18evidence.I have the ability to analyze data and other information. 3.96 4.39 0.43*I understand science. 3.71 4.00 0.29I have learned about ethical conduct in my field. 4.18 4.07 -0.11I have learned laboratory techniques. 3.82 3.93 0.11I have an ability to read and understand primary literature. 3.82 4.07 0.25I have skill in how to give an effective oral presentation. 3.79 4.29 0.50*I have skill in science
science. 3.71 4.00 0.29 I have learned about ethical conduct in my field. 4.18 4.07 -0.11 I have learned laboratory techniques. 3.82 3.93 0.11 I have an ability to read and understand primary literature. 3.82 4.07 0.25 I have skill in how to give an effective oral presentation. 3.79 4.29 0.50* I have skill in science writing. 3.43 3.89 0.46* I have self-confidence. 4.29 4.21 -0.08 I understand how scientists think. 3.71 3.89 0.18 I
medical device prototype.Gamma PrototypeStudents are posed with the task of developing a final prototype board game usingvarious engineering skills such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) and machiningtools. The students are given complete freedom over the development of the gamebut are required to develop rigorous explanation for all design additions to theboard game. Through this process students learn statistical analysis, design ofexperiment techniques, decision-making techniques, and fundamentals ofbusiness and technical management. Additionally, aspects of technical,regulatory, economic, legal, social, and ethical aspects are employed and asked toof students to consider when developing the prototype.Design Challenge (DC)The design challenge is
the faculty give students technical content alongwith social context, critical analysis, and ethical consequences of their work19. A more generalapproach where the students understand basic engineering principles, but also the ability toresearch and learn more specialized knowledge as they need it, is more common place inengineering education19. Many freshman engineering classes use individual and group work,“hands-on” projects, written communications, and oral presentations as an introduction to futureengineering coursework. Research shows improved learning outcomes and higher retention rateswhen students are involved in an interactive learning environment 11. Employers have concurredwith this by requesting more focus on oral and written
StanfordUniversity, which is different from the Table 1 rubric focusing on liberal arts writing elements.Instead of Chi-square information, we at a community college setting ask students for discussionof uncertainty. The lab report writing of the obtained uncertainty values in the measuredphysical quantities with reference to the theoretical uncertainty formulas based on calculusconsideration would give justification to the phrase “human error” beyond psychology. Theconcept of “One could be wrong” would promote intellectual humility 18, which together withintellectual confidence for exploring with aspiration and intellectual ethics for fightingplagiarism will form a practical triad to describe intellectual energy from a liberal artperspective. The failing
elements of the design process as well as topicsassociated with the engineering profession. Customer needs, target specifications, conceptgeneration, preliminary design and detailed design are covered along with communication (oraland written), intellectual property, ethics in engineering and engineering economy. With thispreparation, project-based learning does not progress significantly until the senior year when thecapstone course is offered.In the senior year, students take a two-semester, six-hour capstone design course sequence. Priorto the start of the Fall semester, enough projects are assembled to support student teams of four toeight students, with some larger projects that take up to 25 students each (Formula SAE and Baja,for example
2017 ASEE International Forum:Columbus , Ohio Jun 28 Paper ID #20755The NAU/CQUPT 3+1 Program in Electrical EngineeringDr. Phillip A Mlsna, Northern Arizona University Dr. Mlsna is an Associate Professor in the School of Informatics, Computation, and Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University. He currently serves as the Faculty Director of the NAU/CQUPT 3+1 program in electrical engineering described in this paper. His research interests are mainly in the areas of image processing, computer vision, engineering education, and academic ethics. He has extensive
20 21 Compatibility with existing goals and criteria ABET student outcomes• (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 multidisciplinary teams• (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems• (g) an ability to
their Power Pointlecture notes. The presented material was always linked to previous and future material in thecourse and to the students’ personal experiences. After the mini lecture, hands-on small groupproblem solving was employed to assist students with the engineering economy concepts. Thetime value of money concept was applied to both real-life engineering projects and student’spersonal finance decisions such as student loans, car loans, credit cards, etc. Daily individual andteam quizzes were administered on the assigned readings and the homework assignments andstudents were provided with quick feedback. On one occasion, students were asked to take aposition for or against ethically oriented challenges confronted during benefit cost
team and report progress to the School’s Advisor in private. 4. The existence of a secret project will probably be well known to other students taking the course. Students and faculty not covered by non-disclosures and who are not privy to the details will be naturally curious and in some cases resentful. The very real danger is inadvertent disclosure to colleagues who have no imposed restrictions and may even have their own industrial partners but with less restrictive agreements. Fortunately, after some instruction, the students only initiate some good natured ribbing. 5. A Super-Secret project provides the course instructor with a unique opportunity to discuss and demonstrate common professional ethical and
guided ideation processIt is important to note here, that by virtue of our focus being onwearables and health, participants are also challenged to explore the broader implications ofengineering design including: human factors, ethical considerations, issues related to privacy ofinformation, etc. These are all critical aspects of real-world engineering challenges.Professional SkillsThe need for ongoing professional skills development of students,particularly in engineering, is prevalent. Perhaps most notably, theNational Academy of Engineering publication, The Engineer of20208, outlines a number of desirable attributes among which wefind: communication, creativity, and leadership. It is easy to findthe consensus that technically–focused students
Associate Professor and Mechanics Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the
