of professional skills in burgeoningengineers [1], [2]. Thus, there is a demand for student development processes and experiencesthat facilitate the acquisition of both technical and professional skills. For this project,professional skills, often referred to as “soft skills,” include a variety of competencies such ascommunication, teamwork, professional and ethical responsibility, and more as determined byABET and delineated in the results of this paper. Unlike technical skills, professional skills takemore time to develop and sharpen [3]. Additionally, they are not as amenable to course-basedlearning often due to their “untestable” nature. Whereas a chemistry class might be able to teachtechnical skills and then assess the outcomes by way
generation of engineers to be ethical, human-centric, collaborative, communicative, and transdisciplinary. As a graduate student she has advised international interactive qualifying projects (IQP) and a senior capstone design project (MQP). As she pursues a career in academia, Tess strives to combine her interests in medical robotics and engineering education.Dr. Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Yilmaz Akkaya is a postdoctoral researcher in Nanoenergy Group under the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). She holds BS degrees in Chemistry and Molecular Biology and Genetics from Bogazici University. She completed her Master’s and PhD Degrees
communication. Additionally, the authors identified supplemental themes such asprototyping (P), sustainability (S), project management and economics (PM), ethics (E), and theinclusion of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) issues.Introduction/MotivationThe purpose of this study is to explore and document types of projects implemented in first-yearintroductory engineering courses. Many engineering courses have well defined content and donot greatly vary from university to university. For example, many required, discipline-specific,junior-level civil engineering courses focus on the content covered in that discipline on theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Additionally, engineering faculty preparation oftencomes in their specialty
illustrate the importance of technical details andsocial, cultural, political, economic, etc. issues throughout the design process, ideologies ofdepoliticization [8] and technical-social dualisms [9]-[11] raise important questions about how andwhere engineers get opportunities to meaningfully engage in sociotechnical thinking in design.Indeed, there are growing concerns that as more engineering designs result in novel solutions andsystems, engineers will struggle to take a sufficiently broad view of their social, ethical, andfinancial responsibilities [1]-[4]. Nonetheless, many engineers do engage in sociotechnicalthinking in practice [12], [13], suggesting that engineers do eventually gain competence with thiskind of thinking. However, how they
) two different “personal stories” about their topic (the personal storywas explained to be an account of someone’s personal experience with something related to thetopic).The second reflection assignment explored engineering and ethical sources: (1) a sourceexploring an engineering perspective on their topic, (2) a source investigating an ethicalperspective about their topic, (3) an additional source that was either another engineering orethical perspective. All written sources needed to be at least 750 words in length, and videosources needed to be at least 10 minutes in length.Adaptation of Project ContextFinally, in the original implementation of the project, the only context to the project was thesource text and the technical requirements
NX CAE tool has been carried out and theresults compared with the results from 1D simulation have been compared with an earlier workthat used the AutoDesk simulation tool. The main design variables in these stands are thegeometry, material and safety factor. The teaching and learning outcomes of the work along withthe safety and ethical issues have been discussed. It is hoped that through this study the studentsdevelop a clear understanding of assumptions made in the CAD and FEA course topics onframes and how they address the CLOs.Introduction and Literature ReviewStructural analysis of space frames is not a new subject. There are numerous textbooks andresearch papers available on this topic [1-4]. In addition, several CAE tools have been
: Broadening Students’ Self-Knowledge and Self-Development in an Introductory Engineering Design CourseObjectives:1. To offer engineering students practical ideas and resources to improve their self-awareness, self- development, and overall academic achievement, introduce college students to various engineering opportunities available, and inspire them to explore and engage in these opportunities.2. To prepare students as future engineers ready to work in an increasingly diverse and inclusive society by introducing them to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) and Engineering Ethics Modules.Implementation: The concept of broadening students' self-knowledge and self-development is
