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Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Doyle, Penn State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-2079: TEACHING PROCESS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY: THECASE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY AND GLOBAL OPEN SOURCE PEDAGOGYRichard Doyle, Penn State University Professor of English and Science, Technology, and Society at Penn State University, Richard Doyle specializes in the rhetoric of emerging science and technology. He is an award winning teacher and he has published numerous books and articles.Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University Professor of Engineering Design, Engineering Design Program, SEDTAPP, Penn State University. Devon has written widely on design ethics and on design education with a focus on communication technologies

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Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

traditionallecture content as well as a capstone project. Academic content typically includesflowsheet synthesis and development, process simulation, process economics, andequipment design/heuristics. Depending on the background of the instructor and whetherthe course is one or two semesters, a laundry list of additional topics might includesustainability and “green design” concepts,1 process safety, 2 Good ManufacturingPractice, Six Sigma,3 optimization,4 selecting materials of construction, reading P&ID’s,heat exchanger network or reactor network synthesis, environmental regulations,engineering ethics, batch scheduling, and product design.5 Senior design is also the lastopportunity to reinforce “soft skills” such as teamwork6,7 and communication.8

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Chris Groscurth, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

their familiarity with the term"Millennial Generation." Finally, we followed up with focus groups to explore their initialthoughts on teaching Millennial students in the context of others to determine how these ideasare extended (or amended) during the group interaction.In this paper, we summarize how future faculty members define the Millennial generation andtheir perspectives on teaching Millennial engineering students technical knowledge and skills(e.g., science, math, problem solving, etc.) and profession skills (e.g., ethics andcommunication). We contrast these findings with the literature on “best practices” in teaching,ABET criteria, and attributes for the Engineer of 2020. Implications for teaching, learning, andfuture faculty

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashok Kumar Manoharan, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

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Mechanical Engineering

thestudents involved obtained a thorough understanding of the engineering concepts and alsoimproved their soft skills, including team working, communication, and ethical and problemsolving skills. In-depth information about the evaluation results, course map and instructionalstrategy are provided in this paper.IntroductionEngineering curricula have experimented with multiple methodologies that expose students toreal-world problems. There are also deep concerns about American internationalcompetitiveness, amid indications that the U.S. is doing a relatively poor job at retaining andtraining students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines14.Too many talented students get the impression from introductory courses that

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Gunnink, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, the committee identified Outcomes 5 – Material Science andOutcome 24 – Professional & Ethics as outcomes that may be challenging for programs to fullyimplement.The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis of Montana State University’scivil engineering curriculum with respect the BOK2 outcomes associated with the baccalaureatedegree. Specific emphasis is given herein to these identified “challenging” outcomes.Institutional ProfileOn February 16, 1893, the Agricultural College of the State of Montana was founded as thestate's land-grant college. Renamed The Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, theinstitution was popularly known as Montana Agricultural College, or MAC. By the 1920s, theinstitution's preferred

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sara E. Wilson

design and in career paths such as industry and government.IntroductionThe America COMPETES Act, which was signed into law Aug, 2007, increased researchfunding, but also contained mandates for those institutions seeking NSF funding. Specifically, inSection 7009 of the America COMPETES Act, the National Science Foundation was mandatedto require responsible conduct of research (RCR) training for all trainees on NSF fundedprojects: “The Director shall require that each institution that applies for financial assistance from the Foundation for science and engineering research or education describe in its grant proposal a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth McManis, University of Louisiana

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Civil Engineering

– Professional & Ethics as outcomes that may be challenging for programs to fullyimplement.The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the University of Louisiana’scivil engineering curriculum with respect the BOK2 outcomes associated with the baccalaureatedegree. Specific emphasis is given herein to these identified “challenging” outcomes.Institutional ProfileThe University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution of higher education offering thebachelor, master, and doctoral degrees. It is the largest member of the University of LouisianaSystem with an enrollment of approximately 16,000 students. Within the Carnegieclassification, [University A] is designated as a Research University with high research

