Institute grantees. The Journal of Translational Medicine and Epidemiology, 2(2): 1027, p1-13. Impact of Participating in a Transdisciplinary Research Initiative Vogel, A. L., Stipelman, B. A., Hall, K. L., Stokols, D., Nebeling, L., & Spruijt-Metz, D. (2014). Pioneering the transdisciplinary team scienceapproach: Lessons learned from National Cancer Institute grantees. The Journal of Translational Medicine and Epidemiology, 2(2): 1027, p1-13. Enhancing Team ScienceOverall we found increases in:• Integration (e.g., TD ethic, orientation, and approaches; decrease in specialization)• Collaboration (i.e., across individuals, projects/centers, levels of analysis)• Productivity – (number of publications over
study with this being “What are the 10-20 most importanttopics in [your discipline] and how these are related?”.MethodologyAt the first week of the term, in the first tutorial session of the class, students enrolled in thecourse CHBE 220 were presented with an exercise to use concept mapping to outline the 10-20most important concepts in chemical and biological engineering and map out how these conceptswere related. Students in the class were first presented with a consent form approved by theuniversity’s Research Ethics Board explaining the study. All students in the course were asked tocomplete concept maps and these were marked only for completion. Concept map data fromstudents not opting in to the study was not used for further analysis
students grasp what sustainable design “is” or “should look like.”IntroductionThe first canon of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ code of ethics reminds students,professors, and practicing engineers of the professional responsibility to hold paramount publicsafety and welfare and “strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in theperformance of their professional duties” [1]. Accordingly, engineering graduates are expected todemonstrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will position them to design sustainablesystems. ABET reinforced this expectation with a special issue brief released in November 2018and titled “Sustainable Education: Readying Today’s Higher Ed Students to Tackle the World’sGrand Challenges.” The
that can set pressure on the government to create environmental regulations forcurrent and future oil extraction operations in the country. The NSE emphasizes the need to“enforce the maintenance of discipline and strict standards of ethics in the practice of theengineering profession in Nigeria”33, however ethic courses do not seem to be part of theengineering curriculum at Nigerian universities. As long as ethics is not part of the academiccurriculum, Nigeria will continue to suffer from corruption and remain classified as a developingcountry despite its richness in natural resources.References 1. Brundtland, G., Khalid, M., Agnelli, S., Al-Athel, S., Chidzero, B., Fadika, L., ... & Singh, M. (1987). Our common future
. 33The engineering majors D5 12:20-1:10 p.m. W- 2:30-3:45 p.m. 31offered at Baylor are E6 1:25-2:15 p.m. R- 2:00-3:15 p.m. 33Electrical and ComputerEngineering (BSECE), Mechanical Engineering (BSME), and General Engineering (BSE), withconcentrations available such as Biomedical and Humanitarian Engineering. Infrequently non-engineering students enroll in the EGR 1301 class.All of the EGR 1301 sections involved in this study included similar though not identical courseoutlines and topics. Major course topics included: Engineering profession and ethics Fluid mechanics Engineering problem solving process Energy forms
, social, political, cultural, social, environmental, ethical, health and safety, economic, and other factors as manufacturability, and sustainability appropriate to the discipline SO (b) an ability to design and conduct SO-3 an ability to develop and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and appropriate experimentation, analyze interpret data and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions SO (g) an ability to communicate effectively SO-4 an ability to communicate effectively with a
Engineering Students in the Arab WorldAbstractThe STEPS Program (Strategies for Engineering Problem Solving) at the Petroleum Institute inAbu Dhabi introduces second-year student design teams to authentic engineering problemsolving in the 21st century, with special emphasis on environmental and humanitarian issuesfacing engineers in both our local and broader global communities. The responsibilities ofprofessional global engineers is stressed, including stewardship of our planet and its resources;the health, safety, and welfare of its inhabitants; engineering ethics, and interculturalcommunication. Student teams are mentored through an “experience” of engineering designmethodology that incorporates creativity and inventiveness, technical thinking
faculty,staff, and administrators to develop design parameters for a new type of engineering degree that Page 13.262.4seamlessly integrates science, technology, engineering, and math subjects together with oneanother and with the appropriate economic, social, political, ethical, and legal concerns(exemplified in a strong liberal arts education) to prepare the “engineering versatilists” of the 21stcentury.Program Design ParametersThe task force quickly developed a set of six basic design parameters for the new engineeringdegree program. Namely, the new Engineering program at James Madison University will:• provide a single Engineering Bachelor’s
issues by dedicating two lectures and one quiz on nanomaterials andencourage students to engage in student chapters of professional societies such as ASME so thatthey are exposed to the importance of professional and ethical responsibilities.Table 1: MEEN 260-Materials Science Course Learning Objectives Student Survey question: To what extent did this course meet each of response the course learning objectives stated below? Action averages needed? (0-3 Student groups responded using the following scale: (Y/N) scale) Strong 3 Moderate 2 Weak 1 None 0 To introduce fundamental concepts in materials
demonstrations of team communication skills and written assignments such as meetingminutes and agendas, project presentations in the form of a design review and test plan, and ateam final report. The students are seen applying course-supplied techniques in their teamprocess and design and test of their robotic solutions. The course is structured to allow for peer-reviewed writing assignments, professional development, and team skills coaching. The coursealso provides a convenient opportunity to discuss relevant professional issues such asprofessionalism, ethics, registration, and engineering societies. Student feedback on the coursehas been positive, and students carry enthusiasm into subsequent design sequence courses.IntroductionEngineering is a
