realized that while the programs did an excellent job preparingstudents technically, they were not receiving either adequate business/marketing/entrepreneurialeducation or support. This is now being address through several mechanisms. First, a seminarseries has been created to expose students to the real-life experiences of regional entrepreneurs.30The Ethics, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship Seminar is mandatory for all senior students intheir first semester of the capstone design sequence. Student teams are tasked with identifyingand inviting a regional entrepreneur to deliver a seminar session, working with the guest todevelop a topic/focus for their session, coordinating the actual seminar, and then taking theirguest to dinner to develop a
introduction 1 ‚ Overview of the design projects ‚ Stages of team development ‚ Team leadership ‚ Project management overview 2 ‚ Quality Function Deployment ‚ Design process Key deliverable: Project Team Definition Report Preliminary Design Review Board for all teams 3 Key deliverable: Preliminary Design Review Board material and Initial Project Plan ‚ Review of computational thermal science educational software 4 ‚ Summary of thermal system design Key deliverable: Team Project Status Report ‚ Innovation in design 5 Key deliverable: Team Project Status Report and Team Self-Assessment Report ‚ Ethics in design 6 ‚ Economics in
to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, X X and engineering3b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as X X X to analyze and interpret data3c. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as X X economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability3d. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams X X3e. an
gases and liquids. Select ONE category, anddiscuss their general properties. List FIVE products that use the material. Please indicate your agreement with the statement by putting Disagree Neither disagree Agree an X in the most appropriate cell. nor agree1. I have acquired related knowledge to this question during the design class I have just completed.2. Any person who takes this course should be able to answer this question.Other comments:K. Discuss the differences between personal ethics and professional ethics. Give ONE example that ILLUSTRATES thedifference. Please indicate your agreement with the statement by putting Disagree Neither disagree
the need for life-long learning.12. I can see how engineering improves quality of life for our society.13. Engineers are respected by society.15. I want to be an engineer.25. The field of engineering is interesting.35. I am confident about my choice of major.InstrumentalityHow likely do the students feel that successful completion of coursework will lead to becoming an engineer?5. I am committed to engaging in life-long learning.8. I can use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.21. My course work is preparing me for my first job.14. I have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.22. I have received the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering
accomplish it may be lost. Criteria such as the following fall into this category: (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (j) a knowledge of contemporary issuesInspiring StudentsThe ways to inspire students are countless, and probably no two students respond to the samemethods. The following is a listing and brief analysis of some of the ways the authors havefound to be effective. These include sharing relevant faculty experience, guest speakers, casestudies, field trips, summer
3.6 3.3 8 Ethics and the Environment 3.6 3.1 9 Responsible Conduct of Research 3.1 2.7 11 Environmental Economics & Policy 3.9 3.9 12 Regulatory Frameworks – U.S. and Abroad 3.4 2.9 14 Building Technology & Energy Monitoring and Control 4.1 3.9 15 Bioclimatic Architecture 4.0 4.0 Project 1 Not Rated 4.6 Project 2 Not Rated 4.4 Textbook Readings Not Rated 2.6As part
freshman engineering course, called “Exploring Engineering,” was created in 1992.The primary goals of the course were to introduce the students to engineering, to help them tochoose a major, and to develop basic computer literacy. The course consisted of two largelectures (attended by every student in the class) and one computer lab (in sections of 20 studentseach) every week. Three of the lectures were devoted to each of our four majors: civil,computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Other topics of importance to our studentswere interspersed between the lectures. These included study skills, time management, graphing,statistics, ethics, and engineering careers. Engineering alumni frequently spoke about theircareers and provided valuable
Division of ASEE, and a New Faculty Fellow at the 2004 Frontiers in Education Conference. Dr. Bower is currently pursuing research in ethical and moral development in the engineering profession and how that relates to student learning.Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel Ken Brannan is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. He was Chair of the Freshman Programs Division during 2001-2002 and served as President of the Southeastern Section in 1998-1999. He earned B.C.E and M.S. degrees from Auburn University and the Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. His professional interests include freshman engineering education and wastewater treatment.William Davis, The Citadel
2006-1755: CREATING A “GLOBAL ALGORITHM” FOR ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONSamuel Scheibler, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Samuel Scheibler is the Pieper Family Endowed Chair in Servant-Leadership and Distinguished Lecturer in General Studies at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He received a doctorate degree from Biola University in 1991 and has degrees in cultural anthropology and church history as well as theology and intercultural communications. He has books and articles on topics ranging from German folk customs to international business ethics, and has served as a consultant to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the Walt Disney Company, the International Olympic
d. an ability to apply creativity in the design of (f) an understanding of professional and ethical systems, components or processes appropriate to responsibility program objectives, (g) an ability to communicate effectively e. an ability to function effectively on teams, f. an ability to identify, analyze and solve technical (h) the broad education necessary to understand the problems, impact of engineering solutions in a global and g. an ability to communicate effectively, societal context h. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to
Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans continue to beunderrepresented. Reports by the National Science and Technology Council1 and theCommission for Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering andTechnology 2 identify the societal perils of continued disparate representation across engineeringand the STEM fields. Continued underrepresentation has dire implications for the future of thetechnical workforce as the demand for qualified professionals will outpace the available pool ifthe demographics do not change3. The additional human cost for unequal access that ischaracterized by underrepresentation makes the issue compelling and critical for society and theSTEM fields in particular. Thus, beyond the moral and ethical
“foundations” course of the“Nanotechnology Track” of the Honors Program. The second course focuses on the “Artand Science of Small,” whereas in the third course we explore social, cultural, ethical,socioeconomic, financial, and industrial implications of technology, all intertwined withengineering dreams.The overall objective of HON101B was to give a larger-than-life philosophy ofengineering to our freshmen students. Having a course designed around nanotechnologywas quite effective for that purpose. Indeed, the course attracted more than just theengineering freshmen, as we had many students from physics, biology, and chemistry aswell as from anthropology and physical therapy. In keeping with the Honors Program, thesequence of courses is writing
Architectural theory course provided the students with a comprehensive survey of modern and post-moderntheory readings, as well as perspectives on the design process. The course text used was Classic Readings inArchitecture / Jay M. Stein, Kent F. Spreckelmeyer [editors] (1999).[6] The use of social surveillance and uncertainty to produce social control is discussed in Max Weber’s classicwork in social theory titled, Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism (1958).[7] The World Trade Center (WTC) Design Competition is an example of a professional competition that used anacademic architectural design studio process model.[8] A budgetary outline is typically not given for academic or design competitions unless the project has a strong
. Page 12.1499.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Training Internationally Responsible EngineersIntroductionWith engineering increasingly becoming an international discipline, engineering training willrequire students to understand and work with different cultures, peoples, practices, ethics andparadigms. Organizations such as Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) and Engineerswithout Borders (EWB) are just two organizations that are bringing sustainable developmentissues into the classrooms through the formation of chapters at universities. Krishna S. Athreya,director of ESW, explains that the goal of ESW is to “educate a generation of engineers to havegreater understanding of global issues and the ways
applicable ABET criteriaApplicable ABET Criterion Assessment Task#6: An understanding of Conduct information search for the manufacturer who makesprofessional and ethical the product you selected for benchmarking. Find out as muchresponsibilities information as you can about the manufacturer regarding: company mission and vision, history, information about product, features, materials, company, manufacturing locations, problems, customers, market share, vendors; statistics on employment, payroll, inventories, capital expenditures
addition to the extracurricular activities, there are work-study and co-opprograms that provide students with real-world experiences. Inside the classroom, studentsacquire the knowledge necessary to ultimately graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in their chosenmajor. All these experiences help transform the student from a dualistic to a relativistic point ofview. According to Dr. William Perry, author of Forms of Intellectual and Ethical Developmentin the College Years, there are nine positions of intellectual development that can be divided into Page 23.571.2two broad categories with position 5 as the pivotal point (see Appendix for Dr
communities of practice coming together to solve a particular problem of commonconcern.24 Through defining, designing and making SmartSurfaces the academic communities ofpractice were able to come together as new communities of interest (the teams).As stated above, cross-disciplinarity in education is widely believed to provide valuableexperience. Newell indicates that products of cross-disciplinary courses are: a greaterappreciation of and ability to integrate other’s points of view; an increased ability to evaluate thestatements of experts - particularly in the detection of bias; an increased acceptance ofambiguity; an increased understanding of values and ethics; and an increase in the ability to thinkcreatively.25 It should be noted that these
outcomes1 (although individualprograms are free to define additional program-specific outcomes). The outcomes are typicallylisted using lower case letters. This paper concerns the two outcomes, c and k, utilizing themastery of solid modeling packages as an assessment tool. For these two outcomes, ABETrequires that students graduate with: (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and Page 23.285.2 safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and
instrument.(v) Demonstrate effective use of project and personnel management techniques.(vi) Identify and meet customer needs.(vii) Integrate engineering professionalism, ethics, and the environmental in their work and as it relates to the context of engineering in society.(viii) Demonstrate improved communication skills including written, oral, and multimedia. This may include both patent and literature searches as well as writing a patent disclosure for novel work.Common Grading Guidelines for Jr. /Sr. Engineering ClinicThe following (Table 1) are general guidelines that are used for establishing grades for theJunior/Senior Engineering Clinic. As mentioned earlier, these guidelines were developed by theclinic committee and
