Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faizal Karim; Saloome Motavas, University of British Columbia; Deborah Esther Feduik, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. Yes, and my grade was changed to what I was expectingC. Yes, and my grade was changed, but not as high as I would have likedD. No, I have never needed toE. No, but I wanted to iClicker 3 40% 20% 0% Page 25.560.6 A B C D E5.2 TA-Student RelationshipIn the afternoon session, we talked about the roles, responsibilities, boundaries and ethics ofbeing a TA and how they pertain to their relationship with the student. An iClicker question wasused as a pre-assessment tool to gauge the type of relationships one has generally had with theirpast TAs. During this session, each group discussed various scenarios that

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-year Programs Part III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Federica Robinson-Bryant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

design. A final observation is the substantial difference in the responses forOutcome 10. With a 53% (Agree) to 5% (Disagree) response the conclusion is that blogginghelped the students to develop knowledge of contemporary issues most consistently. Page 25.620.13Table 6. Summary Outcome Analysis Agree Disagree To better understand the professional and ethical O1 42% 26% responsibility of an engineer. O2 47% 32% To develop an ability to communicate effectively. To develop a recognition for, and the ability to engage in

Conference Session

Factors Impacting Engineering Career Choices, Including Engaging Families

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Neil Hutzler, Michigan Technological University; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science; Mia Jackson, Foundation for Family Science & Engineering; Joan F. Chadde, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

societal context. • Design under constraints: the ability to design a component, product, or system to meet a desired outcome or solution while accommodating a range of constraints. Constraints may be economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, materials, or sustainability-related. • Controlled experimentation and testing: the ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. Understanding of what constitutes a “fair” test. • Role of failure: the recognition that failure plays an important role in the design process and is not necessarily a negative outcome; learning to use failure to find a better solution

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Md. Rezaul Karim Ph.D., Khulna University, Bangladesh; Serajul I. Bhuiyan, Auburn University, Montgomery

Tagged Divisions

International

, moral, and ethical standards. The concept of conforming tospecification and standards originated in the manufacturing industry as a basis for measurementto describe the required characteristics of a product or service that would satisfy customerrequirements. Higher education institutions can measure quality in terms of academic standards.The term standard causes other challenges as it often conveys excellence or high standards [7].Academic standards can broadly be defined in terms of teaching, learning, research, course,curriculum, admission procedures, physical resources, academic advising, faculty involvement,etc. The above standards can be classified into three distinct areas: input as incoming students,output as student achievement or

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

evaluation, ethical andsocietal issues, project management, team and communication skills, improved attitudes, andother professional skills. Semi-annually, as well as at the beginning and end of LTS experiences,NESLOS will be administered to engineering students as a means of measuring learning out-come and skill gains. It is anticipated that NESLOS results will provide insight into LTS drivenlearning outcomes. (5) Measures of well-being: We include survey elements that follow Keye’s FlourishingScale to provide a categorical diagnosis of “flourishing” or “languishing” mental health of thestudents 23. The instrument will be adapted for evaluating engineering students. Subjective well-being items are used to comprehensively assess students in

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson P.E., Bucknell University; David Kelley, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, “Coordinating Laboratory Courses Across Engineering and Science Curricula,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.4. W. G. Konold, B. Tittel, D. F. Frei, and D. S. Stallard, What Every Engineer Should Know About Patents, 2nd ed., Marcel Decker, New York, 1989.5. R. Gharabagi, “Coverage of Legal and Ethical Aspects in Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.6. R. V. Hughson, “The right way to keep laboratory notebooks,” IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm., vol. PC-22, no. 2, pp. 83-85, June 1979.7. C. Erdmann, “Using Patents to Identify Emerging Fields in Biomedical Engineering

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

assistants, monitoring the program web-site and other administrative duties related to a summer program held here WCU. This resource is present on most campuses and is willing to assist instructors in individual projects, although there is a fee, it is well worth paying.  The other WCU campus departments solicited were the Counseling Center, Career Services, Facilities Management Department, the Service Learning Center, and the Construction Management Department. The Counseling Center provided a subject matter expert to discuss workplace ethics, sexual harassment, cultural diversity, and discrimination. The Career Services Director presented information about career paths, employee and employer roles and responsibilities

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker PE, Villanova University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Alfred Andrew Fry

