apreliminary market analysis, and discuss the social, ethical, and environmental issues relevant totheir design.At the end of this semester, students present their project entrepreneurial pitch to an audience oftheir peers and engineering faculty. In this pitch, students make a formal funding request for theirproject. Supporting their end-of-semester design pitch, student teams write a formal reportdetailing their initial designs grounded on Pugh analysis and proof-of-concept engineeringanalysis, including a final conceptual design, their initial detailed designs, a plan to complete theproject tasks in their senior year, and an estimate of the project costs. Entrepreneurial
development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. He has advised on over forty (40) Senior Design Projects and his teams of students have received five (5) National Championships and three Best Design Awards. In the recent years, he has challenged himself with the creation of an effective methodology for successful Invention and Innovation. He was part of a 14-member multi-disciplinary team to design and create the "Society, Ethics, and Technology (SET)" course at TCNJ in 1994 and has taught multiple regular and Honors sections of this course since then. He led a multi-disciplinary team of faculty from TCNJ's School of
that students gained an increased appreciation for (andunderstanding of) both the science/technology and ethical trade-offs in energy systemchoices. Our assessments (via remote oral presentations, online quizzes, electronic homework,and recorded videos) found that students, regardless of discipline, met course learningobjectives despite the limitations of a remote format.IntroductionAccording to the United Nations [1], “climate change is the defining issue of our time” – almostevery facet of our lives will be affected by either our changing climate or our attempts to adapt tothese changes. The impacts will be disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable populations inthe world [2], who not only had little responsibility for historical
academic resilience and perseverance. For studentveterans in engineering programs, many of their former military experiences prepare them todevelop clear and effective communication skills and teamwork capacity, which are highlyvalued in engineering fields [9] [10]. Based on their prior military experiences, student veteransare also likely to possess a strong work ethic and a keen interest in practical problem-solving.What student veterans bring into the engineering classroom and engineering field is not limitedto demographic diversity or professional dispositions and skillsets. Based on their prior militaryexperiences, student veterans enrich STEM program environments by sharing their first-handknowledge of real-life issues and pragmatic insights
, outcomes in the United States(U.S.), and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, or CEAB, graduate attributes inCanada), and constitute an integral part of the outcomes-based engineering education (Froyd,Wankat, & Smith, 2012; Woolston, 2008). For example, the updated ABET outcomes used since20191 include the following seven competencies: problem solving, engineering design,communication, teamwork, ethical and professional responsibilities, experimentation andinvestigation, and life-long learning. The interest in engineering competencies may be ultimately driven by the need to producequalified engineers. In 2005, the report “Educating the Engineer of 2020” published by the U.S.National Academy of Engineering presented a report for
study at Binghamton University examined how to incorporate compassion into an engineeringethics course[5]. This was integrated with a required practicum in a biomedical engineeringprogram, for which service-learning projects are required for human and/or animals in order toimprove their quality of life. A service-learning paradigm that progressed through three stages waspresent, which are initial charity, emerging compassion, and developing social justice. Studentswere asked to reflect upon their projects to see how student awareness of ethics and compassionwas realized after completion of the projects.Two researchers at Wichita State University (WSU) assessed service learning from reflectionsafter completion of projects, inspired by two
students’ critical and analytical thinking, communication competencies, and their understandings of themselves and their responsibilities as professional engineers, especially as related to ethics, sustainability, teamwork, systems thinking, leadership, global mindset, diversity, and inclusion. Her research at USF is inspired by her broader interest in the current and potential roles of cross-disciplinary communication training in helping to shape a global workforce of ethically-, collaboratively-, and global-minded individuals who seek innovative and equitable solutions to 21st-century challenges. Prior to joining USF’s College of Engineering in 2018, Dr. Burchfield’s research explored how intersectionality shapes mediated
