Paper ID #29561Ethics in Engineering or Engineering in Ethics?Mr. Grant A Fore, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Grant Fore is a Research Associate in the STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute (SEIRI) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. As a SEIRI staff member, Grant is involved in research development, qualitative and mixed methods research, and programmatic assessment and evalu- ation. His research interests include ethics and equity in STEM education, the intersubjective experience of the instructor/student encounter, secondary STEM teacher professional development
AC 2007-1110: A PRACTITIONER ? FACULTY COLLABORATION INTEACHING CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGNWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Waddah Akili has been in the academic arena for over 35 years. He has held academic positions at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Penna (66-69), at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (69-87), and at The University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar (87-00). Professor Akili’s major field is geotechnical engineering and materials. His research work & experience include: characterization of arid and semi arid soils, piled foundation, pavement design & materials, and concrete durability. His interests also include: contemporary issues of engineering
the concepts of scoping, knowinghow much of a project to commit to given the resources, and how to measure success. We thenvisited Dave Evans’s observational research lab for child psychology while he spoke with usabout how observational research works and the pros and cons of various methods. The studentswere able to apply their learning in an out-of-class assignment at local playgrounds. The classwas also visited by Ian Proud, a topical expert in Children at Play from Playworld Systems, aninternational playground manufacturer, who provided key insights from his many years ofexperience.Before we continued, the student teams presented their initial innovation concepts to the class.This started the final project phase by which we could assess
officially transfer to UM for the final two years but reside at the FSU campus in westernMaryland throughout the duration of the program. Students receive about 80% of the coursesfrom FSU faculty through live instruction and the remaining 20%, in the last two years, from theUM faculty via interactive television. The program was initiated in 1997 after a needsassessment prompted the two institutions to collaborate in establishing quality undergraduateprograms in mechanical and electrical engineering, with UM designated as the degree-grantinginstitution. After graduating our first students in 2001, the programs were reviewed by ABET in2002 and consequently an accreditation status was awarded in 2003. In this paper, we present anoverview of the
ratio wing [16]. Due to wingtip vortex formation, the coefficient of lift on a low aspect ratio wing is expected to be lower than that of the corresponding infinite-span case. 5.3 Comparative Study on Nontraditional Wings One of the initial objectives in building the wind tunnel force balance was to allow testing of wings that require a cantilever mounting configuration. The force balance allowed undergraduate researchers to compare standard airfoils, thick airfoils, flat plates, wings with a fabric surface, and origami-inspired wings (Fig. 10). The data in Fig. 11 were collected at 15◦ and 35◦ angle of attack, and show that the rigid flat plate performs similarly to the airfoils in lift, while having a
, Milwaukee School of Engineering Amii LaPointe is an adjunct Associate Professor of User Experience (UX) and is also the co-chair of the UX Industrial Advisory Board at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). She received her B.S. degree in Technical Communications from the University of Washington and attended graduate school at Mercer University where she earned her M.S. in Technical Communication Management with a focus on User Experience. She teaches courses in UX design, research, emerging technologies, and professional development. Before joining MSOE, Amii worked as a UX leader at a Fortune 500 financial company.Dr. Cindy Miller, Milwaukee School of Engineering .Dr. Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of
Paper ID #41046The Forgotten Horseman: Digital Implementation of Arithmetic Division andResources to Learn and Teach Its ComplexitiesDr. Peter Jamieson, Miami University Dr. Jamieson is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Miami University. His research focuses on Education, Games, and FPGAs.Nathaniel David Martin, Miami University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Forgotten Horseman - Digital Implementation of Arithmetic Division and Resources to Learn and Teach Its ComplexitiesAbstractOf the four arithmetic functions, Division is the
organizations that lack the technical staffs and/or resources to take fulladvantage of current technology. The potential benefits of service learning have motivated theDepartment of Engineering Education at Purdue to begin implementing service learning into thefirst-year engineering courses. 143 students participated in a service-learning experience atPurdue University in the Fall semester of 2003. Student and community partner evaluationshave shown initial success A detailed qualitative investigation has been conducted to fully understand the impact ofthe experience on the student participants. Specifically, one hour interviews were conductedwith 20 first-year students, 10 male, 10 female and five underrepresented students. This paperwill
needed, rather than continually askingfor instructor assistance. Page 10.424.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education"This paper describes the new innovative challenge-based lab environment, and presentscomparative evaluations of instructor and student attitude. Affective or reactive type evaluationwas used. The results show positive affective reactions and satisfaction with the challenge-basedlab experience compared with traditional labs. Initial evaluations also indicate that challenge-based
the college exceeded $10 million. The Department of Civil,Construction, and Environmental Engineering has 20 tenure/tenure-track faculty, enrolls nearly600 undergraduate, 32 masters, and 24 doctoral students. The department participates in manyinterdisciplinary research centers and is lead in three – the Aging Infrastructure Systems Center,the Environmental Institute, and the University Transportation Center for Alabama. Externally-funded research expenditures in the department exceeded $2.4 million during FY 2008-09.Current BSCE CurriculumThe department offers the BSCE, which has been continuously accredited by ABET since 1936.The faculty supported and initiated a major curricular redesign which was completed andimplemented in 2004 and
