education can also be a tool forengineering design to develop better products by inspiring critical thinking. Considering justiceideas prompts engineers to develop socially-focused principles in the context of their engineeringtraining, which leads to more creative solutions to implementing projects to better servecommunities [16]. There have been many initiatives to encourage students to engage with socialjustice, ethics, and empathy focused material [17] [18] [19]. At the Colorado School of Mines, aprogram focusing on teaching engineering students’ empathy through user emersion has seenstudents developing more thoughtful solutions that work better for a diverse public. Theempathy focus expands students’ ability to think creatively and their
constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability; • An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; • An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.The current professional skills include: • An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; • An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; • An ability to communicate effectively; • The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context; • A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life
: Construction Terminology and Accreditation, Ethical Dilemmas, Resume and Career Plan, Engineering and Tech Expo (visit and summary paper), Professional & Trade Organizations, and Guest Speakers.MethodologyThe basic methodology for the development and delivery of the revised CM&E 111 is presentedbelow. The author attended the ACCE2 Mid-Year Meeting held in Phoenix (February 2012) to discuss first-year construction management courses with construction management program directors at the Baccalaureate Program Chairs Meeting. Approximately forty- five (45) ACCE accredited schools were represented at this meeting. The program chairs approved a request for a survey to collect first-year construction management course
five weeks of RAMP, we added one-hour meetings twice a week committed toworkshops focusing on DEIB. The nine workshops that students participated in were based onvarious themes such as team building, intersectional identities, going beyond one’s comfort zone,culture wheels, power and privilege, microaggressions, identifying strengths and challenges,ethics, and exploring music and art reflective of the cultural heritage of the participants. Weemployed a variety of pedagogical strategies during the workshops including but not limited todiscussions, role plays, and games. Table 3 shows the structure of each of the nine workshops. Table 3: DEIB weekly session content and activitiesSession Session structure and activities
for this focus, including to better prepare students for engineering practice, which isinherently sociotechnical [2]; to increase the sense of belonging of historically excluded students,who are more likely to be interested in the social aspects [3]; and to create better societaloutcomes that consider justice [4,5,6]. Attempts to disrupt the social/technical dualism and theapolitical nature of traditional engineering education have included revising stand-alone ethicscourses and adding sociotechnical components to traditional engineering courses, such as designcourses [7-10]. However, revising stand-alone ethics courses implicitly upholds the disconnectbetween the “technical” and “social,” and adding one or two modules to a traditional
ethics, learning styles, and methodological credibility in engineering education. Whileengineering education may be interdisciplinary in name, I argue it that it remains a multidisciplinary field withtransdisciplinary ambitions. I punctuate this analysis with implications for engineering education researchersinterested in using disciplinary fissures as a catalyst for meaningful, interdisciplinary collaboration andunderstanding.BackgroundIn October 2012, I was interviewed for a job as a staff researcher at a Canadian engineeringschool. The interview was both playful and disorienting. After more than a decade of training ineducational leadership, culminating in a tenure track position at a Canadian faculty of education,I had become deeply, and
lack the structured guidanceand technical proficiency necessary for success. While they are often required to write, theirpreparation may be insufficient, hindering their competence and readiness for workforcedevelopment. This pilot study introduces a 9-week intensive course designed to address this gapby providing comprehensive instruction across a range of essential topics. These include goalsetting, topic selection, the research life cycle, ethics and misconduct, AI usage (such asChatGPT), and various writing skills such as illustration, data analysis, citation, and references.A key feature of the course is the opportunity for students to write a state-of-the-art reviewpaper, guiding them through the entire process—from drafting to peer
[5]. The ethical responsibility of engineers goes beyond the technical aspects of their work; they must consider the social and justice implications of the systems they create. For example, engineers can help reduce inequalities by designing accessible technologies that serve diverse populations or by developing infrastructure that meets the needs of underrepresented and underserved communities [5], [6]. This approach requires engineers to carefully evaluate how their work affects different social groups and to strive for solutions that promote inclusivity, equity, and justice. Engineers have a responsibility to ensure that their projects do not reinforce existing inequalities but instead work towards creating a fairer and more equitable
notion that science is a creative process that advances further knowledge4. Their knowledge of ethical conduct in their field5. Their ability to interpret results in research and draw conclusionsThe Summer Bridge to the Beach is a program that closely resembles the National Institutes ofHealth “Bridges to the Baccalaureate” program, which CSULB has had since the 1990s7. TheNIH program targets community college students who are currently students from two partnerinstitutions, Cerritos College and Long Beach City College, and who are majoring in eitherchemistry, biochemistry, or biological sciences. A major mission of the program is to prepare thestudents to transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree from a 4-year institution and ultimatelyincrease
