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
the building collapsed similar enough that useful and the team had to come to an agreement comparisons are drawn. whose fault the collapse was. Followed Necessitates some form of debrief by a debrief on the social difficulties or reflection. associated with ethics-related engineering disasters (Lloyd & van de Poel, 2008). Feedback-practice Students practice the application of A digital game that gave students skeleton loop concepts or skills, get feedback code, asked students fill in the rest of the
intersections between professional communication research and social justice—at the 2012 International Professional Communication Conference.Dr. Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Professor Lucena is Director of Humanitarian Engineering at Colorado School of Mines and teaches Engineering & Sustainable Community Development and Engineering & Social Justice. Juan obtained a Ph.D. in STS (Virginia Tech) and two engineering degrees (Rensselaer). His books include Engineering and Sustainable Community Development (Morgan &Claypool, 2010) and Engineering Education for Social Justice (Springer, 2013). He has researched under grants like Enhancing Engineering Education through Humanitarian Ethics, and Invisible
science; historical, philosophical, cultural, sociological, political and ethical. The STSEeducational approach typically includes the following features: • An understanding of the environmental threats, including those of a global nature, to our quality of life • The economic and industrial aspects of technology • An understanding of the fallible nature of science • Discussion of personal opinion and values, as well as democratic action • The multi-cultural dimension of scienceThis paper, through an extensive literature review and qualitative data from interviews withseveral female engineering students and recent graduates, demonstrates why female studentsrespond well to this form of education, drawing from theories on
responsibleinnovations that embrace ethical and ecological contexts. Traditionally, engineering as aprofession has focused primarily on a set of technical skills, such as problem solving, design, andmodeling. It is undeniable that these skills are core and important. However, the target attributesfor future engineering graduates, such as featured in the National Academy of Engineering’s(NAE) “Engineer of 2020”, include specific character qualities and affective dispositions as well, Page 25.520.2wherein promoting traits such as empathy and care is sometimes referenced as holisticengineering education.6The NAE now emphasizes the need to promote engineering
Paper ID #37975Advancing a Model of Students' Intentional Persistence inMachine Learning and Artificial IntelligenceSharon Ferguson Sharon is a PhD student in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. She previously completed her Bachelors in Industrial Engineering also at the University of Toronto. She is passionate about supporting women in Engineering and STEM more broadly, both within and outside of her research. She has held fellowships in Ethics of AI and Technology & Society organizations.James Magarian James Magarian, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the
Paper ID #39820Board 44A: Work in Progress: Unannounced Frequent Examinations tocontribute student learning and building academic integrityMr. John Mario Bonilla, USFQ John Bonilla is an undergraduate student in the Polytechnic College of Science and Engineering at Univer- sidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ. John’s interests, in civil engineering include infrastructure develop- ment and transportation. Furthermore, John is interested in supporting the development of engineers who not only have strong technical and practical knowledge but also a strong ethical set of values. Currently John is working on his application to
engineering ethics, writing in the disciplines, and the development of professional skills.Shelly Sanders, Mississippi State University Shelly is currently an instructor in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in Mississippi State University’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering and has taught technical writing as well as various English composition and literature courses at MSU since 2005. She also tutored writing with the English department’s Writing Center from its inception in the early 2000’s until 2015. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from The University of Alabama and a master’s degree in English from Mississippi State University. ©American Society for Engineering
attributes of, “The ability to learn a new skillfairly quickly.” (Student-05). Being organized as in “staying on top of your tasks” (Student-03),along with having “a positive, upbeat attitude” (Student-03), and being empathetic, patient,collaborative, self-aware and ethical were also important attributes mentioned by students.Learning to manage one’s education. Students responded to the question about what they woulddo differently if they could start over in their engineering education. Most emphasized theimportance of joining organizations, clubs, and making better use of the resources offered by theschool and university (e.g., Career Services and advising). Some described the importance ofhaving an open mind and being more proactive about having a
studies from bothcategories. Specific resources listed for case studies included West Virginia University [3],SACHE [4], University of Michigan [5], LearnChemE [6], and textbook online resources [7].Faculty also use the literature, personal experience, and alumni as resources. Case studies areused in discussions, in-class activities, homework, and/or projects for a variety of reasons: • to motivate the material, • for ending examples to show the student how much they’ve learned, • to include ethics, sustainability, health, and safety concerns, • as a context for design and analysis, • to expose students to the broad field of chemical engineering; real-world applications, and • for process flowsheets.Of the 95 courses
actively engages with powersystems and dialogue, honoring lived experiences and committing to an ethic of care andaccountability. This provocation provides a sample case for understanding accomplicerelationships and suggests heuristic for potential accomplices to use in establishing enduringcoalitions between Black and white women.IntroductionIn 1979, Audre Lorde [1] published a letter she’d written to Mary Daly, author of Gyn/Ecology.In it, Lorde, a Black queer woman poet and theorist, praised Daly for her work and yet shared thereality facing Lorde as she read it: To imply, however, that all women suffer the same oppression simply because we are women is to lose sight of the many varied tools of the patriarchy. It is to ignore
) prepared them for their professional career with respect to a number of leadershipcompetencies: 1) leading teams (lead meetings, identify personality preferences and adjustenvironment/style) 2) think strategically by applying mission, vision, and values statements to ateam or organization 3) work effectively in teams 4) apply project management processes toprojects 5) give and receive feedback 6) self-reflection on leadership skills and how to improve7) recognize ethical issues & practice ethical decision making 8) develop a culture that promotescreativity and innovation 9) cross cultural/ global competencies (appreciation of other cultures,understanding bias, working in a culturally diverse team) 10) emotional intelligence (regulateemotions
skills, such as findingand using reliable information, conducting their work ethically, and locating standards and codes[3], [4]. As such, engineering students need comprehensive and effectively designedinformation-seeking instruction.Traditionally, information-seeking behavior instruction is formally delivered in person, followedby in-class activities that give students opportunities to practice their skills. In this setting,instructors, librarians, and teaching assistants can directly observe and guide student behavior,while students can ask questions and receive real-time feedback. These interactions have beenshown to improve learning outcomes by facilitating student engagement [5]. With classes movedonline, educators are left to determine
domain area was developed (see Table 3). Table 3: Domain Areas (EVT, EI, & Sense of Belonging) Model 1st Domain Area (Initial code) 2nd Domain Area Expectancy-Value Theory Competence Belief Intellectual Development Engineering Identity Attainment Value Social Persuasion Sense of Belonging Interest (EVT) Mastery Experience Utility Value Attention to Human Ethical values Recognition Personal Integrity