challenging concept to capture and effectivelycommunicate to engineering students, but engineers are critical in the design and experience ofeveryday life. Therefore, it is crucial for engineering students to be exposed to the social andcultural differences of the user. Engineering curriculum can produce heightened levels of socialresponsibility and concern about public welfare, but to effectively do so, social issues, diversity,and social responsibility need to be consistently and effectively presented within the engineeringcurriculum.This work is motivated by the Engineering Accreditation Commission’s (EAC) desire to promotethe understanding of professional and ethical responsibility and the understanding of engineeringglobal, economic
Paper ID #37975Advancing a Model of Students' Intentional Persistence inMachine Learning and Artificial IntelligenceSharon Ferguson Sharon is a PhD student in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. She previously completed her Bachelors in Industrial Engineering also at the University of Toronto. She is passionate about supporting women in Engineering and STEM more broadly, both within and outside of her research. She has held fellowships in Ethics of AI and Technology & Society organizations.James Magarian James Magarian, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the
studies from bothcategories. Specific resources listed for case studies included West Virginia University [3],SACHE [4], University of Michigan [5], LearnChemE [6], and textbook online resources [7].Faculty also use the literature, personal experience, and alumni as resources. Case studies areused in discussions, in-class activities, homework, and/or projects for a variety of reasons: • to motivate the material, • for ending examples to show the student how much they’ve learned, • to include ethics, sustainability, health, and safety concerns, • as a context for design and analysis, • to expose students to the broad field of chemical engineering; real-world applications, and • for process flowsheets.Of the 95 courses
[12] T. Martin, K. Rayne, N. J. Kemp, J. Hart, and K. R. Diller, “Teaching for adaptive expertise in biomedical engineering ethics,” Sci. Eng. Ethics, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 257–276, Apr. 2005, doi: 10.1007/s11948-005-0045-9.[13] T. Martin, S. D. Rivale, and K. R. Diller, “Comparison of student learning in challenge-based and traditional instruction in biomedical engineering,” Ann. Biomed. Eng., vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1312–1323, Aug. 2007, doi: 10.1007/s10439-007-9297-7.[14] K. Rayne, M. Taylor, S. Brophy, N. J. Kemp, et al, “The development of Adaptive Expertise in biomedical engineering ethics,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 165–173, Apr. 2006.[15] D. L. Schwartz and T. Martin, “Inventing to Prepare for Future Learning: The
vulnerabilities – misuse cases, user stories, SQUARE, security standardsModel underlying program construction, build, Module 4: Verification & Validation (V & V) for Security -deployment, and execution to identify software Penetration testing, Experience testing, Static analysisvulnerabilitiesExplain the importance of software security in Module 5: Security and Software Architecture and Designmodern life from ethical and societal impact Module 6: Security and Software Constructionperspectives. Module 7: Social Impacts of SecurityThe first 3 modules are a mini-course in IT-oriented security, while modules 3 through 6 focuson different aspects of the software engineering
compatible with the six criteria defined by Lyden and Lucena[19] toguide engineers through the process of incorporating social justice perspectives into their work.Equity-Centered Engineering Undergraduate Learning ObjectivesOverview: Engineering, as a discipline that seeks to ethically improve the common good, shouldbe inclusive and equitable in its outcomes, education, and practice. Our goal is to equipengineering students with strategies to help make this vision a reality throughout their careers.We seek to achieve this not only by developing and implementing a shared educationalbackground in diversity, equity, and inclusion, but also by creating an environment that fosters anopen, honest, respectful, and developmental dialogue in the delivery of
Paper ID #37306Do Undergraduate Data Science Program Competencies Varyby College Rankings?Elizabeth Milonas (Dr.) Elizabeth Milonas is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Systems Technology at New York City College of Technology - City University of New York (CUNY). She teaches various topics related to data science and relational and non-relation database technologies. Her research focuses on organization techniques used in big data, ethics in data science curriculum, and evaluation of data science programs/curricula. She has a Ph.D. in Information Systems from Long Island University, an MS
at the same time. • Early incentive gives me a goal to work toward in getting things done. Having no policy, at the very least, takes some of the time pressure off and enables me to make sure everything is done well. • Turning labs in late always stresses me out, but during a week full of other exams, it’s nice to know you can turn it in later. • I think policies that reward good work ethic are more effective and fair than policies that punish poor work ethic. Some people aren’t as organized as others or have differing condi- tions, and that should be okay. Of course, if it recurs, it should be addressed nonetheless. For that reason, having no policy is probably the worst, since although no one has
