Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xian Zhao, Inner Mongolia University of Technology; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

d. an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components, or processes appropriate to program educational objectives e. an ability to function effectively on teams f. an ability to identify, analyze and solve technical problems g. an ability to communicate effectively h. a 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 k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvementOf these program outcomes, four deal with subject matter or

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aura Gimm, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

nanomedicine, self-assembly, tribiology, and nanobiomaterialsto learn first-hand the engineering and design challenges. The course culminated with researchor design proposals and oral presentations that addressed specific engineering/design issuesfacing nanobiotechnology and/or nanomedicine. The assessment also included an exam (onlyfirst offering), laboratory write-ups, reading of research journal articles and analysis, and anessay on ethical/societal implications of nanotechnology, and summative questionnaire. Thecourse exposed students to cross-disciplinary intersections that occur between biomedicalengineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, and biology when working at the nanoscale.We will also discuss the lessons learned and changes made

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

lacking. Many groups defineengineering circuitously, by using technology or engineering within the definition itself. He thenworks to define engineering through the ethical considerations of the profession. Additionally,to define engineering, he differentiates it from science. In a workshop given to scientists andengineers, he asked whether they would rather “invent something useful” or “discover newknowledge” 16. The scientists had a hard time answering and ended up split in their decision,while all of the engineers chose something useful. Therefore, he claims, “The primarycommitment of engineers is not to knowledge, theoretical or applied, as one would expect ofscientists, but to human welfare” 17. He concludes that engineers believe they are

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Nyarsuk, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

Tagged Divisions

International

Traffic & Transportation 3 Engg Semester 8CES 4702 Reinforced Concrete 4 Islamic/Christian Culture 2 IVTTE 4004 Transportation Engg 3 Engineering Management 3SUR 4201 Route Geometrics 3 Seminar 3ENV 4514 Water and Wastewater 3 Hydrology 3 Page 14.324.6 Treatment EGN 4034 Ethics 1 R.C. Design II 3

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Murphy, University of Texas, Austin; David Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Cliff Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University; H Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Braden Allenby, Arizona State University; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; John Crittenden, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. 5% 2% 15% 11% Ecology) Humanities (philosophy, ethics, 5% 7% 22% 17% history) Energy & Power Generation 4% 21% 22% 39% LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) 4% 13% 11% 22% Pollution Prevention, Fate & Transport 4% 1% 16% 9% Policy 4% 3% 27% 24% Business & Economics 3% 10% 28% 33% Natural Resources 2

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amin Karim, DeVry University; Jennifer McClain, IEEE

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Standards Education in Technology ProgramsAbstractDuring the past two decades, business and trade have been strongly influenced by informationtechnology and globalization. The business environment is extremely competitive in whichinternational standards and standardization systems are playing an increasingly important role inall areas including technology, finance, trade and environmental law. As a result, the ability toapply technical standards has become an essential skill for engineers and technologists.Engineering accreditation criteria require students to acquire “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

Conference Session

Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodney Handy, Purdue University; Michael Whitt, Purdue University; Michael Lafreniere, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

mentioning its potential for long-term, adverse influences onthe environment and human health.The need to integrate environmental/human impact subject matter into undergraduatecurriculums in either engineering or engineering technology has become increasinglyimportant over the last decade or two 7-10. It is of popular opinion that it only makes goodsense to promote ethical and professional responsibility with respect to human healthissues and environmental stewardship early on in higher education and several yearsbefore an individual enters the work force on a full-time basis. A lower-divisionmanufacturing processes course could provide a viable venue to introduce this importanttopic.The purpose of this paper is to describe the integration of

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Amy Gottfried, University of Michigan; Matthew Kaplan, University of Michigan; Vilma Mesa, University of Michigan; Christopher O'Neal, University of Michigan; Mary Piontek, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-882: EVALUATING METHODS TO IMPROVE TEACHING INENGINEERINGCynthia Finelli, University of Michigan Dr. Cynthia J. Finelli (cfinelli@umich.edu)is Managing Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) North and Associate Research Scientist of Engineering Education at University of Michigan (U-M). Her current research interests include evaluating methods to improve teaching, exploring ethical decision-making in engineering, developing a tool for comprehensive assessment of team-member effectiveness, and assessing the effect of the first year experience on under-represented student retention. She serves on the Executive Board of the Educational Research and

