photosyntheticmicroorganism that is ubiquitous and has been used by many civilizations for various uses. Theseuses range for aquaculture feed to food for humans. In recent years the use has been expanded forbiofuels, cosmetics, nutrient removal from wastewater and much more. The algae basedexperiments present engineering fundamentals and scientific principles, and providestudents/educators hands-on experience with engineering experiments and problem-solving. Theexperiments also include concepts from both the humanities and social sciences, such as ethics,gender and racial biases. A subset of the modules described in this paper were tested with first-year students in engineering through the use of surveys and participation in a focus group. Fromthe conducted surveys
which even technological problems canhave negative impacts on society. These connections between design, technology, ethics, and thepublic are essential to the foundation of engineering education. Faculty in higher education arepoised to create opportunities for students to build an understanding of social issues through thedevelopment of skills in civic engagement (enabling engagement in moral, social, and politicalissues), in addition to the core skills of engineering practice, will allow students to create holisticsolutions to address systemic challenges.Civic engagement in society can take a variety of forms, with the most basic indicators beingrates of voting in political elections. The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement
confidence, motivation, expectancy, andanxiety). A confidence interval was derived by bootstrapping the data since normality wasrejected. The PI (Project Impact) items in the survey shown in Table 2, were also averaged andbootstrapped.Table 2. Survey administered to a) senior students upon completion of the capstone project,and b) recent graduates Item Statement/Question Rate how the project affected your ability to (1-No Impact; 3-Moderate Impact 5-High Impact): PIa Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering PIc Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability
demonstrations.The survey results from each question are examined based on both self-declared genderand ethic background of students. The Roomba Robot was demonstrated in the C++section of the laboratory class.Programming Demonstration 2: Speed Gait: The speed gait demonstration providesstudents with hands-on-experience developing a real-world programming application.Students brainstorm and develop an inexpensive system to measure the average walkingor running speed of patients for a biomechanics lab. The strength of this demo is in itssimplicity; students develop a useful tool from common engineering materials, achievingthe following learning objectives: • Expose students to real-world programming applications not seen in lecture • Inspire students
themselves in their roles as engineers, theirdefinitions of an engineer started to change. As they discussed their journey throughundergraduate school and their career their description of what it meant to be an engineer nolonger reflected the stereotypes that they described initially. They started to personalize theirdefinitions to now embody personal traits, and they started to describe engineering as part oftheir individual and collective identities. Andy described engineers as individuals with a “strongwork ethic… and high integrity,” “being comfortable around technical information,” and“definitely takes a different kind of thinker to be an engineer.” She also described it as “fun,”likening engineering to being “[…] a private detective.” Others
and their consent should be taken. Ensure to inform family anduniversity in timely manner about your safety and progress while in field. While exiting researchsite it is important to leave on a good note and this will help in any future field work. Also tryany opportunity to learn about the culture, remember field research is not just about how peopledo things to perform specific tasks, which is your area of research, but what are the externalfactors, which effect people and motivate to work in that manner.Research ethics It is important to maintain the research ethics for maintaining integrity, validity andsecuring participant identity in the research2. Researchers need to abide by the University IRBrequirement. The entire
long learning C) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, Ability to find information outside of normal class sources I1 environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, (pursue of knowledge) manufacturability and sustainability Ability to recognize need for improvement of currentC1 Design techniques I2 engineering solutions (self-motivation)C2
A Qualitative Look at African American Students’ Perceptions of Developing Engineer of 2020 Traits Through Non-curricular ActivitiesIntroduction and MotivationThe National Academy of Engineering’s publication The Engineer of 2020: Visions ofEngineering in the New Century identifies 10 attributes necessary for engineering graduates: (1)strong analytical skills; (2) practical ingenuity (skill in planning, combining, and adapting); (3)creativity; (4) communication skills; (5) principles of business and management; (6) principles ofleadership; (7) high ethical standards; (8) professionalism; (9) dynamism, agility, resilience,flexibility (the ability to learn new things quickly and apply knowledge to new
level of intellectual exchange expected at the college level • to help students think about engineering outside its technical aspects (e.g., the important role of ethics, teamwork, etc.) and to foster the exchange of ideas and discussion with peers.Book Selection ProcessThe selection process of the book has varied over the years, but has been driven by a committeeof engineering faculty, staff from the Engineering library, and 2 representative from theEngineering student government. While the two co-authors from the University of Virginia havebeen asked to chair the committee for the past 7 years, other committee members volunteer toserve on the committee. The committee generally meets at the end of the fall semester
