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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Orlins, Rowan University; Catherine Yang, Rowan University; Demond Miller, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Anthony Marchese, Rowan University; Patricia Mosto, Rowan University; Courtney Richmond, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

NSF GRANTEES POSTER SESSION Research Experiences in Pollution Prevention and SustainabilityAbstractRowan University hosts an NSF REU Site in Pollution Prevention and Sustainabilityevery summer. Undergraduate students from various science and engineering disciplinesfrom all over the USA participated in these pollution prevention research activities.Engineering faculty mentored students for an eight-week period. While research was theprimary activity, other community building modules, seminars, social events andcommunication strengthening exercises were an integral part of the Pollution Preventionexperience. A special workshop on environmental ethics and environmental justice wasalso offered to help students connect pollution prevention

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Engineering for Social Justice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University-Kingston

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Liberal Education

of Education for Peace, Democracy and SustainableDevelopment and suggests modifications to the ABET criteria; proposes an engineeringcode of ethics based upon the notion of community in a morally deep world; anddescribes an engineering design algorithm consistent with the new code.Key words: Integral model, morally deep world, ethics, designIntroductionThe phrase, “a revolution of the heart,” is taken from the Catholic Workers movement,founded in the 1933 by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, a movement grounded in therecognition of the dignity of every human being and dedicated to promoting social justiceand peace.1 The present work seeks to bring the concepts of social justice and peace intoreform discussions ongoing in both engineering and

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FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

2006-982: FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW FORMAT FOR FRESHMANENGINEERING COURSE AT VIRGINIA TECHJenny Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is the co-coordinator of the first semester engineering course and has been involved with educational projects related to freshmen programs, engineering ethics, and undergraduate research.Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod Lohani is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is the co-coordinator of the first semester engineering course and has been involved in many educational research projects including a departmental level reform

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Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Barbara Eichler, DeVry University; John Morello, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

has co-authored three books on Technology and Society. Page 11.608.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Examining the Impact of Nanotechnologies for Science, Technology and Society (STS) StudentsAbstractThis paper presents an overview of new and emerging nanotechnologies and their societaland ethical implications to address 21st Century challenges and issues. The discussionincludes a range of different types of nanotechnologies and their effects and potentialeffects on markets, cultures, resources, and ethics on local and global levels.The paper highlights the approaches of a Science

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Topical Public Policy Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Womeldorf, Ohio University-Athens

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Engineering and Public Policy

the M.I.T. Wood’s Hole Joint Program, and her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. She has two children, aged 3 and 7. Page 11.687.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Hold Paramount: Designing an Engineering Education to Open Minds and Serve the Public Good Engineering and Public Policy Division ABSTRACT The NSPE Code of Ethics states engineers “shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the

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Capstone Design II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juri Filatovs, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Design in Engineering Education

implementing morecompletely the ABET criteria, focusing on the six outcomes which comprise the Professional or‘soft’ skills.Capstone Course Goals We present the following set of themes (developed over the years) as lecture topics andincorporate into the design environment; we also give brief arguments for their importance, aswe justify them to the students:1) Intellectual, Professional, and Ethical Stance: Students must understand the characteristics of Page 11.1184.2their profession and their role in it, the tools and characteristics of a qualified, working engineer.Understand the professional standards and the ethics.2) Resource Skills: The

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Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William Howard, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

: • An ability to function effectively on teams (Outcome e) • An ability to communicate effectively (Outcome g) • A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning (Outcome h) • An ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibility (Outcome i) • A respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal, and global issues (Outcome j)In the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Program at Milwaukee School ofEngineering (MSOE), the Capstone Project course has been used a curricular point for bothinstruction and assessment with respect to these outcomes. The Capstone Project course is a 10

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Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Santi, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

assessment,and maintainability (which, for geological engineering, often focuses on “design for lowmaintenance”). Design management skills include ethics exercises specific to geologicalengineering and project management exercises aimed at students who will enter the consultingengineering and construction industries.Design in Specialty Engineering Disciplines In any engineering discipline, a contrast may be made between “engineering science” and“engineering design” problems. Engineering science problems typically share the followingcharacteristics: • “the problem statement is compact and well-posed • the problem has readily identifiable closure • the solution is unique and compact • the problem uses

