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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Mel I. Mendelson

Engineering Creativity in Teaching Nanotechnology Mel I. Mendelson Mechanical Engineering Department Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CAAbstractVarious engineering examples of micro-and nano-systems were described with applications inbiology, chemistry and electronics. Some 21st Century ethical and social dilemmas were alsopresented as case studies. Learning was assessed through pre/post-testing and student surveys.Post-testing showed ~ 200% improvement over pre-testing. Student surveys indicated thatcreating visual drawings, models and real life ethical/social issues improved their learning.IntroductionMost of the approaches

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Day W. Radebaugh

the Northeast United States, the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, and a host ofothers. Even worse, system complexity renders the process of diagnosing and correctingthese failures more difficult still.If complexity of a system increases its potential risk to failure, then it would make senseto develop a robust measure of engineering complexity, and to teach engineers themethods that could be used to assess the complexity of a system that they are considering.In fact, one could argue that an assessment of system complexity should be done prior toany consideration of the ethical implications of a system, using the common-senseprinciple that a designer cannot evaluate ethical consequences if he cannot reliablypredict the behavior of the project. An

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

components. The WIMS LSAMP REU Program is a 10.5-weekresidential program for LSAMP students located at at the University of Michigan. Table 1 – WIMS LSAMP REU Components Primary Component Research Projects, with mentoring Secondary Components Communication Skills Professional Ethics LSAMP Awareness Graduate Study Workshops Ancillary Components WIMS Seminars and Discussions

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

personal, societal, andprofessional ethics, and (d) understanding how technology can be used to serve mankind. Eachof these components is introduced early in the curriculum, reinforced in subsequent courses, andemphasized in upper division courses. This curriculum also emphasizes professionaldevelopment through outcomes in professional responsibility and ethics, and by engaging thestudent in a professional experience such as co-op, internship, directed research or otherexperiential learning activity related to the student's professional goals.This paper presents a brief summary of the development process that led to the ClarksonCommon Experience Curriculum. We discuss the relationship of this process to other curriculardevelopments in higher

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

example, a paper last year provided results ofstudents’ attitudes towards ethics issues11. Sixteen questions from the paper (Table 1) were putinto the CPS software and 35 students were surveyed following a discussion of the Enron Page 12.1018.7scandal and its effects on the energy business. Using the responders, I was able to obtainresponses to the 16 questions in five or six minutes and the software provided me with a report of Table 1: Questions for Results Reported in Figure 4 1. It is important for me to receive some formal ethics training during my college career 2. It is important for engineers to be aware they may encouter ethical conflicts

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Grimson, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

of the inherentlyphilosophical character of engineering, philosophy may actually function as a means to greaterengineering self-understanding. This paper argues that academic programmes could usefullyinclude a module on ‘Philosophy in Engineering’ in the undergraduate engineering curriculum toprovide that enhanced self-understanding, and in turn to relate that understanding to the greatercommunity and contribute therefore to engineers being more accountable to society. The methodused in this paper to characterize engineering is based on the direct use of the activities thatcorrespond to the five classical branches of Philosophy – namely Epistemology, Metaphysics,Ethics, Logic, and Aesthetics. The paper also briefly considers Post-modernism

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management / IE and EM Program Mangement / Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Raymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

disciplines ofengineering, but furthermore, to have a balanced education in both technical and non-technicalskills and attributes. “These days, engineering is typically practiced in teams with severalengineers from different disciplines who work with contractors, business people, and sales andmarketing personnel” (Hsu, 2004, p.54). Therefore, in order to get hired, and later on be able tohave a successful long term career engineers need to be trained on human behavior skills so thatthey are able to talk, interact, and work with people from different backgrounds; be worldly; beleaders if the situation calls for it; be ethical; and know how to effectively conduct themselves atprofessional environments. This need for a more broad-based engineering

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Susan J. Masten; Robert V. Fleisig

, but also consideration of ethics, health and safety, economics, and impact on thecommunity. Among the design projects are a rain-water harvesting system and ceramic water filter for villagers inCambodia and a press for extracting oil and producing biodiesel fuel from seeds of the Jatropha shrub, which grows inWest Africa. The impact of this approach on student satisfaction and success is discussed.Index Terms – Cornerstone Design, Globalization. INTRODUCTIONA central focus of engineering education is the design process. Our goal as engineering educators is to ensure that graduatingengineers have the ability to “design effective solutions that meet societal needs” (1). Traditionally