account explaining that, “Students' needs and their learning preferences arecomplex and vary over time; something similar can be stated about their engagements withprinted text, to say nothing of their interactions with online and/or multimedia content” (p. 10).Similarly, George Siemens9 suggests that, “The most significant challenges facing analytics ineducation are not technical. Concerns about data quality, sufficient scope of the data captured toreflect accurately the learning experience, privacy, and ethics of analytics are among the mostsignificant concerns” (p. 394) leading many in the field to look at ways of including students inthe research and design process. Our overall approach, summarized by Figure 1, meets this call
to analyze and interpret data X X Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic (c) constraints such as economic, environmental, X X social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. (d) Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams X X X X Ability to identify, formulate, and solve (e) engineering problems X X X Understanding of professional and ethical (f) responsibility
7. Convey engineering solutions in economic terms 8. Discern and pursue ethical practices 9. Contribute to society as an active citizenThe problems discovered in developing technologies for rural, base-of-the-pyramid communitymembers tend to be complex and require a multi-dimensional, systems approach to determining asolution as opposed to simply a technological solution. In preparing for their visits to thecommunities, the students were taught some basic interviewing skills and had to apply them asthey stayed overnight in the rural communities. They also needed to observe the daily routinesand work habits of the people living in the communities. They discovered a number ofproblems/opportunities through these in-field observation
ledby the education director of ASSIST and including faculty representative from each engineeringdepartment at the University. This minor requires 18 credit hours, which includes a junior levelrequired introductory course, three technical electives, and two general education electivesemphasizing diversity, ethics, and global issues. The technical electives come from a variety ofengineering departments and taught by faculty performing research in nanoscience andtechnology. Students are required to choose at least one technical elective outside of their homedepartment. From their preliminary evaluation results of their introductory course indicates thatstudents’ attitude toward nanoscience and technology is positive. Students from
as it applies to spacemissions. Students learned key topics related to spacecraft and mission design, includingrequirements development, trade studies, the project life cycle, system hierarchy, risk analysis, andcost analysis. The concepts presented in this course were demonstrated with examples from recentspace missions. The students were exposed to concepts regarding team organization, designfundamentals, and work ethics. These topics are in preparation for the capstone design courseexperience. They learn that systems engineering is iterative and develop judgment that will allowthem to compare and evaluate engineering alternatives. They learn to discuss systems engineeringmethods and processes as well as engage in systems thinking
for Engineering Education, 2015Think Global, Act Global – for Engineering Problems and Solutions Page 26.1583.2 AbstractThe discipline of engineering and technology is no longer an isolated field of human activitiesand the future role of engineering demands that social, ethical and cultural aspects should beadded to the technical dimension of engineering education. In this age of globalization, engineersshould have deeper concepts, wider views, more skills, and integrated tools to meet thechallenges of the expanding spheres of knowledge and the challenges of globalization. Effectiveand transformative global learning offers
, including fathers andgrandparents, which may lessen mothers’ feelings of isolation and childcare burden. Page 26.1299.6In the afternoon, the campers were led through an activity by a group of University of Illinois engineers who designed biological robots, bio-bots, using a hydrogel, heart cells, and a 3D printer (Figure 3)17. Campers are walked through a series of ethics scenarios relating to the engineered bio-bot including terrorists take over the bio-bots
No effect.5. If I could decide how homework Problems come from (Textbook, Unknown sources, Instructor’swas assigned and graded, written) Problems are graded (Always, Never, Sometimes) Solutions available? ( Yes, No, After homework is turned in)6. Do you think it is ethical for Yesstudents to use solution manuals? Yes, but only if it is used for learning and not just copying No I don't knowComments Table 2. Faculty survey questionsFaculty survey1. Use of solution manuals has a Strongly Agreedamaging effect on student learning
, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability and sustainability), there are some activities that the students can do fromfreshmen to senior. A more self-directed and self-determined approach is needed, in whichstudents reflect on what is learned and how to learn, and in which educators teach studentshow to learn for themselves 6,7 .A suitable learning environment facilitates the development of skills in the students andtheir ability to learn8,9 . The role played by the laboratory practices is vital to the training ofengineering professionals and the development of their professional skills. Theimplementation of new laboratory
]. Traditionally, case studies have been used as educational tools in areas ofbusiness, law, ethics, economics, systems engineering and medicine but not so much common insoftware engineering. Case studies have many unique and distinct advantages in softwareengineering education including: Application of knowledge or skills in a real-world setting Identification and clearer definition of the problem Participative, collaborative, inclusive and team based approach Opportunities for creative brain storming, and Developing solution of a problem.Therefore, the hypothesis presented in this paper is that the case studies would be effectiveeducational tools to introduce real-world professional practices into the classroom which
and process development and 15 years of teaching experience at the secondary and post-secondary levels.Dr. Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University where he teaches courses on ethics/professionalism and water resources. Dr. Carpenter has served as the University Director of Assessment and the founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. He conducts funded pedagogical research and development projects, has published numerous engineering education papers, and provides faculty development workshops on effective teaching. In 2006, the Kern Family Foundation named Dr. Carpenter a