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

engineeringgraduate, he or she may immigrate to a developed country for employment – attracted bystimulating jobs and higher compensation. Such mobility is inevitable due to economicpressures, and to the lack of challenging and rewarding jobs in the native countries. Itlikely cannot be stopped by ethical and patriotic arguments, by requirements that thegraduate work in the home country, or by a tax to recoup the costs of the engineeringeducation in the native land. Such attempts would simply provide a driving force forstudents who want to study engineering to go abroad even earlier, making it even lesslikely that they will ever return to their country of origin.Trying to stem brain drain by legal action should be evaluated in the light of recentexperience

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Robert Story, Virginia Tech; Brian LeCroy, Virginia Tech; Christina Pace, Virginia Tech; Michael Palmer, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

when all passengers ran toone side to gawk at bathers on a nude beach. This activity requires little class time yet reinforcesABET criteria that “students attain: (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 solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues”38Specifically, objectives (f) and (j) are often difficult to measure within the traditional curriculum.Thus each examination in the class included a short answer question requiring the students toidentify some set number of current issues related to ship dynamics

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

that their students have “an ability to design a system, component, or processto meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental,social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.” Underitem (h), it says that the students must have “the broad education necessary to understandthe impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societalcontext.” [1]. The National Academy of Engineering in their report titled The Engineer of 2020:Visions of Engineering in the New Century says: “The world faces significantenvironmental challenges in the future. At the same time there is a great opportunity forengineering to serve as a force to help society solve the

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Mehran Elahi, Elizabeth City State University

Tagged Divisions

International

,communication skills, computer application and professional and ethical practices.Conclusion and Further WorkThis project provided an opportunity to practice some technical outcomes of the IndustrialTechnology Program where students were exposed to a hands-on multidisciplinary technologysenior project. This approach culminated the student’s theoretical knowledge and experimentalexpertise where students were required to get involved in all phases of the project from design,fabrication, instrumentation, testing, data collection, final analysis and interpretation of results.All aspects of the project were documented along the way and finally were submitted in a reportformat and presented to faculty members and students at the end of the semester.Students

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Vaccari, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

theyears that the course has been offered is shown in Table 2. Table 2. Syllabus for Environmental Biology 1. Why study biology? Engineering vs. Science. Studying. Complexity. Ethics. Hierarchy, evolution, taxonomy, interactions. 2. Biochemistry - Basic organic structures, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids 3. The Cell - structure and function, mitosis, meiosis Metabolism - enzyme kinetics, glycolysis, fermentation, respiration, photosynthesis. 4. Genetics - Heredity, Mendel, DNA replication, protein synthesis, mutations, DNA repair, Polymerase Chain Reaction 5. Plant and Animal Taxonomy - including the fungi Human Physiology - 11 systems and reproduction and development 6. Microbiology

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

;managing technological change; labor relations; and engineering ethics. Babcock and Morse'sManaging Engineering and Technology, Third Edition1 is the primary textbook withsupplemental reading primarily from the Harvard Business Review. IE 1035 has gained recentpopularity within other engineering majors and students from departments such as MechanicalEngineering, Bio Engineering, and Electrical Engineering take this course to fulfill a technical Page 11.726.2elective requirement citing their interests in project management, engineering management ingeneral, and entrepreneurial interests as a primary motivator. On the first day of class, studentsare

Conference Session

Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Hartman, Walla Walla University; Randy L. Bell, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

in Round 3 showed high levels of consensus (greater than 85% rating 4 or above) except for the themes: Problem Focused and Develops Products, Processes, and Protocols (with 67% and 73% rating above 4, respectively). Of the themes with high consensus, the most stable were Multiple Solutions, Creative, Learns from Failure, and Requires Communication, and Unique Way of Knowing(with 10% or greater stability). The themes, Uses Modeling, Criteria and Constraints, and Collaborative were less stable but had stability between 15% and 11%. The remaining items (Involves Systems Thinking, Design Process, Multidisciplinary, Ethical, and Contextual) had the least stable results with values ranging from 16% to 23%. While some items were not

Conference Session

Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Dewi Tanu, University of Maryland, College Park; Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Student