AC 2012-4360: IMPROVING UPON BEST PRACTICES: FCAR 2.0Dr. John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is a professor of computer engineering and computer science at Ohio Northern Univer- sity. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process, first-year engineering instruction, and the pedagog- ical aspects of writing computer games. Estell is an ABET Program Evaluator, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon.Dr. John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University John-David Yoder received all of his degrees (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) in mechanical
two edited volumes. Sixteen of his scholarly articles have been published in refereed journals or as book chapters. He has de- livered professional presentations in venues including the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas, the Crossroads Conference on Rural Health, Texas State Historical Association, American Sociological Association, and the Oxford Round Table at England’s Oxford University. As director of Community Development Initiatives at ASU, Dr. Stewart implemented numerous community research, program eval- uation, and community organizing projects. He continues to be an advocate for the vulnerable members of communities in West Texas.Dr. Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University Daniel I
Paper ID #36925Physical and Digital Models for Timber Design and Analysis CoursesPaulina Robles, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Paulina Robles is a graduate architectural engineering student at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. During her undergraduate studies at Cal Poly, she was involved in the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition team, and the Mbe- sese Initiative for Sustainable Development, which works to design a polytechnic trade college in Same, Tanzania. She hopes to utilize her education to pursue work
are adapted temporarily and will return to their original format once the urgent situation has decreased [17].Typically, research on the effectiveness of online learning on students’ outcomes has had mixedresults. Literature suggests that online learning may be an effective mode for learning whencertain elements are intact. Jaggars and Bailey [18] summarized and responded to a meta-analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). Initial DOE data suggested thatlearning outcomes from online instruction were stronger than face-to-face instruction. The DOEresults however, pertained to well-prepared university students. Data outside of the meta-analyses indicates that without additional supports, traditionally
Paper ID #33875Mechanix: An Intelligent Web Interface for Automatic Grading of SketchedFree-Body DiagramsMatthew Runyon, Texas A&M University Matthew Runyon is a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He has been working with Dr. Hammond in the Sketch Recognition Lab with research focuses in artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and education.Dr. Vimal Viswanathan, San Jose State University Dr. Vimal Viswanathan is an associate professor in the Mechanical
AC 2008-1031: HOW TO HELP SENIOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSENHANCE AND DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP COMPETENCEJoan Alabart, University Rovira i Virgili Joan R. Alabart is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). He received a B.Ch. and a Ph.D. from the University of Barcelona and an MBA from ESADE (Barcelona). His research, consultative, and training projects interests focus on the areas of Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership. He is co-founder and director of the Master in Business Administration program at the URV.Sibel Özgen, University Rovira i Virgili Sibel Özgen is currently a Research Assistant doing her Ph.D. at the Department of
Paper ID #18625Transitioning from University to Employment in Engineering: The Role ofCurricular and Co-curricular ActivitiesDr. Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto Serhiy Kovalchuk is a research associate at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto.Dr. Mona Ghali, University of Toronto Researcher and InstructorMr. Mike Klassen, University of Toronto Mike Klassen is the Assistant Director, Community of Practice on Engineering Leadership at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. He designs
mechanics researcher in Paris, France before returning to MIT as Assistant Director of Admissions. Currently Dr. Wendell works as a Senior Lecturer in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching design, manufacturing, and instrumentation.Dr. Andrea S. Walsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Andrea Walsh is a historical sociologist who specializes in the fields of women’s and gender studies, rhetoric and communication and visual media. She teaches at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the programs in Women’s and Gender Studies and Writing and Comparative Media Studies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Getting to Gender Parity in a Top-Tier
properly with others whether in the work place orout of the work places. Bedwell’s “Developing the Future Workforce” [33] describes theimportance of integrating interpersonal skills into business and collegiate programs. He states,"Research has linked interpersonal skills to other beneficial work-related outcomes, such as jobcommitment." Among the most important interpersonal skills include respect for others, takingcriticism, and being polite and kind.Communication can take on many different roles within the work force. Companies seeking newapplicants are able to begin assessing communication abilities from the initial meeting andinterview. Being able to articulate oneself in a respectful manner to peers and supervisors iscrucial when in the
Paper ID #25655The Moral Foundations of Chinese Engineering Students: A Preliminary In-vestigationDr. Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute Rockwell F. Clancy is an Associate Teaching Professor in engineering ethics and philosophy at the Uni- versity of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Research Fellow in the Institute of Social Cognitive and Behavioral Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and has acted as a long-term educational consultant, setting up a course and writing a corresponding textbook with Heinz Luegen- biehl, entitled Global
