Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Niño, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

nations. Ni˜no has published on the topics of organi- zational culture, courage, ethics, and the development of management and leadership skills. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Texas at Austin, where he also earned his B.A., B.B.A., and M.A. degrees. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Developing Engineering Leaders Using a Reflective Autobiographical Exercise David Niño, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThis paper describes an autobiographical exercise that helps engineering students build self-awareness of their distinctive leadership strengths and

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Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hillary E. Merzdorf, Purdue University; Tingxuan Li, Purdue University; Amanda C. Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

metacognition during the design process and other relevantengineering activities. Instruction in engineering will also help students develop ​Conceptions ofEngineers and Engineering​ (CEE) as they understand the many fields of work withinengineering and engineers roles in society. Becoming adept with the​ Tools, Techniques, andProcesses​ (ETools) for successfully accomplishing tasks is a goal of engineering educationoutside of the design process itself. When studying design problems, students should be mindfulof the surrounding ​Issues, Solutions, and Impact​ (ISI) and the global systems they affect, whileadopting the ​Ethical Responsibility​ (Ethics) of following engineering regulations and standards.Finally, ​Teamwork​ (Team) and ​Communication

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Summer Scarlatelli, Museum of Discovery and Science

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

have collaborated to achieve research uniformity across both the environments; we are coordinating better in this 3rd year).Research Design:The main goal of this study is to understand how interdisciplinary instruction affects students’ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems, function on multidisciplinary teams, engagewith contemporary issues, communicate effectively in writing, verbally and visually, developappreciation of the impact of planning and engineering solutions in a variety of societal contexts,and develop understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities. Soft skills, such ascommunication, team spirit, leadership, sociability, time management, documentation,presentation, ethics, negotiation, etc., are

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession – and ASCE

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Guthrie Williamson, University of Alabama; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

technical areas of civil engineering and analyze and interpret the resulting data explain basic concepts in project management, business, public policy, and leadership analyze issues in professional ethics explain the importance of professional licensureTable 3: Observed Distribution of Hours by B.S. Degree Program Type Math & Basic Science Credit Average Average (% minimum maximum Std. Dev. Program (hours) total hours)1 (hours) (hours) (hours) COV (%) Civil 35.55 27.47 32.00

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Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pam Page Carpenter; Adam Stevens, North Carolina State University; Erik Schettig, Wake County Public School System; Landon K. Mackey, North Carolina State University; Catherine M. McEntee, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

align with the projects related toengineering education. Candidates were selected from approximately 28 applicants based oninterests, GPA, geographic location and letters of recommendation.Objectives: 1. Define, formulate, and solve problems related to power and energy systems 2. Design a power energy system or some of its components 3. Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility 4. Strengthen understanding of innovation and creativity 5. Develop the needed knowledge, skills and experiences in the areas of renewable energy, energy storage, and power semiconductors 6. Expose students to innovation/creativity 7. Problem solving skills 8. Communication skills 9. Design skills 10. Modeling skills 11

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Students for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Andrés Esteban Acero, Universidad de los Andes

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

. Their responsesrevealed a wide range of perspectives with the level of appropriation of the concept ofchangemaking engineering expressed along a continuum. As pointed out by Kabo and Baillie[10], concepts such as social justice, sustainability, humanitarian practices or ethics can bethreshold concepts to define what a changemaking engineer is. Using this idea, the authorscreated three distinct categories to classify how students defined changemaking engineering. Thefirst group represents students who did not relate engineering and changemaking in ways thatreflect the perspective of the university, or the RED project. These students did not relateengineering with changemaking or by defined every engineer as a changemaker. Nine (32%)students were

Conference Session

Creating a Positive Environment for Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

competitions they could lead as a junior or senior (i.e., concrete canoe, steel bridge, mini-Baja, ethics, robotics)Fall-Spring Club Meetings Mentorship, connection to future internships and jobs, service opportunitiesFall Mathematics Jeopardy Opportunity to compete using calculus skills only STEM majors are developingJanuary Academic Training for

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priyadarshan A Manohar P.E., Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division

invites student participation. Class exercises are designed to explicitly facilitate that. Woods and Howard [11] effectively used class exercises for information technology students to study ethical issues. Day and Foley [12] used class time exclusively for exercises, having their students prepare beforehand for class with materials provided online. Frydenberg [13] primarily used hands-on exercises to foster student understanding in data analytics. Based on the context of the class module, class exercises were designed for the class time to explicitly raise questions to invite student participation. It may be questions to think further into the concepts for a deeper understanding, or practice using their knowledge with

