Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre Dame; Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

selected Socialconstraints, and 3 selected ethical constraints). A series of changes are underway (see below) inorder to increase the design emphasis.All but one of the blue team respondents (93%) either agreed or strongly agreed that being on ateam made up of players from both teams hurt them in the competition. The same percentage(93%) disagreed or strongly disagreed that being on a split team had hurt their educationalexperience.6. Conclusions and future work:The competition clearly generates a lot of excitement on the campus. Over 700 people were inthe audience as the 2010-11event (see Figure 2). This is a very large turnout compared to manyother competitions. It is felt that holding the event on campus and pairing it with the springfootball

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Scott A. Morton, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey R. Anderson, University of Wyoming; Sandra Root-Elledge, University of Wyoming; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

outcomes including [quoteddirectly from:14• “(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering• (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints 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• (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice.”14Participation in the program is not without challenge

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health, and Environment Research Organization; Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council

Tagged Divisions

International

what is called CIB – CulturalImmersion in Brazil: It is a project that brings to Brazil students from abroad in a program of 15days (can be more or less) when they have academic, technical, social and cultural activities. It isvery intensive period when the students visit 5 of the 9 cities of Atlantic Forest Region at the seashore of Sao Paulo state, as well as visit to different industries and universities.The program is designed in order to provide engineering students the opportunity to reflect aboutengineering social responsibility and ethical dilemmas when developing projects. This awarenessis becoming more and more necessary due to the environmental/ethical/economical crises thathumanity is facing and that impacts not only the society

Collection

2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Laura-Ann S. Chin; Kenneth A. Kroos; Justinus A. Satrio

:     • Teamwork  –  conflict  resolution,  communication,  delegating  responsibilities   • Project  &  time  management   • Leadership   • People  skills   • Ethics   • Oral  presentation  skills     2

Collection

2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Laura-Ann S. Chin; Kenneth A. Kroos; Justinus A. Satrio

:     • Teamwork  –  conflict  resolution,  communication,  delegating  responsibilities   • Project  &  time  management   • Leadership   • People  skills   • Ethics   • Oral  presentation  skills     2

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-5232: EXPLORING IF AND HOW KNOWLEDGE OF A HU-MANITARIAN DISASTER AFFECTS STUDENT DESIGN THINKINGRyan C. Campbell, University of Washington Ryan Campbell is pursuing his doctorate through the University of Washington Graduate School’s inter- disciplinary Individual PhD (IPhD) program, in which he combines faculty expertise in the College of Engineering and the College of Education to create a degree program in the emerging field of engineering education. Campbell earned his M.S. in electrical engineering from Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea, and his B.S. in engineering science from Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colo. Camp- bell’s research interests include engineering education, ethics

Conference Session

The "Education" in Experiential Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

high-quality, academically-enhancing paidemployment opportunities to bachelor‟s degree students. We strive to prepare themintellectually, technically, culturally, ethically, professionally, and socially for the demands andopportunities of an increasingly changing world”. The program is highly successful and has aproven history of benefits to students, employers, and IPFW as more than two thousand co-opsworked with more than four hundred employers mainly in northeast Indiana but other locations,too. The university co-op office and the department‟s co-op faculty coordinators activelyencourage participation in this program.Students have the opportunity to choose from the following options:Alternating Co-op - Students have the opportunity to

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael C. Reeves P.E., Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.; Andrew B Twarek P.E., Ruby+Associates, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Designoutcome: Outcome: Design a system or process in more than one civil engineering context to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, constructability, and sustainability. Criterion: (1) Develop design requirements and a project approach that addresses client needs within the constraints imposed by the client, appropriate design standards/laws, and natural limitations. (2) Identify appropriate alternatives to meet client desires within the constraint imposed and evaluate the feasibility of the alternatives choosing the “best” based upon developed criteria. (3) Synthesize a detail

Conference Session

TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

courses build upon concepts to address professional and ethical fostering and supporting inquiry, creativity, covered in beginning level course work. responsibilities including a respect for practice, and social responsibility in ways 6.3.7 Application of Mathematics and diversity; consistent with its mission. Science: Appropriate applications of the j. a knowledge of the impact of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Eric Durant, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

, attackingSecurity and testing computer networks. 2. Design a threat scenario and implement defenses to mitigate potential attacks. 3. Perform a penetration test of a live network and assess the results. 4. Discuss the legal and ethical issues involved with assessing and testing a network for vulnerabilities and weaknesses. 5. Discuss the roles and responsibilities of network security professionals.A key component of the lecture material for this course is demonstrations of network securitytools and in-class activities to promote active learning. The first time this course was offeredthere was considerable student feedback that supported an additional focus

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Darrin S. Muggli; Brian M. Tande

. Students will receive personal attention, with an emphasis on ethics, written andoral communication, and interpersonal skills for which liberal arts programs are well known.These are traits that employers seek when hiring engineers. For example, Steve Jobs stated7 in2011, “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough—it’s technology married withliberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing, andnowhere is that more true than in these post-PC devices.” Indeed, a recent article8 in theChronicle of Higher Education outlines the significant benefits of pursing an engineering degreeat a liberal arts college. Thus, the BC Engineering Model, which is currently proving to beextremely successful in

