Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

walls, and moveable furniture so students caneasily work in groups around computers or tables or listen to a traditional lecture. The classformat is split up into small lectures interspersed with related group activities to teach teamwork,ethics, project management, spreadsheets, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and the designprocess. The paper will present examples of how the Studio Teaching approach is used to teachsome of these topics with a focus on design and teamwork skills. Students work in teams on twoprojects, a 3-week Rube Goldberg device and a 10-week service-learning project for a local K-12th grade teacher. Students are assigned to teams and required to use the Blackboard groupdiscussion board area to submit weekly progress reports

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Dillard

. Project management – In the past, the laboratory instructor set the weekly schedule of tasks to be completed. This insulated students from a critical skill in project management - setting realistic milestones that lead to project completion on time. We wanted the students to set their own project schedules within reason. 5. Professionalism and ethics – Recently, the technical and business worlds have been ripe with unethical professional conduct. While the headlines focus on executive officers and pols, we preferred ethics for entry-level engineers. In addition to Lockheed Martin’s “Ethics Challenge” role-play system, we included classroom discussion of case studies taken from industry. 6. Independent

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Hadgraft; Mike Xie

Development – Be conscious of their own values; Adhere to professional ethics; Plan their career; Reflect on experience; Improve their own future practice; Engage in Lifelong learningSustainabilityA key graduate capability that emerged was the need for an understanding of and operationalskills in the use of sustainability principles in each engineering discipline. This was stronglysupported by industry participants. It represents a significant departure from traditionalengineering programs that tend to focus on detailed knowledge of engineering scienceprinciples. Such a shift is supported by Johnston [9] and others.Nevertheless, sustainability has been a key issue within the School of Civil and ChemicalEngineering for some time. The

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox

professoror their fellow students, making these alternative forms of course communication quite valuable.The e-mail was used quite a bit, however, the chat room feature was under-utilized despite theestablishment of on-line office hours. This may have been due to some of the issues mentionedearlier, such as language difficulties or disparities in schedules.An integral part of the course has always been a small “research” project. It normally involvesthe students doing a critical review and evaluation of a specialized subject related tothermodynamics. An unfortunate observation in the past has been that many of the graduatestudents tended to be either unaware or unconcerned about the ethics of plagiarism. They havenever before been expected to do a

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Thomas; Mohammad Alam

Page 8.165.4 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationElectrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA)Southern Accreditation Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS)Procedures for obtaining input from constituenciesConstituency input is obtained through a variety of questionnaires and/or documented meetings.The procedure for obtaining input from each constituency is described below.AlumniQuestionnaires are sent to ECE program graduates in the Spring or Fall semester each year tosolicit feedback in areas such as life-long learning; computer/mathematics skills; ethical

Conference Session

Freshman Curriculum Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Nowak; Laurence Gould; Hisham Alnajjar; Diego Bernardete; David Pines

different fields ofengineering was integrated with a freshman writing course (Rhetoric, Language and Culture).The second semester “Principles of Design” course was integrated with Physics I and CalculusII. A new engineering design course was created for the sophomore year that was team-taughtwith an Ethics in the Profession course. Faculty teaching these courses worked together todevelop shared activities that reinforced the outcomes common to all of the courses in the ILB. Page 7.701.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shan Barkataki; Bolton Tom

Policywas a significant factor in successful completion of the experiment. We would recommend theFair Compensation Policy to others planning similar work.Students submitted time cards for hours worked. This gave us an opportunity to teach themabout ethical and responsible time keeping, an important professional practice. We were pleasedto observe that although the students mostly worked unsupervised, they did keep honest recordsof the hours worked.Role of Teamwork and Industrial Practices in EducationThe IEEE/ACM final report on Curriculum 2001 specifically recommends incorporation ofcollaborative team projects and industrial experience [1]. Not surprisingly, projects involvingcollaborative teamwork have become an integral part of engineering and

