to have all its undergraduate engineering, computer science, and cybersecurity degrees to be accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology). Pursuant to this goal, a capstone project course was added to the updatedcurriculum of the BSCS degree. Even though the six Educational Student Outcomes (ESOs)prescribed by ABET [6] are addressed by the core courses in the curriculum, adding a capstoneproject course to the core curriculum brings together all the six ESOs in one course in a polishedand refined manner for students to see the relationship among all six ESOs. The capstonespecifically focuses on ESO #3 (communication skills), ESO #4 (legal and ethical principles), andESO #5 (teamwork). The foundational block in the
retention in undergraduate and graduate curriculum through applied energy conversion course Anveeksh Koneru Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas Permian BasinAbstractTo increase student interest in the graduate program, and to increase retention in the undergraduateprogram of mechanical engineering, energy conversion course was incorporated to provide anavenue to apply fundamental concepts to practical scenarios and provide design solutions for ministeam power plants. This strategy improved the fundamental grasp, confidence, ethics, andresponsibility of engineering students. Towards the middle of this course, local
demonstration of written and oral communication competencies. 5. Conduct themselves in accordance with best practices, highest ethical standards, and values of their discipline. Students in the D.Eng. program are required to complete the Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) requirements governing ethical research methods. In addition, the combination of courses in the technical field and leadership elements of this D.Eng. program will further educate and evaluate ethical awareness and behavior in the student’s field of study.CourseworkThe program requires 45 credits, of which 9 credits are focused on developing leadership andinnovation management skills of value to the student’s career growth; 6 credits are focused
. Bransford, J., Stevens, R., Schwartz, D., Meltzoff, A., Pea, R., Roschelle, J., Vye, N., Kuhl, P., Bell, P., Barron, B., Reeves, B., & Sabelli, N. (2006). Learning Theories and Education: Toward a Decade of Synergy, in P. A. Alexander & P. H. Winne (Eds.), Handbook of Educational Psychology, pp. 209–244. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.9. Martin, T., Rayne, K., Kemp, N.J., Hart, J., & Diller, K.R. (2005). Teaching for Adaptive Expertise in Biomedical Engineering Ethics. Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 11(2), pp. 257-276.10. Martin, T., Rivale, S.D., & Diller, K.R. (2007). Comparison of Student Learning in Challenge-based and Traditional Instruction in Biomedical Engineering. Annals of Biomedical
) HIST 1740 US Economic History (3) HIST 2700 US History to 1877 (3) and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 (3) POLS 1000 American Heritage (3) POLS 1100 American National Government (3) Complete the following:1 Also meets general education requirement in course catalog PHIL 2050 4 Ethics and Values (also meets a Global/Intercultural course requirement) 3 HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness (2) 2 or PES 1097 Fitness for Life (2) Distribution Courses: Biology Distribution
performed,students then begin to learn about important principles in reinforced concrete design, principlesthat will be expanded upon in classes later in the curriculum. It has been a great way for studentsto gain experience and to receive an introduction to the interaction between the reinforcing steeland the concrete. When the students later take a reinforced concrete design course, they canrelate back to their experience at FERL. Seeing a concrete beam physically fail also highlightsthe professional and ethical responsibility they will bear as designers of structures used by apublic trusting in their technical competence.In addition to the concrete beam, the other FERL activities are integrated both with FERL andinto the academic classroom. For
” diagraming, and mapping of the “patient journey” and “datajourney” [3]. In the process, students uncover important issues like privacy, data integrity,information security, risk, decision making, ethics, regulations, and social disparities in access tocare and outcomes. Students find that exploration of these issues, adds context and meaning totheir training as biomedical engineers.Over the past four years, the course has evolved from a traditional lecture/lab course with timedpaper/exam-based assessments to a project based active learning rich course with open-endedactivities and untimed assessments. Examples of interventions implemented to address threelearning goals of the course are summarized in Tables 1-3. Active learning interventions
spur economic growth, whiletackling climate change and preserving oceans and forests are necessary [1]. While engineers arenot solely responsible for achieving these goals, they do have much to contribute. To that end,the U.S. National Society of Professional Engineers’ Code of Ethics expects engineers “to adhereto the principles of sustainable development in order to protect the environment for futuregenerations” [3]. In addition, the SDGs overlap with several of the National Academy ofEngineering’s 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st century, such as providing accessto clean water and ensuring access to clean energy, but they also go far beyond to address therestoration of ecosystems and women empowerment [4]. Consequently
