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Software Engineering Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Frank Ackerman, Montana Tech of the University of Montana; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

required totransform the then current, mostly haphazard, production of software products into a responsiblebranch of engineering. [note 12] In a follow-up piece in Computer [7] Mr. Buckley enunciatedthree major objectives that needed to be met: 1. the establishment of software engineering as an approved [academic] program, included the associated accreditation issues; 2. the establishment of a separate set of software engineering ethics; and 3. the establishment of software engineering as a certified or registered field of engineering.Not mentioned in his Computer piece, but also discussed by the IEEE Board was the need for 4. the creation of a comprehensive set of widely accepted Software Engineering standards.All of these

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Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute; Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; David Moore, Petroleum Institute

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International

AC 2012-4823: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING TECHNICAL COMMU-NICATION EFFECTIVENESS SKILLS IN A MIDDLE EAST ENGINEER-ING PROGRAMDr. Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute Nicholas J. Dimmitt is an Assistant Professor of communications in the College of Arts & Science at the Petroleum Institute of the United Arab Emirates. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California and his master’s from San Francisco State University. He previously taught engineer- ing and management graduate students at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand for 16 years. He specializes in communication courses for engineers, business communication, corporate social respon- sibility, and business ethics. Dimmitt has

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

outward into the humanity and science schools. There are no prerequisites and thecourse is open to all students of the university. The course itself attempts to illustrate that material selection and applications have majorecological implications on energy consumption, material resources and environmental impact.These together, in turn, impact society. Society and social norms also have a tremendous role toplay through consumerism. Awareness of the complicated interaction is paramount for continuedadvancement of civilization. With the scale of industrialization that exists on our planet,consideration of resource management, ethical material selection choices, energy management,and final disposal choices are all necessary to ensure a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed. E. Brihoum; Ahmad Ibrahim

now referredto as; communication skills, team work, critical thinking, ethics, applied research, and provenskills. Such attributes are still considered important as demonstrated by more recent studies [3]and are taken into account in assessing quality of education [4]. These attributes are fundamentalto the “new” rules of the accreditation board for engineering and technology [5].The extent of these attributes is usually assessed through a successful completion of a technicalproject before graduation. The way is paved for the technical aspects of such project by the workdone in numerous laboratory courses where students perform experiments with progressivelevels of sophistication in both design and analysis. Instructors can form cross

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Shreekanth Mandayam; Douglas Cleary

through use or development of appropriate computer hardware, software, and/or instrumentation. Demonstrate understanding of business and entrepreneurial skills by developing a business plan, market plan, venture plan, or other approved instrument. Demonstrate effective use of project and personnel management techniques. Be better able to meet customer needs. Integrate engineering professionalism and ethics in their work and as it relates to the context of engineering in society. Demonstrate improved communication skills including written, oral, and multimedia. Utilize information obtained from sources that cross geopolitical and language barriers.Project GoalsResearch funding for

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2001 Annual Conference

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Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

Technical Elective 3EE 301 Circuits 3 BME 346 Design of Experiments 3ES 341 Fluid Mechanics 3 BME 310 Biomechanics 3BME 300 Eng. Physiology 3 ME 331 Thermodynamics 3MSE 474 Biomaterials 3 BME 301 Jr. Seminar 1Economics 201 3 Philosophy 345 (Medical Ethics) 3 18 16Senior:BME 455 BME Design 2 BME 469 BME Design II 4BME 430 BME

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven McCabe; Francis Thomas

series. As inthe first year of the series, there was a wide range of attendance depending on the lecture topic.The high attendance was 169 for the lecture on “Fastening to Concrete” and the low attendancewas 39 on the lecture on “Taste and Odor Control in Public Water Supplies”.IX. Spring 2001 Professional Development lectures.A new set of lectures has been planned for the spring of 2001. In order to appeal to a largergroup of engineers, the scope of the topics has been broadened to include lectures beyondtraditional civil engineering topics. Lectures on engineering ethics, global positioning, webmanagement, and construction management will be presented.The lectures planned for the spring 2001 series are listed below.January 22, 2001