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park ; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

lead in business and public service, as well as in Page 25.631.2research, development and design, are ethical and inclusive of all segments of society. Theattributes [of the future engineer] include strong analytical skills, creativity, ingenuity,professionalism, and leadership” (p. 59).1 The Obama administration has also provided a modelfor the future engineer, focusing on the ability to be innovative and creative. As President Obamastated in January, 2011, “The first step in winning the future is encouraging Americaninnovation. None of us can predict with certainty what the next big industry will be or where thenew jobs will come from

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; David A. Veshosky, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 25.7.12Table 3- Course Objectives and Associated ABET A-K Criteria Course ObjectivesObj. # ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 (Provide experiences in…) F- Understand professional and ethical 1 Leadership and professionalism responsibility E- Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; C- Design a system, component or process to 2

Conference Session

Innovative Course Developments in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; David S. Cottrell Sr. P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Candace Mazze, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

integrating the fundamental concepts with advanced technologies, the PRIMEmodules enable students to recognize the connection between the academic and real worldengineering issues, thus motivate them to learn on their own66, 7. Douglas and colleagues haveimplemented PRIME modules in courses related to understanding professional ethics within theengineering discipline8. These engineering educators assert that such an instruction styleincorporates effective educational pedagogies, including active learning and team based projectsthat excite students about materials by relating them to modern technologies. Module instructionis geared towards student learning outcomes, as well as interaction and communication within

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

team president has takenon the role of project manager with a passion, and he possesses a very effective leadership style.The vice president’s role is lead designer. The high level of commitment and energy that thesetwo students provided made a tremendous difference in the third year.To foster team spirit and to instill an ethic of community service, the NMU SAE club volunteersin the local community each year. The club maintains 6 miles of hiking and skiing trails eachfall, and in the winter club assists at a Boy Scout Merit Badge day held on the NMU campus.The club also has social gatherings twice each semester, either a dinner or club outing, just tohelp foster good relationships within the club.Vehicle Design and Problem-Based LearningThe

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

real world team design tasks and will perform design team managementfunctions. Ethics in engineering and management will be covered and the importance of safetyconsiderations, and reliability. Students will learn to develop a detailed design needs statementfrom a vague initial design goal. They will learn to carry out engineering trade studies and to workin an arena in which critical pieces of information are often missing. They will learn to makeassumptions, to work on the basis of those assumptions, and subsequently to modify or abandontheir assumptions as appropriate. They will learn that design is iterative and will develop judgmentthat will allow them to compare and evaluate design alternatives. They will learn to present theirresults in

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

a work breakdown structure and list of schedule activities; c. planning an appropriate sequence activities for a logical project work flow; d. estimating activity durations; e. applying appropriate methods to allocate and level schedule resources; and f. analyzing a project schedule and reporting project status.III. The knowledge and skills associated with project administration include: a. understanding project delivery processes; b. applying principles of construction law and ethics; c. understanding contractor licensing requirements and procedures; d. understanding lien and labor laws as applied to construction; e. identifying appropriate construction codes and regulations; f

Conference Session

Best. Class. Ever.

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S. Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Deborah Lynn Grubbe P.E., Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC; Ronald Lee Cutshall Sr., R. L. Cutshall Sr., Consulting; Steven J. Swanson; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Arvind Varma, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

computational tools necessary for successful chemical engineering practice;  Understand and appreciate the need for professional integrity and ethical decision making in the professional practice of chemical engineering (6);  Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary issues encountered in the professional practice of chemical engineering including business practices, environmental, health, and safety issues and other public interests. Our graduate will be aware of the wide-reaching effects that engineering decisions have on society, our global community and our natural

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Frank Ackerman, Montana Tech of the University of Montana; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

required totransform the then current, mostly haphazard, production of software products into a responsiblebranch of engineering. [note 12] In a follow-up piece in Computer [7] Mr. Buckley enunciatedthree major objectives that needed to be met: 1. the establishment of software engineering as an approved [academic] program, included the associated accreditation issues; 2. the establishment of a separate set of software engineering ethics; and 3. the establishment of software engineering as a certified or registered field of engineering.Not mentioned in his Computer piece, but also discussed by the IEEE Board was the need for 4. the creation of a comprehensive set of widely accepted Software Engineering standards.All of these

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute; Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; David Moore, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2012-4823: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING TECHNICAL COMMU-NICATION EFFECTIVENESS SKILLS IN A MIDDLE EAST ENGINEER-ING PROGRAMDr. Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute Nicholas J. Dimmitt is an Assistant Professor of communications in the College of Arts & Science at the Petroleum Institute of the United Arab Emirates. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California and his master’s from San Francisco State University. He previously taught engineer- ing and management graduate students at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand for 16 years. He specializes in communication courses for engineers, business communication, corporate social respon- sibility, and business ethics. Dimmitt has

