incorporated into other courses and classrooms with smallmodifications.Course DescriptionThe Environmental Hazards Freshman Seminar is a three-credit hour general education courseopen to all first-year students at The Citadel. It focuses on analyzing scientific literature forenvironmental impacts, specifically chemical contamination from anthropogenic disasters. Thecourse explains basic scientific concepts related to human-made environmental hazards anddiscusses various case studies. It offers opportunities for reading, creative and critical thinking,instilling an entrepreneurial mindset, ethical reasoning and action, and oral and writtencommunication. Classes typically have 20-25 students.Redesign of Course via a Backward Design ApproachThe first
4.24 7) Ethics 4.12 1) Engineering Knowledge 4.06 4) Investigation 4.00 10) Project Management and Finance 4.00 3) Design/development of solutions 3.88 5) Tool Usage 3.65Post-program interviews and feedback from questionnaires highlighted the value of learningabout both one's own culture and the cultures of others. Participants emphasized the significanceof presenting their backgrounds
Regulations • Safety, Health, and Loss Prevention • Principles of Design • Power and Energy Systems • Supply Chain Management • Systems Engineering • Creative Design • Disasters and Modern Society • Cities and Technology in the Industrial Age • Bioethics • Business & Engineering Ethics • Nature & ReligionC-Tier Courses: • Introduction to Design • Senior Capstone Design • Material Science and Engineering • Design for Manufacturing • Technical Communication • Software Project Management • Six Sigma • Computing in a Global Society • Computational Modeling • Product DesignD-Tier Courses: • Engineering Statistics • Biomaterials • Entrepreneurship and Leadership • Polymer
critically develop their ownvalues. The final orientation of values pluralism is that all of engineering cannot be summed upwith a unified purpose [6]. The final area of empathy in engineering is a professional way of being, comprised ofthree topics with many ties to engineering ethics. Service to society describes a broadening of thetraditional ideas of economic development and expansion to include a deeper consideration ofhuman and nonhuman impacts of engineering. Dignity and worth of all stakeholders opens theidea of what is traditionally considered to be a stakeholder to include the natural environment.Engineers as whole professionals questions the assumption that engineers can be entirelyimpartial in their work, but instead that they
instructor’s guide to update their labassignments to include descriptions of the audience and their expectations. Some participantsdeveloped lab report assessment rubrics using the instructor’s guide. Although there was avariation among the materials after instructors had access to the guides, all the participating labinstructors updated their lab instructional materials to use the terms and concepts introduced inthe guides and adjusted their instructional content to consider students’ prior knowledge.1. IntroductionEngineering labs offer unique engineering experiences to students, ranging from hands-onexperiments to safety and ethics [1]. Teaching engineering labs provides unique pedagogicalopportunities for lab instructors; however, it is
objectives andconstraints [2]. Often, students are required to balance several, at times competing, objectives. Aclassic example in mechanical applications is a high-strength, low-density material. Aside fromthe technical feasibility of the design project, students are also forced to consider businessfeasibility, environmental impacts, social, political, and ethical implications, manufacturability,and unintended consequences.Additionally, accreditation by ABET is only possible if ABET’s Criterion 5d is satisfied wherethe engineering curriculum must include “a culminating major engineering design experiencethat 1) incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multiple constraints, and 2) is basedon the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier
ethical dilemmas, and students had to dealwith factors such as working to deadlines, resolving disagreements, and continuously refiningsolutions. The author found that the “hands-on” and “real-world” situations that the role-playsituation afforded were particularly pedagogically valuable for engineering education students.In the realm of a computer systems analysis and design course in a New Zealand bachelorprogram, Erturk (2015) explored two class sessions that involved students producing Data FlowDiagrams and Activity Diagrams, where the intention was to demonstrate their analysis of asoftware “case” by constructing, reviewing, critiquing, and reflecting on the diagrams. The role-play dimension required students to explain and “act out” their
