Paper ID #6372Making Ethics Explicit: Relocating Ethics to the Core of Engineering Educa-tionDr. Mary E. Sunderland, University of California, Berkeley Dr. Mary Sunderland is a historian of science and technology. She studies the history and philosophy of engineering education as a way to better understand the changing societal role of the engineer. Her work on engineering ethics has appeared in Science and Engineering Ethics. She developed and teaches the course, Ethics, Engineering, and Society at the University of California Berkeley’s College of Engineering and is an instructor in UC Berkeley’s Minner Program in
Paper ID #8224Learning to Listen: An Ethnographic Approach to Engineering Ethics Edu-cationDr. Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech Dr. Yanna Lambrinidou is a medical ethnographer and adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at Virginia Tech. For the past 6 years, she has conducted research on the historic 2001-2004 Washington, DC lead-in-drinking-water contamination. This work exposed wrongdoing and unethical behavior on the part of local and federal government agencies. In 2010, Dr. Lambrinidou co-conceived and co-taught the new graduate level engineering ethics class ”Engineering
Engineering CurriculumAbstractLessons learned from case studies have had a significant impact on both education and practiceof engineering and related disciplines. The history of practice in many engineering disciplines is,in large part, the story of failures, both imminent and actual, and ensuing changes to designs,standards and procedures made as the result of timely interventions or forensic analyses. Inaddition to technical issues, professional and ethical responsibilities are highlighted by therelevant cases. Pilot studies had assessed the use of failure case studies in civil engineering andengineering mechanics courses at Cleveland State University under an earlier NSF sponsoredproject. Over the past few years, the project has extended the work
better solutions. Students must also learn to manage uncertainty, risk, safety factors, and product reliability. There are additional ways of thinking that are important to engineers that include systems thinking, creativity, optimism, perseverance, and innovation. Collaboration (Team), communication (Comm-Engr), and ethics (Ethics) are distinct key indicators so not included here. K-12 students not only need to participate in engineering design processes but they should also come to an understanding of the discipline of engineering and the
, voice,face, iris and other modalities). Multibiometric systems are also covered. This includesfeature fusion, classifier fusion and systems that use two or more biometric modalities.Biometric system performance and issues related to the security, ethics and privacyaspects of these systems will also be addressed.There is an acute need for biometrics education at the undergraduate and graduate levels.Institutions world-wide have an established graduate program in biometrics and offersenior level undergraduate elective courses [10][11] in the area. The University of WestVirginia offers a Bachelor of Science in Biometric Systems. The U.S. Naval Academyhas a Biometrics Research Laboratory with an aim to enhance undergraduate biometricseducation [11
ECE Department at the University of Miami for the 2004-2005 academic year. Dr. Cotter worked at Nokia Mobile Phones as a senior design engineer between 2002 and 2004 in the DSP/Audio group on speech codec implementation and phone acoustic properties. Dr. Cotter received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Digital Signal Processing from the University of California at San Diego in 2001 and 1998 respectively. He received his undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering from University College Dublin in 1994.Dr. Anastasia Pease, Union College Dr. Anastasia Pease is a lecturer in English and an award-winning teacher. Her interests include literature and science, ethics and
includes coordinated professional development seminarson responsible professional conduct for engineers and research ethics, diversity awareness, aswell as the graduate school application process. Along with their graduate mentors theparticipants also become role models in a system of “each one-mentor-one”, interacting withhigh school teachers and students from a rural, underserved school district. Assessment resultsfrom program surveys indicate positive impact of mentorship, higher post-graduation careerchoices, and coordinated activities. Specifically by interacting with mentors female participantsindicated that they gained more self-confidence as researchers than their male counterparts.Index Terms: research experiences for undergraduates
professional, he investigated multiple-microphone hearing systems and wireless hearing system links from 2002 to 2008 and served as a visiting lecturer from 2005 to 2011 at the university. His research interests are in adaptive digital signal processing, digital communications, and education pedagogy. He currently serves the ECE department of his alma mater as lecturer, research specialist, and chief undergraduate advisor.Prof. Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Michael C. Loui is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and University Distinguished Teacher-Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics
• Analysis • Critical thinking • Information process • Assessment and evaluation (self & • Teamwork group) • Ethics and professionalism POGIL ABET Criteria Approaches Page 23.1268.2 Figure 2: The POGIL approaches adopted for the needsWhat is the GPMT