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

working in a global economy. In addition, it is important for engineers tounderstand that their work can have global implications and may impact the longterm viability oflife on the planet. Beyond humanitarian motivations, we ignore the developing world at our ownperil. Their development may have worldwide impacts such as global warming and globalcirculation of pesticides.According to the ABET criteria for accrediting engineering programs1, graduating students musthave:(h) [an understanding of] the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,environmental, and societal context(c) an ability to design a system... to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such aseconomic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and

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Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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New Engineering Educators

Spring 2004, Final Exam InvitationSpecific Instructor Evaluation of David DevineDid the service learning assignment enhance your learning of the subject matter?Yes NoHow/why not:Should a service learning assignment be a part of this class? Yes NoHow/why not:Did the ethics assignment enhance your learning of the subject matter?Yes NoHow/why not:Should an ethics assignment be a part of this class? Yes NoHow/why not:Is it necessary to have open book and open note exams for this class?Yes NoWhy/why not:Writing is important and should be included in assignments made in this class.Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5The questions that appear on the SPIE FORM are specific to the class. Questions are

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College; Lionel Claris, Smith College; Nora Paul-Schultz, Smith College; Ida Ngambeki, Smith College

. Page 11.880.3Assessment can become a motivator itself for supporting intentional learning, if the focus of theassessment is the entire learning process rather than knowledge outcomes alone. Liberativeassessment should fit into a larger picture related to the entire curriculum, in which courses arelinked to who students are as individual learners, and what motivates them to pursue engineering.In the first year, our institution’s introductory engineering design course engages studentidentities and introduces the ethics and social relevance of engineering. It is critical at this pointto hear students’ voices to learn what they bring into the program and how they think aboutengineering. Their questions can become a motivating force for the entire

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

outcomes weredivided into sub-outcomes that were more readily assessable.Assessment of the Program OutcomesOnce the outcomes were defined, we had to determine how to assess the student achievement ofthe outcomes. Of particular concern were the so-called “soft skills,” such as teamwork,communications skills, global perspectives, ethics, life-long learning, and contemporary issues.Assessment of these can be difficult at best, particularly when it comes to triangulating results;i.e., providing more than one method of assessing the outcomes. While some members of thefaculty desired to leave the soft skills to the students’ humanities and social science courses, thatwas not a practical solution for our program because there is a wide variety of

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Pamela McCauley-Bell, University of Central Florida; Edward Hampton, University of Central Florida

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Industrial Engineering

, and the Electrical Engineering department administers it2. “The program, which is open to all Penn State students, has many foci not usually found in undergraduate curricula including entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity, and leadership styles and development. Classes also explore public policy, ethics, and a host of business issues in the finance, marketing and investment areas”3. Required Courses include: 18 Credit Hours ENGR 408 Leadership Principles 2 hrs ENGR 493 Leadership Laboratory Experience 1 hrs ENGR 407 Technology-based Entrepreneurship 3 hrs ENGR 409

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BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michele Follen, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

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Biomedical

included exposure to clinicalmedicine and the relevant vocabulary, research experiences that emphasize the creation andapplication of new scientific knowledge, and entrepreneurial experience and its attendantvocabulary. The ten-week summer course also emphasizes development of skills in leadership,communication, ethics, and team building.The typical day for the internship students begins with ninety minutes of lectures and exercisesabout ethics, communication skills, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Students attend a full-dayhuman cadaver-based anatomy course for the first two weeks of the course. Lectures, dissection,and special projects comprise this course of instruction in the anatomy, physiology, andpathophysiology of the major organ systems

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi Marikunte, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Frances Harackiewicz, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lizette Chevalier, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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Graduate Studies

by invited speakers,focusing on teaching skills and professional development. Topics for the seminarpredominantly focused on ethics, principles of effective teaching, communication skills,grading, student/teacher interaction, intellectual property and professional licensure, etc.Speakers for the seminar consisted of professionals from within the college as well asexperts from outside the college and industry. Attendance for the seminar was voluntary.However, to encourage attendance students attending minimum of five seminars receiveda Certificate of Teaching Preparedness and Professional Development. A Guidebook forGraduate Teaching Assistants is being compiled, which consists of summary for eachseminar topic, key observations and frequently

