Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

) ‚ Professional Communications Plan (conveying designs and interacting with peers) ‚ Computer Skills Plan (teaching and implementing of design tools) ‚ Engineering Ethics Plan (evaluating and practicing appropriate professional behavior)Engineering Design Plan and its associated experiences combine a structured approach to solvingproblems with an appreciation for the art of engineering. Professional Communications andComputer Skills Tools are introduced and then required throughout the four-year sequence tosupport the execution of design projects. The Engineering Ethics component provides studentswith a framework for understanding professional expectations and techniques for clarifying theambiguity that is common in ethical dilemmas.The primary

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

ethically to come up with it.Spending a lot of time understanding where graphic concepts come 2.53 2 .93from is a waste of time. Page 13.1203.8Table 7Group 5: Applied understanding — describes how students could apply content in and beyondthe classroom environment.NCLAGES Statement Mean Mode SDA significant problem in learning technical graphics is being able to 2.84 2 1.10memorize all the information I need to know.After I study a topic in graphics and feel that I understand it, I have 2.1 2 .98difficulty solving problems on the

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens; David Burnette, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

for measuring many outcomes and areconducive to evaluating professional skills7.” They also claim that "a performance appraisal issuitable for measuring such behaviorally based skills as evaluating an ethical dilemma orworking on teams7."Assessing communication, teamwork and ethics within a senior capstone is becoming fairlycommon, but there is still much confusion reported regarding the overall professional skillsoutcomes and how to assess them8. Although academia and industry have both pointed out theshortcomings in the old criteria, there has been little reported evidence as to what skills studentsthemselves value or believe to be of value in industry. A survey conducted by Penn StateUniversity was undertaken which polled recent graduates

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren

, cost savingsand willingness to work long hours are qualities instilled in engineers. For India, cost savings,English language skills, ability to learn quickly, technical knowledge and work ethic are strongcharacteristics. Lastly U. S. students possess a very different set of skills such as strongcommunication skills, an understanding of U. S. industry, a desire to challenge the status quo,strong technical skills, superior business acumen, and a sense of creativity. Obviously these arethe skills valued by the U. S. educational system. How are students exposed to these skills andwhere should exposure to these skills occur?ABET has given a list of outcomes that point to qualities necessary for successful engineeringstudents8. Those outcomes are

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

second day of class in fallfreshmen 1-credit introductory courses for environmental (EVEN), civil (CVEN), andundeclared (GEEN) engineering majors. One particular activity in the EVEN course wasdesigned to expose students to the idea that culture is important in engineering problem solving.The students spent three weeks participating in a case study that described selecting the bestmethod to treat wastewater from a Native American community.5 Another activity that includedsome aspects of cultural differences was the ethics assignment in the EVEN and CVEN courses.In this assignment students could read about Fred Cuny’s activities in refugee camps and servingdisplaced populations.19 In the CVEN course, students studied the Three Gorges Dam in

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

International

yearcollege students was higher for females than males, and higher for minorities than whites.2However, traditional engineering curricula do not tend to emphasize the service-aspects of theprofession, leading to non-retention of students who are motivated by these goals.At the University of Colorado at Boulder, two programs are particularly interested inhighlighting service opportunities in engineering. In the EVEN B.S. degree program, one of theeducational objectives is to produce students who, within 3 to 5 years after graduation, “haveserved the needs of our society and protected the future of our planet in an ethical manner.” In Page

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lyubov Kurkalova, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen Johnston, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

(5) ethical, philosophical, and religious beliefs (6) institutional capacity to formulate, implement, and enforce controls (c) Countries are linked via international trade and flows of financial capital, so attempts to control global warming (GW) will affect income, competitive positions, and international trade patterns Page 13.490.8Taxes and Quotas (a) how to account for existing differences among countries in energy taxes (b) how to treat trade in fuels and energy-intensive products, which is important if taxes are not universal in coverage (i.e., across all countries) (c) where the

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Murray, State University of New York, Binghamton; Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