its use, higher education institutions must consider future assessment of studentwork [5]. One study that investigated the ethical ramifications on student use of AI in anengineering course revealed the potential benefits of utilizing AI as a form of collaboration [6].Some of the listed benefits include: the ability for a student to discuss a topic with a veryknowledgeable machine partner, a means for efficient research of a particular topic, and thepossibility to operate as a programming assistant due to the well-commented codegenerated.The integration of technology and innovative approaches in education has the potential to enhancethe way engineering students learn. Today’s students benefit from technological advancementsthat allow them a
students’ sense of belonging in engineering and computingdisciplines.Course SequenceTraditional Course SequenceFor many years, the first year experience in the college of engineering has consisted of aone-credit Fall course that prepares students to be successful in college and provides studentswith information about the support structures on campus. The material in the course is monitoredby the university and students across the university take a similar course across other divisions ofthe university. Although some engineering faculty have taught the course in the past, morerecently, professional advisors in the college of engineering or staff directly connected with thecollege have taught the course. The course does discuss engineering ethics
pH meter and theADALM 1000. At the end of the experiment students had a more informed understanding ofdifferent solutions’ acidity and basicity.Figure 3: ADAM 1000 Figure 4: Analog pH kitData collection and analysisThe study adopted a pre-post-test design approach and data collection was done prior to theimplementation of each module. Noteworthy is that each module was implemented in separateterms and hence the uniqueness of participants was ensured in each term. Ethical considerationin terms of privacy and consent was established and ensured during the study. Survey was sentdigitally to the students prior to the implementation and after the implementation of the moduleusing Motivated Strategies for Learning
ethics in the curriculum and effective and innovative teaching methods. b. Participate in workshops to develop research skills: Workshops, webinars, and online courses offered by professional societies, institutions, and other training academies are available. The institution should support their faculty to utilize these opportunities. This training would be valuable for learning the appropriate use of digital library, scientific journal editing and publication procedures, use of available content for scientific research purposes, research report/ grant writing skills, and project management. ii. Training a. In relevant
, undergraduates and alumni. Afew of the many examples of successful mentoring are faculty-led programs that helpundergraduates with technical, ethical and professional problems [1]; the creation of graduatestudent communities as mentoring groups [2,3]; the mentoring of new graduate studentinstructors by existing graduate student instructors [4]; undergraduate student mentoring oftransfer students who are new to STEM [5] and residential peer mentoring of early engineeringstudents and at-risk students by upper-level undergraduates [6].In 2021, the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas(U of A) created an undergraduate mentoring program using departmental alumni as career pathidentification as well as professional
and social science courses intheir curriculum, wondering whether a direct focus on technical subjects is more beneficial.However, a comprehensive education is crucial for addressing complex engineering challenges.Engineers need to be well-rounded professionals, equipped not only with technical competencebut also critical thinking, ethical skills, cultural understanding, and awareness of the socialimpact of their work. We propose an approach that infuses historical figures (mathematician,scientists, engineers) and case studies into two junior level engineering courses to address thisconcern.In this paper, we investigate the impact of introducing historical figures and unique case studiesinto engineering courses. Selected historical figures and
Knowledge creation and synthesis are the core of research. How we engage in research orknowledge creation is deeply intertwined with our experiences and the language we use to makesense of the world around us. For us, the co-authors of this paper, the triad concept of Kaya(Body), Vacha (Speech), and Manas (Mind) in the Indian philosophy of ethics and spiritualitypoints to the interdependence of experience, language, and knowledge. Lakoff and Johnson [1]present the same idea as the core motivation for their germinal book Metaphors We Live By; theysuggest that dominant views on meaning-making in Western philosophy and linguistics areinadequate for the way we understand our world and ourselves. They propose that our languageshapes the way we think
natural HCI in education and further 2024 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Portland, Oregon, USA, June 23-26, 2024 Ali, M. & Zhang, Z.investigations into the incorporation of emerging technologies will contribute to the continuousadvancement of the field. Figure 8: Statistic of students performance.References[1] Brey, P., 2014, “Virtual reality and computer simulation”, In: Ethics and Emerging Technologies, pp. 315-332, Palgrave Macmillan UK. 2024 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Portland