changing global economy and workforce,engineering students need to be prepared to work on complex problems within multidisciplinaryteams and design solutions with diverse social and ethical considerations in mind. To addressthis need, the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University initiated aMultidisciplinary Design Program. Currently, the program offers a two-semester sequence whereteams of multidisciplinary engineering students are engaged in design challenges with projectpartners from medicine, industry, or the social sector. Students are mentored through a human-centered design process to (1) conduct technical, contextual, and user research, (2) focus thechallenge, (3) ideate, and (4) prototype and test their solutions. In this
Undergraduate Education and Diversity at the University of Connecticut. Hisresearch interests include process safety education in chemical engineering, ethical developmentand decision-making in engineering students, and game-based and game-inspired pedagogies.Marina A. Creed, Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut - Health CenterMarina A. Creed is a Neurology and Immunology Nurse Practitioner, Adjunct Instructor in theSchool of Medicine, and Director of the University of Connecticut’s Indoor Air Quality PublicHealth Initiative. Within the UConn Health Division of Neuro-Immunology and MultipleSclerosis Center, she treats people with chronic autoimmune neurological disorders and startedthe Initiative after seeing her immunosuppressed patients
, develop good study habits,incorporate ethics and responsibility into the engineering design process, and cultivateprofessional relationships by participating in an internship or co-op, and joining nationalengineering organizations and on-campus clubs. A comprehensive introduction to engineeringcourse provides students with the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of theengineering profession as a whole and lays the groundwork for developing the skills required tocomplete a degree in engineering and subsequently, have a successful career in the field ofengineering.In working to develop student career potential, it is critical to recognizes a complex array ofbarriers faced by students in progressing through the academic years especially in
help improve engineering students'understandings of the implications of their work, especially the ethical, sociotechnical, andsustainability challenges. One example of an "artful method" we employ is Visual ThinkingStrategies (VTS),[1] a technique originally created for museum contexts that uses visual art todevelop observational skills, critical thinking, and communication skills. The objectives of ourproject are to (1) develop an innovative, transformative pedagogy and curriculum for graduateengineering education using methods seldom found in engineering curricula, (2) assess and evaluateits effects, and (3) disseminate our findings, experiences, and materials. We provide here anoverview of the DREAM project, discuss some of our approaches
affirming, inclusive, and diverse education program that helps preparestudents to face the complex challenges they will meet in their post-graduation careers” (VirginiaTech Graduate School, 2019). A depiction of the alignment of course topics and the inclusionand diversity requirements can be found in Appendix A.Building on these two purposes, the following learning outcomes were developed for theGSSME course: 1. Developing effective interpersonal communication skills 2. Establishing and maintaining professional relationships 3. Dealing with personal differences in multicultural environments 4. Advancing equity and inclusion in professional environments 5. Developing responsible and ethical professional practices 6. Developing
to sustainability, bioethics,and health care economics are emphasized. In addition, students are introduced to the conceptsof resource-constraint design, as well as important ethical considerations in the work of abiomedical engineer. Effectively meeting this goals and supporting the Senior Design course wassubstantially challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic, when much of the course contentneeded to be disseminated via a remote environment.Major Results:Clinical needs projects fuel senior design. Each year approximately 35-40 design projectconcepts are developed by student teams during clinical needs. Approximately 10-12 of theseprojects are selected each year as senior design projects. Rejected ideas are typically not amongthe best ideas
effects are unwanted in the academic world.Regardless of the intention, higher education institutions have implemented ethical codes thataddress plagiarism. Those caught are punished based on the established ethical standards to curband eliminate this behavior [1]. Additionally, there has been an array of technological tools thathave been integrated into courses by instructors to detect and address plagiarism. Therefore, wefocus on a tool used to detect plagiarism in a First-year programming course.Typically, plagiarism is considered in writing assignments and research papers, where tools suchas Turnitin are used to highlight plagiarised work. Turnitin is a web-based software that checksand compares submitted work to several online databases and
