of the ASCE Committee on the Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice (CAPˆ3). He has served on the ASCE Committee on Licensure and the Experiential Fulfillment Strategic Planning Subcommittee of the Committee on Licensure and Ethics. He currently serves on the ASCE BOK3 Task Committee which is preparing the 3rd Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century, and represents ASCE on the NCEES POLC Committee. He is the recipient of the ASCE 2012 William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award, Dr. Phillips has been an active member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) at the local, state, and national levels serving as national president in 1994-95. He is past
engineering education, empathy is increasingly recognized as an important construct inpreparing engineers abilities to respond to 21st century challenges [23]–[25]. Empathy impactscommunication [26], design processes [27], professional success [28], ethics [29], and the overallculture of engineering [24]. In this paper, a framework of empathy developed within theneurosciences is adopted. Decety & Moriguchi [30] neuroscience approach to empathy hasestablished four components of empathy: affective sharing, self-awareness, emotion regulation,perspective taking & mental flexibility. Affective sharing means one can reflect upon the feelingsof another. Self-awareness allows one to distinguish the self from the experience of another.Perspective
fluently. Her PhD focus is on creativity and design in engineering education. When not studying or teaching, Desen is riding her bikes up and especially down the mountains of Southwest Virginia.Dr. Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech Homero Murzi is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Vir- ginia Tech. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and in Engineering Education (PhD). His research focuses on contemporary and inclusive ped- agogical practices, environmental, ethics and humanitarian engineering, and non-traditional knowledge transfer. Homero has been recognized as a Fulbright scholar and was inducted in the Bouchet
-disciplinary teams, an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, anunderstanding of professional and ethical responsibility, an ability to communicate effectively,the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global andsocietal context, a knowledge of contemporary issues, and an ability to use the techniques, skills,and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.All of these criterions are outcomes of a service learning course for engineers. The outcomeslisted above cannot all effectively be reached through a single traditional course. Introducing theconcepts and true importance of professionalism, communication, team work and problemsolving in a service oriented program
Technology Janille Smith-Colin, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Global Engineering Leadership Minor aims to develop global engineer-leaders, that is,engineers who can contribute and lead effectively in domestic and international contexts insolving global grand challenges and other societal problems, working effectively across cultures.The Minor is based on the Global Engineering Leadership Development (GELD) conceptualframework, adapted from the Skills Model of Leadership. The Minor curriculum includeslearning and application of leadership theory, enhancement of engineering problem solvingskills, development of interpersonal skills (communication, collaboration, ethics, andmanagement), application of systems-level
26.118.2Here the sustainable development of technology falls well within the umbrella of grandchallenges facing humanity. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)also requires engineering students to be exposed to sustainability in the context of technologydesign and development through student outcome (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.” 4The National Academy of Engineering echoes this emphasis on sustainability in engineeringprograms in its description of the Engineer of 2020, calling engineering students to: “… be leaders in the
et al[10] are adopted as our reference. Gradoville et al studied the service learning in Ecuador as partof senior design course in spring 2011, and developed a survey to measure students’ outcome.The same survey questions (seven questions in Table 2) were included as part of our survey. Thequestions were answered on a scale of 1 – 10. Table 2: Survey questions adopted from Gradoville et al 2011 OUTCOME QUESTION Ethics How much has your senior design enhanced your understanding of professional and ethical responsibility? Communication To what degree has your senior design experience enhanced your ability to communicate effectively? Global/Society To what degree has your senior
is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 First-Year Students’ Conceptions of Sustainability as Revealed Through Concept MapsAbstractThe term sustainability is over-used and often misused in society. Further, sustainability andsustainable engineering are complex topics. This research explored how first year engineeringstudents define these complex ideas, and the impacts of two different instructional methods ontheir ideas. Sustainability knowledge was evaluated using concept
demands of highly technical curriculum, the syllabi, projects andlearning activities often include little if any information about the concept of academic integrity.It is ironic to note that cheating is related directly to concepts found within the National Societyof Professional Engineers Code of Ethics, where it states: Section III. Professional Obligations.Item 9. a. “Engineers shall, whenever possible, name the person or persons who may beindividually responsible for designs, inventions, writings, or other accomplishments”[19](emphasis added).In addition, many industries who hire engineers also place a high value of intellectual property,such as reported in Duke University’s Engineering Management Blog, which states that “Thevalue of a frim
data and reality • Communicative Validity – ensures that the experiences of the participants are accurately portrayed to and understood by the researcher and that the data is handled in a way that best communicates the reality of participant experiences to a relevant audience • Pragmatic Validity – considers whether the theories, frameworks, and ideas the researcher brings to the study fit with the social reality and considers the applicability of the results to the social context • Ethical Validity* - focuses on aspects of integrity and responsibility during the research process (*not included in the 2013 publication, but presented at Q3 workshops, conferences, and in subsequent