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Cama, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

AC 2007-1706: ASSESSING REFLECTIVE JUDGMENT THINKING INUNDERGRADUATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMSMichael Cama, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDaniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of TechnologyMargaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Page 12.272.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Assessing Reflective Judgment Thinking in Undergraduate Multidisciplinary TeamsAbstract – Our University has a project-based interprofessional learning program (IPRO)designed to improve competencies in project management, teamwork, communications,and ethics among the undergraduate students. An emerging goal is to increase the level of“reflective judgment

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul Bosela, Cleveland State University; Kevin Rens, University of Colorado-Denver; Kenneth Carper, Washington State University; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2007-783: FINDINGS FROM WORKSHOPS ON FAILURE CASE STUDIES INTHE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING MECHANICS CURRICULUMNorb Delatte, Cleveland State UniversityPaul Bosela, Cleveland State UniversityKevin Rens, University of Colorado-DenverKenneth Carper, Washington State UniversityKevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 12.745.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Findings from Workshops on Failure Case Studies in the Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics CurriculumAbstract The study of engineering failures can offer students valuable insights into associatedtechnical, ethical, and professional issues

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fani Zlatarova

Diversity in the Development of Computing Projects Fani Zlatarova Elizabethtown College, PAAbstractDeveloping projects in computing-oriented courses is a well-known practice. However, the dynamicnature of the computing sciences poses new challenges for students and their instructors. They have adirect influence on the diversity in the project development aspects: diversity of the project types, topics,goals, participation, presentation, assessment, applications, and ethical issues introduced in the project.The concrete academic environment should be also considered when assigning projects of different types.The job market of computing

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Seamus Freyne

most of these main themes have some connection with theothers.On the basis of the number of responses, the main themes were assigned a rank of onethrough ten. The top three themes throughout the five years of the survey were energy,environment, and infrastructure. Students frequently expounded on the need to findalternative energy sources that are practical, clean, abundant, renewable, and safe. Wemust, say the students, protect our natural resources and curb climate change, and ournation’s aging infrastructure needs vast improvements. The next seven themes, whichincluded quality of life, vehicles, leadership and ethics, national security, medicine, space,and education and research, changed rank periodically. In any case, students

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Maller, Purdue University; Tao Hong, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; Paul McDermott, University of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

students, and evaluate whether an engineering design courseeffectively promotes the program and Criterion 3 outcomes. The ABET Criterion 3outcomes were formally defined based on theory, empirical evidence, Criterion 3, and thegoals of the engineering program. Previous study reported the detailed process of scaleconstruction and validation 3. The following eight subscales were included: social-responsibility, design process, awareness of ethical issues, teamwork, lifelong learning,oral skills, written skills, and communication competence. For each individual item,students recorded their responses on a 5-point Likert scale (e.g., 1=strongly disagree to5=strongly agree). The students also took a questionnaire with eighteen demographicquestions

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Biney, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

two semester period. Each course is team-taught by professorsin all the engineering departments consisting of Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical.Depending on the type of projects selected, student teams could be interdisciplinary, or disciplinespecific. The capstone design courses are used to assess eight of the eleven ABET a-k outcomesconsisting of the ability to: design a system, function on multi-disciplinary teams, adhere toprofessional and ethical responsibilities, communicate, understand global and local impact ofengineering solutions on society, engage in lifelong learning, have knowledge of contemporaryissues, and use modern engineering tools for engineering practice. Students’ abilities in theseoutcomes are quantitatively

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II / Design for Special Services

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conry, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Human Needs: Expanding the Scope of Engineering Senior DesignAbstractThe culminating design experience in engineering curricula is usually intended to provide aframework within which the emerging engineer can draw upon an acquired base of knowledge inhis or her discipline to solve an open ended problem in that discipline or in a multidisciplinarycontext requiring contributions from that discipline. In this paper, we show how the culminatingdesign experience can be framed so as to expand the scope of its contribution in the education ofengineering students. We describe a pedagogical framework within which educational outcomesassociated with multidisciplinary activity, legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities, and