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

accomplish a specific purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legallyTo ensure that our students attain these critical skills, a multi-course information literacy Page 25.775.2sequence was developed and implemented within the civil engineering curriculum at VillanovaUniversity. Faculty from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department developed thesemodules in a cooperative effort with librarians from Falvey Library. The modules were initiallydeveloped in 2004 and underwent a major revision in 20104, 5, 6. This multi-course

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pawel Pawlewski, Poznan University of Technology; Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Abstract  This paper describes an innovative curriculum developed for a new LogisticsEngineering degree programs at the Faculty of Engineering Management of PoznańUniversity of Technology. The core of the program is based on a sequence of four majorcourses, which focus on the Product Development, Process Analysis and Optimization,Logistic Processes and Service Engineering, respectively. Each course is built around a practical team project. With the project effort as thebackground, the courses introduce students to key issues in global engineering competence,such as technical and cross-cultural communication, collaboration and teamwork,organization and management, engineering ethics, critical thinking and problem solving, andintegration

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

students is to read the document on thedesign of General Electric (GE) H-turbine system12 and submit a memo identifying anddiscussing the design process, rational for design changes, testing and validating thedesign. The last lecture on this part deals with formation of design team, importance ofteamwork skills and understanding of team dynamics. In addition, responsibilities of anengineer as a professional are discussed in terms of codes and standards, ethics, andimpact on society.Selection and design of components of thermal systems Many thermal systems share common components such as pumps, fans,compressors, heat exchangers, turbines, etc. Six lecture periods are used to discussselection and design of pumps, fans, compressors, heat

Conference Session

Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-Hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mario H. Castro-Cedeno, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

and empirical results byconsidering how a particular green material or manufacturing process measures up in terms ofcultural, ethical, or societal considerations.Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry-Learning (POGIL) for Engineering Technology Page 25.916.3Education 2All learning involves knowledge construction in one form or another; it is therefore aconstructivist process.8 With increasing interest in innovative approaches such as student-centered, active learning, and peer-led team learning, the POGIL, project based learning (PBL)and other

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

with animals and animal rights’ issues because they perceive themselves andanimals to have similar positions in society due to patriarchal oppression. Thus, females tend toexpress more egalitarian and non-hierarchical ideologies. Herzog, Betchart, and Pittman [20]proposed theoretical reasons for gender differences that included: (i) the socioculturalperspective, that women are socialized to care and nurture, at the same time as boys areencouraged to be less emotional and more utilitarian; and (ii) that femininity leads to a morenurturance-expressive dimension of personality that is more highly related to concern for animalwelfare, even as masculinity relates to less sensitivity to the ethical treatment of other creatures.Gender is known to

Conference Session

Orienting Students for Lifelong Learning Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Megan R. Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

AC 2012-3077: ONE OR MANY? ASSESSING DIFFERENT DELIVERYTIMING FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES RELEVANT TO ASSIGN-MENTS DURING THE SEMESTER. A WORK-IN-PROGRESSProf. Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amy Van Epps, M.S.L.S., M.Eng., is an Associate Professor of library science and Engineering Librarian and Coordinator of Instruction at the Siegesmund Engineering Library, Purdue University. Her research interests include information literacy, effective teaching, and integration methods for information literacy into the curriculum and ethical writing skills of engineering students.Ms. Megan R. Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Megan Sapp Nelson is Associate Professor of library sciences at Purdue

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

fall freshman clinic format was completely changed in the fall of 2005, and among the effects of the changes was a stronger emphasis on the Rowan Seminar goals of the course, one of which is library skills. The changes are described in detail in the summary of the fall 2005 marathon in Appendix I-D. Note that the 2005 portfolio scores for Goal 3, objectives 1 and 2, which involve ethical responsibility and lifelong learning, were also lower than in previous years. Though the changes to freshman and sophomore clinic were precipitated by concerns about library skills, they should also help with these concerns. The new sophomore clinic assignment is a research paper on an engineering disaster, and the

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoojung Chae, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

engineering education should promoteengineering habits of mind. The concept of ‘design’ from the first principle is discussed as one ofthe commonalities among science, technology and mathematics. The second principle points outthe importance of incorporating the STM knowledge and skills, which will support the designprocess. The engineering habits of mind, such as attention to ethical consideration, also relate toour finding in regards to the impact of engineering on people and society. The term, technological literacy, that has been used in both technology and engineering 6fields . It includes three dimensions: a) Knowledge (extensive vs. limited), b) Ways of thinkingand acting (highly developed vs. poorly developed), and c) Capabilities