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering

– Business & Public Administration, 19 – Globalization, 20 – Leadership, and Outcome 24 –Professional & Ethics. While there are multiple contributing factors for identifying a givenoutcome as challenging, in general the difficulty for most programs relates to the BOK-specifiedlevel of achievement for the outcome.A comprehensive analysis is presented of [University A’s] civil engineering curriculum withrespect to the BOK2 outcomes at the levels of achievement associated with the baccalaureatedegree. The current curriculum addresses, in some fashion, all 24 BOK2 outcomes. Theprogram fully addresses, to the recommended level of achievement, 6 of the 24 BOK2 outcomes;the remaining 18 BOK2 outcomes are not addressed to the specified level of

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Gary Riggins, Virginia Tech

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International

this objective. The main topics discussed during the workshop are: (i) how to introducedesign experiences in first-year engineering curriculum, (ii) need to incorporate ethics instructionin Indian engineering programs, (iii) need to introduce hands-on learning to enhance earlylearning experiences of Indian engineering students, and (iv) how engineering curriculumdevelopment issues can be translated into PhD level engineering education research projects. Theworkshop was held on the campus of Infosys, Inc., a software giant in India. Two Americanstudents (Castles and Riggins), co-authors of the paper, accompanied the lead author and assistedin implementing the workshop activities. As one of the lead graduate students, Castle was deeplyinvolved

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

CADTechnical Report and PresentationsSustainable Design and Technology Detail DesignMaterial Selection in Design Teamwork Update/Peer Assessment/RolesDesign for Manufacturability Design Verification/Test Plans/Engr. StatisticsHuman Factors EngineeringIntellectual Property & Patents Page 15.65.3Engineering Ethics Ethics Case StudyEntrepreneurship Ethics Case Study ConclusionProduct Liability Update PresentationsDesign with Quality in Mind Teamwork ExerciseIndustrial DesignCost

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

design projectcourse. In this case, students worked remotely in teams. In some case the students (teammembers) lived as far as 200 miles apart from each other.6. Ethics: The Engineering Criteria 2000 of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) pledge to significantly and rigorously improve the landscape of engineeringeducation in the United States. One outcome of Criteria 2000 is increased attention in thecurriculum to the ethical responsibilities of engineers. This is certainly a concern among manyfaculties including those teaching courses in online learning environments. The focus is toachieve meaningful ethics education for all engineering students, with particular emphasis oncompeting curriculum models.Our enduring

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Ernest Blatchley, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University

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Environmental Engineering

Page 15.773.2broader context of sustainability requires engineers, and by extension engineering students, tomove beyond traditional technical expertise, and incorporate complex aspects of political, social,economic, and environmental systems into engineering design.Within this broad framework, sustainability clearly moves beyond environmental engineeringand becomes a concern for all disciplines of engineering. Several professional disciplinarysocieties have recognized the importance of sustainability or sustainable development to theirfield by including them in their Codes of Ethics or similar policy statements. The AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers includes in the first “fundamental canon” of the Code of Ethics thatengineers “shall strive to

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; John Christ; Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1756: SPECIAL SESSION: NEXT GENERATION PROBLEM-SOLVING:RESULTS TO DATE - MODELS AND MODELING USING MEASLarry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in the engineering education literature, and is co-author

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

of program outcomes (criterion 3) aredifferent for engineering (EAC) and engineering technology (TAC), both lists include topics thatdirectly relate to developing technological literacy in students. Issues such as design withinconstraints, social and ethical issues, and globalization are included on both lists and relate totechnological literacy.This paper will examine both the TAC of ABET and EAC of ABET lists and will highlight areasrelated directly to technological literacy. The paper will explore the concept of technologicalliteracy as a framework for addressing these topics throughout the curriculum and in a specificschool’s or department’s lists of program learning outcomes. This framework has the potentialto be very useful as faculty

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

construction engineering specialty field • understanding of legal and professional practice issues related to the construction industry • understanding of construction processes, communications, methods, materials, systems, equipment, planning, scheduling, safety, cost analysis, and cost control • understanding of management topics such as economics, business, accounting, law, statistics, ethics, leadership, decision and optimization methods, process analysis and design, engineering economics, engineering management, safety, and cost engineering.10Baccalaureate degree programs in construction engineering technology accredited by ABETTAC must demonstrate that graduates are capable of

