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Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

response at the interview. Interviewing is time consuming for the interviewee andthe interviewer. A one hour interview will typically take four hours to transcribe andsummarise for an experienced interviewer and much longer for an inexperienced one.Ethical approval is also necessary with anonymity for interviewees normally required.This means colourful or individual quotes, which might accidentally identify a source,must often be omitted. The basic ethical requirement is that no harm can be allowed tocome to sources because of their contribution to your research[8]. The standards ofpropriety have been raised in this area in recent years and the idea that you can let thedata speak for itself whilst allowing harm to somebody’s reputation or

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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International

– dominated hierarchy, similar to a contemporary university,the most valuable relationships an individual has are the ones that are defined by theinstitution. Being a full professor holds more status, and is “better” than being anassociate professor; likewise, from an ethical perspective, many times titles even dictatewho can talk to whom. In such a hierarchy, a professor must always first talk to hisdepartment Chair before broaching a controversial subject with the Dean. Thoughindependent relationships have some value within the university, for the most part,students are on the bottom, and faculty and administrators are on the top.Contrast to an entrepreneurial company. There, independent relationship formation, if itresults in company success, does

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel J. Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

customers, who allassess the team’s performance. The course director tries to ensure fair grading across thecapstone teams in the course. A SRO represents a general officer or corporate president.Example items from the CDR grading rubric include technical tasks such as requirementstraceability, hardware system and subsystem designs, software design, integration plan, test Page 22.1087.3plans, risk reduction prototype, weight budget, power budget, and programmatic tasks such asschedule, risk management, configuration management, and cost budget. We also require thestudents to address contemporary issues such as safety, ethics, social, political and

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris C Delia Jr., Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson P.E., Rowan University; John L. Schmalzel P.E., Rowan University; Carlos Daniel Barreiro; Kevin Anthony Whitten, Rowan University

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Electrical and Computer

-15]. The Engineering Clinicalso has been shown to provide students with the opportunity to strengthen their core “a-k”ABET competencies. In addition, the Engineering Clinic provides ample opportunities to dealwith many of the “other” areas that a program needs to address such as ethics, economicconsiderations, and societal impacts. Bibliography[1] J. L. Schmalzel, A. J. Marchese, J. Mariappan and S. A. Mandayam, "The Engineering Clinic: Afour-year design sequence," presented at the 2nd An. Conf. of Nat. Collegiate Inventors and InnovatorsAlliance, Washington, D.C., 1998.[2] J. L Schmalzel, A. J. Marchese and R. P. Hesketh, "What's brewing in the Clinic?," HP EngineeringEducator,2:1, Winter 1998, pp. 6-7.[3] "Civil & Environmental

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

a system, 95.83* component, or process to meet desired needs. Outcome 4 RMU graduates have an ability to function on 95.83* multi-disciplinary teams. Outcome 5 RMU graduates have an ability to identify, 95.83* formulate, and solve engineering problems. Outcome 6 RMU graduates have an understanding of 95.83* professional and ethical responsibilities. Outcome 7 RMU graduates have an ability to communicate 83.07 effectively. Outcome 8

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Aubrey Sykes, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

decision tools for various situations so that when the engineers encounter these situationsthey can consider learning more about the tools and using them to their advantage. New lectureshave been tested to introduce students to the concepts and practices of Quality Management, andQuality Functional Deployment. Students are also introduced to some business managementconcepts including business startup management and small business management. The coursealready contains extensive lectures that cover a wide range of other topics including, forexample, personal and professional ethics (three lectures), written and oral communications (twolectures), team dynamics (two lectures), project management, legal aspects of engineering, etc.The new topics that

Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Ewert, Iron Range Engineering; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Jeff Wandler, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

potentially commercial design no matter if educational,or if used by students for educational purposes. In this latter case, sometimes comparable, if notsuperior, software can be found in the open source marketplace without encumbrance by closedsource licensing issues. An example of such is Octave, an open source program comparable toMATLAB®. In other cases the commercially licensed software can be purchased by theacademic institution for a reduced cost for use by the project. But in any event, it is critical forfaculty and students to know and understand the professional and ethical considerations ofdesign software licensing for commercial activities.Outcomes:The IRE program began in January 2010, therefore we have only one semester of results

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University

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Minorities in Engineering

really get thechance to interact or look outside of your program.”As far as mentoring experiences, she believed that to have someone who is ready to help andguide you by providing the insights into different available options is of great importance. Shesaid:“[I would like] someone who has the time and the patience to work with someone. Because thereare mentors who are they’re really good in their field, and they’re good at what they do, butsometimes they just don’t have the time or the patience to work with different students.” Page 22.678.6Beside the readiness to help, she also suggested that personal match of work ethics was veryimportant in