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sindee Simon; Theodore Wiesner; Lloyd Heinze

enable them to adapt to a rapidly changing technical environment. Page 8.946.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Program Objective 2: Produce graduates who will be productive throughout their careers in a wide range of industrial and professional environments. Program Objective 3: Develop graduates with a strong sense of ethics and professionalism and the ability to succeed as both

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Lebduska; David DiBiasio

Session 2793 Communications and Freshman Engineering: An Immiscible Solution? Lisa Lebduska, David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteIntroducing engineering students to the rewards and responsibilities of being an engineer haslong been a goal of engineering education. The Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) specifies that in addition to technical competence, students should have anunderstanding of professional and ethical responsibility, an ability to communicate effectively,and a knowledge of contemporary issues. At WPI, we attempted to achieve these goals bydesigning a first-year “mini” (one-credit) course

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

engineering; 4) struggle with some of the world’s great ideas and issues; 5)further develop their sense of ethics and values, particularly concerning the applications andlimitations of technology in the modern world; and 6) improve their oral and writtencommunication skills.To achieve our objectives, we modified existing required first-year courses (calculus, chemistry,physics, economics, geology, EPICS [Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence], andCrossroads [introductory humanities/social sciences course]) to feature a series of integratedproject modules which allowed students and faculty to explore appropriate connections amongthese disciplines. We also implemented a two-semester Connections interdisciplinary seminarseries in which

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ernest Tollner

emphasis on minority recruitment. These shifts due in substantial measure to the addition ofthe BSBE degree and its environmental option area. Enrollment has held steady in theagricultural engineering degree, perhaps due to the possibilities opened by a degree in generalengineering. The diversity resulting from the shift to metropolitan area students from the white, ruralmales of farm background necessitates some emphasis on ethics. Preservation of natural areasand associated preservation of endangered species creates some interesting ethical issues.Introducing ethics into a course or curriculum is a challenge for the student and the teacher. Computer literacy of incoming students is phenomenal. Sophisticated software isavailable for

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rob Guardiola; Larry Hanneman; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

engineering b an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs d an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g an ability to communicate effectively h the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context i a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j a knowledge of contemporary issues k an ability to use the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Davis

, ethics, social impact, andeconomics are addressed by the project, as well as a self-evaluation. In the self-evaluation,students reflect on how their mandatory co-op experience, as well as their course work, haveprepared them to undertake the project. Project implementation and oral status reports take placein the Winter quarter. In the Spring term, testing, refinement, writing final evaluations, andpresentation at a senior forum are done.The important curriculum innovation is that the students usually do not write more than a page ortwo for any weekly assignment, yet when assembled the individual assignments form a complete Page 6.451.1

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

students and also tokeep their interest. The objective is basically to stimulate the creativity of the students and theadoption of strong Ethic models 9.The Philosophy - that is the study and the creation of theories about basic things such as thenature of existence, knowledge, thought, or about how people should live - is very importantprincipally because it is a great opportunity to the students to discuss all those matters. Socrates,Plato and Aristotle for example, give them a whole spectrum of political philosophies.This course will provide the students not only how to deal with others ideas but also to increasetheir creativity, that is fundamental for any activity. Besides it enriches the conception of Ethicthat is so important to the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter J. Graybash

dilemmas are non-existent and that the means-end principle and utilitarian principle willdominate ethical considerations. Second, the Bounded Rationality model tends to be less idealistic, and to consider thelimitations of day-to-day decision-making. It reflects individual tendencies to conduct limitedsearches for alternatives, to make choices under situations of inadequate information or control,and to (satisfice) select the less than best solution. Satisficing is the practice of selecting anacceptable goal, which might be easier to identify, less controversial, and otherwise safer thanthe best possible solution, very often, the manager's view of being reasonable to achieve. Thebounded rationality process reflects the human tendencies to 1

