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Daniel Walsh; David Gibbs; Alan Demmons

more verbal and written interaction than is typical of most classrooms. Many, butnot all, of the modules developed include engineering design activities. This is an inherently iterative and integrativeprocess that includes ambiguity, optimization, critical thought, argumentation, ethics, aesthetics, and foresight.Contrary to perception, engineering is not an exact “science”. Our survey tools - both post event and post courseprovide students an opportunity to comment regarding how effectively the course has enabled them to develop“engineering judgment” - our name for attitudes.Assessment:A critical part of the course is the evaluation and assessment scheme. Faculty assess student learning and satisfactionafter each module, and in a summative

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M. R. Foster; H. Öz

Page 3.568.1to explain the phenomenon, but provides no remedies.Faced not only with these changes in students, but also with new and more persistent voices fromindustry about the teaching of design, in particuar2, 3, 4, and a level of dissatisfaction inside aca-demia for some of the reasons already noted, a number of institutions have undertaken significantchange in their undergraduate courses of study, with the Michigan 2000 study among the mostprominent5. A number of themes emerge from such studies, principally these: Design should beintegrated more fully through the curriculum, and more emphasis should be given to what haveoften been called “softer” skills like communications and ethics, for example. The dialogue hasled to new accreditation

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Randall L. Ness; Carl A. Erikson

in my life are; I have high morals, I have a good self-esteem, I’m always on time, and I’musually very determined. These seem to be the things that help me in life, and that I don’t have to work at verymuch.” Professional Development - Students are motivated by a clear understanding ofengineering as a profession and conduct themselves ethically and in a professional manner at alltimes. One student writes about an electronic kit she was building: “Today I had my first soldering experience. I have no prior experience with this type of thing andI have had doubts about my ability and interest in such things. However, while making my Decision Maker I had awonderful time. I was completely absorbed and preoccupied with

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Marybeth Lima

, students are working withengineers and architects to prepare detailed design specifications. They have also created a website at http://gumbo.bae.lsu.edu/TIGER, where the proposal to university administration can beviewed. Page 3.456.6References.1. Wankat, P.C. and F.S. Oreovicz. 1993. Teaching Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York, NY.2. Pavelich, M.J. and Moore, W.S. 1996. Measuring the Effect of Experiential Education Usingthe Perry Model. J. Eng. Edu. 85(4): 287-292.3. Perry, W.G. 1970. Forms of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years. Holt,Rinehart & Winston, Inc. New York, NY.4. Johnson, D.W. and Johnson, R.T. 1989

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Fathi Finaish

which engineering is practiced, including economics, history, the environment, and customer and societal needs.5. Good written, verbal, graphic, and listening communication skills.6. High ethical standards.7. Critical and creative thinking, both independently and cooperatively.8. Ability and self confidence to adapt to rapid and major change.9. Curiosity and the desire for lifelong learning.10. Understanding and commitment of team work. Page 3.38.1These attributes require the university to alter its engineering curriculum and place moreemphasis on combining engineering skills & disciplines, communication skills, and

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Sal Arnaldo; Fazil Najafi

local governments. Thisprocess is also similar in other countries with a democratic government. A three-credit hour, undergraduate course in public works engineering and managementpractices is proposed in this paper to introduce civil engineering students and coastal andenvironmental engineering students to basic principles of organization, including organizationpolicies and the engineering code of ethics, along with other topics including personnelmanagement; planning, finance, risk management and legal review; communications; records;emergency management; safety; municipal engineering; engineering design; the bid process;construction; right-of-way permits; utility coordination; buildings, equipment, and grounds; solidwaste management

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William Peterson

frequent class meetings). Toallow the part-time non-traditional student to complete the program in a reasonable period oftime at least 5 courses need to be completed in each calendar year. For non-traditional students a2-2-1-0 (Fall-Winter-Spring-Summer) or 2-2-0-1 schedule appears appropriate. This allows thestudent one extended period per year without classes. The courses offered during the shortsemesters are typically 3 credit courses without laboratory requirements. The required upperdivision philosophy course (PHIL 316 - Ethics in Engineering and Technology) is a primecandidate for this offering since it meets the profile of an appropriate course and full-time WMUfaculty are available to teach the course during this time period. A typical