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 engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context; (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Greg Fischer; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 14.1034.3Educational Program ObjectivesThe Robotics Engineering Program strives to educate men and women to; ≠ Have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering. ≠ Apply these abstract concepts and practical skills to design and construct robots and robotic systems for diverse applications. ≠ Have the imagination to see how robotics can be used to improve society and the entrepreneurial background and spirit to make their ideas become reality. ≠ Demonstrate the ethical behavior and standards expected of responsible professionals functioning in a diverse society.Educational OutcomesGraduating students will have

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

International

the higher level educational systems in the developing world. Thispaper will discuss in detail the efforts that have been expended to bring NMAA to thepoint where it is and address the challenges that remain, with special emphasis on theengineering program. The authors will also address the implications of these lessons forthe broader endeavor of educational capacity-building in the developing world. Whileeach country and culture offers its own unique challenges and opportunities, we feelseveral lessons we learned have universal applicability. Among the topics discussed willbe the use of face-to-face and distance mentoring, cultural and ethical challenges, facultydevelopment, providing resources and equipment, and ensuring the continuity

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

accustomed to the cycle of technical lectures, homework, labs and tests that compose the typical undergraduate engineering course. When they enter senior design, this familiar cycle is replaced by lectures and assignments on topics such as device specifications, ethics, memos, decision matrices, economics, prototype construction, benchmarking and careful documentation. While the students are used to new topics in a new course, design topics are of a type that is very unfamiliar to the students. Furthermore, as design is an iterative process, students can easily get lost in the repetitious nature of the design process. We have found that some students find this switch in course structure difficult and view

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen; Nurdan Yurt; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Identifies and questions the and ethical issues that underlie validity of the assumptions and the issue, or does so superficially. addresses the ethical dimensions that underlie the issue.5) Identifies and assesses the quality of supporting data/evidence and provides additional data/evidence related to the issue. Emerging Developing Mastering Merely repeats information Examines the evidence and source provided, taking it as truth, or of evidence; questions its denies evidence without adequate accuracy, precision, relevance, justification. completeness. Confuses associations

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

pedagogy is a fully constructivist in which the role of the academicis restricted to that of a facilitator. Active, collaborative and co-operative learning fulfilconstructivist goals44. The traditional course framework, outlined in table 2, has a number ofinherent advantages which enhance constructivist skills. These are: • Formal acquisition of new non-technical knowledge. In a traditional PBL education it is assumed that such knowledge can be acquired in situ, in the context of the problem. In fact, knowledge from humanities and social sciences domains is very complex. Their frameworks are based on competing critical theories with historical, cultural, ethical and political dimensions. Students unaware of this

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Andrew Biaglow, United States Military Academy; David Chang, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Outcome 4 (k)] 4. Design and conduct experiments to collect, analyze, and interpret data with modern 4 engineering tools and techniques. [ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes (b) and (k)] 5. Communicate solutions clearly, both orally and in writing. [ABET Criterion 3 4 Outcome (g)] 6. Work effectively in diverse teams. [ABET Criterion 3 Outcome (d)] 3 7. Apply professional and ethical considerations to engineering problems. [ABET

Conference Session

Panel: Forming an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia; Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia; Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

approaches and the collaborative relationships that underpin it. TheBritish educational sociologist Reay [18, p.20] concludes that the forces of mutualinstrumentalism on one hand, and individual competitive self interest in academia on the otherhand, ‘lacks any intrinsic ethic of care’. While, in the main, we were confronted with materialconditions that did not support our collaboration, as feminist researchers we sought to payattention to an ethic of care which was essential to building the trust necessary to engage acrossparadigms and disciplines.The difficult material conditions were also exacerbated by our location in four differentdepartments and on several campuses, even though they were all in the same city. The lack ofpriority given by the