. A system for certifying that individuals possess such knowledge before being licensed or otherwise allowed to practice. A commitment to use specialized knowledge for the public good, and a renunciation of the goal of profit maximization, in return for professional autonomy and monopoly power; and A code of ethics, with provisions for monitoring individual compliance with the code and a system of sanctions for enforcing it.For the civil engineering profession, the American Society of Civil Engineers has developed allthe above, except a system for certifying that individuals possess such knowledge.Appendix A provides examples of professional societies, institutes, associations, and foundationsthat have
Construct in Engineering DesignAbstractEmpathy is vital to ethical, effective design, yet vexing to teach. While research suggestsempathy can be developed through human-centered design, students still tend to narrowly scopedesign problems, ignore the heterogeneity of the stakeholders, and focus on only mainstream orvery few individuals with specific need. While engineering education has come to valueempathy, literature suggests that we still have a very limited understanding of its nuances. Weaddress this issue by introducing the construct expansive empathy, which we define as the abilityto understand and generate inclusive design solutions that incorporate the complex interactionsamong the engineering system and the needs
enough for constructioncompanies? Second, what are the primary skills that the construction companies are looking for?Third, do our students know how to express their opinions in a meeting, write a report, make apresentation, work in a team, and finally, know about ethics and compliance? IntroductionSimilar to engineering, construction management is about providing better, safer products andservices; being trusted, while following clients’ expectations and specifications andcontemplating the triple constraints (scope, time, and budget) [1]. This translates to completingthe project within the planned schedule and budget while keeping the stakeholders satisfied withthe final delivery. It is unique within
engineering (microelectromechanical systems or MEMS, and assistivetechnologies)3-5.Robotics and mechatronics are also spawning newer disciplines like intelligent systems,embedded systems, and hybrid systems. Project-based LearningThe recent revolutionary, rather than evolutionary, changes in the engineering educationaccreditation criteria by the ABET show that acquisition of technical knowledge alone isnot sufficient for graduating engineers in the globalized workplace today. The studentsfurther need training and experience in the areas of technical communication, ethics, teamwork, economics and ergonomics of system/product design, relationship betweentechnology and society, civic engagement, sensitivity to cultural
them) topics such as intellectual property, ethics, and societaland global impacts (Bauer, 2012). Some groups failed to fully understand these requirements ormissed out on opportunities to increase the value of their work by including them.An intervention to improve this situation was desired, but the bandwidth of both the studentteams and the course coordinators was very limited. Success data and student commentscollected over several years suggested a possible approach. Student feedback on the coordinatorteam check-ins and writing consultations were quite favorable as seen in Figure 1 later in thispaper. Students clearly valued any amount of personal attention, coaching, and mentoring fromthe course coordinators. This combination of factors
women in engineering and technology. Dr. Bhaduri has an interdisciplinary expertise with a Ph.D. in Engineering Education and Masters degrees in Statistics and Mechanical Engineering, from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include: future of work, women in technology, assessing the impact and effectiveness of inclusion and diversity initiatives as well as employing innovative, ethical and inclusive mixed-methods research approaches to uncovering insights about the 21st century workforce.Natalie Anna Foster, Sisters in STEM - Saguaro High School Natalie Foster is a current high school senior at Saguaro in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is the president of the school’s FRC robotics club and has been a member of the team
Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS), the ROI TF recommends adding a 0-credit hourCo-op Preparation course to prepare students uniformly better for co-ops and careers. Mostuniversities require an Ethics course (Ethics, Ethics for Professional Managers and Engineers,Technology as a Service to Humanity, etc.), we should therefore consider the same. The TFfinally recommends making two of the HUSS courses chosen by the BSCO Committee and onefree elective chosen by the student.The IF TF recommends, according to the results of our survey, for our BSCO program to focuson improving students’ problem-solving skills and self-learner skills because these skills will beparticularly important in their future careers. Our students should be mastered in C/C
