Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter; Honor Passow; Trevor Harding; Cynthia Finelli

Session 2531 The Influence of Academic Dishonesty on Ethical Decision- Making in the Workplace: A study of engineering students T.S. Harding1, D.D. Carpenter2, C.J. Finelli3, and H.J. Passow3 1 Kettering University, Flint, MI 2 Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 3 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIAbstractAccording to studies conducted over the past four decades, engineering students self-report highfrequencies of academic

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Stanford; Michael Aherne; Duane D. Dunlap; Mel Mendelson; Donald Keating

” collaboration for solutions (for example, strategic alliances with vendors).• Workforce composition (for example, the emergence of dual career families and the aging workforce) and responding to some of the opportunities that diversity in the workplace presents (for example, along gender, cultural, generational boundaries).These powerful change forces prompt a reexamination for how ETL professionals develop andhow higher education supports that development in response to challenging, contemporary workenvironments.Traditionally, promotion to ETL roles has occurred through demonstrating outstanding technicalperformance in engineering and technology roles.6 One inherent challenge with promotingengineering and technology professionals into ETL

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University; Igor Kourkine

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

reported research on entrepreneurship education, and advice fromfaculty members at our School of Business. The implicit challenge in developing technologycommercialization courses is the integration and balance of business and technology. Our taskwas to familiarize students with a host of new business concepts, but also make themcomfortable with embracing uncertainty in data and encourage them to make judgments based onincomplete information. The latter two tasks are challenging given the mostly deductive andconverging mode of thinking of science and engineering students.In the end, we believe that we have created a solid foundation for teaching technologycommercialization to master’s level students. This course sequence has been offered every

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

from a federation of local outreach activities to an integrated network of “specialists”working together to obtain significant impact towards defined education goals. The leadership ofthe NEES EOT program has learned from the experience and wisdom of various EngineeringResearch Centers to establish a focused program to promote a highly talented next-generationresearch workforce through formal education programs and to increase awareness of earthquakeengineering advances through informal learning experiences, webinars for technology transfer,and strong media coverage. The collaboration of EOT specialists, with graduate students,undergraduates and teachers to develop and implement learning experiences has proven to be ahighly impactful approach

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Perry Deess; Judy Valyo; Kamal Joshi; Vladimir Briller; Raymond Calluori; John Carpinelli

has become a popular way to increase retention and graduation rates. Theprimary motivation has been to expose students to engineering at the beginning of theirundergraduate studies, typically using open-ended design problems suited to first-yearengineering students. Such an early introduction serves as an important first step inincorporating design work throughout the undergraduate curriculum, and provides an earlyintroduction to teamwork, presentation skills, and time management. The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) developed its first freshman engineeringdesign course in 1992, and has continued to offer this course to first-time full-time freshmen inall engineering curricula. The format has undergone several revisions, but the

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-4784: NANOTECHNOLOGY: TEACHING ETHICAL AND SO-CIAL ISSUES IN A STS COURSEDr. Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage Ahmed S. Khan is a Senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences, DeVry Uni- versity, Addison, Ill. He received his M.Sc. (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an M.S.E.E. from Michigan Technological University, and an M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of fiber optic com- munications, faculty development, nanotechnology, application of telecommunications technologies in distance education, and impact of technology on society. He teaches wireless engineering

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Karen Alfrey; Steve Owens, Indiana University - Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

logically information and ideasfrom multiple perspectives. This skill is demonstrated in the ability to • analyze complex issues and make informed decisions; • synthesize information in order to arrive at reasoned conclusions; • evaluate the logic, validity, and relevance of data; • solve challenging problems; and • use knowledge and understanding in order to generate and explore new questions.Here at IUPUI, the disconnect between the amount of critical thinking experience we asengineering and technology faculty believe we are providing to our students, and theamount our students perceive they are receiving, was made very clear by the results of theNational Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) [3]. On one question, students wereasked to

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University; Michael Powers, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. With the U.S. Coast Guard, he worked in electronics, telecommunications and information technology support when ashore and on icebreakers. He teaches electronics, communications, and control systems.Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University Page 11.1286.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Enterprise Program: A Vertically Integrated Engineering Technology CurriculumAbstract The “Enterprise Program” at Michigan Technological University, gives students theopportunity to participate as teams to solve technology problems supplied by industry partners.This

