Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

educators were encouraged to provide more training inprofessional ethics, leadership, knowledge of global technology issues, and understanding of theworld’s cultures in order to facilitate working in a global arena and engagement in civicactivities.4Partly in response to this “quiet crisis,” but also to realize the greater potential of our students,the Brigham Young University Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technologyadministration proposed a strategy to pursue a set of initiatives that would help prepare anddevelop students as leaders. This strategy described in a paper delivered at an earlier ASEEmeeting involves “five key areas of focus: 1) Technical Excellence with a systems emphasis, 2)Leadership, 3) Character Development (including

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara MacAlpine, Trinity University; Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

,campus publications, athletics, community service, etc).9 Its five major goals for students arethat they learn to access, understand, and evaluate information, use it ethically, and create newmaterial (papers, presentations, or other products) based on that information. While theuniversity program started in the spring of 2008, progress toward its goals was already underwayseveral years before within the eight-semester engineering design course sequence.The engineering science design curriculumThe Engineering Science program at Trinity University requires a minimum of 129 hoursconsisting of a 51-semester-hour engineering core, 33 hours in math and science, 33 hours in thecommon curriculum, and 12 hours of elective, leading to a Bachelor of

Conference Session

BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Micou, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

focus on community building, communication,problem solving, leadership, and fun. The same cohort of students attended weekly seminarsfocused on preparing students to apply to and succeed in graduate school. Seminar topicsincluded: How to Impress a Graduate Admissions Committee (panel discussion), How to Write aPersonal Statement, Dinner & Dialogue with a Graduate Student, Keys to Success in GraduateSchool, Professional Ethics, Effective Scientific Presentations, and How to write a ScientificPaper. Following each one hour seminar there was a group dinner to give students from thedifferent programs an opportunity to meet and discuss the workshop topic in depth. Participantsfrom the same set of programs also attended GRE preparation courses

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

system—were used by engineering programs to plancurricular changes and make improvements. The end of the cycle in 2007, however, only meantthe beginning of a new cycle of accreditation, and for many of us at Rose-Hulman, we saw thisas an opportunity to review the institute student learning outcomes and revise them to reflect newchallenges our graduates must meet as they move into the engineering workforce and to graduateschool. Some of the institute outcomes, like communication, teams, and ethics, remainedimportant outcomes to continue to assess, both for the purpose of our institutional focus and forprogram accreditation requirements. In addition, we saw new challenges for our students,reflected in important publications like Rising Above the

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Mickey Bowen, United States Air Force

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

10% intended to begin their academic careers at the local juniorcollege. Since the Engineering 11 students were pre-selected from students with highschool GPAs above 3.0, the predominance of more renowned institutions in the list ofUniversities to which the students intended to apply testifies to the students’ motivationfor attending university and strong self-concepts. The college-going ethic appeared to bewell established in the population. While there is no formal tracking mechanism of students once they complete thecourse, 33 students who completed Engineering 11 were contacted by e-mail after thecourse. Nine responded. All but one of those who responded were still interested inengineering. Six of the respondents have been

Conference Session

Preparing and Retaining Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prue Howard, Central Queensland University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Page 14.970.5Whilst this appears to be an increased load for students, it formally recognises additionallearning that students were, to a large extent, already undertaking previously in preparation for,and reflection after completion, of their work placements.Professional Practice Program StructureThe structure of the Diploma of Professional Practice program element of the dual awardprogram is as shown in Table 2 below. Table 2 Professional Practice Element of the Co-operative Education Engineering Program Course Units Comments of CreditProfessional Practice 6 Covers resume writing, interview skills, ethics

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott R. Short

potentially hazardous wastes. Too many engineers whoeventually become supervisors have no knowledge regarding the proper disposal of hazardous wastes. Ateaching materials laboratory is an excellent place for students to put into practice some of the principles theymay have discussed in their engineering ethics class. Disregard for the environment is a very seriousproblem in our nation and should not be ignored.. The need for students to learn about the care and maintenance of laboratory equipment, especially handtools and laboratory supplies. Have you ever tried to fix your car only to discover that the person who lastborrowed your tools did not return them? Even a basic work-ethic principle like always returning tools totheir proper place of storage