communication competence in a capstone course is inadequate.That is, in order for engineering students to be professionally as well as technically competent,they must be continually exposed to communication integration in the classroom throughout theirstudent career.The CLEAR (Communication, Leadership, Ethics, And Research) approach to improvingengineering education involves integrated and developmental communication instruction,through collaboration between the Colleges of Humanities and Engineering. The goal is toprepare engineering undergraduates to occupy positions of leadership in organizations throughimproving their oral and written communication, teamwork skills, and ethical understanding.This college-wide program is integrated, in that
Level Policy LevelCore-Competence Skills Core-Competence Skills Core-Competence Skills• Systems Engineering • Systems Engineering • Technology Policy Making• Project Management Management • Strategic Decision Making• Economic Issues of • Technical Program - Assessment of Core Areas Technology Innovation Management for Technology Improvements • Creating Cultures for and Breakthroughs• Engineering Ethics • Evaluation of Risk / Return Case Studies and Canons of
areas: • Engineering Design Plan (teaching and practicing of design skills) • Professional Communications Plan (conveying designs and interacting with peers) • Computer Skills Plan (teaching and implementing of design tools) • Engineering Ethics Plan (evaluating and practicing appropriate professional behavior)Engineering Design Plan and its associated experiences combine a structured approach to solvingproblems with an appreciation for the art of engineering. Professional Communications andComputer Skills Tools are introduced and then required throughout the four-year sequence tosupport the execution of design projects. The Engineering Ethics component provides studentswith a framework for understanding professional
of the school of engineering at Nazarbayev University. 36 studentsparticipated in this elective in a semester that was otherwise uniform for all second yearengineering students. The course was then offered as an elective for first year students in theirsecond semester starting in the 2012-13 academic year. 100 students enrolled in the course in itssecond offering. The aim of this course is to act as an introduction to engineering ethics whilealso exploring the societal impact of engineering projects and developing written and verbalcommunications skills. At the successful completion of this course, students are expected to beable to: evaluate and explain the position and responsibilities of the engineer in relation to industry
, environmental, ethical and global issuesin product design10,11, 12). There are also examples of broadening design methodologies bycreating products that may used by people with the widest range of abilities (e.g. people withdisabilities) and operating within widest possible operating conditions 13). Page 23.714.2In the spring of 2006, a junior year level Product and Tool Design course was deliveredconcurrently with appropriate complementing courses from Manufacturing Engineering, andMarketing departments. This initial effort of developing and delivering interdisciplinary coursehas been quite successful. The details of this work were reported in ASEE
and Shells 3 31 16 78 13 66A7. Properties & Behavior of CE Materials 6 66 47 97 23 81A8. Numerical Methods 3 44 13 56 9 66 E. Management and Professional ToolsE1. Design Office Organization/Management/Office Ethics 0 19 34 94 0 48E2. Business Development and Practices 0 10 22 81 0
(h) The broad education communicate effectively (c) An ability to design a professional and ethical
Education Oral and Written Communications Ethics and Professional ConductMSSE Admission RequirementsThe entrance requirements for the MSSE Program include: • GPA > 3.0 • Letter of Purpose • Two recommendation letters • Official TranscriptsFor applicants with a Bachelor’s degree that is not in engineering, physics, or math:21 credit hours of junior/senior/graduate level engineering leveling courses are requiredbefore an application to the program will be considered, with 3.0 GPA or greater forthese leveling courses required. Because Systems Engineering is an inter-disciplinaryfield, the leveling courses may be from any department or mix of departments. Exampleleveling courses from the IMSE Department
, while others despitetheir dissatisfaction persist to graduation.14, 30, 27, 29 Primary reasons for dissatisfaction anddeparture include non-sustained student interest in the discipline and a lack of the sense ofbelonging.14, 30, 32 Moreover, affective measures have been shown to be better indicators of earlystudent departure.33 For students who do persist to graduation, dissatisfaction negatively affectsemployee qualities identified by ABET and the National Association of Colleges and Employers(NACE 2001). 1 Most of these factors, such as honesty/integrity, teamwork skills, interpersonalskills, motivation/initiative, strong work ethic, flexibility/adaptability, and self-confidence, fallinto the affective domain. Because the development of
covers research tools that these students will needincluding: conducting reviews of technical papers, annotating technical papers, conducting aliterature search, creating bibliographical citations, interviewing prospective faculty thesisadvisors, ethics in engineering research, understanding the societal context of their research, andcommunicating research results, among others. After interviewing faculty, students decide on athesis advisor and topic area. The main deliverable of the course is a preliminary thesis proposalconsisting of an abstract, literature search, statement of work, and a timeline to complete theirprogram. The evolution and development of the course, and experiences with students will bediscussed in this paper, along with