Conference Session

Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

YunJeong Chang, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia

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ASEE Board of Directors

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

; society program in the De- partment of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ’4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM education with col- leagues from Notre Dame, Xavier University and St. Mary’s College. He is also the co-leader of the ’Nano and the City’ thematic research cluster for the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University. Rider is a Research Collaborator with the Sustainability Science Education program at the Biodesign Institute. His research focuses on wicked problems that arise at the intersection of society and technology. Rider holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability from Arizona State University

Conference Session

Cognitive Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rongrong Liu; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Educational Research and Methods

higherorder thinking skills. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 20(4), 401-422.[7] Perry W G. (1970). Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years: ascheme. San Francisco, USA: Jossey-Bass.[8] Culver, R.S. & Hackos, J.T. (1982). Perry's model of intellectual development (Vol. 72).Engineering Education, 73: 221-226.[9] Belenky, M. F., Clinchy, B. M. N., Goldberger, R. & Tarule, J. M. (1986). Women's ways ofknowing: The development of self, voice and mind. New York, USA: Basic Books.[10] Baxter Magolda, M. B. (1992). Knowing and reasoning in college. San Francisco, USA:Jossey-Bass.[11] King, P. M. & Kitchener, K. S. (1994). Developing reflective judgment: understanding andpromoting intellectual growth and

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Jianming Deng, Jinling Institute of Technology and Southeast University

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Computing and Information Technology

-technical courses required by the eight Chinese computerscience programs. Chinese universities, similar to the U.S. universities, have a general educationrequirement that are common across majors. Usually these requirements do not include coursessuch as calculus or physics, which are considered as technical courses. These non-technicalgeneral education courses can be divided into two categories. One set of courses appear in almostall schools. For example, all our eight sample universities have a PE (Physical education)requirement and an English requirement. Seven of the eight schools require such courses asPrinciples of Marxism, Contemporary Chinese History, Fundamentals of Moral Ethics and Laws,and Military Theory. The second set of non-technical

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 1: Methods Refresh: Approaches to Data Analysis in Engineering Education Research

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Theresa Green, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

); ethical in its conductand implications (Walther, Pawley, & Sochacka, 2015); as well as a carefully-planned researchdesign that responds to the research questions, whereby the generation of data enables theresearchers to make supported claims. Although rigor is bound up in all aspects of a study—fromits level of cultural responsiveness to communication with internal and external stakeholdersthroughout the research process—our definition of rigor is narrower than our definition ofquality. Specifically, we understand rigor to mean that a study’s claims and implications havebeen carefully supported with data, and that alternative explanations have been considered andaddressed throughout the research design.Validity and reliability have

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Michael Dailey, University of Michigan; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, about a boy inMalawi who built a windmill to power his community. In 2017, the book selection was TheImmortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, which focuses on ethics and issues of classand race within science.During the fall semester, students participate in a 1.5-hour discussion session led by two upper-level College of Engineering students. These discussions focus on important themes in the bookand how these relate to engineering and the experiences of a first-year student. The sharedexperience is intended to encourage community-building and promote a sense of belongingamong the students. This discussion also prompts reflection about what it means to be anengineer, including the

Conference Session

Track: Pre-college - Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity, Pre-College

both Mathematics instruction as well as Physics instruction during summer bridge instead of last, which is when it was taught previously. This way, students had foundational skills to learn physics concepts and apply trigonometry concepts in the process of solving physics problems. New - Engineering Humanities A mechanical engineering professor, who serves as the faculty advisor for the Engineering GoldShirt Program, taught a Humanities in Engineering class during summer bridge to encourage students to be mindful of the humanitarian impact on engineering designs and projects. Case studies included the burning tower in London and the ethical decisions made by engineers who designed the tower

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Xi Zhou, Northern Arizona University; Fang Lei, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Delbert D Willie, Northern Arizona University; Andrew Chrysler, Northern Arizona University; Liangbo Xie, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Phillip A Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Jie Yang, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

image processing, computer vision, engineering education, and academic ethics. He has extensive experience as a computer hardware engineer at Hewlett-Packard. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #27793Dr. Jie Yang, Northern Arizona University Dr. Yang is an assistant professor of practice in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University. She serves a coordinating role in the NAU/CQUPT 3+1 Program. Her research interests are in wireless communications, signal processing, and engineering education. c American

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Shawn A. Carson, University of Tennessee; James H. Lampley, East Tennessee State University; William H. Knight, East Tennessee State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

theserelationships have been demonstrated in an ad hoc fashion. What we are doing now isformalizing that process which will hopefully enhance the success rate of our entrepreneurs. Figure 1 A Conceptual Framework for Implementation is Comprised of Four Steps Table 1 Ranking of Critical Risk Factors with at least 70% Consensus Critical Risk Factors Mean Value Founders and Management Team Factors - Ability to execute 5.00 Relationship Factors - Trustworthiness 5.00 Relationship Factors - Ethics/Honesty