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

makes a product stand out in the real world. Over all I feel more confident in my decision of ECE as a major. I wish I had not procrastinated doing all of the assignments until the last week of the term. Entering this course I was a pretty clueless freshman who had no idea what ECE, CS, or any other courses here entailed. After this course and my others here I can safety say I now understand what a major in each would require. After this term I feel like I know what I want to do with my future, and that is pursue a CS major. The past semester of my freshman year I’ve changed a lot since high school and I’ve learned some of the necessary skills to strive in college. My work ethic has improved greatly and it shows in my grades

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott P. Schaffer, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1827: ASSESSING TEAMWORK AND BEST EDUCATIONALPRACTICES IN DIVERSE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMSScott P. Schaffer, Purdue University Scott P. Schaffer is an associate professor in the Learning Design and Technology program at Purdue University where he teaches courses related to design, assessment & evaluation, and learning theory. His research focuses on team learning and the design of informal learning spaces.Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus; Principle Investigator on NSF project involving four universities engaged in develop- ing measures for teamwork and ethical awareness, and identifying best educational practices for develop- ing those competencies among undergraduate

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; John C. Lusth, University of Alabama; Sushma Kotru, University of Alabama

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NSF Grantees

Page 22.401.2department at the University of Alabama. The department was holding a fund raising activity inApril of that year called the Arty Party. The annual event highlights the Fine and PerformingArts programs. The music department was willing to donate musical instruments to thedepartment if students would turn them into lamps that could be auctioned at the event. TheECE department head decided that this would be an interesting project for the students in ourintroductory course, ECE 125: Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Thecourse is two credits with two lectures per week and five laboratories. The lecture introducesstudents to basic circuit analysis, simulation software, engineering ethics, professional societies,and a

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1999 Annual Conference

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Tom Gasque Smith; Deanna E. Ramey

learning.Bibliography1. North, S. The idea of a writing center. College English 46(1984): 433-446.2. Trachsel, M. Nurturant ethics and academic ideals: convergence in the writing center. Writing Center Journal 16.1(1995): 24-45.3. Murphy, C. The writing center and social constructivist theory. In J. Mullin and R. Wallace (Eds.). Intersections: Theory-Practice in Writing Centers. Urbana: NCTE (1994).4. McCall, W. Writing centers and the idea of consultancy. Writing Center Journal 14.2(1994): 163-171.5. Neuleib, J. W. & Scharton, M. A. Writing others, writing ourselves: ethnography and the writing center. In J. Mullin and R. Wallace (Eds.). Intersections: Theory-Practice in Writing Centers. Urbana: NCTE (1994).6. Rodis, K. Mending the damaged path

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1999 Annual Conference

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William Shelnutt; Monica Lumsdaine; Edward Lumsdaine

for conceptual ideas. Application examples.12. Solution Implementation: The role of the “producer.” Selling ideas. The work planand implementation. Monitoring and final project evaluation. Time management. Review. Table 4 Content of Part 3: Application to Conceptual Engineering Design13. What Is Engineering Design? Definition and implications: users and customers, prod-ucts, processes, systems, ethics, and stewardship. Using Part 3 as a curriculum guide.14. The Engineering Design Process: Twelve steps to quality by design. Design problemanalysis stage. System (concept) level design stage. Parameter level design stage. Tolerance(detail) level design stage. Design evaluation stage. Guidelines for using a modified versionof the Pugh

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1999 Annual Conference

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Paul Giolma; Farzan Aminian; Djaffer Ibaroudene

for overall coordination, pres-entation of specific topics and grading. As part of their execution of a design, students are expected to demonstratethe establishment of design specifications and criteria, analysis and synthesis techniques, aesthetics, safety, con-struction, testing and evaluation. The courses also provide some exposure to mathematical modeling, the use ofchemical, mechanical and electrical analogs, optimization, ethics, robust design, life cycle analysis, reliability andother current topics in engineering design.The background that students have prior to embarking on a fourth-year project involving robotics includes physics,chemistry, six semesters of mathematics, statics and dynamics, electric networks and electronics, and

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1999 Annual Conference

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Patricia Click

students coming into the course with different levels ofpreparation would need help in developing the skills necessary to delve into some significanthistorical scholarship. I wanted the course to challenge the simplistic view that history is merelya straightforward accounting of events and dates, and I also wanted to encourage analysis.I started, as previously noted, with Arnold Pacey’s broad definition of technology. Thisdefinition holds that technology is not merely technique (knowledge, skill, tools, machines,chemicals, liveware, etc.), but also includes cultural aspects (goals, values and ethical codes,ideas about progress, awareness and creativity, etc.) and organizational aspects (economic andindustrial activity, professional activity

