Conference Session

Diverse Pathways: Exploring Inclusive Practices and Outreach in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh; Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul; Irene Mena, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

in 2012, both from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University. In 2019, he received his PhD from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is currently working as an Assistant Professor. His research interests are engineering education, and in the area of optics; he specializes in developing optical fiber-based sensors for monitoring harsh environments.Dr. Irene Mena, University of Pittsburgh Irene B. Mena has a B.S. and M.S. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in engineering education. She has experience teaching programming, design, entrepreneurship, and sustainability topics, and is the Director of the First-Year Engineering Program at the University

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

not small systems.Therefore it is important to attempt to achieve a balance in the course that will adequately teachelectrical engineering and computer science students the needed fundamentals ofmicroprocessors, while also providing the computer engineering students a solid foundation foradvanced courses.Decision ProcessOptionsSeveral options were initially considered to accomplish the objective of better preparing studentsfor advanced ECE courses. One option was to require all students to take CompSci 253 (ObjectOriented Programming with C). The CompSci 253 course addresses typical large computersystems with an operating system that provides low level services (such as memorymanagement). This is a feature not typically found on the small

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri Columbia; Harvest Collier, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

complexity of the task. This strategy can be easilyadapted to increase the effectiveness of tutoring sessions, review sessions, or short transfer storyproblems.IntroductionWith many students struggling with the concepts they learn, their instructors often askthemselves “How can we help them?” In science and engineering, this question often revolvesaround the thread of coherent reasoning built around questions or question-driven story problemsthat the instructors ask and the answers they receive from their students. Questioning is one ofthe most fundamental cognitive components that guide human reasoning 1. Very often studentsengage in memory search and retrieval strategies in answering instructor’s questions, strategiesthat are not sufficient for

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Sudeep Bhoja; Ku-Jei King; Krish Bandaru; David G. Meyer

educational methods, students are forced to process infor-mation and learn predominantly with the brain’s left hemisphere. Most of what engineering students mustlearn, however, requires them to develop right-brain processing skills. This leads to a fundamental incompati-bility in the general learning process, an incompatibility which is particularly acute in engineering education:right-brain processing funneled through left-brain "sequential I/O" (i.e., printed text). In contrast, visual mediaprovide a direct, "parallel I/O" path to the brain’s right hemisphere. Clearly, in an increasingly vigorous visualculture, use of visual media as an integral part of instructional delivery — for presentation of lecture material aswell as for interactive, self

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

prototyping methods, and a real- Page 8.962.7world challenge of building a multi-purpose propeller (developed at the ‘NottinghamProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education.Advanced Manufacturing Centre’, a multi-million Dollar, first class rapid prototypinglaboratory.)As the screen-prints in Figure 1 illustrate, the left hand side of the screen is usually hyper-linked text and small icons prompting student actions, with the fundamental text content.In the right hand side of the screen, we offer active code, animation clips

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hedrick

is true if the motor is running-Db is true if the driver seatbelt is fastened-Pb is true if the passenger seatbelt is fastened1. Finish the following statement:"The seatbelt warning light should be on in my car if":2. Write a Boolean expression that will implement the statement in part 1 Page 7.1153.10 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Claudia M Fajardo, Western Michigan University; Ghazal Rajabikhorasani, Western Michigan University

: Ghazal.rajabikhorasani@wmich.edu Dr. Claudia M. Fajardo Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49009 Email: claudia.fajardo@wmich.eduAbstractActive learning is a key component of effective engineering education. Within MechanicalEngineering curricula, many courses provide rich platforms to engage students through activelearning strategies to promote effective retention of theoretical concepts. Hands-on laboratoryactivities are one example. At Western Michigan University (WMU), the course Introduction toInternal Combustion Engines is offered every fall semester as

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Student Growth

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University

course grade is accrued through achievement of assessment checkpoints. These checkpoints arearranged into four tiers – completion of which roughly demarcates the D, C, B, and A grade lines. Thecheckpoints are a mix of quiz and project assessments. Tier One, completion of which approximatelymarks achievement of a D, consists of four quizzes (Fundamentals, Functions, Logical Programming, andLoops) and two projects (3D Modeling and Applied Logical Programming). Tier Two, completion of whichapproximately marks achievement of a C, consists of two projects requiring synthesis of Tier One quizcontent. Tier Three, marking a B, consists of one quiz (Solving Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)with ODE45) and one project (Solving ODEs in Simulink). Tier