Paper ID #25326Cui Bono. Engineering and Technological Literacy and Higher EducationDr. John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin John Heywood is professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin- The University of Dublin. he is a Fellow of ASEE and Life Fellow of IEEE. he is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Ireland. He has special interest in education for the professions and the role of professions in society. He is author of Engineering Education. research and development in Curriculum and Instruction; The Assessment of learning in Engineering Education; The human Side of Engineering, and Empowering
research paper examines first-year student performance and retention within engineering. Aconsiderable body of literature has reported factors influencing performance and retention,including high school GPA and SAT scores,1,2,3 gender,4 self-efficacy,1,5 social status,2,6,7hobbies,4 and social integration.6,7 Although these factors can help explain and even partiallypredict student outcomes, they can be difficult to measure; typical survey instruments are lengthyand can be invasive of student privacy. To address this limitation, the present paper examineswhether a much simpler survey can be used to understand student motivations and anticipatestudent outcomes.The survey was administered to 347 students in an introductory Engineering Graphics
, and family members may also influence a student’s major selection. Researchers haveidentified factors, such as career prospects, personal interests, parental influence, effects ofclimate and culture, to be important. Although a few models of major choice exist, relativelylittle attention has been given to examining engineering disciplinary choice (e.g. Mechanical,Environmental, Civil, Chemical, or Industrial). Our research aims to fill this gap from a uniqueperspective—since music genre preference can represent diversity in the broad dimension ofexperiences, we explore whether there is an association between music genre preference andengineering discipline choice.Music penetrates all aspects of modern society, including academic settings
like? We have an underdeveloped answer to that question of exactly when and where anengineer might be exposed to ideas about ethics in their formal education. Although theengineering ethics education community should want to have a better understanding of this “howmuch” problem, obtaining such a picture of the ethics education landscape is challenging. This research paper helps the engineering education community obtain a more detailedview of the “how much” dimension of the ethics education space by looking at the curricularrequirements outlined by 148 engineering programs in the United States. While there existseveral ways to address this problem - e.g., surveys, interviewing individual faculty oradministrators, interviewing students
introduced a series of application-focused courses into its Computer Scienceprogram. The Computer Science undergraduate student body is now 42% female.Smith College advocates the inclusion of socially relevant design projects throughout thecurriculum, and projects of social relevance are assigned even in freshman year. The courseDesigning the Future, for example, is a collaboration with the Institute for Women andTechnology. Students develop toys with universal gender appeal, because research shows thatmany competitive, militaristic toys alienate girls. The Smith course includes a workshop for highschoolers called Introduce a Girl to Engineering.13The NSF PROMISE project at University of Nevada, Las Vegas offers an undergraduate coursedesigned to
AC 2011-2241: REVISITING COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCES TO PRE-PARE FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICEKathryn Mobrand, University of Washington Kathryn Mobrand is a doctoral candidate and research assistant in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. She is working with Dr. Jennifer Turns on preparedness portfolios for engineering undergraduates; her focus is on the communication of practicing engineers.Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to support engineering
], this project tracks the development ofcritical consciousness via shifts in engineering students’ perceptions of their STEM identities.There are several reasons for this choice. The literature on STEM diversity strongly suggests thata robust “STEM identity” can be a critical element of STEM student persistence. In particular,the research on STEM identity emphasizes the importance of students' active and intentionalengagement with the powerful but frequently masked sociocultural contexts of STEM, especiallyrelative to STEM fields’ long histories of implicit and explicit bias in terms of gender, race andother aspects of identity. Carlone [16,17] has argued that examining STEM identity formationcan offer new ways to understand the process of
she was responsible for initiatives to help the female faculty of the college succeed. She was an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing from 2009 to 2012. She was the Senior Associate Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2016-2021, where she was responsible for academic operations. Prof. Weitnauer’s research focus is currently split between MIMO wireless communications and sensor-driven, marker-less, interactive and immersive digital art. She leads the Electronic ARTrium laboratory, which she established in 2021.Dr. Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology Jacqueline (Jacki) Rohde is the Assessment Coordinator in the School of Electrical and Computer
processing, computational modeling, and statistical data analysis. As an electrical and biomedical engineering scientist, he conducted research in computer modeling of the brain, cranial electrical stimulation (CES), electrical impedance tomography, electrode design, and EMG and muscle action potentials and ions channels simulation & modeling. His technical research interests include digital systems, embedded, systems, computer architecture, adaptive and system identification, modeling and simulation, and signal and image processing. His clinical research interests include impacts of chronic diseases in elderly (such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and diabetes), innovative technology for drug addiction treatment and
Computer Science and director of the Machine Learning Laboratory at Virginia Tech. Her research centers around machine learning and AI ethics and education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Educating a Responsible AI Workforce: Piloting a Curricular Module on AI Policy in a Graduate Machine Learning Course James Weichert Hoda Eldardiry jamesweichert@vt.edu hdardiry@vt.edu Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech Virginia TechAbstractAs artificial intelligence (AI) technologies begin to permeate