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge; Brad Deschenes

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

sponsored by an industrial partner. Throughout this coursesequence, non-technical aspects of engineering are emphasized including group dynamics,teamwork, communication skills, leadership skills, and creativity.Sophomore Engineering Design CourseThe outcomes for the sophomore course, Engineering by Design, are not technical, but rather arerelated to areas such as formulation of ideas, communication, creativity, and analytical ability.Specifically, upon completing the course, students should be able to: 1. Formulate each step of the design process. 2. Work successfully in interactive groups. 3. Develop their creativity, imagination, and analytical skills. 4. Make informed ethical decisions. 5. Improve their written and oral

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. 3 3.45Students have experience in undergraduate research. 3.3 3.8Students have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities. (ABET – F)Students will take pride in the profession of chemical engineering and recognize theirprofessional and ethical responsibilities. 3 3.13Students have the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global/societal context (ABET - H). Students draw from their generaleducation and science background to develop engineering solutions that demonstrate anawareness of energy, the environment, business and economics, government, and otherglobal and societal

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury; Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

Tagged Divisions

International

guidelines provided by the U.S. Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) and the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand(IPENZ). Six professional skills defined by ABET in their accreditation criteria are6 : Page 14.973.2 ≠ an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; ≠ an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; ≠ an ability to communicate effectively; ≠ acquire the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context; ≠ recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, as theyare encouraged to attend, listen to, and respect their fellow students’ presentations.Table 1. Examples of Categories and Student-selected Topics for One-Minute Engineer Presentations. Demo Minute Newsworthy Word of the Day Biography Flybar1200 pogo stick Hurricane Katrina flooding* levee* Henry Ford physics of guitar strings* Jet Blue emergency landing timbre* Alexander Graham Bell engineered athletic apparel* Boston’s Big Dig traffic routes bionics* George W. Ferris bat-inspired security search* ethics and privacy in security* kinetoscope* Thomas Edison

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida; Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Salih Safa Bacanli, University of Central Florida; Neda Hajiakhoond Bidoki, University of Central Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

such asusing library resources efficiently, ethics in research, scientific communication skills,information about applying to and planning for graduate education, funding sources forgraduate education, and industry careers. The students also participated in social events suchas a welcome picnic and a trip to a state park.Literature ReviewResearchers have found that educational benefits to students participating in undergraduateresearch experiences are improvements in communication and research skills, ability toperform teamwork, and motivation to pursue advanced degrees (Bauer & Bennett, 2003;Lopatto, 2004; 2007). Large gains in “clarification or confirmation of career/education paths”and personal/professional domains (such as “thinking

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

management program has included a senior-level capstone course sincenear the beginning of the program in 1976. The BGSU capstone course has involved holisticPBL assignments that mimic real-world circumstances and require students to draw upon theskills and knowledge from their academic training. The student learning objectives for thecapstone course include most of the program’s twenty American Council for ConstructionEducation accreditation learning objectives, which, in addition to topics covered in the AICexamination, include written and oral communication, ethics, legal issues, engagement in multi-disciplinary teams, employment of electronic based technology, project delivery methods,sustainability, and risk management. BGSU’s capstone course is

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jered H. Dean, Colorado School of Mines; Kristine R. Csavina, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

college level and is the required capstone experience for all Civil, Electrical,Environmental and Mechanical Engineering majors in the university. In addition, a small numberof students from other majors enter the program each semester to take part in specific projects tomeet either technical elective or capstone requirements in their chosen degree program. Each ofthe three departments involved in the capstone program is looking for students to walk awayfrom the program with 1. a significant capstone project experience, 2. professional practice and ethics training, and 3. knowledge of discipline specific design tools and techniques.A leadership committee, supported by faculty advisors, oversee the Capstone program to ensurethese key

Conference Session

International Research Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Michelle Hatfield, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Heather Elizabeth Lyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

scales of the EGPI are GlobalEngineering Ethics and Humanitarian Values; Global Engineering Efficacy; EngineeringGlobal-centrism; and Global Engineering Community Connectedness. At the post-test, theinternational research students scored higher than domestic students on three of the four scales(all except Engineering Global-centrism). Similarly, the international research students improvedthree of their four scales from pre-test to post-test (Global Engineering Ethics and HumanitarianValues; Global Engineering Efficacy; and Global Engineering Community Connectedness); thedomestic students decreased on all four scales. Fleming, Burrell, Patterson, Fredericks, andChouikha (2014) examined Howard University undergraduate students who participated in