Teaching with Heart in CommunityCortney HollesCortney Holles, Ed.D. is a teaching professor at Colorado School of Mines who teaches sciencecommunication, service learning, writing, and ethics. She researches faculty-student interaction and well-being in higher education and also writes poetry and memoir.Cynthia JamesRoel SniederQin Zhu © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Developing Teaching with Heart: An Early ReflectionAbstract: Teaching with Heart is a project to bring faculty development workshops to STEMprofessors in higher education, focused on bringing love and compassion into the collegeclassroom to the benefit of both faculty and students. Researchers from Colorado School of
the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His vision is to inspire change in engineering culture to become more socially responsive, environmentally friendly, and inclusive, thereby providing opportunities for all current and prospective engineers to reach their maximum potential. Dr. Hess’s research focuses on empathy, equity, and ethics in engineering education. He received his PhD from Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education, as well as a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science from Purdue University’s School of Civil Engineering. He is the 2022 division chair for the ASEE Liberal Education/Engineering and Society division; deputy director of research for the National Institute of
Profession,” in Proc. Summit on the Future of Civil Engineering, August 2009, doi: 10.1061/9780784478868.002.[2] ASCE, Code of Ethics, 2020. Accessed: July 7th 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/ethics/code-of-ethics[3] D. E. Armanios et al., “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Civil and Environmental Engineering Education: Social Justice in a Changing Climate,” presented at the 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference. Jul. 2021. https://peer.asee.org/36988[4] A.-K. Winkens and C. Leicht-Scholten, “Does engineering education research address resilience and if so, how? – a systematic literature review,” European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 0, no. 0, pp. 1–19, Feb. 2023, doi: 10.1080
broad, globallyminded, ethical, innovative, excellent collaborators, and visionary leaders that excel at deliveringimpact with social consciousness.This paper discusses the development of the MELP residential program aimed to providegraduates with a competitive advantage when seeking employment at the nexus of science andtechnology policy, policy analysis, complex systems design, and regulatory compliance withinan engineering systems framework. Qualitative student feedback is also discussed, showing thepositive impact of the new MELP courses developed.IntroductionThe National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has recognized the need for engineers to work oninterdisciplinary teams. Rapid advances in technology and globalization have spotlighted
the program, 2) the associated learningoutcomes (LOs) are very high-level (versus the specific LOs associated with discipline-specificcourses, such as Circuit Analysis, Statics, and Dynamics), and are thus more easily satisfied usinggeneral project-based assessments. To initiate the CURES development process, course learning outcomes were assessed toidentify the subset of outcomes which did not easily integrate within a research-based project.Course LOs are provided below: 1. Describe the engineering majors, engineering profession, roles, organization, engineering ethics, and careers; investigate professional societies and licensing as a professional engineer; create an initial career development plan and understand the
Paper ID #38435Reducing Gender-Based Harassment in Engineering:Opportunities and Obstacles to Bystander InterventionMala Htun (Professor)Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi (Assistant Professor) Amir Hedayati-Mehdiabadi is an assistant professor in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program at the University of New Mexico. Hedayati has received a Ph.D. degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In broad terms, his research focuses on issues of ethics and inclusion in talent and professional development. His research explores how we can enhance ethical decision
disciplines could be assigned to the lecture section of the course, anddiscipline-specific content could be assigned to the appropriate lab section. The catalogdescription of the newly developed Introduction to Engineering course, with a topics list, ispresented below.The stated goals of the lecture/laboratory course sequence are as follows: “Students will gain an understanding of engineering approach (design, ethics, problem solving and creativity) and engineering disciplines, using the textbook, lecture material, and laboratory examples and experimentation. Emphasis is placed on team-building.”The catalog descriptions of the lecture course, Introduction to Engineering, and the lab course,Introduction to X