, and tools for interrupting implicit bias. In addition, the curriculum incorporates ethics in engineering and engineering social responsibility. The paper will describe our experiences, strategies, and challenges in developing and implementing diversity and inclusion curriculum within the engineering living and learning programs, and discuss ways to consider incorporating diversity and inclusion programs and practices in various engineering contexts. 1 The mission and vision of the Women in Engineering Program at the University ofMaryland College Park (UMD) is to cultivate inclusive and diverse
and those servedb) SC Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTAs , graduate students, and Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics. Staff administer curricular and co-curricular SL&CE programsa) Summer SUCCEED as Leaders program and AmeriCorps-VISTA Summer Associates focus on prevention of learning loss and inspiring healthy psychosocial changes in youth who live in poverty The Citadel• All Freshmen participate in a service project• All sophomores lead freshmen in a partner requested service project• All sophomores must develop and lead a service project (leadership lab)• A large number of juniors and seniors continue in service projects• Carnegie classified program
liaison biweekly. Each student within a team servesas a Project Manager for part of the academic year. The Project Manager is incharge of running the project meetings, assigning tasks to team members at themeetings and following up with action items, and communicating with the liaisonand the faculty advisor.The year-long capstone experience provides the students ample opportunity tointegrate their knowledge of science, engineering, ethics and humanities withcreative problem solving, to work effectively in a team setting, to improvecommunication skills, to understand and respond to client needs, and to developproject management and human relations’ skills. Because the senior designproject covers many of the topics in ABET criterion 3 (a-k) program
, collaboratively, and ethically as master: • planners, designers, constructors, and operators of society’s economic and social engine, the built environment; • stewards of the natural environment and its resources; • innovators and integrators of ideas and technology across the public, private, and academic sectors; • managers of risk and uncertainty caused by natural events, accidents, and other threats; and • leaders in discussions and decisions shaping public environmental and infrastructure policy.The educational base of liberal learning is conventionally divided into four categories:Science, Mathematics, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences. This is a
, and volume that the consulting firms would not likely be interested inor adversely affected by the projects undertaken by the students6.A peripheral issue that might possibly be raised is the question of whether or not it is aviolation of engineering ethics to offer engineering services at discounted rates. Someengineers still think of this as “unfair competition,” and a violation of engineering ethics.Such is simply no longer the case. It is true that the code of ethics for the NationalSociety of Engineers (NSPE), and the codes of most of the other major engineeringsocieties, for many years contained one or more canons to the effect that, “The Engineerwill not compete unfairly with another engineer by attempting to obtain
AC 2009-1879: THE BIG PICTURE: USING THE UNFORESEEN TO TEACHCRITICAL THINKINGChristy Moore, University of Texas, Austin CHRISTY MOORE is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin where she teaches engineering communication courses and a signature course on “Society, Technology, and the Environment.” Her pedagological and research interests include service-learning projects, engineering ethics and professional responsibility, research ethics, and strategies for advancing students' analytical and rhetorical skills. She is co-PI on an NSF project, The Foundations of Research Ethics for Engineers (FREE) and collaborated on the
career in information technology to developadditional cybersecurity skills to use in their current position or to prepare them for advancementinto a new position. Alternately, it could serve as a way to demonstrate the knowledge andexperience required to allow someone to switch from a career in a completely different field intoinformation technology and cybersecurity.The suggested completion plan for the certificate is: • CSCI 603 – Defensive Network Security • CSCI 604 – Ethical Hacking • CSCI 609 – Cybersecurity Law and Policy • One additional courseThere are a number of options for the final course. These include, at NDSU: • CSCI 610 – Computer Crime and Forensics • CSCI 669 – Network Security • A computer science
reflection component on personal development, social impact, academic enhancement,university mission, and ethics. A mixed-methods approach was used to examine differencesbetween first-year engineering students who participated in service-learning projects during thefall semester of 2014 and those who did not. Students participating in service-learning projectsshowed significantly higher gains in confidence in both technical and professional engineeringskills. Female students in particular showed the most dramatic gains, with an average increase of81.6% in technical engineering confidence as a result of their service-learning course. The highergains in confidence can be attributed to the students learning more about how to identify andunderstand
