assessed.The dictionary meaning of Skill refers to expertise or the “ability to do something well”. AWorkplace Skill would then be one that provides expertise for success at completing tasksrelevant to an employee’s the area of work. For engineers, this at its highest level can bedescribed as technical problem solving. This has aptly focused engineering degree programs ondeveloping Problem Solving Skills in their curricula. At the same time, it’s been well recognizedthat engineers do not problem solve by themselves. This has led to a complimentary category ofskills commonly referred to as the Professional or Soft Skills. These include developing expertisein communication, teamwork, ethical practice and lifelong learning. This category of skills isalso
Junior 2nd Year 4 Environmental Health Sophomore 1st Year 5 Computer Engineering Junior 2nd Year 6 Computer Engineering Junior 2nd Year 7 Mathematics Junior 1st Year3.1 ExploreDuring the 2018 REU, the students engaged in a set of four structured learning activities designedto help them develop a number of technical and conceptual skills. In addition, they participated inregular workshops with topics including research and ethics, effective poster presentationpreparation, reflecting on the research experience, and graduate school application preparation.The students also participated in a
. The course topics thatwere not covered in ERSP at UIC due to time restrictions included: ethics in research, oralcommunication, peer-review (reduced time from 3 classes to 2 classes), and basic statistics andhypothesis testing. We also had to remove the following in-class exercises due to timerestrictions: final proposal presentation and reflections.One of the components that was critical to our adoption of ERSP, especially in ENG 294, waslogging because it helped us to identify team issues and determine proposal progress. Anothercritical aspect of the course was allocating time during class to check-in with each of the teams.Check-ins were done by the faculty and the graduate student.ConclusionOverall, the changes made to the ERSP model were
ability to think critically frommultiple perspectives, to be stringent in their application of ethical standards, and to be creativeand innovative. Our implementation case study demonstrates how to contextualize andoperationalize design thinking at regular course level to facilitate the development of globalcitizenship in engineering students. We hope this work has answered the vital question of “whatcan engineering educators do for sustainable development?” and prompt further discussion onengineering education for sustainable development.Background and Literature ReviewEngineering education for sustainable developmentEngineers are entrusted by the public to apply their professional knowledge and skills to innovate,design and implement solutions
interests are in renewable energy applications, fluid-thermal sciences, and international education.Dr. Shannon N. Conley, James Madison University Shannon N. Conley is an assistant professor in the Bachelors Program in Integrated Science and Tech- nology (ISAT) at James Madison University. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Arizona State University, and her research and teaching focus on social, policy, and ethical issues related to emerging science and technology. Additionally, her previous and current work focuses on the development and implementation of tools and approaches for socio-technical integration across disciplines. Conley also conducts research in pedagogy and responsible innovation, participates in the
2005 graduate of the United States Military Academy and received his Master of Science degree in civil and environmental engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Collaboration in Assessment and Individual Validation for the “Digital Native”AbstractCollaborative problem solving is a valuable skill encouraged in many engineering classrooms. Thiscollaborative problem solving is an ABET requirement as well as a characteristic of the NationalAcademy of Engineering’s “Engineer of 2020”. Course grades, however, are assigned individually, andthe institution, which bears the ethical responsibility to validate
numerical code assigned to student 9. But, the instructor neversaw any of the 5 students that submitted the numerical code of student 11 working together. Thistype of issue is common in academic settings for low-stake assignments because little to noproctoring is available, the students proctor their own learning, and students are encouraged towork in groups. The LMS submission data may provide additional information to determine thedifference between group sharing and individual coping and is left for future work andevaluation. These results may be an indication of the work ethic of different students in theclass. Students with a high work ethic perform better and work harder to learn the material andsubmit their own work. Students with a lower
the course and expectations. Key components forsuccess in the course are work ethic and professional behavior. Tardiness and unexcusedabsences (in-class or clinic rotation) may result in a course grade of F.Didactic ComponentTo prepare students for observing in the clinical environment, an initial meeting with theinstructor takes place about 5 weeks before the beginning of the semester. At this meeting, basicrequirements for observing in the healthcare clinics are discussed. The students are provided witha check list and deadline for completing and submitting paperwork for all clinics. Thesedocuments are submitted before students begin the clinic rotations. Requirements include avisitor application, copy of health insurance card, verification
introductory and honors courses in bioengi- neering, tissue and protein engineering lab courses, bioengineering ethics, leadership, and bioengineering capstone writing and design courses. She is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusivity in engineer- ing, and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in K-12 educational outreach. Dr. Hendricks has over a decade of experience leading educational outreach and summer camp programs at both Duke University and the University of Washington. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work-in-Progress: Making an Introductory Tissue Culture Lab Course Accessible to Novice StudentsThe ability