Conference Session

Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary Roth, Lafayette College; Haritha Malladi, Lafayette College

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Civil Engineering

] described an LCA project that could be incorporated intointroductory courses across diverse fields within and outside of STEM. In addition to technicalknowledge, she noted that LCA projects expose students to the following: 1. Working with real-world, open-ended problems 2. Understanding the details of design 3. Relevance of a product’s societal context 4. Importance of working in diverse and interdisciplinary teams 5. Values and ethics in decision makingLCA provides a context for problem-based learning and helps in the development of qualitativedata interpretation and communication skills [18]. Integrating an LCA module into anintroductory engineering course has been found to address some

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Margaret Ellis, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Stephen H. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

. Nextwe incorporate sklearn 40 so students can execute and explore the results of machine learningalgorithms. To prepare for machine learning content students watch bots videos 14 and they arealso assigned some ethics reflection prompts in response to Cathy O’Neil’s TED Talk 35 .The common thread across topics is the problem-solving heuristics shown in Figure 1. Weintroduce these early on and revisit them with each topic and explicitly point out when we areusing a strategy, or trying several of them, to solve a problem. For example we point out the useof concrete examples for solving encoding problems, developing algorithms, and initially usinghard-coded values in incremental web development. Another example is how students areexposed to

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Clifford Whitcomb, Naval Postgraduate School

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Systems Engineering

the Mechanical Engineering Departmentfaculty. The book “An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” by Wickert and Lewis [27] isused as the course textbook and the typical sequence of topics covered in the class is as follows: • The mechanical engineering profession • Engineering ethics • The mechanical design process • General technical problem-solving approach • Unit systems and conversions • Significant digits • Dimensional consistency • Estimation in engineering • Force vectors • Force resultants • Moment of a force • Static equilibrium • Elementary solid mechanics concepts (such as normal stress and normal strain in uniaxial loading, shear stress in simple connections, and Hooke’s

Conference Session

Online and Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Nevin McKirahan Jr., Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, Indiana State University

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Graduate Studies

the bachelors’ degree [9].In the Ph.D. in Technology Management program, a student is required to take courses from thefollowing areas:  General Technology Core (12 credit hours)  Major Area of Specialization (18 credit hours)  Professional studies (9 credit hours)  Research Core (9 credit hours)  Foundational Studies at Master’s level (minimum of 17 credit hours)  Dissertation Research (18 minimum credit hours)General Technology Core coursework is designed to enhance effective communication,collaboration, and management strategies. Additionally, this coursework serves to fosterextensive understanding of legal and ethical issues associated to technology use which candevelop as a result of federal and governmental

Conference Session

Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy; Russell P. Lemler, U.S. Military Academy

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Engineering Leadership Development

reinforces WPLDS and all membersmodel both character and leadership. The goal of WPLDS is leaders of character who 1) livehonorably, 2) lead honorably, and 3) demonstrate excellence. A full description of these goals isaddressed in Table 2.Table 2: West Point Outcomes and Associated Actions [14, p. 6] WPLDS Outcome Associated Actions 1) Live • Taking morally and ethically appropriate actions Honorably regardless of personal consequences. • Exhibiting empathy and respect towards all individuals. • Acting with the proper decorum in all environments. 2) Lead • Anticipating and solving complex problems. Honorably

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University; Victor Ofori-Boadu, Penuel Consult Inc.; Jacob Randall Vanderpool, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Dongyang Deng, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

., Paretti, L., McNair, D. Simmons, and A. Shew, “Experiencing disability inundergraduate civil engineering education: An initial examination of the intersection of disabilityand professional identities” 2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering andComputing Diversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia, April 2018. 2018, pp. 1-14.C. Groen, D. R. Simmons, and L. D. McNair, “An introduction to grounded theory: Choosing andimplementing an emergent method” 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus,Ohio, June 24 – 28, 2017. 2017, pp. 1-18.Grounded Theory Online, “Ethical review proposals”, 2018. [Online]. Available: fromhttp://www.groundedtheoryonline.com/getting-started/ethical-review-irb/ [Accessed July 7, 2018]D. M. Hatmaker

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Locke Davenport Huyer, University of Toronto; Neal I. Callaghan, University of Toronto; Dawn M. Kilkenny, University of Toronto

