Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

moral distress, feeling powerless to pursuewhat they believed to be an ethical course of action. The frequency and degree of concern ofethical dilemmas encountered varied between job sectors and engineering disciplines, but not bygender. Informing students about the likelihood of encountering ethical dilemmas might betterprepare them for these challenges.BackgroundEngineering ethics in the workplace are of critical importance. Recently the news has been rifewith examples of engineering problems and failures – faulty airbags1,2, the Volkswagenemissions “defeat device” to evade environmental regulations3, construction of a new VeteransAffairs Hospital in Colorado wildly mismanaged4, issues with the new San Francisco-OaklandBay Bridge5, the

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc.; Richard Brown, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. There also exist legiti-mate concerns associated with exclusive licensing of patented technologies to businesses and theability of those businesses to delay the publication of research findings or inhibit the pursuit ofresearch enabled by the licensed technology [2]. The authors contend that the latter concerns areserious though they can be addressed through proper licensing guidelines or new legislation.Despite these concerns, the authors also contend that the commercialization of engineeringresearch is vital to economic development, both at the local and national level, and that it can existharmoniously with the mission and goals of a research university. Moreover, the commercializa-tion of research through a new technology venture presents

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

Mollick,José Antonio Bowen, and C. Edward Watson have published extensively on establishing ageneral understanding of AI tools, including preliminary guides for exercises that can betranslated into classroom practices. While these works are informative and timely, they also relyon the assumption that AI adoption is inevitable, meaning that faculty do not have a role inshaping how students use these technologies. This paper aims to create a new narrative aboutinevitability to empower faculty to become informed advocates for ethical AI practices,ultimately co-creating a classroom environment that balances innovation with integrity. Byrethinking the role of AI in higher education, faculty and students alike can practice a reflectiveand responsible

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University at Erie – The Behrend College

social issues, economic issues, safety issues and ethical issues. Students arealso exposed to project management including such topics as scheduling, budgeting andreporting. Communication and teamwork are stressed. Many of these skills are needed for thesuccessful completion of the senior project. The nature of these projects requires the students tosystematically complete their long-term project goals, so good planning is essential. The coursesalso include guidance in resume writing and interviewing skills.One instructor is responsible for the overall course content and grading. Other faculty membersare asked to serve as advisors on the project. Advisors are selected based, as much as possible, “Proceedings of the 2006 Midwest Section

Conference Session

Listening and Negotiation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

new faculty memberand also set back the faculty member about 6 months in finding a space for his lab. What was notevident at the time was that there were issues with access to restrooms for the space in question -the researcher worked with children for his research, and so Kelly did not know the wholecontext of the decision. To move the faculty’s research forward, she made the decision to usecollege resources to remodel another space to meet the faculty member’s needs.In this case, it appeared that Kelly "lost" the negotiation. However, about 6 months later, anotherserious space issue for the college arose - for a new lab that had just been funded by thestate. The dean found that she now had very strong support from the vice president of

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Arup K. Maji

Session 7-3 How Flat is the World? Arup K. Maji Civil Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractThere is a lot of discussion among engineering faculty and professionals on the implications of 1Thomas L. Friedman’s book “The World is Flat- A brief history of the twenty-first century” . Thefundamental issues are concerns regarding the large number

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Thompson

gathered these sources under a central umbrella and started to addressfaculty issues and concerns. After the first year, the assessment process was examined and whileconsiderable data was gathered, it became apparent that the feedback mechanisms were minimaland ineffective. The second iteration produced a solid feedback system, this time with facultyinput. The assessment process is into its third year. Faculty are becoming more supportive ofthese activities and the mechanisms are becoming more streamlined and efficient. The plan issimple and uncomplicated and designed to satisfy the requirements of the CAA, NC, and FederalAviation Administration requirements. The AT assessment plan is a common sense approachthat is designed to evolve with

Conference Session

Wider Contexts of Ethics for Engineers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Carroll; Nael Barakat

Page 10.671.2context. The recent ABET accreditation criteria (2004-2005) for engineering programsProceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright© 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationoutcomes and assessment helps in this identification process. The criteria emphasizeissues like the ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams and the understanding ofprofessional and ethical responsibility as well as the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context [1].Unfortunately, these issues are not well emphasized in the engineering curricula in theUS. Part of the problem is because industry and faculty do not

