Conference Session

BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; John V. Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #9142Adopting the BOK2 Student Outcomes: A Six-Year RetrospectiveDr. Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP is Professor of Civil Engineering where he teaches courses on ethics/professionalism and water resources. Dr. Carpenter is an accredited green design professional (LEED AP) and practicing professional engineer (PE) whose expertise includes Low Impact Development (LID), innovative stormwater best management practices (BMPs), hydrologic and stormwater modeling and design, and field data collection for performance monitoring. His University appointments

Conference Session

BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

; conduct experiments in more than onetechnical area of civil engineering and analyze and interpret the resulting data; analyze and solve well-defined problems in at least four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering; design a system,component, or process in more than one civil engineering context; apply principles of sustainability indesign; apply principles of project management; explain basic concepts in business, public policy, andleadership; analyze issues in professional ethics; and explain the importance of professional licensure.2. FacultyThe program must demonstrate that faculty teaching courses that are primarily design in content arequalified to teach the subject matter by virtue of professional licensure, or by education and

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineersbe more socially responsible in their practice.4 The teaching of ethics is part of manyengineering curriculums.5 The following individual needs were identified to the students as those to be fulfilled bytheir senior projects. Figure 1: Individual Needs Page 24.1131.3 The following societal needs were identified to the students as those to be fulfilled bytheir senior projects. Figure 2: Societal Needs The following categories of public policies were projected by the students on their seniorprojects from the individual and societal needs. Figure 3: Public Policy

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College; Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

the engineer as an appliedscientist/mathematician working outside of society is outdated.Over the last several decades engineering leaders have emphasized the role of the engineer insociety through documents such as the National Academy of Engineering’s Engineer of 20201,the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Body of Knowledge2, and ABET’s EngineeringChange report on the effects of the EC2000 accreditation criteria3. Further, increasing concernsabout sustainability, as evidenced by these documents as well as recent changes to engineeringcodes of ethics, require engineers to understand themselves and their work as existing within thesocial, environmental, and economic context of the present and the future.However, as we hear these calls for

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #9949The Discourse of Design: Examining students’ perceptions of design in mul-tidisciplinary project teamsMegan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette Megan K. Feister is a doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue Uni- versity. Her research focuses on organizational identity and socialization, team communication, ethical reasoning development and assessment, and innovation and design. Megan holds a B.A. in communica- tion from Saint Louis University and a M.A. in Organizational Communication from the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ryan W. Krauss, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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First-Year Programs

Rippon et al. 2012.8The University requirements for this type of introductory class dictated that the curriculuminclude University values, critical thinking, and ethics. One class period and two homeworkassignments were dedicated to University values. The first homework assignment focused on thevalue of citizenship, with the goal of engaging students in the School’s engineering community.This assignment required students to attend a chapter meeting of an engineering studentorganization, then complete an online discussion board post about their experience. As Meyerset al. note, freshman are more apt to listen to the advice of other upperclassmen than facultymembers16 and such engagement could lead to a forum for soliciting this advice. The

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Lev Vadimovich Redin, Kazan National Research Technological University, Russia

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Faculty Development

trying tofacilitate innovation in their employees, but students are not learning how to be creative in arapidly changing world 1. For solving this problem it is necessary to project the integrativeeducational system (cluster) for training creatively thinking students.For this objective an innovative educational model, new methodology and technology, newthinking, and higher level of consciousness become necessary. Models of contemporaryengineering education and activity must be based on general models which take intoconsideration the unity of the world in its complex connections, and ecological, ethical,aesthetical principles. In the process of developing the model an attention was focused on thefundamentalization of education, which is based

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Souhail Elhouar, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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Student Development

diversity and the role of leadership.Bhattacharyya1 proposes that civil engineers deal with the public and relate to people as apolitical body thus the use of the term civil. Bhattacharyya1 states that civil engineers havedeveloped the greatest cities in the world and that they must be aware of the different cultures.Bhattacharyya1 also emphasizes the role of ethics as a means to promote public welfare.The issue of ethics is of a great importance to engineers and constructors and it is even a biggerof a challenge to those who wish to be involved in international projects. This is becauseethically acceptable behavior can mean different things in different cultures. Furthermore, evenwhen people agree that a certain behavior may be construed as

Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Continuing Professional Development

thefollowing categories: Leadership, Learning About Learning, Teamwork, Technical Writing,Technical Presentation, Professional Responsibility and Ethical Decision Making. By completingthis assignment, students are expected to recognize their areas of improvement and plan toachieve their professional goals while completing the program. In this paper, we discuss the PIPassignment, student learning outcomes, students’ perceptions and future improvement that can bemade on the assignment.1. IntroductionPersonal Improvement Plan (PIP), also called Personal Development Plan (PDP) or IndividualDevelopment Plan (IPD), is a written plan that frameworks a student’s professional goals andsteps needed to meet those goals. The Personal Improvement Plan generally

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela D Hutson-Stone, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Julie M. Little-Wiles, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #9130Student Engagement Online – Does gender make a difference? A Pilot Studyin One Engineering and Technology CourseAngela D Hutson-Stone, Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisDr. Julie M Little-Wiles, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Dr. J. M. Little-Wiles is currently a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Technology Leadership and Communication in the School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) where she teaches courses in Leadership Philosophy, Leadership Theory, Ethics, Technical Writing and International Management. Prior

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Ranjani Lakshman Rao, Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University; Abigail R. Jahiel, Illinois Wesleyan University; Thomas P. Seager, Arizona State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

macroethical and practical conceptualization of engineering work.As early as 1999, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Board of Directorsrecognized this need and declared, in an official statement, “ASEE believes that engineeringgraduates must be prepared by their education to use sustainable engineering techniques in thepractice of their profession.”1 Engineering professional disciplinary societies have responded byincluding sustainability as part of Engineers’ Codes of Ethics: the first “fundamental canon” ofthe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Code of Ethics includes that engineers “shallstrive to comply with the principles of sustainable development;”2 the American Institute ofChemical Engineers (AIChE) includes

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University; Siddika Selcen Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Corey A Mathis, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

on current issues and vice versa.Ethics Students should consider ethical situations inherent in the practice of engineering.Teamwork (Team) In K-12 engineering education, it is important to develop students’ abilities to participate as a contributing team member.Engineering Communication Communication is the ability of a student to effectively take in Page 24.555.4(Comm-Engr) information and to relay understandings to others in an

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruben Pierre-Antoine, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University

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Mechanics

relationships of thewords. Although there were connections established as seen in Figure 2, we could determinewhether there were accurate since the frequency of words doesn’t necessarily define theirassociations with other words. In addition, the concept map was missing some key elements in Page 24.1353.5the class (e.g., shear stress, ethics, and tension). However, it was apparent that the first level was 4accurate, as analysis, FBDs, equilibrium, and forces were the central concepts of a student’sapproach to the class

Conference Session

FPD 3: Retention

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter A Sable, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Sharon Liz Karackattu; Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

ethical codes ofconduct expected of and adhered to by the engineering profession. Following this introduction to Page 24.613.4ethics, classes were team taught by faculty in concert with practicing engineers from localindustry and government. Faculty shared their research experiences, while engineers fromindustry presented various projects and even ethical dilemmas they encountered in theworkplace.Engineers participating from industry were recruited via personal contacts made at conferencesand career fairs, telephone calls to local firms’ outreach departments, as well as being drawnfrom members of the College of Engineering’s industrial advisory

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, The University of Oklahoma; Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan McNeill, University of Colorado Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #10525Challenging Students’ Values and Assumptions Through Project-Based Learn-ingDr. Diana Bairaktarova, The University of Oklahoma Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Practice in the College of Engineering, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma. Diana has over a decade of experience working as a Design Engineer. Her research is focused on human learning and engineering, i.e. understanding how individual differences and aptitudes affect interaction with mechanical objects, and how engineering students’ personality traits influence ethical decision-making

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Natalie A Mello, The Forum on Education Abroad