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Mark Evans, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

professional, collectively prescribe the necessary depth and breadth ofknowledge, skills, and attitudes required of an individual aspiring to enter the practice of civilengineering at the professional level in the 21st Century. Central to achieving the BOK is theuniversity-level education and those who teach the BOK are critical to this education. The tenprofessional outcomes which include leadership, teamwork, communication, history andheritage, professional and ethical responsibility, and life-long learning, can present challengesto some programs since they fall outside the traditional teaching roles of faculty. Colleges anduniversities will need to adjust their programs to educate and train faculty to teach the BOK.The authors draw on their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University

InstrumentsAssessment instruments have been developed for three of the four performance areas; only thesolution assets area has not been addressed at this time. Assessment exercises are derived toaddress critical factors within the performance area. For example, for the personal capacityperformance area, one assessment exercise addresses students’ initiative and self-growth (whilealso addressing the ABET outcome of lifelong learning): a self-growth paper. A second exerciseaddresses problem solving and professionalism (while also addressing the ABET ethics andprofessionalism outcome: a professional practices paper. The available assessment exercises aresummarized in Table 1.Table 1: Summary of Capstone Design Course Assessments AvailablePerformance Assessment

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tao Hong, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Susan Maller, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

based on theory, empirical evidence, Criterion 3, and the goals ofthe engineering program. The following eight subscales were included: social-responsibility, design process, awareness of ethical issues, teamwork, lifelong learning,oral skills, written skills, and communication competence. For each subscale, studentsrecord their responses on a 5-point Likert scale (e.g., 1=strongly disagree to 5=stronglyagree). The higher the score is, the more the EPICS students agree that the specificengineering design course effectively promotes the program and ABET Criterion 3outcomes related to their professional skills. The students also took a questionnaire witheighteen demographic questions (gender, race, etc.) along with the survey. Items werereviewed

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

core class for non-engineers at Boise State University, I focus on helping studentsunderstand the impact of engineering decisions on their individual and communal lives. I attemptto de-mystify engineering design, but also try to explain the engineer’s over-reliance onconvergent thinking, and the dissonance response of engineers to project opposition (denying,marginalizing, or baffling the opposition through intentionally turgid language and the appeal to“special” expertise). We discuss Habermas and Discourse Ethics, and as one of the principalassignments, I have them attend and report on the public hearing required to enable federalfunding for some local engineering project. The Idaho Department of Transportation, and theAda County Highway

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, Title, and Media Format for Each Unit in Tech 198 Unit Title of Unit Media Format 1 Nature of Science and Technology Multimedia CDs 2 History of Technology Web-based 3 Technology and Work Multimedia CDs 4 Technology and Gender Issues Multimedia CDs 5 Technology Transfer and Cultural Issues Lecture/Activity 6 Quality of Life Lecture/Activity 7 Ethics Lecture/ActivityAll the instructors teaching this course use the CD and web-based learning materials in

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University; Emmit B. Evans, California Polytechnic State University; Randall Knight, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas Ruehr, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, where he is also Director of the Minor in Environmental Studies. He received his Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley and has also been a faculty member at Ohio State University.Thomas Ruehr, California Polytechnic State University Tom Ruehr is a professor in the Earth and Soil Science Department at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo. He has a Ph. D. from Colorado State University. He has received the University Distinguished Teacher award, served the U.S. Department of Agriculture as national co-chairman of the committee for Agricultural Ethics and Public Policy Curriculum Development, and helped lead the U. S. Agency for International Development world conference on Agricultural Systems

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

12programs. Leadership in Organizations/ Applications of Leadership was listed in 9 programs.Development of Leadership Skills and Observation/Participation in a Leadership Settingwere listed in 9 programs. An ethics course was required by 7 programs. A Leadership Project,Personal Leadership/Goal Setting, and Communications in Leadership were listed in 4programs. The remaining themes were listed in 3 or less programsDevelopment of the Engineering Leadership MinorFor all of the previously stated reasons, ISELP was evaluated to improve its deficiencies. Inputwas solicited from alumni in leadership positions in local and international companies,employers of students, the department advisory board and other university staff and programs.For example

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

; but engineering will only contribute to success if it is able to continue toadapt to new trends and provide education … to arm [graduates] with the tools needed for theworld it will be, not as it is today.”4Strategies and ChallengesEngineering educators are well aware of the need to provide students with an education thatextends well beyond the fundamentals and design-oriented, practical embodiments of thestudents’ particular area of specialization. Indeed, the new ABET criteria clearly articulate that“engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain … (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Rosemary Sutton, Cleveland State University; William Beasley, Cleveland State University; Joshua Bagaka's, Cleveland State University