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Connor; Vinod Lohani

engineering pedagogy. Additionally, the ENGEDepartment is currently in the process of hiring four new faculty members. Three new hires willdevelop communication related activities/assignments in engineering courses throughout theCollege and the fourth person will focus on educational assessment activities in the College.This paper discusses a number of initiatives that have been taken, and are being developed, toaddress the key issues assessment and of the reformulation of engineering curricula.AssessmentIn the fall of 2003, a number of engineering and education faculty members at Virginia Techreceived a Bridges for Engineering Education planning grant from the NSF. The goal of thisproject is to initiate long-lasting collaborative relationships among

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi Marikunte, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Frances Harackiewicz, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lizette Chevalier, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

been reported thatthe proportion of undergraduate teaching assigned to graduate teaching assistants isbetween 25 to 38 percent.6 However, many graduate teaching assistants are not Page 11.268.2adequately prepared for their responsibilities. In order to address this concern manyuniversities across the country have implemented formal graduate teaching assistanttraining programs since 1980’s.7 - 10 Most of these training implemented are at theinstitution level and the program is generalized to include all disciplines.11 As a result thefocus of such programs are mainly on procedural issues (e.g., sexual harassment,diversity, campus resources, etc

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhao Liang; Ye Tao; Xiang Bo Wang; Ke Qin Li

. Analyses and ResultsAssessing Curricular Emphases:The essence of engineering lies in finding solutions to problems, improving existing technology,and creating new technological frontiers. Does Chinese engineering curriculum adequatelyaddress these issues? This concern was answered by the first question in the survey: “Hownecessary is it for your engineering curriculum to develop students’ abilities in (1) real-worldproblem solving; (2) technological innovation, (3) scientific and technological invention, (4) newproduct development, (5) educating on the latest technological information in the field, (6)overall engineering competence, (7) carrying out engineering projects, (8) students’ hands-onactivities?” The faculty members were asked to choose

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pete Hylton, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wendy Otoupal-Hylton, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

social sciences, and foreign languages.”8 Union College is experimentingwith pairing courses, one taught by an engineering faculty member and another taught by onefrom the humanities or social sciences.9 Pairings such as music and acoustical engineering haveproven to complement each other while generating both interest and benefit to both schools.O’Neill-Carrillo, et al.10 have utilized engineering projects at the university level to respond tofundamental needs of society and address social, environments, and socio-economic issues of thelocal community thorough creation of academic structures that enable direct interaction amongstudents, faculty and community members. Catalano11 described a new interdisciplinary coursefor both engineering and

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cliff R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

railroadindustry. Friction issues constitute many energy inefficiencies of the locomotive, from thewheels rolling on the tracks, to the friction in the massive 16 cylinder engines, to the other wearsurfaces of the locomotive; friction issues greatly reduce the efficiency of the train.Much work was completed in developing new energy efficiencies in this important industry,however, more importantly from an educational stand-point, the work completed wasinterdisciplinary and it included faculty and student teams from across the College ofEngineering and Engineering Technology. The overall project included ten faculty membersfrom four different areas of engineering and technology were involved in this work. In addition,the project used the expertise of over

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne E. Wells

order to change the way engineers are educated, we must startwith the engineering faculty. Most faculty members were educated and trained during a peciod when en-vironmental concerns were not important. These faculty members, even though they may have good intentions,do not have the necessary background or resources to bring these concerns into the classroom. Our educationalproject centers around providing that resource to the faculty, Project Strategy We have assembled six teams of educators, industry experts and government representatives from theUnited States, Canada and Mexico to identifi and organize resource materials in the form of issues papers, casestudies, laboratory experiments

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

of reach and view of the operator. To address this issue, new, commerciallyavailable tables were purchased and modified to lower the robot to an ergonomically appropriateposition while maintaining the use of the custom-made aluminum extrusion work surfaces. Thisallowed faculty to achieve their goal of the continued usage of all previously utilized peripheralsand components. Other aspects of the “standard workstation” were also implemented in the CRBstation design. For example, the main power disconnect switch from the removed IRB stationswas integrated into the new CRB stations so that students followed the same startup andshutdown procedures at each station.Additionally, the teach pendant was mounted similarly on all stations, and the

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 3: Design of Novel Energy-Related Courses and Course Materials

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Andrew McMahan, Central Carolina Community College; Gabrielle Temple; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