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1999 Annual Conference

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Mark Tufenkjian

Communication Skills 4 Presentation Skills 5 Problem-Solving Skills 6 Teamwork 7 Leadership 8 Project Management 9 Time Management 10 Ethics 11 Office Skills Page 4.29.15 Exhibit 4 (continued) CSULA Summer Engineering Internship Program Student Evaluation FormPART III1. What suggestions would you provide in order to improve the program

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1999 Annual Conference

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Adrian Ng; Kurt C. Gramoll

. Furthermore, since regular FIE review literature is used asa guide to develop the online review material, the format of the online review is inaccordance to the actual FIE review and can be used to supplement to other reviewmaterial.2. Exam Review Web Site OrganizationTo help the user, the organization of the review web site (www.eml.ou.edu/fie) was splitinto both a morning session and an afternoon session as shown in Fig. 1. In the morningsession 12 topics are covered, including Chemistry, Computers, Dynamics, ElectricalCircuits, Economics, Ethics, Fluid Mechanics, Mathematics, Materials Engineering,Mechanics of Materials, Statics and Thermodynamics. The PM session reviews materialthat is specific for a given field of study, including Chemical

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Edward Gehringer

itself avaluable tool for enhancing the educational experience in courses as varied as Ethics inComputing and Advanced Object-Oriented Systems. Further information on PG may be foundat http://uni22ws.unity.ncsu.edu/PG/basic_documentation.html .AcknowledgmentsThe help of the following NCSU students with this project is gratefully acknowledged: Hunter Matthews, NeilHorman, Steve Harris, Karen Proctor, Jason Horne, Drew Puch, and Weigen Liang.Bibliography1. Mills, Barbara J., and Cottell, Jr., Philip G., Cooperative Learning for Higher Education Faculty, Oryx Press,1998.2. The Deadalus Group, Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment, http://www.daedalus.com/info/overtext.html.EDWARD F. GEHRINGEREdwad Gehringer is an associate professor in the

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Howard I. Epstein

the university level, this often lead to more required courses for all students.For instance, over a period of a few years in the 1980’s, the UConn University Senate mandatedthe following additional requirements:Ç a minimum of two courses (beyond two freshman English courses) that require writing,Ç a minimum number of courses involving computer usage and math,Ç a course in western history,Ç a course in non-western culture,Ç a course in philosophical and/or ethical analysis,Ç a course in social scientific and comparative analysis,Ç one year of a single foreign language if three years were not taken in high school,Ç two courses in literature, andÇ two courses in science and technology.Many of these

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1999 Annual Conference

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Jawa Mariappan; Anthony J. Marchese; James A. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Beena Sukumaran; Ravi Ramachandran

required to address the following ethical issues:• Where does the responsibility of the engineer end and the construction site contractor begin?• Should the engineer allow construction workers to endanger their lives by not using the safer design?• If design codes do not require you to use a clean sand backfill, would social responsibility Page 4.538.8 come before legal liability?Design of a Process: Kevlar Heat Treating In the module sponsored by the Department of Chemical Engineering, students work inmultidisciplinary teams and gain an introduction to materials testing, polymer science, computersimulation, and basic

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Sohail Anwar; Paula Ford

illustrations. • Compose effective sentences. • Evaluate their documents to be sure that the documents fulfill their purpose and to ensure that they can be revised if necessary. • Collaborate effectively with their peers in a community of writers who provide feedback on each others’ work and occasionally write together. • Write several specific kinds of documents that recur in technical and scientific communities. • Employ computer technology effectively in the solution of communication problems. • Communicate in an ethically responsible manner.There are, of course, several options for creating a syllabus that will meet the course objectives.One approach is to have students write one

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1999 Annual Conference

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Johm W. Duggan; Francis J. Hopcroft

discipline; 2. understand issues pertinent to their profession’s ethics and standards and be able to incorporate these values into the engineering design process; 3. be prepared to seek professional registration; 4. be able to communicate their thinking and ideas effectively to members of the technical community as well as the general public; 5. have the desire to develop their skills and knowledge continuously through professional development, advanced graduate education and other appropriate creative activities; 6. understand and be able to solve for the needs of their clients and society at large; and, 7. have developed a sense of the marketplace in which their professional

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1999 Annual Conference

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Barry Jackson

from the time used for teaching principles ofdesign, and giving individual design criticism, and 3) engineering students and architectureorganize their work and their thought processes in an entirely different manner which will re-quire further analysis and adjustment on the part of the faculty.While working on teams is generally not part of the studio culture, most of the teams operatedsuccessfully in recent semesters. The reason for lack of success in teamwork seems to be based Page 4.556.6on the conflict in personality, differences in work ethic and habits, the lack of experience inworking on teams, and a mismatch in skill levels between