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy L. Denton; Christine L. Corum

. • Covey, S. R., The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic, New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, 1989 • Douglass, D. N., Choice and Compromise: a woman’s guide to balancing family and career, New York, NY, AMACOM, 1983. • Levinson, H., Career Mastery: keys to taking charge of your career throughout your worklife, San Francisco, CA, Berrett-Hoehler Publ., 1992. • Mackenzie, A., The Time Trap, New York, NY, AMACOM, 1990. Page 1.353.5 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings • Messenger, J., Personal Excellence: a system for making

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicole F. Barde

demonstration of ethical behavior. Our employees expect that Intel treats themfairly, compensates them fairly, provides a safe workplace, acts ethically and provides challengeand opportunities. So when we are asked the question “would you still comply with the INTENT Page 2.120.4of Affirmative Action if it were not the law?” we are somewhat stunned by the question becauseUser/nbarde/mydocs/article.doc 4our values are so strongly stated along similar lines AND we apply them globally, not just in theU.S. Although the U.S. Affirmative Action law and compliance is primarily

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

undergraduateelectrical engineering students as early in the curriculum as possible to the challenges presentedby real projects. The project had to be relatively long term, multidisciplinary, and it had torequire both technical depth and breadth, problem solving skills, ethical responsibilities,communication skills, effective teamwork and planning skills. The basic idea was to engagestudents in an activity that would emulate as closely as possible the industrial environment theywill be facing soon after graduation providing students with the opportunity to gain the skills andtools needed in the day-to-day practice of engineering. Toward this end, in collaboration with thebiology department, a group of undergraduate electrical engineering students were

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

strategic marketing course initially refreshes the marketing infrastructure bybriefly highlighting some selected principles, concepts, tools, processes, theories, issues, debates,real-life practices and ethics of marketing based on the following definition of marketing: Page 11.209.5 “Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders” [6].The focus of this course eventually becomes a marketing strategy exercise filled with tacticaldetails. Through a computer

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

majors after the freshman year.Many freshman classes are intended to develop specific student skills in areas such graphics andcomputer programming. Requirements from the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET)2 have resulted in the inclusion of topics such as teamwork, ethics, and theengineering profession at the freshman level.Design is also a component of many first-year engineering courses. The inclusion of design atthis level is probably one of the most-discussed topics in engineering education. A commonargument against design content at the freshman level is that without the mathematical andanalytical skills, student design projects tend to trivialize the detailed design steps. Crockett etal3 counter this argument by

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

countries. Anotherexample is an engineering ethics class assignment where students learn how to do businessethically in countries with different sets of laws and customs. Finally, we hope to provide someregular opportunities for significant international experiences like the internships described inthis paper. These initial efforts have been modest, but we plan to continue to enrich ourcurriculum with material on global manufacturing, in order to keep our program relevant to thedynamic manufacturing environment which our graduates face today. Most of the faculty in ourprogram have been to China at least once to learn first-hand about the manufacturingcapabilities, strengths, and weaknesses that exist in that country. First-hand experience is

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Roger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University; Thomas Hellmuth, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

processing, and engineering ethics. Email: paulleiffer@letu.eduRoger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University ROGER V. GONZALEZ, PhD, PE Roger V. Gonzalez, is a professor of Biomedical & Mechanical Engineering at LeTourneau University with specialties in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Dynamic Systems Modeling. He is also Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware. Dr. Gonzalez is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas and is actively involved in collaborative research with several universities. Dr. Gonzalez received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the EnvironmentTechnology and the Environment provides an overview of major environmental issues andconcerns associated with modern technology. This course examines technological innovationsand their impacts bringing together concepts from science, math, natural systems, governmentand policy, ethics, and individual behavior. The topics covered build from small scale (materiallevel) to large scale (systems level) as the semester progresses. This path allows students torecognize that the various stages involved with bringing technology to market (and phasing itout) each have impacts to be considered. The course builds on existing knowledge and choicesof everyday life, while plugging gaps and correcting factual misconceptions where necessary