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roslyn Smith; Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

SESSION 1621 A Senior Project in Construction Management Technology Based on Work sampling Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Roslyn Smith SUNY Farmingdale, NY AbstractOne of the problems we face in 4-year engineering technology programs is to motivatestudents to work on a senior project that is based on the research methodology. Moststudents choose instead traditional design projects. The design projects are good forintegrating knowledge from various courses, but students do not get a chance to work onnew innovative areas where they have to

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin; Jennifer Parks, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Nichols, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Other universities in the US arepreparing regional or conference-wide competitions and initial planning for nationalcompetitions has begun in several countries.The competition engages students in the early stages of emerging technology commercialization.The competition website provides additional information and may be found atwww.ideatoproduct.org. Student teams prepare a commercialization assessment addressingtechnical status, intellectual property, market needs and market characteristics. The teams presenttheir assessments to a panel of faculty, business leaders and entrepreneurs. While severalexamples of technology licenses and the development of new companies illustrate the impact ofthe competition, the real value and focus of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

, technicians, and designersfrom various disciplines to possess broader knowledge beyond their specialized fields and towork together concurrently. This concurrent engineering and mechatronic design approach,which emphasizes team collaboration, has become the new industry standard in product designand development. Mechatronic technology has been identified as one of the top 10 highlyinfluential emerging technologies of the 21st century by MIT’s Technology Review and by theInternational Center for Leadership in Education.Students from both departments were given mechatronic/robotic design projects that requiredthem to use actual mechanical, electrical/electronic hardware and software that are currentlybeing used by the industry. This enabled the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Shawn Schumacher, DeVry University; Lynn Burks, DeVry University

) • Technical competency/technological knowledge/skills in the subject matter (up-to- 2. Faculty Teaching Techniques (FTT) date technical knowledge) 3. Faculty Commitment to Student • Computer hardware skills Success (FCSS) • Computer software skills • Knowledge of new and emerging technologies • Publications of technical papers and textbooks • Participation in

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York; K. Shahrabi, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Beverly Kahn, Farmingdale State College - State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

disadvantage in gainingaccess to technical information because small companies, that typically represent the backboneof our national economy, do not have the same information-gathering resources as larger firms.For these emerging companies, technology transfer is literal, as in sharing R&D ormanufacturing facilities, access to technical expertise, and membership in social networks. Forthem, technology transfer is not only about patents and formulae but also it is know-howdeveloped through hands-on experience or learning-by-doing. Know-how often is besttransmitted through interpersonal contact, which may be difficult to arrange for reasons ofdistance, expense, or schedule. Because the students in this program bridge academicdepartments and focus on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Orono; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire

, instead of designing aproduct from scratch, is often used to improve the product and better fulfill the customers’expectations, while reducing the development time and cost. On the freshman level, it isadvisable to focus on the first area, information recovery. As one phase of evolutionary design,reverse engineering lends itself to this end. In this paper, the example of a two-cycle gas weedtrimmer subjected to reverse engineering is used to demonstrate how a freshman engineeringdesign program can benefit from evolutionary design. Evolutionary design can serve as aretention tool in freshman engineering by appealing to student interest, incorporating teamwork,recognizing the demands of industry, and demystifying the design process.1. Introduction

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amjad Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville; Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-Brownsville

, network access to academic and administrative online electronicrecords and others. In industrial and business applications, it can also be used as a time-register or an attendance system. The technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace inresponse to numerous security issues; hence, the study of this newly emerging field isbeing increasingly incorporated into the curriculum of several computer science andengineering undergraduate and graduate programs in US colleges and universities. Figure 1. An image of the eye with the iris encircled with a circle.This field of biometric identification is a highly interdisciplinary field that draws uponhuman anatomy and physiology, physics, mathematics, engineering and computer scienceto achieve

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton

is destined for graduate school, industry, or governmentservice, there is an agreed upon set of criteria widely known as ‘a through k’, referring to ABETcriterion 3(a) – 3(k). A case in point can be found on The Boeing Company web site whichoffers this list of the “Desired Attributes of an Engineer” (2006):3 Desired Attributes of an Engineer • A good understanding of engineering science fundamentals. o Mathematics (including statistics) o Physical and life sciences o Information technology (far more than "computer literacy") • A good understanding of design and manufacturing processes. o (i.e