to our customers is of utmost importance.” • Share ideas on how best to work together. • Sketch fully-labeled process flow diagrams comparing our current design with one utilizing the exciting new additive. • Brainstorm specific engineering questions that need to be answered, then choose at least one and describe how you would recommend addressing it using the scientific process: o Hypothesis o Research/experiment (details, e.g. qualitative size, concentrations, flows, etc.) o Analyze/conclude (e.g. If we see this, then… If that, then….) • Provide me [supervisor] any feedback you might have on my ethical approach to investigating this opportunity.Data CollectionVideo data of
Paper ID #25639STEM Servingness at Hispanic Serving InstitutionsDr. Vignesh Subbian, The University of Arizona Vignesh Subbian is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Systems and Industrial Engineer- ing, member of the BIO5 Institute, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Center for University Education Scholarship at the University of Arizona. His professional areas of interest include medical informatics, healthcare systems engineering, and broadening participation in engineering and computing. Subbian’s educational research is focused on ethical decision-making and formation of identities in engineering.Dr
same time as the second capstone designcourse in which the students continue assessing the feasibility of their design projects, developtheir functional design specifications and work toward system-level designs. Thus, the deviceevaluation course complements the design process topics with those of regulation and deviceevaluation and allows for course assignments specific to the students’ design projects. Thecourse is offered two quarters after the Professional Topics in Biomedical Engineering courseand builds upon other professional BME topics such as intellectual property, engineeringstandards, design for manufacturing, healthcare economics, globalization of medical devices,ethics in medical device development, documentation, and user
Appendix B.On the first day of class (for undergraduates) or before the first session (for high schoolstudents), this survey was distributed and collected by a sociology graduate student, so thatrespondents would not feel that their answers would prejudice the professor towards them oneway or another. After removing unique identifiers from the survey, the engineering professorsgraded them. Each professor was responsible for the same questions at Time 1 (before thecourse) and Time 2 (after the course) so as to maintain as much uniformity in grading aspossible. No grade was attached to the survey, as per ethical guidelines, but students were told to“do their best.”Research Questions:Thus, our research questions include: i) what is the knowledge
not permit statistical comparisons, however from this dataset public schools average nearly 0.70 more PEO’s compared to private schools. This demonstrates the use of population statistics. Table 5: Example count data, Criterion 2 Average % topic mentioned in program educational objectives AdvDgr Team Int’l Comm Rank Ethics LLL All (n=37) 32.4 51.4 16.2 67.6 24.3 54.1 67.6 Public (n=29) 34.5 51.7 20.7 69.0 27.6 51.7 69.0 Private (n=8) 25.0 50.0 0.0 62.5 12.5 62.5 62.5 Large (n=13
dataStudents designed and built an apparatus that met the specifications given to them, tested theapparatus, collected data, and analyzed the data. They were able to meet the safety, budget, time,and space constraints in each of these designs.(c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs withinrealistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health andsafety, manufacturability, and sustainabilityStudents were able to meet the safety, budget, time, and space constraints, in each project. Theyexamined codes and checked EPA regulations. They manufactured several parts and madeseveral modifications to some purchased parts. Students contacted different companies for partsand discussed
therefore might provide the most useful data for addressingthe research question.Table 2. Prompts given on different days of the trip Trip day Prompt 1 What are your expectations for the trip? 6 What differences have you seen with respect to business, culture, and technology between Italy and Switzerland? 8 What role do you think ethics should play in your role as an engineer? 11 What differences have you seen with respect to engineering business, culture, and technology between the companies you’ve seen and the United States? 14 What are your immediate takeaways from this international experience?The qualitative data were analyzed using the software NVivo. Four
of individual assessments (points in time) are stated, includingbreadth and depth limitations, coverage limitations, and circumstantial limitations.Since Nyquist-Shannon’s sampling theorem uses ideal sampling to address the question ofsampling frequency, and because ideal sampling is based on the so-called unit impulse function,the widely accepted one-or-two-hour exam is suggested as a practical approximation of the unitimpulse function. Under this assumption, it is argued that an adequately weighted homeworkassignment could also be considered as a practical approximation of the unit impulse function,provided a high ethical standard is adhered to. This brings up the issues of ethics and plagiarismin modern engineering schools, and the need
, and NCIIA. Dr. Sacre’s current research focuses on three distinct but highly correlated areas – innovative design and entrepreneurship, engineering modeling, and global competency in engineering. She is currently associate editor for the AEE Journal.Dr. Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Distinguished Service Professor of industrial engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering education experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former Senior Editor of the
was new and cutting edge (nano-carbons parts made on a 3D printer that may later be used for electronics). It is nice to learn while being on the forefront of this research. In the lab we were given free range to create these dyes using the given knowledge. We were then encouraged to try new procedures that could result in new dyes. This was satisfying because it gave me a sense of autonomy but was scaffold in a way that made us want to keep trying new ideas.No recommendations were made for program modification in regards to this objective.Objective E: Understand the social relevance and ethical implications of engineering activitiesrelated to manufacturing (human rights, environmental impact, etc
