, professionals must be able to think “outside of the box” and fully understand thesituation at hand. Third, engineering is the bridge between science and business, and assuch, students must have both a technical education and an understanding of theeconomic and management issues facing their field. And finally, a security professionalmust have a clear understanding of the legal and ethical issues that they are going to befacing and dealing with on a day to day basis.The courses in the security program are designed to provide the skill set demanded forsecurity professionals in industry today. In order to assure that this is the case, thematerial covered in our courses is constantly compared to the various independentassessment tools and certifications
engineering epistemology. Her work is inspired by Making and tinkering practices, especially those from different local knowledge systems. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Augmented Reality for Sustainable Collaborative DesignMs. Eunice KangEunice Kang is an undergraduate student at Boston College studying international studies with aconcentration in ethics and social justice as well as a minor in computer science. She is aresearch assistant in Dr. Avneet Hira’s HER lab.Dr. Shulong YanShulong Yan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Human-Centered Engineering program atBoston College. Her research focuses on
: foundation in: engineering ethical codes and identifying academic and processes of engineering creeds research career opportunities design, innovation, invention, and assessing the benefits of and entrepreneurship pursuing graduate degrees exploring ideas of identifying current methods to determine engineering career engineering research customer needs and obtaining opportunities and factors that activities at USF and best continuous feedback will influence individual practices preferences formulating short and long- enhancing technical skills by using stakeholder
Engineering Education [1]–[3]. Theseorganizations advocate for engineering programs to incorporate the development of skills such asteamwork, leadership, business management, and engineering ethics into the engineeringcurricula [1]–[3]. In addition, research has shown that opportunities for students to practiceprofessional skills significantly contribute to them being prepared for actual professional practiceupon graduation [4], [5].While engineering programs have worked to incorporate non-technical professional skills intothe already-packed curriculum, the development of these skills has also been shown to occur inother settings. Co-curricular activities such as professional societies, student organizations, andresearch opportunities offer students
the ability to work together while solving an open-ended designproblem, and being able to overcome any obstacles that arise. These obstacles involve differingwork ethics, personalities, and communication styles. Inevitably, these differences can lead toconflict, and a need to resolve disagreements within the team. These ever-present emotionalaspects to working in a team are found not only in student projects, but also on the projects theywill be working on once they graduate. Finding the skills as a student to successfully navigatethe myriad of issues that may arise when working with others, sets student up for success in theirengineering careers after graduation, as shown by Jones (1996) [1] and Seat et al. (1996) [2].Often students who are
, engineers, andtechnologists the skills to be versed in technology ethics, regulatory policy, and emergingtechnology trends for business growth and societal impact.Development of the MELP program initiated with the formation of an interdisciplinary academiccommittee tasked with designing the MELP program. The interdisciplinary team was comprisedof twelve faculty members across the College of Engineering, the School of InternationalAffairs, Penn State Law and the LPE director. The team worked on MELP’s curricular structurebetween January and March 2020, including adopting a systems thinking approach as theframework for students to understand law and policy as systems within systems.The context of engineering is one dominated by systems and the
of EEP non-participants also shared criticism ofentrepreneurship and EEPs, moving beyond disinterest into specific concerns aboutentrepreneurial spaces. These women STEM academics described critiques or concerns about thepractices of entrepreneurship conflicting with their personal ethics and/or stances that academiashould not be about making money. For example, Dr. Madani shared: “I just want to be on the record as saying I am flat-out straight against entrepreneurship because as a scientist, I don’t want our students to grow up thinking, “I’m making this to sell it.” I am 100% supportive of entrepreneurship mindset” (Madani Interview, 04/29/2021)Dr. Madani’s exemplar animates the challenges some women STEM faculty
strong feelings were required to develop and maintainproductive, positive and healthy relation ships. Part 2 of the survey was titled PersonalLeadership. It consisted of four skills that were essential to the learning and developmentof positive and responsible leadership. Personal Leadership was important because itrequired social skills, the ability to understand and respect the views of others, the abilityto solve problems, and the ability to lead one’s self in a positive way. Part 3 was titledSelf Management in Life and Career. There were four emotional skills essential to theeffective management of self. These skills consisted of Drive strength, TimeManagement, Commitment Ethic and Positive Personal Change. Self-Managementrequired motivation