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2001 Annual Conference

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Graham Walker; Henry Chaya

directly in the capstone design courses.The ECE faculty are all experienced teachers who are very knowledgeable about technicalsubjects. However, they have limited recent experience working in industry, and we recognizedthere have been significant changes in the way engineering design is practiced. For example,today an engineer usually works as part on an interdisciplinary team rather than alone, and he orshe must be more aware of the economic, social and ethical realities that constrain anengineering solution. Consequently, we decided that the consultors could assist the faculty byplaying the role of clients for a design project, thereby providing a practical flavor to the course.As clients the consultors would ask students to prepare proposals

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald A. Cox; Richard Grieve; Jeffrey Mohr

ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility(g) an ability to communicate effectively(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a globaland societal context(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice.Student employees are exposed to every one of these areas while working on CIRAS projects.The typical studentThe majority of the students that work for CIRAS are juniors or seniors. They typically find outabout job opportunities from other

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Melanie Basantis; Zenaida Otero Keil

of Engineering has received numerous accolades on the performanceof its interns. Even first year students, perform above expectations. There are manyexamples of students working in small companies and in large institutions, such as theNaval Air Warfare Center. Regardless of company size, students learn to handleresponsibility quickly and to work in a professional setting. Students leave internships asmore mature professionals and with added technical knowledge. The participation of faculty plays an important role in the success of students.Faculty integrates professionalism and ethics in a highly technical and challengingcurriculum. Most courses include team projects. Engineering clinics are required everysemester. These clinics are

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2000 Annual Conference

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Osama Ettouney; James Stenger; Karen E. Schmahl; James Moller; Christine Noble

) Design a system, component, or high high high high high medium process(d) Multidisciplinary teams high high high medium high high medium medium(e) Solve engineering problems high high high medium high high medium high(f) Professional ethics high medium high medium medium(g) Communication high high high high high high medium medium(h) Broad education medium medium high high high medium medium(i) Life-long learning

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2000 Annual Conference

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Jack McGourty; Harvey Wolfe

Coalition in which Columbiais a member. His research interests focus on assessment processes as enablers for student learning, educationalreform, and organizational innovation. He has published several articles and book chapters on assessment andeducational related topics.LARRY J. SHUMANLarry J. Shuman is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh andProfessor of Industrial. His areas of interest are improving the engineering educational experience, and the study ofthe ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. Together with Dr. Atman, Dr. Shuman co-chaired the1997 Frontiers in Education Conference held in Pittsburgh. He is a member of the FIE Steering Committee, and willbe the Academic Dean

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2000 Annual Conference

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Craig W. Somerton

project #3. Page 5.702.5 Table 1. Evaluation Form CommentsPartner A Partner BSelf Grade: 3.5 Partner Grade: 4.0 Self Grade: 4.0 Partner Grade: 4.0I had a very busy past couple of weeks and really Overall, an outstanding partner. Good workwasn’t available to meet for long periods of time. ethic, solid technical skill, and a self starterHowever, we both put a lot of work into this capable of working independently and keepingproject and it came out great up necessary communication with a partner.Self Grade: 4.0

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

engineering program; engineering programs want their graduates to function in a realworld; and liberal education proponents strive to help educate the rounded engineer who will notonly prosper as an engineer but as a complete human being. Cooperative Engineering Educationprovides many tools that will help facilitate these desires. Ethics, teamwork, andcommunication are just some of the areas that are addressed within cooperative engineeringeducation programs. Providing students with tools to function within the real world has always Page 5.711.1been a prime focus of these programs. Communication, one of the critical needs of allengineers

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Olliges; Swami Karunamoorthy

instructor to classify some information as private, in which case the studentswon’t be able to read them.Bulletin Board tool is useful to send messages to entire class. The students used it fordiscussions on design project. The residential and commuter students were able tointeract effectively and learn together when they study apart. Another interesting featureis that the students can be divided into some groups and each group can have independentdiscussion about a topic. In Mechanics of Solids course, an ethical problem is given astopic for discussion. One group discussed in management point of view and one groupdiscussed public point of view. Students actively participated and discussion took placein a relaxed virtual environment.E-mail tool is