introduce anentrepreneurial mindset among our faculty members, and to motivate them to teach theseconcepts to their students.ICE WorkshopsStudents will not develop an entrepreneurial mindset unless they see it first in our faculty. Topromote this among we have done a number of activities. The KEEN network has created anumber of workshops called ICE. This stands for Innovating Curriculum with EntrepreneurialMindset. They have had a number of short meetings on one topic. We have had faculty attendworksops on: • Materials engineering • Engineering mechanics • Engineering ethicsThe first author made a presentation at the engineering ethics meeting8.The network is now sponsoring multiday ICE workshops on entrepreneurial minded learning,active and
respondents identified it as part of thecurriculum). This can be attributed to the emphasis of preparing community college students totransfer to 4-year colleges instead of preparing them for graduate school. Ethics and safetytraining were not identified as significant in course content. PCC results indicated that from thefirst term to the second, there was an increase in the number of students that identified most ofthe topics in the list as part of the course content. About 75% of the Cal Poly Pomona studentsidentified safety training, team building dynamics, and guidance to report results as the mostcommon topics in the course content. Ethics, seminars, visiting scientists, and graduateapplications were not identified as significant aspects of the
., Sauter, R., Bahaj, A. S., James, P. A. B., Myers, L. E., & Wing, R. (2006). Unlocking the Power House:Policy and system change for domestic micro-generation in the UK.Diakaki, C., Grigoroudis, E., & Kolokotsa, D. (2008). Towards a multi-objective optimization approach forimproving energy efficiency in buildings. Energy and Buildings, 40(9), 1747-1754.Mitchell, R. M. The Global Energy Challenge, a 21st Century Students Guide to Ethical Energy Usage.Bull, S. R. (2001). Renewable energy today and tomorrow. Proceedings of the IEEE, 89(8), 1216-1226.Martinot, E., Chaurey, A., Lew, D., Moreira, J. R., & Wamukonya, N. (2002). Renewable energy markets indeveloping countries*. Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, 27(1), 309-348
(Tekniklyftet), a school development program hosted by the House of Science. 1The interviews were semi-structured in nature, and approximately followed a questionnaire(Appendix 1) with follow-up questions for clarification. The interviews were conducted at theparticipating teachers’ respective workplaces. They lasted between 35 and 50 minutes andtook place in October and November 2014. The respondents did not receive the questions inadvance. The interviews were recorded live and were later transcribed by the authors. Theanalyze process including multiple readings of transcripts in search for themes and patterns inthe respondents’ statements.The study follows the ethical rules imposed by the Swedish Ethical Review Act. 30ResultThe interviews were
has been successful in developing teamwork,communication, project management, ethics, multidisciplinary understanding, and other integralskills in students by providing educational opportunities that include sustained relationships withcommunity partners, inter-disciplinary teams, access to content experts and faculty advisors, andcourse credits.[9] Further, EPICS students met many of the ABET Engineering Criteria (EC)2000 learning outcomes.[10] Similarly, other groups, such as EFELTS (Tufts) and EngineersWithout Borders chapters (EWB, multiple universities) have made significant strides to startcommunity engaged engineering experiences at their campuses to encourage students to learn bydoing and solving real community needs.By implementing
onnuclear engineering applications. The exercises provide cadets an opportunity delve into nuclearengineering applications and the surrounding military, social, political, economic, ethical, andenvironmental considerations.The nuclear engineering (NE) faculty recognized that further application of radiation detectors inan operational environment was needed beyond the normal pristine laboratory experience whereconditions are optimal for radiation detection and technology employment. The nuclearengineering program at West Point is able to take advantage of the training grounds located on Page 26.225.2the military reservation normally used for summer
, and NCIIA. Dr. Sacre’s current research focuses on three distinct but highly correlated areas – innovative design and entrepreneurship, engineering modeling, and global preparedness in engineering. She is currently associate editor for the AEE Journal.Dr. Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Distinguished Service Professor of industrial engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering education experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former Senior Editor of
Engineering design processes, research Technology Management techniques, communication skills, teamwork skills, professional ethics, sustainability, technological impact 1 SEP101 Engineering Physics Basic mechanics, rotation, fluids, electricity, DC circuits 1 SED102 Engineering Graphics and Engineering drawing, CAD, design CAD 1 SIT199 Applied Algebra and Matrices, vectors, complex numbers, Statistics probability, statistics 2
writtenreports about the design process, prepare group oral presentations, utilize electrical and mechani-cal computer-aided design, and create instrumentation software in LabVIEW. These, in turn, relyon students having achieved a set of learning objectives related to electronic circuit theory, oper-ational amplifiers, and electronic components.BIOMENG 241 is organized with two lectures per week of one hour each, plus one two-hourlaboratory session per week. Lectures cover the design process, passive electronics, operationalamplifiers, filters, digital sampling, component selection, ethics, and safety. Laboratories coverbrainstorming, electronics instrumentation, soldering, operational amplifier circuits, aliasing, andquantization. Project work is
projects, internships, extracurriculars, and othereducational experiences. In revisiting these experiences with a focus on leadership, students cannewly recognize that these experiences are helping them develop leadership skills. To facilitate reflection on leadership, students in the two featured courses are introduced to the“leadership competencies” identified by Seemiller4 including ethics, analysis, conflictnegotiation, communication, providing/receiving feedback, problem solving, decision making,and personal contributions to effectiveness of group. Promoting familiarity with these leadershipcompetencies is intended to provide students with a vocabulary to articulate their leadershipabilities, and a lens with which to reflect on their past