Tagged Topics

Student Development

Outcomes3 (The rating scale is 1=poor, 3=acceptable, to 5=excellent) Desired Accreditation Outcome On-Campus Off-Campus Multidisciplinary team and topic 2.91 4.14 Evidence of ability to engage in life-long 2.99 4.14 learning Understand impact of engineering on society 2.45 3.33 Knowledge of contemporary issues 3.06 3.68 Understanding of professional and ethical 2.17 2.79 responsibility Figure 1 illustrates that overall project quality for global projects significantly exceeds that for on-campus

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Gary P. Halada; Nancy McCoy Wozniak

within oneself while also seeking feedback from others);use for electronic portfolios in undergraduate engineering 5. Identify and discern one’s own and others' perspectivesprograms. Likewise, experiential learning can provide (i.e., the ability to recognize the limitations of one’smethods for assessment of several other ABET outcomes, perspective and seek out and value the perspectives of others);including (d) the ability to function on multidisciplinary 6. Develop a professional digital identity (i.e., the ability toteams, (f) an understanding of professional and ethical imagine how one will use current knowledge and skills inresponsibility, and (k) an ability to use the techniques

Conference Session

Engineering & Our Global Society

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

: Designing for the Future of the Field convey it succinctly: “Becauseengineers’ work directly affects the world, engineers must be able and willing to thinkabout their ethical responsibility for the consequences of their inventions in anincreasingly interlinked world environment”5.In the centennial issue of the Journal of Engineering Education (Jan 2011), an essay onhow to engage future engineers suggests, “engineering education has a funny, maybeeven neglectful relationship to people” and there is a call to re-imagine engineeringeducation as something more “socio-technical”6. Rigorous engineering educationresearch is needed to advance fundamental understanding of the nature of today’sincreasingly socio-technical engineering work, as well as

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #9937Leadership in Multidisciplinary Project Teams: Investigating the emergentnature of leadership in an engineering education contextMegan Kenny Feister, Purdue University Megan K. Feister is a doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue Uni- versity. Her research focuses on organizational identity and socialization, team communication, ethical reasoning development and assessment, and innovation and design. Megan holds a B.A. in communica- tion from Saint Louis University and a M.A. in Organizational Communication from the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Code of Ethics to class work (d, f).A few supplementary student learning outcomes are as follows:6. Identify and relate real-world/cooperative education experiences to coursework, and reflect on the connection between classroom learning and software engineering practice (i).7. Comprehend global software engineering concepts and challenges (a, h).Course DesignLectures: The course material primarily focuses on the first five Knowledge Areas (KAs) of theSoftware Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK)3: software requirements, design,construction, testing, and maintenance. While the remaining KAs are covered in a newlydeveloped upper-level course (CS 6028- Large Scale Software Engineering), a brief introductionis given to a few topics such as

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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First-Year Programs

Louisville.Case studies tie together technical, ethical, and procedural aspects of engineering and requirestudents to undertake higher order thinking in order to synthesize the relevant issues. Casestudies require students to synthesize the facts and engineering principles they have learned. Amajor objective of the case studies is to expose students to some aspects of the modern practiceof engineering, namely: teamwork, problem and data analysis, design creation, presentation anddefense of a designed solution, and professional ethics. In the fabric of a first year course, wherestudents do not have existing engineering principles to build upon, case studies help introducethe engineering profession, teamwork, critical thinking, and presentation of

Conference Session

Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Glenda D. Young Collins, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech; Julie P. Martin, Clemson University