Education will assist in assessing the impact of thisproject. Case studies require students to synthesize the facts and engineering principles they havelearned, and combine them with their broader education in the arts, humanities, and sciences.These intellectual merits have been demonstrated so far with the students who have developedcase studies under the proof-of-concept phase of this work. Case studies tie together technicalaspects, ethical issues, and procedural issues, and require students to undertake higher orderthinking in order to synthesize the relevant concepts. The case study products of this researchwill help civil engineering educators improve their teaching of specific technical topics withinthe discipline. In addition, the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, students beginusing typical software packages such as MATLAB and HTML. Also, the issue of ethics ispresented for the first time to the EE students. The culmination of this course is the completionof a robotic bug and competing against fellow students for best design and performance3.The second design course, EE 200, further builds on the project-based mission. During thiscourse, students learn to construct circuits using the departmental print circuit board prototypefacilities. Circuit simulation with PSPICE software is also presented for this first time. Thetopics of ethics, MATLAB, and technical writing are continued from the previous course. Thisdesign course has been designed as a co-requisite for the first circuits and networks

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Godbey, Jacksonville State University; Terry Marbut, Jacksonville State University; Dale Broyles, Jacksonville State University & Honda MFG of AL

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

12.705.4unique characteristics required to be a successful team member. Co-op students often havesimultaneous responsibilities over various areas of the facility requiring the student to both workas a member of a team while serving as team leader in another area.Based on this wide range of exposure and the innovative freedom of this cooperative educationprogram, students are presented the opportunity to practice ethical decision-making. Whether itis the student taking responsibility for a decision, or taking the initiative to investigate a solutionto a problem the student is expected to act ethically. As a result, ethics moves from an abstracttheory discussed in the classroom to a real-world experience. As a result of this exposure toethical issues

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

. However, it is still easy to obtain market information for each product and then estimate a market if the two different products were combined into one product.CPR 4, Product Design Specification: A Project Design Specification (PDS) is a documentshould reflect the common knowledge of the team about the project. The students make use oftheir preliminary research to develop environmental, performance, and technology specificationsfor their projects.CPR 5, Social Impact Statement: This CPR requires the students to reflect on their proposedproject and write a social impact document using the IEEE Code of Ethics as the rubric. For thisassignment the students write one or two pages about the impact of their project on society.CPR 6, Project

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Day W. Radebaugh

philosophy.After all, the so-called soft sciences have no findings which are certain, but rathercompeting sets of assertions that arise from one or another set of values.This paper argues that engineering in general is not entitled to the degree of certaintytypically associated with it. This point is illustrated by analyzing eight topical areas ofengineering design, showing the limits of certainty in each case. Further, a case is madethat the recognition of this inherent uncertainty should be acknowledged and taught inengineering ethics classes. In the first instance, understanding the limits of knowledge inengineering is a useful antidote to a riskier approach which might tend to ignoreunknowns. Secondly, it would seem that an objective assessment of

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Batson, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

analytical and experimental studies that incorporate statistical, computer, and other appropriate techniques. (b), (e), (k), (m), (o)4. The ability to communicate effectively for presentation and persuasion using oral, written, and electronic media. (g), (p), (q)5. The ability to organize, lead, coordinate, and participate in industrial engineering and multi-disciplinary teams. (d), (l), (n)6. An appreciation of the humanities, social sciences, and contemporary issues for the general education of the individual and as resources for engineering studies and professional behavior. (h), (j)7. An appreciation of the ethical and professional responsibilities of Industrial Engineers and the benefits of a

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Powe, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

International

English natively or extremely fluentlyconverged at KNU from higher-education institutions in Canada, the United States, France, andthe Netherlands to offer eight separate courses in computer science, business ethics, chemical Page 12.1165.3literature review, introduction to psychology, international marketing, meteorology, philosophy,and technical communication (“Practical English”).Practical English was based on a preexisting, junior-level technical writing course required of allengineering and computer science undergraduates at Mississippi State University, an Americanpartner university of KNU. Practical English was a three-hour course (like GE