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and is able to improve their decisionmaking process, even after either employment or financial missteps. It is important thatengineering education include topics related to career planning, ethics, financial management, Page 15.514.5time management, community service and lifelong learning. Many of these students have little 4or no experience in any of these topics since they entered college directly out of high school andhave not been faced with the issues surrounding one’s living on their own. There are certainstudents who have been employed throughout their college careers and have a better sense

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

system, component, or process to meet desired needs withinrealistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability”3; second, the emphasis on multidisciplinary teamwork; andthird, students‟ understanding of the “impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,environmental, and societal context”3. The confluence of these three accreditation programoutcomes has been a dramatic increase in the number of engineering programs incorporatingservice learning projects in engineering education.In the past decade, many engineering programs have embarked on service learning projects toenhance the learning experience of undergraduate students. Among these projects

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Deborah Sharer; David Murphy; Stephen Kuyath

school graduates who enroll in four-year colleges in the United States, theyconsist of only 17 percent of college freshmen that choose engineering as an academic major4.African Americans make up 5.4 percent of undergraduate engineering enrollment, HispanicAmericans make up 5.5 percent, and other ethnic groups (including Native Americans, AlaskanNatives, Pacific Islanders, and bi-racial people) make up 7.3 percent3.We not only need to increase the number of persons with technical expertise in America, but thediversity of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) workforce inAmerica5. The business community not only wishes to increase the diversity of their workforceas an ethical responsibility, but has also come to understand

Conference Session

Design and the Community

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt

senior year caps off most undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. Per the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) therequirements for design are: “Students must be prepared for engineering practice through thecurriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquiredin earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints thatinclude most of the following considerations: economic, environmental, sustainability, …ethical, health and safety, social, and political.”1 Content related to a number of other ABETcriteria for engineering curricula can also be incorporated within a capstone design course,including abilities to work on multi-disciplinary teams, communicate

Conference Session

Information Integration

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

discrete mathematics must be included. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAdditional Areas of Study: • The oral and written communications skills of the student must be developed and applied in the program. • There must be sufficient coverage of global, economic, social and ethical implications of computing to give students an understanding of a broad range of issues in these areas. • Collaborative skills must be developed and applied in the program.3. IS 2002 Model CurriculaThe IS 2002 Model Curricula implement the core of the IS curriculum, so that the curriculumcan

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

ingenuity; creativity;communication skills; principles of business and management; leadership; high ethical standards;professionalism; dynamism; agility; resilience; flexibility; and life-long learning. The reportillustrates the engineering community’s commitment not only to increase the number ofengineering graduates, but also to graduate competent engineers who will succeed in the globaleconomy of 2020. The urgency to prepare the Engineer of 2020 has been a community effort asthe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has shifted its accreditationcriterion from institutional resources (e.g., faculty credentials and library size) to student learningoutcomesiii. Many of the Engineer of 2020 skills align with ABET’s criteria for

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engineering education. in ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. 2008. Saratoga Springs, NY.11. Royal Academy of Engineering. Abstracts, Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering. 2008. Last viewed November 2009; http://www.raeng.org.uk/societygov/phislophyofeng/pdf/abstract_papers.pdf.12. Hofer, B.K. and P.R. Pintrich, The development of epistemological theories: Beliefs about knowledge and knowing and their relation to learning. Review of Educational Research, 1997. 67(1): p. 88-140.13. Piaget, J., Introduction a l'epistemologie genetique. 1950, Paris, France: University of France Press.14. Perry, W.G., Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years: A scheme. 1970, New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students.Topic 11, Teaching Professional Skills, captures an interest in how to integrate skills such aswriting, presentation making, ethics, professionalism, and life-long learning into the civilengineering classroom.The CFD, motivated by the strong interest detected through the longitudinal survey results, tookon the challenge of designing an advanced ExCEEd and seeking out ASCE's approval for thepilot. Their work began at a fall 2008 meeting whereby they made decisions about workshoplength, timing, costs, and potential topics. Further development occurred at the spring of 2009meeting11. The determination of final details, planning, and implementation was lead by theExCEEd II site director and supported by the chair of the CFD. The final topics and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Julie Zimmerman, Yale University; James Mihelcic, University of South Florida