” formatting. The shown graded deliverables in the schedule for Week 9 are Lab9, which is worth 3 points, and Quiz 9, which is worth 2 points. The study materials for Week 9are Lecture 9 on the subject of Ethics. Several students provided feedback about this schedule andappreciated its simplicity, availability, and efficacy. Fig. 1, Top of the Course’s HomepageA link is provided, below the schedule, to a discussion board where all technical questions areasked and resolved. As presented in a previous paper [6], discussion boards initialized a sense ofcommunity and helps students interact with the professor, teaching assistants, and one another.Ray and Tabas [7] deployed a survey in their online class. Their survey indicates
Senior Lecturer, University of WyomingAbstractEducators revisit their teaching philosophy statement (TPS) when applying for new jobs orpromotion and tenure. However, sharing our teaching philosophy with our students could make asignificant difference. This research presents the results of creating a visual model of myteaching philosophy and sharing it with my students. My teaching philosophy informs mystudents that we learn in teams to gain not only technical knowledge but also skills and ethics. Itexpresses to students that my core values are to care, share, and be fair. I care about their life-long learning, as well as achieving fair grades. The visual model also shows the different levelsof engagement and communication; student-to-student and
various engineering concepts.The Technical Writing and Experimental Design encourages students to be writers, readers,reviewers and experimenters by providing them feedback at multiple stages of the experimentationand writing process, as well as iterative writing through peer review and grading of multiple paperrevisions. The course was created to follow a modular format, integrating a form of research orexperimentation paired with an appropriate writing or technical communication element, tointegrate both experimentation and documentation within a single module. Each module, learningobjective, and relationship to engineering career expectation is described as follows: • Essay: A formal research paper regarding ethical factors associated with
collaborate with teammates, to engineer a system. Learn collaborative and inclusive industry practices in the engineering development process, and environment, establish goals, plan project management skills such as Gantt charts, critical path, and tasks, and meet objectives budgets. Ability to recognize ethical and Assess the impact of engineering solutions on the world. professional responsibilities and Students will work on projects associated with pressing needs of make informed judgments which human society, and broaden their perspectives to consider and consider the impact of engineering assess ethical, sustainability, health, environmental, and societal solutions in global, economic
real-world situations. This not only demands skills of creativity, teamwork, and design, but in global collaboration, communication, management, economics, and ethics." [5] Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference 3 "In view of the broadening and rapidly shifting scope of the engineering profession, it is imperative to shift the focus of engineering curricula from transmission of content to development of skills that support engineering thinking and professional judgment. Future engineers will need to adapt to rapidly changing work environments and technology, direct their own learning, broaden
. Dating back to the 1960s, researchershave explored the theoretical characterization of intercultural competence and the effectivenessof varying classroom practices [24]. More recently, various researchers have explored theefficacy of CEL and research immersion experiences. Research shows that teachers learn tonavigate complex, intercultural encounters through challenging CEL experiences promoting,“reflective, critical and ethical practices” [25].Since international engineering CEL has the potential benefit to both increase interculturalawareness, while also demonstrating engineering as a career that helps humanity, engagingteachers in this type of experience may prepare them to encourage and inspire their students,particularly females and other
engage students in‘deep learning.’ According to Bentz [9], ‘deep learning’ is “at once emotional and intellectual,mental and physical, social and personal, totally unique yet freely shared.” While ‘deeplearning’ utilizing balance, inclusion, and connection [10] can be the ideal, on the practical level,active learning was employed in this session.Garris [1] outlines four propositions for integrating patents into the undergraduate curriculum.These include 1) “Optimal Design is an Integrative Process,” 2) “Ethics of Design inCompetitive Industry are Intricate,” 3) “Innovation in a Litigatious Environment can beDangerous,” and 4) “Patent Rights are Valuable Assets.”From this prior art we see that in order to draw students into the complexity of
