introduce anentrepreneurial mindset among our faculty members, and to motivate them to teach theseconcepts to their students.ICE WorkshopsStudents will not develop an entrepreneurial mindset unless they see it first in our faculty. Topromote this among we have done a number of activities. The KEEN network has created anumber of workshops called ICE. This stands for Innovating Curriculum with EntrepreneurialMindset. They have had a number of short meetings on one topic. We have had faculty attendworksops on: • Materials engineering • Engineering mechanics • Engineering ethicsThe first author made a presentation at the engineering ethics meeting8.The network is now sponsoring multiday ICE workshops on entrepreneurial minded learning,active and
Engineering design processes, research Technology Management techniques, communication skills, teamwork skills, professional ethics, sustainability, technological impact 1 SEP101 Engineering Physics Basic mechanics, rotation, fluids, electricity, DC circuits 1 SED102 Engineering Graphics and Engineering drawing, CAD, design CAD 1 SIT199 Applied Algebra and Matrices, vectors, complex numbers, Statistics probability, statistics 2
writtenreports about the design process, prepare group oral presentations, utilize electrical and mechani-cal computer-aided design, and create instrumentation software in LabVIEW. These, in turn, relyon students having achieved a set of learning objectives related to electronic circuit theory, oper-ational amplifiers, and electronic components.BIOMENG 241 is organized with two lectures per week of one hour each, plus one two-hourlaboratory session per week. Lectures cover the design process, passive electronics, operationalamplifiers, filters, digital sampling, component selection, ethics, and safety. Laboratories coverbrainstorming, electronics instrumentation, soldering, operational amplifier circuits, aliasing, andquantization. Project work is
projects, internships, extracurriculars, and othereducational experiences. In revisiting these experiences with a focus on leadership, students cannewly recognize that these experiences are helping them develop leadership skills. To facilitate reflection on leadership, students in the two featured courses are introduced to the“leadership competencies” identified by Seemiller4 including ethics, analysis, conflictnegotiation, communication, providing/receiving feedback, problem solving, decision making,and personal contributions to effectiveness of group. Promoting familiarity with these leadershipcompetencies is intended to provide students with a vocabulary to articulate their leadershipabilities, and a lens with which to reflect on their past
Engineering program. The course scopefocuses on issues related to the professional practice of civil engineering, and is intended toaugment and enrich the student’s civil engineering core courses. Topics include professionalregistration and practice, engineering ethics, contemporary issues, and fundamental concepts ofbusiness, management, and public policy. The course objectives are: 3 a. Apply the ASCE Code of Ethics to the solution of an ethical problem confronting a practicing engineer, b. Explain the elements of project management in the military, public service, and private sectors, c. Describe the business and public policy issues for public and private practice, d
Program Five Components1. Research experience. Research related to a Grand Challenge.2. Engineering + curriculum. Engineering education that intersects with public policy, business, law, ethics, human behavior, risk as well as medicine and the sciences.3. Entrepreneurship. Preparing students to translate invention to innovation; to develop market ventures that scale to global solutions in the public interest.4. Global dimension. Developing students who are able to address global challenges and lead innovation in a global economy.5. Service learning. Developing and deepening students’ social consciousness and their motivation to bring technical expertise to bear on societal problems.Engineering Entrepreneurs
emphasized: 1. “Global problems of the modern society. Culture, cultural value and cultural identity 2. “Technological breakthrough in the context of globalization” 3. “Ethics of communication in the modern society” 4. “Outstanding international scientists” 5. “Tolerance as an essential quality of an individual and a specialist in the modern society” 6. “Specialist of the 21st century”.Using the “Specialist of the 21st century” as an example, this theme can be integrated as amodule in the engineering disciplines. The purpose is to form self-determination, global andsocial awareness, and decision making through the social interactions within a group of highschool students through the completion of the following steps. In the first
importance of ethics, decision making, team working, design, marketing and communications in solving a real-world problem, 2) Business students learn about importance of engineering technologies and engineering design and their role in innovation and ethics in solving a real-world problem, 3) Both group of students use presentations, project management, team work, and write-ups to enhance their learning experiences. The course also involves elements like real-world case studies, lab exercises, guestlectures and final comprehensive project involving both business and engineering technologiesand concepts. The NAE came up with fourteen grand challenges9, the world is currently facingand started the E4U2 video