learningobjectives. These items were including leadership theory, psychometric testing, projectmanagement, emotional intelligence, leading across cultures, ethics, leading teams, problem-solving, and conflict management. The survey prompts for these items were “Please rate yourlevel of knowledge for these listed leadership concepts,” ”To what degree are you interested inand want to learn more about these leadership topics?”, and “Please rate your level ofcompetence for these skills or knowledge” on 5-point Likert-scale ratings. Finally, two questionswere asked to measure students’ leadership identity.Analysis. Two types of statistical analyses were used to answer the research questions. First, tounderstand differences in leadership identity development for
the Trolley Problem (e.g.,Geisslinger, Poszler, Betz, Lütge, &Lienkamp (2021)) followed by a discussion about self-driving cars. A class activity, adapted fromThe Moral Machine experiment (Awad et al., 2018) presented students with several dilemmaswhere a self-driving car has only two options, both would result in persons or animals beingharmed or killed. Students submitted their choices individually and then discussed the results ingroups followed by a whole class discussion. The students then were introduced to the Ethics ofConnected and Automated Vehicles: Recommendations on road safety, privacy, fairness,explainability and responsibility, published by the Publication Office of the European Union, toprovide further information
41% Figure 1. Student Location Survey Results Unknown 11%This survey data was used to inform the development of the studio exercises and projects, as well asproactively address student mental and physical health during their studies. Details will be providedlater in this paper.Modular Curriculum StructureWork to shift ENGR 112/121 to a flipped-classroom model was accelerated, and, inspired by priorwork at the University of British Columbia [10], the curriculum was re-structured into seven distinctmodules. Three modules were part of ENGR 112, while four modules were part of ENGR 121 (Table3). Each module had a duration of three or four weeks, with the exception of the Ethics
path.Workshops provide students in our learning communities the tools to manage challenges thatimpact their performance as engineers. By engaging new student engineers in active workshopsas part of an intentional onboarding process, we introduce them to many of the supportsavailable. Each program also has workshops throughout the semester which connect to variousprofessional aspects of engineering including but not limited to inclusivity, communityconnection, and work-life balance. For example, students attend a workshop titled “ActingEthically.” Through framing the session with the example of the 2007 I-35W MN BridgeCollapse, students are able to use a “real-life” example of a local catastrophe to learn theprinciples of ethics. Group discussions are
outcomes used by ABET to evaluate engineering programs. Specifically, outcomes2, 3 and 4 can be found below: an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs withconsideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social,environmental, and economic factors an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations andmake informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global,economic, environmental, and societal contextsFinally, the project seeks to provide a systematic approach that can be institutionalized thusoffering academic institutions an option
. All of these changes weremade in consultation with the larger ERSP team including Dr. Alvarado at UCSD. In the ERSPmodel, grading is based on several items including the final report; however, for ourimplementation of a 1-credit course, we found that the final report was the primary deliverablefor the semester and thus the grading was based only on the final report. The course topics thatwere not covered in ERSP at UIC due to time restrictions included: ethics in research, oralcommunication, peer-review (reduced time from 3 classes to 2 classes), and basic statistics andhypothesis testing. We also had to remove the following in-class exercises due to timerestrictions: final proposal presentation and reflections.One of the components that was
engineering design process; importance of mathematics,chemistry and computers in engineering; engineering mechanics; data analysis; publicsafety; ethics; professional licensure; and career searches. Content varied from material thatwould be included in freshmen engineering courses to material that introduced advanced(upper-level) engineering courses. The portion of the SBP program involving industryprofessionals as guest speakers consisted of three panel discussions and three stand-alonepresentations. The three panel discussions invited guests from different career stages asfollows: (a) early career professionals, (b) a recent winning senior design team fromComputer Science in TAMUK’s COE, and (c) seasoned engineers. Each panel had four tofive
increase in the rating ofknowledge. Knowledge in the role of an engineer, engineering ethics, international issues, anddesign thinking were among the highest ranking (Figure 6). By the end of the design challenge,more than 75% of students agreed that engineers should have some or a lot of responsibility intackling global challenges (Figure 7). Responsibility in resource consumption, climate change,and meeting SDGs were among the highest ranking. The endline survey results show a clear shiftin student mindset after participating in the design challenge. Figure 5: Student self-evaluation of their skills before-and-after the design challenge, from the endline survey.Figure 6: Student self-evaluation of their knowledge before-and-after the design