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Lewis, North Carolina State University; Michael Leming, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

economic factors, safety, reliability,aesthetics, sustainability, ethics and social impacts. The construction process can also includethe design of temporary engineered systems and components.CE 469 seeks to provide a transition-to-practice experience preparing the student to be asuccessful practicing engineer. CE 469 emphasizes management-level decision making andlearning to "think like the boss – think like the client." Development of alternatives, riskassessment, evaluation of opportunities and potential problems, cost control, professionaldocumentation, and an analysis of cash flow are required. The students develop an appreciationfor identifying critical, "make-or-break" aspects of planning and bidding a project in a timeconstrained

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Joshua Hewes, Northern Arizona University

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Civil Engineering

– Humanities, 4 – Social Sciences, 10 –Sustainability, 11 – Contemporary Issues & History, 12 – Risk & Uncertainty, 17 – PublicPolicy, 18 – Business & Public Administration, 19 – Globalization, and 20 – Leadership. Inaddition, the committee identified Outcomes 5 – Material Science and 24 – Professional &Ethics as outcomes that may be challenging for programs to fully implement.The purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) provide an analysis of Northern Arizona University'scurrent undergraduate civil engineering curriculum with respect to the BOK2 with attentiongiven to the challenging outcomes; (2) propose a revised BOK2-orientated curriculum withinNorthern Arizona University's context; and (3) provide an analysis of that

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Edward F. Glynn; Frank E. Falcone

, laboratory skills andprofessional practice issues. The CEE faculty reviewed the list and, in some instances, suggestedadditional items. The final list was circulated to the CEE faculty and each individual was askedto prioritize every item on the list as to whether that item, relative to the new course, was (1)appropriate and important, (2) appropriate, but not essential, or (3) inappropriate. The results ofthe survey provided much of the rationale for developing the course syllabus.Professional practice issues constituted one set of items on the list that were deemed appropriateand important by virtually all members of the CEE faculty. The issues included such diversetopics as engineering ethics, career development, group dynamics, leadership issues

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Myers, Ohio University; Ben Stuart, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

(text by C.F. Smith), while threeclasses were devoted to policy analysis and policy writing (i.e. identifying audience, selectionand evaluation of alternatives, presentation of ideas – text by C.V. Patton and D.S. Sawicki).Two additional classes were spent looking at decision making and public policy for engineers Page 15.1172.4and technologists with a focus on how economics, risk, and environmental issues play a role(text by P.W. Hamlett), while one class period was spent on ethics and how to performenvironmental risk assessments. The final three class periods were devoted to presentations by content experts in fields ofinterest to

Conference Session

Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

desired needs needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability 3(d) An ability to function on multi- An ability to function on multi- disciplinary teams disciplinary teams 3(e) An ability to identify, formulate, and An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems solve engineering

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(i.e., Outcomes 3 – Humanities, 4 – SocialSciences, 10 – Sustainability, 11 – Contemporary Issues & History, 12 – Risk & Uncertainty, 17– Public Policy, 18 – Business & Public Administration, 19 – Globalization, and 20 –Leadership). In addition, the committee identified Outcomes 5 – Material Science and Outcome24 – Professional & Ethics as outcomes that may be challenging for programs to fully implement.The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the University of Alabama’scivil engineering curriculum with respect to the second edition of the BOK2, or more specificallythe BOK2 outcomes associated with the baccalaureate degree since the BOK2 includes outcomesfor baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate formal

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; David Bowles, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Stephen Sears, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Daniel Thomas, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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Liberal Education

instruction in visual communicationthrough three projects: senior design posters, engineering ethics videos, and CAD modeling and3-D prototyping. These assignments are intended to teach students ways to visuallycommunicate their innovative solutions to engineering problems.Building on the ProcessThrough self-assessment of the program, we realized that much of our past work centered oncommunication in written and oral modes, whereas graphical depiction of data is a means ofvisual communication that is ubiquitous throughout engineering. Likewise, the development ofmodels and drawings using computer-aided design software is considered to be a mainstay ofvisual communication in engineering curricula. Just how and why visual communication shouldbe taught

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Jing Chen, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

number ofstudies investigate how to teach and learn decision-making skills in engineering. Weconducted an in-depth content analysis of 1) first-year engineering textbooks and 2)instructional decision-support tools published in ASEE proceedings in the last decade.We discussed our findings in the light of research and theoretical frameworks on decisionmaking. The examination of fourteen books that are commonly used as a textbook infirst-year engineering courses revealed that half of these books discussed decisionmaking usually very briefly or as one step in the design process. Twenty-nine percentlinked engineering decision making to social and ethical issues (e. g., examination ofengineering disasters and historical decisions that led to failures