oralcommunications and knowledge in engineering ethics from an instructor-led team-orientedenvironment. The industry sponsor also benefits from the project deliverables and anopportunity to interact with groups of students who are often eager for an opportunity to applytheir knowledge and ultimately launch their career. Details of sample projects and feedbackfrom students in meeting course objectives are discussed in this paper.IntroductionOne of the critical steps in the product realization process is the engineering design, whichdeserves special attention in undergraduate education to better prepare graduating engineers insatisfying the rapidly changing demands of the industry [1][2]. An engineering graduate shouldbe able to apply the knowledge of
enrolled in talent developmentprogram5, using web-based instructional materials to learn with Rube Goldberg projects in K-12classrooms6, using Rube Goldberg projects as a design based learning tool for freshmenengineering students7, providing early experience in multidisciplinary teaming and an earlyexposure to ethics in an interdisciplinary freshmen course8, integrating design andexperimentation to freshmen students with an electromechanical Rube Goldberg design project9,introducing design early in the curriculum to improve motivation and increase retention10,assessing engineering students’ understanding of design after a short workshop given precedingthe beginning of their first semester11.Besides K-12 and freshmen level, RGMs were also used in
, production processes, concurrent engineering design, and detailed system description. Further it is essential to include a variety of realistic constraints, such as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics and social impact.”1Senior design is an apprentice-like involvement and the highlight of the undergraduate engineeringexperience. Most projects are sponsored by local industries or motivated by the needs of thedepartment or a faculty member. Since 2003, UST has tried to offer at least one of its senior designprojects to consider the needs of material-resource poor people at the base of the economicpyramid. These projects often bring to life the ‘realistic constraints, such as economic factors,safety, reliability
the weakness oftraditional lecture-based learning modules which may quickly become out of date for rapidlychanging areas like NSNT without diligent attention from well-informed instructors. By its nature,PBL-structured case studies promote learning at the cutting edge of a discipline and thus are well-suited to the emerging NSNT field.A central premise in using the case study technique is that the process of learning is just asimportant as the content [12]. In general, students work cooperatively during case studies to answerchallenging questions or to evaluate complex ethical issues. For PBL-structured case studies,students are expected to investigate and learn necessary content in order to understand the contextof a case. This requires
unless its intention is public responsibility, thedevelopment of which is a major goal of liberal education. “Society itself requires some othercontribution from each individual, besides the particular duties of his profession. And, if nosuch liberal intercourse be established, it is the common failing of human nature, to beengrossed with petty views and interests to underrate the importance of all in which we arenot concerned, and to carry our partial notions, into cases where they are inapplicable to act,in short, as so many unconnected units, displacing and repelling one another.”7Since there is a need for ethics to be built into the design then users should be in a position tocomment on the design for which they will also need to be
policy." Ethics & Behavior 11.3, 233247, 2001. [3] Hutton, Patricia A. "Understanding student cheating and what educators can do about it." College Teaching 54.1, 171176, 2006. [4] zyBooks. https://zybooks.zyante.com/. March 2016. [5] Carnegie Research I Universities. http://www.washington.edu/tools/universities94.html, March 2016. [6] David Weerts, State Governments and Research Universities: A Framework for a Renewed Partnership. New York: Routledge, p. 26, 2002. [7] Gregory A. Krohn and Catherine M. O'Connor, "Student Effort and Performance over the Semester" The Journal of Economic Education Vol. 36, No. 1 (Winter), pp. 328, 2005. [8] Judy Shearda, Selby Markhama & Martin Dicka, "Investigating
certifications and degrees.The methodology employed to assess the potential list of resources was to make an exhaustivelist (as possible, since higher education is constantly changing) of graduate and post-baccalaureate institutions that provide certification in regulatory science fields. First, thecategories of cost, availability, and curriculum needed streamlining for comparison purposes.Then, best practices needed to be identified, for both domestic and international programs.Common themes of coursework in the life sciences, biotechnology, and policy/ethics wereidentified. Often, programs would require or prefer a bachelors in health science, life sciences, orengineering with common requirements of the advanced degree mandating courses in