) underlying students’ reasoning in physics. Lately, he has been interested in engineering design thinking, how engineering students come to understand and practice design, and how engineering students think about ethics and social responsibility.Dr. Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland Chandra Turpen is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park with the Physics Education Research Group. She completed her PhD in Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder specializing in Physics Education Research. Chandra’s work involves designing and researching contexts for learning within higher education. In her research, Chandra draws from the perspectives of anthropology, cultural

Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, analysisand technical problem solving skills in students. In addition to the topics presented in the text,Engineering Ethics and Material Selection were introduced as separate lectures.The reverse engineering project involved dissecting a product that the students chose and thenput it back together. 160 students in the class were broken into groups of four students and eachgroup chose a specific product to be dissected and analyzed in detail. In this process the studentsgot a broader perspective on engineering decisions. For the product dissected the responsiblegroup investigated the design, answering questions about functionality, aesthetics, manufacturingand other engineering decisions. In doing so, the students explored the global, societal

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John W. Lawson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

counterparts. Figure 13: ARCE 106 K’nexercise stretched over several activity periods and modeled the design-bid-build project delivery methodWeek #0 or Week #11The Fall quarter contains an extra half week which provides either an additional lecture at theend of the quarter or extra activity at the beginning of the quarter. If only the additional lectureis available, the topics include ethics, professional responsibility and what constitutes aprofession. If only the activity is available, the same lecture content is covered and the secondhour is the Marshmallow Challenge, which was originally introduced by Peter Skillman andpopularized by Tom Wujec at a TED conference in 2010.22 Teams of students compete to createthe tallest

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Disengaged or Disappearing? Losing the most Socially Motivated Students from Engineering?AbstractEngineering has been marketing itself to high school students as a discipline that helps people.As more socially motivated students enter into engineering, an outstanding question is whetheror not these students are retained to graduate in engineering or leave to other disciplines at higherrates as compared to less socially motivated peers. A previous study

Conference Session

Getting Into Graduate School

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

excellence in aprofessional setting? What projects did you work on? What training did you complete? Whatwere the outcomes of your work? For instance:  I interned with the product development team during summer 2016.  I was asked to update the testing manual for the new product line, to be released in early 2018, and generated over 5,000 test cases during the three month summer internship.  I completed eight hours of training in professional ethics and standards as part of the internship program, and participated in a day-long seminar on advanced manufacturing techniques.Research Experience: consider both paid and volunteer experiences, as well as substantialresearch projects completed as part of your technical

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment III

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Cheryl Xu, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice.Assessment results showed that about 60% of students performed at or above expected level ofachievement. Note that the course contains applications of mathematics, science, andengineering. It also includes design and ability to formulate/solve engineering problems. Finallycourse uses

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasha Gollish, University of Toronto; Bryan Karney, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

education and ethics. He was Associate Editor for the ASCE’s Journal of Hydraulic Engineering from 1993 to 2005. He has written or co-written numerous journal papers and articles, including the book titled ”Comprehensive Water Dis- tribution Systems Analysis Handbooks for Engineers and Planners, published by MWH Soft. Bryan has won a number of teaching awards and recognitions including being a finalist in the TVO’s best lecturer competition and received the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) award for the Best Engi- neering and Construction Publication Article for 2008. Dr. Karney was awarded the Northrop Frye award for excellence in teaching and research in 2009. c American Society

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Richard A. Sun CFA, Mississippi Coding Academies; Randy Lynn

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

outstanding work ethic,• A high-touch approach, working closely with each student to achieve success,• A strong connection to employers who assist in setting the curriculum and in screening, educating, and evaluating the progress of the students, and• A close partnership with Mississippi PK-12 schools.Students attend class during normal business hours, five days a week, and participate in an activelearning environment. There is very little lecture, with most time spent on hands-on activities. Inaddition to technical content, students also receive guidance on professional development topicssuch as resume development, workplace communication, and interviewing skills. Service-basedlearning is a component of both academies with students giving back to