., “Continuing and emerging issues in engineering ethics education”, TheBridge, 32(2), 8–1, 2002[10] Forster, M., “Higher order thinking skills”, Research Developments, Vol. 11, 2004, Art.1[11] ABET, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2015-2016 Accreditation Cycle,Engineering Accreditation Commission, 2014, http://www.abet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/E001-15-16-EAC-Criteria-03-10-15.pdf[12] National Academy of Engineering, “The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering inthe New Century”, The National Academies Press, https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10999/the-engineer-of-2020-visions-of-engineering-in-the-new, 2004[13] Hafkesbrink, J. & Schroll, M., ”INNOVATION 3.0: EMBEDDING INTOCOMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE - COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL
work well on technology) teams. Problems and solutions will be examined from societal, cultural, and ethical perspectives. Quality control practices used in manufacturing industries; MET45100 management, statistical control charts, reliability, sampling (Manufacturing 11 plans, economics, computer methods, and test equipment quality control) are presented and applied. Methods to
meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic,environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.”7This outcome refers to the student’s ability to incorporate design decisions into the context oflarger societal and engineering considerations and infers a larger understanding of real-worldtopics beyond what is taught strictly in engineering coursework. By focusing on the broaderrequirements and constraints of a design, ABET requires students to consider their work as “real-life” and the need of the student to know and apply their engineering knowledge. Outcome (e) refers to the student’s ability to not only solve, but identify engineeringproblems.7 This outcome also
during my abroad experience. B4. I was able to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems during my abroad experience. B5. I was able to acquire an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility during my abroad experience. The WCOE International Initiative: A bold requirement for engineering undergraduates.B6. I gained understanding on the impact of engineering solutions in a global context duringmy abroad experience.B7. I gained understanding on the impact of engineering solutions in an economic,environmental, and societal context during my abroad experience.B8. I was able to recognize the need for engaging in life-long learning during my abroadexperience.B9. I gained knowledge of
onlineplatform could assist with initiating conversations among potential team members and help makethe in-person class sessions more efficient. Thus this work corroborates the decision to implementtools to gauge student interest and list skill sets for better team formation.Faculty at the Franklin W. Olin College have determined that teamwork and team dynamics arecrucial for ensuring a satisfactory Capstone Design experience 7 . Their overall process of teambuilding and formation is very similar to the process followed in this work. They take intoaccount not just student preferences for projects on a 5 scale rating, but also use GPA as ameasure of work ethic, while the authors also use the students skill set. They determine that theinitial teaming
newsletter editor. Dr. Cooper’s research interests include effective teaching, conceptual and inductive learning, integrating writing and speaking into the curriculum and professional ethics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017No More Death By PowerPoint! Using an Alternative Presentation Model in a ChE Unit Operations Laboratory Course1. IntroductionIt is well-known that effective oral communication skills are critical to the success of chemicalengineering (ChE) graduates in the modern workplace1–8. With this in mind it is important thatChE instructors provide their students with numerous opportunities to practice oralcommunication skills through in-class presentations. However
design, engineering ethics, leadership, service-learning, and accessibility and assistive-technology.Dr. Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University Yung-Hsiang Lu is an associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and (by courtesy) the Department of Computer Science of Purdue University. He is an ACM distinguished scientist and ACM distinguished speaker. He is a member in the organizing committee of the IEEE Rebooting Computing Initiative. He is the lead organizer of the first Low-Power Image Recognition Challenge in 2015, the chair (2014-2016) of the Multimedia Communication Systems Interest Group in IEEE Multimedia Communications Technical Committee. He obtained the Ph.D. from the Department of
paymentare more vulnerable to ethical compromises. We hope and believe that these consequences wouldbe rare without more coverage of personal finance. However, we are sure that including personalfinance will make the consequences even more rare.ReferencesCanada, J.R. (1971), Intermediate Economic Analysis for Management and Engineering, McGraw-Hill.Cassimatis, P. (1988), A Concise Introduction to Engineering Economics, Unwin-Myman.Chi, M. T., M. Bassok, M. W. Lewis, P.W. Reimann, and R. Glaser, R. (1989), “Self‐explanations: How studentsstudy and use examples in learning to solve problems,” Cognitive science, 13(2), pp. 145-182.Collier, C.A. and W.B. Ledbetter (1982), Engineering Cost Analysis, Harper & Row.Creese, R.C., (June 2013), “Present
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, four require service hours, and two have arequired study. Seven GCSPs distinguish themselves by levels of engagement, eight supportstudents with some funding, two provide residence hall for scholars, one requires scholars attenda retreat and two institutions do not award title of scholar until competition of project. This largevariation warrants further research into scholars produced from each program.Future Work & RecommendationsIt is important that scholars are receiving adequate preparation to tackle modern global issueswhile simultaneously understanding the social, economic, environmental, ethical, and technicalissues underlying these challenges. Future research will examine factors that encourage ordissuade undergraduate students
student designed projects), a course in biomedical ethics, and oversees an off-site undergraduate clinical experience. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Sophomore Design Course on Virtual Prototyping1. IntroductionA sophomore-level design course (BME282) teaches students how to apply the design process toa biomedical product. Course objectives are for students to be able to: (1) apply principles fromcourses they have completed and from courses that they will take in their BME curriculum tobiomedical product design and development to determine quantitative design constraints criticalto biomedical device design and (2) integrate these principles and resultant design constraints
ofobjectives and design criteria, procedural synthesis, engineering analysis, and evaluation. In alldesigns, students will consider realistic constraints, such as economic factors, marketability,human factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and social impacts. The first part of theproject (ENT 497) deals with feasibility studies or proposals. The second part (ENT 498) is theactual implementation, testing, and production or simulation of the prototype 16.The AM Lab initiative has added a new dimension to the senior design sequence as it providedopportunities to the senior students to quickly prototype and test such design projects. Thestudents in the senior design project course are encouraged to utilize the AM Lab equipment inrapid