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2001 Annual Conference

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Craig Gunn

ethics. It is an important time in which to make clear the necessities ofstudying, time management, networking, and coping with the normally difficult engineeringfreshman's course load.It is also a critical time to introduce students, sometimes in a very rudimentary way, to importantaspects of engineering. One of these aspects is the hands-on nature of engineering and theimportance of experiencing not only the vitally important computer world but also the world ofphysical contact. With that in mind the ROSES students investigate design and hands-onactivities in and out of the classroom. Page 6.11.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society

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1998 Annual Conference

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Woo Sik Kim; Song Yop Hahn; Byeong Gi Lee; Ki-Jun Lee

. 5Mathematics and basic sciences are what we have long used as the major menu for thefreshman-level engineering education. Introductory engineering is a comparatively newcomponent that is designed to complement the math & science biased freshman education byadding engineering flavor. It may include courses on general understanding of engineeringand technology, history of engineering and technology, engineering ethics, noviceengineering design, and others. Fundamental-level major courses include the core of aparticular major field of engineering that can equip an engineering student with thefundamental principles and practices of the major field. Fundamental-level major coursesmay consist of engineering sciences and the relevant design and

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1998 Annual Conference

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John S. Schmalzel; Ralph A. Dusseau; Kauser Jahan

Session 3615 Introducing Civil Engineering Measurements through Bridges Kauser Jahan, Ralph A. Dusseau and John S. Schmalzel Rowan UniversityABSTRACTFreshman engineering students at Rowan University are introduced to engineering measurementsthrough a series of hands-on laboratories emphasizing teamwork, computer utilization, oral andwritten communication skills and professional ethics. The major focus of the freshman clinicclass for a full semester is engineering measurements and design. Problems are drawn from thefour disciplines to introduce students to laboratory and field measurements

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Morgan

improvements. Certainly there are contributions to this success from the primary coalitionthrusts of integration, teaming, active learning and technology. Many other factors maycontribute as well. Among the most important are:• Weekly faculty team meetings which enable integration of the courses. This has resulted in significant enhancements to the engineering course in the coverage of accounting principles (tied with chemistry and physics); curve fitting (tied with math); ethics (tied with English); and static's (tied with physics).• Teacher training in teamwork, use of technology and in teaching in a collaborative - active learning environment.• Interaction groups which allow the students to discuss their concerns with the class[es] and

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1997 Annual Conference

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Robert F. Kubichek; Eskild T. Arntzen; Donald S. Warder

the sooner it is acquired, the better. Page 2.18.2Throughout the semester I had discussions with my mentor and other faculty members on varioustopics related to academia. One topic discussed was the ethics of academia. Of particularinterest in this discussion was plagiarism and cheating and how to prevent it. It is easy as astudent to “borrow” someone’s homework and copy it to get over a “hump.” However, inacademia, as most places, this type of behavior is unacceptable and students’ must be encouragedto do their own work. Thus, methods of handling such incidents were discussed together withpossible solutions to such incidents. Another

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1997 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

share results of new curricula among institutions. In the content of new curricula to goal it is already set b the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). It is under ABET criterion that the engineering programsmust demonstrate that their graduates have2 : a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics science and engineering b) An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data c) An ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs d) An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams e) An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems f) An understanding of professionalism and ethical responsibility g) An ability to communicate

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1997 Annual Conference

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Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

where the ISO 14000 standards may betaught and perhaps, even implemented is in a senior design course. It is in these courses thatsenior environmental engineering students are expected to solve an open-ended design problemincluding all the externalities, i.e., social, ethical, economic, and political issues. Obtaining localand state permits, doing Environmental Impact Assessments, and general project managementcan all be used as examples of environmental management. Additionally, the evaluation ofalternatives of a project, is also an intrinsic activity of the ISO 14000 standards.CONCLUSIONSThe ISO 9000 Standards for Quality Management are fast becoming the norm for globalorganizations dealing with products and services. It is very likely that

