Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Glavin, United States Military Academy; Robert Hume, United States Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, United States Military Academy; William Graves, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

economics 1.d.ii. professional attitudes and responsibilities of a civil engineer, including licensure and safety 2. Faculty The program must demonstrate that faculty teaching courses that are primarily design in content are qualified to teach the subject matter by virtue of professional licensure, or by education and design experience.BenchmarkingCivil engineering programs seeking ABET accreditation are required to include application ofsustainability. Individual programs, however, have significant latitude in how and when tointroduce students to the subject. The authors are members of the faculty at an undergraduate-only, four-year institution with approximately four thousand students in the

Conference Session

Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

Educationrequests for team modifications have generally been honored. Some have had to switch teamsin order to better accommodate their part-time jobs.In 1998 the course leader had the opportunity to form one all-girl team and two male teams.He adhered to the guidelines above, instead. When he discussed this with one of the girls afterthe course she responded that she felt that his decision had been good; the mixture of sexeshad had a moderating effect on each team’s work process.Getting Teams WorkingIt is said that one way to teach swimming is to throw the student overboard at sea. Each teamexperiences this (figuratively) about three weeks into its first MSc semester. An oil companyrepresentative presents offshore reservoir exploration information and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Barke

andLatucca, 1996: 44-45). Curricula assume consensus in which the relevant faculty agree that aparticular set of courses and material comprise the appropriate body of knowledge. Acurriculum depends on its implied determinism: students who take the prescribed courses inDiscipline A will be able to solve A-type problems, and when they complete the curriculumthey will be qualified as members of A. With insulated feedback from the multidisciplinarynature of the real world, the graduate in most fields is likely to be shocked to find that (his)college education has made him a specialist who is “not learned, for he is formally ignorant ofall that does not enter into his speciality; but neither is he ignorant, because he. . . ‘knows’ verywell his own tiny

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Necia Werner, Carnegie Mellon University; Joanna Dickert, Carnegie Mellon University; Nisha Shanmugaraj, Carnegie Mellon University ; Kevin G. Monahan, Carnegie Mellon University; Stephanie Wallach, Carnegie Mellon University; Jennifer Keating, Carnegie Mellon University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

skillsets in waysthat would be pertinent for cover letters, personal statements for graduate school, or ininterviews. Prior to the workshop, students were prompted to write a mini professional“snapshot” that summarized their personal and professional skills. In the workshop, studentspracticed delivering their snapshots orally to peers for feedback on novelty and clarity. Theworkshop was led by a faculty member in our college of humanities and social sciences whoteaches a course on strategies for communicating a public, professional ethos.Week 3. Workshop 3. “The Delivery: Novel Research Talks.” This workshop aimed toprepare students for their final “Speak Up!” activity: a public, three-minute research presentation(3MRP)--3 minutes, 3 slides max, 3

Conference Session

Increasing Engagement in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajani Muraleedharan, Saginaw Valley State University; Thomas Wedge, Saginaw Valley State University; Erik Trump, Saginaw Valley State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

on well-known engineering failuresand crises, such as the space shuttle Challenger disaster, the Ford Pinto fuel tank issue, and theHyatt Regency Hotel walkway collapse. Although intended as an improvement over the theorytheory-based approach because it seems to provide students with tools and procedures, they canuse to work through moral decisions they may face in their careers [7], this approach still hasseveral limitations. Firstly, many of the cases used are several decades old, potentially leadingstudents to view them as irrelevant to modern engineering challenges [2]. Additionally, thesenarratives often present key figures as heroic whistleblowers rather than portraying them asregular engineers who are simply fulfilling their

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michael Wolf, Rice University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

academically advised by a faculty member. STEM career exploration and research support: lab tours, faculty presentations, and interactions with local STEM professionals from industry Cohort building activities (Houston/Rice acculturation).Details on Curriculum: Chemistry, Physics and CalculusAll concepts covered in the summer residential program are topics in the first two semesters ofChemistry, Physics and Calculus. Both foundational and conceptually difficult topics areselected for the summer. Topics are covered at the same rate in the summer (e.g., 3 hrs onReaction Stoichiometry) as in the fall (e.g., 3 hrs on Reaction Stoichiometry). Curriculum is alsoselected that helps students learn and master solving complex word problems. RESP

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech; Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

G. Adams is the Department Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She previously served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University and was a faculty member and administrator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Her research interests include: Teamwork, International Collaborations, Fac- ulty Development, Quality Control/Management and Broadening Participation. She is an honor graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering, in 1988. In 1991 she was awarded the Master of Engineering degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. She received her