. Phillips. 2007. Educating Engineers in the Sustainable Futures Modelwith a Global Perpective: Education, Research & Diversity Initiatives, International Journal of EngineeringEducation, 23(2):254-265.5. NSPE. 2007. Code of Ethics for Engineers. Publication #1102.6. Zimmerman, J. B. and J. Vanegas. 2007. Using Sustainability Education to Enable the Increase of Diversity inScience, Engineering, and Technology Related Disciplines. International Journal of Engineering Education, 23(2):242-253.7. Vanderburg, W. H. 1999 On the Measurement and Integration of Sustainability in Engineering Education.Journal of Engineering Education, 88:231-235.8. Martins, A. A., T.M. Mata, and C. A. V. Costa. 2006. Education for Sustainability: Challenges and Trends

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

– Ethics 4 4 or 5 g – Communications 4 3 h – Broad education 2 or 3 3 or 4 i – Lifelong Learning 1, 2 or 3 1, 2 or 3 j – Contemporary Issues 3, 5 or 6 4, 5 or 6 k – Engineering Tools 6 or 7 3, 4 or 5Other categorization of questions may also be helpful to evaluate content validity. For instancethe curriculum could be examined to make sure that each skill or subject area is tested.Criterion Validity. In order to evaluate the test on the basis of criterion validity the correlationbetween

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Fouad El Khoury, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

purification, and architectural acoustics.Students are divided into projects so that each section enrolls approximately 15. Each projectsection has its own instructor. For the first two hours of class, each section meets in its ownclassroom/lab to work on the project. This is followed by a ten minute break and then a commonlecture for the last hour.During the project section, individual design steps are discussed and applied to the project.Students are also able to work with each other on their project during this time. In the commonlecture, presentations are made by faculty and guest speakers about topics such as engineeringdesign tools, technical writing, intellectual property, and ethics. Details of the course, and thedigital health project

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michelle Summers; Julie Phillips; Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership at Purdue University's School of Technologysince 1989. He serves southeastern Indiana, teaching numerous courses in the program to non-traditional students.He has a professional interest in the philosophy and ethics of leadership.JULIE PHILLIPSJulie Phillips is an associate professor for Purdue University School of Technology, Columbus. Prior to becoming aprofessor she spent 8 years in manufacturing working in quality management. She teaches Organizational Behavior,Diversity, Human Resource Issues, and Quality and Productivity in Management.MICHELE SUMMMERSMichele Summers is an Assistant Professor at the School of Technology at Lafayette. Her research interests includeeducation/industry partnerships

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder

excellent teachers. Faculty with a rigidly narrow view of what constitutes acceptable teaching should not be peer reviewers. (6) unbiased. Individuals who have strong personal or philosophical differences with a faculty colleague should not be asked to serve as peer reviewers for that colleague. If they are asked to do so, they have an ethical responsibility to decline.Many engineering faculty members meet these criteria, so at most institutions it should not betoo difficult to find enough qualified raters to cover all scheduled summative peer reviews in agiven year.‚ Concern: Peer review that goes beyond a single class observation imposes too much of a time burden on faculty members. The total time required for a

Conference Session

Course/Program Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

problems can be rated as,14. As a result of this course, my ability to communicate effectively can be rated as,15. As a result of this course, my recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning can be rated as,16. As a result of this course, my ability to understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilities can be rated as,17. As a result of this course, my respect for diversity and knowledge of contemporary professional, societal, and global issues can be rated as,18. As a result of this course, my commitment to quality, timeliness and continuous improvement can be rated as, Page

Conference Session

FPD 2: Building Community

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy F. Willis, Southern Methodist University; David A. Willis, Southern Methodist University; Mark Fontenot, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

participation in a living-learningcommunity and persistence.2 Fundamentally, though, no negative effects to participation have Page 24.404.3been noted.Future employers of engineering and computer science undergraduates want more than just asolid technical education. A number of “soft skills” must be developed as well. Some of theseskills include work ethic, timeliness, attendance, and professionalism.6 The Center forProfessional Excellence indicates that 95% of human resources managers feel universities shouldinclude professionalism training as part of the curriculum.7 This professionalism training shouldinclude skills for interviewing, communication