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 1 Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Jennifer Kouo, Towson University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Cheryl Beauchamp, Regent University; Briana O'Neal, University of Maryland College Park; Jackelyn Raquel Lopez Roshwalb, University of Maryland, College Park; Darryll J. Pines, University of Maryland College Park

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

. Stereotype threat is most robust in situations thatinclude a variable that “triggers” the stereotype. Tests that are explicitly framed as ability testsor difficult tests are more likely to heighten stereotype threat [18]. As Ben-Zeev, Fein, & Inzlichtreported [19], an identity threat, such as telling women who identified with math that they wouldtake a very difficult math test, was enough to cause them to perform poorly on a test completelyunrelated to math and easy to do - writing their name backwards.Literature recommends numerous techniques to reduce stereotype threats in a learningenvironment: ● Teach students about the phenomenon of stereotype threat [20]. ● Provide students with situational (as opposed to stereotype-based) explanations

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Baca, University of Missouri-Rolla; Steve Watkins, University of Missouri-Rolla; Ray Luechtefeld, University of Missouri-Rolla

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

thecomplicated technical principles of engineering, it is less common for these institutions toinclude team communication or team training as part of the undergraduate curriculum.Instructors often give team projects in an effort to help students learn effective teamwork skills,but this practice alone does not teach team dynamics3. The fundamentals of how people workand interact is a skill; like calculus or circuits, it must be taught, practiced and evaluated3,4. Quality decision-making can be enhanced when members of a team develop high degreesof openness and interdependence. When members of a team regulate or ignore certaininformation, the quality of the decision is diminished5. From the Argyris and Schön “Theory ofAction” perspective, “the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anne M Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University ; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Shelly Tan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

analysis for a local wastewater plant facility.Ms. Shelly Tan Shelly Tan is an undergraduate researcher working with Dr. Lucietto. She is currently pursuing a Bach- elors of Science in Health and Disease at Purdue University, and began working with Dr. Lucietto in the summer of 2019 as part of the Summer Stay Scholars program. In addition to her biology course- work, Shelly is pursuing minors in Studio Arts and Chemistry. Outside the classroom, she enjoys writing creative fiction, making art both physical and digital, and moderating for her favorite online communities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Professional Women Identify Their Professional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #7262Development of Laboratory Modules for Use in Measurement and Instru-mentation, and Applied Quality Control CoursesDr. Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Ciobanescu Husanu is an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Drexel Uni- versity. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and also a M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering. Her research interest is in thermo-fluid sciences with applications in micro- combustion, fuel cells, green fuels and plasma assisted combustion. Dr. Husanu has prior industrial experience in aerospace

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

William D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University; Theodore G. Cleveland, Texas Tech University; Ken Rainwater, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

to which students actually achieve thelearning goals of the course. And most students do perform well in CE 4200, which is notunexpected for mature undergraduate students in an upper-division course. From inceptionthrough 16 semesters of instruction, the percentage of students who “passed” the course with agrade of “C” or better varied from 90% to 100%, average 97%. The overall course gradebreakdown per semester was “A”: 19% to 78%, average 47%; “B”: 15% to 66%, average 41%;“C”: 0% to 16%, average 10%; “D”: 0% to 7%, average 1%; and “F”: 0% to 7%, average 1%. As regards assignments, Figure 3 identifies that learning exercises for CE 4200 includefive writing assignments, two quizzes, six bonus assignments, the Mock FE Exam, and the

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Edward Anderson; Curtis Craig, Texas Tech University; Jacob Fleming, Texas Tech University; Alli DeFinis, Texas Tech University; Ashlee G. Brown, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

information into “chunks,” know whatinformation is relevant in the problem, reason from fundamental principles, take time todefine and redefine the problem to themselves, analyze the problem into parts, look forfamiliar patterns in the problem, spend considerable time sketching the problem, applywell-developed strategies, check their solutions, and learn from errors. The essentialelements of problem solving in this model are summarized in Table 1a. Table 1a. Problem-Solving Processes Based on the Wankat & Oreovicz (1993, pp. 71- 72) Problem Solving Model (A Prestep and Six Operational Steps)I Can 1 – Expresses anxiety or uncertainty 2 – Expresses confidenceDefine 1 – Lists knowns and unknowns

Conference Session

Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Derek Wright P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Andrew J. B. Milne, University of Waterloo, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering; Eugene Li, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #21659Engineering Design Days: Engaging Students with Authentic Problem-Solvingin an Academic HackathonMr. Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo Mr. Christopher Rennick received his B.A.Sc., Honours Electrical Engineering in 2007 and his M.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 2009, both from the University of Windsor, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Since 2010, he has been employed with the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada as teaching staff.Dr. Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo Dr. Carol Hulls, P.Eng. is a Continuing Lecturer in the Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering De