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Adams, Loyola Marymount University; John Dorsey, Loyola Marymount University; James Landry, Loyola Marymount University; Michael Manoogian, Loyola Marymount University; William Trott, Loyola Marymount University

addition, he stated that the new generation ofstudents needs training with rigorous disciplinary depth and the ability to reach out to otherdisciplines. Mihail Roco, Senior Adviser for Nanotechnology, NSF, in a presentation to theASEE (6) defined current primary areas of investigation as biosystems at the nanoscale,nanostructure by design, device and system architecture, and environmental processes. Allinclude biology and chemistry components. Dr. Timothy Fitzimmons of the Division ofMaterials Sciences and Engineering, Department of Energy (7) defined four major research anddevelopment priorities. These included research and development concerning antiterrorism,nanotechnology, network and information technology, and climate change. These areas

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chengyi Zhang P.E., University of Wyoming; David Arditi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Peng Liu

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

elected to the College of Fellows of CMAA in 2013, and being elected Professor of the Year by CAEE students in 2016.Mr. Peng Liu American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Evaluating the feasibility of integrating laser scanning technology in the construction engineering management curriculumAbstractLaser scanning technology has emerged as an essential tool in measuring and documentingexisting conditions of buildings and infrastructures. It has been widely used in surveying,recording existing structures, calculating quantity, monitoring construction progress,understanding the general topography of a site

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Ethics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

policies for the people in the biometric databases andstates: “The united States constitution provides no protection for biometric information gatheredthroughout the financial industry” and concludes that the current bills approved by the senateregarding protection form misusing biometric databases are inadequate.16Academic Programs: Biometric and Ethics ASEE has a strong recommendation about integrating ethics in engineering education17either in each course or in a separate engineering course, but there is no specific number of hoursrecommended. The author recommends that engineering graduate and undergraduate courses inbiometric security, automatic recognition and/or emerging technologies devote substantial timeto discuss the social/legal

Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

can begin. Accordingly, we identified three possible accreditation options forconstruction-related programs were identified: a TAC of ABET accredited ConstructionEngineering Technology (CNET) program, an American Council for Construction Education(ACCE) accredited program, or a National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)accredited program. An effort was then made to benchmark our existing CIET program againstprograms with the other types of accreditation so that an informed decision concerning the bestavailable option could be made.The resultant study identified 111 accredited construction-related baccalaureate programs withinthe United States.2 Using available Internet sources, data concerning total undergraduateenrollment, total

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Francisco Enrique Andrade, Hewlett-Packard Mexico

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

. Page 22.175.5The Changing Dynamics of Next-Generation OffshoringMoving business processes, information technology applications, and even research anddevelopment activities to more geographically diverse locations (“offshoring”) has becomean accepted, and now increasingly important, business practice and strategic tool. Offshoringrefers to the process of sourcing any business task, process, or function supporting domesticand global operations from abroad, in particular from lower cost emerging economies8.However, where these moves were once largely driven by reduced labor costs, this is nolonger the only strategic driver behind these moves9. As more companies experiencedifficulties in finding sufficient engineering and science human resources

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Branco, Politecnico de Viseu; Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

integrating, also became a factor for greatercommitment from faculty.This course was offered at the same time, during the same semester, as the Information andCommunication Technologies (ICT) course, under the responsibility of the Computers andSystems department. ICTs courses are broadly perceived by fresh ex-K12 students as a sequel ofsimilar subjects regularly taught in secondary schools and are renouned for being very easy ones,from student assessment point of view. Both courses, Introduction to Engineering andTechnologies of Information and Communication Technologies, were offered as an elective tostudents.An Industrial Management lab, equipped with 30 PCs cable-connected to the internet, wasassigned to the 4.5 hours of the course. Tutorials had

Conference Session

COED: Computing in K-12 / Early Childhood Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safia Malallah, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Khaled Nasser Alsalmi, The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