, give some examples of theproject approval form for a few projects, and how the use of this form has improved theachievement of student outcome 4 in the senior design projects course.IntroductionIn 2018, the ABET criteria for student outcomes changed from the a)-k) to a shorter 1)-7) list [1].The original a)-k) language related to student design, criterion c) read as “an ability to design asystem, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such aseconomic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability.” [2] The language of the revised criterion related to senior design, criterion 2) nowreads, “an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet
toCOVID-19. As the fall semester continues, faculty continue to research, share ideas, and try newways to ensure academic integrity. Some have opted for take-home or open-book, open-notesexams, while others take advantage of the variety of software that monitors student activitiesduring exams. In the end, academic integrity comes down to trust and ethics. Students must bedriven to build this strong sense of ethics that will be with them throughout their engineeringcareers. Students (and everyone) should strive to do what is right and fair even when no one islooking.Time should be taken upfront in an online learning environment to teach students how to succeedin this environment. Learning tips such as active participation in synchronous classes
skills,communication skills, and problem-solving efforts in domain-specific contexts [7] [13] [14] [15][16]; or influence learners’ self-regulation phases [17] [18] or ethics [19]. Yet, no studies haveexplored how ill-structured problems, specifically used in engineering classroom contexts,promote learners’ understanding of their own social realities. Our study seeks to redress this gapin the literature by exploring how the ill-structured characteristic of an engineering mechanics-based PBL unit fostered learner’s understanding of the world around them.We use Freire’s critical consciousness (CC) to understand how a learner comes to understand theworld, its injustices, and their individual responsibility to resolve those injustices [20]. There
of disciplinary specialization, and to create an initial lesson design thatcould be used with middle school students (U.S. Grades 4 – 8). The participating preserviceteachers’ disciplinary specializations were Social Studies (n = 3), English Language Arts (n = 8),and Mathematics (n = 12). We found that all students portrayed that learning goals aboutartificial intelligence (in general) and machine learning (in particular) were relevant to their focaldisciplinary areas and their understanding of literate participation in society. Additionally, someTCs focused on students’ understandings of the social and ethical dimensions of artificialintelligence technologies. This included perceptions of the ethical dimensions of AI and thediverse cultural
engineers and applied scientists, targeting transformative learning. Interests include but not limited to: student-centered teaching and learning, pedagogy in design, honors pedagogy and scholarship, diversity and inclusion in higher education, ethics in engineering education and reflective practices. In the classroom, Mirna strives to encourage students’ intrinsic motivation to learn through modeling authenticity in teaching and learning. Recent scholarships: Nickoloff Scholar in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Daniels Fund Scholar in Engineering Ethics Recent accolade: University Innovation Fellows (UIF) Mines Faculty ChampionDr. Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines Megan Sanders is the Senior Assessment
].Other competencies include ethics, professional judgement, and an understanding of practicalityand constructability, all of which have a critical impact on real-world engineering design. Mostimportantly, students must understand how these competencies fit into the complex nature ofdesign and the difficult choices that often must be made to satisfy design criteria and developsolutions in realistic conditions. Thus, to best prepare graduates for work, engineering educationprograms must incorporate authentic design experiences into their curricula, providing studentswith opportunities to think through real-world scenarios using a holistic set of competencies thatgo beyond technical knowledge alone.The purpose of this study was to understand how
students to reflect on their level of proficiency in their understanding and, when deficient,work to further their development. As part of the code of ethics of many of the professionalorganizations for engineers and technologists, such as the National Society of ProfessionalEngineers, there is a requirement for members to only undertake activities in their areas ofexpertise and to not misrepresent their knowledge and skills to any clients.[1] While grades areconsidered to be a way for students to reflect on their skill level and see where any deficienciescould exist, but it has been shown that engineering students routinely over estimate their grades,even after multiple assessment scores.[2] Due to exposure effects, such as the Dunning