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technology-I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari L. Jordan Ph.D., The Carpentries; Marianne Corvellec, Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE); Elizabeth D. Wickes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Naupaka B. Zimmerman, University of San Francisco; Jonah M. Duckles, Software Carpentry; Tracy K. Teal, The Carpentries

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

key building block fordatabases. DC workshops start off with a lesson on data organization, where we use spreadsheetsoftware (such as LibreOffice or Microsoft Excel). Such software is usually familiar to learnerswho have no coding experience. Then, we teach data cleaning with OpenRefine, a FLOSSprogram which lets users explore, correct, and format data (refining raw data). On a meta level,this software represents a smooth transition from working with graphical interfaces to writingcommands and scripting. SWC workshops teach automation with the Unix shell, a verytraditional and fundamental tool. It lets the user interact with the computer at a base level,whether by running commands interactively or by scripting. In SWC workshops, we

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

understanding through group work focused on a project. If this processis sound, then why are many professional topics relegated to single activities in a seminarcourse, not being tested at all or students just being asked to know they exist? If onlyrequired within the senior design team experience, it is possible that only the studentassigned to write up the team experience (if a requirement at all) will wrestle with thetopic.How does a program add the new topics? The Department of Civil Engineering at TheUniversity of Texas at Tyler which is the newest program to be added to the College ofEngineering and Computer Science began hiring faculty and admitting students in 2005.The students who made up the first graduating class in 2008 were actually

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devlin Montfort, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

existing entities, beoutcompeted, or find a new, unexpected niche in the ecosystem.Just as organisms, processes and resources are all equally important features of naturalecosystems, conceptual ecologies are constructed of various forms of conceptual entities. In anarticle titled “Why ‘conceptual ecology’ is a good idea” Andrea diSessa10 writes, “…conceptualchange involves a large number of diverse kinds of knowledge, organized and re-organized intocomplex systems.” The various types of knowledge he is referring too include memories,concepts from other fields, fundamental assumptions about knowledge and the universe,perceptual schema or organizational conceptual hierarchies. The diversity and complexity ofconceptual ecologies is no less important

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Mein, University of Texas at El Paso; Helena Mucino, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Teacher Education, and Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Reading/Writing/Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania and has been a faculty member at UTEP since 2008.Miss Helena Mucino, University of Texas, El Paso Helena Muci˜no is a Ph.D. student in the Teaching, Learning, and Culture program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She holds a master’s degree in Musical Education Research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She is currently working as a Research Assistant for an NSF-funded project at UTEP dedicated to broadening the participation of Latinx students in higher edu- cation. c American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Esther V. Reed; Matt W. Mutka

other devices have an embedded, commercially available OS allowing different models tohave the same base OS. If development tools exist, developers should find porting anapplication to a different device using the same OS far easier than to one using a completelydifferent OS. This paper examines issues for the development of an operating systems’courselaboratory assignment using a commercial OS. The embedded system platform that is targetedfor this laboratory assignment is a H/PC device using the Microsoft Windows CE operatingsystem. Commercial developer’s tools for these platforms and environments from Microsoftare used. The primary software result of this assignment is to develop parts of an application thatare used to create a time

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1: Instructional

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue University; Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

techniques in academic areassuch as writing/composition, science education, and geography instruction. The areas of designand technology have proven to be especially effective topics for ACJ assessment, and are ofspecial interest to the authors.This introductory paper examines the fundamental principles of comparative judging andadaptive comparative judging, and discusses some of the most recent and relevant research onthis topic. Key web-based ACJ tools and products are briefly reviewed—especially as they relateto academic settings. Applications in the areas of portfolio evaluation, graphics assessment, andpeer critiquing are also explored.Adaptive comparative judging has proven to be a method or assessment tool that is relativelystraightforward to

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University; Richard Campbell, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

distance-learning format, was developed first and beta-tested on ourcampus. The first-semester course was developed over the last year and underwent beta testingat a nearby four-year institution that does not offer engineering in Fall 2006. Fundamentally, thedistance-learning project is designed to provide students, who attend local community collegesbecause of limited financial resources, with an opportunity to explore the engineering professionand to build course credits that would transfer to four-year engineering programs. Withoutfreshman and sophomore engineering credits, transfer students are typically forced to extendtheir undergraduate tenure three or more years.Our School of Engineering and Computer Science has embarked on several recent

