Conference Session

Lessons for New Engineering Educators

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faizal Karim, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Page 22.1439.5 in the appointment)TA-Student Relationship: In this section the facilitators talk about the roles, responsibilities,boundaries and ethics of being a TA and how they pertain to their relationship with the student.During this section, groups are split into small teams that look at various scenarios that couldpresent themselves while being a TA. The three scenarios deal with a TA who is beingoverworked during office hours and via emailed questions, a student offering a bribe, and teammembers not working well together. There are generally six groups, so two groups discuss eachscenario. Each group records their thoughts on large sheets of paper, which are then attached tothe wall. One group explains

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose L. Fernandez-Solis, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

(interdisciplinary) construction sector. Objective is assessed by quizzes, assignments, the RFP written and oral responses.6. Professional ethics including application to situations and choices: understand and appreciate the imperative of ethical practice in the construction profession (assessed by quizzes, assignments, the written paper, oral presentation and RFP response).7. Use of information and communication technology: demonstrate understanding of evolving industry issues/practices; such as Lean construction, BIM and sustainable construction (assessed by quizzes, assignments, the written paper, oral presentation and RFP response).8. Complex project decision making and associated risk management: negotiate with

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan T. Curtis, Univeristy of Nebraska, Lincoln; Abby M. Kelly, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Johnathan Ian Edward McCoy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dennis D. Schulte P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

An Understanding Design a System, Function on Identify,of Mathematics, Conduct of Professional Component, or Teams Including Formulate, andPhysics and the Experiments, as and Ethical Process to Meet Multi-disciplinary Solve EngineeringEngineering well as to Analyze Responsibility Desired Needs Teams ProblemsSciences and Interpret

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

requires in addition to high professional competency,that one speaks the official language and be familiar with the cultural, ethical, business andtechnical practices and expectations of that country. In response to the increased emphasis oneducating engineers for global citizenship, the engineering curriculum is changing to address theincreased internationalization of engineering education. In this context, engineering libraries arealso called upon to assess their role in supporting academic programs with global reach and tofind new ways of becoming active partners in educating the Global Engineer. This paperhighlights collaborative work and actions taken by one library to increase its role in assistingengineering students in their endeavor to

Conference Session

Capstone Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manish Paliwal, College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

APPROACH FOR BETTER IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPSTONE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSAbstractPrimary expectations from a Senior Design Project is defined by ABET with an emphasis onproduct, process, and professionalism. In principle, the requirements for a senior design projectshould include development of student creativity, use of open-ended problems, development anduse of design methodology, formulation of design problems, alternative solutions, and detailedsystem description. Constraints such as economic factors, safety, reliability, ethics, and socialimpact should also be included.However, it is debated how the process and/or the design product should be assessed, and howthe teams should be formed and function for successful project

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

ASEEAnnual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR. June 11–15, 2005. Paper # AC 2005-45. Session #1660.Narayanan, Mysore. (2006). An Effective Assessment Rubric Based on the Taxonomy Triangle of BenjaminBloom" The 18th Annual Lilly-West National Conference, March 17 & 18, 2006 at the Kellogg WestRanch at Cal Poly Pomona, California.Narayanan, Mysore. (2008). Assessment of Air Quality Education using VARK Learning Styles.World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008 - Ahupua’A. Honolulu, Hawaii. pp. 1-6, pp. 1-6,doi 10.1061/40976(316)629.Narayanan, Mysore. (2007). Assessment of Ethics Modules in an Engineering Curriculum. ASEE 114th AnnualConference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. June 24–27, 2007. Paper # AC 2007-14

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alex Gorod, Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

differing work ethics and quality standards Reputation Negative opinion among system stakeholders Intellectual Property The threat of the vendor using ideas to develop a competing system Flexibility The inability of a system to adopt to potential internal or external changes in a timely and cost effective manner Compliance The inability of system stakeholders to comply