authored a book on audience in scientific writing (Erlbaum, 2001) and a first and second edition of a textbook on qualitative research methods, along with Cathy Fleischer. Blakeslee’s schol- arship focuses on writing in the disciplines, disciplinary enculturation, audience, research methods and ethics, workplace writing, technical communication, and community literacy and writing. She has been recognized for her scholarly achievements with the Society for Technical Communication Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research in Technical Communication and with the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Fellows Award. Blakeslee is currently chair of the Association of Writing Across the Curriculum, and she served on
ethics seminars (Hess &Fore, 2018). To better integrate these concepts, some researchers suggest starting at a smallerscale within existing engineering courses, such as engaging students in sociotechnical thinkingthrough class assignments or rubrics (Claussen et al., 2019; Salzman et al., 2019).Although academic institutions are now working to integrate the social, economic, and politicaldimensions of engineering in undergraduate engineering coursework, there remains a lack offundamental research on how to engage students in these sociotechnical topics. This isparticularly true within the scope of traditionally technical courses, such as the engineeringsciences, where students are only expected to demonstrate technical competencies by the
Kettering University. Dr. Finelli’s current research interests include student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, and the use of technology and innovative pedagogies on student learn- ing and success. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students.Prof. Stephen L DesJardins Stephen L. DesJardins teaches courses related to public policy in higher education, economics and fi- nances in postsecondary education, statistical methods, and institutional research and policy analysis. His research interests include student transitions from
projects and what strategies would be used to pursue theseanticipated projects.The study received behavioural research ethics board approval prior to contacting researchparticipants. Participants were contacted in August through messages delivered by email orsocial media to the executive teams at the twelve target groups. Messages were formatted in sucha way that they could be passed on to other group members. Participation was incentivized witha draw for $20 gift cards with one of these gift cards drawn for every 5 participants.Results and DiscussionOverall 12 complete responses were received. 17 partial responses were also received with manyof these partial responses ending at question 5 corresponding to whether they had been involvedin CEL
Critical Design Review (CDR) – Design for environment, sustainability, safety, reports and fabrication drawings Week 13-15 Final Design Review (FDR) – Final design and models presented and delivered to the industry 11. Course Learning OutcomesThe capstone senior inter-disciplinary course is offered as a two-course sequence culminating theundergraduate engineering education. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor and an industrypartner mentor, students form small interdisciplinary teams to apply engineering design principlesand methods for solving and industry-relevant engineering design problem. The first course in thesequence also covers topics including the engineering ethics, the Fundamentals of Engineeringexam, and
approaches and ethics, leadership styles, and social and political issues.Students developed mutual respect and appreciation for different cultures byunderstanding the differences and identifying some deep-rooted similarities in cultures and socialbehaviors. Being international graduate students, they learned professional social etiquettesfollowed in United States and how to build professional relationships with professionals from othercultures. By working in culturally diverse teams for semester-long projects, the graduate studentslearned some critical professional skills such as effective communication, project management,leadership, and critical thinking. For example, one of the graduate students learned to apply criticalthinking to provide
4 include stress/strain and strength relationships, consolidation, permeability, and compaction of soils. Related geotechnical design problems included.Students improve upon Mohr circle skills from strength of materials coursework to determine soilstrength. In all laboratory experiments, students used samples of the collected failure material. Mostnotably, students performed a sieve analysis, and Atterberg limits testing to classify the soil as sandy silt.Both courses implemented the bank failure problem as SDL and PBL course projects. In accordance withABET outcomes, students iteratively solved the problem with respect to ethical duties and developed suchsolution methods.MethodsSite VisitThe team visited the site and