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette University; Patrick McNamara, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

than simply an “obedient engineer”. The framework proposes that theentrepreneurial mindset of students is increased by promoting curiosity, encouragingconnections, and creating value. The results from this work provide insight into the impact andimplications resulting from applying the KEEN framework to the engineering classroom viaonline discussions.Keywords: writing, journals, reflections, assessment, KEEN, curiosity, connections, creatingvalue.1 IntroductionThe entrepreneurial mindset is a “growth-oriented perspective through which individualspromote flexibility, creativity, continuous innovation, and renewal” [1]. While theentrepreneurial mindset can be useful in starting a new company, this mindset is also critical toexisting

Conference Session

PCEE Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina D. Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Agnes M. Padovani, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Jaquelina Ester Alvarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

future MSEclub visits, while also making them available to other teachers in their classes.The Summer Research Program participants must provide weekly progress report presentationsas they receive nurturing feedback to foster continuous improvement in effective scientificcommunication skills. As part of the evaluation strategy, oral communication is evaluatedindividually using a presentation rubric to assess each participant’s enthusiasm, eye contact,preparedness, clarity of speech, content organization, use of visual elements, writing,comprehension, knowledge, timing, and results (i.e. objectives, findings and research progress).After each presentation, the results are discussed with the participants focusing on strengths andareas for

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Page 25.1266.7material. This gives an overall indicator at a basic level. With time constraints on exams, it isunlikely that the exam will contain many questions on each aspect of technological literacy.Essay questions, such as a question asking students to consider the benefits and drawbacks of aspecific technology, can give an indicator of abilities at a higher level. Evaluation is moresubjective and it may be difficult to separate an evaluation of the student’s technological literacyfrom their ability to write an essay.To track their progress over time, similar questions may be asked in courses throughout thecurriculum. Short answer questions, as well as essays, may be added to other courses that coverthis content. Other assignments may be

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Farid Momand, Kabul University; Qaium Fekrat, Kabul University; Aziz Gulistani, Kabul University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1104: IMPLEMENTING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM AT THENATIONAL MILITARY ACADEMY OF AFGHANISTANStephen Ressler, United States Military Academy Colonel Stephen Ressler is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. An active duty Army officer, he has served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He has been a member of the USMA faculty for 16 years, teaching courses in engineering mechanics, structural engineering, construction

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Whitmal

required e lective courses rose from50% to 80% over a four-year period. For this reason, DSP-oriented labs and senior designcourses have become very popular in recent years. A number of these courses focus onprogramming of DSP chips: typical examples are given in [2,3,4,5,6,7,8].This paper describes the implementation and assessment of a DSP-based laboratory course that istailored to the particular needs of students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In 1970,WPI developed a unique outcome-oriented, project-based engineering curriculum, referred tolocally as the WPI Plan [9]. The WPI Plan is distinguished by several features: · Courses are offered in four seven-week terms, identified by the letters A, B, C, and D. Students

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur C Heinricher, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Quinn Evaluation Consulting; Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kent J Rissmiller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

6 2471 67 Integrate information from multiple 7 2477 65 sources Master fundamental concepts and methods 2 2466 61 in the major Use current technology 3 2453 60 Develop a solid base of knowledge 1,2 2466 58 Make connections across disciplines 7 2461 52 Understand ethical responsibilities 9 2314 35A finding of note in this table is that 35% of respondents indicated that their project workexpanded their understanding of ethical responsibilities. While this is a somewhat smallproportion, this is one of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 2)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

perspective of engineers which have been “generalized” (names changed) fromreal cases brought before the board for review [49]. These cases deal with an array of issues,typically with a microethical focus. The write-ups are fairly short and do not include a lot ofcontext. As such, the people from the public being impacted by the engineer’s decisions are notclear. Such case studies were used in the class as part of homework assignments from 2000 to2017, with different cases selected in different years. It is unclear that the students connectedthese cases with real people or situations, as they seem very hypothetical (e.g., Engineer M…).In 2016 the class lecture included short examples of individual engineers whose professionalengineering license was

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

purpose of engineering education.This question is irrelevant to engineering practice over the short term since engineering is what itis, and definitions don’t directly affect GDP or employment. Yet for engineering educators thedefinitions of engineering do matter since they inform what we should do. Definitions also pointout potential conceptual imprecisions; if we do not interpret a definition the same way then thereis a potential for miscommunication and subsidiary ideas may themselves be imprecise.Mitcham and Schatzberg point out 1 that definitions are fundamental to philosophy, and ourphilosophy, whether explicit or not, determines how we educate 2. More practically, definitionsserve as objectives, helping to determine the ultimate aims of