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FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; Samantha Jarema, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF A SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT IN A REQUIRED FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSEAbstractIn Fall 2004, a service-learning curriculum was introduced in one section of Engineering 100:Introduction to Engineering, at the University of Michigan. Engineering 100 is a required coursefor all first year students and comprises a team project coupled with an introduction to technicalcommunication. The course also includes threads of environmental sustainability, ethics and therole of the engineer in society. As a required course, Engineering 100 has suffered from lowteaching evaluations, despite the efforts of many faculty to actively engage students in thelearning process. Thus, one of the goals of this project

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FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Simmons, University of Queensland; Elise Barrella, Bucknell University; Keith Buffinton, Bucknell University

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First-Year Programs

consistent with criteria set forth by EngineersAustralia and ABET for engineering degree programs. Both organizations encourage arealistic understanding of professional practice, including project management and ethics, andrequire students to be able to work in multi-disciplinary groups and communicate effectively.Although universities have the entire duration of the degree program to meet theserequirements, students benefit greatly from early exposure. The purpose of this study was todiscuss best practices for introductory courses that focus on professional engineering skillsand practice. Through internet-based research, information was gathered about 82 courses atuniversities in Australia, the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Courses that

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; David Wormley, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

therequirements for ABET, and would not impose unreasonable levels of additional work on thefaculty. Ultimately, this approach led to a successful outcome for all programs in their firstevaluation under EC2000.ABET-related assessment process were instrumental in identifying needed changes in many ofthe individual programs and also one major issue that cut across departments, which was theneed for more ethics related experience in the curriculum. This need was addressed through acollaborative effort between the Leonhard Center and the Doug & Julie Rock Ethics Institute inthe College of the Liberal Arts. The initial work of this partnership was stimulated byphilanthropic gifts from an Engineering alumnus whose daughter graduated from the College ofthe

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan

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Biological & Agricultural

requirements currently in place. Therefore, it is beneficial to examine othermechanisms for incorporating biorefinery instruction, either as individual topics, components, orunits that can be used as specific learning modules, into existing coursework. Many approacheshave been found to be quite successful vis-à-vis augmenting engineering instruction by insertingadditional materials into mainstream instruction [62]. Addressing engineering ethics is a primeexample. Some avenues that have been shown to work well include integrating focusedcomponents (theory as well as case study analyses) into specific technical courses [63-67],examining issues during technical problem solving in specific technical courses [68], issues andtopics for review during

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

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International

mechanisms for incorporating biological and bioprocessing instruction, either asindividual topics, components, or units that can be used as specific learning modules, intoexisting coursework. Many approaches have been found to be quite successful vis-à-vis Page 11.1294.10augmenting engineering and technology instruction by inserting additional materials intomainstream instruction [58]. Addressing engineering ethics is a prime example. Some avenuesthat have been shown to work well include integrating focused components (theory as well ascase study analyses) into specific technical courses [59-63], examining issues during technicalproblem solving in

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Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Green, Mississippi State University; Jerry Emison, Mississippi State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

. A recent study by theNational Academy of Engineering reinforces these concerns by stating that “this new level ofintimacy necessitates that engineering (and engineers) develop a stronger sense of howtechnology and public policy interact.”1To bridge this gap between engineering and public policy, we developed an introductory coursefor both political science and engineering students. Components of the course included anintroduction to policy formulation, an examination of the institutions involved in public policy,the role ethics and values play in setting policy, and the examination of several specific policytopics. The course concluded with mock legislative oversight hearings. Surveys indicate that theclass was well-received by the students

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Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Flynn, The College of New Jersey

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Industrial Engineering

there is enough here towhet the engineer’s appetite. Perhaps the biggest obstacle is that, for good reasons, we don’twant to know how much work we’re really doing.Perhaps if we assemble the proper tools we can find a way. Three tools will be necessary to start,a good model, some comfortable ethical principles and a toolbox filled with the principles ofgood old fashioned work measurement. The first step is to develop a model Page 11.696.2The Job ModelAcademia changed about half a century ago from what I shall call the “Ancient” model to theCorporate model. During the age of the Ancient model, a faculty member lived close to thecollege and was on