Support for Community-Based Architecture and Planning Outreach Scholarship at Auburn University. In Hardin, M.C, Eribes, C., Poster, C. (Volume Eds.), Zeisel, W.(Series Ed.). From the Studio to the Streets: Service-Learning in Planning and Archtiecture. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.[11] Hardin, M.C. (2006). Research as Ethical Practice: When Academic Goals Align with Community Needs. In Hardin, M.C, Eribes, C., Poster, C. (Volume Eds.), Zeisel, W.(Series Ed.). From the Studio to the Streets: Service-Learning in Planning and Archtiecture. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.[12] Wing, S. (2006). Sore Shoulders, Bruised Ethics: The Unintended Lessons of Design Build. In Hardin, M.C, Eribes, C., Poster, C
technical report is reviewedand graded by a different instructor (Outcome G). One of the deliverables of each project is acontextualization document which reports what significance the final design may have on theenvironment, global, health, safety, economics, ethics, etcetera (Outcome H). Anotherdeliverable is a report on project management. Students are required to manage all aspect of theirprojects and submit the project management document describing how they managed theirproject including project planning, budgeting, scheduling, execution, managing the availableresources, monitoring and controlling the project (Outcome L).Lastly, students are engaged in entrepreneurial projects for at least their first semester (OutcomeM). They are required to
, they receive their 2-page project summary and are contacted by their faculty and graduate student mentors to discuss their summer project, answer questions, and receive additional background material that will enhance their knowledge of the project prior to their first day in the laboratory. iii. Orientation - At the beginning of program, students participate in a rigorous 2-day orientation to bring the entire cohort to a shared understanding of: research, scientific ethics, laboratory safety, conducting literature reviews, data treatment and analysis, UC Berkeley’s campus and resources, and energy-themed research at the three hosting NSF- funded Centers. iv. Growth seminars - Growth is one
” experiment we could find,and the ELISA technique is directly applied in a common product: the home pregnancy test.Week Fifteen: “Nano-Ethics”Finally, the course concluded with an interactive discussion on the ethical issues surroundingnew technologies, specifically nanotechnologies. To this end, the class played a Democs “cardgame.” Democs is an acronym for a deliberative meeting of citizens.21 Developed in the UnitedKingdom,22 these are a means for non-experts “to work out, share, and express their views onpublic policy issues.” The “game” is made up of sets of cards (“Issues,” “Information,” and“Story”), and is not played to win, but sets up a semi-structured group discussion of complextechnical issues through the medium of the cards. It is
technology problems, Outcome g: Ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and nontechnical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature, Outcome h: Understanding of the need for and an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development, Outcome i: Understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities including a respect for diversity, and Outcome k: Commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement. Table I: Mapping of Course Objectives to Student Outcomes Course Objectives Supported Student Outcomes
, with the hope that students will model the physics of the problem situation, identify economic and ethical constraints, and find ways to base decisions on quantitative analysis. These types of problems have helped students understand the nature of engineering problems and decisions. However, by themselves, they do not show students the process of transferring basic theory to engineering practice and incorporating it into the “making-of-meaning” required for addressing engineering design problems2, 3.In this paper, it is proposed to augment these problems by asking the students (and instructor) toengage in problem posing and problem structuring. The goal is to suggest methods in concordancewith
Skills b 3 Creative Problem Solving d 1,2 System Thinking d,e 4 Ethics and Professionalism a,i 8 Self-Learning h 5 Technology Skills a,f 1,2 Respect for diversity j 8 Continuous improvement k 4Note: ABET Criterion 2 Program Outcomes – Students will have:a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of their
Force problems, both well and ill- defined. 6. Know and practice their ethical, professional, and community responsibilities as embodied in the United States Air Force Core Values.We also have six statements that define our program educational outcomes.Upon graduation, cadets will have demonstrated that they can: 1. Use fundamental knowledge to solve aeronautical engineering problems commensurate with a Bachelor of Science degree. 2. Plan and execute experimental investigations, and interpret and analyze data from such investigations to formulate sound conclusions. 3. Develop and evaluate an engineering design that meets customer needs. 4. Use oral and writing skills to
uncertainty and generate simple empirical models.3. Use physics-based and empirical-experimental models of engineering systems to evaluate proposed designs, conduct trade studies, and generate new design solutions.4. Understand the role of aerospace engineering in a wider social context including economics, policy, safety, the environment, and ethics among others.5. Communicate engineering results in written reports 5 , using clear organization, proper grammar and diction, and effective use of graphs, engineering drawings, and sketches.A further decomposition into individual learning objectives is shown in Appendix B. Theselearning objectives were established as part of the new strategic lifecycle (CDIO) orientation ofthe department [3,5]. This
, and sanctions)an educator’s potential influence on shame and embarrassment is limited. Shame results purelyfrom the students’ own ethical standards and has to do with values and attitudes. Thisconsequence is very personal and is challenging to teach. On the other hand, embarrassmentresults from social interaction and is affected by cultural and social causes on campus. Theseinfluences could be changed with significant, coherent effort of a faculty, student body, and staff.Sanctions, though, result from both clear institutional policy and consistent implementation ofthat policy. This consequence is the most straightforward to influence, but it requires that eachfaculty member commit to knowing the rules and sticking to the formal rules in all