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Evans; Sandra Spickard Prettyman; Helen Qammar

semester. Teams are asked to complete an engineering projectbased on technical, economic, environmental, and safety considerations. (The Fall 2003 projectstatement is given in the appendix.) The SL teams meet once a week with a professional mentorwhose primary role is to observe team meetings and provide feedback on how to improve teamcommunication and project planning.The chemical engineering department is moderate in size with 10 faculty and approximately 160undergraduate and 40 full-time graduate students. Almost 90% of our students are involved withalternating coop education semesters that causes a gap in both maturity and experience betweenjuniors and seniors. Seniors will have completed 3 semesters of work experience while juniorswill not

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Charles Richard Cole, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christopher Welty, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Computing & Information Technology

and long-term challenges that faced both groups.The Perspective of Architecture The Architectural Thesis is the last major step toward graduation with a first professionaldegree from the Architecture Program and our institution. It is composed of three interrelatedcomponents, Thesis Prep, Thesis Research and Thesis Studio, all providing an opportunity forthe student to explore and investigate a relevant issue in the field of architecture. The processstarts as a student enters the last semester of senior year and runs over three semesters. The finaltwo semesters comprise the fifth year of the 5-year, professionally accredited Bachelor of Archi-tecture program. Each component presents the student with different intentions and goals

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

, Pomona) Panadda Marayong (California State University, Long Beach) Marilyn Dyrud (Oregon Institute of Technology) 2 A Note from the Conference Co-ChairsThe 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference—was hosted by the College ofEngineering/California State University, Long Beach. Promoting the theme, "Student Success Is Our Success,”it provided an excellent opportunity where faculty/professional staff presented and shared innovative tools,pedagogies, and best practices for addressing the challenges of engineering education. Particular emphasiswas on

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed Univeristy; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

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Information Systems

with an education oflasting value and makes them become self-learners6. This academic program model (APM) isdesigned to continuously improve the curriculum and provide students with the knowledge andskills in a rapidly growing country. The learning outcomes, being the kernels of the courses,provide focus to the curriculum in the APM7. Furthermore, all courses are deigned to clearlyshow the experiences that students draw upon while achieving particular learning outcomes.There are six ZU Learning Outcomes (ZULOs), which are the over-arching requirements forstudents to graduate from their major. ZULOs identify five critical areas, which are significantfor students. These are: Critical Thinking and Reasoning, Information Literacy andCommunication

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

successful educationalprogram. As defined by ABET, “student outcomes describe what students are expected to knowand be able to do by the time of graduation.” [1] An effective assessment process must produceuseful data that are both summative and formative, the former to determine levels to whichstudent outcomes are being attained, and the latter to identify specific areas for programimprovement [2,3]. In addition, the assessment process must be efficient, to ensure sustainability.The program must identify or create opportunities to assess each of its student outcomes at oneor more points in the program, where students are expected to have attained, and should be ableto demonstrate that outcome at an acceptable level.The junior-level embedded systems

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Lynn Alpert; Jacqueline Isaacs

”developing ethics workshops for nanotech students as well as mid-career industry professionals.The goals of the workshops are to introduce the AIR (awareness, investigation and response)model18 of ethical inquiry to participants. This model will be presented both as a proven tool toassist them in processing the ethical issues that may arise during their own laboratory research,and as a teaching tool for use with the students, graduate assistants, technicians under theirsupervision.CHN-affiliated faculty at the University of Massachusetts Lowell are designing curricula that usenanotechnology as a framework for examining the entire range of societal issues associated withemerging technologies. For example: faculty in the Department of Work Environment

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

with the built-inconnections to the material that students bring to the class, important questions can be addressedrelated to technology‟s benefits and harms and who benefits or is harmed.1 Similarly, sciencefiction can be used for teaching mechanics and heat transfer as well as raising issues about theecological impact of “alien” resource use across the galaxy.2 Issues related to balancing theteaching of science fiction and technology in a single course and the benefit of working with aninterdisciplinary team (i.e., faculty from science and humanities) are presented by Layton, who isa member of an English department, and calls for the development of more classes like the onedescribed here.3 He also presents issues that may make it easier for

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy L. Johnson; Edward S. Pierson