Conference Session

Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ross Aaron Petrella, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Lianne Cartee, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Devin K. Hubbard, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Kenneth Donnelly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David A. Zaharoff, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; George T. Ligler, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

sciencesare taught alongside clinical sciences [4]. This approach has been shown to improve both studentknowledge and clinical skills [5, 6]. In an undergraduate engineering curriculum verticalintegration has previously been used to improve student engagement through concurrent teachingand utilization of the concepts. More specifically, in an engineering design course a combinationof professional, ethical, technical, or communication skills are both taught and used [7, 8]. Vertical integration can give students exposure to design skills prior to a fourth yearcapstone project; yet, it does not inherently provide a context for the experience. Industry,service learning, or academic research could all fill this criterion. Industry or service

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

technology and of engineering and engineering education. I am now studying grassroots engineering (GE) and so- cial/solidarity technology (ST), as well as engineering education, focusing, on one hand, on the ethical- political, aesthetics, and epistemic aspects that both characterize and make GE and ST possible, and, on the other hand, on the challenges the engineering education must face in order to train/develop the capa- bilities or skills engineers must possess so to be able of doing GE and producing ST. The work I currently develop at ITA is related to the conception and institutionalization of a minor in engaged engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020

Conference Session

Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elise Anne Basque, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Christine Brodeur, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal; Manon Du Ruisseau, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Jimmy Roberge, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Arina Soare, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Marie Tremblay , Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

oflibrarians started offering classes in both English and French in 2010, and integrated more activepedagogies. Throughout these transformations, the University’s senior leadership alwaysapproved the proposed changes and maintained the mandatory information literacy training.Students participating in the training sessions filled teaching evaluation surveys, for which theresults are presented in this paper. The surveys asked the students about their degree ofsatisfaction regarding the different objectives of the training sessions, namely defining aninformation need, building and optimizing a search strategy, finding information sources relevantto their field, and learning how to ethically use information. The surveys also asked whethersufficient time

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael A. Phelan, Temple University; Aratrik Guha; Brandon K. Harrison, Temple University; George Moukarzel, Temple University; Abigail A. Tetteh; Yah-el Har-El, Temple University; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

final solution concept. In addition, they were less able to showany optimization of their initial prototype to create and test a final prototype, as well as, be ableto place their designs into a larger context, such as global, regulatory, ethical, etc. This reportcannot show that these concepts were not considered by the teams, just that they were notreported in the final design documents. Emphasis of reporting these concepts in the documentscould be a relatively easy fix if this were the issue.The data presented also represent an average scoring across SD design documents from alldepartments. Not all teams created a device that could be improved through iteration or haddifferent components that could be tested and thus were considered more

Conference Session

Technical Courses and Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shehla Arif, University of Mount Union

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

disparate userfeedback. (ii) Dr. Aziz Choudry and Dan Walls for discussions and literature on the theoreticalframework. (iii) The anonymous reviewers whose thoughtful engagement and remarks havesignificantly improved this manuscript.References[1] P. Freire, Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: The Continuum Publishing Company, 1970.[2] M. Foucault, Discipline and punish: The birth of the prison. New York: Pantheon Books, 1977.[3] E. Blue, M. Levine, and D. Nieusma, “Engineering and war: militarism, ethics, institutions, alternatives,” Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, and Society, vol. 7-3, pp. 1- 121, 2014.[4] J. Grove, “An insurgency of things: Foray into the world of improvised explosive devices

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

nineteenth-century literature, but for the past 8 years she has taught engineering ethics, first-year en- gineering courses, and humanities for engineers. She has also worked with students and colleagues to develop role-playing games teaching engineering within its complex humanistic context. NOTE: this paper has co-authors.Ms. Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Through her role as Associate Director for the Center for Project-Based Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Paula Quinn works to improve student learning in higher education by supporting faculty and staff at WPI and at other institutions to advance work on project-based learning. She believes project- based learning holds significant potential

Conference Session

Evidence-based Practices in Faculty Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Megan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joseph C. Tise, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven G. Bilén, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development Constituency Committee

incentives offered by the college’s teaching and learningcenter. A sense of community yet autonomy also encouraged faculty to participate. Barriersincluded implementation ambiguity, time required to implement and to prepare, and a perceivedlack of expertise in some of topics involved in the innovation such as ethics. Faculty resistance tochange, the logistical concerns of the course, and characteristics of the university, as well asinterpersonal dynamics also impacted the likelihood of adoption. The results are discussed in termsof implications for faculty developers and teaching and learning centers.Introduction and Literature ReviewIn the past several decades, engineering education has seen a significant increase in the amount ofresearch and