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Burks Fasse Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology; Essy Behravesh, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

problem solving nature of engineering. Thus,we grounded our “big idea” in the objectives developed by a 2002 colloquy commissioned byABET through the Sloan Foundation. The fifty engineering educators identified thirteenfundamental objectives of engineering instructional laboratories: instrumentation, models,experiment, data analysis, design, learning from failure, creativity, psychomotor (selection,modification, and operation of appropriate engineering tools), safety, communication, teamwork,ethics, and sensory awareness (using the human senses to gather information and makejudgments when formulating conclusions about real-world problems) (Feisel & Rosa, 2005).These instructional lab objectives as consistent with the ABET criteria determining

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre Dame; Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

selected Socialconstraints, and 3 selected ethical constraints). A series of changes are underway (see below) inorder to increase the design emphasis.All but one of the blue team respondents (93%) either agreed or strongly agreed that being on ateam made up of players from both teams hurt them in the competition. The same percentage(93%) disagreed or strongly disagreed that being on a split team had hurt their educationalexperience.6. Conclusions and future work:The competition clearly generates a lot of excitement on the campus. Over 700 people were inthe audience as the 2010-11event (see Figure 2). This is a very large turnout compared to manyother competitions. It is felt that holding the event on campus and pairing it with the springfootball

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Scott A. Morton, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey R. Anderson, University of Wyoming; Sandra Root-Elledge, University of Wyoming; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

outcomes including [quoteddirectly from:14• “(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering• (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability• (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams• (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems• (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility• (g) an ability to communicate effectively• (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice.”14Participation in the program is not without challenge

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health, and Environment Research Organization; Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council

Tagged Divisions

International

what is called CIB – CulturalImmersion in Brazil: It is a project that brings to Brazil students from abroad in a program of 15days (can be more or less) when they have academic, technical, social and cultural activities. It isvery intensive period when the students visit 5 of the 9 cities of Atlantic Forest Region at the seashore of Sao Paulo state, as well as visit to different industries and universities.The program is designed in order to provide engineering students the opportunity to reflect aboutengineering social responsibility and ethical dilemmas when developing projects. This awarenessis becoming more and more necessary due to the environmental/ethical/economical crises thathumanity is facing and that impacts not only the society

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Smith; James Squire

engineering skills, both specificsuch as soldering and enclosure-building ability, and general such as project management,alternate solution synthesis, economic analysis, and teamwork 7,8. They can also perforceintroduce other important topics not commonly considered in design courses such as reliability,maintainability, safety, user-friendliness, and end-user documentation. From a laboratory skillperspective, this expansiveness provides a good balance to the topic focus that can be achievedwith increasingly popular virtualized laboratories.CBPs address several of the ABET2000 Engineering Criteria, including awareness ofengineering solutions in a societal context, recognizing the need to engage in lifelong learning,professional ethics and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gurbax Singh; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Engineering EducationExperiments were also designed to study Archimedes’ principle to demonstrate whythings float or sink.The principal author of this paper provided orientation to the field of engineering to theSEBP participants. He offers Introduction to Engineering Design (ENES 100) - afreshman year requirement for engineering majors during the regular semester. In thiscourse the students work in teams to design and develop an engineering product andreceive instruction on different fields of engineering, project management, history ofengineering, engineering graphics, engineering ethics, technical writing and teamwork.SEBP provided an opportunity to involve the students with hands on activities andteamwork. Both soft and technical skill

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Miguel Torres-Febus; Jaime Pabon-Ortiz; Jose Cruz-Cruz; Jorge Velez-Arocho

strategy the areas of art, philosophy, ethics, economics and business administration will be touched upon. 3. Hands-on experience. In this strategy, the practical experience complements the traditional educational approach. Laboratories are synchronized with lectures. Field trips are scheduled where knowledge is applied. The student is exposed to multi- sensorial experiences that reinforce and internalize knowledge. 4. Balance between knowledge depth and breadth. Within the new educational model the student learns the foundations related to their field of concentration and is reinforced with exercises based on real problems. In addition to this the student is exposed to general knowledge that

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Trevor Harding

on self-reported student cheatingat a private mid-western university. One technique that is highly effective is the use oflearning objectives for test construction. Students reported cheating less often on testssince they appeared to be written more fairly. Other techniques include discussinglearning theories and engineering ethics in class, allowing students to use reference sheetsfor closed-book tests and having students work in cooperative learning groups onhomework. Discussion will include how to apply these techniques and why they mayreduce cheating.I. IntroductionIf one reviews the literature on academic dishonesty, they will find a rather alarming setof statistics. Maramark and Maline, based on 30 years of research on cheating in