Page 5.49.7students study dc circuits, and the second-year students study ac circuits (requires more advancedmath tools). In both cases, the basic concepts are introduced in lecture/discussion sessions taughtby an engineering faculty member. As the need for mathematical tools is demonstrated, the mathteachers teach the necessary math. Hands-on laboratory sessions reinforce the concepts byallowing the participants to build and test appropriate electrical circuits. At the same time theylearn to use modern electrical test equipment -- multimeters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, etc.In companion computer sessions, specialized software (Pspice or Electronic Workbench) is usedto model electrical circuits, and the results of the computer models are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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NSF Grantees

misconceptions and errors. c. Individual Student Tablet PC use for Real-Time Assessment. This model requires each student to have access to Tablet PC use during lectures to allow real-time formative assessment of individual student learning. This is an enhanced version of the Personal Response System (PRS),10 which only allows multiple-choice or short-answer questions. With a Tablet PC, individual student responses may also be submitted as sketches, and numerical solutions with multiple steps. d. Fully Interactive Learning Network. For this instructional method, in addition to real- time assessment as in the previous model described above, various levels of two-way interactions between the instructor and individual

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Melvin Neville; David Scott; Bryan Knodel; Debra Larson

the personal control, approach-avoidance, and confidence subtotals. Even thoughthe sub-total results can be quite useful on an individual-by-individual basis, for purposes ofcomparing various populations, total PSI scores are sufficient. This is because changes in totalscores generally represent a proportional change in category scores. The total PSI scores canrange from a low of 32 to a high of 192. Page 3.402.3 Session 2530 Total PSI Scores Spring

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; John Phillips, Oklahoma State University

provide three class size facts for a typical given year: 1) the class size,2) how many students are assigned to a faculty, and lastly, 3) how many students are assigned toan industry mentor. Table 1 provides a statistical breakdown of these. It is well known that programsize varies, ranging from 3 to over 100 students in the capstone, with a mean of 35.7 students.Larger capstones inherently have difficulties depending on how they are taught, however,depending on the staffing large capstones can be manageable [16]. Programs indicated that a givenfaculty member advises from 3 to 50 students, with an average of 13.5 students. For programs withstudent teams, this average number of students per faculty member is manageable whenconsidering in-depth

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 4: Research- and Practice-Informed Insights for Recognizing Rurality in Engineering Education

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Malle R Schilling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

areas are more likely to enroll in any postsecondary education talk about three main findings or implications from these studies.compared to rural students. Additionally, rural students might also often be low-income and first-generation students, which comes with an additional layer ofbarriers to entry for postsecondary education such as not having access toresources or knowledge from their closest peers or family members about howto apply to college in the first place. Related specifically to engineering, ruralstudents often do not have an understanding of what it means to pursueengineering or what engineering careers might look like, though many ruralstudents have a desire to attain better futures for themselves and

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Turns Jennifer; Atman Cindy; Angela Linse; Karl Smith

, andhow they remember. We agree and these questions are central to our research efforts. In theScholarship on Teaching program we are focusing on faculty decision making. Understandingfaculty decision making seems to be central to an effective approach to change. We also focus onpreparing graduate students (future faculty) for an entry into the professorate that is informedabout learning and teaching. Finally, in the Engineering Education Institutes program we are Page 9.539.11 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka Harriger, Purdue University; Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Jack Purdum, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

, Page 12.472.4computer architectures, and database management systems (DBMSs). The members of the IABfeel that any student who plans a career in IT should understand the essentials of all these areas.During the fifth through eight semesters, students can get more depth in any of these areas byenrolling in the many elective courses offered.Considerations for the Software Development CoursesThe purpose of this smorgasbord of course experiences is to give the student an early, yet fairlycomplete, overview of the curriculum areas offered by CIT. In addition, at the end of eachcourse, students acquire a new, immediately-marketable skill. This exposure not only increasestheir employability for summer internships or full-time jobs, but also should

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Xu, Del Mar College; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Allen Babb, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

presentations. The research activities took place at the TAMUK roboticslaboratory and one Electrical Engineering and Computer Science faculty member and his studentassistant, an EECS senior level undergraduate student with extensive hardware as well assoftware expertise, provided close daily supervision, extensive research discussions andmentorship during the research project period. The participating faculty member conceptualized,assembled and tested a quadrotor, shown in Fig. 1, with low cost, light weight, easy to assemble,and suitable for mass production by using commodity products and traditionally availablemachining tools. The majority of hardware configuration and controller code scheduling wereimplemented in the C programming code. An

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

?The decision to develop a CAD/CAM option within an existing program in ManufacturingEngineering Technology was based on the following factors:• The need to improve the quality of the IT-CAD/CAM program and opportunities for graduates: A focus on CAD/CAM has been present for over a decade in WWU’s ET department under the Industrial Technology umbrella. However, this program has never been accredited. Requirements by the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board and the University have made accreditation a priority to bring program curriculums into conformance with the standards set by their professions. Given the make-up of the ET department’s faculty (mostly graduates from ABET engineering programs) and the fact that