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

competencies, professional ethics and the development of a basic engineeringproject. The project includes engineering analysis, market outlook, basic productiontechniques, economic assessment, planning, design, manufacturing, testing and productevaluation. The focus of the other course is to further develop required skills in mathematicsand engineering science and learning the use of computer programming for the solution ofengineering problems. The approach taken in both courses is project/goal oriented, learningtopics are “discovered” as part of the project development. In one course, hands-onexperimentation is emphasized while in the other analysis and numerical simulation arepromoted. The experience of the past few years indicates that retention

Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Niaz Latif; Michael Dyrenfurth

Program inTechnology is designed for full-time professionals. The objectives of the program are:(a) enhancement of participants’ learning skills in a continuously changing technology field, (b) enhancement of analytical and problem-solving skills in applications of technology, and(c) accentuation of professional ethics and awareness in a technological environment. Purdue’sadaptation involves offering a series of twelve courses, delivered via fourteen very intense three-day weekend sessions which are augmented with a carefully developed set of out-of-classassignments and a communication support system. Each of these weekend sessions entails 24contact hours of meeting time. In addition, a directed project is required to demonstrate researchand/or

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Weiss; Donald Weiss

second project investigates the effectiveness of toilet paperas a barrier to Escherichia coli. By working with a culture of E. coli, students learn that toiletpaper is not always an effective barrier between microorganisms and skin. Results can lead todiscussions on pathogens, sanitary issues and the spreading of disease, indicator organisms, andwastewater treatment processes. In the third project, students create a closed population of yeastcells and watch the population rise exponentially until it crashes several days later. Comparisonsto the Earth as a closed and/or open system can follow, along with a discussion of populationgrowth models, carrying capacity, population control, and other ethical issues.IntroductionMultidisciplinary! Whether

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux

Skills an understanding of the global and societal impact of engineering practice, PO 7 research and discovery; PO 8 a knowledge of contemporary issues; PO 9 appropriate and effective writing, speaking, and listening skills; PO 10 the ability to function on, and contribute effectively to, a multi-disciplinary team; the ability to understand and practice ethical responsibility in personal and PO 11 professional life; an appreciation for the value of life-long learning to maintain “life-balance” and PO 12 achieve maximum potential.Figure 3, 4, and 5 show the compiled survey results for POs 3, 6, and 8, respectively. In thesecharts, the first of the paired bars for

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

science students. Thiscourse is designed to introduce student basic knowledge and skills necessary to understand thenature of environmental problems, raise awareness and concerns for contemporaryenvironmental issues, identification of sources for environmental pollutions, design and analysisof the current technologies for environmental pollution control. The objectives of this course areas follows: a) To understand the principles of Chemistry and Microbiology used in environmental engineering. b) To perform preliminary design and analysis of treatment processes for water and air pollutions and hazardous waste. c) To recognize and understand contemporary environmental issues. d) To understand professional and ethical

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Larry Milliken, Drexel University; Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University; Eleanor J. Goldberg, Drexel University Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

to go through a three-course sequence thatculminates in the presentation of a new design to their community during their senior year. Thesequence is intended to simulate the real world engineering process of working in teams to solveopen-ended design problems—and all that this process entails. Practicing and refining students’information gathering skills is a critical component of the senior design sequence, because trueinnovation cannot occur without a solid understanding of the ethical, legal, social, and technicalcontexts in which invention occurs. Well developed library research skills are integral tostudents’ success in the program. Drexel’s engineering librarian works closely with senior designstudents both in the formal classroom

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Andrew D. Rosenthal, Rowan University; Patrick C. Leung, Rowan University, Undergraduate Student; Alexander Vincent Redfield, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

and solve systems of equations; problem solving and Excel and MATLAB for data processing and analysis. Outcome: Students whoGoal 5 - Objective 1: ME graduates complete the ME program Were informed and followedwill possess an understanding of at Rowan University will professional and ethical 4professional and ethical understand the need for protocols regarding medicalresponsibility (Obj. F