, outcomes in the United States(U.S.), and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, or CEAB, graduate attributes inCanada), and constitute an integral part of the outcomes-based engineering education (Froyd,Wankat, & Smith, 2012; Woolston, 2008). For example, the updated ABET outcomes used since20191 include the following seven competencies: problem solving, engineering design,communication, teamwork, ethical and professional responsibilities, experimentation andinvestigation, and life-long learning. The interest in engineering competencies may be ultimately driven by the need to producequalified engineers. In 2005, the report “Educating the Engineer of 2020” published by the U.S.National Academy of Engineering presented a report for
study at Binghamton University examined how to incorporate compassion into an engineeringethics course[5]. This was integrated with a required practicum in a biomedical engineeringprogram, for which service-learning projects are required for human and/or animals in order toimprove their quality of life. A service-learning paradigm that progressed through three stages waspresent, which are initial charity, emerging compassion, and developing social justice. Studentswere asked to reflect upon their projects to see how student awareness of ethics and compassionwas realized after completion of the projects.Two researchers at Wichita State University (WSU) assessed service learning from reflectionsafter completion of projects, inspired by two
courses in Sustainability, Humanitiesand Social Sciences, Ethics, as well as soft skills such as writing, communication and teamwork.7,8,9 Strategies for pedagogical reforms included cornerstone and capstone courses, projectand problem-based learning, active participatory learning opportunities, instructionallaboratories, learning a second language, and foreign country internships.10,11,12,13Nevertheless, most engineering education programs continue to emphasize the technical aspects,while the social and environmental aspects remain externalized.14 Barbara Olds15 notes that “theeducation of science and engineering students has for too long been merely “technical”, oftenneglecting human complexity in order to achieve quantifiable correctness
-based courses the students acquire the ability to design, build, program and testinteractive embedded devices and implement human-machine interactions. Nevertheless, one ofthe most important goals of the program is that they learn to do research, find their ownsolutions, develop team management skills, presentation and documentation skills, they get thesense of critical design processes getting confidence and motivation to persevere until theobjective is reached.During the lectures of these courses the students learn different topics as history of computerengineering, the electronics development cycle, professional ethics, common development toolsused in industry, interview, resume/CV writing, and presentation preparation, management,testing
thisfield. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) now encouragesengineering departments to emphasize adding “professional skills” to their curriculum. Theseskills include communication, teamwork, ethics, and professionalism, to name a few.Course ProfessionalismAttendance in class is mandatory, as is punctuality. Since these traits are not optional in theworkplace, they are also strictly reinforced in this class in an attempt to introduce the students tothe rigors of being an engineer or construction manager. Since these skills are difficult toestablish on the first day of work, starting them off as first-year students is thought to be goodpreparation for their eventual careers.Reading the chapter of the week before coming to
flow diagrams Process safety Process simulation Product design Figure 22. Coverage of technical topics in the capstone design experienceA similar question asked about the coverage of professional skills in the capstone designexperience (Figure 23). Only professional communication and teamwork skills are covered in-depth at 40% or more of responding institutions. Teamwork and ethics were both taught at amajority of institutions in 2012 [1], but most of these topics were not on the survey then. All ofthe topics listed are covered at least lightly in a majority of responding institutions exceptnegotiating skills, which was also low on the topics taught list in 2012
students’ critical and analytical thinking, communication competencies, and their understandings of themselves and their responsibilities as professional engineers, especially as related to ethics, sustainability, teamwork, systems thinking, leadership, global mindset, diversity, and inclusion. Her research at USF is inspired by her broader interest in the current and potential roles of cross-disciplinary communication training in helping to shape a global workforce of ethically-, collaboratively-, and global-minded individuals who seek innovative and equitable solutions to 21st-century challenges. Prior to joining USF’s College of Engineering in 2018, Dr. Burchfield’s research explored how intersectionality shapes mediated
challenging concept to capture and effectivelycommunicate to engineering students, but engineers are critical in the design and experience ofeveryday life. Therefore, it is crucial for engineering students to be exposed to the social andcultural differences of the user. Engineering curriculum can produce heightened levels of socialresponsibility and concern about public welfare, but to effectively do so, social issues, diversity,and social responsibility need to be consistently and effectively presented within the engineeringcurriculum.This work is motivated by the Engineering Accreditation Commission’s (EAC) desire to promotethe understanding of professional and ethical responsibility and the understanding of engineeringglobal, economic
(REU) in Engineering Education Elizabeth Volpe, E.I.T., Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., Sara RojasAbstractThe development of inclusive leaders is essential for the success of future engineering and ournation. Equipping students with vital leadership-enabling competencies is necessary to develop aworkforce that is prepared to act ethically, and responsibly, and tackle unforeseen challenges inthe future. Inclusive leaders, or leaders that are self-aware, empathetic, and prioritize diversity,equity, and inclusion in their decision-making, are essential for the forward progress ofengineering. A growing body of literature highlights the numerous ways in which students maydevelop leadership skills outside of the classroom through