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Sahar Razavi, Northern Arizona University; Nihal Sarikaya, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

Group Publishing Ltd., 2015, vol. 17, pp.143-175.[19] D. Lopatto, “Undergraduate research experiences support science career decisions and active learning,” Cell Biology Education, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 297-306, 2007.[20] M. Boylan, “The impact of undergraduate research experiences on student intellectual growth, affective development, and interest in doing graduate work in STEM: A review of the empirical literature,” in Doctoral Education and the Faculty of the Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Oct. 2006. http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/conferences/doctoralEducation.html[21] K.W. Bauer, J.S. Bennett, “Alumni perceptions to assess undergraduate research experience,” J. Higher Educ., vol. 74, pp. 210

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

support. In fact, design courses, in general, have emerged as a means for students to beexposed to some flavor of what engineers actually do; and also, could learn the basic elements ofthe design process by being involved in real design projects. There have even been formalproposals for curricular goals and assessment measures for design-based curricula. Thisargument is driven by a widespread notion that the intellectual content of design is consistentlyunderestimated [1].This paper reviews research on design thinking as it relates to how designers think, learn andmake decisions, which is an important reason why design is not easy to teach. Design thinkingis, in general terms, complex processes of inquiry and learning that designers perform in

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliott Clement, Oregon State University; Renee M. Desing, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, factors like campus social climate [9], academicmentoring [9], [10], and racial microaggressions [11] can damage their sense of belonging andaffect their future in engineering.We base our definition of Engineering Identity on Hazari et al.’s [12] definition of physicsidentity as the interaction of Recognition, Performance, Interest and Competence in the field ofEngineering. This concept was further investigated by Kendall et al. [13], who studied factorsinfluencing engineering identity of Latinx students by including personal and social identities tobetter understand the development of Latinx students as engineers. An example of the impact ofpersonal and social identities on engineering identity is the research conducted by Revelo aboutthe

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Cultural Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Biewenga, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University; David Owuor Gicharu, Tumaini Innovation Vocational Training Center; Gladys Jeptoo Kerebey, Tumaini Innovation Vocational Training Center

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International Division (INTL)

., 2012), placing attachment students in industries that do not match theirtraining (Abdullahi & Othman, 2022), and a lack of modern equipment (Muchira et al., 2022).Building on these previous findings, our study explored why students graduating from TumainiInnovation Center have faced low employment rates even after completing an industrialattachment.Using a mixed-methods approach, our study found that the students at Tumaini face some, butnot all, of these challenges. Students and alumni reported that their skills are useful in their jobsand attachments. All the students are placed in attachments that match their skillset, and studentsmostly reported that the equipment used in their attachments is comparable to the equipmentused at Tumaini

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

beingaccomplished. Upon further investigation, we noticed that many students told us that they hadalready decided on their major, so the projects or activities did not influence that choice. NUhas approximately 40% of the incoming first-year class as undecided in a major, meaning 60%have made an advance commitment in some form. In addition, the survey was given at the endof the year, and it is likely that a combination of factors had helped students to decide already.For example, they are required to be in a one-credit course titled Introduction to the Study ofEngineering, for which they attend events and meetings designed to help them explore majorsand make informed decisions, along with the work we do in these two foundational 4-creditcourses

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael T. Hertz; Luna P. Magpilli; Michael E. Gorman

negativeside effects of specialization and compartmentalization by building an intimate link between technical andethical training. With support from the National Science Foundation1, we created a research andeducational experience that focuses on producing engineering graduate students who will be able tounderstand the social and ethical dimensions of complex, heterogeneous technological systems. As part oftheir training, the students in this option produce case studies that emphasize ethical issues in the designprocess. Students then undertake a thesis that combines ethical and technical aspects of engineering byfocusing on the case study. Our goal is to turn out ethical professionals who are able to engage in moral imagination.According to

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer, Kansas State University; Karen L Roberts, Upward Consulting; Tom C. Roberts P.E., FASEE, FNSPE, Kansas State University; Gary A. Clark, Kansas State University; Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learn about middle and high school engineeringcurricula, engineering career paths, the College of Engineering, and student preparation for thestudy of engineering. Teachers received 20 professional development hours and were eligible forone hour of academic credit. Travel, lodging, and meal expenses were provided along with a$500 stipend.The University Engineering Initiative ActIn 2010, the Kansas Legislature called for an increase in the number of engineering graduates tostimulate economic development. Industry leaders in the state expressed a need for moreengineers to support planned industrial expansion. According to the Center for EconomicDevelopment and Business Research, one engineering professional creates 1.78 additional jobs,and