. 3 Faculty-led Study Abroad in an engineering course International Engineering Internship Semester-long Engineering Exchange Program Overseas Service Learning (e.g. Engineers Without Borders)Leadership Electives 6 International Business Law Construction Engineering and Management Analysis and Mitigation of Conflicts, Claims and Disputes Civil Engineering Comprehensive Social and Ethical Issues in Computing Managing Software Projects Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy Engineering Entrepreneurship Seminar International Business International Economic Development International Economics
sustainable development research questions also require integrating the humanities and the engineering sciences, with their very different methods and traditions. The 2015 report also noted the need for transdisciplinarity which requires not only engagement of scientists and engineers but interdisciplinarity and outreach by scientists and engineers to nonscience communities. The 2015 report also noted the need to address social responsibility and ethical aspects in looking for innovative technological solutions. The 2016 report will maintain the sciencepolicy interface and the SDGs as an integrated system as the main threads of the report. The UN Environmental Program (UNEP) recently teamed with the World Health Organization to look at
topics and do long problems on the board and no one ever stopped to ask questions because he would make no effort to help us understand the topics.”These comments demonstrate the crucial role of professors as ambassadors of the profession instudents’ early careers. Engagement with the professors/T.A.s Lectures and activities in class Doing homework & assignments Helpful textbook, handouts, and other resources Collaboration with fellow classmates; study groups Internship experiences My own technical skills and work ethic 0
(“Interdisziplinaritaet”), and transfer to theworld of work (“Transfer in die Arbeitswelt”). The aim of the educational contribution of coursesaccording to the VIA-concept is to provide an understanding of engineering professionalism thatrequires technical knowledge and social competencies to develop innovative technical solutions.Furthermore, understanding autonomy and responsibility to act in a way that balances the interestsof the employing firm with the general society is an integrated aspect of professionalism andneeds to be included as well “to develop an understanding of how to act within the specificprofession, the culture and the ethical rules as well as understanding the consequences of onesactions are important parts of the professional development
engineering students engaged in a design project and pays particular attention to howstudents make judgments. The analysis concludes that the practice of engineering judgmentrelies on displays to recognize and construct rhetorical tactics to satisfy the requirements of atask. This study connects to recent research in engineering education on the importance ofdisplays 15, 16 for learning the design process, and reveals the dynamics of displays for carryingout engineering judgment. Engineering judgment is a core competency for engineering practice. Philosophers,educators, practitioners, and historians agree that engineering judgment is necessary for ethical,sophisticated, and professional engineering practice1, 2, 3, 4, ,5. While scientific and
a more flexible approachto assessment…and multiple opportunities for structured reflection (as, for example, inportfolios) to help students take a more intentional approach to their own learning” (10).Reforms in engineering education have increasingly used these pedagogies to train the engineerof the 21st century, going beyond deep knowledge of technical fundamentals to meet othercritical ABET outcomes, such as understanding the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental, and societal context, communicating effectively, functioning onmultidisciplinary teams, and understanding professional and ethical responsibility(www.abet.org).Learning communities, specifically those that exist in residence halls, are
development educationalgoal.Learning outcomesThe Mechatronics System Design course aims to address the following learning outcomes: [a] Apply mathematics, science, and engineering to a project. [b] Design systems, components and processes to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. [c] Function in multi-disciplinary teams. [d] Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems (analysis, design, verification, validation, implementation, application, and maintenance of a system). [e] Understand professional and ethical responsibility. [f] Learn effective communications – oral and written. [g] Be