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Universities and Compatibility with K-12 Outreach “The mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduatestudents, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adultscommitted to high ethical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; toprepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service byproviding excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledgeand contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectualenvironment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, curedisease, and promote health, through sophisticated

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford; Brian Gallant, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the villagers to see some of the same faces year after year that will improve the long-term success of the projects. Furthermore, the experience gained by one class in implementing their design can used to improve the design of the next year’s class.• The sophomore design course is already linked to an ethics course. Therefore, there is already a course in place that can help to facilitate further discussion of the ethical implications of how the project will help or may even hinder the development of a community.• The pedagogical technique of “just in time learning” could be used in the sophomore class to teach the students the technical subjects needed for them to complete their design. It is hoped that a “tast

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

design background. The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century1 and The Engineer of 2020:Visions of Engineering in the New Century2 document a call for broadly trained civil engineersconversant not only with mathematics, science and design, but also multi-disciplinary teams,professional ethics, communications, globalization, life-long learning, contemporary issues, pro-ject management, construction, asset management, business and public policy and administrationfundamentals, and leadership principles. Further, there is a push by the CEE profession overall topromote change in university undergraduate curricula by revising the basic civil engineering ac-creditation criteria to embrace as much of the breadth as possible. This

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Borders (EWB-CU). EWB is an organization dedicated to partnering with disadvantaged communities toimprove their quality of life. In essays on this experience, 16% of the men and 27% of thewomen stated interest in joining a professional organization due to a desire to contribute tosociety. One female student stated: “I want to join a group to help me get involved in communityservice.” Another woman noted: “[The EWB group] really excites me with all the opportunitiesthat engineers have to change and help different parts of the world.” One part of the courseincludes a project on the technical, social, and environmental aspects of the Three Gorges Damin China. In the ethics module, students can read about moral exemplars, including a civilengineer

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-695: WHAT IS TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY AND WHY DOES ITMATTER?David Ollis, North Carolina State UniversityGreg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson is a Program Officer with the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C. In that role, he develops and manages new areas of activity within the NAE Program Office related to technological literacy, public understanding of engineering, and engineering ethics. He currently serves as the responsible staff officer for the NSF-funded study, Assessing Technological Literacy in the United States, and the State Educators’ Symposium on Technological Literacy project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education. He previously

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University; Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Shabnam Etemadi Brady; T'Shana DeShai Carter, Tennessee State University ; Lydia Davis, Tennessee State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

selections based on a Likert scale of well, very well, exceptionally well, or not applicablebased on the degree to which he/she believed their mentor(s) performed various mentoringpractices.ResultsThe responses provided by the participants to the qualitative open-ended questions on the surveyrevealed several common emerging themes. For example, when asked to describe what factors wereused to select a mentor student participant responses were as follows: 1) professionalism of the mentor,2) previous advising experience with mentor, 3) person demonstrated consideration for the student ingiven situations, 4) person was eager to share information to assist with pursuing degree, 5) commonresearch interests with the mentor, and 6) work ethics of the mentor

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University; Rolfe Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, time, and performance and; 5. Become aware of ethical and societal concerns relating to the problems being solved.Using ABET’s concept of outcomes based learning, there should be learning outcomes that aremeasurable and targeted to help the students in reaching the stated objectives. The learningoutcomes for the workshop are listed below.The student will: 1. Apply the Lean LaunchPad process to engineering design; 2. Analyze a problem, and identify and define the requirements appropriate to a solution; 3. Design, implement, and evaluate an engineering design to meet desired needs; 4. Function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal; 5. Understand professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and

Conference Session

Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Edem G Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

critical and timely technical and non-technical skills will be identified by workingclosely with industry partners and then will be incorporated across the curriculum, including innon-technical courses. This comprehensive approach will allow the required competencies to beintroduced and emphasized in courses in order to support students’ development throughout theireducational pathway. An example of such a course specifically designed to focus on bothtechnical and non-technical skills is RCBC’s SOC-160 course, Society, Ethics, and Technology.This course provides students with a framework for understanding the ways in which technologyaffects society and to further understand the social, ethical, global, environmental, andprofessional

