Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Carl A. Erikson

communicators of their creative ideas to solve societal needs, to invent new processingtechniques, to reduce wasteful use of resources, to express their ethical concerns about products,and to inform the public on issues of mutual concern.From the National Academy of Engineering’s “The Engineer of 2020”, the attributes of the 21stcentury engineer include the following: As always, good engineering will require good communication…. We envision a world where communication is enabled by an ability to listen effectively as well as to communicate through oral, visual, and written mechanisms. Modern advances in technology will necessitate the effective use of virtual communication tools. The increasingly imperative for

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

topic 5 (Ethics and BusinessFigure 1.

FE Exam pass rates for students taking the Civil Engineering PM exam at our University and the corresponding pass rates nationally and for the comparator group (Carnegie RI or Bal/HGC). Our University 0.90 Comparator Group National Average 0.80 0.70Pass Fraction 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30 Apr 04 Apr 05 Apr 06 Apr 07 Apr 08 Apr 09 DateTable

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

theoretical knowledge to solve pressing real-world problems. Each project includes thedevelopment and use of design methodology, formulation of design problem statements andspecifications, consideration of alternative solutions, feasibility considerations and detailedsystem descriptions. Projects include realistic constraints, such as economic factors, safety,reliability, maintenance, aesthetics, ethics, political and social impact. Students are expected topresent orally their results in a series of design reviews. The students document their solutionsusing a written report that includes an executive summary. A working prototype or simulation of Page

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology; Robert Creese, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

International

other countries so that they become enlightened individuals, improving the living standards of their families, industry and society. We will provide individual attention, world – class quality of education and take care of character building”.(c) Vision: “We, at Vellore Institute of Technology, will impart futuristic technical education and instill high patterns of discipline through our dedicated staff who shall set global standards, making our students technologically superior and ethically strong, who in turn shall improve the quality of life of the human race”.(d) Quality Policy: “We, at Vellore Institute of Technology, aspire to establish a system of Quality Assurance which would on a continuous basis

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

McRae Banks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thecourse agree that it is an important addition to the course schedule. We shall be offering it again,but the proof will be in the enrollment.For a complete copy of the syllabus, please send an email message to macb@wpi.edu. Appendix: Course Topics and ReadingsEthics and ValuesTDMBA: Ethics (including SOX), pp 60-70VPMBA: Labor Laws, Torts, White Collar Crime, and Ethics, pp 160-168; SOX, pp 193-202Wicks, Andrew C. “A Note on Ethical Decision-Making” Darden Business Publishing (handout)Case: Ethics of Offshoring: Novo Nordisk and Clinical Trials in Emerging Economies, KlausMeyerRaynor, Michael, “That Vision Thing: Do We Need It?http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6V6K-46BJR7K-4-1&_cdi=5817

Conference Session

Including Engineering Economy in All Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Blank, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

, ethical, and environmental aspectsthat may impact engineering projects.On one hand, these pressures to do more for less in less time means that formal treatmentof engineering economics in a separate course is often considered for removal from anengineering curriculum that currently includes it. On the other hand, the topic of aseparate course in engineering economics is not seriously considered for inclusion ascurricula are revised.Only a few engineering discipline curricula include formal training in project costing andeconomic analysis; usually, industrial, manufacturing, civil, petroleum, and engineeringmanagement. Commonly, other curricula, such as, mechanical, chemical, nuclear, andelectrical usually include some of the concepts and

Conference Session

Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

for work that is performed. Simply giving children money for nothing provides anegative consequence to working and its rewards.Co-op, internship, and experiential learning professionals need to work closely with elementaryteachers to encourage the practice of educating children and their parents into making a clear Page 15.323.3association between work as important part of learning and pay as an integral part of one’sworking career. Obviously many parents have practiced this by deciding that their children canlearn a great deal about money and work ethic by encouraging their children to seek out ways toearn money by helping with chores around

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

- sponsoredprogram for the 2008-2009 student projects. The mechanical engineering capstone designcourse is intended to be a unique experience for senior engineering students. Students arerequired to complete a two- semester capstone design course sequence involving the applicationof their theoretical knowledge to solve pressing real-world problems. Each project includes the 1development and use of design methodology, formulation of design problem statements andspecifications, consideration of alternative solutions, feasibility considerations and detailedsystem descriptions. Projects include realistic constraints, such as economic factors, safety,reliability, maintenance, aesthetics, ethics, political and social

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

within the academic setting as well asactivities like Engineers Without Borders or other service activities to be able to properlydemonstrate accomplishment of the outcome.7 Another example of the difficulty is thatstudents may properly assess a situation based on proper ethical reasoning, but there is noassurance that they will actually act ethically. Some define professional skills as how weperform in professional settings, but how do educators develop and assess such skills? Table 1 UT Tyler CE Program OutcomesGraduates:1. Apply knowledge of traditional mathematics, science, and engineering skills, and use modernengineering tools to solve problems.2. Design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Outcomes3: - An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering - An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data - An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability - An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams - An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems - An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility - An ability to communicate effectively - The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University; Katie Hayes, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurship Skills Assessment InstrumentAbstractLawrence Technological University has implemented a required four year leadership curriculumfor all undergraduate students. Because of the consequential overlap of leadership andentrepreneurial skills, the curriculum also addresses many aspects of the “entrepreneurialmindset” which includes communication, teamwork, ethical decision-making, opportunityrecognition, persistence, creativity, innovation, creative problem solving, and critical thinking.Individual components of the curriculum will be assessed as well as the curriculum as a whole.As one part of the assessment, a Leadership Self-Perception Assessment Instrument wasdeveloped. The instrument will aid in answering the