Executive Committee and a Program Evaluator for both computer engineering and computer science. Estell is well-known for his significant contributions on streamlining student outcomes assess- ment processes, and has been an invited presenter at the ABET Symposium on multiple occasions. Estell is also a founding member and current Vice President of The Pledge of the Computing Professional, an organization dedicated to the promotion of ethics in the computing professions. Estell is Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University, where he currently teaches first-year programming and user interface design courses, and also serves on the col- lege’s Capstone Design Committee. Much of his
, teamwork and other professionalskills, and are forced to learn “on the job.”2,11-13 Skills outlined by ABET criteria further reflectthe necessity for integrating such attributes in engineering education, including: (a) an ability toapply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b) an ability to design and conductexperiments, 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 multidisciplinary teams; (e) an ability to identify, formulate, andsolve engineering problems; (f) an understanding of
bedrock for engineering ethics,123 but also serve as a definingcharacteristic for success as an engineer due to the ambiguous and qualitative nature of problemswithin the field.124,125 As these problems are often highly contextual and yet decidedly unique,poorly structured and ill-defined (or ‘wicked’126), formal logic occasionally does not suffice, soengineers must frequently employ reflection in their judgment.40,127-129 Additionally, the virtualexperimentation of the design process, a critical element in many engineering disciplines,perfectly exemplifies Schӧn’s reflective conversation and other views of reflection.130-132 Andperhaps more importantly, a critical evaluation of reflection within engineering, as initiated byvan Gyn,66 may lead to
produce the tech-nologies that helps drive the economy forward 9,10 , but the constraints for design are coming frommany directions that are non-technical 11 . ABET has long required programs to demonstrate thattheir engineering graduates have a broad understanding of the world around them. Many programs,however, struggle to integrate an awareness of the non-technical constraints on design that includesocial, political, environmental, global, ethical and economic forces.In the past decade, there has been a movement toward integrating an entrepreneurial mindset intoengineering design 12,13,14,15,16 . There are also several public (NSF Epicenter; epicenter.stanford.edu)and private foundations (KEEN; www.keennetwork.org, NCIIA; nciia.org, and Big
interested in transferring to a bachelor’s program in engineering.The purpose of the course is to introduce potential Grove students to the practice of engineering Page 23.249.4research in the engineering disciplines the school offers. The course consists of a group researchassignment, lab and library visits, guest lectures on engineering ethics and statistics, groupreports and presentations, math tutoring, and writing exercises analyzing a research article andexploring a research problem. A program description is provided in appendix 2. The studentswere recruited by Grove’s office of student programs using its contacts in many communitycolleges and
questions to senior design projects), complemented by data gathered throughsenior surveys.Measurement of the softer criteria (team work, communications, life-long learning, ethics, etc.)has nearly everyone concerned, as these criteria do not as readily lend themselves tomeasurement and because they are subjects that are taught in multiple places in the curriculum,sometimes outside of the direct control of the college.Use of FE exam data is spotty, used primarily in civil and mechanical engineering programs.Portfolios are not widely used, deemed by most to be unmanageable due to the large volume ofdata that must be collected and the possible turnover of students. Those programs usingportfolios tend either to be small, or in fields where having
Spring 2002 voyage.Both recognized the potential as well as the need to offer a program for engineering students. (Athird author – Thomes – had served as the librarian on an earlier voyage.) Although twoengineering courses were offered on that Spring 2002 voyage (Professional Ethics andIntroduction to Environmental Engineering), there were only seven engineering students out of620 onboard. As a result, science and business majors made up the bulk of the students in bothcourses. Nevertheless, this provided an opportunity to create engineering oriented courses thatwould be “voyage relevant” and would integrate field experience with coursework. That voyagewhich began in Miami and ended in Seattle visited ten countries – Cuba, Brazil, South Africa
good grounding in chemistry and working knowledge of advanced chemistry 2. Can relate chemical structure to material properties 3. Able to apply first principles to analyze and solve ChE problems, including open-ended problems. 4. Develop experiments from proposed hypothesis and interpret data. 5. Pose and develop practical solutions to ChE problems which include consideration of environmental, safety, ethical, and economic issues 6. Design and select optimal processes or equipment for chemical production 7. Select and use computational tools to design, analyze, and solve ChE problems“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American
. a team ethic. Ability to maintain a professional Ability to communicate effectively Capacity to critically read, Ability to represent engineeringCommunication journal and records and to in both informal and formal oral Ability to be effective in discussion Capacity to hear and evaluate the understand and interpret both issues and the engineering
longer remain as it has for essentially the past 40 Page 25.1233.2 years. The subjects of globalization, diversity, world cultures and languages, communication, leadership, and ethics must constitute a core component of the overall engineering education just as physics and mathematics do.” [3, p. 87]The important role that engineering education plays in preparing engineering graduates of thefuture is emphasized in several scholarly publications4, 5. In [4], the authors explore the currentstate of engineering education and provide recommendations for improvement. In particular,they emphasize the importance of giving students a