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan A. Burtner

Poor None of the prototypes were effective Dorm room alarm Fair Requires knowledge of electronics Home recycling center Good Simple concept People counter to monitor students Fair Requires extensive knowledge of entering computer lab electronics 12v to 6v voltage divider Fair Requires knowledge of electronics Transparency magnifier for overhead Fair Inexpensive, but too simple projectors Devices for rehabilitation clients: Fair Creative solutions possible, but Eye tracker ethical and legal issues are a concern Head control monitor

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk E. Hiles

throughout the semester. The problems involve various engineeringdisciplines such as naval architecture, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, engineeringeconomics, etc., as well as several 'liberal arts' topics including creativity, ethics, and TQM 2. Ina radical departure from this traditional IED course, one of the six sections competed in a roboticcompetition involving industry and high schools called FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognitionof Science and Technology). The FIRST Competition began in 1992 in Manchester, NH. The USCGA has beeninvolved since 1994 as part of the mechanical engineering senior design projects. As stated inthe FIRST literature3, "The Competition is a national engineering contest which immerses highschool

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1999 Annual Conference

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John R. Wagner; David Finley

Physics Safety Ethics

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1999 Annual Conference

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W. D. Jemison; W. A. Hornfeck; J. F. Greco; I. I. Jouny

professionalism and the economic analysis ofengineering projects a course in engineering ethics also is required. Lafayette Collegealso offers a course called the Technology Clinic where a team of six studentsrepresenting engineering, the sciences, and the liberal arts work on an industry sponsoredproject. Lafayette College also has an active Interim Abroad session which is open to allstudents including engineers. This year engineering students are taking advantage of theInterim Abroad session and are studying in Germany, England, Africa, China and Greece.In our new Electrical and Computer Engineering degree program we have also attemptedto address technological, professional, and social agents of change by requiring abalanced mix of computer software

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

, reasoning skills, communication and problem solvingskills, the ability to work cooperatively and an understanding of the ethical and economic issuesassociated with the application of technology in contemporary society.Connected Curriculum – A More Integrated ProfessionAs The Boyer/Mitgang Report and the other studies suggest, architectural education should beconnected to industry and reflect the conditions of practice. Boyer often said “that architecture,which involves so centrally the integration of many disciplines through the design act, deeplyintrigued him.”7 However, at many schools, those with integrated, well-balanced careers inteaching and practice are becoming increasingly rare.8Our integrated and genuine teacher-practitioner philosophy

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1999 Annual Conference

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Jerome Atkins

Page 4.72.4Assessment and at their joint October 1997 conference on that subject in Washington, DC. The essence of the assessment notion for engineering education is captured in the ABETparadigm called Engineering Criteria 2000 used by the Engineering AccreditationCommission (EAC). Included in the criteria are eleven "attributes of an engineer", whichsimply stated are: knowledge, experimentation, design, teamwork, problem-solving,professional ethics, professional practice, broad education, communication, lifelonglearning and "other" attributes. Similar attributes apply to the engineering technologist andhave been proposed as criteria for accreditation by TAC of ABET. A striking parallel isseen when comparing these criteria to the long

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Jess Everett; Kauser Jahan

personnel management techniques.• Be better able to meet customer needs.• Integrate engineering professionalism and ethics in their work and as it relates to the context of engineering in society.• Demonstrate improved communication skills including written, oral, and multimedia.• Utilize information obtained from sources that cross geopolitical and language barriersJunior Clinic ProjectsDuring the Fall of 1998 and Spring 1999, three challenging environmental engineering designprojects were conducted through the Junior Clinic Class. All three projects had externalsponsors and were composed of multidisciplinary student teams. All projects had a chemicalengineering student as the out of discipline student. The details of these projects are

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Woldt; Mohamed Dahab; Bruce I. Dvorak; Dennis Schulte

few applications were received after presentations made more than a month before thedeadline.Training Curriculum The students participate in two weeks of intensive formal training at the start of theprogram. The training consists of a combination of the following: (1) lectures on the basicconcepts of pollution prevention and environmental regulations, (2) discussion sessionsconcerning the ethic of pollution prevention, the application of pollution prevention to realbusinesses, how to communicate with businesses, and different personality types, (3) a small Page 3.440.2group project where the students apply P2 concepts to a real