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Minorities in Engineering

face the challenges of the future. The ten traits include 1) analyticalskills, 2) practical ingenuity, 3) creativity, 4) communication skills, 5) business &management skills, 6) high ethical standards, 7) professionalism, 8) leadership, 9)dynamism/agility/resilience/flexibility, 10) desire to be a lifelong learner.Research ApproachThe study takes a quantitative approach to analyzing an on-line survey conducted with anational sample of 289 African American student and alumni members participating in up tothree types of non-curricular activities: BGOs, MEPs, NSBE. “Students” in this study aredefined as current undergraduate members of an organization and “alumni” are members whoare no longer enrolled as undergraduate students (i.e., graduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

had a significant impact on both education and practiceof engineering and related disciplines. The history of practice in many engineering disciplines is,in large part, the story of failures, both imminent and actual, and ensuing changes to designs,standards and procedures made as the result of timely interventions or forensic analyses. Inaddition to technical issues, professional and ethical responsibilities are highlighted by therelevant cases. Student learning was assessed through surveys and focus group discussions.Students were asked specifically about the technical lessons learned, as well as their response tothe case studies. Case study questions were included on homework assignments andexaminations. Survey questions linked student

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor J. Echeverria, U.S. Military Academy; Kenneth Scott Allen P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Nuclear and Radiological

information; determine any restrictions, limitations, and/or constraints; develop aresearch topic list and organize the project using project management tools and techniques. Allof these tasks were to be performed with consideration given to the economic, social, political,ethical, technical, health, and safety aspects of the project environment.In the Second IPR students developed a few courses of action (COAs) and used a specificprocedure, modeled after the military decision making process (MDMP), to evaluate the COAsand select the best one. Students performed some preliminary calculations to help determine thefeasibility of their COAs.For the third IPR, students provided their design description and specifications and performed allthe necessary

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Roy Brown, Eastern New Mexico University; Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

mathematics,science, engineering and technology,c. an ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments and apply experimental results toimprove processes,d. an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components or processes appropriate toprogram objectives,e. an ability to function effectively on teams,f. an ability to identify, analyze and solve technical problems,g. an ability to communicate effectively,h. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning,i. an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities,j. a respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and globalissues, andk. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Only

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

interests include engineering as a socially just profession in service to humanity and holistic ap- proaches to engineering education such as ethics of care, humanistic education, and spirituality. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a M.Ed. specializing in math education and has worked as an engi- neer, a pastor, and a high school math teacher. Page 24.491.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Engineering Education as a Spiritual VocationAbstractSpirituality and engineering education are often kept in separate compartments of our lives. Theymay slip

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Katherine Sofía Palacio, Fundacion Universidad del Norte; Sarah Spencer-Workman, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Yaneth Correa-Martinez, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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First-Year Programs

–2002 period to 27 papers in 2009 to 36 in 2012 and 52 in 2013.Additionally, the Code of Ethics for the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)states that engineers have an ethical obligation to hold paramount the health, safety and welfareof the public in the performance of their professional duties (NSPE website at www.http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html visited on January 3, 2014). The Code alsoaddresses sustainability: “Engineers shall strive to adhere to the principles of sustainabledevelopment in order to protect the environment for future generations” in the section aboutProfessional Obligations (NSPE website at http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.htmlvisited on January 3, 2014). But how do we include

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #10076Immersive Community Engagement ExperienceDr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Zoltowski’s academic and research interests include human-centered design learning and assessment, service-learning, ethical reasoning development and assessment, leadership, and assistive technology.Ms. Antonette T

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

integrated leadership, ethics, and globalization curriculum at BYU and was recently appointed Weidman Professor in Leadership.Dr. Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg M. Warnick is the Director of the Weidman Center for Global Leadership and Associate Teaching Professor of Engineering Leadership within the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). The center provides oversight for leadership development and inter- national activities within the college and he works actively with students, faculty and staff to promote and develop increased capabilities in global competence and leadership. His research and teaching interests include developing global agility

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Eric C. Pappas, James Madison University; Gretchen Anne Hazard, James Madison University; Matthew Swain, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

sequence, students work to design and construct prototypesof human-powered vehicles for a client with cerebral palsy who lives in the local community. Aclient with cerebral palsy provides not only a real, client-based design experience, but also anopportunity requiring that the students develop a new customer persona differing from the“myself-as-the-customer” model; this process has proved challenging for many of the students.Ideally, by the end of the academic year, students should learn the importance of disassociatingthemselves from the customer as well as understand the ethical obligations associated with beingan engineer.A critical component of this sophomore project is the development of identity and communityamong a cohort of students. The