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EngineeringLeadership, and (3) Engineering Leadership Capstone) within the minor are developed andtaught in-house. The final requirement involves experiential learning engagement. Studentprogress and leadership development are tracked as they complete the requirements of the minor. The elective courses are classified into four concentrations: (1) communication, (2)ethics, (3) creativity and innovation, and (4) global and societal impact. The four concentrationareas were created following research about other engineering leadership programs and thecourses available to engineering students across the university. The ‘communication’concentration includes courses that focus on the development of students' professional skills andengagement with technical
literature) that aredifficult to achieve in the rest of the engineering curriculum. These learning outcomes includestudent ability to function effectively as a member of a diverse and interdisciplinary team,student understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities, student ability to understandthe impact of technology in a societal context, and student ability to grasp engineering projects ina holistic sense. The course is designed to be a part of the project-based learning sequence and isexpected to prepare students for the challenging senior year projects where students are requiredto demonstrate a strong ability to synthesize and integrate the skills learnt from the previousyears. This course serves as a scaffolding2 to assist the junior
through multidisciplinary projectsand ethics from three students’ perspectives. From these case studies we examine the way we, asstudent engineers, reconcile technocentrism with ways of thinking utilized in liberal education.Analysis of the case studies imply a role for reflection and care in addressing technocentrism andour paper ends with a call for further studies analyzing these relationships.Introduction:“My app will change the world, my product is a disruptive innovation”―these are the mantras ofstartup founders, engineers, and computer scientists throughout the Silicon Valley. Writer JoelStein presents this profile of tech entrepreneurs in his Bloomsberg Businessweek article,Arrogance is Good: In Defense of Silicon Valley.3 This stereotype
, design projectassignments, engineering analysis, formal design process, teamwork, engineering ethics, writingskills, data estimation, and academic advising. The least frequently listed topics (though stillpresent) included stress management, academic integrity, interviewing, poster communication,brainstorming (design fundamental), social entrepreneurship, empirical math functions, clientinteractions, and qualitative research skills. These skills were only included in one or two courseseach2. The range in both number and categories of course content reflects the variability in firstyear course experiences for engineering students.A call was put forth several decades ago (i.e., the mid-1980’s) to postsecondary education tofocus on the first-year
students toknow upon graduation. Throughout the years, the curriculum has been modified to fit theseneeds. Experiential and contextual learning dimensions covered in the course include stressmanagement; burn-out avoidance; sleep and shiftwork effects on productivity, safety, and well-being; scheduled overtime impacts; workplace violence prevention; lean construction; TotalQuality Management (TQM); scientific work measurement techniques; human productivityanalysis; conflict mode/conflict management; aging and diverse workforce issues; constructionergonomics; motivation and reward systems; management and learning styles; integratedcommunications approaches; personality profile; ethics and courage; individual and groupauthenticity; and the various
global population that is shifting even more to urban areas will require widespreadadoption of sustainability. Demands for energy, transportation, drinking water, clean air, and safewaste disposal will drive environmental protection and infrastructure development. Society willface increased threats from natural events, accidents, and perhaps other causes such as terrorism.Informed by the preceding, an aspirational global vision was developed that sees civil engineersentrusted by society to create a sustainable world and enhance the quality of life. Civil engineerswill do this competently, collaboratively, and ethically as master builders, environmentalstewards, innovators and integrators, managers of risk and uncertainty, and leaders in
knowledge that engineering students need but donot easily get from on-campus, traditional technical courses. The content of the modules includematerial on engineering ethics and professionalism, engineering economy, project management,entrepreneurism, and professional communication. The complete set of on-line modulesconstitutes a thread of three full courses that are divided over the three required co-op courses.Having exposure to these practice-related issues while being in the workplace presents a uniqueopportunity for the students to apply what is learned. The online module curriculum for the firstco-op semester is show in Table 2 as an example of content covered each co-op semester