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Graduate Studies

opportunity to collect anonymous stakeholderfeedback (i.e., survey data) and grade data (i.e., deliverable scores and attendance) for thepurpose of studying the impact of this teaching and learning model. Working with the FacultyAdvisor, ethics approvals have been obtained from both the University of Toronto HealthSciences Research Ethics Board (Protocol # 34825) and the Toronto District School BoardExternal Research Review Committee (Protocol # 2017-2018-20). To date, data has beenanalyzed for dissemination of findings to relevant communities of practice, including theAmerican Society for Engineering Education (2018), the Biomedical Engineering Society(Education section; 2017-2019), and the Canadian Engineering Education Association (2017

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 4: Tips and Tools

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ivan Detchev, University of Calgary; Elena Rangelova, University of Calgary; Sheng Lun (Christine) Cao, University of Calgary

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New Engineering Educators

graduate attributes. The accreditation units correspondto types of content and are categorized in a high level manner as following [6]:  mathematics,  natural sciences,  engineering science,  engineering design,  complementary studies, and  other unspecified content.The graduate attributes are also high level and can be thought of as program-level learningoutcomes. The twelve graduate attributes are as follows: 1) Knowledge base for engineering; 2) Problem analysis; 3) Investigation; 4) Design; 5) Use of engineering tools; 6) Individual and team work; 7) Communication skills; 8) Professionalism; 9) Impact of engineering on society and the environment; 10) Ethics and equity; 11) Economics and

Conference Session

Busting a Career Move? When and Why or Why Not?

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Cindy Waters, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

also learnt that I cannot and willnot sacrifice my principles and ethics for any position. The costs have been due to stress from thenew position.Panelist 4: As far as I am concerned, it is all benefits. Many times at the university, I would tellmyself "Money and power are not important." I told myself I was changing the lives of thestudents I influenced. I do believe that was true and I was an excellent educator and mentor, butthis decision to leave was for me! The Naval Surface Warfare Center appreciates all of myskills. The DOD briefs I am a part of are fascinating and the nature of the problems we have theopportunity to try and solve matters! The practicality of the research and people I get to interactwith on a daily basis are

Conference Session

International STEM Education: International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rachel A. Brennan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jose F. Oliden, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; Juan Martín Rodríguez, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria

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International

. By using Project Drawdown’s 100 technical, ecological, and social solutions [7,8,9,10]for reversing global warming as a framework to implement the UN SDGs in a developing country,the new program presents several advantages. First, it provides students with the ability to identifyand formulate engineering problems in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.Second, it provides an academic setting to produce solutions to meet a spectrum of considerationsfor real communities, including public health, safety, and welfare. Third, it enables the applicationof ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations to make informed decisions.In order to be competitive, aspiring engineers must be taught to: 1) explore

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Thought

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Javiera Espinoza von Bischhoffshausen, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Technology (ABET) include several student outcomes related to contextualcompetence: “c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needswithin realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health andsafety, manufacturability, and sustainability; f) An understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility; h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context; j) A knowledge ofcontemporary issues” [15]. Several recent studies explored contextual competence inengineering—“the constraints and impacts of social, cultural, environmental, political, and othercontexts on engineering solutions” [7], [8]—but

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Panagiotis Tsopelas, Catholic University of America; Timothy Garland, Catholic University of America; Rodrigo Gonzalez, Catholic University of America; Thomas Lee, Catholic University of America; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

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Construction

sustainability.Since then the faculty members have taken steps towards developing such programs, beginningwith offering the “Sustainable Development Principles and Practice” course that coverssustainable development, international practices, policy, and ethics and complements the“Construction Systems and Planning” and “Civil Engineering Systems Management” coursewhere engineering and architecture students create a detailed proposal for a semi-realistic teamproject (1). Subsequently, a task group examined the feasibility of further courses. A new studentchapter of EWB has been founded at the university, which crystallizes the interest of theengineering students in bringing their skills to developing regions and which is enjoying anexceptionally active group of

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

teachers.IntroductionEducators are increasingly aware of the importance of introducing contemporary and globalissues in undergraduate curriculum. Liberal arts programs usually consider contemporary issuesfrom many angles: social, political, ethical, organizational and personal. However, liberal artscourses rarely consider how engineering accomplishments affect society. One can argue that theaverage engineering major knows more about the humanities than the average humanities majorknows about engineering. However, in our technology-driven society, everyone needs to knowmore about engineering, especially its limitations.1 Many engineering advances have had an Page

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

AC 2007-1185: PROMOTING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH BY CREATING ARESEARCH OPTION IN A TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION COURSEJenny Lo, Virginia Tech JENNY LO, assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, is interested in engineering ethics, curriculum design, issues related to engineering freshmen, and undergraduate research.Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech LISA MCNAIR, assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, is interested in qualitative methods, interdisciplinary learning and collaboration, strategies for improving professional skills of engineering students, and risk communication.Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech WHITNEY EDMISTER