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1999 Annual Conference

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Steven L. Cohen; Dennis P. Slevin; David I. Cleland; Kim LaScola Needy; Heather Nachtmann

every institution. Governance boards can be foundin corporate, academic, economic development, philanthropic and health care institutions.Engineers serve on or support the governance boards at all of these types of institutions. Themodern board is responsible for overseeing business strategy development, hiring the best CEOand executive team possible, requiring adequate information, control, and audit systems,ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards and preventing and managing crises. 3The Research ProjectAn ongoing research project is being conducted at the University of Pittsburgh by investigatorsin the Department of Industrial Engineering and the Graduate School of Business to examine the

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1999 Annual Conference

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W.V. Wilding; J.N. Harb; Ronald E. Terry; W.C. Hecker

and environmental issues 8 An ability to communicate ideas effectively in both oral and written form 9 An ability to work effectively with others to accomplish common goals 10 An ability to apply chemical engineering fundamentals to solve open-ended problems and to design process units and systems of process units including multiple operations 11 An appreciation for and a commitment to ethical and professional responsibilities 12 An appreciation for and a commitment to the continuing pursuit of excellence and the full realization of human potentialA summary sheet was prepared for each attribute which included the statement of the attribute, adescription of the attribute, and a list

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Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus; Eric W. Hansberry

14,15,16,17,18,196 2/16/99 Kinetics/Mechanics of Materials George Kent 20,21 2/2399 Engineering Economy/7 Computers/Ethics Thomas Hulbert 47,48,49,43,44,50 26,27,28,29,30,31,8 3/2/99 Thermodynamics/Fluids Mohammed Taslim 22,23,24,259 3/9/99 See discipline specific schedule10 3/16/99 See discipline specific schedule11 3/23/99 See discipline specific schedule12 3/30/99 See discipline specific scheduleWINTER 1999FE DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC SCHEDULEAll classes meet from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.CIVIL - BOSTON MAIN CAMPUSWEEK DAY TOPIC INSTRUCTOR 9 Thu 3/11 Environmental

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William Darby; Richard Grodsky; Joseph Pietroburgo; Nancy Shields

. Engineers use a calculator more than they write. Writing and communication are important skills for engineers. Engineers spend a lot more time communicating with technical people than with non- technical people. Every engineering problem has a right answer and a lot of wrong ones. I believe I will need to use my imagination to solve important problems and be successful in the field of engineering. It is important for an engineer to be able to speak before a group. An engineer needs to take into account a lot of non-technical concerns -- such as fashions, economics, ethics, and politics -- in solving technical problems.Financial Incentive Engineers are well paid.Family Influences My parents want me to study

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1999 Annual Conference

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David P. Heddle; Robert F. Hodson; David C. Doughty

instructor receives student responses.Student themselves can also ask questions of the teacher or of each other. In an Engineering Ethicsclass, an instructor might present an ethical dilemma and allow free discussion among the studentsto encourage them to express various interpretations. In a large class it is possible to have studentsbreak out into small groups and have group discussion in an Annex (temporary room). Rememberalso that the slides (images) in a presentation are presented in the White Board, making it easy toannotate, edit or emphasize a particular portion of the slide.Post-class material can be delivered to students using the same methods as the pre-class material.Chats transcripts, Slide Shows and White Boards can be easily archived

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Suzanne Mildren; Karen Whelan

societal context and to teachengineering concepts in a way that highlights the connections and relationships between areasof study rather than as delineated, isolated topics. In a ‘big picture’ sense the course aims toproduce engineers who are ready and able to work across traditional engineering disciplinesand factor in relevant ethical, political, cultural, environmental and economic issues. Theoverall structure of the course uses applied engineering design and systems as the means forachieving this integrated approach [4].The principal characteristics of the new Bachelor of Engineering course at UB are [4]:Use of applied engineering design as an integrating theme

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2000 Annual Conference

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Terrence P. O'Connor

/ywk/loopetheo.htm. (November 2, 1999)Author’s BiographyTerrence P. O’Connor is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology for PurdueUniversity. He teaches at the New Albany site where he has taught all but one of the courses in thetwo year degree offered there. He is primarily interested in ELF/ULF signal detection in the areaof research, but also has delved into engineering ethics. He is a graduate of Northern ArizonaUniversity where he received a B.S. in Engineering Technology. He received his Master ofScience degree in Engineering Technology from West Texas State University. He can be reachedat : toconnor@purdue.edu Page