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2 hoursScheduling 4 hoursComponent procurement and project inventory techniques 4 hoursDesign review and reliability analysis 2 hoursValue engineering and ergonomic issues 2 hoursCosting 4 hoursProject ethics 2 hoursTotal quality control 4 hours Page 3.540.3Report writing 2

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William R. McShane; Joanne Ingham

failed speak about their eventualsuccess was reported as giving them hope and providing the motivation to tackle a newsemester. They reported that the weekly discussions helped them achieve their short-termgoals for the semester. Some found the weekly meetings helpful reminders that they wereon probation and provided the push to keep them on track academically. Students also reported that becoming more aware of their learning style strengthsand reconsidering how they studied, where they studied, with whom they studied werevaluable strategies. In high school they were the Big Fish, but were not sufficientlychallenged to have to develop a rigorous work ethic. In college they became the SmallFish attempting for the first time to figure out

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Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

uncertain almost chaotic realm.This is the constrained chaos of engineering reality. With the progression of capstone lectures, students are exposed, perhaps painfully at first,to the stark reality that engineering is more than a masterfully manipulated set of complicatedcalculations that provide a specific solution to the stated problem. Far from that fantasy, theselectures generate a loud wake up call by demanding serious consideration of and answers toquestions that relate to the social, environmental and safety impact of their calculated solution.These lectures move ethical issues from the mental back burner where they were occasionallystirred to keep them somewhere within the student’s fleeting consciousness to the forbearing

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Edmund Tsang

faculty assessment andstudent self-assessment. This lends validity to the proposed method of evaluating student Page 3.111.7learning in engineering design.REFERENCE1. "Implementing a Sophomore-Level Materials, Manufacturing & Design Laboratory," Proceedings 1995ASEE Meeting, Washington, D.C., CD-Rom.BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION EDMUND TSANG is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of SouthAlabama where he teaches courses in materials science, freshman engineering, and ethics. He received hisB.S. degree (distinction) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1973, and hisPh.D. in Metallurgy from Iowa

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Seattle, WA, 28 June - 1 July 1998ABSTRACTThe primary goal of Rowan University's freshmen engineering course is to immerse students inmultidisciplinary projects that teach engineering principles using the theme of engineering meas-urements in both laboratory and real-world settings. Currently, many freshman programs focuseither on a design project or discipline specific experiments that may not be cohesively inte-grated. At Rowan, freshman engineers are introduced to industrial problems through a series of 4modules and a interrelated-interactive lectures on problem solving, safety and ethics. In this pa-per a the process engineering module using the vehicle of a cogeneration plant is presented.INTRODUCTIONThe Rowan engineering faculty are taking

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Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

,• professional responsibility,• professional leadership of multidisciplinary groups for needs-driven collaborative creativity,• problem-finding and visualization (needs-finding),• program making and strategic thinking,• policy making, value judgement, ethics in technology-social-safety-economic issues. 5. SETTING A NEW DIRECTION IN ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONIt is now evident that most of the nation’s graduate engineers enter industry or governmentservice immediately after their baccalaureate degree preparation. After entry, most of thenation’s graduate engineers pursue technology development-oriented professional career pathsnot centered on research.21 They soon find themselves in professional leadership positions,20 andthey would

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Wayne Hager; Jacques Lesenne; Dominique Saintive; Richard Devon

physics.RICHARD DEVON is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design & Graphics and Director of the PennsylvaniaSpace Grant Corsortium. He has twice been Acting Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program. Hepublishes on design education, design ethics, international education, and spatial visualization.DOMINIQUE SAINTIVE is a Professeur d’Anglais Certifie and in charge of international relations in theDepartment of Organization and Management of Producation at the Institut Universitaire Technologie (IUT) on theBethune campus of the University of Artois. He also works in the Department of Continuing Education and hasexperience with international programs from high school students. He was educated at the University of Lille

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Nancy Y. Amaya; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman

experience and the ethical behavior of engineers. Drs. Shuman andAtman were the General Co-Chairs for the 1997 Frontiers in Education Conference held in Pittsburgh, PA.CYNTHIA J. ATMAN is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Herresearch interests include engineering education evaluation and documenting cognitive models of engineeringstudents’ learning processes. She is the recipient of a NSF Young Investigator award to pursue her research inengineering education. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. Page 3.324.12