, and MATLAB) and be able to explain your rationale for your choice; 5. Synthesize your knowledge of effective and ethical membership on a technical team (i.e., teaming skills) to refine your conduct as a member of the team. 6. Exhibit a work ethic appropriate for the engineering profession. Figure 2. Schematic of outcomes from the course organization for the first-year engineering experience at Texas A&M UniversityC. Identification of Enculturation Factors in the Context of Engineering EducationPracticeGiven the aforementioned definition of culture, we define engineering culture as the setof knowledge, beliefs and practices, unique to the engineering profession that manifest inits community of practice
Complete a research boot campFocus on foundations of engineering process and the (training on research skills,introduction scientific method, scientific writing and scientific writing, presentation,to cancer presentation, and literature research skills. All ethics, team-building andresearch, lectures are heavily weighted toward laboratory safety)—first offeringresearch discussion and student participation. Students was in conjunction with existinginitiation produce two videos (5 min each) in a team for REU boot camp a broader audience. Students identify a faculty
3Government 3Government 3Communications 3Creative Arts 3Social and Behavioral Science 3Engineering Ethics 3Total University Core 27Engineering Calculus I 4Engineering Calculus II 4Math Elective 3Engineering Chemistry 4Mechanics 4Electricity and Optics 4Total Math and Science
student veterans and traditional studentsand balancing academic and family lives. Most of the student veterans interviewed in the focusgroups reported positive academic experiences with sufficient to ample support from faculty andstudent services. Some noted that the discipline, work ethic, teaming skills, and the mindset thatthey gained from the military facilitated their progress through the engineering curriculum. Someindicated being more vocal than other traditional students in asking questions and in seeking helpfrom faculty in regard to learning course materials, while others relied on study groups. Findingswill provide context and information for various applications, such as: identifying ways in whichthe military can help separating
learningenvironment for female and underrepresented students in Engineering.Burnham highlights that compared to other professions, Engineers seems to have immensepower and responsibility and should therefore be afforded the opportunities to channel this desirefor positive change around the world.29 Engineering Education should therefore prepare studentsto make lasting positive impact in the lives of people globally.Munoz also defines Humanitarian Engineers as Engineers who “try to balance technicalexcellence, economic feasibility, ethical maturity, and cultural sensitivity” through a set ofspecially designed technical, humanities, and social science classes, as well as a DesignExperience.30 This could arguably be said to really be the definition of an
responsibility was only being demonstrated in data from the capstone design sequences.The committee felt that the addition of earlier opportunities to measure student understanding ofprofessional and ethical responsibilities would strengthen the program. As a result, this SObecame the focus of a change in our Engineering Communications course (ASE 333T) and inexercises in the new laboratory course (ASE 375) created to remedy the shortcoming notedabove under Outcome (b). Student Outcome (i): Evaluation of this student outcome, based on the work of currentstudents, creates an almost impossible task. We currently have no good way to evaluate “arecognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning”. However, we areadvised at
Standards for Accreditation Fall 2016Ultimately the new Outcome Based Standards 103 ((http://www.acce-hq.org/accreditation_process/accreditation-procedures/) were approved with all programsrequired to use the new standards in fall 2016 [8]. They are:1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline.3. Create a construction project safety plan.4. Create construction project cost estimates.5. Create construction project schedules.6. Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.7. Analyze construction documents for planning and management of construction processes.8 .Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to
individuals having a broad range of backgrounds and experience. (g) 4. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities: Demonstrate an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. (h, i, j, k) 5. Teamwork: Demonstrate an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. (e) 6. Experimentation: Demonstrate an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and
Inclusivity and Diversity in College STEM Programs throughMetacognitive Classroom PracticesElizabeth HaneAssociate Professor, Gosnell School of Life Sciences, Rochester Institute of TechnologyScott FranklinProfessor, School of Physics & Astronomy, Rochester Institute of TechnologyKeywords: undergraduate, gender, disability, 1st generationAbstract:We report on results from RIT’s Project IMPRESS: Integrating Metacognitive Practices to EnsureStudent Success, a 5-year NSF funded program to improve retention of first-generation anddeaf/hard-of-hearing students in STEM disciplines. As part of IMPRESS, we have developed andtaught a first-year course “Metacognitive Approaches to Scientific Inquiry.” The course, whichsatisfies the Institute’s Ethical
for teams without a deep practiceof computer security.Observation 3: Some competitors are very advanced in their knowledge of cybersecurity, even atthe high school level. This results in some very lopsided competitions. We view this as a threat tonovice players. Our conclusion is that the disparity of skills in an unbalanced game environmentcreates a hostile, inaccessible environment for students with budding interest in cybersecuritywho have limited computer-technical skills.Observation 4: Many competitions do not emphasize the tangential competencies ofcybersecurity careers such as ethical, legal, and privacy concerns inherent to cybersecurity.Additionally, most competitions also don not explore the need for demonstrating goodcommunication