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

– Material Science and Outcome 24 – Professional& Ethics as outcomes that may be challenging for programs to fully implement.The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the civil engineeringcurriculum at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with respect to the second edition of theBOK2, or more specifically the BOK2 outcomes associated with the baccalaureate degree sincethe BOK2 includes outcomes for baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate formal education as wellas pre-licensure experience. Specific emphasis is given those BOK2 outcomes that theaforementioned survey data identified as being a challenge for many programs to address withincurrent curricular design. The curriculum, as developed herein, is considered to be in

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

., The Innovation Ethic, American Management Association, 1971. 3) Drucker, P., Managing in a Time of Great Change. 4) Army Leadership FM 22-100, Headquarters, Department of the Army, August 1999. 5) Bush, Vannevar, “Science The Endless Frontier”. A Report to the President by Vannevar Bush, Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development,” July 1945 ... Page 15.1104.7 Appendix: A Stages of Professional Maturation, Autonomy, and Responsibilities in Engineering Practice for Responsible Technology

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

introduce Page 15.421.9 technology to rural African villages? • We require a course in critical inquiry for second semester students. The goal there is to have them develop a broad perspective on engineering and to begin the process of becoming a rational thinker instead of a rationalizer. • In the ethics area, we have a small module at the sophomore level that we are developing it in the context of a campus wide effort at having ethics education permeate the curriculum. Most of these students did not have an opportunity to take this module and it is not a formal degree requirement. • All of these would

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

concepts, professional practice topics (such as teamwork, ethics, and projectmanagement), and a robot project. The second course, ICEE 1020, was taught in five one-hourlectures and one two-hour lab session per week and included statics, mechanics of materials,materials science, and engineering economics.In an “ideal” environment (all students beginning in fall semester at the same math level, allstudents highly motivated to learn engineering, and no transfer students), these freshman courses Page 15.210.2could probably be taught successfully. In practice, the six-credit freshman courses presentedseveral problems: ≠ Because there were no admission

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betty Harper, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Penn State University; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

skills neededfor work and citizenship in a globalized society (e.g., AACU17). Educators are also increasinglycalling on colleges and universities to integrate students’ learning across general education andthe major, recognizing that the goals of liberal and professional education are not only similar,but often overlapping.18,19 These complementary goals include, among others, communicationcompetence, critical thinking, contextual competence, ethics, leadership capacity, and motivationfor continued learning.18Today’s calls to improve both the major and general education focus on the need to preparestudents for lives as members of communities in a diverse, global, technologically and sociallydynamic world. In engineering education, the press for

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O'Brien, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Kenya, Peru, Thailand, Philippines, Florida and Louisiana.Rationale for Service Learning Page 15.1060.2As stated in the University’s Mission Statement, students and faculty have a responsibility to“better the human condition”. (3) It is a goal of the university to inculcate in the students a beliefthat they have a moral and ethical responsibility to try to improve the lives of all people. Further,the Mission Statement “encourages students, faculty and staff to engage in service experiencesand research, both locally and globally, so they learn from others, provide public service to thecommunity and help create a more sustainable world”. (3

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Cathy Bays, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

mathematics, science, and engineering, (b) an ability to design andconduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data,(c) an ability to design a system,component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic,environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability,(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams, (e) an ability to identify, formulate, andsolve engineering problems, (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (g)an ability to communicate effectively, (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impactof engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, (i) arecognition of the need for

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wabler, Clemson University; Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

used as directives for the team ≠ What are the patient, health care provider, and societal expectations of the lifetime costs, risks, and benefits of medical implants? ≠ What are the legal, ethical, religious, cultural, public policy, and economic barriers to implant retrieval and reporting, and how can they be overcome? ≠ What information is necessary to evaluate and improve implant and material performance and device design? ≠ What can the role of information data systems be in educating the public, medical community, and policymakers about medical implants and retrieval? ≠ What future research and institutional support is necessary to

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

examined was the K-12 and collegeSTEM education pipeline and, in particular, Boeing’s current role in this area. Based onobservations gained through this study, recommendations were proposed for an educationaleffort in STEM education.Attributes of an Engineer: A StudyA study, recently commissioned by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), identified thedesired attributes of the Engineer of 20202. These traits are: • Possesses strong analytical skills • Exhibits practical ingenuity; possesses creativity • Good communication skills with multiple stakeholders • Business and management skills; Leadership abilities • High ethical standards and a strong sense of professionalism