Projects.The program enriches the learning experiences of the students by providing an opportunity forstudent design teams to contribute to real industry products by experiencing the complete designcycle including define problem, create requirements/specifications, create design concepts, createdetail design solution, build prototype, validate design, refine design and implement design.Professional skills are developed by improving the students' awareness of engineering practicesthrough developing skills that include communication, engineering ethics, professionalpresentation and etiquette, and project management. Industry sponsors provide domain specificknowledge through all aspects of the design process.This paper provides an overview of project
have allowed us to talk about thingslike Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, alternativeenergy sources, and the mechanics behind the infrastructure of things like high-speed rail.We read such authors as William McDonough (“Design, Ecology, Ethics and the Makingof Things”) and Brenda and Robert Vale (“Principles of Green Architecture”). Ourstudents were ultimately heartened by the fact that their desire to be environmentallyresponsible professionals could potentially lead to a good job in a high-growth field.Student research papers, reports, and presentationsEntrepreneurs need to tolerate risk, which translates into a concept similar to whatRomantic poet John Keats (who wrote “Ode to a Grecian Urn”) termed
in a discussion of science through outreach f) Create a museum exhibit to demonstrate a complex engineering concept to non-technical audience with various learning styles g) Identify your dominant learning style and develop strategies for enhancing skills in the other learning styles h) Adapt your teaching and communication to address multiple learning styles i) Identify levels of Bloom’s taxonomy in HW and test questions and in project deliverables j) Evaluate biomechanical designs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, and manufacturability
process resulted in the formation of eleven teams, including eight at the DrexelUniversity (DU) main campus and three at the Burlington County College (BCC) campus. It isworth mentioning that BCC has a 2 + 2 articulation agreement with DU. Each team needed todiscuss the project with the AET faculty who was willing to serve as an advisor for the particularproject. Page 15.258.4In addition to selecting projects and forming teams, three other areas important to ABEToutcomes were promoted: ¾ Ethics in engineering was discussed and students were provided with the NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers) Code of Ethics for Engineers. They
this objective is to incorporate humanities issues into existingcourses in the civil engineering curriculum. It has been suggested that much of the exposure ofcivil engineering students to the humanities must come from civil engineering professors12.Hayes12 highlighted the importance of having civil engineering professors broadly read in thehumanities incorporate ethics, knowledge of engineering history, and broader societal concernsinto the classroom at every opportunity as a means to provide civil engineering students exposureto the humanities12. In general, the civil engineering professors will be best at framingengineering problems and solutions for students from the humanist viewpoint and discussing theimpacts from a humanist perspective
compared to my colleagues, my immediate supervisor generally believes that I have good communication skills.”PM 2-2. 50% or more of CE graduates will respond “agree or strongly agree” to the statement, “My engineering education at UE prepared me for the ethical situations I have encountered in my career as an engineer”PM 2-3. 50% or more of CE graduates will respond “agree or strongly agree” to the statement “I stay abreast of current issues in civil engineering by reading professional publications on a monthly basis.”PM 2-4. 50% or more of CE graduates will respond that they have active memberships in ASCE.PM 2-5. 50% or more of CE graduates will answer in the affirmative to the statement “I have
Young University Daniel Bates is an undergraduate in the Technology and Engineering Education program at Brigham Young University. His current emphases include: multimedia, manufacturing engineering, and applied physics. He is a collegiate athlete, swimming for the BYU men's swim and dive team.Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University Ron is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His scholarship centers on pedagogy, student learning, technology literacy, and engineering ethics and has presented/published numerous articles in engineering education. Page
societal context ofengineering and a passion for life-long learning. This will be achieved by guiding studentsthrough new educational opportunities to: • build disciplinary excellence with multidisciplinary perspective, • nurture critical thinking, • develop multicultural competence, • cultivate collaboration and leadership skills, and • promote an ethic of service to the profession and the communityTo provide the necessary incentives and mechanisms for change, to-date the College has heldthree internal solicitations for proposals to transform undergraduate education providing facultyand staff with modest grants for release time and other resources. A total of 26 projects havebeen funded. The purpose of this paper is to describe our
recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning, i. an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities, j. a respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues, and k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Our EET Program Outcomes are: 1) The students will posses the appropriate mastery of electronics and computer skills to function effectively in industry. 2) The students will have the knowledge and ability to adapt to emerging applications and processes in their field. 3) The students will demonstrate the ability and skills to understand and apply experimental results and solve technical
laboratory classes included anorientation to research ethics, design of experiments, analysis of data, teamwork,communication, and self-assessment of learning. Novel problem-solving, teamwork, oral andwritten report rubrics were developed and used to assess and evaluate knowledge acquisition,problem-solving skill development, attitude toward lifelong learning, and improvements inmetacognition. These rubrics have broad impact and are also currently being implemented in thegraduate program to assess students’ research performance.IntroductionChemical engineers are being increasingly expected to use their process and design skills in themanufacture of bio-based industrial products. There is a strong need for new course materials