Conference Session

Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

these are elements that are potentiallyidentifiable in an individual lesson. In addition NAE (2009) lists six engineering habits of mind.These overlap with the 21st century skills (2016) and include communication, collaboration (bothalso in Guzey), optimism, systems thinking, ethical thinking, and creativity.The innovations, listed in Sias, that are used in this paper as a part of the check off rubricdeveloped are student-centered learning, place-based learning, integration of instructionaltechnology, project-based learning, family involvement, inquiry, and STEM practices. Onlytwo innovations from Sias, et al. are not included, 21st century skills, because it overlaps withanother element chosen from another source, that of engineering habits of

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alistair Cook, Colorado State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

Citizens  Engineering Students preparedness for working globally  Evaluation of learning programsIt should be noted that developing assessment and evaluation methods in this area is inherently complex,given the list of areas to be investigated, including ethics, social norms, global difference along withstudents own biases based on culture, racial and ethnic position, socio-economic status etc. [12] Thereare also research philosophy and methodological issues to consider, most qualitative measures of globalpreparedness or awareness are by nature, self-efficacy which may call into question the level of ability ofstudents to self-assess given their respective levels of experience. As an example, a recent study into theEWB-USA chapter at

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Assessing Student Performance

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #19408Helping Students to Provide Effective Peer FeedbackDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Dr. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Departments of Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. His research interests include computerized assessment systems, and the use of natural-language processing to improve the quality of reviewing. He teaches courses in the area of programming, computer architecture, object-oriented design, and ethics in computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Helping Students to Provide Effective

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University ; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Christina Paguyo, Colorado State University; Jeremy Clinton Schwartz, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

,economic issues, and workplace dynamics as reasons for engineers to value diversity.Social justice can be defined as “…full and equal participation of all groups in a society that ismutually shaped to meet their needs” (Adams, Bell and Griffin 2007). This definition relates toengineering in more than one way. First, to achieve social justice, all members of society withthe interest and aptitude must have the opportunity to fully participate in engineering practices.Thus the changing demographics of the United States might be one reason engineers should careabout diversity (Change the Equation, 2015). Second, as described in the preamble to theNational Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics, “Engineering has a direct and vitalimpact on

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Morales P.E., Universidad del Turabo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

results stronglysuggest that the issue of having the FE Exam in the English language is not as critical asoriginally hypothesized. However, additional research, needs to be performed before reachingany solid conclusions; for example, are these results repeatable? Also, will the results hold inother areas of the FE Exam, for example, problems in ethics or engineering economics, in whichthe vocabulary may be more difficult to comprehend and problem statements are usually longerin length? Still, students committed orthographic errors in the translated text; however, these did notalter the meaning of the problem. The author was able to conclude that the students clearlyunderstood the problem and had identified the problem to be solved (find

Conference Session

Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi-Ning Chang, Texas A&M University; Clinton A. Patterson, Texas A&M University; Courtney Lavadia, Texas A&M University; Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, interdisciplinary collaboration, ethical behavior, andorganization/management skills), whereas the writing community focuses on improvingacademic and professional writing skills. Figure 1 presents a student’s development of anePortfolio aligned with their programmatic and education experiences. Figure 1: ePortfolio developmentThe ePortfolio platform students used was Google Sites. To minimize the tediousness of creatinga website completely on their own, students were provided with an ePortfolio template, as wellas detailed instructions on how to navigate and develop their Google Sites. Two majorcomponents of the ePortfolio include the personal profiles and learning portfolio (see Table 1).These sections allowed gave students

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Chen Bing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering ethic. My academic interests have changed. Teamwork skills. Skills 10 Academic research skills. Critical thinking skills. I learned more about another country’s economy, political perspectives, culture, history, religion, education and food, etc. Attitudes 14 Ability to understand and interact with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Capability to adapt to a new environment (a new