engineering students at an all-female college. As part of thecurriculum, these women designed toys to teach students about technology. Students reported thattheir understanding of the design process and the relationship between engineers and society wereincreased as a result of project participation. Many more examples exist that illustrate howhumanities may be used with STEM to support students as they explore engineering and scientificprinciples 19-22.In summary, empathy and ethical reasoning are often an afterthought for STEM students 5. Teamteaching among humanities and STEM instructors can encourage the development of empathy andsoft skills 23 through instructional modeling with team-teaching. The HDSTEM course titled “War,Machine, Culture, and
to produce sustainable solutions. To practice this, a relevant, real-world example related to the sustainability of engineered flood-control systems in the New Orleans region is investigated by students. Student projects examine the importance of sustainability throughout the design process as they progress from initial concept to sustainable flood management systems. Introduction The Code of Ethics for the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) states that engineers have an ethical obligation to hold paramount the health, safety and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties (Eide, et al., 2002). The Code also addresses sustainability: “Engineers shall strive to adhere to the principles of sustainable
consistent with the educationalrequirements.OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSEThe specific objectives are for the students to:1. Engage in creative engineering.2. Apply fundamental principles to design.3. Learn and participate in the dynamics of team effort and management.4. Critically consider design alternatives.5. Consider scientific, technological, social, ethical, economic, and environmental aspects of engineering as warranted.6. Complete the project within time and budget constraints.7. Practice oral and written communication skills.PREPARING FOR THE COURSEThe Senior Design Project course is quite different in the logistical preparation anddelivery when compared to most other courses in the mechanical engineering
used the pre- and post-camp tests to assess the level of knowledge gained by the participants.The progress of participants was measured with respect to the following learning outcome areas: ● Online Safe & Ethical Behavior ● System Administration: Secure operating systems using various controls and policies. ● Computer Networking: Apply fundamental networking tools to set up and diagnose computer networks. ● Cyber Threat Identification: Identify and describe common cyber security threats. ● Cryptography: Describe how cryptographic techniques are used to ensure data confidentiality/integrity as well as authentication.The participants' self-efficacy of Online Safe & Ethical Behavior was measured by five
, skills, and Processes (ETool) and tools engineers use in their work.Issues, Solutions, and Impacts To solve complex and multidisciplinary problems, students need to be able to understand the impact of (ISI) their solutions on current issues and vice versa. Ethics (Ethics) Students should consider ethical situations inherent in the practice of engineering. In K-12 engineering education, it is important to develop students’ abilities to participate as a contributing Teamwork (Team) team member. Communication Related to Communication is the ability of a student to effectively take in information and to relay
Paper ID #20308Assessing the Spectrum of International Undergraduate Engineering Educa-tional Experiences: A Cross Institutional SurveyDr. Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Distinguished Service Professor of industrial engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering education experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former Senior Editor of the Journal of
the changing demands of the modern medical device productdevelopment environment. Under the proposed changes, accredited BME programs will beexpected to develop diverse teams of engineers that are not only comfortable in the clinicalenvironment, but also “recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineeringsituations” and have the ability to identify “the ongoing need for additional knowledge andlocate, evaluate, integrate, and apply this knowledge appropriately.”2For many engineering disciplines, teaching students how to find and use journal articles, patents,and standards ensures that they will have a relatively complete understanding of the professionalinformation environment.3 However, BME students entering the workforce
% Teamwork 57% Problem Solving 55% Design 52%Analysis of course syllabus and course timeline scheduleStudents that responded to this survey had just completed an introductory course for theirengineering coursework that included learning outcomes of: applying critical thinkingframework to engineering design problems, explaining steps to an engineering design,summarizing effective strategies for dealing with interpersonal and communication problems thatarise in teamwork, and identifying ethical and professional issues of engineering practice.Through an analysis of the course schedule and lesson timeline we found a significant amountclass time was