Development Institute 3 Reggio Reggio Emilia 16 NAFCC National Association for Family Child Care 4 CEC Council for Exceptional Children 17 NCCIC National Child Care Information Center 5 DEC Division for Early Childhood 18 EDC Education Development Center 6 0-3 ZERO TO THREE 19 Papert Seymour Papert HighSc 7 HighScope 20 ECTA Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center ope (OMEP World Organization for Early Childhood 8 21 OET Office of Educational Technology

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

currently unemployed oremployed in a different capacity while the remaining ones have suffered pay cuts, reduced workweeks, and other hardships.It is our opinion, that when the industry emerges from this recession it will look drasticallydifferent than it did before the recession. We feel that while the construction industry will requireprofessionals with architectural educations, it will employ those people in less traditional andnew capacities. The industry is employing fewer people in a conventional architectural officesetting and more people in progressive owner representative, program manager and constructionmanager capacities. The current recession and new technologies have accelerated the shift inthis direction.We have outlined the following

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail H Keraga, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tracy N Schierenbeck, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Linda McCloskey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

clear understanding of customer needs and communication. Other factorsthat have influenced the need for leadership in the last decade include the evolution of the globalworkforce, the influence of information technology on the interaction among virtual teams, andthe recognition that understanding of ethical implications of engineering is paramount to long-term professional development. Page 11.358.2The idea to formalize activities related to student leadership at Rensselaer actually was initiatedby the Rensselaer Union, which is the self-supporting and self-governing student organizationthat controls, finances, and organizes student activities

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tront, Virginia Tech; Vinod Eligeti, Virginia Tech; Jane Prey, Microsoft Research

topic like programming can more effectively explain their subjectif they could demonstrate the execution process in real-time to the class by showing output of asimulator. The new tool WriteOn adds the ability to annotate on top of the screen displaying thechanges within the simulated computer hardware as the simulation takes place. Many othertopics in various subjects can be better explained using this type of facility. Use of this capabilityis a significant step forward in effectively informing students of the dynamic behavior of typicalengineering processes.Related WorkMuch work has been done in developing technologies to aid in the presentation of the lecture.One such effort is underway at the University Of Washington under the guidance of

Conference Session

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

better problem solvers. This is as important for liberal arts students as it is for engineers. • Students will gain some technological literacy. Literacy is an important goal of the liberal arts education. Students need to understand and appreciate the modern world to be able to make informed decisions about critical issues. • Students who understand the big ideas of engineering (for example, recognizing real-world constraints, trade-offs, and considerations of economics, environment and safety) may later understand their own discipline better.Others agree that engineering should be a component of the liberal arts education. UnionCollege has a curriculum, called Converging Technologies, which integrates the arts

Conference Session

Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

for the individual.ConclusionGiven the increase in the number of service industries in the United States, industrialengineering and industrial engineering technology programs can no longer rely solely oninstructors who have service industry knowledge in their backgrounds to inform studentsabout opportunities. As more and more opportunities become available for IE/IETs in Page 13.737.10service industries faculty members and students need more exposure to service industryapplications as they relate to coursework. Students need projects specifically designed toshow how their learning can be used to enhance operations in a service industry such

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Houston

Mathcad in the Civil Engineering Curriculum Brian L. Houston University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownIntroductionThe core curriculum for civil engineering and civil engineering technology programs has notchanged significantly over time. Courses in statics, dynamics and strengths of materials attemptto teach the same concepts as were taught decades ago. The difference lies in how theseconcepts are visualized, the teaching methods employed by the instructor and the development ofcomputer-aided design.Many institutions have added entry-level courses specifically aimed at providing students withbasic skills in various software packages reflecting the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter J. Graybash

multitude of decisions must be madeconcerning not just the equipment and technology issues, but also "human elements" relating tothe teaching and learning and participation by organizational personnel. Not all decisions aremade on economics. The principal objective of this project is to identify the human elements addressed byContinuing Engineering Educators in high-tech industries as they decide on delivery systems foremployee education. Information will be collected via a three-phase Delphi study of keydecision-makers in a purposive sample of 23 leading high-tech Fortune 500 companies. Thefirst phase of the study involves open-ended questions directed at a focus group. From the focusgroup comes a written survey questionnaire seeking to define the