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Asmatulu; E. Asmatulu; B. Zhang

, and electronic. However,nanotechnology products (or nanomaterials) also can be hazardous materials because of the waythey are manipulated on an atomic scale. Since nanomaterials, such as nanotubes, nanoparticles,nanowires, nanofibers, nanocomposites, and nanofilms, are all new materials produced withentirely new manufacturing techniques, there are no specific rules and regulations for many ofthem. In the present nanoethics study, we will provide a detailed report of the ethical, social,philosophical, environmental, safety, and other legal issues of nanotechnology and its products,which can be very useful for the training and protection of students, as well as scientists,engineers, policymakers, and regulators working in the field.Keyword

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

David H. Plantz; William M Simpson Jr. P.E.

. The goal is to have cases that highlight Coast Guard issues from the fields ofmarine safety, naval engineering, and aviation which are the most common career paths forgraduates in the Mechanical and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering majors. In addition,material science case studies from outside the Coast Guard will be examined to ensure thatgraduates have an appreciation for national and global material science challenges. Byexamining failures as well as successes, students will have an opportunity to consider theconsequences of poor decision-making and will be able to explore ethical considerations. Ascase studies are incorporated, tools are being developed to assess the impact of this educationalapproach on student learning and

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

: Study Individual Our Stolen DW Time Future book Evaluation: Biofuel LCA management review Group Ethics Case Ethics: case studies, moral exemplar, student honor code vs. Ethics Study NSPE Code of Ethics Course plan to GraduationDrinking watertreatment plant Team Project: Solid Waste – LandGEM – Waste-to-Energy tour write-upGuest Speaker Guest

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Clayson, Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education; P K Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

Case StudyThis study focuses on the effectiveness of incorporating the Laboratory for InnovativeTechnology and Engineering Education (LITEE) Lorn Manufacturing case into a seniorlevel chemical engineering unit operations course at Manhattan College. The purpose ofusing the case study is to demonstrate the relevance of ethics to chemical engineeringstudents by addressing real-life ethical problems found in the workplace.The selected LITEE case study, which involves a maintenance worker who experiencesan accident during a routine procedure, helps transfer the theory behind ethics intopractice, highlights the importance of team work, and prepares the students to evaluateand present an assigned position in the case to a panel of two attorneys. The

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

similar courses7. In our course,local professionals presented lessons and exercises on various topics including ethics, Page 15.283.3professional licensure, leadership, communication, and project management. Course contentfocused on topics emphasized in two textbooks on project management 8,9.In addition to participating in discussions with practitioners and completing supplementalassignments, the students in our professional practice course completed a Statement ofQualifications (SOQ) for a local engineering project. The students worked in teams of four tosix students during the entire quarter to complete a written SOQ document. At the end of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Pamalee Brady, California Polytechnic State University; Manoochehr Zoghi, Cal State Fresno; D. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville; Xiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University

largepart, the story of failures, both imminent and actual, and of the changes to designs, standards andprocedures made as the result of timely interventions or forensic analyses. In addition totechnical issues, concepts such as professional and ethical responsibility are highlighted byfailure cases. Pilot studies have been carried out over several semesters to assess the use offailure case studies in civil engineering and engineering mechanics courses at Cleveland StateUniversity under an earlier NSF project. Student learning has been assessed through surveys aswell as focus groups, led by researchers from the Cleveland State University College ofEducation and Human Services. Students were asked specifically about the technical lessonslearned, as

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Nikki Adams, California Polytechnic State University; Kristen Cardinal, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Matthew Burd, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Trevor Cardinal, California Polytechnic State University

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Biomedical

Award1, we have developed a unique interdisciplinary MS degree specialization inStem Cell Research. This paper describes the structure of this new program. Theinterdisciplinary nature of our program stems from the involvement of faculty and students fromthree departments that span three academic units at our university - Biomedical Engineering,Biological Sciences, and Animal Science. The goals of our program are to prepare students forcareers in stem cell research by providing them with 1) broad technical skills, 2) critical thinkingand problem solving skills, 3) familiarity with current research, 4) familiarity with the ethics andtheory of stem cell investigation, and 5) presentation and communication skills.To accomplish these goals, students