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

outward into the humanity and science schools. There are no prerequisites and thecourse is open to all students of the university. The course itself attempts to illustrate that material selection and applications have majorecological implications on energy consumption, material resources and environmental impact.These together, in turn, impact society. Society and social norms also have a tremendous role toplay through consumerism. Awareness of the complicated interaction is paramount for continuedadvancement of civilization. With the scale of industrialization that exists on our planet,consideration of resource management, ethical material selection choices, energy management,and final disposal choices are all necessary to ensure a

Collection

2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

J. A. Rozzi-Ochs; C. J. Egelhoff; H.V. Jackson; S. Zelmanowitz

IL while other cohortsdemonstrate a wide array of skills in the IL domain. This work marks a “stepping off point” forfuture refinement of methods to assess and improve the information literacy skills ofundergraduate engineering students.References1. American Library Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy (1989) Final Report, Chicago, IL. Retrieved January 26, 2012 from http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/presidential.htm.2. Trussell, Alice. 2004. “Librarians and Engineering Faculty: Partnership Opportunities in Information Literacy and Ethics Instruction” Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries, Krakow, Poland. Available

Conference Session

FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

and the “analyze the discipline” exercises foreach department presentation, my critical thinking skills are: Figure 4. Survey responses to Question 1.Question 2: The goals of this course include improving students’: a) use of tablet pcs; b) critical thinking Page 25.529.7and decision-making skills; c) team building/communication skills; d) understanding ofdiversity/harassment; e) knowledge about engineering professionalism/ethics; f) understanding ofengineering design and practice; g) knowledge of departments/engineering disciplines at SpeedSchool;h) ability to use the software tools Excel, Maple, Matlab

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia ; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

overall professionalway of being, a quality that Rifkin 14 sees as essential in the “third industrial revolution” anddescribes as “developing empathic ethics and a sense of social responsibility that takes theposition that we all share the same life boat”.In addressing this challenge, we feel that modeling this empathic engagement for the students inall our teaching interactions is a key in avoiding this above-described fragmentation. Morespecifically, the modules are co-taught by the engineering and social work instructors on thebases of a substantive personal and trans-disciplinary engagement that is reflected in the designof the course modules as described above. This means, there will not be an empathy expertvisiting the course on occasion to

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry L Wear, University of Washington, Tacoma; Orlando R. Baiocchi, University of Washington, Tacoma; Matthew Alden, University of Washington, Tacoma; Robert Gutmann, University of Washington, Tacoma; Jie Sheng, University of Washington, Tacoma

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

 the  discipline.  If  the  purpose  of  technical  engineering  courses  is  to  empower  students,  then  these  outcomes  examine  how  future  engineers  might  wield  that  power.     Page 25.668.4In  our  program  these  outcomes  are  primarily  assessed  as  part  of  a  cyber-­‐ethics  course.    This  course  focuses  on  reason,  philosophical  ethics,  and  examining  methods  of  thought  for  evaluating  how  humanity  should  conduct  itself.    As  such,  it  is  an  ideal  forum  for  exploring  how  technology  has  impacted  humanity,  the  environment,  the  economy

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph East, Michigan Technological University; Genevieve Gierke, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

. Through coursework thatexplores topics such as global, ethical and technological leadership, teaming, cultural awarenessand scientific communication, each student refines his/her personal leadership philosophy andgains the confidence and ability to lead in their professional careers.By exploring the many facets of leadership through classroom study, practical application in realworld humanitarian projects, and teaching others, it is believed that students will be betterprepared to lead in post-graduate endeavors. This paper, written and presented by students of theprogram, presents the course curricula, activities, and international experience that are used inthis program to develop leadership. Students will share their experiences and

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

for productivity in construction and TQM approaches in small construction firms. Her current research encompasses safety culture, the pedagogy of safety, and ethics in construction practice.Prof. Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University Page 25.948.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY’S PRESPECTIVE ON CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND ITS CULTURAL ASPECTSAbstractThis paper explores the current status of safety in construction as it is approached in our state.The culture of our individualistic state is one that naturally resists rules and

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

their ABET evaluator gave them a warning for including the soft skills in their majordesign experience and have since removed these from their capstone course. Figure 11 providesthe proportion of the 85 departments who reported teaching the given topics. Design process andscheduling are also taught by the majority of schools. Listed after “Other” are the four mostcommonly noted other topics: professional practice, ethics, safety, and licensure or life-longlearning. These areas, among others, are described in ASCE’s Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge for the 21st Century (2nd Ed.) as topics important to future civil engineers.5 100% 90% 80% Percent of Responses

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Gerard Spillane, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

] (5) (4) A poorly executed Practical outcome devoid of values product lacking in appropriate values (1) Mechanical Skills Problem (2) Solving (6) Skills developed in Theoretical solving an ethical

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica Jovanovic, Trine University; Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University; M. Brian Thomas P.E., Trine University; R. Thomas Trusty II, Trine University

Tagged Divisions

International

ImprovisationConflict management Courage Pattern recognitionNegotiation expertise Commitment Cognitive complexityEmpowering others Hardiness CosmopolitanismCross-cultural ethical issues Maturity Managing uncertaintySocial literacy Results-orientation Local vs. global paradoxes Personal literacyCultural literacy Tenacity Behavioral flexibility Emotional intelligenceIt is very challenging to create curriculum materials that implement