clearlyapplicable to design project work. The Oral Communication rubric has items on having a“Central Message” and “Organization,” both of which are critical facets of technicalcommunication. For presentations only, we score the “Delivery” item drawn from the OralCommunication rubric. Presentations typically use slides with text; such writing, as well aswriting in reports, is reasonably scored with our “Style” dimension, the descriptors of which aretaken from the “Control of Syntax and Mechanics” Written Communication dimension.SO 4: Professional Decision-MakingABET Student Outcome 4: an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities inengineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact ofengineering solutions
broadly. A nationallyrepresentative study of engineering instructors and administrators showed that both programchairs and instructors reported their programs and courses gave only slight to moderate emphasison understanding how engineering solutions could be shaped by social, environmental, political,and cultural contexts or considerations, despite acknowledging the importance of such emphases[12]. Relatedly, in a longitudinal study of undergraduate engineering students, Cech [13], [14]found that students’ beliefs in the importance of professional and ethical responsibilities,awareness of the consequences of technology, understanding of how people use machines, andtheir social consciousness all declined over the course of their degree program
culture change.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. Prior to her appointment in ECE, Dr. Zoltowski was Co-Director of the EPICS Program. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Her research interests include the professional formation of en- gineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership.Dr. Andrew O
Paper ID #26815What You Need to Succeed: Examining Culture and Capital in BiomedicalEngineering Undergraduate EducationDanielle Corple, Purdue University Danielle Corple received her Ph.D. from the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University. This fall, she will be an assistant professor at Wheaton College in Illinois. She studies organizational communication, diversity and inclusion, ethics, and social change.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com
example includes the Engineering Ethics course in which students were assigned: Village Empowerment and the Role of Television: A Position Paper. The objective of this project was to investigate the ethics of technology* with students: (1) carrying out a thorough search of the addressing the provision of television, especially in developing countries, and (2) writing a position paper based on best available evidence that the Peru team respond to the Peruvian village request. Page 12.1275.5 • Another example involves a playground design for children with disabilities and a safety analysis of local existing
. Multimedia breadth/ interaction S M M NR 4.2 NR10. Societal impact S M M 3.9 4.9 4.711. Contemporary Global Issues N/A S M 3.4 4.5 4.412. Teamwork S S L 5.1 4.9 3.013. Prof /ethical responsibilities S S S 3.3 5.1 3.814. Communication S S L 3.5 3.0 1.615. Lifelong learning N/A S S 3.5 4.7 3.516. Project management S S S 4.9
and written andoral communication skills by reporting progress through presentations and reports. They practicecreative problem solving, developing ethical standards, and analyzing ideas or solutions. Becauseof this, the learning outcomes of engineering design courses typically mirror – or are the same as– outcomes identified for engineering students in general,3,31,32 such as those defined by theEngineer of 2020 report,1 listed in Table 2. Table 2. Engineer of 2020 outcomes. Attributes of the Engineer of 2020 Definition Strong analytical skills Applying math science, and design principles; consider social
, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. d. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. l. A knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of public institutions and private organizations pertaining to environmental and ecological engineering. m. A knowledge of sustainability tools used in all engineering thought, and an ability to use these tools in the design process.Table 2: Assessed student outcomes mapped to course descriptions.Course Title and Brief Description Assessed OutcomesIntroduction to Environmental and Ecological
University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program at Purdue University. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing Education, all from Purdue. Prior to this she was Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue where she was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her research interests include the professional formation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and
dismissing student dissent, we connect student resistance to ourleveraging of power, and in the process consider how this resistance came about, and how it canbe viewed as productive rather than counterproductive to the overall change effort. In shiftingour perspective to view students’ resistance to change as meaningful and justified reactions tosituations we put them in, we can begin to question our implicit assumptions about what is fairand ethical in curricular design and innovation in engineering education.Background: Local ContextFor Year 2 (Y2) pilot implementation of Engineering Math, the decision was made to make theclass mandatory for all students entering the college who, based on an standard incoming mathplacement exam among other
are not well-studied in the engineering education literature.In related work, in order to facilitate the integration of ethics into the engineering curriculum,Nair and Bulleit [13] propose identifying ethical philosophies that are compatible with theexisting “engineering way of thinking” (EWT). Though we see engineering ethics as related butdistinct from our interests in sociotechnical integration, we look to this work as an example ofbringing together historically disparate considerations such as ethics and the technical side ofengineering work.Engineering ways of thinking were also analyzed in a case study by Godfrey on engineeringculture in an Australian university that had previously undergone a curriculum and culturaloverhaul. Godfrey
education, with a focus on socioeconomic class and social responsibility. She is currently completing a book manuscript on the intersection of engineering and corporate social responsibility. She is the author of Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West (Rutgers University Press, 2014), which was funded by the National Science Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities. In 2016 the National Academy of Engineering recognized her Corporate Social Re- sponsibility course as a national exemplar in teaching engineering ethics. Professor Smith holds a PhD in Anthropology and a certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan and bachelor’s degrees in