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

information from this assignment revealed student attitudes aboutcivil engineering. The course included additional assignments on sustainability (2009 only),ethics, a team West Point Bridge Designer project, a curriculum plan to graduation at CU with aB.S. in CVEN, a paper on a significant event or structure related to civil engineering (such as theThree Gorges Dam, the flooding in New Orleans from hurricane Katrina, etc.), and a shortsummary of a professional society meeting that they attended (such as ASCE or AGC). In thefinal assignment of the semester the students wrote a reflective essay that instructed them to statewhether or not they planned to remain a civil engineering major and why/why not. The studentswere also instructed to comment on

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

and rapid manufacturing content.IntroductionReverse engineering has been utilized in the engineering world to learn from competitors’product designs in order to maintain competitive advantage against them. It should be conductedwithin the boundaries of ethics and intellectual property laws. On the contrary, reverseengineering concepts and tools have been commonly used in applications other than productdevelopment or industrial needs. It is employed by medical technologists, historians,anthropologists, paleontologists, primatologists, and forensics scientists, just to name a fewprofessions.Following a literature review summarizing relevant educational cases, this paper presents the keyexamples of non-industrial reverse engineering applications

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Diana Fiumefreddo, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

importance of contextin both effective engineering and in the learning process, teachers learned about thefundamentals of engineering mechanics through hands-on activities that they could use in theirown classrooms and within a variety of contexts that included the design process, an ethics casestudy, and the history and aesthetics of bridge design. Fundamental principles from the learningsciences and the research on educating under-represented minorities were also discussed andmodeled throughout the workshop. Examples include the use of conceptual frameworks andnarratives for making engineering concepts relevant to grade 6-8 students in an urban, diverse,and challenged community. Teachers applied what they learned during the workshop bydeveloping

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chasnov

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

already struggling to survive past their limit to afford energy and goods?Food for the hungry is another consideration. A strong outcry has erupted over the use of foodproducts (such as corn) for the production of ethanol to be used as a fuel.4 Thus, discussions ofboth ethics and economics should clearly be part of any decision to convert from the use of coalto alternative fuels in new designs for power plants.Project SpecificationsJunior MEs taking Thermodynamics are introduced to many of the fundamental principles (work,heat, quality, enthalpy, entropy, and efficiency) and components (piston-cylinder, throttle, nozzle,diffuser, compressor, pump, boiler, condenser, and turbine) which are incorporated into energyproduction. Energy-producing

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

formulation and implementation.Case studies are included as well as computer simulation of business enterprises. 3. Oral and Written Communication (3 credits)The social context of scientific writing; recording as the basis for writing; the importance ofdigital electronics; a professional approach to writing; collaborative writing; your audience andaims; organizing and drafting documents; revising for organization and style; developinggraphics; searching the literature; documenting sources; memos, letters and e-mail; progressreports; journal articles; oral presentations; instructions, procedures, and computerdocumentation. 4. Legal and Ethical Issues for Engineering Managers (3 credits)Introduction to ethical and legal issues as applied to

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Fleisig, McMaster University; Harry Mahler, Ontario College of Art and Design

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

realistic constraints, such as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics and social impact.Implicit in this understanding of Figure 1. Navajo Bridge in the Grand Canyon Nationalengineering design is that need is Park7something that is established by non-engineers or engineers working outside of engineering practice and is communicated in anover-the-wall approach to the engineers. Non-engineering factors such economics, safety,reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and social impact are relegated to a plethora of systematizedapproaches often known as Design for X If engineering design is merely the application ofalready well defined knowledge then there indeed

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

preparingstudents to become engineers in the 21st century and the importance of integrating all elements ofsuccessful engineering practice in engineering education. In addition, they wrote a shortdescription of an idea or plan for implementing innovative techniques in their classroom. On thebasis of these ideas, they were preliminarily placed in one of four affinity groups that stemmedfrom Educating Engineers: design education, engineering fundamentals and analysis, laboratory/project/ experience-based learning, or ethics/society/broader engineering skills. Attendees wereable to attend more than one affinity group session at the symposium.The organizers strove for a mix of formal and informal networking opportunities, small groupdiscussions, and panel

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the EET program fullfills more strongly theABET outcomes related to: • Demonstrate that students are able to function on multi-disciplinary teams, • That students show a strong ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems • That students are able to understand professional, social, environmental and ethical responsibility.Due to this collaboration EET faculty and IAB members agreed that the senior design courseexperience could be greatly enhanced if the students could work in projects related to solveproblems that engineering industries face every day. Giving students experience with a real-world design project that involves managing tasks, people, budgets and deadlines. The projectsalso

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Aparicio Carranza

. standards.• Demonstrate writing and oral communicating techniques effectively Students will develop a written design report among team members, with technical and oral presentation for faculty and peers. advisors and peers. Students will demonstrate the importance of• Understand the importance of professional and ethical behavior in their professional and ethical behavior. written and oral presentations.Course DeliverablesEach team is required to prepare several documents, presentations, and the prototype of thedesigned system. The main deliverables are