you get all the time. There are tactics that I can use something that's not super super hard.This suggests that the teaching approach of these first-year instructors have been shaped by theirunderstanding of the course material and awareness of the common challenges studentsencounter. On the other hand, Chandler found that topics such as MATLAB, CAD, and thedesign process are more straightforward to teach than abstract concepts like ethics, which heenjoys teaching but has found students to be disengaged during classroom instruction: I like teaching ethics. I generally enjoy those lectures, but I find that students are so disengaged, like, automatically when you start talking about ethics. It's not all of them
engineering design, collaboration in engineering, decision making in engineering teams, and elementary engineering education.Dr. Adetoun Yeaman, Northeastern University Adetoun Yeaman is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the First Year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. Her research interests include empathy, design education, ethics education and community engagement in engineering. She currently teaches Cornerstone of Engineering, a first-year two-semester course series that integrates computer programming, computer aided design, ethics and the engineering design process within a project based learning environment. She was previously an engineering education postdoctoral fellow at Wake Forest University
highlight the importance of each ofthese contexts from practical and ethical perspectives, they are then introduced to the Biblicalconcept of Christian stewardship. The SaS framework defines Christian stewardship as theresponsibility Christians have to actively manage and make use of the resources God hasentrusted to them in a manner consistent with God’s commands and character. This idea can bemost succinctly captured by 1 Corinthians 4:2, which states “Now it is required that those whohave been given a trust must prove faithful” [13]. In order to tie the concept of sustainability tostewardship, students are then presented with a theological progression, with items 1-9thoroughly supported with Biblical references (included in Appendix B). This
interest in evaluating the progress of our program underABET criterion 3 through the Engineering Senior Design Program. ABET criterion 3 specifiesthe following 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; (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 multidisciplinary teams; (e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; (f) An understanding of professional and
mission andvalues, and that can be selected from for incorporation into assignments, courses, and curricularprograms explicitly and measurably[10]. For each of six Skills Goals areas, Learning Objectivesare defined at three levels: General Education and Basic Skills Courses, Major Program, andGraduate Programs. A clear path lay for defining IL instruction associated with a targetassignment in EGR 220 to include selected ILCC skills goals and Basic-level learning objectivesthat matched with desired lifelong learning skills interpreted to fulfill ABET program outcome„i‟. ABET program outcomes relating to professional responsibility and ethics („f‟) and effectivecommunication („g‟) could also be part of this intersection between the School of
Improvement Objectives for Mechanical Engineering 1) Improve Delivery ‐ To encourage deeper student learning by: a. Integrating theory with practice b. Integrating concepts across courses c. Requiring fewer courses/semester to increase depth d. Enhancing lifelong learning skills 2) Enhance Content ‐ Increased student exposure to: a. New and emerging technologies b. Professional skills (societal impact, ethics, team skills, project management, global issues, economic justification) c. Computer and numerical skills d. Design methodologies and tools Following intensive discussions and two faculty retreats, a major revision of the MechanicalEngineering curriculum was approved in October
. Skills thatneeded additional training according to the employers included both applied skills and basicskills. Skills which were listed as high need included Creativity/Innovation, Ethics/SocialResponsibility, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Lifelong Learning/Self Direction, and CriticalThinking/Problem Solving. Responding employers were grouped into four categories or industryclusters: manufacturing, financial services, non-financial services, andeducation/government/other non-profits.10 See Table 1 below for applied skills listed byemployers.11 Table 1. Applied Skills listed by Employers in 2009 Research Report • Creativity/Innovation • Ethics/Social Responsibility • Professionalism/Work Ethic • Lifelong Learning/Self
education.Dr. Barbara B. Kawulich, University of West Georgia Dr. Barbara Kawulich is Interim Director of the Evaluation Center and Associate Professor of Research in the Educational Technology and Foundations Department at the University of West Georgia. She teaches qualitative and action research, ethics, leadership, and diversity to graduate and undergraduate students. Her research focuses on research methods, research pedagogy, and issues related to indigenous women. She has authored numerous publications on these topics and has co-authored two books on research methods.Prof. P.K. Raju, Mechanical Engineering Dept, Auburn University,Al Dr. Raju is the Thomas Walter Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at
alignment betweensocieties BOK and institutional learning objectives. Specifically, the professional certificationexam served as an external assessment, allowing for repetitive benchmarking via the PDCAmodel with continued re-calibration of the course effectiveness.1.5.1. Research questions. We used the FINER criteria to determine the key aspects of ourresearch question and the PICO(T) approach for the same research question [35], [36]. TheFINER criteria are an acronym representing the words “feasible,” “interesting,” “novel,”“ethical,” and “relevant.” Likewise, PICOT is an acronym for population, intervention,comparison group, outcome of interest, and time. To identify the impact of our strategy, wesought to answer the following research
method being influenced by learning method. According toHassan, an assessment should be “something that affects the students’ learning, confidence inthemselves and their skills,” where “the assessment method can enrich the learning method andthey are coupled together by an appropriate methodology of learning and assessment” [55, p.327].Riley and Lambrinidou’s Canons against CannonsRiley and Lambrinidou explored the addition of six principles to the values and principlescurrently expressed in engineering ethics canon, namely the ethical principles: ● Engineers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems ● Engineers challenge social injustice ● Engineers practice cultural and epistemic humility