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

of faculty and senior student assistants(SA) from different departments. In addition, several graduate students are employed as teachingassistants (TA) to support the course by doing such tasks as maintaining the web site and helpingto procure parts to support the various design projects. All 250 students attend the lecturestogether. Some example topics of the lectures are the basics of the design process, maintainingan engineering lab notebook, industrial case studies by engineers from local industries, effectivepresentation techniques, engineers and society, and ethics. In addition, each of the 10engineering degree programs makes a short presentation about their particular brand ofengineering in order to acquaint the Freshmen with the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mitzi Vernon; Richard Goff

. The diverse vehicles and sites are documented. Further, there is adiscussion of the contributions of both the industrial design and engineering students – howteams defined their work ethic and division of labor. Finally the assessment process of theproject is discussed. This paper serves as a visual record of an exciting and creative foundationdesign effort.IntroductionIn the spring of 1997, we had a notion that a collaboration of engineering and industrial designstudents would bring about a new and exciting possibility for our students to experience theactivity of real world design in their foundation years at the university.The first year, we established teams of two students - one engineering student and one industrialdesign student. The

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas McCormack; Franz Rad; Dale Richwine; Azad Mohammadi; Scott Huff

, construction, and socio-economic factors. Projects offered to the teams arereal projects, extracted either from those with which the practitioners have been heavily involvedin recent years, or from on-going projects at the time the course is offered.The current catalog course description is: “Synthesis of civil engineering specialties in a diversemulti-disciplinary project. Teamwork approach in design of components and systems to meetstated objectives. Consideration of alternative solutions, methods, and products includingconstraints such as economic factors, safety, reliability, and ethics. Preparation of designdocuments, including: memoranda, computations, drawings, cost estimates, specifications,bidding materials; written and oral presentations

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

in order to accomplish the assessment.ABET/EAC’s Criterion 3 states that students must demonstrate the following:a. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineeringb. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret datac. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needsd. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teamse. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problemsf. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityg. an ability to communicate effectivelyh. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal contexti. a recognition of the need for, and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Ibeh

pursuant of set goals, syntheses, analyses and evaluation or development of intellectual skills, epistemology or role of the individual in the design, development and creation of knowledge, innovative application of acquired knowledge, ethical responsibility and accountability for developed or acquired knowledge.These espoused elements of critical thinking; particularly metacognition and the innovativeapplication of acquired knowledge are the “driving force” for industrial and societal productivity.“Productivity” as represented by the GDP (gross domestic product) and GNP (gross nationalproduct) has been cited as the leading criterion for civilization(4

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas A. Scambilis

at Oklahoma University,and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at Missouri University. He retired from the US Air Force after serving 29years as a Civil Engineering Officer. He was Vice President of an environmental consulting firm before becoming aChairperson at Sinclair in 1997. He teaches environmental courses and is often called upon to be a guest lecturer onenvironmental subjects. Page 5.207.7 APPENDIX A COMPETENCY UNITSUnit 1: Employability SkillsUnit 2: ProfessionalismUnit 3: TeamworkUnit 4: Professional & Ethical StandardsUnit 5: Project ManagementUnit

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Backer

4 Technology assessment and management 5 Technology transfer 6 Quality of life issues 7 Technology ethics and society 8 Prospects for our technological futureTable 2. Revised Content of the course, Technology and Civilization Unit Title 1 The nature of science and technology 2 Technology and work 3 Technology and gender issues 4 Technology transfer 5 Quality of life issues 6 Technology ethics and societyThe first decision in the multimedia development process was the choice of authoringenvironment, Authorware for Windows. In addition, other planning decisions includeddiscussions

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Natalie A. Mello

certain abilities. These abilities include areas that have not been traditionally addressedby ABET in the past. The criteria now encompass such things as:• an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams• an ability to understand professional and ethical responsibility• an ability to communicate effectively• an ability to understand the impact of engineering in a global/societal context• a recognition of the need to engage in life-long learning• a knowledge of contemporary issuesThe practice of engineering, science and management is best learned by a student through aprocess of ’initiation into a tradition’ as an apprentice to a master 4. Such an approach toengineering education was anticipated by WPI over 25 years ago and has been enhanced by