Conference Session

ETD Capstone Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominik Sobota, DeVry University, Addison; Spencer William Karlovits, DeVry University ; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. Dr. Khan has more than thirty-two years of experience in research, instruction, curricula design and development, program evaluation and accreditation, management and supervision. Dr. Khan received an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management, and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, and Social and Ethical Implications of Technology. He is the author of many educational papers and presentations. He has authored/coauthored the following books

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D.. Christy, Ohio State University; Oladiran Fasina, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

, teamwork, ethics, life-long learning, knowledge of contemporary issues, and anappreciation for the impact of engineering within global and social contexts. "Portfolios...offerthe most comprehensive information for measuring many outcomes and are conducive toevaluating professional skills" (Shuman et al., 2005).The constructivist pedagogical approach implicit in these ePortfolio applications enables studentsto generate their own meaning while also allowing faculty assessment of student performance inindividual courses and over a longer undergraduate career. A high quality ePortfolio combinesthe attributes of social networking media, blogs, and more traditional paper-based portfolios.They include artifacts that serve as evidence of achievement, and

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Lisa D. Hobson Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University; Pamela Holland Obiomon, Prairie View A&M University; Mahamadou Tembely, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

be completedduring one semester. The first six experiments are relatively easy to perform and they are lesstime-consuming. However, the latter experiments are long and take considerable amount of timeto complete. In the ELEG 1021 course, twelve of the sixteen experiments are completed duringa semester. Two weeks are scheduled for mid-semester and final examinations. Another week isdevoted to discussion of engineering ethics and an ethics quiz. Institutions may have to make athoughtful decision with regard to experiments their students may perform during a semester or aterm.6 ASSESSMENT RESULTSThe students who took the ELEG 1021 course completed surveys. The survey results areavailable for the following semesters: (i) spring 2015, (ii) fall

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver; Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Courses taught include undergraduate finite elements, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and engineering economics and ethics, and graduate finite elements, numerical methods, thermodynamics, statistical me- chanics, plasma fundamentals and gas dynamics.Dr. Bradley Davidson, University of Denver Dr. Bradley Davidson is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and director of the Human Dynamics Laboratory at the University of Denver and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He holds a BS in civil engineering from Tennessee Tech, an MS in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech, and a PhD in biomedical engineering from the Virginia Tech–Wake Forest

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession – and ASCE

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers; Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy; Beth Lin Hartmann P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Dr. Beth Lin Hartmann P.E., Iowa State University Beth Lin Hartmann is a senior lecturer in construction engineering at Iowa State University. Hartmann served 20 years in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps before joining the faculty at Iowa State in 2009. She currently teaches the civil and construction engineering design-build

Conference Session

Academe/Industry Collaboration

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabin Sapkota, Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Laurie D. Morrow, Central Louisiana Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in a team (82.9%), written communication skills (80.3%),leadership (72.6%), and strong work ethics (68.4%), were the top five attributes out of a total oftwenty attributes they want to see on their graduates resume. These attributes are general innature and not very specific to any field of study. Analytical/quantitative skill, initiatives, andverbal communication skills were tied at 67.5%. In addition, the top two attributes that have thehighest influence factors among 12 were ‘Has completed an internship with your organization(4.6/5)’ and ‘Has internship experience in your industry’of attributes (4.4/5). Attribute ‘Major’(3.8/5) was the third, 3.0 or above GPA (3.4/5) was the third, and the last attribute ‘Has studiedabroad’ (2.2/5) in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Long Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Timothy Kassis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Dickson, General Motors; Amitava 'Babi' Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

connect to the local clean tech energy start up community.3.4 Incorporating the NEET Ways of Thinking --- cross-school initiativesA major effort of the current school year is building bridges to other schools within MIT.NEET has identified resource experts from across the Institute to help develop pilot modules for theNEET Ways of Thinking3. This is detailed in Table 1 below. Work has begun on four of the Ways ofThinking --- Self-learning, Personal Skills (ethics), Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking (see Figure1 below), with the goal of piloting them in the NEET seminars and projects in 2019-20 and beyond.Figure 1: Implementing the NEET Ways of Thinking in Threads with Cross-School PartnersWe started with a Self-learning module that was