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter L. Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

must demonstrate that their students attain: a. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability d. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g. an ability to communicate effectively h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yaw D. Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, nuclear, biological and catalytic. Students also choose departmental electivesfrom courses such as green energy engineering and environmental compliance, hydrogen andfuel cell technology, materials for energy applications, physical processes in energy engineering,and air pollutants from combustion sources. Professional electives allow students to gainexposure to business, legal and ethical issues related to energy. Technical electives can be chosento provide specialization or breadth and depth in renewable or non-renewable energy and/ormechanical or chemical aspects of energy. This paper discusses the program, the rationale in developing the program, and the detailsof the novel curriculum.Introduction World population and energy

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

, project management, experimental, ethical, andprofessional issues faced by practicing engineers on a daily basis. Even though space missionsand spacecraft systems are designed to operate in the presence of multiple failures, occasionally,these systems will still fail spectacularly. The reasons for failure include incorrect designdecisions, operator error, manufacturing defects, and lack of proper subsystem and system levelintegration and test. The odds of these failures occurring can be significantly reduced throughgood systems engineering practice. But, in some cases, the very systems engineering practicesthemselves directly contribute to the failure. The lessons learned from success and failures are apowerful aid to understanding, but it is

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Ramachandran; Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

clearly describe the changes to be made to the system? Table 3: Rubric used for submissions of technical articles or papers. 1 Do the pages stick to the topic? 2 Are there an appropriate number of links to outside sources? 3 Does the analysis clearly identify the ethical issues? 4 Do the pages treat differing viewpoints fairly? 5 Is the organization of page(s) logical? 6 Do the pages identify several issues that are important in learning about the topic?For the analysis in this paper we collected project review data from two software projects.Students were asked to evaluate the entire project based on rubrics in Tables 1 and 2, one rubricfor each software project. We follow an informal, blind review process, where

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Jean-Celeste M. Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Amy E. Monte, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

instrument used are discussed above. Page 25.211.5Table 2: Program Outcomes for the BSE students ABET’s General Criterion 3 a-k, retrievedfrom http://www.abet.org/engineering-criteria-2012-2013/. ABET Criterion 3 / BSE Program Outcomes a An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired c needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and

Conference Session

International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria; Arthur Walter Edwards, University of Colima

Tagged Divisions

International

pedagogical curriculum • Lecturers and professors • Institutional resources • Quality control and feedbackCompetences in Engineering PedagogyAn “ideal“ teacher with a technical background should acquire the necessary professionalcompetences of an engineering educator. These general professional competences consist oftwo main groups: • Technical expertise • Specific engineering pedagogical competencies.Educational theory offers different lists of competences7. The IGIP concept of engineeringeducational competences is to be summarized as follows: • Pedagogical, psychological and ethical competences • Didactical skills and evaluative competences • Organisational (managerial) competencies • Oral and written

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

more than 70 articles and given more than 150 presentations to various groups. His primary teaching and research interests include pavement design, materials, construction, and rehabilitation, in addition to the topics of professionalism, licensure, and ethics. On the education front, he serves as the co-Chair of the ASCE Body of Knowledge Education Fulfillment Committee (BOKEdFC), and is an active participant in the Civil Engineering Division of ASEE. In terms of technical/research efforts, he currently serves on eight committees, task groups, and panels through the Transportation Research Board (chairing one standing committee of TRB and one NCHRP Project Panel), and numerous committees with ASTM and industry

Conference Session

Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2020 points out the need for leadership training for engineers in order to bridgepublic policy and technology, as well as to encourage engineers to take on roles that they havetraditionally been reluctant to take.3At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the faculty have responded to these needs by adoptingundergraduate student learning outcomes across the institution; these six outcomes (available athttp://www.rose-hulman.edu/reps/) include communication, teamwork, global and culturalawareness, and ethics, outcomes that are also part of the ABET Engineering Criteria. Adoptionof these outcomes has required curriculum changes to ensure that each undergraduate student hasthe opportunity to develop his or her skills before graduation. Although not