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James A. Houdeshell; Robert Mott

challenges faced by humankind in the evolving technical world and confront thephilosophical, ethical, and sociological dimensions of the technical environment. The learnermust interact appropriately with people of diverse backgrounds, communicate clearly, andparticipate effectively in a team environment that capitalizes on group synergy.Manufacturing Processes and Materials. The core set of competencies that manufacturingengineering technicians must possess include an understanding of the systems concept ofmanufacturing that integrates a design, engineering materials, and manufacturing processes intoa created product. They will be able to plan, organize, implement, and manage thetransformation of raw stock in accordance with product design

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Richard Devon; Wayne Hager; Dhushy Sathianathan; Dominique Saintive; Michel Nowé; Jacques Lesenne

, Mass:Kluwer, forthcoming, 1998.5. Jehn, et al., op. cit. Ancona, D. G., “Outward Bound: Strategies for Team Survival in an Organization,”Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2, 1990, pp. 334-65.RICHARD DEVON is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design & Graphics and Director of the PennsylvaniaSpace Grant Consortium. He has twice been Acting Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program. Hepublishes on design education, design ethics, international education, and spatial visualization.DOMINIQUE SAINTIVE is Professeur d'Anglais Certificat and in charge of international relations in theDepartment of Organization and Management of Production at the Institut Universitaire Technologie (IUT) on theBethune campus of the University

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Robert A. Hall; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne

future of alldisciplines in science and engineering which the Soviet had held so dear to the progress of theirsystem was in danger of complete collapse. What would have to be done was spelled out clearly:a. School teachers and administrators must see their duty clearly in dedicating resources and curriculum design to market principles.b. The concepts of honesty and good faith must be promoted in the classroom (Nazimov, 1993b, pp. 60, 64).c. Encourage a new work ethic among youth. Sandi (1992) believed that the worsening social conditions in Russia have led young people away from a dedication to duty in their work: $...apathy is encouraged by the old structures and residual 'nomenklatura' (Communist Party

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Randall A. Yoshisato

to add maximum value with every activity. Appropriately challenges non-value creating activities. Function Specific Develops and maintains excellence in functional skills and knowledge. Table 3. Desired Competencies for New Employees Knows theory, principles and practices that are required. Communicates effectively both orally and in writing. Has high personal standards of performance and ethics. Is committed to achieving high quality results. Works with a wide diversity of people. Takes personal responsibility to develop skills and

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Narayanan Komerath

the first try: they gotthe idea all right as they struggled with their own designs.Detailed Design: Teams had to size the fuselage so that they could accommodate the 400passengers in the comfort needed for a 17-hour flight (lesson in engineering ethics). This was thefirst time that decisions were needed on the actual configuration of the aircraft. In this firstiteration of the course, the instructor, in the interests of self-preservation, only hinted atunconventional configurations: no one took up this challenge. Fuselage length for most airlinersis not much more than the wing span. Seats in the uni-class cabin were based on luxury car frontseat size. Business-and first-class passengers in 2010AD are expected to take the much-faster butmore

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Melody Ivory; Kathleen Luker; Kathleen Coppock; Erol Tutumluer; David Hill; Christine Masters; Amelia Regan; Alkim Akyurtlu; Eric Matsumoto; Sandra Shaw Courter; Sarah Pfatteicher

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Michael D. Murphy; Kristen L. Wood; Kevin Otto; Joseph Bezdek; Daniel Jensen

-Austin, USAFA, and MIT. Course Institution and Methods and Theories Activities and Outcomes LevelME 202 UT-Austin; Survival skills, professions in ME, world-wide Skill exer., web search, teamIntroduction Freshman web, email, modeling, ethics, first team dynamics, MBTI, air-waterto Mech. experience, intro. to engr. design, simplified rocket analysis, reverse engr. ofEngineering reverse engineering mech. products (toys, etc.)EM 290 USAFA; Design processes, customer needs, functional Incremental design notebookIntroduction Sophomore