Industry Survey, while others were only applicable toindividuals responding to the Faculty Survey.The question, “In the next five years, which of the following do you see as changing significantlydue to new and emerging technologies and advanced research and development”, was asked toboth survey groups in an effort to observe any differences in perception among the twoaudiences. Respondents were given a list of 13 energy related topics, and asked to rank their topfive choices, in order of importance, from 1-5.For the faculty survey the top five topics selected by participants were Energy Storage, ElectricVehicles, Solar Photovoltaics, Grid Operation, and Energy Efficiency/Energy Management. Theresults of this question showed that not only did

Conference Session

Engineering and Poverty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Legand Burge, Tuskegee University; Heshmat Aglan, Tuskegee University; Pradosh Ray, Tuskegee University; Nader Vahdat, Tuskegee University; Connie Price, Tuskegee University; Prakash Sharma, Tuskegee University; Stephen Sodeke, Tuskegee University; Vascar Harris, Tuskegee University; Gregory Murphy, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Associate Professor and Head of Electrical Engineering in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Physical Sciences. Page 12.658.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Engineering, Ethics and Society: Program Outcomes, Assessment and EvaluationAbstractThis paper describes a new course that has been offered to the engineering students at TuskegeeUniversity during the past two years. This course provides the students with an understanding of:1) the nature of engineering ethics, 2) the engineering activities in a societal context, and 3) thecontemporary issues in the engineering

Conference Session

ENT-8: Mentorship, Creativity, and Ethics in Academic Entrepreneurship

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Voichita Maria Dadarlat; Yi Wang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

the public when COI issues are of concern. This is done throughpublic statements outlining institutional policies and commitment to managing and enforcingCOIs. If a COI issue arises that puts into question an institution’s reputation, a crisiscommunication strategy should be implemented to address concerns.EducationEducation related to COIs typically consists of comprehensive training programs that universitiesinstitute to increase awareness and develop competencies in recognizing and managing conflictsof interest (Annane et al., 2019). These target individuals at all levels including students, facultymembers, and even external stakeholders. Most universities require faculty, students, andadministrators engaged in research to complete online

Conference Session

Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Wankat

book Teaching Engineering12, which was written with NSF support.Finally, the environment for new engineering faculty has changed. New faculty are more likelyto have done post-doctoral study and less likely to have significant industrial experience. Mostposition announcements delineate an expectation that a significant research program will bedeveloped. Start-up costs are increasing at an exponential rate (greater than 15%/year inchemical engineering), which has also increased expectations for a rapid research start. Theemphasis of ranking schemes on quantifiable measures also increases the pressure to beproductive. Although many institutions give a reduced or zero teaching load the first semester,new professors will need to start developing

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Ian A. Gravagne; Kenneth W. Van Treuren

canflourish. A 2003 a survey of Baylor freshmen, a part of the National Survey of Student Engagement(NSSE), showed that Baylor students scored below the fortieth percentile on” Active andCollaborative Learning” and “Faculty-Student Interaction.2” In 2006, the NSSE showed similar Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationtrends. These findings were deemed unacceptable. Baylor has a rich history of teaching excellenceand, as a whole, is very student-centered. As a result of these findings a number of initiatives werebegun. One of the most significant changes

Conference Session

Care and Inclusive Teaching

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jorge A. Baier, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Ximena Hidalgo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Constanza Melian, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

].Specifically, Nurturing the student’s character is addressed by genuine concern for the person,and peer-like relationships; Awareness is addressed by support with personal issues; Respectfuldidactics is addressed by focus on the person, not on performance. We did not find any mentionof practices related to Gholami and Tirri’s didactical bias. We also did not find explicit mention ofthe ability to listen described by Noddings [2]. We did not find any practices that would promote • “The way I relate to them, I try to make it as symmetrical as possible.” • “Learn the names, look them in the eye, ask them how they are, greet outside the classroom, attend the activities of the

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Lisa K. Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Yosef S. Allam, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Once uploaded to the software the OoR provides a pre-observation reflection, where the OoR discusses the course goals, identify specific learningobjectives, and identify any successes and concerns of that class session which the OoR wouldlike the reviewer to address. In traditional faculty observation and structured peer reviewprocesses these details are discussed face-to-face during a pre-observation consultation. WithinVAPR, these details are annotated at the 00:00 timestamp of the video.Once the reflection statement is added to the video the OoR sends the video to the TLE who thenprovides expert review of the class. In addition to traditional instructional feedback, the TLE istasked with identifying observed implementations of evidence