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew J. Strubhar; Dennis Kroll

ethic the senior PT’sdisplayed was far superior...Being in school for engineering, we finally received a glimpse ofwhat we will be doing in the future which is far more exciting than looking dazedly into aCalculus book.”The realization that there needed to be a maturing process struck many of the IE students.“[T]he PT students were very focused in their goals as well as during meetings, especially whencompared to our ETE project...They were able to break up portions of their responsibilitieswhereas we were not able to do so to the same extent.”Comparison of ProjectsAs mentioned above, the IMET students have the advantage of two out-of-college projectswhich overlap in time. This fact is definitely manipulated in the course structure to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Marine; Carol Colbeck; Alberto Cabrera

development Mean = 2.88 to understand engineers’ ethical responsibilities .81 Std. Dev. = .75 to understand the impact of engineering solutions in societal & .74 Alpha = .83 global contexts Engineering Range = 1-4a to understand and apply mathematics concepts .81 science Mean = 3.21 to understand and apply basic science concepts .91 fundamentals Std. Dev. = .61 to understand and apply engineering science .74 Alpha = .75 Own Skills Ill-defined Range = 1-4b I am good at identifying and redefining ill

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Heidersbach; David Gibbs; Daniel Walsh; Alan Demmons

possess 1) an ability to apply knowledge ofmathematics, science and engineering, 2) an ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze andinterpret data, 3) an ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs, 4) an ability to functionin multidisciplinary teams, 5) an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems, 6) an understanding ofprofessional and ethical responsibility, 7) an ability to communicate effectively, 8) the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context, 9) a recognition of the need for and anability to engage in life long learning, 10) a knowledge of contemporary issues, and 11) an ability to use thetechniques, skills

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J. A. Murden; K. P. Brannan

between faculty and students. Most of these are results that many claim can beachieved through effective cooperative or active learning techniques.One of the first active-learning “lectures” was on ethical and professional issues associated withcomputer utilization. Students were divided into groups and given an ethical situation involvingcomputer software to analyze. Following most of the elements that have been identified witheffective active-learning groups3, 4, 5, each member of the group was provided with a specific taskto promote positive interdependence and interaction among the members of the group. Individualaccountability was encouraged by randomly calling on any member of any group to explain thegroup’s solution. Some of the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James H. Dooley; James L. Fridley

Ethical Aspects of Professional Practice 1-478 (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1996).9. Carroll, A.B. Business & Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management (South-Western Publishing, Cincinnati, 1993).10. Bucciarelli, L.L. Design Studies 9, 159-168 (1988).11. Bucciarelli, L.L. Designing Engineers (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1994).12. Gartner, J. & Wagner, I. Human-Computer Interaction 11, 187-214 (1996).13. Knoke, D. Political Networks: The Structural Perspective (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1990).14. Marsden, P.V. & Lin, N. (Sage Publications, Beverly Hills, CA, 1982

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

M. A. Mooney; K. K. Muraleetharan; H. Gruenwald; B. E. Vieux; Randall L. Kolar

design and reasons and know their synergy high technical literacy understand certainty and handle ambiguity a sense of social, ethical, political, and human responsibility a unifying and interdisciplinary view a culture for life-long learning a creative spirit, a capacity for critical judgement, and an enthusiasm for learning advanced knowledge of selected professional level technologies effective time management integrated team approach to product/technology development ability to critique one s self, whether in work or life a thorough understanding of current tools a sense of the total industry perspective ability to adapt to changing emphasis in ones

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Shields

cooperative research teams to investigate and propose plausible solutions to the problem, taking into account technical, ethical, social, economic, political, and cultural constraints and opportunities. (5) Present the results of a team research project and analysis in both a written report and poster-and-oral presentation, judged by UVA engineering faculty.The paper discusses the results and an evaluation of the THDP, focusing especially on itsimplications for enhancing students’ abilities to integrate technical-engineering and socio-cultural analysis in addressing specific global development challenges. The paper also discussesthe advantages and drawbacks of using teams for this kind of project assignment. Undergraduatecooperative learning