offering courses andproject opportunities in conjunction with well-established considerations such as ethics,economics, and structural integrity. The topic should be treated as a major consideration similarto protecting public safety in design. Ultimately, the objective should be to graduate a newgeneration of engineering, architecture, or management professionals capable of integratingsustainable development into real-world design projects.Reference[1] R. Valdes-Vasquez and L. Klotz, “Incorporating the Social Dimension of Sustainability intoCivil Engineering Education,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education &Practice, vol. 137, no. 4, pp. 189–197, Oct. 2011, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000066.[2] R. Lozano et al., “A
Paper ID #42408Work in Progress: Quality Indicators for Community-Engaged Education,Scholarship, and ResearchDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director of the Integrated Design Engineering (IDE) program. The IDE program includes an IDE BS degree accredited under the ABET EAC general criteria and a new PhD degree in Engineering Education. Bielefeldt’s research includes community engagement, engineering ethics, social responsibility, and
. Educational Setting and ParticipantsThe study was conducted at a large, public, urban, Midwestern R1 institution. In the engineeringcurriculum for the first year, students take two 3-credit hour courses over two semesters. Eachcourse is structured around providing students with significant design experience. Students arerequired to actively participate in team-based projects in addition to engaging in differentfundamental content areas such as design process, ethics, algorithmic thinking, modeling,statistics, statics, and electricity. At the start of each semester, student teams of three or fourmembers are formed by the teaching team, considering factors such as prior experiences,knowledge, and demographics.This research investigated the relationship
] “Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Computer Science Education: A Framework,” Kapor Center. Accessed: Jan. 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.kaporcenter.org/culturally- responsive-sustaining-computer-science-education-a-framework/[19] A. N. Washington, “Designed to Disrupt: A Novel Course for Improving the Cultural Competence of Undergraduate Computing Students,” presented at the 2022 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, [Online]. Available: (manuscript pending)[20] E. O. McGee, “Addressing systemic racism as the cancer of Black people: equity ethic- driven research,” Nat. Rev. Cancer, vol. 21, no. 8, Art. no. 8, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41568-021-00368-8.[21] E. O. McGee and D. O
development of a product, process, or system. LO 2. Articulate holistic and ethical issues that impact engineering solutions. LO 3. Solve problems using systematic engineering approaches and tools. LO 4. Model an engineering system. LO 5. Communicate solutions and arguments clearly. LO 6. Develop teamwork skills.At a departmental level, the intent of implementing these projects is to offer several sections eachsemester for students (and faculty) who have an interest in community engaged learning withoutneeding to modify the existing learning outcomes of the course. As such, we began the processby identifying areas in which there might be alignment, or potential misalignment, between thebest practices of community engagement projects and the
(theToyota Innovation Challenge or TIC). The study participants were asked to generate a unique IDcode so that their responses could be connected across the survey offerings. Each surveyconsisted of the student-generated ID, a series of demographics questions adapted from thecampus equity survey plus program and academic year, the Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS)survey instrument [4], and an open question asking students why they chose to participate in theevent. The surveys were given to participants at the start of each event and again near the end.This study was approved by the institutional research ethics committee.In total, 68 students filled in the first survey (53 from the TIC event, and 15 from the WiE event),and 10 filled in the second
global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions. 7. an
are going to be shortlisting candidates to join our team at Physio Logy, the company that has revolutionized the science of bodily functions. The candidate we are looking for should have a very strong work ethic, be available 24–7, have the capacity to carry oxygen in the human body and deliver it in a timely fashion when needed. He or she should also be able to carry a heavy load of carbon dioxide and dispose of it according to waste disposal regulations and be willing to work with human resources in regards to salary and fringe benefits. So is everybody clear on the specific requirements of the job?PLATE LETS and MR. WHITE: Yes