excitinghands-on design challenges to analyze artificial organs. In more advanced core engineering courses andlaboratories, students will explore the function of artificial organs in the laboratory and investigate thevariables affecting their performance. The engineering goals of this project are: (1) to explore the function of human and artificial organs; (2)to apply current research methodology state-of-the-art medical devices for a hands-on investigation ofartificial organs; and (3) to introduce fundamental engineering principles through experiments with artifi-cial organs; (4) to investigate the factors affecting artificial organ performance and design criteria; and (5)to explore the complicated ethical issues regarding the technological
-class discussionsabout ethical, practical, and social aspects of the Challenge. We emphasize that the manner inwhich this overview is presented can differ across institutions and courses, and based on thespecific instructor’s goals. In all cases, however, the broad, cross-disciplinary nature of thetheme and its societal context should be emphasized.Stage 2: Definition/Problem RestatementFollowing the introduction of the theme, students reflect on what they have learned and thendefine the Challenge in their own words. This process engages the students as participants in theproblem-solving process; they must progress from the relatively passive experience of Stage 1 toan active consideration of the Challenge (i.e., what makes it a difficult
research from lead governmental agenciessuch as NSF and the Department of Energy. The need for qualified nanotechnology workers forthe next two decades is estimated to be in the millions (Rocco, 2003). Broad impact can beachieved by curricular enhancement and reform at the undergraduate level (Winkelman, 2009).Curricular enhancement, if it aims to be comprehensive, needs to ensure that students areexposed to the technical aspects as well as social, economic and ethical impacts ofnanotechnology that numerous researchers are exploring seriously (Tomasik,2009). This paperreports activities and findings of a team of engineering, science, and education faculty members,who are actively involved in nanomaterials-based research and have been collaborating
and the principles of metrology tools will be discussed. This will be followed by a study of the current application of nanotechnology in a few select areas such as electronics, photonics, sensors and advanced materials.4. Applied Nanotechnology (Course II – University) will focus on four areas where nanotechnology has had a significant impact: Information Technology, Renewable Energy Sources, Nanomaterials and Biomedicine including the effects and ethics of nano-toxicology.The first University course titled “Fundamental Principles of Nanotechnology” was alreadyoffered and the other ones have been developed and will begin starting Fall 2013.Reaching Beyond the Boundaries of Higher EducationThe project has extended well past the
topicsmight exist across content areas. “Technology and Society” concerns the relations betweenhumans and technology. This includes issues such as ethics and responsibility and the historyand evolution of technology. The “Design” section focuses on the methods though which Page 23.1160.6engineers create new technological products and systems. Content would include designmethodologies, cost-benefit analysis, and design evaluation. “Products and Systems” addressesthe systems nature of technology, and includes topics such as the flow of energy, materials, andinformation in systems, feedback and control, and the specific technologies characterizingmodern
ethical decision-making in un- dergraduate engineering students. Dr. Finelli leads a national initiative to create a taxonomy/keyword outline for the field of engineering education research, and she is past chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of the American Society of Engineering Education.Ms. Kenyon M Richardson Kenyon Richardson is a program assistant and research assistant with the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering at the University of Michigan. Currently, she is assisting with an NSF grant- funded study on faculty motivation to adopt effective classroom practices. She has a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and is interested in the use of computer-assisted qualitative
Conversion project lead with the iFoundry and on the steering committee of the College of Engineering’s Strategic Instructional Initiatives Program.Kathryn F Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignProf. Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Michael C. Loui is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and University Distinguished Teacher-Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. He serves as editor of the Journal of Engineering Education and as a member of the editorial boards of College Teaching and Accountability in Research. He is a Carnegie
: Comsol Training Week 2 May 26 10:00am-12:00pm Seminar: How to Conduct Research? May 28 10:00am-12:00pm Group Meeting June 03 2:00pm-5:00pm Field Trip: Visit the University of Science and Technology Beijing Week 3 June 04 9:00am-10:00pm Presentation: Research Ethics 10:00am-12:00pm Group Meeting June 11 10:00am-11:00am Seminar: Introduction to Heat Pipes Week 4 11:00am-12:00am Group Meeting (Mid-term project presentation) 2:00pm-5:00pm Field Trip: Visit Beijing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Field Trip: Visit Fuel Cell Research
Practice II An introduction to the engineering design process, including teamwork development, ethics, professionalism, and reporting. Class 2. Lab 3. Prerequisite: ENGR 1513. (Spring)Although these new courses were not offered during year one of the project, a prototype of thefirst course was provided to the engineering students in their Engineering Graphics course.Lessons learned from that pilot run, and various course modules developed during thesubsequent summer has become the basis of the new Introduction to Engineering Practice Icourse.1.2.3.1 Introduction to Engineering Practice IThe Introduction the Engineering Practice I course contains the fundamentals of CAD, as well asseveral engineering practice lecture/lab experiences