Conference Session

Decision-Making in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Megan Ennis, University of Michigan; Andrew Benham; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Faculty member of the Engineering Education Research Program at the University of Michigan. His lab’s design-based research focuses on how to re-contextualize engineering science engineering courses to better reflect and prepare students for the reality of ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering practice. Their current projects include studying and designing classroom interventions around macroethical issues in aerospace engineering and the productive beginnings of engineering judgment as students create and use mathematical models. Aaron holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

integrate each potential stakeholder group into a given academic program; however,specific stakeholder groups must be included in any dialogue that involves expectations forstudents to meet Program Educational Objectives. This paper will introduce and describe thestakeholder model used to address specific program objectives during a recent ABET assessmentsite visit.Role of the Industry Advisory Board in Improving IE Program During the preparation of our self-study document leading up to a site visit duringOctober 2005, the faculty accreditation committee was convened to address the ABETassessment process. This committee faced a variety of issues related to assessing theeffectiveness of the new Industrial Engineering Program at TAMUC. This

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

College of Engineering and the Biology Department at North Carolina A&T StateUniversity (NCA&T).One example of cross-campus sustainable collaborations is team teaching by faculty from thetwo disciplines. The mechanical engineering department faculty has recognized that researchinto new biomaterials is a significant area of emphasis for modern materials research andtherefore is an area worthy of study. In order to prepare students, the regularly scheduled courseentitled Modern Engineering Materials is being upgraded to include biomaterials. Recognizingthat the human body is an amazing machine made up of a series of macro and nano-scalesystems including biological pumps, valves, pipes, filters, wiring, as well as contents underpressure, the

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Montgomery, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

EngineeringIntroductionMost of the training future faculty receive in graduate school focuses on the research aspects ofthe enterprise. The typical new faculty member has little if any opportunity to prepare for theteaching aspects of an academic career. In this paper I share my experiences in nine offerings ofa graduate course on Teaching Engineering. The goal of the course is to prepare graduatestudents for the teaching responsibilities of a faculty position, acquaint them with learningtheories, give them a chance to discuss teaching issues and give them practice preparingmaterials for a course they might teach someday. These materials include: Educationalobjectives using higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy, textbooks and other supporting material,detailed syllabus

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Matthew Roberts; Philip Parker; Christina Curras; Michael Penn; Max Anderson

the current emphasis on creating new in-frastructure. Unfortunately, the influence of civil engineers in infrastructure management andplanning has been waning in recent years.2To better prepare our students to participate in the planning and management of public works,we (the faculty of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UWP) are revamp-ing our curriculum with the goal of educating “citizen engineers.”3 Citizen engineers will bemore in tune with the needs of their communities and of the nation, and will be able to effec-tively address the technical and non-technical issues related to the infrastructure. To meet thisend, we are infusing an infrastructure theme throughout the curriculum. The revised curricu-lum will include

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, while important factors in theequation, are not the source of sustainable reform. Individual faculty must provide the reality fora new face of manufacturing education. -- If you are concerned about the public image of manufacturing, live your life (both professional and personal) in the image you prefer. -- Be a participant in the socio-economic fabric of your community. Be seen as vitally concerned with your favorite industries and with your broader and general community. -- Sustain an active personal learning in new manufacturing technologies -- read, attend seminars, visit companies and laboratories. Page

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Rossler; Martin High

likelihoodthat new regulations make sense from the technologist’s point-of-view and ill-consideredregulations never see the light of day.Program GoalsThe legal studies curriculum was designed to: − incorporate instructional materials that prepare students for the ever expanding role of legal issues into science and engineering practice; − aid the learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics by placing those disciplines in the context of the legal responsibilities imposed by society; − address directly the important opportunity and need of educating future technical professionals on the role of the law in technology endeavors; and, − produce materials that students and practicing professionals find useful in

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lance Schachterle

© 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationinstitutions will invest resources in new approaches to H/SS, believing that programdifferentiation may provide comparative advantages in attracting students. If such differentiationsucceeds, many stakeholders in engineering education will be interested in comparing thelearning outcomes of increasingly diverse H/SS programs established at different engineeringinstitutions.Anticipating this increasing differentiation of H/SS programs, participants at the 2000ASEE/LED meeting at St. Louis began discussing the pros and cons of reviewing, assessing, andeven ranking H/SS programs separately from the process of engineering program assessment. (Abroader issue of including all liberal education