activities: • Co-housing. Out-of-area students across REUs and other research programs were intermingled most years and lived together in student on-campus apartments. • Orientation and training. One-time activities such as campus tours, city orientation, lab safety training, library methods, and research compliance introduction. • Weekly research seminars. These were held at a regularly scheduled time such as Thursdays from 9:00-10:30 a.m. so that everyone could plan to fit them into their summer schedules. Seminars have included research ethics, research topics across STEM and non-STEM disciplines, collaboration, applying to graduate school, research-related careers, and much more. • Networking
before retirement. Another set ofquestions sought to obtain insight into the level of concern for filling anticipated vacatingpositions in the industry in general, and the specific needs to fill positions where they worked interms of immediate needs and anticipated needs within the next five years.Regarding course content they were first asked to priority rank the top five power engineeringtopics from the following list: A. Power Transmission B. Power Distribution C. Smart Grid D. Loads E. Human Factors F. Future Issues G. Grid Security H. Grid Simulation and Analysis I. Professional Ethics J. OtherIn addition there was a question on naming two practical power engineering skills that may
M. Warnick is the Director of the Weidman Center for Global Leadership and Associate Teaching Professor of Engineering Leadership within the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). The center provides oversight for leadership development and inter- national activities within the college and he works actively with students, faculty and staff to promote and develop increased capabilities in global agility and leadership. His research and teaching interests in- clude developing global agility, globalization, leadership, project management, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Gregg has lived in numerous locations within the USA and Europe and has worked in many places
concepts or implied by the infrastructure components, 3. The number of correct links between technical concepts (infrastructure components, in- frastructure sectors, or engineering concepts), 4. The number of concepts for non-technical aspects of infrastructure (e.g., economic growth, ethics, pollution, etc.), 5. The number of correct links between a non-technical concept to any other concept, and 6. The number of engineering concepts (e.g., constructability, design, resilience, etc.).The six numeric scores from each category can then be compared between the pre- and post-testto determine student learning gains. Detailed instructions for scoring the concept maps are in-cluded in Appendix 1. Further details on the development and
engineering ethics, researchin an academic setting, and graduate education opportunities and application process. Thefreshman year programs implemented showed success in recruiting students for the S-STEMprogram, and can serve as a model for other undergraduate programs looking to enrich theexperiences of their undergraduates by providing a comprehensive, supportive, and career-relevant environment inside and outside of the classroom.1. IntroductionEngineering education is constantly evolving and changing to meet the current and projectedneeds of the engineering profession. In 2010 1 the National Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE) released a position statement proposing additional undergraduate engineering outcomes:Leadership, Risk and
Introduction to Engineering class are:- (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering:The students are required to provide technical analysis of their proposed solution using math andscience skills they learned prior to the course (usually high school).- (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:The RFP and BAA provides a list of constraints with which the student proposal must be incompliance.- (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility:Although this was covered in class, it was not explicitly part of the PrBL framework used
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. • (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.2Some of the ABET criteria are proposed for revision in 2016-2017, but the following draftdefinition of “Engineering Design” shows ABET continues the connection between engineeringand public policy: Engineering Design – Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs, specifications, codes, and
cultures; have had a chance to practice engineering in a global context, whether through an international internship, a servicelearning opportunity, a virtual global engineering project or some other form of experience; and can effectively deal with ethical issues arising from cultural or national differences. We present evidence of the efficacy of the peertopeer collaboration model at achieving these competencies. The most important aspect of global competency for engineers as ranked by the Parkinson survey was that engineering graduates can appreciate other cultures. In the university setting this is often achieved by language and culture classes or through other exchanges [8]. One of the ways the program achieved it was by housing all