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Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

that graduates of the program will have experiencedkey areas of the engineering profession and demonstrated their abilities to perform in aprofessional manner. This Professional Component has been divided into Engineering Design,Professional Communications, Professional (Computer) Tools, and Ethics, with studentsreceiving instruction and practice in each area at least once per academic year.The intended transition from students as observers to graduates as competent practitioners isaccomplished by project activities demonstrating the practice of engineering over the entirecurriculum. Freshmen individually build artifacts, sophomores function in design teams, andjuniors extend the design experience to an external audience. Seniors are thus

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Mary Leigh Wolfe, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

for Engineering Education, 2006 Defining and Assessing the ABET Professional Skills Using ePortfolioWhile most engineering programs are confident developing specific criteria and assessment toolsfor the technical skills described in ABET Criterion 3a-k, the question of how to define, teachand assess the professional skills (teamwork, professional and ethical responsibility,communication, impact of engineering solutions, life-long learning, and contemporary issues)remains much more challenging. This paper describes concrete, assessable expectations thatconnect student work to professional skills, broken down by level and organized into ePortfolioassessment matrices that reflect recognized

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Mathews, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Abhinav Pamulaparthy, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

(IPRO®) at our university provides a six credit multi-disciplinary, project team based course required of all undergraduates which helps develop inthese students various knowledge and skills deemed essential by ABET and future employers.This knowledge and skill, defined from our course Learning Objectives [LO], are competency inteamwork, communications, project management and ethical behavior, developed in the contextof addressing a real world problem. Through this research, we are assessing whether or notstudents that participate in an IPRO course gain a more thorough understanding of thedeclarative knowledge supporting comprehension of the Learning Objectives by administering aknowledge test to each IPRO student both at the beginning and at

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TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Neff, Purdue University-Calumet; Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet; Lash Mapa, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Technology

Page 11.888.2students were getting adequate preparation using computer software such as Microsoft Office inhigh school anyway prompting them to eliminate their freshman computer course. A newtextbook10 focusing on student success was adopted along with material on ethics, workplacediversity, quality, and lifelong learning. Ethics is introduced in the course text but material fromthe free, web based American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Professional PracticeCurriculum (PPC) was predominantly used. Workplace diversity came from the same source.Both topics have a quiz on the ASME PPC web site11 that students can take for practice. Amultiple choice test was prepared over the material, modifying some of the web questions andadding

Conference Session

Computing Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

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Information Systems

information management (DB) information systems development intelligent systems (AI) legal/professional/ethics/society networks operating systems programming security software life cycle systems administration

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Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

having the expertise to devise improved construction or design alternatives. Page 11.236.3 • Understanding implies a thorough mental grasp and comprehension of a concept or topic. Understanding typically requires more than abstract knowledge. For example, an engineer with an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility should be able to identify and to communicate ethical issues arising from a practical case study. • Ability is a capability to perform with competence. An engineer with the ability to design a particular system can take responsibility for the system, identifying all the necessary

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Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Robert Lawrence, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

Page 11.1372.17 Objective #3: For EET: Uses the principles of science, mathematics, and engineering technology to design, implement, and evaluate hardware and software solutions to complex technical problems.Outcomes Ratings Evidence Weaknesses/Suggestions for (0 - 4) ImprovementSelects and defines a Proposes a problem for investigationmeaningful problem taking Identifies criteria for the proposal (taking safety,safety, ethical, social, ethical, social, economic, and technical

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Assessment of Information Literacy Programs for Engineers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Libraries

starting the process by orienting the first planning meeting to relevantdepartment, college, university, and accrediting agency outcomes: Department: Engineering Technology Outcomes: The department of Engineering Technology has written its student learning outcomes in five categories, A-E. The faculty/librarian team selected four outcomes that the instructor’s assignment could encompass: Ability to be life-long learners Ability to write clear and effective technical reports, proposals, and business correspondence Awareness and understanding of the impact of technology on society Ability to practice professional ethics and social responsibilityFaculty