CEAE Department (2008-2018). Bielefeldt is active in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), serving on the Civil Engineering Program Criteria Task Committee (2019-2022) and the Body of Knowledge 3 Task Committee (2016-2018). She is the Senior Editor for the International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering (IJSLE) and a Deputy Editor for the ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Education. Her research focuses on engineering education, including ethics, social responsibility, sustainable engineering, and community engagement. Bielefeldt is also a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.Katherine Ramos (Teaching Assistant Professor)Rebecca Komarek (Graduate Student) Rebecca Komarek is the
Organize and critically interpret generated and received information Professionalism Articulate the roles and responsibilities of the professional engineer in society Describe the importance of codes, standards, best practices, laws and regulations in engineering Impact on Society Identify the relevance of and uncertainty associated with different aspects of an engineering project Analyze the social, health, safety and environmental aspects of an engineering project Ethics and equity Identify ethical and unethical behavior in professional situations Identify how an
, encouraged students to takeresponsibility for their learning by including them in course decisions, provided room forstudents to make mistakes without penalization, and fostered a collaborative community ofscholars. Furthermore, the curriculum focused on my decentering westernization, facilitatingcritical thought about engineering ethics and how race and class issues intertwine withthermodynamics, dismantling false notions of objectivity in engineering, and exploring historicaland philosophical dimensions of thermodynamics [14]. These pedagogical techniquesempowered students to develop authority in an environment that is commonly controlled by theinstructor and to critically analyze and counter dominant narratives and ways of knowing inengineering
, and society’senergy problems [11], [12]. Polmear et al. proposed an in-class intervention they call a “micro-insertion” of ethics and societal impacts [13]. In this study, students explored a hydraulicfracturing micro-insertion in three different courses. They found that facilitating self-guidedand/or collaborative learning, exploring engineering in the societal context, and creating acomfortable environment were important to students. Polmear et al. make a strong argument thatincluding technical content in preexisting technical courses makes efficient use of availablecredit hours, while engaging students with engineering ethics [13]. Electric circuits is typically the first course electrical engineering (EE) students take intheir
ethics were positively impacted [12].The third model for developing students’ non-technical skills is requiring stand-alone courses orworkshops that are integrated into the curriculum. For example, one study [13] demonstrated theeffectiveness of integrating teamwork and soft skill-focused workshops into a manufacturingsystems course. These students showed improved team performance after going through a “softskills” workshop. Another study investigated “soft-skill” focused single class sessions withinengineering courses and found an increased ability for students to utilize soft skills [14]. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 2022 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceRooted in
in both written and oral forms.The development of these skills has the indirect effect of increasing student confidence, improving criticalthinking and problem-solving abilities, and enhancing both verbal and written communication skills. Inaddition to providing a meaningful research experience, the site includes a variety of enrichment andprofessional development activities that allows students to better appreciate the inherent complexities ofurban engineering and to explore the broader social and political implications of their work.Enrichment activities include an ethics workshop, a seminar series on urbanism, a reading group, andfield trips focused on urban policy and managing the urban infrastructure.REU program efficacy can be framed
skills [8], [9]. Beyond practical skills gained, co-curricular programs have the potential to improveengineering education by enhancing students’ leadership, ethical training, professional skills, anda variety of social-psychological traits [9]–[13]. Finelli et al. [11] explain how the engineeringprofession requires engineers to understand and incorporate many ethical standards into theirwork, but most engineering curricula do not formally teach ethics. Co-curricular activities havethe capacity to allow for students to learn and understand ethical issues outside of the classroom[11]. Athreya and Kalkhoff [10] describe a program that helps students grow as engineers bylearning about leadership. Even though the program is not directly
in common models of learning.A Critique of Outcomes-Based EducationThe above offers several possible critiques of outcomes-based education. In the spirit ofHabermas’ discourse ethics, the point is not to assert outcomes are bad per se, but rather torecognize that the limitations of a system that has become extremely prevalent in education areoften ignored. For example, when ABET adopted outcomes-based evaluation with EC-2000 thefocus become on continual quality improvement. This framework was well understood byengineers and thus readily accessible to engineering educators. In this case the quality that isbeing improved in the ABET process are the defined student learning outcomes that eachprogram is responsible for assessing and evaluating