understanding forhow to apply that new knowledge” and (ii) “select learning strategy suited for the acquisition ofneeded knowledge”. Tsai and Jannsen [6] reported on the collaboration between departments ofMechanical Engineering and Library on assessment of ABET SO 7. The goal was to incorporateinformation fluency into the curriculum by developing assignments that require students tolocate, evaluate, and apply information in an efficient and ethical manner. As seen from theabove discussion, majority of the schools have implemented assessment of ABET SO 7 throughsome form of an assignment. The Mechanical Engineering Department at Fairfield University switched from the old a– k outcomes to the new 1 – 7 outcomes in 2018. A need was identified for
willenable us to provide additional lectures on engineering concepts like the solid mechanics lecture 14discussed earlier. It will also enable expanded instruction of engineering skills, such as problem-solving strategies, engineering calculations in Excel, literature searches, and interpretation ofcharts and graphs. More emphasis on engineering ethics will also be possible.References¹ Haslam, M., & Gerrick, A. (2022). Guiding First-year Students through the Design Process in Linked Computer Aided Design and Technical Writing Courses. Proceedings of the 2022 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference
described below. The themes provided the SEL team with meaningfuldata to present to faculty as well as with a starting point to examine the overarching problem anddevelop solutions.Theme 1: Student ExpectationsThis first theme of expectation relates to Prompt 1: What are your expectations regardingengineering department academic culture? Expectations, in this context, are defined as thestudents’ feelings or beliefs around how they interact with different elements in the ENGDdepartment. Culture refers to the outlook, ethics, interactions, and rules of the department such ashow the department operates, what might happen because of a particular action, and howstudents are treated as a member of the department.Student expectations were categorized into
serves as an ABET Commissioner and as a member of ABET’s Accreditation Council Training Committee. He was previously a Member-At-Large on the Computing Accreditation Commis- sion Executive Committee and a Program Evaluator for both computer engineering and computer science. Estell is well-known for his significant contributions on streamlining student outcomes assessment pro- cesses and has been an invited presenter at the ABET Symposium on multiple occasions. He was named an ABET Fellow in 2021. Estell is also a founding member and current Vice President of The Pledge of the Computing Professional, an organization dedicated to the promotion of ethics in the computing professions. Estell is Professor of Computer
beneficiary oftentimes incites avisceral display of emotions as though their work ethic, will, and determination is in question[64]. A belief in meritocracy for white students also makes them believe that they aredeserving—entitled—to whatever success they are granted. In engineering, meritocracy showsitself in the manner “that students must prove themselves to be engineers, and they will make itonly if they work really hard through the ‘death march’ of math and science courses” [62, p. 11].More specifically to engineering, a blind belief of meritocracy in engineering gives a false sensethat, since the education, training, and work is hard, this will set them up for easy and wealthylives [65]. Since these beliefs are so ingrained into their sense of
individual goals and perceptions of theVTS activity, the overall class consensus indicated a positive reception of the experience. Asseen in the Collective Orientation scores, the VTS experience notably impacted the students'perspectives on collaboration. The lower pre-VTS Collective Orientation scores are consistentwith what students shared in the interviews, as most are apprehensive of working in teams,highlighting concerns that were formed from past experiences, unknown work ethics of others,and varied abilities within a team. One student noted: “I usually resent [groupwork] and I’m immediately like, ‘Oh my God, no!’ I don't really want to do group work as much. I didn't really have a bad group work experience except for like
discipline-based educational research, including design self-efficacy, project-based learning, critical reflection in ethics, and high-impact practices.Lauren Christopher, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Dr. Lauren Christopher attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she received her S. B. and S. M. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1982, specializing in digital signal processing and chip design. She worked at RCAˆa C™s David SaChristine Krull, Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisEric W Adams, Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisShahrzad Ghadiri, Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisRichard Vernal Sullivan, Indiana University-Purdue University